Each player then passes 3 cards from their hand to the player on their right, face down. The highest bidder declares the trump for that round, then has the option of swapping 1 of their cards with the face down card in the middle of the table. However, if the highest bidder’s team ends up winning fewer points than they bid, they lose the points. The player with the highest bid wins the bid and decides which color is trump for that round. Bidding continues around the table until every player except for 1 has passed or until the maximum bid of 200 is reached. Each player can pass or increase the previous bid by 5 points. Starting with the player to the left of the dealer, each player bids how many points they think their team will win. The more high cards a player has, the more likely they are to win points. Then, each player looks at the cards in their hand and assesses how many points they think they’ll win that round. At the start of the game, the players split into 2 teams of 2, and the Rook cards are dealt out 1 by 1 to all 4 players except for 1 card, which is placed face down in the middle of the playing area.
Rook is a fun 4-player card game where players try to win tricks to score points.
