Patent ID: 8496517

Claim:
A system embodied on a computer-readable storage medium bearing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a logic device, carries out a method for playing a number guessing game, the system comprising: a logic device; one or more computer readable media, wherein the one or more computer readable media contain a set of computer-executable instructions to be executed by the logic device, the set of computer-executable instructions configured to: provide a first player and a second player with a sum of money, wherein: each sum of money is within predetermined minimum and maximum thresholds; the sum of money provided to the first player is the first player's current balance; and the sum of money provided to the second player is the second player's current balance; allow the first player to guess the second player's current balance; and adjust the first player's balance based on the first player's guess, wherein adjusting the first player's balance based on the first player's guess includes: transferring the amount guessed by the first player to the first player's current balance from the second player's current balance if the amount guessed is lower than the second player's current balance; leaving player balances unchanged if the amount guessed by the first player is higher than the second player's current balance; and transferring the amount guessed by the first player to the first player's current balance from the second player's current balance and declaring the first player the winner if the amount guessed matches the second player's current balance.