Patent ID: 8636575

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a request from a player to engage in play of a plurality of games on behalf of the player; determining, by the computing device, a first intermediate outcome of a first game of the plurality of games; making, by the computing device, a first decision on behalf of the player in the first game without input from the player; determining, by the computing device, a first final outcome of the first game based, at least in part, on the first intermediate outcome and the first decision; determining, by the computing device, a second intermediate outcome of a second game of the plurality of games; determining, by the computing device, that the second intermediate outcome satisfies one or more criteria, in which the one or more criteria includes an opportunity for a payout above a first threshold resulting from the second decision; in response to determining that the second intermediate outcome satisfies the one or more criteria, soliciting, by the computing device and from the player, a second decision to be made by the player in the second game; receiving, by the computing device, the second decision from the player; and determining, by the computing device, a second final outcome of the second game based on the second intermediate outcome and based on the second decision.