Card Hierarchy Tool
Tap any of the 32 Sheepshead cards below to see its rank, trump status, point value, and a quick note on what beats it. The fastest way to internalize the card hierarchy — much better than memorizing a printed cheat sheet from scratch.
Trump (14 cards — strongest first)
Fail clubs (♣)
Fail spades (♠)
Fail hearts (♥)
Q
♣
Q♣ — Trump (rank 1 of 14)
Worth 3 points
What beats it: Nothing — Q♣ is the top trump and unbeatable.
Total points in deck: 120 · Picker team needs 61+ to win.
How to read this tool
- Trump cards sit at the top — 14 cards total: all 4 queens, all 4 jacks, and the 6 diamonds (A♦ through 7♦).
- Fail cards are the remaining 18: clubs, spades, and hearts (excluding their queens and jacks).
- Each card’s rank number is its priority. Lower = stronger. Q♣ = rank 1, 7♦ = rank 14.
- The 6 trump diamonds run A♦ → 10♦ → K♦ → 9♦ → 8♦ → 7♦, ranked behind all jacks. So a 7♦ (rank 14) beats any fail card but loses to every other trump.
- Within a fail suit, the order is A → 10 → K → 9 → 8 → 7. Same as trump (ace high, then 10, then king, then 9/8/7).