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Design Patterns Workshop - Sun Microsystems, August 2000

Pairs of people, looking at their hand of cards, around a table

Pairs Playing Patterns Poker

Design Patterns Workshop - Italy, September 2000

One person looking at cards, sitting next to a person pointing at a page in a book

Studying To Win

Three people looking at cards on a table

A Trio Studies Their Cards

OOPSLA 2000

Patterns Poker was a big hit at OOPSLA, with over 40 people showing up to learn how to play the game. Below are pictures from the event.

four people sitting at a round table with cards and candy

Players compare Patterns stories

five people sitting at a round table with cards and candy

Questioning the use of a Pattern in a story

five people sitting at a round table with cards and candy

A player makes a case for his Pattern story

two people sitting at a round table with cards and candy

A pair of players field questions about their cards

two people sitting at a round table with cards and candy behind a book

A pair works hard to invent a plausible Patterns story

SD East 2001

After a long day of great talks at SD East, a dozen folks showed up to play Patterns Poker at a BoF (Birds-of-a-feather) session.

two people looking at a hand of cards

Hmmm, I wonder what cards these fellows are holding? (see below)

a hand of four cards with a joker on top

Ah, they've got a wildcard, The Joker!

three people looking at a book and their hand of cards

A trio studies the Design Patterns book

two people looking at a book and their hand of cards

A pair considers their hand

a person with a hand of cards talking to two people on each side

A player describes his patterns story

a person pointing to their hand while another person watches

A patterns story about Furbies and Palm Pilots!

two people looking at their hand of cards

Gambling For Chocolate