Patent ID: 8113939

Claim:
A gaming device operable under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device; an input device; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: (a) display a plurality of game symbols; (b) cause a selection of a quantity of at least two of said game symbols to form an initial symbol set, wherein: (i) if the quantity of game symbols selected for the initial symbol set is a first quantity, a base award has a first probability of being provided; and (ii) if the quantity of game symbols selected for the initial symbol set is a second, different quantity, the base award has a second, different probability of being provided; (c) after the initial symbol set is selected, select a quantity of supplemental symbols from said game symbols to form a supplemental symbol set if the quantity of game symbols selected for the initial symbol set is less than a predetermined quantity, wherein the game symbols in the initial symbol set and any supplemental symbols in the supplemental symbol set form a total symbol set; (d) draw a plurality of said game symbols to form a first processor selected set; (e) provide a designated award if a predetermined number of the game symbols in the total symbol set correspond to the game symbols in the first processor selected set; and (f) provide the base award if a predetermined number of the game symbols in the initial symbol set correspond to the game symbols in the first processor selected set.