Sheepshead, the App Hack 1.1.7 + Redeem Codes

First of all, thank you for creating an app which you know going in will not have a large user base!

There are a few small tweaks which would improve the app - 1) fix the bug which causes it to show 2 pickers sometimes; 2) have the option to review the called suit after the first trick is picked up. If I have to stop in the middle of a hand, I often forget what the called suit is.

As far as play, as others have said, it is fairly rare to get the opportunity to pick. Also, it seems rare to me that I am called as partner (Ace rule). This results in far more hands where you are playing against the picker which can be a drag over time. This makes me wonder if it was easier to program the AI in that situation.

Bottom line is that it is enjoyable enough to pick it up and play. If you like the game, it’s worth the download.

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.

I used to live this game, but then started noticing how ridiculously it cheats. Tell me how 93% of the time, yes 93%, because I kept track over hundreds of hands that the pickers partner has covered the pickers fail, unless of course I pick, then it’s about 9%. Why is it that I get less than 2 trump almost 88% of the time, and when I do get a decent picking hand the AI picks in front of me with absolutely nothing for them to pick on. Don’t get me started on the AI picker leading low fail when I’m in the partner, there’s no reason a picker should lead if a game with the 8 of clubs when he has a handful of trump. But again, it only seems to be when I’m partner. I don’t know what happened to this game, but it’s pretty much unplayable at this point.

I have been playing this game since I was 7 years old. I understand the tricks of the trade. This app is poorly designed as the player playing behind me is always designed or “programmed” to have one card higher when attempting to take tricks home. The record of keeping track of this is astounding from my attempts at taking tricks home from a fail suit. Such as “Ace walker or trumped trick. This game is also designed to set(lose)the app user as picker and partner. If I were to have close to what is a “barn burner” hand and go alone it is again designed for the app user to lose. For as much as I have been playing this app, I should have had what you call all queens and highest jacks hand, but have not. More designing sequences needed.

I have played a lot of Sheepshead and spent a lot of time playing this app. A few comments 1) The AI is really good. I am always losing ground to it. Having a perfect memory helps. It is not nearly as good on 3 handed where I rarely pick, but almost always win. 2) The AI is super aggressive. I rarely have leasters. However, this makes sense because the picker wins 65% of the time. However, this makes this app bit boring as you never get to pick and sometimes if your ace gets called you lose for no good reason.

Overall good. Biggest complaints are the AI picking for no reason often times in front of me. Second complaint is there is not an Alone button if you pick and don’t have the Jack of Diamonds. Can’t tell you how many times my tournaments would have changed or I could have gone alone. Trump tight with 5 of the top 8 cards and don’t have the jack of diamonds and am bringing an AI along for a free ride and sharing points. It’s also always the one that’s in the points lead. Otherwise, no other real issues.

5 handed is almost unplayable. 4 handed there is always one person taking tricks from a teammate, or smearing the wrong team. Also it seems to me that there is always one player that makes terrible game decisions, like leading trump with the picker on the end in 4 handed, only to find out the guy leading trump may have had 3 with a low queen, middle jack and a 9. There used to be an app that let you decide what “level” you wanted to play at. I’ve got to see if I can find that. We taught two 14 year olds to play both 4 and 5 handed this weekend and after two hours both play the game better than the computer partners in this app

This is a fun game. I wish it had a couple options, one to look at the previous hands, and a notification showing what the partner card is, as it flashes up briefly on the screen and if you aren’t looking you don’t know. The help also has some blank graphics, so the scoring values don’t show up on my phone. It is also pretty slow graphically with unnecessary spinning cards. It would also be nice if a player has the rest of the tricks that it would just lay the cards down and end the hand.

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 game

Quick smart play and it’s basically add free. The only way it could be improved is if after a hand you could look back through the tricks or tap on a player to see what their cards were, or more options on the rules such as partners in four hand or being able to call off a partner if you have the jack of diamonds. THANK YOU FOR AN AWSOME GAME!!!!