A wireless gaming device 103, 105, 107 and methods therein is arranged and constructed for establishing and effecting interactive gaming and includes a transceiver 303, 307; and a controller 309, cooperatively operable with the transceiver, to discover an other wireless gaming device 803; and negotiate with the other wireless gaming device to identify compatible capabilities, needs and rules relevant to a gaming scenario 805-809. When conducting a game the gaming device may initiate a gaming action 907 or respond to such an action with a counter action 909 with the results assessed 913, for example, at one or more gaming devices and dependent upon signal strength.