SHEEPSHEAD

 

SHEEPSHEAD

OBJECTIVE OF SHEEPSHEAD: Earn 61 points by collecting high value card combinations.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 5 players

NUMBER OF CARDS: 32 card deck

RANK OF CARDS: Discussed below

TYPE OF GAME: Trick-taking

AUDIENCE: Adults

INTRODUCTION TO SHEEPSHEAD

Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game that is closely related to Skat. This game is the Westernized verison the German game Schafkopf (which translates literally to Sheepshead). The game is played commonly in the United Sttates, specifcally in German-American settlements in states such as Wisconsin and Indiana. In fact, there are mini tournmanets of Sheepshead at the Germanfest in Mailwaukee, which takes place on the last weekend of July.

CARD RANKINGS

One of the most unique characteristics of Sheepshead is the unusal card ranking system. The deck has 32 cards taken from the standard 52 card deck, it consits of all the suits from the following ranks: 7, 8, 9, 10, Jacks, Queens, Kings, Aces.

The 14 trump cards rank:

  1. Queen of Clubs
  2. Queen of Spades
  3. Queen of Hearts
  4. Queen of Diamonds
  5. Jack of Spades
  6. Jack of Clubs
  7. Jack of Hearts
  8. Jack of Diamonds
  9. Ace of Diamonds
  10. 10 of Diamonds
  11. King of Diamonds
  12. 9 of Diamonds
  13. 8 of Diamonds
  14. 7 of Diamonds

The 18 fail cards rank:

  1. Ace of Clubs, Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts
  2. Ten of Clubs, Ten of Spades, Ten of Hearts
  3. Nine of Clubs, Nine of Spades, Nine of Hearts
  4. Eight of Clubs, Eight of Spades, Eight of Hearts
  5. Seven of Clubs, Seven of Spades, Seven of Hearts

Card Point Values

Cards also carry point values. There is a total of 120 points in a Sheepshead deck. Players try to collect card combinations that score the most points. Cards have the same value in all suits, including trump suits. 토토사이트

Aces: 11 points each

10s: 10 points each

Kings: 4 points each

Queens: 3 points each

Jack: 2 points each

9s, 8s, 7s: 0 points each


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