For Auntie Cheri.
Kalooki was Auntie Cheri's game. Joy (Cheri) Tapper-Charlton played it with a particular kind of presence — focused, competitive, warm. Christopher grew up watching her at the table: the way she read the room, the way she held her cards, the way the whole house seemed to come alive when a game was on.
She is the reason JAKalooki exists. The app is named for the island — JA for Jamaica, Kalooki for the game — but it carries her spirit in every hand dealt. It is a way of making sure that what she loved, and what she gave to the people around her, does not end when a generation passes.
JAKalooki is built on authentic Jamaican rules with thoughtful variations — true to the game as it has always been played, refined for the digital age, and ready for every player who has ever sat down at that table.
