Patent ID: 8821251

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one display device; at least one input device; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device, for a gaming session, to: (a) for a play of a game, determine and display one of a plurality of different outcomes, each of at least two of the outcomes being associated with at least one of a plurality of different characteristics, each of the characteristics being associated with a separate counter; (b) display any awards associated with said displayed outcome; (c) for each characteristic, if any, associated with said displayed outcome, increase the separate counter associated with said characteristic; (d) for each set of two of the separate counters, determine a difference between the separate counters of said set of the separate counters; (e) if the difference between the separate counters of any of the sets of the separate counters is at least a designated quantity, end said gaming session; and (f) if none of the differences between the separate counters of any of the sets of the separate counters are at least the designated quantity, repeat (a) to (f).