Comments on: Playing the dice game with developers

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:14:50 +0000

Hi Geordie,

I found your blog entry while searching for the rules for Jame’s dice game. I played it at PNSQC last fall and can’t fully remember the rules. I had such a great time playing it and wanted to share it with my team next week. Could you drop me a line with help/advice on how to present the game to my team? Thanks in advance!

Geordie’s reply – I’ll catch you on email, Dawn. Thanks for stopping by.

By: Niresh

Niresh — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:16:06 +0000

Hey Geordie,
I had fun playing Dice game at James Tutorial with you @ CAST 2009. I was planning to have my team the game and i currently learning the dice game. I might need you help leaning the game. Rest is fine with me.

Geordie’s reply: If you need help remembering how to play or how to be the overseer, then drop me a line.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:39:34 +0000

Hi Geordie,
He was a great tester! Just liked working by himself, he was doing so well, it seemed a shame to interrupt him, so maybe it says something about me too!

By: Geordie Keitt

Geordie Keitt — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:58:51 +0000

Hi Anne-Marie – What an interesting story of a pair of testers with very different styles. Was he a good tester? I wonder if the concept of a “tester mindset” is flawed, that there is an equal amount variation between any given testers as between a tester and a developer.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:34:38 +0000

Hi Geordie,

Your post brought me right back to Jame’s class a couple of years ago. I remember this ‘game’ as the person I was paired with refused to let me near the dice, or let me know what he was thinking.

He was one of those testers who liked to work independently. I busied myself my taking notes and reporting….

It was a great class though.