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Artist	(Uncredited) Wilhelm Busch Dagmar Launhardt Eric Sturtevant Anne Erler-Reichold Friedrich Petersen Alex Graham Racey Helps Janosch Rolf Kauka Otto Pech C. O. Petersen Peyo Annet Rudolph Stefan Senninger Thomas Goletz Vernon Grant Werner Graichen Willy Mayrl Show More »
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Year Published	1874
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (9 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	5 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	4 and up
User Suggested Ages	4 to 10 (10 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (7 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Children's Games (7 voters) [vote]
Category	Bluffing Card Game Children's Game Novel-based Sports Show More »
Mechanic	Hand Management Set Collection
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Primary Name	Old Maid
Alternate Names	Agricola Schwarzer Peter Alice Alles Kocht Biene Maja Black Peter Black Susy Bob der Baumeister Bussi Bär Schwarzer Peter Bussi Bär Schwarzer Peter Circus Donkey Crni Petar Daffy Duck Old Maid Dagobert Duck Der Feuerteufel ist der Schwarze Peter Diddl auf dem Kaktus Diddl Schwarzer Peter Dieren Zwarte Piet Donkey Duck Tales Zwarte Piet FC Bayern Schwarzer Peter Fekete Péter Fiddlesticks Fred Basset The Game of Old Bachelor Game of Old Maid The Game of Old Maid Gammel Jomfru Garfield Odie Maid Giant Old Maid Goodbye Donald Hatschi-Peter Heimische Kuchenkrauter Homann Sportspiel Schwarzer Peter Jagd-Peter Jean Qui Rit et Jean Qui Pleure Jeu du Mistigri Jewish Old Maid Jolly Green Giant Card Game Jumbo Old Maid Kinder aus aller Welt Schwarzer Peter Klein Duimpje Kleine Verkehrslehre Kænguru-kort Länder-Peter Le Père Fouettard Li'l Stinker The Lion King Looney Tunes Odd Card Out Magik Van Jou... Max und Moritz Maxi-Mini: Schwarzer Peter Maxi-Mini: Schwarzer Peter Schlümpfe Medieval Old Maid Mein Schwarzer Peter The Merry Game of Old Maid Mickey Mouse Old Maid Cards Mico mistibOo! Mistigri Mistigri des animaux Monster Old Maid Mother Goose Party or Merry Game of Old Maid Must notsu Musta Pekka El Negrito Pedro Old Bachelor Old Glory Old Maid Game Old Maid Space Age Edition Old Maid Wildlife Edition Old Maids Ott Paddington Le Valet Noir Paddington Zwarte Piet Parejas del mundo Pass the Ugly Sweater Peikko-peli Pekka-peli Petter-spel Pierino nero Pierre le Négre Pierre Noir Pilzmännlein Pingu Schwarzer Peter Piotruś Pippi Langstrumpf Schwarzer Peter Playmobil Zwarte Piet Poto Sucio Pouilleux Rewe Sportspiel Rower Moje Marzenie Die Schlümpfe Schwarzer Peter Les Schtroumpfs De Smurfen Schwarze Petra Der Schwarzer Peter Schwarzer Peter Schwarzer Peter Ausmal-Spiel Schwarzer Peter Berufe Schwarzer Peter Fantasy Schwarzer Peter Heidi Schwarzer Peter in Aktion Schwarzer Peter Märchen Schwarzer Peter und Schnipp-Schnapp Schwarzer Peter Verkehrszeichen Schwarzer Peter Wer macht was Schwarzer Tiger Schwarzer Zahnpeter Slob Sloth Sneaky Sharks Sorte Per Sorteper Super Schwarzer Peter: Katze Svarte Petter Svarteper Svarti-Pétur Tiersport-Peter Troll-spel Das Verkehrsteufelchen lernt es nie! Die Vogelhochzeit Wie Wird Das Wetter Winnie the Pooh Witch Switch Woodland Old Maid Woody Woodpecker Wuzzles Zauberkarussell Zwarte Piet Zwei gehoren zusammen
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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.

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ASS 4 Spiele in 1 Edition

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Year: 2009

Product Code: 225 77111

Size: 7.25 x 4.40 x 1.40 inches

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Invicta Games edition

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Year: 2008

Product Code: 194259

Size: 6.10 x 5.04 x 1.57 inches

0.04 pounds

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Medieval Old Maid

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Andrews & Blaine edition

Publisher: Andrews & Blaine

Artist: Eric Sturtevant

Year: 2008

Size: 3.12 x 4.62 x 0.75 inches

0.22 pounds

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FC Bayern Schwarzer Peter

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Teepe Fussball Edition

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Year: 2007

Size: 3.75 x 2.50 x 0.50 inches

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Year: 2002

Size: 3.75 x 2.50 x 0.60 inches

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Dutch review on speldatabase.be - Zwarte Piet Duck Tales	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=1490&zoekcr...	2012-03-24
German review (Ravensburger 1989) - Spielphase	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/keirat/tx...	2011-08-02
User reviews (Dutch) on bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/zwarte-...	2011-03-14
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/n-o.html#o...	2010-06-09
Entry at pagat.com	http://www.pagat.com/passing/oldmaid.html	2010-03-15
Wikipedia entry	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_maid_%28card_game...	2010-03-15