2025Isaac Serafini, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 7
1 - 4 players60 - 90 min

2026Luke Schwanger, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
Mostly reviews and unboxings. The Sheep is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
The Sheep is a comedy-horror game where sheep have pushed humanity to brink of extinction. The Shepherds were founded to face this threat. Work together with your fellow Shepherds to protect Caravans as they travel through the wilderness. Each Day is preparation for the unknown threat that will come at Night. Simultaneous turn-based gameplay that features random events, individual character mats, and gear upgrades. -description from the publisher
Review
The Sheep has 14 videos from 8 creators: 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 4 unboxings. They date from 2025 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Learn & Play | The Sheep Kickstarter Preview" by Gaming With The Powers, which runs 38 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Setup The Sheep Board Game | Quick & Easy Setup Guide" by Chesborn runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Sheep: A Ghastly Game where Sheep are the Apex Predator - Kickstarter Critique Review" by Bower's Game Corner. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "The Sheep Board Game Playthrough Strategy, Chaos & Cooperative Herding!" by Chesborn.
If you like it, try Shuffle Dungeons, The Unheist of Hearthburn House and Cutthroat Cove: Pieces of Eight, also by Jeremy Stark, or Stranger Things: Upside Down, which shares several of its mechanics.
2025Isaac Serafini, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
1 - 4 players60 - 90 min
2026Luke Schwanger, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
3 - 6 players45 - 60 min
2022Isaac Serafini, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
2 - 4 players10 - 15 minLight weight
2023Rob Daviau
2 - 4 players60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The Sheep is a comedy-horror game where sheep have pushed humanity to brink of extinction. The Shepherds were founded to face this threat. Work together with your fellow Shepherds to protect Caravans as they travel through the wilderness. Each Day is preparation for the unknown threat that will come at Night. Simultaneous turn-based gameplay that features random events, individual character mats, and gear upgrades. -description from the publisher
Designers
Luke Schwanger, Jeremy Stark, Kyle Talbert
Artists
Ferdinand Dumago Ladera, Jasper Miller, Aji Prasongko, Elisa Serio
Publisher
Zero Strategy Games
Categories
Mechanics