Sheepshead Reviews
5/5 rating based on 47 reviews. Read all reviews for Sheepshead for iPhone.
Sheepshead is free iOS app published by Derek Hoffmeister
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.