Performance
This pattern denotes that part of the game takes place in front of an audience, similar to performance art.
Acting out part of the game is useful in games where some of the players are not actively playing (e.g. if they have been eliminated). The performance pattern can maintain the interest of players in the game even though they are not actively participating.
In location-based mobile games the implementation of the performance pattern can be problematic because game-play can take place in larger areas (and thus not be observable).
Examples
Invisible City: Rebels Vs. Spies is a location-based mobile game based on the Mafia (party game). Mafia relies on the performance pattern where players that are eliminated from the game can observe the rest of the players performing, keeping their interest in the game. In Invisible City: Rebels Vs. Spies the performance pattern was problematic because the players are spread out over a larger area and can not observe the rest of the players.