Patent ID: 7470184

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device in communication with the processor; an input device in communication with the processor; a game displayable by the display device; a plurality of steps in the game; a plurality of awards in the game, wherein said plurality of awards are each associated with a different accumulated number of said steps; and a plurality of selections in the game, wherein each of said plurality of selections is associated with a number of the plurality of steps, wherein at least two of said selections are each associated with a different number of the plurality of steps; wherein the processor is configured with the display device and the input device to control a play of the game by: (a) displaying the plurality of selections; (b) receiving at least an input of at least two selected selections by a player playing the game; (c) accumulating the number of steps associated with the selected selections; and (d) providing to the player the award based on the accumulated number of steps.