Old Maid (1874)
Playtime: 5
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: ED-U-Cards Mfg, Obchodni Tiskárny, Hamleys, Roberts Brothers Games, Cheatwell Games, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, (Web published), Warren Paper Products Co., MGA Entertainment, Mulder, Jumbo, Kärnan, Trefl, Volkswagen/Audi, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Zynga, Brandstätter Group, Schwager & Steinlein, JA-RU Inc., Pressman Toy Corp., moses. Verlag GmbH, Walter Flechsig, Green Giant Company, CES, Otto Maier Verlag, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., Bizerba, Built-Rite, Teepe Sportverlag, Tower Press, Richard Hauenstein, King Cards, AMIGO, Comas, Algazarra, Spin Master Ltd., Frito-Lay, Simba Toys, Chronicle Books, Jeux Stella, Michael Stanfield, Paletti, P:OS Handels GmbH, Editoy, Carlit, F.X. Schmid, Diddl Spiele, Fritz Schulz Jun, Jewish Educational Toys, (Unknown), Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Granna, Eldorado, Haywire Group, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Falcon Games (I), Nathan, Clown Games, Western Publishing Company, AG Müller (AGMüller), Clifford Toys, Milton Bradley, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Invicta Games, Drechsler, Heidmük-Verlag, Piatnik, General Mills, Chiefton Products Ltd., Melissa & Doug, Pepys (Castell Brothers), Music Games, Nature Conservation, Peliko Oy, Golden, Garant Schoenmode, Mudpuppy, Heraclio Fournier, Schaper, Birkel Teigwaren GmbH, John Dickinson & Co, Cardinal, LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Copag Cards, Omnium-Waalwijk, Warren Company, Fan Games, Arrco Playing Card Co., Horizon Group USA, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Salamander, Oriental Trading Company, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, International Games, Ravensburger, Hoyle Products, Djeco, (Public Domain), Rudolf Forkel KG, Franz Schmidt, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Gramicus, Cartamundi, Berliner Spielkarten, Spear's Games, Tietz und Pinthus, Whitman, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Norisbank, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, Josef Hohlweg Wien, Creative Child Games, Rewe, Magtoys, Papita, Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Die Spiegelburg, (Self-Published), Søstrene Grene, Sparkasse, Schmidt Spiele, Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, Waldman, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, danspil, Kaysons Novelty Co., Bielefelder Spielkarten, Arrow Games Ltd, Hallmark Games, Fisher Price, Jeux FK, Waddingtons, Sondertyp-Zigaretten, Russell Manufacturing Company, Hausser, Muppets, Inc., Fundex, McLoughlin Brothers, Anker Play Products, Peaceable Kingdom, Winning Moves International Ltd, Hensel's Drei Glocken, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Greenbrier International, Inc., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Henbrandt Limited, Holtz & Willemsen, Ensslin & Laiblin, PlayMobil Interactive, Toysmith, HABA, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, Jogojoy, Shuffle, King International, The United States Playing Card Company, Jos. Scholz, Damm / Egmont, Cathay Pacific, Ivory Tower Publishing, Novel Toy Company, WHSmith, Jogojoy, Parker Brothers, University Games, Homann Erzeugnisse, Dagobert, Pestalozzi-Verlag, IKEA, School Zone Publishing Company, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Wild Party Games, Andrews & Blaine, Porst-Spiel, H-B Productions, Inc., ThinkFun, Oetinger Spiele, Bazoo Global, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), H. Reichardt, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Adolf Johnsons förlag, Patch Products
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Klemens Franz, Lisbeth Honigsmann, Jim Davis, Ingeborg Scherer, Senta Stein, Dick Bruna, Friedrich Petersen, Anja Wrede, Kevin Hill (II), Heinz Rodewald, Valeria Petrone, Karl Fischer, Robert Lips, Vernon Grant, Stefan Senninger, Roger Hargreaves, Werner Graichen, Walter Lantz, Peyo, Benjamin Rabier, Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Wilhelm Busch, Annet Rudolph, Anne Erler-Reichold, Herbert Zeise, Eric Sturtevant, Dagmar Launhardt, Janosch, Liesel Lauterborn, Oliver Freudenreich, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Alex Portal, Willy Mayrl, Manfred Fischer, Otto Pech, Constanza Droop, Thomas Goletz, Racey Helps, Ernst Stapelfeld, Carl Olof Petersén, (Uncredited), Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Wolfgang de Haèn, Alex Graham, Hans Räde, Marilia Poggiali, Jens Schumacher, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Harri Parschau, Markus Wagner, Ryan Noonan, Rolf Kauka, Ludek Manásek
Mechanics: Hot Potato, Set Collection, Hand Management
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: ED-U-Cards Mfg, Obchodni Tiskárny, Hamleys, Roberts Brothers Games, Cheatwell Games, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, (Web published), Warren Paper Products Co., MGA Entertainment, Mulder, Jumbo, Kärnan, Trefl, Volkswagen/Audi, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Zynga, Brandstätter Group, Schwager & Steinlein, JA-RU Inc., Pressman Toy Corp., moses. Verlag GmbH, Walter Flechsig, Green Giant Company, CES, Otto Maier Verlag, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., Bizerba, Built-Rite, Teepe Sportverlag, Tower Press, Richard Hauenstein, King Cards, AMIGO, Comas, Algazarra, Spin Master Ltd., Frito-Lay, Simba Toys, Chronicle Books, Jeux Stella, Michael Stanfield, Paletti, P:OS Handels GmbH, Editoy, Carlit, F.X. Schmid, Diddl Spiele, Fritz Schulz Jun, Jewish Educational Toys, (Unknown), Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Granna, Eldorado, Haywire Group, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Falcon Games (I), Nathan, Clown Games, Western Publishing Company, AG Müller (AGMüller), Clifford Toys, Milton