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#124,095 of 726,497 by ratings on Apple (down 208 since 09/16/2026) · #36,583 of 125,677 in Games

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Description

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.

*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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