Patent ID: 7422213

Claim:
A method for game play in a game of chance culminating in one or more winners, comprising the steps of: presenting, in a first phase, a plurality of random options, wherein at least one option is a positive option, at least one option is a negative option and at least one option requires a decision beyond selection of that option, receiving a selection from a player regarding which one of the plurality of random options is selected, and if the positive option was selected, permitting the option of continued game play but if the negative option was selected, cumulating the negative option result, comparing the cumulative result with a predetermined number, and (1) if the cumulative result is less than the predetermined number, permitting the player to (a) terminate game play and receive a prize based on the number of positive options selected or (b) continue game play and (2) if the cumulative number equals the predetermined number, terminating game play as to that player, and repeating the above steps until the winning player is identified or game play discontinued.