Sheepshead: Tips, Tricks, Cheats

Sheepshead

Experience the classic trick-taking card game, Sheepshead, anytime and anywhere! This single-player version challenges you against intelligent computer-controlled opponents, offering an authentic and engaging card-playing experience. Sheepshead is played with 32 cards (7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A in four suits), requiring strategy and skill to win.

Diverse Game Features:

• Player Modes: Supports five-handed, four-handed, and three-handed play modes, adapting to your preference.
• Tournaments: Compete in tournaments where the player with the highest score after ten hands is declared the winner.
• Partner Variants: Explore different partnership styles:
  • Called Ace partner (allows calling of unknown cards, 10s, or going alone).
  • Jack of Diamonds (with the option to enable or disable 'Call up next Jack').
  Note: In three-handed and four-handed play, the picker does not have a partner.
• All Pass Scoring Styles: Choose from four unique scoring styles for rounds where all players pass:
  • Leasters: Play the hand as a leaster.
  • Doublers: Play the next hand with all points doubled.
  • Showdowns: Winner determined by trumps in hand (lowest score wins, with Q=3, J=2, others=1).
  • No Selection: The dealer is forced to pick.
• Scoring Options: Customize scoring to be 'Double on the bump' (default) or 'Single on the bump'.
• Knocking Feature: Enable or disable 'knocking' (also called rapping or cracking) in the options menu.
• Player Statistics: Track your performance with detailed statistics, including games won, tricks taken, and times picked.
• Leaderboards & Achievements: Integrated Google Games support for 'High Score' leaderboards and achievements based on game score and tricks taken. You can disable automatic sign-in for Google Games in the app settings.
• Accessibility: Large Print Cards are available for improved visibility.

An overview of Sheepshead rules can be found within the app's support page.

Intuitive Card Play:

Enhance your control with optional double-tapping to play a card. Tap once to select, and a second time to confirm, allowing you to easily change your mind if you accidentally select the wrong card. Simply tap another card to deselect the first.

This app is a dedicated effort by an independent developer. If you encounter any bugs, please use the in-app 'Contact Support' option for assistance. Your support helps improve the game!