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Sheepshead on Windows Pc

Developed By: Derek Hoffmeister

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 190 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 1.9.1
Size 5.6 MB
Release Date December 03, 23
Category Card Games

Game Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (5)]

What's New:
* Improves support for latest Android versions* Three handed logic improvements* Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
Play Sheepshead at any time. Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game. This is a single player version with computer controlled opponents.

Sheepshead is played with 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download Sheepshead and play on Windows PC. Sheepshead is free Card game, developed by Derek Hoffmeister. Latest version of Sheepshead is 1.9.1, was released on 2023-12-03 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Sheepshead is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 190 users, 39 users had rated it 5*, 86 users had rated it 1*.

How to play Sheepshead on Windows?

Instruction on how to play Sheepshead on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Sheepshead on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install & Play using BlueStacks
  2. Install & Play using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Play Sheepshead using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Sheepshead" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play Sheepshead on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Sheepshead" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.9.1 , 1.9.

Download Sheepshead 1.9.1 on Windows PC – 5.6 MB

Download Sheepshead 1.9 on Windows PC – 5.5 MB

Play Sheepshead at any time. Sheepshead is a trick-taking card game. This is a single player version with computer controlled opponents.

Sheepshead is played with 7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A in four suits, for a total of 32 cards

*** Game Features ***
* Supports five handed, four handed, and three handed play modes

* Tournaments: The player with the highest score will be delared the winner after
ten hands of Sheepshead have been played.

* Partner variants of:
- Called Ace partner (allows calling of unknown, 10's , or going alone)
- Jack of Diamonds
- Call up next Jack is enabled by default, this can be disabled in the options menu.
In three handed and four handed play the picker does not have a partner.

* Four scoring styles for when all players pass:
- Leasters: Play the hand as a leaster. Enable in options menu.
- Doublers: Play the next hand, with all points doubled. Enable in options menu.
- Showdowns: Winner determined by trump in hand, lowest score wins. Q=3,J=2,Others=1 point(s). Enable in options menu
- No selection: Dealer is forced to pick

* Scoring: Can either be 'Double on the bump' (default) or 'Single on the bump'.

* Knocking: Also called rapping or cracking. This can be enabled in the options menu.

* Statistics: Keeps track of your play statistics, such as games won, tricks taken, times picked, etc.

* Google Games integration:
- Leaderboards: 'High Score'
- Achievements based on game score and tricks taken
- To disable the automated sign in request for Google Games go to App Settings in the game menu and toggle the 'Google Games Enabled' option. It will then display 'Google Games disabled'.

* Large Print Cards, if those small cards are just too hard to see!

An overview of Sheepshead rules can be found in the support page or at http://goo.gl/CyHaZR

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Double tapping to play a card is supported (it must be enabled in the options menu). If enabled, tapping a card once will select it, and tapping it a second time will play it.

This will allow you to change selected cards if you accidentally select the wrong card! Simply tap the correct card, and the first card will be unselected. Tap the second card again to confirm playing it.
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I am just one independent developer working on this app whenever I can, without a big budget for testing on various devices. If you find a bug please contact me via the in-app 'Contact Support' option and I'll try to fix it in the next release. Thank you for your support.
* Improves support for latest Android versions
* Three handed logic improvements
* Bug fixes
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.