Sheepshead

Sheepshead Free Game

Rated 3.54/5 (96) —  Free Android application by Derek Hoffmeister

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About Sheepshead

Play Sheepshead at any time. Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game. This is a single player version with computer controlled opponents.

Sheepshead is played with 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A in four suits, for a total of 32 cards

*** Game Features ***
* Supports five handed, four handed, and three handed play modes

* Tournaments: The player with the highest score will be delared the winner after
ten hands of Sheepshead have been played.

* Partner variants of:
- Called Ace partner (allows calling of unknown, 10's , or going alone)
- Jack of Diamonds
- Call up next Jack is enabled by default, this can be disabled in the options menu.
In three handed and four handed play the picker does not have a partner.

* Four scoring styles for when all players pass:
- Leasters: Play the hand as a leaster. Enable in options menu.
- Doublers: Play the next hand, with all points doubled. Enable in options menu.
- Showdowns: Winner determined by trump in hand, lowest score wins. Q=3,J=2,Others=1 point(s). Enable in options menu
- No selection: Dealer is forced to pick

* Scoring: Can either be 'Double on the bump' (default) or 'Single on the bump'.

* Knocking: Also called rapping or cracking. This can be enabled in the options menu.

* Statistics: Keeps track of your play statistics, such as games won, tricks taken, times picked, etc.

* Google Games integration:
- Leaderboards: 'High Score'
- Achievements based on game score and tricks taken
- To disable the automated sign in request for Google Games go to App Settings in the game menu and toggle the 'Google Games Enabled' option. It will then display 'Google Games disabled'.

* Large Print Cards, if those small cards are just too hard to see!

An overview of Sheepshead rules can be found in the support page or at http://goo.gl/CyHaZR

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Double tapping to play a card is supported (it must be enabled in the options menu). If enabled, tapping a card once will select it, and tapping it a second time will play it.

This will allow you to change selected cards if you accidentally select the wrong card! Simply tap the correct card, and the first card will be unselected. Tap the second card again to confirm playing it.
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I am just one independent developer working on this app whenever I can, without a big budget for testing on various devices. If you find a bug please contact me via the in-app 'Contact Support' option and I'll try to fix it in the next release. Thank you for your support.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Sheepshead version 1.7.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.derekhoffmeister.sheepshead, download Sheepshead.apk

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Game History & Updates

What's Changed
New in Sheepshead v1.7.1
* Three-handed opponent lead updates
* Hand saves when backing out of a game
* Fixed display issue where partner's score appeared to be added to both teams
* Minor text fixes
Version update Sheepshead was updated to version 1.7.1
More downloads  Sheepshead reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Version update Sheepshead was updated to version 1.6.0
More downloads  Sheepshead reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads

What are users saying about Sheepshead

B70%
by B####:

It's fun to play but don't use it for practice. There are an unusual number of no trick games which leads me to believe the deal isn't entirely random. Non picking team doesn't schmear when low Trump led by picking team.

Q70%
by Q####:

The computer player's don't play like you would in a real game. First trick is call suit, it gets trumped. Spades is lead on second trick, partner trumps it with QC, and non picker/partner throws off her QS on that same trick, then plays a 9D on the thirds trick when trump was lead, them has 3 fail in her hands! Come on, at least make the game realistic!

Q70%
by Q####:

Game is not anything like playing in person... too many times the weak side players hold the high queen for no reason causing a loss and often the picker chooses the player with the best hand to make a trickless

Q70%
by Q####:

Ai needs a lot of work and rng is just plain screwy

Q70%
by Q####:

Cards not random in tourn play. Computer players trump partner tricks after partner known.

V70%
by V####:

Computer players need new programming. The comp ahead of me picked on jack of spades, jack of diamonds, king and 9 of diamonds and 2 fail. Happens numerous times and it results in the overall score being useless as it is in no way an indicator of how well I am actually playing. Very frustrating but I haven't found a better short time killer.

X70%
by X####:

Updated review: Decided to give this app another try. Computer just passed in front of me with the queen of clubs, hearts and diamonds. Original review: I had 2 trump and 4 hearts on a force pick. On the third hand spades were led. I had my jack of clubs left and I could not play it. Made me play the heart in a jd game. Definitely not like real life situation. The computer players do not play the jd in front of the picker when they are cutting suits. That is one of the first things you are taught in sheepshead. Also, the computer players always lead themselves out of trump and the partner never leads the queen of clubs to start a game when they have it.

A70%
by A####:

A simple but solid version of a classic card game. The AI occasionally makes mistakes but overall it is a strong effort. I have been playing it non-stop for days!

A70%
by A####:

There's some bugs with the AI that could be fixed, but overall this is a pretty good sheepshead app.

