Old Maid Game Rules: The Ultimate Playbook for Beginners (Personals - Other Personals Ads)
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Free Online Advertising Free Internet Web Site Advertising. UK Free Classifieds United Kingdom Free Ads Website. 100% Free Ad Posting. Canada Free Ads Popular Online Classifieds in Canada. No Sign up, No Email Required to Post. Old Maid is a straightforward and timeless card game that persists to this day. This enjoyable game incorporates luck, memory, and a bit of strategy. Old Maid is a great game for both children and adults! You can play Old Maid with family, friends in a casual setting at a party, or for yourself. With little to no setup, Old Maid is all about quick fun. This ultimate beginner's guide will help you learn the rules of the game, how to play, and some tips to get you started! What you need to play To play Old Maid, you may use a standard 52 card deck or a specific Old Maid deck made for the game. If you use a standard deck, you will need to remove one queen from the deck, usually the queen of clubs (with another option!). You will be left with 51 cards in total, with the other remaining queen being the Old Maid - the one card no player wants to end up with in their hand. Old Maid can be played by a minimum of 2 players but is best with 3- 6 players for the game! Game Objective The concept of Old Maid is quite simple: Do not end the game with the Old Maid card in your hand. The players will look to make plain pairs (the same rank of cards) from their hands, and they will then lay the pair down in front of the players. The process will continue until all pairs have been made and one unlucky player is left with the card that has no pair matching it, they will be the Old Maid. How to Play: Step-by-Step Deal and Shuffle: Shuffle the pack of 51 cards (or 50 without the Old Maid card) and deal all cards out to each of the players. It is fine if either player or players have one more card than the next player. Remove pairs: Each player takes time to look at their hand and remove all of the pairs in their hand (two cards of the same rank like two 7s or two kings), if they have any. The players lays the pairs out in front of themselves face up. Draw: Play begins with the player to the dealer's left. This player draws a card (unseen) from the hand of the player to their left (one and only one). If this card is the same as one of the cards in their hand, they discard both cards face up. The game continues: The game continues to progress in a clockwise manner until every player has had the opportunity to draw from the hand, has returned to the same player's turn and everyone will draw one card, or more than one card if they’ve made pairs along their turn. The card is drawn face down from the hand of the player to their left. If the player draws the same rank card identified in their hand, the duplicate card is discarded. Conclusion of Game: The game ends when all pairs are established out of the total of 51 cards, and the player holding the remaining unmatched card is the Old Maid. Suggestions and Techniques for Beginners Old Maid is predominantly a game of chance, but there are some suggestions that you may want to consider to help fine-tune your play: Observe and Remember: Note the cards that are discarded and cards that other players are trying to "race away" from their hands. Usually, memory provides a very slight advantage of play. Keep a Neutral Expression: Keep a blank face—not showing if you have the Old Maid! Your actions will either keep the players from wanting that card or not. Bluff Wisely: If nothing else works, or if you are exempt from chance because you have the Old Maid, make it seem like you are trying to get rid of a different card! Switch Up the Drawing: You may want to switch it up so the same person doesn't keep drawing from you. Playing with different players may help you get rid of the Old Maid. Why a Good Game Old Maid seems like just a simple game—it really is a good way of introducing children to the basic card concepts of matching and turn-taking. It also teaches some social skills of observation and bluffing without any repercussions. There is no elaborate scoring and just a shuffle and deal! In Conclusion Old Maid is a classic card game that combines luck, laughter, and light strategic play beautifully. Fast to learn, and fast to play, it is a great game for beginner players, of any age. Now that you have been introduced to the rules and even a few strategies for beginner players, go get a deck of cards and get ready to play! And remember, whatever you do, don't be the player left with the Old Maid! | |
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