Sheepshead Card Point Values

A quick reference guide for all card point values in Sheepshead. There are a total of 120 points in the deck.

Trump Power Order

  1. Queen of ♣ Clubs (highest)
  2. Queen of ♠ Spades
  3. Queen of Hearts
  4. Queen of Diamonds
  5. Jack of ♣ Clubs
  6. Jack of ♠ Spades
  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 (lowest)

Point Summary

Aces

11 points

Tens

10 points

Kings

4 points

Queens

3 points

Jacks

2 points

Total Points in Deck: 120

To win, the picking team needs at least 61 points.

Trump Cards (14)

Queens (3 points each)

  1. Queen of ♣ Clubs
  2. Queen of ♠ Spades
  3. Queen of Hearts
  4. Queen of Diamonds

Jacks (2 points each)

  1. Jack of ♣ Clubs
  2. Jack of ♠ Spades
  3. Jack of Hearts
  4. Jack of Diamonds

Diamonds

Ace of Diamonds

11 points

10 of Diamonds

10 points

King of Diamonds

4 points

9 of Diamonds

0 points

8 of Diamonds

0 points

7 of Diamonds

0 points

Fail Cards (18)

♣ Clubs

  • Ace of ♣ Clubs 11 points
  • 10 of ♣ Clubs 10 points
  • King of ♣ Clubs 4 points
  • 9 of ♣ Clubs 0 points
  • 8 of ♣ Clubs 0 points
  • 7 of ♣ Clubs 0 points

♠ Spades

  • Ace of ♠ Spades 11 points
  • 10 of ♠ Spades 10 points
  • King of ♠ Spades 4 points
  • 9 of ♠ Spades 0 points
  • 8 of ♠ Spades 0 points
  • 7 of ♠ Spades 0 points

Hearts

  • Ace of Hearts 11 points
  • 10 of Hearts 10 points
  • King of Hearts 4 points
  • 9 of Hearts 0 points
  • 8 of Hearts 0 points
  • 7 of Hearts 0 points

Fail Suit Power Order

Within each fail suit (♣ Clubs, ♠ Spades, Hearts), the power order is:

  1. Ace (highest)
  2. 10
  3. King
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7 (lowest)

Note: Remember that Queens and Jacks are trump cards, not fail cards.