Old Maid (1874)

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

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.

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