Patent ID: 6918832

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a primary game operable upon a wager by a player, the primary game including a plurality of reels; a plurality of symbols on each of said reels, each of the symbols having a designated position on the reels, whereby when each of the reels moves, said symbols on said reels move, the movement of the reels causing different combinations of the symbols to be displayed to the player during multiple plays of the primary game; a plurality of values awardable to the player, each of said values associated with a different one of the combinations of symbols; at least one bonus triggering event occurring when a designated one of the symbols or a designated one of the combinations of symbols is displayed in the primary game; a bonus round initiated by the bonus triggering event; at least one bonus value greater than zero awardable to the player, the bonus value associated with the bonus triggering event; a graphical representation displayed in the bonus round, the graphical representation including at least one of said symbols traveling on said reels toward at least one destination on one of said reels; a display device which displays the reels, the symbols and the graphical representation; a processor in communication with the display device which causes the display device to display said graphical representation after said bonus triggering event occurs; and a payout available to the player, the payout based on: (a) any of the values awarded to the player in the primary game; and (b) the bonus value awarded to the player, if any.