Patent ID: 8109824

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores 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 display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a plurality of accumulators; (b) for each of a designated number of amplifiers, enable a player to assign each of said amplifiers to any one of a designated number of the accumulators, wherein: (i) the designated number of amplifiers is at least two, (ii) the designated number of accumulators is at least two, and (iii) each accumulator has a default rate of advancement; (c) for each accumulator assigned with one or more of the amplifiers, display an indication that said accumulator has one or more assigned amplifiers; (d) for each accumulator, when an accumulator advancement triggering event occurs for said accumulator, cause the accumulator to advance, wherein: (i) if one or more of the amplifiers is not assigned to the accumulator associated with the accumulator advancement triggering event, said accumulator advancement occurs at the default rate of advancement, and (ii) if one or more of the amplifiers is assigned to the accumulator associated with the accumulator advancement triggering event, said accumulator advancement occurs at a greater rate than the default rate of advancement for said accumulator; and (e) if a bonus triggering event occurs, provide an award to the player based, at least in part, on a level of one or more of the accumulators.