Patent ID: 8192274

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a user interface, and a game controller in communication with said user interface, said game controller providing a game, the game including a plurality of separate levels that are sequentially played by a player, each of the separate levels being associated with a separate prize pool, the plurality of separate levels comprising an initial level of the plurality of separate levels wherein the initial level is playable prior to a last level of the plurality of separate levels, wherein the initial level comprises a plurality of player selectable symbols all of which are associated with a prize value greater than zero, and wherein the last level comprises a plurality of player selectable symbols having at least one symbol associated with a prize value greater than zero and at least one symbol associated with a losing game outcome, wherein a non-selected symbol of a level is used to determine the prize pool of a subsequent level, and wherein a winning value for a level is calculated using all values associated with non-selected symbols of a prior level.