Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Black excellence and innovation at Rochester's sixth-annual Black Culture Festival.

They score points based on how many they do. It’s a trick-taking card game, which means each round players play a single card and try to outrank each other. There are 13 "tricks" played in spades.

Spades, to be specific. I’ve always loved card games, but my grandmother introduced me to the world of friendly competition. When I was five, she taught me how to play rummy.

The special packet, labeled “Spades Clinic: Culture 101,” detailed all the rules and regulations of the game, as made public by Medium.