Players then find all pairs that they have in their hand and place them on the table like this: Each player has laid down the pairs they had to start with. To begin the game the deck is thoroughly shuffled and the entire deck is dealt out to the players. One deck of cards! Playing The Game: Objective: To have the most pairs at the end of the game, and not be holding the black cat card. As I was unable to find accurate dates for Schwarzer Peter, I have here included the details for Old Maid instead. Schwarzer Peter is the German version of Old Maid. Creator(s): Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Beatrice Braun-Fock, Dick Brunaand Wilhelm Busch (artists) Who’s got the lucky black cat?
