Family Rook bidding
Bid from 70 to 180 in steps of five, name trump, then make your contract and collect the counters.
Free browser card game
Play Rook Online with Friends
Rook is the partnership trick-taking game your family already knows. Play conventional Family Rook with all 57 cards and a five-card nest, invite three friends, or fill the table with bots and start playing in your browser.
- 4-player partnerships
- Play with bots
- No download
- Desktop and mobile
Your regular Rook game, without the table
Cards4Play brings the bidding, the nest, and the friendly arguments about trump into a clean browser game. It is built for a four-player partnership table, with bots ready when somebody cannot make it.
The nest
The high bidder picks up the nest, improves their hand, and discards five cards before play.
Partnership play
Four seats, two partnerships, and real-time trick-taking with the people you choose.
Bots for empty seats
Practice alone or start immediately while your friends are still finding the link.
From link to first bid in three steps
No installs, no table setup, and no hunting for a fourth player.
Create a Rook game
Sign in with Google and choose Rook from the game list. Pick the rule set that fits your table.
Invite your table
Add friends to the empty seats, or let bots take them. You can start as soon as the table is ready.
Bid, take the nest, play
Follow the bidding prompts, choose trump, and play out the hand. Your scores update as you go.
Rook rules at a glance
Rook is a four-player partnership trick-taking game played with a Rook deck. Partners sit opposite each other, and the goal is to score more points than the other partnership by capturing counter cards in tricks.
Each hand starts with a bidding round. The high bidder chooses the trump color, picks up the nest, and exchanges cards before leading the first trick. The highest card of the color led wins the trick, unless a trump is played. Counter cards taken in tricks become points for the partnership. Family Rook uses the full 57-card deck: thirteen cards to each player and five in the nest. The Rook Bird is the highest trump, and the 1 is high in every color. Counters are 1s (15), 5s (5), 10s and 14s (10 each), and the Rook Bird (20). Bids run from 70 to 180 in steps of five, and the first partnership to 300 points wins.
- Four players in two partnerships, sitting opposite each other.
- Bid for the right to choose trump and take the nest.
- Follow the color led when you can; otherwise play any card.
- Counter cards score for the partnership that captures them.
- Family Rook: all 57 cards, 13 each, a 5-card nest, bids from 70 to 180, and a race to 300.
- Rules and scoring details vary by variant, so choose your rule set when creating the game.
Rook questions, answered
Everything you need to know before your first hand.
What is Family Rook?
Family Rook is the conventional four-player partnership game: all 57 cards, 13 cards each, a five-card nest, the Rook Bird as highest trump, and the 1 high in every color. Bids run from 70 to 180, and the first partnership to 300 wins.
Is Rook free to play?
Yes. Rook is free to play in your browser. Sign in with Google to create a game and keep your results.
Can I play Rook with friends online?
Yes. Create a four-player game, add your friends to the seats, and play when everyone is ready. Empty seats can be filled with bots.
Can I practice against bots?
Yes. Bots can fill every seat, so you can start a game immediately and learn the bidding and trick-taking rhythm on your own.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Cards4Play runs in a modern web browser on desktop, tablet, and phone.
Which Rook rules does Cards4Play use?
Cards4Play offers Family Rook, Kentucky Discard, and the ND-MN Rook-low variant. The rules shown when you create a game explain the bidding, trump, nest, and scoring for the variant you choose.
The table is ready.
Bring your partner, invite the neighbors, or let the bots sit in. Your next Rook night starts in the browser.
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