1906 · Card Game
Rook
A trick-taking partnership game that uses a numbered-color deck and a special high card that always wins. Players bid each hand for the right to name the trump color and must meet their bid to score. Play proceeds like Whist: players must follow the color led when possible, may play trump when void, and the highest card of the lead color wins unless trumped. Only certain cards (specific point-scoring ranks and the special card) count toward the partnership’s score, so trick-taking focuses on capturing those count cards rather than on trick totals. Variants support two- and three-player play and common house rules alter deal and scoring.
- Players
- 2–6 best 4
- Playing time
- 45 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- 1.9 / 5
About the game
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- 401 GamesOut of stock 7.49 $
On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 14
- Plays logged
- 19
- Players
- 32m 18s
- Average play
- 22
- In collections
4.8/10
from 8 Ludoya reviews
Juli6.0 - Small box - Quick game: under 45 mins - Own Digital version - Digital version (iOS app)
I've been playing Rook my whole life. I'd rather play bridge or euchre.
Played one game of this...a long long time a ago.
Free, on web, Android and iOS
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