Patent ID: 8308545
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: a wager input device for receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game; a display for displaying the wagering game, the wagering game including a primary play field having an array of selectable elements, each of the selectable elements being associated with an award; a player input device for receiving player selections; a collect/return input device that, in response to a predetermined number of selections being made from the array of selectable elements, allows the player to blindly select from a secondary play field having at least one continue element and at least one collect-awards element that are separate and different from the array of selectable elements, the at least one collect-awards element allowing the player to collect the awards associated with the selected elements and end the wagering game and the at least one continue element allowing the player to re-enter the primary play field and continue making additional selections from the remaining unselected elements within the array of selectable elements; and wherein upon re-entering the primary play field, a multiplier for modifying the awards associated with the additional selections is awarded each time the player returns to the primary play field.