Rook for PC

★ ★ ★ Rook Overview

What is Rook? The Rook app is a digital version of the popular trick-taking card game using a special card deck numbered from 5 to 14 in 4 suit colors, plus a Rook card. The app is designed to be color-blind friendly and allows players to play against each other or against the computer. The app includes features such as dealing, bidding, naming trump, playing tricks, and hand results.

Game Features and Description

1. If there were no trump cards played on a trick, high card in the lead suit wins the trick.

2. Widow, Naming Trump: The high bidder collects the 5 widow cards (which are shown to all players), names a trump suit for the hand, and discards 5 cards from her hand (not shown to the other players).

3. Hand results: Both teams count the points from their won tricks piles: Rook card is worth 20; 14 and 10 cards are worth 10 each; 5 cards are worth 5.

4. If trump cards were played on the trick, the highest trump card wins the trick.

5. Players follow suit unless they are out of that suit (or play the Rook card to win a trick with lots of points).

6. In this app, the Rook card is a castle chess piece and the cards are designed to be color-blind friendly.

7. Rook is a popular trick-taking card game using a special card deck numbered from 5 to 14 (and optionally 1) in 4 suit colors, plus a Rook card.

8. The 5 discards can include point cards which will, depending on your settings, go to either the high bidder or the winner of the last trick.

9. The Rook card is the highest card of the trump suit.

10. If a player cannot follow suit, any card may be played.

11. The trick winner pulls in the cards (adds them to his won tricks pile), and leads the next trick.

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Download and install Rook on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Rook	Get App ↲	5,721 4.78	fishdog.net

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Rook app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Rook on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Rook"
The search will reveal the Rook app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Rook is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Rook.
Now enjoy Rook on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	fishdog.net	4.78	3.6.1

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Rook Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Rook,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Rook" » then Click "Install".
- Rook will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Rook on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	fishdog.net	5721	4.78

Download on Android: Download Android

Rook functions

- Color-blind friendly card design

- Play against the computer or against other players online

- Deal passes around the table for each hand

- Dealer deals 9 cards to each player and 5 cards to the widow in the middle of the table

- Players bid for the right to name the trump suit

- The high bidder collects the 5 widow cards, names a trump suit for the hand, and discards 5 cards from their hand

- Play proceeds to the left until all 4 players have played one card

- Players follow suit unless they are out of that suit or play the Rook card to win a trick with lots of points

- The Rook card is the highest card of the trump suit

- Hand results are calculated by counting the points from each team's won tricks piles

- First team to 300 points (or to be 300 points ahead) wins the game

- Paid Rook Gold app with no ads is also available on the App Store.

✔ Pros:

- The game has been enjoyed by the reviewer for over 40 years.

- The game has an auto-play option.

☹ Cons:

- The AI has flaws, particularly in holding onto 14s even when it's not a safe play.

- The game can take a long time to play out even on auto-play.

- The opponents seem to always have a full hand of trump cards and almost always get the points they bid.

- The scoring system is unclear.

- The game has become unfair and is no longer enjoyable for the reviewer.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Fun but has flawed AI. Perfect for true beginners.

By singlespeed_pariah (Pcmac user)

I’ve played this app for forty-plus years. This game is only playable on the highest difficulty, but that is when the AI flaws truly manifest. There’s an absolute within the AI that 14s are held even when it’s a safe play to set or simply save the ten points by throwing them off suit. This happens late in the hand when there’s just a few tricks left and all power cards are known. By not playing a 14 at this point one is almost absolutely guaranteed to lose it verses absolutely winning the hand. Makes no sense. Again and again your AI partner will hold them and cause you to lose. There are other issues, but they are more player-type related, so I can’t fault the program in that regard. That said, you’ll mostly come out ahead by out-bidding your partner on plus-ninety hands when you don’t have the this app in the version I have been playing. A Red 1 option would be a nice upgrade.
Fun game but......

By Mystery302 (Pcmac user)

May 1, 2019. I made the decision to delete game. East/west now gets the room 9 out of 10 times. It is no longer fun to play. Hopefully this game eventually gets fixed to be a fair play. 👎🏼 I changed my rating to 1 star. With new update, game is definitely fixed where east/west team gets this app about 8 out of ten times. Not a fair play for sure. Good thing it’s free! It’s fun to play. I grew up on this app and the computer partner (north) does not play the game correctly. Anyone who plays knows you watch the cards and when the person playing behind you is out of trump cards you play high. I consistently cancel games and restart because of computer (north) error. Good thing this is a free game. I definitely would not pay to play. 3 stats only because it’s a time filler when bored.
Love it but....

By LawStudentGA (Pcmac user)

I LOVE this game and play it a ton but I wish it would allow me to skip playing it all out to the end once the hand is over. I have it on auto play but still it sometimes takes forever for it to end once one side has the rest of the books. It would be great to have an option that pops up to ask if you wanna skip the rest of the hand instead of watching it play out. The computer is dumb except that improvements were at least made to where it will play trumps first, thank God!
Frustrating game

By 123fourfive (Pcmac user)

If you want to mindlessly throw cards around, this is the game for you. Whatever trump anyone else chooses, you will only have one, maybe two cards of trump. The opponents always have a full hand of trump cards and almost always get the points they bid. Whenever I or my partner throw out something other than trump, the opponents don't have the suit and throw a trump card or a 14. I've only one maybe 5 games out of several. And I don't understand the scoring at all and can't find out how they are scoring. Arghhhhhhh