Patent ID: 7736222
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine controlled by at least one processor in response to a wager, the method comprising: displaying on a display device of the gaming machine, an assemblage of selectable tiles that conceal an associated plurality of icons, the plurality of icons including a plurality of game-theme icons and a wild icon; receiving successive selections of the tiles; selectively revealing, by the at least one processor, a first group of related game-theme icons associated with the selected tiles, the first group including at least two first tiles from the assemblage of selectable tiles, each of the first tiles having a first game-theme icon, the first game-theme icon from one of the first tiles matching the first game-theme icon from another one of the first tiles; selectively revealing, by the at least one processor, a second group of related game-theme icons associated with the selected tiles, the second group being different from the first group, the second group including at least two second tiles from the assemblage of selectable tiles, each of the second tiles having a second game-theme icon, the second game-theme icon from one of the second tiles matching the second game-theme icon from another one of the second two tiles, the second game-theme icon being different than the first game-theme icon; selectively revealing, by the at least one processor, the wild icon associated with the selected tiles after revealing the first group and the second group; and in response to revealing the wild icon, simultaneously awarding, by the at least one processor, a first award and a second award, the first award being based on the at least two first tiles of the first group, the second award being based on the at least two second tiles of the second group.