int jumpIt(const int board[], int startIndex, int endIndex)
{
    int cost = board[startIndex];
    if(startIndex >= endIndex && endIndex%2 == 0)
    {
        return board[endIndex];
    }
    else if(startIndex >= endIndex && endIndex%2 != 0)
    {
        return cost;
    }
    else if(board[startIndex+1] < board[startIndex + 2])
    {
        cost = (board[startIndex] + jumpIt(board, startIndex + 1, endIndex));
        return cost;
    }
    else if(board[startIndex+2] < board[startIndex +1])
    {
        cost = (board[startIndex] + jumpIt(board, startIndex + 2, endIndex));
        return cost;
    }
}