Patent ID: 8079903

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing 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 input device and the at least one display device to: (a) display a selection game having a plurality of positions, each of the positions being selectable; (b) associate a plurality of awards with the positions, each of the awards having a value, each of the awards being masked such that the value of said award is not displayed, wherein, for each of a plurality of the awards, said award being associated with one of the positions, said award has a relationship to one or more of the awards associated with the positions bordering said position such that when said position is selected, the value of the said award provides certain information which can be subsequently used to make better informed decisions regarding one or more subsequent position selections; (c) enable a first player to select one of the positions; (d) determine if the first player's selected position is associated with an award; (e) if the first player's selected position is associated with an award, unmask said award and display the value of said award; (f) enable a second player to select another one of the positions using the information provided by the value of the award associated with the first player's selected position; (g) determine if the second player's selected position is associated with an award; and (h) if the second player's selected position is associated with an award, unmask said award and display the value of said award.