Patent ID: 8357041

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing 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 input device and the at least one display device to, for a play of a wagering game: (a) receive, from a player, a selection of at least one of a plurality of paylines, at least one wager associated with the player selected paylines, and a selection of a designated quantity of a plurality of symbols in a first selection order, wherein the plurality of symbols are each different from one another; (b) randomly generate a plurality of the symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a plurality of symbol display position grids; (c) display a plurality of the generated symbols such that a plurality of the symbols generated at a plurality of the symbol display positions of at least one of the symbol display position grids are initially displayed and a plurality of the symbols generated at a plurality of the symbol display positions of at least one of the symbol display position grids are not initially displayed; (d) determine any awards associated with the player-selected paylines based on the displayed symbols and the first selection order; (e) remove at least one displayed symbol associated with at least one determined award; (f) reposition at least one of the displayed symbols to another one of the symbol display positions of the symbol display position grid of said removed symbol to create at least one empty symbol display position of the symbol display position grid of said removed symbol; (g) display, in said empty symbol display position, one of the symbols generated at one of the symbol display positions of one of the symbol display position grids other than the symbol display position grid of said removed symbol; (h) determine any awards based on the displayed symbols and a second selection order; and (i) provide any determined awards to the player.