Old Maid (1874)
Playtime: 5
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Clown Games, Waldman, Mulder, Brandstätter Group, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, HABA, Otto Maier Verlag, Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, Trefl, Built-Rite, Hausser, Franz Schmidt, Porst-Spiel, Algazarra, Bielefelder Spielkarten, Drechsler, Roberts Brothers Games, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, Jumbo, Invicta Games, Schaper, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, Mudpuppy, Jeux Stella, Paletti, John Dickinson & Co, JA-RU Inc., School Zone Publishing Company, Josef Hohlweg Wien, (Self-Published), Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Fisher Price, Carlit, Cartamundi, Henbrandt Limited, ED-U-Cards Mfg, Diddl Spiele, Walter Flechsig, Michael Stanfield, King International, University Games, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Warren Paper Products Co., Jogojoy, Oriental Trading Company, CES, Simba Toys, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Bizerba, Arrow Games Ltd, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Die Spiegelburg, Fan Games, Cardinal, King Cards, Ravensburger, AG Müller (AGMüller), Oetinger Spiele, F.X. Schmid, Nature Conservation, Nathan, Clifford Toys, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Muppets, Inc., Jeux FK, Greenbrier International, Inc., Peliko Oy, Frito-Lay, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), Kaysons Novelty Co., Sondertyp-Zigaretten, The United States Playing Card Company, Cheatwell Games, Novel Toy Company, Schmidt Spiele, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Cathay Pacific, Waddingtons, Djeco, Magtoys, Gramicus, Peaceable Kingdom, (Unknown), LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Copag Cards, Creative Child Games, Pressman Toy Corp., Winning Moves International Ltd, Chiefton Products Ltd., Milton Bradley, Homann Erzeugnisse, H. Reichardt, Teepe Sportverlag, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, Ivory Tower Publishing, Søstrene Grene, P:OS Handels GmbH, Jewish Educational Toys, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Heidmük-Verlag, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Obchodni Tiskárny, Anker Play Products, WHSmith, McLoughlin Brothers, Schwager & Steinlein, Spin Master Ltd., IKEA, Dagobert, ThinkFun, Arrco Playing Card Co., danspil, H-B Productions, Inc., Toysmith, Parker Brothers, Heraclio Fournier, Patch Products, Volkswagen/Audi, Granna, General Mills, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, Warren Company, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Ensslin & Laiblin, Chronicle Books, Pestalozzi-Verlag, Sparkasse, Berliner Spielkarten, Comas, Falcon Games (I), Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Haywire Group, Omnium-Waalwijk, Rudolf Forkel KG, Tower Press, Spear's Games, Hamleys, Richard Hauenstein, Hoyle Products, Hensel's Drei Glocken, (Web published), Fundex, Fritz Schulz Jun, Piatnik, MGA Entertainment, Russell Manufacturing Company, Jos. Scholz, Kärnan, Wild Party Games, moses. Verlag GmbH, Whitman, Papita, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., Adolf Johnsons förlag, International Games, Rewe, Zynga, Pepys (Castell Brothers), Eldorado, Garant Schoenmode, Jogojoy, Editoy, Hallmark Games, Holtz & Willemsen, Tietz und Pinthus, Green Giant Company, Andrews & Blaine, Shuffle, Golden, Melissa & Doug, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Music Games, Salamander, Western Publishing Company, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, AMIGO, Bazoo Global, Horizon Group USA, Norisbank, Damm / Egmont, PlayMobil Interactive, (Public Domain), Birkel Teigwaren GmbH
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Wilhelm Busch, Anne Erler-Reichold, Dagmar Launhardt, Carl Olof Petersén, Constanza Droop, Benjamin Rabier, Harri Parschau, Senta Stein, Anja Wrede, Ludek Manásek, Peyo, Willy Mayrl, Werner Graichen, Karl Fischer, Herbert Zeise, Klemens Franz, Robert Lips, Eric Sturtevant, Alex Graham, Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Racey Helps, Wolfgang de Haèn, Alex Portal, Marilia Poggiali, Kevin Hill (II), Heinz Rodewald, Markus Wagner, Vernon Grant, Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Oliver Freudenreich, Annet Rudolph, Manfred Fischer, Roger Hargreaves, Janosch, Jens Schumacher, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Jim Davis, Otto Pech, Ryan Noonan, Dick Bruna, Liesel Lauterborn, Friedrich Petersen, Stefan Senninger, (Uncredited), Ernst Stapelfeld, Hans Räde, Walter Lantz, Valeria Petrone, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Thomas Goletz, Ingeborg Scherer, Rolf Kauka, Lisbeth Honigsmann
Mechanics: Hand Management, Set Collection, Hot Potato
