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Originally Posted by Hachima

I'd have to agree. That sounds like the decorator pattern to me. There are a lot of design patterns that can be applied to gaming. State pattern, command pattern and factory pattern are just a few that come to mind. I highly recommend Head First Design Patterns Amazon.com: Head First Design Patterns (Head First): Elisabeth Freeman,Eric Freeman,Bert Bates,Kathy Sierra: Books

It has a nice casual tone to it, and it is real easy to follow.

Nice, going to go ahead and order that book...