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