Patent ID: 8579697

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: 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 input device to: (a) receive an input associated with a wager; (b) start a play of a game, the play of the game including a display of at least one of a plurality of game symbols on a first display; (c) during the play of the game, display a sequence of a plurality of the game symbols on a second display; (d) after the play of the game ends, determine an outcome based on the at least one game symbol displayed on the first display; (e) after the sequence ends, indicate at least one of the game symbols displayed on the second display; (f) provide a first award if the determined outcome is associated with a winning condition; (g) determine whether the at least one game symbol indicated on the second display has a characteristic in common with the at least one game symbol displayed on the first display; (h) if the at least one game symbol indicated on the second display has a characteristic in common with the at least one game symbol displayed on the first display, provide a second award; and (i) if the at least one game symbol indicated on the second display does not have any characteristics in common with the at least one game symbol displayed on the first display, do not provide said second award.