Patent ID: 8376824

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering game on an electronic computer, the method comprising: performing, on a processor programmed to perform the method, the operations of: providing a paytable comprising combinations of symbols and respective payouts; receiving a wager from a player; providing a plurality of elements on a display device connected to the processor, each of the plurality of elements being associated with and concealing a respective one of the symbols; providing and performing the process of: (a) allowing a player to select one of the plurality of elements, and revealing a revealed symbol concealed by the selected one element of the plurality of elements; (b) identifying on the display device, out of all possible combinations of symbols currently revealed, a best combination of the symbols currently revealed that forms a highest payout according to the paytable, wherein all of the symbols in the best combination are different; and (c) returning to operation (a) unless the revealed symbol triggers a terminating condition which ends the process; upon ending of the process, awarding a payout associated with the best combination; wherein, a final number of revealed symbols according to the process is variable based on when the terminating condition occurs.