Old Maid - Lite for Android

11 things about Old Maid - Lite

1. So why should you give our version a try? Our game features special 41-card animal deck (2 cards each of 20 different kinds of animals plus one Old Maid card) with authentic animal sounds.

2. Old Maid is a Victorian card game for two to eight players probably deriving from an ancient gambling game in which the loser pays for the drinks.

3. It is a card-passing game where each player hopes not to end up with the odd card out—the Old Maid.

4. - Eventually one player will be left with the Witch (the "Old Maid") card.

5. That ends the game, and the possessor of the Witch card loses the game.

6. It is known in Germany as Schwarzer Peter, in Sweden as Svarte Petter and in Finland as Musta Pekka (all meaning "black Peter") and in France as le pouilleux ("the lousy/louse-ridden one") or vieux garçon ("old boy").

7. - Play continues, with each player drawing cards from the player on their right and discarding any pairs.

8. - On your turn, click a card in the hand of the player on your right to take it.

9. Over the time however the simplicity of the game made it very popular with the kids age 5-10 years old.

10. If you have any pairs of cards (two cards with identical animals), click both cards to discard them.

11. We specifically optimized the game for small factor, touch screen devices.