Gameplay

Follow Suit

Definition

The requirement to play a card of the same suit that was led, if you have one. Trump is considered its own suit.

The powerful suit that beats all fail cards. In Sheepshead: all Queens, all Jacks, and all Diamonds are trump (14 cards total).

Any suit that is not trump. In Sheepshead, Clubs, Spades, and Hearts (without their Queens and Jacks) are fail suits.

To play the first card of a trick. The player who won the previous trick (or the player left of dealer on the first trick) leads.

One round of play where each player contributes one card. There are 6 tricks in a hand. The highest card wins the trick.