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Rook is a trick taking game introduced by Parker Brothers in the early twentieth century and played with a dedicated deck of numbered cards in four colors. The deck replaces the suits and court cards of conventional playing cards and includes a special Rook Bird card, making it suitable for households that avoided standard cards. Numerous rule sets exist, but the familiar partnership form uses bidding, a trump color, a concealed group of cards called the nest, and points assigned to selected cards.

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Who introduced the Rook card game?

George S. Parker and his wife Grace created Rook, and Parker Brothers introduced the game in 1906. The design used numbered color cards so families could play a trick-taking game without standard playing-card suits and face cards. [Hasbro Rook information](https://instructions.hasbro.com/en-us/instruction/rook-card-game-100th-anniversary-edition)

How is Rook different from a standard deck?

A Rook deck is organized by colors and numbered cards rather than the usual four suits and court cards. It also includes the Rook Bird card, which acts as a special wild or trump card in rules that use it. [Rook rules](https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Rook_1988.pdf)

How does bidding work in Rook?

In the classic partnership game, players bid for the right to name the trump color, and the high bidder takes the nest or kitty before play. The Rook Bird is often treated as the highest trump, but details vary by edition, so the rule sheet for your deck should control. [Official Rook rules](https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Rook_1988.pdf)

How many people can play Rook?

The classic partnership format is for four players, with two teams of two, but official Rook rules also include versions for three, five, six, and more players. Hasbro's 100th Anniversary edition advertises multiple ways to play. [Hasbro Rook information](https://instructions.hasbro.com/en-us/instruction/rook-card-game-100th-anniversary-edition)

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