| Overview Problems and Programmers is an educational software engineering card game. Featuring over 120 unique cards, it is intended to simulate the software development process from conception to completion. The game's players compete to finish their projects while avoiding the potential pitfalls of software engineering. These players will quickly learn that the strategies that will let them win the game are the same that will help them in the real-world. The game is currently being used in several classrooms around the world. Problems and Programmers shows great promise as a tool for teaching software engineering and continues to improve as our experience with it grows. Latest Updates 5/27/04 - We have had an additional paper published in the International Conference on Simulation in Education. In addition, an expanded article on Problems and Programmers will soon be published in the Journal of Systems of Software as part of a best of CSEE&T 2003 issue. These publications may be downloaded here. The game is currently being used in classrooms at Lund University and the University of Queensland. I will post updates about the game's performance in these settings as I receive them. Also, a new version of the game is currently in the works. This version drastically rethinks the game's mechanics, but will hopefully be easier to understand and more fun to play. Featuring more exciting documentation phases and a streamlined set of rules, the game should expand on the possibilities presented by Problems and Programmers. News about this new version will be posted here as it develops! - Alex
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