Trick
Definition
One round of play where each player contributes one card. There are 6 tricks in a hand. The highest card wins the trick.
Trick in play
A trick is one go-around: each player lays one card, and the highest card takes them all - the highest trump, or the highest card of the led fail suit if no trump was played. Six tricks make a hand. The cards you capture, plus any the picker buried, are what you tally toward 61, so winning point-light tricks early to set up a fat final trick is a genuine tactic.
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Related Terms
Lead
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.
Follow Suit
The requirement to play a card of the same suit that was led, if you have one. Trump is considered its own suit.
Hand
A complete round of Sheepshead, from dealing through scoring. Also refers to the cards a player is holding.