Patent ID: 8408988

Claim:
A method for conducting a wagering game using an inventory of indicia, said inventory when fully constituted having X number of indicia arranged in sets of at least two indicia each, the method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a wager from a player to play each of a series of hands; for each hand of play, randomly selecting and displaying, by the computing device, a plurality of individual indicia from the inventory, the combination of indicia selected and displayed defining at least one hand outcome and depleting said selected indicia from play for subsequent hands; during play of each hand, displaying, by the computing device, the inventory cumulatively depleted of said selected indicia; comparing, by the computing device, each hand outcome to a predetermined schedule of winning outcomes and if said hand outcome matches one of said schedule of winning outcomes, issuing an award to the player; determining, by the computing device, that at least one winning outcome is eliminated as a result of said depletion; and in response to the determination, hiding, by the computing device, said display of the inventory cumulatively depleted of said selected indicia for at least one additional hand of play.