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