🐑 Sheepshead

Free sheepshead score keeper that knows the rules

Sheepshead is settled in points after every hand: the defenders pay the picker's side or collect from it, and the amount grows for schneider, a no-trick hand, a doubler or a crack. Tap who picked, who the partner was and how it went, and the sheet pays everyone, checks that the hand adds up to zero and keeps the running totals, whether five play or a bigger table takes turns sitting out.

What is built in
  • Tap the picker, the partner (or alone) and how it went; everyone's points follow
  • Called ace or jack of diamonds, three to seven at the table, sit-outs rotated for you
  • Leasters, doublers, moster, double on the bump, cracking and blitzing
  • Every hand adds up to zero, so the sheet always balances
What the score sheet looks like

Sheepshead, three hands in

Enter each hand on your phone and the sheet adds itself up: running totals, who deals next, and the standings everyone can follow on the match link or a TV. Tap any earlier hand to fix it and every total after it updates.

1Riley6
2Morgan1
3Sam-1
4Casey-2
5Jordan-4
#JordanSamRileyCaseyMorgan
1-1-12+2-1-11+1-1-1
2-3-20-27+8-1-2-3-2
3-4-1-1-16-1-2-11+4

Hand 4 · Dealer: Casey · Until you stop

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How to keep score

How sheepshead scoring works

Tap who picked, the partner (or Alone) and how the picker's side did. 61 to 90 card points wins, 91 or more is a win with schneider and taking every trick is a no-trick win. 60 or less loses, 30 or less means the picker's side was schneidered, and taking no trick at all is the worst loss. A 60-60 split goes to the defenders.

The full sheepshead scoring rules →

Presets

Start from a preset, tweak anything

Five-handed, called aceThe standard game: 1, 2 or 3 a share, leasters when nobody picks, play until you stop.
Five-handed, jack of diamondsWhoever holds the jack of diamonds is the partner, and helps pay on a no-trick loss.
Tournament: three rounds, double on the bumpCalled ace, leasters, the picker's side pays double when it loses, 15 hands at five.
Doublers instead of leastersNobody picks: deal again and the next hand counts double.
Cracking and blitzingCrack, re-crack and blitz, with double on the bump.
Three-handedThe picker always plays alone against two.
Four-handed, picker aloneCut-throat: the picker plays alone against three.
Six at the tableThe dealer sits out each hand, so five play.
Every option

Official rules, alternate rules, house rules

Everything you can set when you create a game or a tournament. Presets fill these in; you can change any of them.

Format
  • Players (3 players · 4 players · 5 players · 6 players (the dealer sits out) · 7 players (the dealer and the next dealer sit out))
  • Partner (Called ace: the picker calls a fail ace · Jack of diamonds: whoever holds it · No partners: the picker always plays alone)
Scoring
  • A win or a loss (61 to 90 / 31 to 60)
  • Schneider (91 or more / 30 or less)
  • No-trick (every trick / no trick)
House rules
  • Double on the bump: the picker's side pays double when it loses
  • When the picker's side takes no trick (The picker pays it all; the partner pays nothing · The picker and the partner both pay)
  • Cracking: a defender can crack (×2) and the picker re-crack (×4)
  • Blitzing: showing both black (or both red) queens doubles
Nobody picks
  • When nobody picks (Leaster: the fewest points wins · Doubler: deal again, the next hand counts double · Moster: the most points pays everyone · Schwanzer: show hands, the strongest pays everyone · The dealer must pick)
  • Leaster, moster or schwanzer: points from each player
Game
  • How long to play (Until you stop (end the game from the console) · A set number of rounds (everyone deals the same) · A set number of hands)
  • Rounds
  • Hands
  • If the top score is tied at the end (Share the win · Play another hand until one player leads)
Table
  • First dealer (seat number)
Questions

Sheepshead scoring app FAQ

Is there a free Sheepshead score keeper?

Yes. Score All keeps Sheepshead score for free on any phone: tap the picker, the partner and the result, and every player's points are worked out and checked to add up to zero.

Does it support called ace and jack of diamonds?

Yes, and the picker going alone. The partner is a tap on the score sheet, so the app does not need to know which ace was called or where the jack was.

Can six or seven people play?

Yes. With six the dealer sits out each hand, and with seven the dealer and the next dealer sit out. The console shows who is out before every deal and gives them nothing for that hand.

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