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