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?
