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Now you can play 28 with your Friends.

After a long time in development, the multiplayer version is here.  This app has a unique take on multiplayer game -  you can host a game and invite your friends to an exclusive game room.  As a host, you control all aspect of the game including the seating arrangements,  suspending players who are not active and many other interesting options.  Also check out the integrated chat functionality. Hope you like this app. Please leave a feedback in the comments below on what you like and what other functionality you want to see added in future. If you run into issues, feel free to contact the developer by email  developer@twentyEight.app  or use the contact support option in the game table to send relevant info along with email.

Fun Facts and Trivia

The game - 28 , most likely, originated from the game  304  , a popular card game in Sri Lanka. It is very close to  Thunee  which is also a descendent of 304. Also 28 is almost identical to  29  except for minor scoring rules. Twenty nine is very popular in Bangladesh.  The real root game should be the Dutch game of Jass (KlaverJass) . There has to be some strong dutch connections in these regions.  The Perfect Game: Six Player 28 is the perfect card game. Because 6 and 28 are the first and second perfect numbers. If you are not familiar with Perfect numbers, see the Wikipedia page on Perfect Number .  Devil's Game - The Official game of Hell. Six Players, Six cards in each hand and typically played with Six cards per team to keep score. Six-Six-Six is the  Number of the Beast  . No wonder why it is so much fun to play this game - it must be a sin.   28 Lingo in  Malayalam (Kerala): Popular terms used in the game in Kerala and its poss