Sheepshead, THE Game
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $2.99 | David Ruchti | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Tap a card to play or discard the card. The game plays only in portrait mode for phones and only in landscape mode for tablets.
If you own a Windows pc, you can download the game on to your pc and play the game for 7 days free. The windows version of the game uses the same card playing logic engine as the IOS version of the game. This will give you a good feeling as to how well the game plays the cards. However, not all features in the Windows PC version are in the IOS version. See the developers website link for more information.
Features of Sheepshead, THE Game
4 methods to determine partner:
Called Ace
Jack of Diamonds - Can't call up
Jack of Diamonds - Call up before picking
Jack of Diamonds - Call after picking
3 modes of play
Professional
Amateur
Beginner
The Beginner mode of play has the following features
A Suggest button to help determine your play
How many trump are left
How many points the picking team has
How many points the opposing team has
How many points were won on each trick
Interences as to whether the player is the partner or an opponent
2 methods to control the flow of the game
By clicking the play button after each trick
By setting a specific time between each trick
The option to allow the picker to go alone after picking (this is the default for Called Ace)
Statistics by player for the current game and historically for all games played
The option to play doublers if no player picks the blind or play leasters
The option to play Clubs as trump. Clubs replace the Diamonds (Seven of Diamonds through Ace of Diamonds) as trump
The option to blitz Black Queens and or blitz Red Queens and or blitz Black Jacks and or blitz Red Jacks
The option to allow the opposing team to crack and the picking team to crack back
The ability to view the cards of the last hand
The option to allow the game to play your card automatically for you on the sixth trick
The option to allow the game to play your card automatically for you when you have only one card of the suit led
The ability to control how fast the cards are played
The ability to change the player names
The ability to change the hands per game
The option to allow the computer to speak the contents of the message board
The option to determine when the game will identify the player that played the called partner card.
The option to replay the previous hand
Reviews
Finally! Sheepshead on my iPhone!
Drkmky
I have been waiting for years for someone to develop a Sheepshead app! Been playing for a few hand and so far so good. AI seem pretty decent. Would give five stars if it didn't cost quite this much.
Worth the cost
FA71_2
This app is high quality. The game and opponents' strategy are realistic and it flows efficiently.
The Sheepshead game
Mantyfooser
Excellent game. The few changes I would like to see is the cards to be shuffled more random, there's to many no trickers, be able to look back at your blinds, and be able to crack any time if you didn't pass. Other than that it's a great game
Great App!
DonInWI
This is a wonderful app for the beginner to experiences Sheepshead player. The game has every scoring option you could want. Different game speeds are an option and there is a suggestion button for each and every play to help you learn and also give you another opinion. The only downside is no 3-player game option available, only the 5-player game is an option. The price is a little high but it's the only sheepshead app available and is worth the price.
Lots of problems
Hetshoc
- 'start a new game' does not - does not hold settings -screen too small - expensive
Very well done, worth the cost.
dwcarder
Plays just like the PC version, which I also own. Lots of options to further customize your particular mode of play. It's a high quality app and certainly worth it. Now, we just need to tell more people about it!
Lots of problems
Peanutbutterandpicklesandwich
There are a lot of options in the game that do not work. It was very expensive and I was expecting a top notch game but it was far from that. I'm happy that there's finally a sheepshead game for the iPhone but they have a long way to go to get it even close to working properly.
It's sheepshead
tanagersw
New to the game and am SO glad I found this app. Perfect for practice and the "suggest" feature is a great way to affirm or correct your choice of card while you're learning. The option to show a running score of the hand and remaining trump is also great while you're still figuring out the basics. Really couldn't ask for anything more. The price tag was a bit steep for an app, but it's totally worth it (especially since it's really the only gig in town)
