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