Igeyimu yekhadi le-Old Maid ime njengomdlalo wamakhadi ofanele umndeni, okhuthaza izikhathi zokuhleka nokucabanga kwamasu. Igoqwe ngemithetho elula nokudlala igeyimu ehehayo, ilungele abadlali bayo yonke iminyaka. Lo mhlahlandlela uhlolisisa imithetho yegeyimu yekhadi le-Old Maid, uqinisekisa ukuthi ukuhlomele ukusingatha ubusuku begeyimu yokuzijabulisa.

Yini i-Old Maid?

I-Old Maid iwumdlalo wamakhadi wakudala, odlalwa ngedekhi evamile yamakhadi, lapho kukhishwa iNdlovukazi eyodwa, kushiye inombolo eyinqaba yamakhadi. Umdlalo ungabandakanya abadlali ababili noma ngaphezulu, okuwenza ube nezinto ezihlukahlukene emibuthano yomndeni noma izikhathi zokudlala ezingavamile. Inhloso eyinhloko ukwakha nokulahla amakhadi amabili, futhi ugweme ukushiywa nendlovukazi eyodwa engenakuqhathaniswa – ebizwa ngokuthi “I-Old Maid”.

Ukusetha Umdlalo

Ukuqala igeyimu kudinga inqubo yokusetha elula:

1. Susa Indlovukazi: Qala ngokukhipha u-Queen oyedwa endaweni ejwayelekile yamakhadi angama-52.
2. Shova kanye Nokwenza: Shova kahle amakhadi angama-51 asele futhi uwaphathe ngokulinganayo kubo bonke abadlali. Kulungile uma abanye abadlali benekhadi elilodwa ngaphezu kwabanye.

Imithetho yokudlala

Umjikelezo we-Old Maid uqukethe amakhadi okudweba, ukwenza amapheya, kanye nokugwema ngobuchule i-Old Maid. Nakhu ukuthi umdlalo wegeyimu uqhubeka kanjani:

• Dweba Amakhadi: Abadlali babheka amakhadi abo futhi babhanqe noma yimuphi umentshisi ngesudi. Lawa mapheya abe esebekwa abheke phezulu etafuleni.
• Qala Ukudweba: Kusukela kumthengisi, abadlali badonsa ikhadi elilodwa ukusuka esandleni somdlali ukuya kwesokunxele. Uma ikhadi elidwetshiwe lakha ipheya elinanoma yiliphi esandleni sabo, balala phansi. Ukudlala kuqhubeka ngokwewashi.
• Ukugwema Incekukazi Endala: Abadlali bayaqhubeka nokudweba futhi balahle amapheya kuze kube yilapho wonke amakhadi esebhangqiwe ngaphandle kweNdlovukazi eyedwa – i-Old Maid.

Ukunqoba Umdlalo

Umdlalo uphela uma wonke amakhadi esefanisiwe futhi alahlwa, okushiya umdlali oyedwa ebambe i-Old Maid. Ngokuphambene nemiphumela yegeyimu evamile, lowo oshiywe ne-Old Maid uthathwa njengohluliwe, kuyilapho abanye ababambiqhaza bewina. Igeyimu inikeza isifundo esilula kumasu kanye nenhlanhla, njengoba abadlali bezulazula ukuze bagweme isiphetho esingathandeki sokubamba i-Old Maid.

Izinguquko ze-Old Maid

Ukugcina igeyimu iyintsha, abadlali bavame ukwethula okuhlukile:

Okuhlukile	Incazelo
Idekhi yezinhlamvu	Sebenzisa idekhi eklanywe ngokukhethekile lapho ikhadi le-Old Maid lihlotshiswe ngokugqamile.
Izindlovukazi ezengeziwe	Ukwandisa ubunzima, engeza ama-Queens emphemeni, udale ama-Old Maids amaningi okufanele uwagweme.

I-Old Maid ihlinzeka ngenhlanganisela yokulindela, isu, nokuzijabulisa, ikwenze kube ukukhetha okungaphelelwa yisikhathi kobusuku begeyimu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ihlose ukwethula abadlali abasha emidlalweni yamakhadi noma ukufuna inselele elula, yokuncintisana, i-Old Maid igqama njengenketho ekhethwayo. Jabulela ukucwila kulo mhlahlandlela, ukufunda izintambo, nokukhuphula igeyimu yakho ye-Old Maid iye ezindaweni eziphakeme ezijabulisayo.