Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Background -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Activity-Based Framework for Describing Games -- 3 Game Design Patterns -- 4 Using Design Patterns -- Part II The Pattern Collection -- 5 Game Design Patterns for Game Elements -- 6 Game Design Patterns for Resource and Resource Management -- 7 Game Design Patterns for Information, Communication, and Presentation -- 8 Actions and Events Patterns -- 9 Game Design Patterns for Narrative Structures, Predictability, and Immersion Patterns -- 10 Game Design Patterns for Social Interaction -- 11 Game Design Patterns for Goals -- 12 Game Design Patterns for Goal Structures -- 13 Game Design Patterns for Game Sessions -- 14 Game Design Patterns for Game Mastery and Balancing -- 15 Game Design Patterns for Meta Games, Replayability, and Learning Curves -- Appendix A: Further Reading -- Appendix B: About the CD-ROM -- Index.