Sheepshead, THE Game

Features

• 4 methods to determine partner
  • Called Ace
  • Jack of Diamonds - Can't call up
  • Jack of Diamonds - Call up before picking
  • Jack of Diamonds - Call after picking
• 2 difficulty levels
  • Professional
  • Amateur
• The option to allow the picker to go alone after picking (this is the default for Called Ace)
• A beginners option to help inexperienced players learn to play the game
• Statistics by player for the current game and historically for all games played
• The option to play doublers if no player picks the blind
• The option to play Clubs as trump.  Clubs replace the Diamonds (Seven of Diamonds through Ace of Diamonds) as trump
• The option to blitz Black Queens and or blitz Red Queens and or blitz Black Jacks and or blitz Red Jacks
• The option to allow the opposing team to crack and the picking team to crack back
• The option to play a sound when a blitz or crack occurs
• The ability to view the cards of the last hand
• The option to allow the game to play your card automatically for you on the sixth trick
• The option to allow the game to play your card automatically for you when you have only one card of the suit led
• 2 methods to control the flow of the game
  • By clicking the play button after each trick
  • By setting a set time between tricks
• The ability to control the time between tricks
• The ability to control how fast the cards are played
• The ability to play the game using only the keyboard
• The ability to change the player names
• The ability to change the hands per game
• The ability to change the color of the card backs, card table, text, buttons etc
• The option to allow the computer to speak the contents of the message board
• The option to play the game by speaking to the computer - Voice Activated Playing (VAP)
• Option to use the play button to control the leading of the first card of the hand.
• Option to determine when the game will identify the player that played the called partner card.