Patent ID: 7470190

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device configured to receive an input of a wager; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores 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 to: (a) display a path including a plurality of locations; (b) randomly generate a number of termination units; (c) display an accumulation of said generated number of termination units; (d) enable a player to pick one of the locations of the path, wherein if the player picks a first designated location of the path, the number of accumulated termination units is reset and displayed; and (e) provide an award to the player, said award having a value greater than zero and being based, at least in part, on the locations of the path picked by the player.