Love, Peace & Spades:
A Rather Fly Game Night
On August 23, we will make our first appearance at Compton Fest 2025, taking place at Charles R. Drew University, celebrating joy, fellowship, and culture through the art of play
This ALL AGES, FREE TO PLAY experience is an open invitation for you to be a part of a unique experience, featuring The #AllPlayersWelcome Spades & Dominoes Tournament, learn-to-play stations with Spades Academy, open play tables, and a preservation and archivist art exhibition centered on legacy, play, family, and leisure.
Register now to play with us and secure your seat at the function.
Love, Peace & Spades™ is a community of creatives, professionals, and grassroots organizers who curate free, donation-based game experiences to honor, celebrate, and cherish our Black family heirlooms (e.g. Uno, Bid Whist, Tunk (or Tonk), Dominoes, and, of course, Spades).
In addition to gameplay, we offer pop-up experiences, skills-based education, tech/VR integration, a comprehensive directory of Black-owned businesses, game developers, and makers, plus an annual Spades tournament and festival for enthusiastic players.
About Us
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Our mission is to curate Love, Peace & Spades™ as a modern-day “hush harbor,” a protected space created by and for Black people where we can promote intergenerational communion through music, tech, education, and play.
Love, Peace & Spades™ events and programming address social isolation and trauma commonly associated with past gaming experiences by reestablishing new and healthier relationships to gameplay through ‘Spades Academy,™ a curriculum-based activation for players to develop skills and strategies.
