The player then offers their own hand to the player on their left. This player discards any pair that may have been formed by the drawn card. The dealer then offers their hand, spread out face down, to the player on the left, who draws one card from it. If a player has three-of-a-kind, they remove only two of those three cards. Depending on the number of players, some may have more cards than others.Įach player removes all pairs from their hand face down.
The cards are dealt one at a time to each player until all the cards have been handed out. Goal: To form and discard pairs of cards, and not to be left with the odd card (a queen) at the end. The standard 52-card deck can also be used, however, one of the four queens is removed, leaving a total of 51 cards. Colorful decks made especially for the game are popular.
Old Maid is a matching game for 2 - 6 players, and is recommended for ages 4+.
