Patent ID: 8727861

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to: (a) display a plurality of different target sets, each of said target sets including a different plurality of selectable symbols; (b) designate one of said selectable symbols in each target set as a target symbol for that target set; (c) for each of the target sets, enable a player to pick any one of said selectable symbols from said target set; (d) for each of the target sets, after receiving a pick of any one of said selectable symbols of said target set from the player, if the picked selectable symbol is not the target symbol of said target set and if said pick is not a last pick, indicate a relationship between said target symbol of said target set and the picked selectable symbol, wherein the indicated relationship includes a subset of the selectable symbols in said target set which includes said target symbol for that target set and which enables said target symbol for said target set to be picked with a next pick; and (e) if any picked selectable symbols are the target symbols of their respective sets, display and provide a combined award based on an order in which said picked target symbols are picked.