The home page contains a randomly selected word cloud which will pique your curiosity and help you improve your vocabulary, while the search box allows you to find specific words easily. The dictionary definitions are stored locally, and because it's ad-free there's no need for a network connection. Dictionary is ideal for both native English speakers and English learners or people studying the English language. That ends the game, and the possessor of the Witch card loses the game.ĭictionary is a free offline English dictionary containing over 200,000 words and definitions and no ads. Eventually one player will be left with the Witch (the 'Old Maid') card. Play continues, with each player drawing cards from the player on their right and discarding any pairs. If you get a pair, click each card to discard it.

On your turn, click a card in the hand of the player on your right to take it. If you have any pairs of cards (two cards with identical animals), click both cards to discard them. We hope you and your little one will enjoy this incarnation of the timeless classic. We specifically optimized the game for small factor, touch screen devices. 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. 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').

Over the time however the simplicity of the game made it very popular with the kids age 5-10 years old. It is a card-passing game where each player hopes not to end up with the odd card out-the Old Maid. 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.

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