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259 <span class="rank1">J</span> 260 <span class="rank2">J</span> 261 <span class="suit1"><span class="suit Diamonds"><i></i></span></span> 262 <span class="suit2"><span class="suit Diamonds"><i></i></span></span> 263 <div class="face-frame" style="background-image: url(/image/tony-color.jpg)"></div> 264 </div> 265 </div> 266 <div> 267 <h3>Tony Ross</h3> 268 <p style="margin-top: 0">Favorite Games: Euchre, Pitch and Spades</p> 269 <p>Tony grew up in the Midwest where card games were a staple at gatherings. He learned Pitch from his family, then Euchre and Spades at college before moving to Seattle to start a career in software. These days Tony is back in Iowa raising the next generation of card players while continuing his work on Trickster Cards.</p> 270 </div> 271 </section> 272 273 <section class="about-card"> 274 <div class="card legal face-up"> 275 <div class="face Jack Clubs"> 276 <span class="rank1">J</span> 277 <span class="rank2">J</span> 278 <span class="suit1"><span class="suit Clubs"><i></i></span></span> 279 <span class="suit2"><span class="suit Clubs"><i></i></span></span> 280 <div class="face-frame" style="background-image: url(/image/ted-color.jpg)"></div> 281 </div> 282 </div> 283 <div> 284 <h3>Ted Johnson</h3> 285 <p style="margin-top: 0">Favorite Games: Euchre, Pinochle and Spades</p> 286 <p>Also originally from the Midwest, Ted now calls Seattle home. A fan of cutthroat Spades, Ted learned Pinochle from his wife's family and Euchre from Tony. He enjoys testing his skills against new opponents, often playing Compete games or Daily Challenges when he's not working on Trickster Cards.</p> 287 </div> 288 </section> 289 </div> 290</section> 291 292<section id="our-partners" class="about-us card-theme" data-card-pips="pagatDec"> 293 <div class="wrapper" style="max-width: 800px"> 294 <h2>Our Partners</h2> 295 296 <p>The community around card games is what really makes them special. Weâre proud to partner with some great groups and individuals to deliver unique experiences with our games.</p> 297 298 <section class="about-card"> 299 <div class="wsos"></div> 300 <div> 301 <h3>The World Series of Spades</h3> 302 <p>Comedian Clint Coley and his team elevate the game of Spades to a
302spectator sport in the ultimate Spades league. Between their televised in-person tournaments, they run remote competitions on Trickster Cards—and work with us to make it the best place to play Spades online.</p> 303 <p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theworldseriesofspades" target="_blank">@theworldseriesofspades</a> on Instagram.</p> 304 </div> 305 </section> 306 307 <section class="about-card"> 308 <div class="card legal face-up"> 309 <div class="face Ace Spades"> 310 <span class="rank1">A</span> 311 <span class="rank2">A</span> 312 <span class="suit1"><span class="suit Spades"><i></i></span></span> 313 <span class="suit2"><span class="suit Spades"><i></i></span></span> 314 <div class="face-frame" style="background-image: url(/image/professor-color-2.jpg)"></div> 315 </div> 316 </div> 317 <div> 318 <h3>Professor T (Spades Lessons)</h3> 319 <p>An expert Spades player and core member of the World Series of Spades, Professor T is also a bona fide college professor. He’s partnered with us to produce a top-tier set of Spades lessons. Let him teach you how to play—and how to play better. </p> 320 <p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_professort/" target="_blank">@_professort</a> on Instagram.</p> 321 </div> 322 </section> 323 324 <section class="about-card"> 325 <div class="card legal face-up"> 326 <div class="face Ace Hearts"> 327 <span class="rank1">A</span> 328 <span class="rank2">A</span> 329 <span class="suit1"><span class="suit Hearts"><i></i></span></span> 330 <span class="suit2"><span class="suit Hearts"><i></i></span></span> 331 <div class="face-frame" style="background-image: url(/image/ralph-color.jpg)"></div> 332 </div> 333 </div> 334 <div> 335 <h3>Ralph Lipe (Bridgit)</h3> 336 <p>An ACBL Silver Life Master and software engineer, Ralph created and collaborates with us on the Bridgit bot for Bridge bidding which powers our 2/1 preview. Like all of our bots, Bridgit is open source so anyone can see how it works and contribute.</p> 337 <p>Visit the <a href="https://github.com/TricksterCards/Bridgit" target="_blank">Bridgit project page</a> on GitHub.</p> 338 </div> 339 </section> 340 341 <section class="about-card"> 342 <div class="card legal face-up"> 343 <div class="face King Clubs"> 344 <span class="rank1">K</span> 345 <span class="rank2">K</span> 346 <span class="suit1"><span class="suit Clubs"><i></i></span></span> 347 <span class="suit2"><span class="suit Clubs"><i></i></span></span> 348 <div class="face-frame" style="background-image: url(/image/klutch-color.jpg)"></div> 349 </div> 350 </div> 351 <div> 352 <h3>Korey “KlutcH” Hines (Card Clubs)</h3> 353 <p>A Bid Whist advocate and founding member of the Capitol City Cardtel, Korey competes in events for various card games across the US—and hosts his own in the DMV area. On Trickster Cards, he runs multiple online clubs while working with us to refine our Clubs experience.</p> 354 <p>Visit the <a href="https://dmvcardtel.com/" target="_blank">Capitol City Cardtel</a> online.</p> 355 </div> 356 </section> 357 </div> 358</section> 359 360 361<footer> 362 <div class="wrapper"> 363 © 2014-<span id="current-year">25</span> Trickster Cards, Incorporated. <span>All rights reserved.</span> 364 <p> 365 <a href="/terms/">Terms of Use</a> 366 | 367 <a href="/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a> 368 </p> 369
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