@coriander according to wikipedia rook decks caught on in christian communities because traditional card decks were associated with gambling
which should tell you plenty about my dads side of the family
@coriander there are tons of different games you can play with rook. the closest to a canonical game is "Kentucky Derby" but ive never played it, just the specific game my family plays
@wallhackio @coriander honestly to me the more telling aspect of his side of the family is that the unique version of rook they play is punishing as hell
@wallhackio Yeah I think my dad just wanted to have a deck around In Case
To my memory we never played it