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Design Patterns Workshop - Sun Microsystems, August 2000
![Pairs of people, looking at their hand of cards, around a table](/img/blog/2012/04/sunjuly2k.jpg)
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](/img/blog/2012/04/chrisenrico.jpg)
Studying To Win
![Three people looking at cards on a table](/img/blog/2012/04/StephanoPaoloAmir.jpg)
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](/img/blog/2012/04/oopsla0.jpg)
Players compare Patterns stories
![five people sitting at a round table with cards and candy](/img/blog/2012/04/oopsla1.jpg)
Questioning the use of a Pattern in a story
![five people sitting at a round table with cards and candy](/img/blog/2012/04/oopsla2.jpg)
A player makes a case for his Pattern story
![two people sitting at a round table with cards and candy](/img/blog/2012/04/oopsla3.jpg)
A pair of players field questions about their cards
![two people sitting at a round table with cards and candy behind a book](/img/blog/2012/04/oopsla4.jpg)
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](/img/blog/2012/04/pp6.jpg)
Hmmm, I wonder what cards these fellows are holding? (see below)
![a hand of four cards with a joker on top](/img/blog/2012/04/pp2.jpg)
Ah, they've got a wildcard, The Joker!
![three people looking at a book and their hand of cards](/img/blog/2012/04/pp4.jpg)
A trio studies the Design Patterns book
![two people looking at a book and their hand of cards](/img/blog/2012/04/pp3.jpg)
A pair considers their hand
![a person with a hand of cards talking to two people on each side](/img/blog/2012/04/pp51.jpg)
A player describes his patterns story
![a person pointing to their hand while another person watches](/img/blog/2012/04/pp8.jpg)
A patterns story about Furbies and Palm Pilots!
![two people looking at their hand of cards](/img/blog/2012/04/DragonRama.jpg)
Gambling For Chocolate