Patent ID: 8628395

Claim:
A method for use with a gaming machine having a plurality of manually operable selectors, the method comprising: generating a plurality of award sets, each of which comprises a plurality of outcomes, each of the outcomes being either an integer having a positive value or a non-winning outcome having no value, and each of said award sets having at least one of said outcomes being an integer of positive value; wherein a total number of the integers having a positive value in any one of the award sets is not equal to a total number of the integers having a positive value in any other of the award sets, and wherein a sum total of the positive value for all integers in any one of the award sets is equal to a sum total of the positive value for all integers in any other of the award sets; designating a number of said selectors to a corresponding number of said award sets; selecting by said gaming machine an outcome from each of said designated award sets; when a selected outcome is one of said total number of the integers having a positive value, awarding game play credits; and wherein the awarded game play credits have a value that is equal to the positive value of the integer selected from the selected displayed award set.