Patent ID: 7494412
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer system operable to communicate with at least one gaming device, the computer system comprising: at least one processor operatively coupled to a network, the network being operatively accessible to the gaming device; and at least one data storage device operatively coupled to the processor, the data storage device storing a plurality of instructions associated with at least one game which is playable by a player using the gaming device, the instructions being executable to: (a) cause the gaming device to display a base and at least two different characteristics associated with the base; (b) cause the gaming device to display a plurality of selections, each selection having at least two different characteristics associated with said selection; (c) cause the gaming device to display, for each selection, at least one of the characteristics associated with said selection; (d) enable a pick of one of the selections, if any, having at least one displayed characteristic matching at least one characteristic of the base; (e) if one of the selections is picked: (i) cause the gaming device to display all of the characteristics associated with said picked selection, (ii) cause said picked selection to function as the base, and (iii) cause step (d) to be repeated at least once for remaining unpicked selections; and (f) cause an award to be provided to a player based on the selections picked.