Frank Ballenger, a former police officer, is involved in a deadly game against his will, in order to protect the life of the woman he loves. Together with its other participants, he must find the way to the Crypt of worldly joys. With the help of navigation satellites and sophisticated computer technology, every step of the competitors is controlled by the all-powerful Lord of the game, who imagines himself to be a god. Disobedience to him is punishable by death. Every wrong step threatens death. But will the Lord of the Game leave alive opponents who can beat him?