Patent ID: 7785188

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device; 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 display device and the at least one input device, for each play of a game, to: (a) enable a player to place a wager on a play of the game, (b) thereafter, enable the player to select at least one of a plurality of positions, (c) cause the at least one display device to display one of a plurality of symbols at each of the positions to form a combination of said symbols, each of said symbols including at least one game element, (d) randomly determine at least one of the game elements to be a designated element, wherein the determination is independent of the player selections, (e) cause the at least one display device to display the designated element, (f) after the formed combination of said symbols is displayed, evaluate the formed combination of said symbols displayed at the positions to determine if the formed combination of said symbols is one of a plurality of winning combinations of said symbols, (g) determine any award associated with any formed winning combination of the symbols displayed at the positions, (h) determine if the designated element is displayed at the selected position, (i) if the designated element is displayed at the selected position: (i) determine a value of a modifier, wherein the value of the modifier is determined separate from the determination that the designated element is displayed at the selected position, (ii) modify any determined awards by the determined modifier, and (iii) provide any modified awards to the player, and (j) if the designated element is not displayed at the selected position, provide any determined awards to the player.