Unrealistic
This game really makes me angry i never get a good enough hand to pick and when the other players pick they never lose. I get a good enough trump hand to pick one every like 15 games and that’s irritating because playing in real life you get good hands more often.ansnddbksndd
Really poor strategy
Really want to like this game’s simplicity. I tend to enjoy 4 and 5-handed the most, and the non-pickers all too often lead trump early in hands. Just really poor strategy to bleed your partners out of trumpBrewcrewazwi
Frustrating
Many frustrating issues with this game! PLayers frequently lead trump when they are not the partner! Also, when playing call an ace, often players don’t lead the called suit when they can. They also frequently throw off fail instead of putting a trump on in front of the picker and save their queens to the end rather than take a trick earlier when they should .Chinpuss
Is it a local thing?
I grew up playing Sheepshead while living in Wisconsin and for eight years in the Navy. Every time I played the rule was that you could not lead trump until they are played on a trick or trump is the only “suit” you hold. That rule is not factored into this game. It is amazing how it changes the play. I loose all the time, partially because I still think that way.JaySeeDubya
IDENTIFY PARTNER
Best sheepshead on iPhone but PLEASE add an optional setting to identify partner once partner is revealed. Annoying to pick up where you left off and forget who’s who.SheepsheadGod4EVER
Errors
I binge played and found several systematic programming errors. The basic mechanics are ok, but the playmaking has errors. Plus, you seldom get to pick... seldom.
Often called ace does not get trumpted by a non partner even when that player has numerous trump. Almost always when called ace is trumpted, the trick taker leads trump next when there is no sane reason to do that. Often a non partner will smear to called suit trick when the next and last player is the ace partner and is for certain to take the trick. On a loaner, often the first lead from an opponent will be a trump card with no sane reason to do so. These are not strategic guess plays that do not work, they are systematic logic errors because the results are nearly always bad and the play nonsense.
And again... you seldom get to pick even if you are willing to pick with a thin hand. I kept track on a rainy day and picked 4 times out of 100 hands and 2 of those were thin hands.raccoon 47
Sheepshead
I play the three-handed version. The randomly selected computer generated opponents do not play intelligently, leading bare 10s or leading trump when not picking. I’m not a smart player, but even I know better than doing that.plotnot
Fun game
They did a great job here. I wish we could play against other live players. Any way to make this happen? Also, it often shows two different pickers during the game and I have to remember who actually picked.
Also the picker always bury Aces and then often leads out fail even if they have a decent hand. Should keep an Ace and trump people out and later play Ace and it walks...
Otherwise great gamearthurdanielg
Apps needs to be updated for better non-partner playing of trump
The app needs updating as non-partners are frequently leading trump when they shouldn’t. Additionally non-partners are not taking early tricks and coming back with called suit until after trump has been run out by picker and partner. Frustrating.t.d.white
Time for an upgrade!!
Pros: I love Sheepshead and was happy to find this App.
Cons: Some of the moves are really stupid when a partner leads Trump when he still has plenty of fail cards.
Is it on purpose that you use a Billy Goat who continuously picks often with a poor hand, impossible to win with.
Please play a dozen hands and tell me if you see the same thing.
Thanks
When playing 3 handed the “identify picker” only works on the first couple of hands. Then it is showing on 2 players making it impossible to know which one is the real picker.
I don’t think this app was made by a professional web designer!
After 50 hands you’ll begin to see a repeat of the same hands.
In 3 handed the Moose wins all the time and is always burying 2 Aces.
Very boring 3 handed game!!Mark’s Playland
