if(startIndex == endIndex)
    {
        return board[startIndex];
    }
    else if(board[startIndex+1] < board[startIndex+2])
    {
        return board[startIndex] + jumpIt(board, ++startIndex, endIndex);
    }
    else if(board[startIndex+1] > board[startIndex+2])
    {
        if(startIndex == (endIndex-1))
        {
             return board[startIndex] + jumpIt(board, startIndex+1, endIndex);
        }
        return board[startIndex] + jumpIt(board, startIndex+2, endIndex);
    }