B70%
by B####:

I HATE the flashing ads!!!! Please remove them!

B70%
by B####:

Overall nice app

Q70%
by Q####:

The ai on your team hardly ever takes a trick making it very hard to win even when you do well. The way I play JD is partner and you call up to JH, JS, JC.

Q70%
by Q####:

Anyone who played on Yahoo, this is way off

G70%
by G####:

It's a lot of fun

X70%
by X####:

The computer player's don't play like you would in a real game. The picker will throw out its QC and the other computer player's will play their lowest trump. Then the picker comes back with the JD and the computer player's will still play their lowest trump, instead of smearing. If they are out of trump, they'll play like a 7S, but still have an ace or ten in their hand! It's also unrealistic how many times the computer partner will have most or all of the trump the picker is missing.

Z70%
by Z####:

You can't call sheepshead . And computers dont play realistically.

X70%
by X####:

1 star cz there is no option for ZERO

X70%
by X####:

Love playing this game. Probably the best one I've played. My only complaint is that whatever programming is used for the computer to pick is flawed. The number of times I've had 3 queens and some jacks...and the computer picks on a single queen and something like the ace of diamonds...shouldn't work like that. It's even worse when you have to partner when the computer does that. Just happened again, I had 3 queens (spades, clubs, hearts) and 3 jacks

W70%
by W####:

I found a bug and the game was updated very quickly. This is one of the best sheepshead apps I've downloaded.

X70%
by X####:

The only drawback, I am not learning the game well.

E70%
by E####:

Great way to stay in practice between playing with friends.

X70%
by X####:

A faithful rendition of the game in a very easy to use format! Great job!

F70%
by F####:

Shutup and take my money! It's good :)

U70%
by U####:

The developer is extremely responsive to bug reports and has continually added new features over time. I've killed lots of time playing this app - it never gets old because there are so many variants of the game supported

X70%
by X####:

Game sucks. Was at 84 at one point and went down to 5 with not a hand to pick, and when playing leasters somehow amazingly lead would lay an 8 spades when I had 10, ace spades and one of other two would fail off with a ace or 10.

X70%
by X####:

Can you please get the partner to quit taking tricks from the picker when they clearly shouldn't do it.

X70%
by X####:

Love it!

N70%
by N####:

Same player more often than not has the Queen of Queens that you don't. When computer player bids and trumps in on a off suite round, it will use a 10 or ace of diamonds and almost always get the trick but user rarely does when bidding. Other things that are predictable too. Played several thousand hands of this to test it out. Still fun though!

X70%
by X####:

So addicted. My husband is too. So close to the real game like we play in WI. I love that you can change the options. We play JD partner by us. Love it and it's free. You also don't need Internet to play. Only wish they would throw points better. Still great!

X70%
by X####:

I was up like 140 then could not win a hand for three days. Seriously, how can it be fun if you don't get trump dealt for hand after hand. Uninstall!

X70%
by X####:

i waant to know this is it same as seep game or any difference is there anyone plz tell me

M70%
by M####:

Programming for opponents is alright at best. They play the worst fail cards and don't throw points very well. But, it is better than not playing at all.

Z70%
by Z####:

More often than not it doesn't happen. Other than that I think it's fun and addicting good job!!I play the called ace version thank you for your app!!

Z70%
by Z####:

I had 2 trump and 4 hearts on a force pick. On the third hand spades were led. I had my jack of clubs left and I could not play it. Made me play the heart in a jd game. Definitely not like real life situation. The computer players do not play the jd in front of the picker when they are cutting suits. That is one of the first things you are taught in sheepshead. Also, the computer players always lead themselves out of trump and the partner never leads the queen of clubs to start a game when they have it.

H70%
by H####:

You're forced to play the JD 1st if you have it. I picked without the JD & was forced to go alone? Played the ace of hearts & was beaten by another player who also played the ace of hearts?

Q70%
by Q####:

Good game but crashes often after a short while. Frustrating

Q70%
by Q####:

Bummer, love this game on my phone but touch control to start resume game wont work with my asus transformer tf300 tablet.

C70%
by C####:

Yet another case of someone programming a game the have no idea how to play.

B70%
by B####:

The AI players are terrible. Who schmears a winning trump trick lead by the picking team with the Ace of an unbroken suit when they also have a 7? A terrible player, that's who. My blood pressure can't tolerate that kind of nonsense.

Z70%
by Z####:

It's 5 handed which is my favorite. But the app is buggy (though it doesn't prevent me from playing). For instance I picked and played alone and won. The 4 other players lost a point but I only gained 2. Maybe I don't know the rules very well but that's not how we score at home. There's other bugs I've noticed but again nothing to stop me from playing.


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