Patent ID: 7326109

Claim:
A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a game controlled by the processor and configured for a plurality of plays by a player: a selection set including a plurality of player-selectable selections; a plurality of awards associated with the selections of the selection set; a display device in communication with the processor, the display device operable to display the player-selectable selections of the selection set; a first triggering event associated with the plurality of plays of the game; and a second triggering event associated with the plurality of plays of the game, wherein the processor is programmed to control the plurality of plays of the game by: (a) enabling the player to play at least one of the plurality of plays of the game; (b) after an occurrence of the first triggering event: (i) enabling the player to pick at least one of the player-selectable selections of said selection set, and (ii) reducing the number of player-selectable selections of said selection set by at least one, (c) after the occurrence of the first triggering event, enabling the player to play at least another one of the plurality of plays of the game; (d) after an occurrence of the second triggering event, enabling the player to pick at least one of the reduced number of player-selectable selections of said selection set; and (e) providing to the player any awards associated with the picked selections.