# Old Maid

Old Maid is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 5 minutes and is meant for ages 4 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.9 out of 10 by 7 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $6.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 5 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 4+
- **Complexity:** 1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1874
- **Categories:** Children's Game, Novel-based, Bluffing, Sports, Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Set Collection, Hot Potato
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.9 out of 10, from 7 reviews
- **Owned by:** 20 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 170
- **Unique players:** 47

**Designers:** (Uncredited)

**Artists:** Harri Parschau, Eric Sturtevant, Hans Meier-Freiberg, Walter Lantz, Manfred Fischer, Kevin Hill (II), Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Hans Räde, Thomas Goletz, Ludek Manásek, Dick Bruna, Roger Hargreaves, Racey Helps, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Willy Mayrl, Alex Portal, Anne Erler-Reichold, Annet Rudolph, Helge Jepsen, Friedrich Petersen, Jim Davis, Oliver Freudenreich, Klemens Franz, (Uncredited), Ernst Stapelfeld, Valeria Petrone, Otto Pech, Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann, Heinz Rodewald, Wilhelm Busch, Stefan Senninger, Constanza Droop, Ingeborg Scherer, Robert Lips, Liesel Lauterborn, Alex Graham, Karl Fischer, Lisbeth Honigsmann, Werner Graichen, Anja Wrede, Vernon Grant, Carl Olof Petersén, Peyo, Herbert Zeise, Benjamin Rabier, Rolf Kauka, Marilia Poggiali, Jens Schumacher, Janosch, Wolfgang de Haèn, Ryan Noonan, Markus Wagner, Dagmar Launhardt, Senta Stein

**Publishers:** (Web published), (Unknown), (Self-Published), (Public Domain)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 6.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/worlds-smallest-games-old-maid-siu5199o.html |
| TLAMA games | 49 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/cerny-petr-hrajeme-si/ |
| World of Board Games | 35 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/svarte-petter-tactic |
| Dragons Lair | 35 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/svarte-petter |
| Games Empire | 5.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/old-maid |
| Spelexperten | 45 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/svarte-petter.html |
| Gameology | 6.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/old-maid |
| Ludifolie | 8.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/2663-misticat.html |
| Nordisk Spil | 69 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/sorteper-rejse |
| Va de jocs | 9.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/misticat |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 9.95 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/misticat |
| Jugar x Jugar | 9.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/juegos-de-cartas/5526-misticat-3070900051416.html |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/old-maid)
- [Old Maid in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/old-maid)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10799)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._