Patent ID: 7402103

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: at least one display device operable with said processor and configured to display a game including: (i) a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of award symbols and at least one target symbol, (ii) a plurality of awards associated with the award symbols or combinations of the award symbols, (iii) a plurality of selections, wherein a number of said selections are available to be picked by a player, and (iv) a plurality of game functions including at least two different game functions, wherein each of said game functions is associated with at least one of the selections, and wherein each selection has at least one of said game functions associated with said selection; and (v) a plurality of free spins of the reels provided to the player, wherein said processor is operable, for each of said provided free spins, to: (a) cause a random generation of a plurality of said symbols, (b) determine any awards associated with any generated award symbols, (c) determine any generated target symbols, (d) enable the player to pick one of the available selections for each of said determined target symbols, wherein the number of available selections is determined independently of said determined target symbols, (e) determine any game functions associated with the picked selections, and (f) provide a total award based on the determined award and any determined game functions associated with the picked selections.