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Loaded Dice, by oroboros
Let's Play, by Treeseed
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On the stiff twig up there
Hunches a wet black rook
Arranging and rearranging his feathers in the rain.
from "Black Rook in Rainy Weather," Sylvia Plath
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 who considered the face cards in a regular deck inappropriate because of their association with gambling and cartomancy.
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However, there is a move called castling, involving the rook.
The chess piece is called a rook, not a castle.