28 Card Game - Twenty Eight

The Twenty-Eight Card game is a trick-taking card game between two teams of four players. It uses 32 cards of a standard 52-card deck. The game is a favorite among South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, where it is played with passion and skill. The game demands intelligence, focus, and memory from the players.This particular game is Offline. It has two variations: classic and advanced mode. Each mode has two game variations: single-round and multi-round.28 Card Game Offline Features:♠ Play with smart AI(bots)♠ Play offline anytime, anywhere, no Internet needed♠ Smooth Gameplay♠ Beautiful Graphics♠ Easy to learn with the in-game tutorial & playRanking of Cards:Jacks > 9s >Aces > 10s > Rest of the playable cards.Jacks = 3 points9s = 2 pointsAces = 1 point10s = 1 pointThe rest of the cards = 0 pointsClassic:This is a game for two teams of two players each. Players use 32 cards from a standard 52 cards pack, ranging from 7 to Ace in each suit. From the remaining cards, 12 cards are divided equally among the two teams for counting score. A team aims to collect all 6 cards from the opponent team by outscoring them.Ranking of Cards:Jacks > 9s >Aces > 10s > Rest of the playable cards.Jacks = 3 points9s = 2 pointsAces = 1 point10s = 1 pointThe rest of the cards = 0 pointsDealing and Calling: The dealer provides 8 cards to each player in two steps. In the first step, he hands out four cards to each player in counterclockwise order. Each player calls based on their four cards. The Calls go from 14 to 28. After getting the 1st rounds highest Caller, the second round of dealing and Calling begins. The final highest Caller chooses the Trump suit and keeps aside faced down and the game begins.Gameplay: The first player leads a suit and others follow. The highest card wins the trick. Players must follow suit, if unable to follow, they play a trump card or a card of another suit. The Caller cant lead trumps until revealed.Scoring: If you Call 19 or less, you only get 1 point for winning and lose 1 point for losing. If you Call 20 to 23, you get 2 points for winning and lose 2 points for losing. If you Call 24 to 27, you get 3 points for winning and lose 3 points for losing. 28 Calls win 4 points, lose -4 points. The higher the Call, the higher the stakes.ADVANCED MODE:The cards and points are the same as Classic mode. The difference is in the Calling. Players get four cards and Call 14 to 28. The winner picks a trump suit with four cards.Gameplay: The player on the dealers right starts the first trick, and the rest must match the suit of the card played if they have it. The trick goes to the highest-ranking card of the suit, and the winner starts the next trick. Players must follow suit if possible: if unable to follow, they may play a trump card or discard a card of another suit, as they like.Scoring: After all eight tricks have been played in a round, all sides count the card points in the tricks they have won. The Calling team needs at least as many card points as they Call to win; otherwise, they lose the round. The score of the team playing against the Caller does not change.Single Hand: A player with strong cards can try to win all the tricks by playing solo. There is no trump and the partner does not play. The team gets 3 points for success or loses 3 points for failure.Common special feature for both game modes:Marriage Cards: The "King and Queen" two cards of the trump suit in a hand, is called Marriage. This pair-rule increases or decreases the Call value by 4 points. The pair should be shown only when the trump card has been revealed and either party takes a hand after the trump card has been shown.The game is canceled if:• Any player has no point in hand• Any player has 8 zero-point cards• Any player has all four Jacks• Any player has one suit only• The dealers next has no point