Patent ID: 8641496

Claim:
A method of conducting a game using a game computer, the game computer programmed to implement an entry interface, a game interface and a game engine, the method comprising the acts of: providing, via the entry interface, for an entry of a first player into a game, the game including a plurality of games sessions; providing, via the entry interface, for playing, by the first player, in at least one of the plurality of game sessions, wherein the at least one of the plurality of game sessions comprises a race; and providing, via the game engine, for the race between two or more players including the first player, each of the two or more players having a starting point in the race, some of the two or more players having a same starting point different from the starting point of the first player, wherein a winning outcome of the race comprises either finishing the race first or being in a leading position at a predetermined time during the race, and wherein the winning outcome of the race determines an advancement of the first player in the game.