Blackbird!

Name: Blackbird!
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (6755 reviews)
Author: R. Don Wilson

Card

$1.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

6.8K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

R. Don Wilson
Language

EN
English
Size

40.2
MB

This game is similar to the classic ROOK® card game*. Compete against the computer in this classic trick-taking game. Bid aggressively for the chance to declare trump. Take tricks with pointers to reach your bid or you’ll get set! Play with two widely different rule sets (Kentucky Discard or Western Wyoming) or create your own set of rules to play with any of these options that can be on or off: • Include 1's worth 15 points • Low/high/10.5 Blackbird card • Remove the Blackbird card • Allow Blackbird card to be played anytime • Winning bidder leads the first trick • Red 1 worth 30 points • Adjustable game winning score • Bonus for taking most tricks • and more! Get awarded when you complete achievements and challenge your friends to complete them. Have fun looking at all of the statistics that are tracked so that you can analyze how you play. * This is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. ROOK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

6.8K Ratings

Great game
08/12/2024

tlt1999
If you like the game of Rook you will love this game! You can set the rules to rook game rules. My biggest and really only complaint is your playing computers and your partner will hold the rook card and cause you to have to waste trump cards and allow opponents to get unnecessary points before playing it. Also, the rook is supposed to be a trump card only! And should not be allowed to be thrown whenever! Only when you don’t have a color and are trumping and whenever trumps lead out. In this game the computer players throw the rook to pull cards when they have the color that was played. The computer that they pair you with is awful and rarely plays point cards when it’s obvious that the opponents are playing a smaller card than the high card that still hasn’t been played. Your partner on this game holds point cards and doesn’t throw them when it’s obvious the opponents are not getting the catch.
Great game
08/12/2024

tlt1999

If you like the game of Rook you will love this game! You can set the rules to rook game rules. My biggest and really only complaint is your playing computers and your partner will hold the rook card and cause you to have to waste trump cards and allow opponents to get unnecessary points before playing it. Also, the rook is supposed to be a trump card only! And should not be allowed to be thrown whenever! Only when you don’t have a color and are trumping and whenever trumps lead out. In this game the computer players throw the rook to pull cards when they have the color that was played. The computer that they pair you with is awful and rarely plays point cards when it’s obvious that the opponents are playing a smaller card than the high card that still hasn’t been played. Your partner on this game holds point cards and doesn’t throw them when it’s obvious the opponents are not getting the catch.
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03/24/2021

TheTheory
Solid rendition of the classic Rook game with tons of rule customization options. The UI is fairly clean (if a touch cramped on a phone screen). Unfortunately the AI struggles with certain common sense plays. Your partner understands feeding you points during the trump bleeding stage, but seems to lose track off trump during the late stages—especially if the other team made trump—and won’t feed you high cards before the other team’s last trump cards kick in. For example, there are two trump cards left with three turns to go. East leads, I play the highest card. North, my partner, doesn’t have suit and plays last—they know I’m taking the trick and I know this is the last trick we can take. They throw out a non-point card, then I see them having to play ones and 14s on the opponent’s trumps. While this type of situation is the most egregious and happens pretty regularly, there are other little quirks to their play that suggests the AI lacks any sort of complex strategy. So this is fine for casual time wasting here and there, and may be as good as we can get absent an official Rook app, but it can definitely be frustrating.
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03/24/2021

TheTheory

Solid rendition of the classic Rook game with tons of rule customization options. The UI is fairly clean (if a touch cramped on a phone screen). Unfortunately the AI struggles with certain common sense plays. Your partner understands feeding you points during the trump bleeding stage, but seems to lose track off trump during the late stages—especially if the other team made trump—and won’t feed you high cards before the other team’s last trump cards kick in. For example, there are two trump cards left with three turns to go. East leads, I play the highest card. North, my partner, doesn’t have suit and plays last—they know I’m taking the trick and I know this is the last trick we can take. They throw out a non-point card, then I see them having to play ones and 14s on the opponent’s trumps. While this type of situation is the most egregious and happens pretty regularly, there are other little quirks to their play that suggests the AI lacks any sort of complex strategy. So this is fine for casual time wasting here and there, and may be as good as we can get absent an official Rook app, but it can definitely be frustrating.
ai
10/30/2024

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the AI isn’t great. they will hold a point card, like a 14, when playing it would set u and instead throw off. and that’s when u know their partner is gonna win the trick. they will hold best cards to the end, so if u have bid and already shown u have greens as an off suit and by the last trick the 13 is the boss. the will throw away the 13 on the 2nd to last trick and keep a 1 or 14 of another suit Even though u have already trumped that suit. there needs to be a way u can make your partner bid. the game can be on the line and they will fold at a low bid. the computer will keep a 10 (point card) and discard a 9 of their off suit and then lose the 10 during play. when they could just discard the 10 and win the last trick and get it. it’s keepingt it safe that way. discard points into the widow to not lose them. there’s a lot more but it’s ok game. can set your own rules.
ai
10/30/2024

qwedkcksksbd ak bikk

the AI isn’t great. they will hold a point card, like a 14, when playing it would set u and instead throw off. and that’s when u know their partner is gonna win the trick. they will hold best cards to the end, so if u have bid and already shown u have greens as an off suit and by the last trick the 13 is the boss. the will throw away the 13 on the 2nd to last trick and keep a 1 or 14 of another suit Even though u have already trumped that suit. there needs to be a way u can make your partner bid. the game can be on the line and they will fold at a low bid. the computer will keep a 10 (point card) and discard a 9 of their off suit and then lose the 10 during play. when they could just discard the 10 and win the last trick and get it. it’s keepingt it safe that way. discard points into the widow to not lose them. there’s a lot more but it’s ok game. can set your own rules.
You better like losing!!!
12/09/2022

MaddogTexas
I love this game, but I gave it one star because I like so many others get so frustrated because the game is completely stacked against you. Rarely do you ever get good hands whereas the opponents get them almost every hand. Second, your team mate bids like a complete idiot betting the moon with only the rook and no 1 or 14 in trump. No real player is going to bet that high with that hand. Third, you better like losing because you will nearly every hand. If there is a hand where the opponent over bids, their partner will be able to cover them almost every time which completely unrealistic. Also, you know you're playing a computer because they play hands a way a normal person could not possibly know. For instance, your opponent will win the bid and the very first trick they play of the hand they don't throw trump, but it just so happens to be the only color their partner doesn't have and can trump you. That is impossible to know in real life. Developers please start reading these reviews and fix the game. It isn't like only one comment, almost every review has the same complaint.
You better like losing!!!
12/09/2022

MaddogTexas

I love this game, but I gave it one star because I like so many others get so frustrated because the game is completely stacked against you. Rarely do you ever get good hands whereas the opponents get them almost every hand. Second, your team mate bids like a complete idiot betting the moon with only the rook and no 1 or 14 in trump. No real player is going to bet that high with that hand. Third, you better like losing because you will nearly every hand. If there is a hand where the opponent over bids, their partner will be able to cover them almost every time which completely unrealistic. Also, you know you're playing a computer because they play hands a way a normal person could not possibly know. For instance, your opponent will win the bid and the very first trick they play of the hand they don't throw trump, but it just so happens to be the only color their partner doesn't have and can trump you. That is impossible to know in real life. Developers please start reading these reviews and fix the game. It isn't like only one comment, almost every review has the same complaint.