Bradley, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Invicta Games, Drechsler, Heidmük-Verlag, Piatnik, General Mills, Chiefton Products Ltd., Melissa & Doug, Pepys (Castell Brothers), Music Games, Nature Conservation, Peliko Oy, Golden, Garant Schoenmode, Mudpuppy, Heraclio Fournier, Schaper, Birkel Teigwaren GmbH, John Dickinson & Co, Cardinal, LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Copag Cards, Omnium-Waalwijk, Warren Company, Fan Games, Arrco Playing Card Co., Horizon Group USA, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Salamander, Oriental Trading Company, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, International Games, Ravensburger, Hoyle Products, Djeco, (Public Domain), Rudolf Forkel KG, Franz Schmidt, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Gramicus, Cartamundi, Berliner Spielkarten, Spear's Games, Tietz und Pinthus, Whitman, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Norisbank, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, Josef Hohlweg Wien, Creative Child Games, Rewe, Magtoys, Papita, Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Die Spiegelburg, (Self-Published), Søstrene Grene, Sparkasse, Schmidt Spiele, Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, Waldman, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, danspil, Kaysons Novelty Co., Bielefelder Spielkarten, Arrow Games Ltd, Hallmark Games, Fisher Price, Jeux FK, Waddingtons, Sondertyp-Zigaretten, Russell Manufacturing Company, Hausser, Muppets, Inc., Fundex, McLoughlin Brothers, Anker Play Products, Peaceable Kingdom, Winning Moves International Ltd, Hensel's Drei Glocken, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Greenbrier International, Inc., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Henbrandt Limited, Holtz & Willemsen, Ensslin & Laiblin, PlayMobil Interactive, Toysmith, HABA, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, Jogojoy, Shuffle, King International, The United States Playing Card Company, Jos. Scholz, Damm / Egmont, Cathay Pacific, Ivory Tower Publishing, Novel Toy Company, WHSmith, Jogojoy, Parker Brothers, University Games, Homann Erzeugnisse, Dagobert, Pestalozzi-Verlag, IKEA, School Zone Publishing Company, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Wild Party Games, Andrews & Blaine, Porst-Spiel, H-B Productions, Inc., ThinkFun, Oetinger Spiele, Bazoo Global, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), H. Reichardt, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Adolf Johnsons förlag, Patch Products
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Klemens Franz, Lisbeth Honigsmann, Jim Davis, Ingeborg Scherer, Senta Stein, Dick Bruna, Friedrich Petersen, Anja Wrede, Kevin Hill (II), Heinz Rodewald, Valeria Petrone, Karl Fischer, Robert Lips, Vernon Grant, Stefan Senninger, Roger Hargreaves, Werner Graichen, Walter Lantz, Peyo, Benjamin Rabier, Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Wilhelm Busch, Annet Rudolph, Anne Erler-Reichold, Herbert Zeise, Eric Sturtevant, Dagmar Launhardt, Janosch, Liesel Lauterborn, Oliver Freudenreich, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Alex Portal, Willy Mayrl, Manfred Fischer, Otto Pech, Constanza Droop, Thomas Goletz, Racey Helps, Ernst Stapelfeld, Carl Olof Petersén, (Uncredited), Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Wolfgang de Haèn, Alex Graham, Hans Räde, Marilia Poggiali, Jens Schumacher, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Harri Parschau, Markus Wagner, Ryan Noonan, Rolf Kauka, Ludek Manásek
Mechanics: Hot Potato, Set Collection, Hand Management
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Old Maid is a traditional children's game. You can buy a deck of cards designed for the game, but it can be easily played with a standard deck of cards:
Throw away all but one of the queens from the deck. You won't use the "extra queens" during play. (You may also want to throw out all black cards or all red cards to speed up the game). Deal all the cards out to the players. Players put down any pairs they have, then keep the rest of their cards in their hand, hidden from their opponents. From here on, take turns; on your turn, draw a card from any other player. If you made a pair, then put it down.
In the end, all cards except the "old maid" (the one queen left in the deck) will be down in pairs. Whoever holds that card loses! Everybody else wins!
The best part of this game is seeing another player draw the old maid away from you. You're supposed to keep it a secret when this happens (because other players will avoid drawing from the victim if they know that they risk the old maid by doing so), but young children usually laugh or gloat when the old maid gets taken from them. Adults playing can make the victim feel better by trying to draw the maid away from them.
Throw away all but one of the queens from the deck. You won't use the "extra queens" during play. (You may also want to throw out all black cards or all red cards to speed up the game). Deal all the cards out to the players. Players put down any pairs they have, then keep the rest of their cards in their hand, hidden from their opponents. From here on, take turns; on your turn, draw a card from any other player. If you made a pair, then put it down.
In the end, all cards except the "old maid" (the one queen left in the deck) will be down in pairs. Whoever holds that card loses! Everybody else wins!
The best part of this game is seeing another player draw the old maid away from you. You're supposed to keep it a secret when this happens (because other players will avoid drawing from the victim if they know that they risk the old maid by doing so), but young children usually laugh or gloat when the old maid gets taken from them. Adults playing can make the victim feel better by trying to draw the maid away from them.
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