How to Play ROOK! With Actual Gameplay

How to play Rook! An explanation of Rook, using the Kentucky Discard Rules. We also play a sample 2 on 2 game to show how the game is played in real-time. It may be confusing to learn but bear with it, you'll love this game!
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[@WordofAdviceTV]

Rook on Amazon: amzn.to/2jYVcNV I did not mention this in the video but this is pretty important. What makes this game so fun is the fact that you are in a team yet you don’t know what cards your partner has. You CANNOT tell your partner what cards you have or give them hints. Each player plays as if they are playing alone yet their points are coupled with their partner’s. If you have someone that just cannot resist talking, make a penalty rule of either 20 or 50 points that is subtracted from the team that violates the no talking or hinting rule.

[@joshuaestep6130]

We used to talk in code my the grass looks good oh gonna be sunny did you see that movie how cool was that etc

[@trentbrubaker1337]

The one key thing about rook is almost everyone plays differently

[@theciscokid-23t]

Thanks! I have a very old rook set &a box with rules. Bought it at a rummage sale. Haven't tried to play it for years because the rules looked too confusing! This video helps a lot! Reminds me of spades.

[@57cardscom]

Agreed, Rook plays a lot like spades. That is a great connection! There are many variations of Rook...some people leave in the 1s and count them as 15 points. Others leave in all the cards. Rook can also be played as the lowest trump card.

[@MrEclay2]

Dino T. I was thinking spades myself

[@maverick19702000]

Fantastic explanation video. Reminds me a lot of playing spades.

[@kckcmctcrc]

use to play this game all the time, loved it, far superior to Spades and Bridge in my opinion.

[@fatimaarauz7239]

Thank you... I was trying to find out how to play. It is my boyfriend's family favorite game.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

It's a fun game, enjoy! :) But keep in mind that this is just one variation of the game. The way they play may be a bit different but the core principles will remain.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

When I was 9 or 10 (60 years ago) I discovered a Rook deck in a drawer in my home. At that time I did not understand bidding card games or trump cards. I could not understand the instructions and I never saw my parents playing it. Now that I have had the opportunity to watch some videos I remain confused about the bidding. I wish one of these tutorials would look at the hands and explain what the bid should be and why.

[@trentbrubaker1337]

Its one thing i can struggle with while playing rook but learning what to bid varies on how many people you are playing with and whether you are playing pick partner or set partner

[@psyclopsus]

That’s the essence of bidding in bid games though, it’s not an exact science so there’s a bit of calculation and risk involved. Best I can explain is that it’s a sense you develop after playing a bit. Most people quickly look through their hand and try to game out the hand in advance, predicting which cards will win tricks and which will be taken, what could my partner have vs what could our opponents have etc. You start to get a sense for which cards will win tricks and which won’t, and how a hand could play out. You may have a handful of 10’s but how many 11-14 cards of that color do your opponents hold? If you have a red 10 but your opponents have the red 11, 12, 13, & 14 then there are good odds that your 10 will be taken and go to your opponents when they overtake your red 10 with one of their higher red cards. Nobody has really made a video about how to bid because no two people use the same thought process when bidding. Some count particular things as certain while others may regard them as 50/50 odds. Bidding games can get very cerebral, I have friends that will take 2 minutes to calculate their bid when we play spades

[@brianzell.longevity.concierge]

Why not play with all the cards.... 13 each. Played this way for years. 1 is high card worth 15 points.

[@christian2469]

I play with 1’s 2’s 3’s and 4’s are all taken out except the red one and it’s worth 30 points,it can catch the rook in my version

[@matthewdawkins6507]

The ones stay in the deck and are worth 15 and work like aces in that they beat 14

[@korgeth]

Yeah, that is the way we always play. Also, we play the rook is the lowest trump. It adds a little dynamic knowing you have to sneak the rook through.

[@trentbrubaker1337]

I agree

[@sweepingtheproducesection4848]

@@korgeththis is interesting although i feel like that gives even more power to the person taking the bid

[@cevdetustun6716]

You are my Hero.

