Patent ID: 8562405

Claim:
A method of gaming for use with a gaming machine and a game controller, the method comprising: conducting via the game controller a first play round comprising: selecting at least one first symbol to form at least part of a first player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols; selecting at least one second symbol to form at least part of a second player hand comprised of a plurality of symbols; determining which of the hands has a lower ranking from the symbols of the hands; conducting via the game controller at least one subsequent play round comprising: modifying the current lower ranked hand by replacing at least one symbol with at least one replacement symbol; determining which of the first player hand and second player hand is ranked lower subsequent to the revision; and determining whether the game is completed or whether the game should proceed to a further subsequent play round based on a ranking of one of the first and second player hands being higher than the other of the first and second player hands for at least two consecutive play rounds.