Patent ID: 7033270

Claim:
A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a base game controlled by the processor and operable upon a wager by a player; a bonus game controlled by the processor and operable upon a triggering event in the base game, said bonus game including a first plurality of choices and a second plurality of choices; and at least one display device operable to display the base game and the bonus game, wherein the processor is operable with the display device to: (a) provide a first set of picks, each pick of the first set of picks selected from said first plurality of choices; (b) determine a number of points associated with each pick of the first set; (c) accumulate the points associated with said first set of picks; (d) provide a point regeneration amount for the first set of picks; (e) determine whether the accumulated points associated with said first set of picks achieves the point regeneration amount for the first set of picks; (f) if the accumulated points for the first set of picks achieves the point regeneration amount for the first set of picks, provide a second set of picks, each pick of the second set of picks selected from said second plurality of choices, determine a number of points associated with each pick of the second set, and accumulate the points associated with said second set of picks; and (g) provide the player an award based on a total of the accumulated points from the first set of picks and the second set of picks.