Rook is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron P. Rook (1892-1969), writer, musician, novelist and travel writer
- Alan Rook, editor of the 1936 issue of New Oxford Poetry, one of the Cairo poets
- Jean Rook (1931–1991), British newspaper columnist
- Jerry Rook (born 1943), American former professional basketball player
- Susan Rook, journalist and photographer
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- Albert Harold Rooks (1891–1942), Captain in U.S. Navy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
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Rook (Transformers)
Rook is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers series.
Transformers: Generation 2
Marvel Comics
Rook was second in command of the second-generation transformers under the command of Jhiaxus. He was introduced as being a simple soldier under Jhiaxus' command, but as the series progressed and Jhiaxus' mindstate became unstable, Rook's character took on more of a role. However, due to the short length of the Generation 2 comic series, his character never matured.
Transformers: Universe
Rook is the name of an Autobot reporter. He is renoun for his neutrality in reporting and has covered the Great Wars between the Autobots and Decepticons.
3H Enterprises
Transformers: Universe - Wreckers #4 Unreleased issue. Main story would have merged the story with the other Universe comic. Artwork released on the internet contained appearances of the Dinobots, Devcon, Rook, Snarl, Skydive, Longhorn, Che and the Monsterbots. Story involved the invasion of Cybertron by the Quintessons. The first four pages of this issue were eventually finished and published in issue 16 of the Transformers Collector Club magazine.
Rook (card game)
Rook is a trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as "Christian cards" or "missionary poker", Rook playing cards were introduced by Parker Brothers in 1906 to provide an alternative to standard playing cards for those in the Puritan tradition or Mennonite culture who considered the face cards in a regular deck inappropriate because of their association with gambling and cartomancy.
Rook playing cards
The Rook deck consists of 57 cards: a blue Rook Bird card, similar to a joker, and 56 cards divided into four suits or colors. Each suit—black, red, yellow, and green—is made up of cards numbered one through fourteen. This fourteen-card, four-suit system is derived from the French tarot deck; removing the 21 atouts, or trumps, from that deck while keeping a 57-card French-suited deck that was re-faced to create the Rook deck. Though the culture-neutral deck was developed for the game Rook, many other games have evolved or existed previously that use the 56-card deck with or without the Rook, or — by removing the fourteens and the Rook — one can use the deck like a deck of standard playing cards. The cards 2-3-4 are not in the game.
