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