Patent ID: 9017158
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to play a game, the apparatus comprising: an input device; an output device; a processing unit operationally connected to the input device and the output device, the processing unit configured to: receive a wager from a player to play a wagering game; complete the game on the output device to a game outcome; determine a potential award based on the game outcome; display a set of actual awards, the actual awards being determined as a function of the potential award; animate an icon alongside the set of actual awards until the player presses a stop button which causes the icon to become a frozen icon; determine an earned actual award based on which actual award of the set of actual awards corresponds to the frozen icon, wherein an optimal position of the frozen icon results in the earned actual award being a maximum award, wherein as the distance between the frozen icon and the optimal position increases, the earned actual award decreases; and award the player the earned actual award.