[@StSubZero]

Question; if one DOES use the variation where 1s are included, and they are played in a trick with a same-suited 14, who wins the trick? The 1 or the 14? I hear the one is treated as an ace but at the same time the idea of the 1 being difficult to win for it's massive point value also makes sense.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

As far as I know, there is no concrete answer for that. I guess in the beginning of the game you would just need to make sure that everyone is on the same page. Decide before gameplay, does 1 trump all or does 14... It's like playing UNO with 10 people. Before you even play you have to make sure everyone is on the same page since each player grew up playing a slightly different variation.

[@sheridrake2545]

Rook, 1’s.14 and then 13...and so on

[@rebeccahamner8795]

Ones beat a 14. And they are worth 15 points.

[@ProtonHelixNegatronOscar]

What ever you ain't going to play THE Rook.

[@markcoyle3874]

oh yes again the last hand to win in double beck gets the nest ...kity...

[@WayneDetzler]

We used to play this one all the time, when I was an ex-patriate working in Europe.

[@christinelachance]

Thank you for this!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

You're Welcome! Hope you understood it.. It took me a long time to finally get the hang of what's going on.

[@orangetuono38]

Error in play. Hand after P1 trumped partners off suit, P1 should have led next trick. We played this Rook high version and also a version with Rook ranked 10.5 (butmworth 20 pts).

[@jetich]

Why would you speed up play on a beginner video??? Btw the first trick that contained a trump card should have gone to the player at the bottom, correct?

[@rebeccabramblet2486]

Why are the 1-4’s in the deck if you are supposed to take them out?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

There are different gameplay variations that can be played. I only demonstrated the most popular variation in this video.

[@rebeccabramblet2486]

Thank you for your reply. 😊

[@ProtonHelixNegatronOscar]

Yeah ah nope. You got hooked by the Captin. Dog.

[@scottbivins4051]

Wow, no wonder this game isnt really played anymore.

[@88888gerald]

this is an unrealistic example....

[@ProtonHelixNegatronOscar]

For bowel. With a guilded bird cage in the Center. This ain't checkers this ain't chess It's the Rose bowl at it's best. Rose Stadium. The Cage Dance. The Cage match.

[@ryanputman4787]

New rules for me...never played where you can discard scoring cards. And we always played to 250.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yep.. There are actually many different ways to play this game. This is just the version we play.

[@nathanaellingerfelt6314]

Why didn't the player on the top bid the highest, he would have annihilated the other players with all the 14's and all trump. Also, the way I play is with the 1's as the highest of the suit and the max bid is 200. also with 4 player the minimum bid is supposed to be 150. With such low bidding like shown in this video the winner of the bid, if gotten low enough, will easily win every time. One last thing, when you discard the 5 extra cards you get to keep those and add to your final score. I guess there are many variations to this game.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Thank you for sharing your version! :D It's like the game of UNO. Many different variations of game play. And in the video we weren't exactly playing smart, more like an example of how it goes. ;)

[@AdvBrewery]

The starting bid for a group of 4 players is 70. that is the minimum starting bid.

[@1999icy]

Why is there no penalty for not meeting your bid?? If there’s no penalty, everyone would just keep bidding more.

[@judyfleming6269]

I tried playing this with my ex husband as a partner years ago. What a mess!!! I could never really understand the concept of the game and he would yell at me for playing the wrong cards. Too much like bridge (which I can't play) Never have your husband or wife as a partner.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yeah.. Husband and wife teams are not always a good match.

[@blydakid]

My wife and I are never partners in trump style games. Especially Euchre which we play all the time!

[@sheridrake2545]

We play with the One’s, not sure what rule set that is. Total points for a game is 180.

[@victoriaelefah6865]

We play the same exact way. We also never show the “nest.” No one gets the discarded cards.

[@brookekaufman1687]

Why are there 3 cards that say “discard” what in the actual…so confused

[@chrisdrummond8893]

Aspects of this game remind me of UNO.

[@korgeth]

Low is the only way to go

[@baggysweater]

Uh I was trying to find the r6 operater but ok

[@braydenfree123playz6]

I liked it hahahahahah.....

