Antique 1930s Old Maid Card Game Complete Set by Russell Games, Made in U.S.A.

Up for your consideration this Vintage (1930s) Old Maid Card Game by Russell Games. It's a complete set: 23 pairs, Old Maid card and game rules, and Bachelor Girl Game rules. All cards are in very good condition - like new. Box shows some wear due to its vintage age and use. Old Maid is a 19th-century American card game for three or more players, probably deriving from an ancient European gambling game in which the loser pays for the drinks. Old Maid is a constant favorite with children and lots of fun for families playing cards together.

Each player removes all pairs from his hand face down. If a player has three-of-a-kind, they remove only two of those three cards. The dealer then offers their hand, spread out face down, to the player on the left, who draws one card from it. This player discards any pair that may have been formed by the drawn card. The player then offers their own hand to the player on their left. Play proceeds in this way until all cards have been paired except one - the Old Maid , which cannot be paired - and the player who has that card is the Old Maid! If any player is found to have discarded two cards that are not a pair, (thus causing three unpaired cards instead of one to remain at the end), the player who made the mistake loses and becomes the Old Maid.