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
- Queen of ♣ Clubs (highest)
- Queen of ♠ Spades
- Queen of ♥ Hearts
- Queen of ♦ Diamonds
- Jack of ♣ Clubs
- Jack of ♠ Spades
- Jack of ♥ Hearts
- Jack of ♦ Diamonds
- Ace of ♦ Diamonds
- 10 of ♦ Diamonds
- King of ♦ Diamonds
- 9 of ♦ Diamonds
- 8 of ♦ Diamonds
- 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)
- Queen of ♣ Clubs
- Queen of ♠ Spades
- Queen of ♥ Hearts
- Queen of ♦ Diamonds
Jacks (2 points each)
- Jack of ♣ Clubs
- Jack of ♠ Spades
- Jack of ♥ Hearts
- 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:
- Ace (highest)
- 10
- King
- 9
- 8
- 7 (lowest)
Note: Remember that Queens and Jacks are trump cards, not fail cards.