[@Fer-mc7eu]

I don't get the first step, when each player bids the points.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

I totally get it man. This game is MEGA confusing! Took me forever to understand it but it was worth it! The game is really fun and can get pretty competitive! Let me try to explain it better... So you pick someone to go first and that first player verbally says a bid. (The minimum starting bid is 70. You cannot bid lower then that. And every bid after that needs to go up at least by 5.) For example: Player 1 says, "I bid 70". The next player says, "I bid 75". Next player says, "I will pass". Fourth player says, "I bid 85". Then the next two players pass as well. (once you say, "I pass", you can no longer bid in that round. Oh and don't forget that teammates sit across from each other and cannot see each others cards. That's important. When you say a bid you are essentially claiming that you and your teammate will earn that many points in that round. So if you have low number cards you probably don't want to bid high numbers. If you bid 90 points and your team only got 85 that means for that round you will get -90 points. If there is a chance to get so many negative points, why bother trying to win in the bidding?? If you have the highest bid, you get to decide the trump color. That color beats any other colors as you saw in the video. Being able to pick the trump color is a big advantage plus you would also get the 5 cards in the NEST. And then pick any 5 cards in your hand and put them back in the nest. (that's in the video too.) I realize this may still be confusing... The way I "mastered" it is by downloading a free app on my phone called ROOK and just kept playing over and over until I understood how it works. Perhaps you could give that a try. Good luck man!! Don't give up on the game like I did! (it laid on my shelf for a year since the instructions made no sense)

[@DadInTaiwan]

In the first round, players 1/2 bid 85 but only took 10 points. Shouldn't the 85 but be subtracted from their score?

[@kyliebrennan6973]

@@DadInTaiwan that is what I'm confused on

[@cysco1187]

Basically this is pinochle.

[@markcoyle3874]

Oh Oh ...but he discards trump cards ..in double deck..you have to let others know..

[@bethferrell6521]

Ok, I have a question. I have never played, but we will play this weekend with friends who want to teach us. THANK YOU for the video! Okay, does EACH player pick their own TRUMP color? That part confused me. Thanks in advance!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

You will enjoy it! It's a really fun game. But keep in mind that your friends might play by different rules. But the concept will be the same. As for your question, each player does NOT pick a trump color. In the beginning, that is what the bidding is for. Each player is bidding for the right to pick trump color. Whoever has the highest bid, gets to choose the trump color. Hope that helps!

[@i__spook8460]

What does pass mean

[@WordofAdviceTV]

It just means you do not want to make a bid and pass your turn

[@i__spook8460]

@@WordofAdviceTV oh, thank you! 5 years and you're still replying 😂

[@markcoyle3874]

Mark coyle Mark coyle23 minutes ago oh yes you can play 7 players ..or 8... but it involves the 2s...3,s and or 4,s Reply Mark coyle Mark coyle42 minutes ago oh ya in previous of course you have to follow suit.. Reply Mark coyle Mark coyle1 hour ago Once you go double deck you don't to go back Reply Mark coyle Mark coyle1 hour ago I have played double deck no 2,s..3,s..or 4,s ...the 1,s are high 14,s..13,s..on down..the 2 rooks are in between the trump 10,s and 11,s....same points for all cards but the 1,s are worth 15..points...total game per hand points are 360...bid for trump...if high win bid..call trump...then call card for a partner..if 4 players...usually a 1 or 14.of trump...more like cutthroat ...the high card that plays first beets the same card in each play..if no trump..or if trump the first high trump wins... play to 1000..or whatever agreed..the player to left of winner bids plays first....player who wins starts next hand...I forget how many in kity...because it varies on how many players..up to six...if more than 4 ...you call for two partners ...ie ...14 of trump and maybe an off trump 1...

[@Itscoachcam]

What “Trump color” means?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Trump color means that color is worth more than the rest of the colors for that round. So for example, if the trump color is red and two people put down a 9.. If one card is red and the other is black, the red 9 would win because red is the "trump color". I hope that makes sense..

[@gissfnts]

callate, no te entendi ni papa

[@deerepower337]

Most confusing made up game I’ve ever seen