Patent ID: 7169044

Claim:
A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device controlled by the processor; a start area displayed by the display device, said start area defined by a plurality of different start positions; an input device operable to enable a player to select one of the start positions by inputting an area of the start area, said input device operable to communicate with said processor; a plurality of award positions displayed by the display device spaced apart from the start area; a plurality of different paths including at least one predetermined path from each start position to each award position; at least one award associated with at least one of the award positions; and an object displayable by the display device moving from the start area to one of the award positions along one of the predetermined paths there between, wherein: after one of the start positions is selected by the player activating the input device; said award position is determined by the processor from said plurality of award positions, wherein for at least one of the start positions (a) a first one of said award positions is more likely to be generated than a second one of said award positions, and (b) said first award position is displayed by said display device closer in proximity to an area of the start position than said second award position; after said award position is determined, said object moves along one of the predetermined paths from said selected start position to said determined award position, and wherein any award associated with said determined award position is provided to the player.