Shelem

Shelem
OriginIran
Alternative namesRok, Roque, Rokm
TypeTrick-taking
Players2×2
Cards52-card
DeckFrench
Rank (high→low)A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
ChanceLow – moderate
Related games
Rook, Whist

Shelem (Persian: شلم Shělěm), also called Rok or similar, is an Iranian trick-taking card game with four players in two partnerships, bidding and competing against each other. Bidding and trump are declared in every hand by the bidding winner. Both the name and the point structure of this game are similar to the American game Rook, there being a possible connection between the two games. Though it isn't clear from which game it is derived.[1]: 204f [2]

  1. ^ Parlett, David (2008), The Penguin Book of Card Games (3rd ed.), Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-103787-5.
  2. ^ McLeod, John, ed., Iran, Card Games Website