Patent ID: 7431649

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; and at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to: (a) for each of a plurality of selections, randomly choose one of a plurality of different numbers of a plurality of activatable symbol indicators to associate with said selection, wherein the plurality of different numbers include: zero and a plurality of different numbers greater than zero; (b) enable a player to pick at least one of the selections to determine a quantity from a plurality of different quantities of the plurality of activatable symbol indicators which are active; (c) after said determination of the quantity of the plurality of activatable symbol indicators which are active, cause at least one of the plurality of activatable symbol indicators to indicate an award symbol on an award indicator including a plurality of award symbols, wherein the award symbol indicated by each of the at least one activatable symbol indicators is associated with an award which is not provided to the player and then cause said active symbol indicators to indicate award symbols on the award indicator, wherein the award symbols indicated by the active symbol indicators are each associated with a total award which is provided to the player; and (d) provide the total award to the player based on the awards associated with the award symbols indicated by the active symbol indicators.