Sheepshead
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Derek Hoffmeister | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
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.
*Leasters: Enable in options menu. If leaster is not enabled and picking is passed by all players, the dealer will 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.
* GameCenter integration:
- Leaderboards: 'High Score' and 'High Tournament Score'
- Achievements based on game score and tricks taken
* 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.
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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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Reviews
Great way to learn
Abigail 1111
I had no idea how to play, but with the help of the hints I learned quickly and now can play sheephead confidently with friends
Used to be OK; as of the last update it’s infuriating
Byte_man
This app was never played the best Sheeps of those available, but I always thought it had the best UI. Since the last update, it’s nearly unplayable. The AI consistently misses smears like it’s not even counting trump, and always plays merely the next highest trump over what’s on the table rather than taking control. As for leasters, you can always count on the BQs coming out the first time trump is led.
Doesn't overwhelm you with robot-like intelligence but still plays solid theory
tbonemagic
There are several things I like about this app. First, it is easy to read the cards on the screen and play them. Instead of emphasizing cute animations and characters, it simply lets you play the game. The options allow for extensive variations which cover most of those that I have heard or seen played. Most importantly, the players play with "human"-like characteristics, sometimes picking on garbage and sometimes playing consistently strong. Over many iterations, I have found the game is winnable (both in regular and tournament play) but luck of the draw will definitely put you through some tough streaks, just like in real life. High stakes games (blitzing, cracking, doublers, etc.) cause the same dramatic swings in score as in actual play too. If you are a strong player you might find the playing logic to be flawed. If you are a weaker player you might find it to be intimidating. (By the way, for those who complain about the odds being tilted toward the computer, programers don't think that way and try to deliberately crush the user with non-random card distributions. If bad deals are killing you, try "casual mode" which will actually tip them in your favor for awhile, but like I said, it can be won quite handily without that feature. It just takes some patience. Remember that alert partners and defenders with average hands can make or break games!) Overall I find it to be just the right difficulty and fun to play. The developer appears to be responsive to the requests and concerns of users. I have submitted a couple of feature requests via the feedback email and hopefully those will come out in future editions.
No shuffle
arvykins
19 out of every 20 hands I am dealt 1 or 2 trump. I win almost every leaster. Very boring to be dealt the same hand over and over and over... and ovet
Constantly crashes
JennEcooks
Fun game but the app constantly crashes when playing in tournaments. I get to the last round an d it freezes and shuts down.
Don’t plan on winning
awsyhbo
The computer wins most of the time. So aggravating. Players don’t smear like they should.
Other players are awful
vrthesuperstar
The other players consistently make horrendous moves. They never play long suits, they throw the Ace or 10 of diamonds in situations where the picker is obviously going to take the trick, it’s just annoying.
Totally stacked hands
AlphaBetaTheta
As many others have stated, hands are stacked for the computer. Amazing how the picker and partner nearly always have all the high trump and the amount of no- trick games is unreal. Deleted the app. Would give this a negative rating if possible.
