Patent ID: 8708804

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one display device; at least one input device; and at least one memory device storing 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 to, for a play of a collection game: (a) display a field including a plurality of different obstacles and a plurality of award symbols, each award symbol being associated with an award; (b) provide a collector; (c) receive a selection of one of a plurality of different items and associate the selected item with the collector, wherein each of the items, when associated with the collector, enables the collector to overcome at least one of the obstacles; (d) receive an input associated with a position within the field and display the collector at said position; (e) display at least one move of the displayed collector within the field; and (f) for each move: (i) if the displayed collector intersects one of the award symbols, accumulate the award associated with said award symbol and remove said award symbol from the field; and (ii) if the displayed collector intersects one of the obstacles, and if the item associated with the displayed collector does not enable the displayed collector to overcome said obstacle, end said play of the collection game with respect to the displayed collector.