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GamesHow to Play Rook: A Complete Walk-through
Rook can be a complex game, especially if you have only played a few times. The best way to learn is just to play…but if you don’t have a few friends to play with, watching a how-to video is about the next closest option. In this video, I deal out a sample game of […]
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GamesNew Deck of Fully Plastic UNO Cards Now Available
For over 9 years, 57 cards has been producing high quality, long-lasting, durable, waterproof cards that worked perfect for the card game Rook. However, as many people who love Rook also like other games, we would often receive the question: “We are big fans of your cards, do you offer any other types of […]
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Rook CardsNew 2017 Decks Have Arrived
The long-awaited 2017 decks are here, and I am very pleased! A lot has not changed with this deck. They are still produced with the highest quality PVC plastic we could find with the unique German inking and cutting machine. The quality feels great! But the re-introduction of a certain missing color [yellow] is […]
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Rook CardsPremium Quality Decks Being Manufactured
We are only a few weeks out from having our 2017 decks ready for shipment. Our manufacturing team has been putting a lot of effort into the crafted quality of these decks. There are still a few decks of our 2015 version available. A reminder of what is changing in the upcoming version of […]
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GamesUNO Card Game: A Classic Game to Sharpen the Mind
UNO has become one of the most popular card games outside of a regular deck of poker. As much as I love Rook, Phase 10, Dutch Blitz, or other similar card games, the clear powerhouse of the group is UNO. Uno can be both be simple for young ones to learn, yet challenging for seasoned […]
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What is up with the Yellow on fully plastic cards?
When Parker Brothers created Rook over 100 years ago, I doubt they spent time researching and planning the pros and cons of the colors they would use for the deck. I hardly think there were focus groups put in the place to test what colors are best received by their target audience. I fully suspect […]
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Rook Deck Color Variations
A standard Rook deck has the colors red, green, black, and yellow. This deck was created and designed in the 1800s. Can you believe that in all these years, we haven’t seen any variation show up to these colors? The colors may have changed shades a little bit, but for the most part something […]
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Rook CardsDeluxe Rook Deck
Currently, if you have to buy a deck of Rook cards that have the actually bird in it, here are your best options. For me the term Deluxe Rook does not necessarily refer to a specific version of the game. Meaning, I don’t really care of the deck comes with a scorecard, a bigger box, […]
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57Cards ColorBlind: Shades and Colors that All Can See
2 Questions and Concerns have been consistent over the years of rook card development for 57 Cards LLC. How long will my cards last? and How distinguishable are the colors on the cards? Creating long-lasting cards has been an issue our fully plastic deck has handled very nicely for a long time. Our fully […]