Patent ID: 7316397

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering dice game, comprising: providing one or more dice; receiving a player wager; calculating and recording at least a first sum of a first roll of the one or more dice and a second sum of a second roll of the one or more dice; comparing the second sum to the first sum and, if applicable, each successive roll sum to an immediate prior roll sum; if said comparison is of a predetermined nature, incrementing a total roll count by one and re-rolling the one or more dice wherein each re-roll of the one or more dice is compared to the immediate prior roll sum; if said comparison is not of a predetermined nature or a predetermined maximum total roll count has been reached, ending the game and comparing a final total roll count to a pre-established pay table; and if the comparison of the second sum to the first sum is of a pre-determined nature, paying the player an award based on the player wager using said pay table, wherein the award is related to the final total roll count such that higher final total roll counts correspond to the award being higher.