Patent ID: 7828642

Claim:
A method of operating on a gaming apparatus a game of chance comprising the steps of: displaying, on the gaming apparatus, a plurality of groups comprising positions; displaying, on the gaming apparatus, a plurality of selectable objects, each associated with a hidden predetermined value, said plurality of selectable objects having initially no association with any of said groups or any of specific one of said positions in any of said groups; creating a group-object association based on a player selection of one of (a) first a group and then separately an object, or (b) a group; assigning a position from said group to said object for a number of said plurality of selectable objects; repeating the steps of creating a group-object association and assigning a position until an ending condition has occurred; and awarding a prize based on player selections upon occurrence of said ending condition, wherein the value of said prize is function of said hidden predetermined value of at least part of said number of said plurality of selectable objects that have been assigned a position.