Patent ID: 7753777

Claim:
A device for conducting a game of chance comprising: a processor; a display in communication with said processor comprising: a primary game display component adapted to display a plurality of reels, each reel including reel indicia such that the reel indicia displayed on said reels produce an outcome, at least one of said outcomes triggering a non-reel game interaction; and a secondary game display component physically distinct from said primary game display component, said secondary game display component adapted to display a secondary game display including a plurality of target indicia selectable by said non-reel game interaction wherein said secondary game display persists over a series of two or more games of chance; and a data storage in communication with said processor storing a secondary game schedule associating at least one of said target indicia with at least one secondary award, at least one non-reel game interaction at least partially related to an outcome, and instructions executable by said processor for executing a method comprising: receiving a wager; controlling said primary game display component to produce an outcome; if said outcome is associated with a non-reel game interaction, displaying on said primary game display component and said secondary game display component said associated non-reel game interaction determined by said outcome; and if said non-reel game interaction results in the selection of at least one target indicium in said secondary game display component, revising said secondary game display component and issuing said secondary award, if any, associated with said selected target indicium; conducting at least one subsequent game by displaying reel indicia on said reels in said primary game display component to produce an outcome; if said outcome includes a display of reel indicia triggering at least one non-reel game interaction, displaying said triggered non-reel game interactions determined by said outcome at said primary game display component and secondary game display component wherein said non-reel game interaction includes displaying said secondary game display component as displayed in a preceding game with any revisions in said secondary game display component performed in said preceding game; and if any triggered non-reel game interaction results in the selection of at least one target indicium in said secondary game display component, revising said secondary game display component and issuing a secondary award, if any, associated with said selected target indicium.