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The following is a summary of the rules by Leslie (1831): [3] Old Maid is a girls' game and any number may play. Three queens are removed from a standard pack of 52 cards, leaving the fourth queen representing the "Old Maid". Players may cut for deal, the one cutting the highest card dealing first. Aces are high.
Gööck and Müller describe a similar game for 3 or more players called Alte Jungfer ("Old Maid" - not to be confused with the English game of Old Maid) using a 52-card pack. After shuffling and cutting the dealer distributes all the cards, it being irrelevant if some players have an extra one.
The origin of Black Peter is unclear, although legend has it that it was invented in gaol by the notorious criminal, Black Peter, in 1811. [1] Its rules are recorded as early as 1821 in Das Neue Königliche L'Hombre, [8] some years before those of the English game of Old Maid or Old Bachelor whose earliest rules appeared in 1835, [9] and the French game of Vieux Garçon ("Old Boy"), first ...
[4] [5] It is a game of deception, with cards being played face-down and players being permitted to lie about the cards they have played. A challenge is usually made by players calling out the name of the game, and the loser of a challenge has to pick up every card played so far. Cheat is classed as a party game. [4]
Clubhouse Games divides its 42 games up into eight categories. These are the categories and the titles found in each: Card games: old maid, spit, I doubt it, sevens, memory, pig, blackjack, hearts, president, rummy, seven bridge, last card, last card plus, Five-card draw, Texas hold 'em, nap, spades, and contract bridge.
The jack of spades is the pouilleux - it cannot be discarded, as its partner the jack of clubs is not used in the game. Vieux garçon (lit. ' old boy ') is a card game played with a standard 52-card pack from which the jack of clubs is removed. It is a game for two to eight players. It is of the same family as old maid and Black Peter.
Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 3 was the third volume in Sierra On-Line's series of computer games based on the officially licensed Hoyle rules and trademark. Unlike the two previous games, this one was made with Sierra's new improved VGA engine, and focused on board games , where the previous entries in the series had featured card games .
The site relies on volunteer contributors from all over the world, and the game articles provide information on where the games are played as described and who has contributed the rules. The site also describes games that are played with domino-style tiles, which, although similar in spirit, are not strictly speaking card games. In addition ...