Min. Age: 4
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Clown Games, Waldman, Mulder, Brandstätter Group, Lademann Forlagsaktieselskab, HABA, Otto Maier Verlag, Tampereen Paperikonttori Oy, Zahnärztekammer Schleswig Holstein, Trefl, Built-Rite, Hausser, Franz Schmidt, Porst-Spiel, Algazarra, Bielefelder Spielkarten, Drechsler, Roberts Brothers Games, Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, Jumbo, Invicta Games, Schaper, E. E. Fairchild Corporation, Mudpuppy, Jeux Stella, Paletti, John Dickinson & Co, JA-RU Inc., School Zone Publishing Company, Josef Hohlweg Wien, (Self-Published), Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Fisher Price, Carlit, Cartamundi, Henbrandt Limited, ED-U-Cards Mfg, Diddl Spiele, Walter Flechsig, Michael Stanfield, King International, University Games, VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen, Warren Paper Products Co., Jogojoy, Oriental Trading Company, CES, Simba Toys, Verlag Rudolf Forkel, Bizerba, Arrow Games Ltd, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Die Spiegelburg, Fan Games, Cardinal, King Cards, Ravensburger, AG Müller (AGMüller), Oetinger Spiele, F.X. Schmid, Nature Conservation, Nathan, Clifford Toys, Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber GmbH, Muppets, Inc., Jeux FK, Greenbrier International, Inc., Peliko Oy, Frito-Lay, Walt Disney Productions (Disney), Kaysons Novelty Co., Sondertyp-Zigaretten, The United States Playing Card Company, Cheatwell Games, Novel Toy Company, Schmidt Spiele, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Cathay Pacific, Waddingtons, Djeco, Magtoys, Gramicus, Peaceable Kingdom, (Unknown), LandesFeuerwehrVerband Bayern e.V., Copag Cards, Creative Child Games, Pressman Toy Corp., Winning Moves International Ltd, Chiefton Products Ltd., Milton Bradley, Homann Erzeugnisse, H. Reichardt, Teepe Sportverlag, Antwerpsche Hypotheekkas, Ivory Tower Publishing, Søstrene Grene, P:OS Handels GmbH, Jewish Educational Toys, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Heidmük-Verlag, Dr. Herbert Schulze, Obchodni Tiskárny, Anker Play Products, WHSmith, McLoughlin Brothers, Schwager & Steinlein, Spin Master Ltd., IKEA, Dagobert, ThinkFun, Arrco Playing Card Co., danspil, H-B Productions, Inc., Toysmith, Parker Brothers, Heraclio Fournier, Patch Products, Volkswagen/Audi, Granna, General Mills, J. CH. Mellinger Verlag, Warren Company, Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen, Ensslin & Laiblin, Chronicle Books, Pestalozzi-Verlag, Sparkasse, Berliner Spielkarten, Comas, Falcon Games (I), Dr. Rolf Ottmüller, Haywire Group, Omnium-Waalwijk, Rudolf Forkel KG, Tower Press, Spear's Games, Hamleys, Richard Hauenstein, Hoyle Products, Hensel's Drei Glocken, (Web published), Fundex, Fritz Schulz Jun, Piatnik, MGA Entertainment, Russell Manufacturing Company, Jos. Scholz, Kärnan, Wild Party Games, moses. Verlag GmbH, Whitman, Papita, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, W. H. Cornelius Ltd., Adolf Johnsons förlag, International Games, Rewe, Zynga, Pepys (Castell Brothers), Eldorado, Garant Schoenmode, Jogojoy, Editoy, Hallmark Games, Holtz & Willemsen, Tietz und Pinthus, Green Giant Company, Andrews & Blaine, Shuffle, Golden, Melissa & Doug, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Music Games, Salamander, Western Publishing Company, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, AMIGO, Bazoo Global, Horizon Group USA, Norisbank, Damm / Egmont, PlayMobil Interactive, (Public Domain), Birkel Teigwaren GmbH
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Wilhelm Busch, Anne Erler-Reichold, Dagmar Launhardt, Carl Olof Petersén, Constanza Droop, Benjamin Rabier, Harri Parschau, Senta Stein, Anja Wrede, Ludek Manásek, Peyo, Willy Mayrl, Werner Graichen, Karl Fischer, Herbert Zeise, Klemens Franz, Robert Lips, Eric Sturtevant, Alex Graham, Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Racey Helps, Wolfgang de Haèn, Alex Portal, Marilia Poggiali, Kevin Hill (II), Heinz Rodewald, Markus Wagner, Vernon Grant, Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Oliver Freudenreich, Annet Rudolph, Manfred Fischer, Roger Hargreaves, Janosch, Jens Schumacher, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Jim Davis, Otto Pech, Ryan Noonan, Dick Bruna, Liesel Lauterborn, Friedrich Petersen, Stefan Senninger, (Uncredited), Ernst Stapelfeld, Hans Räde, Walter Lantz, Valeria Petrone, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Thomas Goletz, Ingeborg Scherer, Rolf Kauka, Lisbeth Honigsmann
Mechanics: Hand Management, Set Collection, Hot Potato
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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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