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.