Sheepshead, THE Game

Sheepshead, THE Game

Version 10

for iOS iPhone and iPad

Check it out at the Apple iTunes App Store.  Search for Sheepshead, THE Game.

Features

• 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 may points were won on each trick
  • Inferences as to whether the player is the partner or is 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 tricks
• 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
• No Picker Options
  • Redeal
  • Doubler
  • Leaster
• 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 determine when the game will identify the player that played the called partner card.
• The option to replay the previous hand
• The option to display the blind cards if all players pass
• The option to allow the computer to speak the contents of the message board
• The option to peek at your discard before playing a card
• The option to display the blind cards if all players pass
• The opton to use a standard scoring method or double on the bump