Patent ID: 8821249

Claim:
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game, comprising: a value input device for receiving a wager from a player; a display for displaying a plurality of selection groups including first and second selection groups, wherein the first selection group includes a first plurality of player-selectable elements associated with respective different first awards, the first awards including credit amounts, and wherein the second selection group includes a second plurality of player-selectable elements associated with respective different second awards. the second awards including modifiers for modifying the credit amount; and a processor coupled to the display and: allowing the player to alternately select a player-selectable element from each of the selection groups until encountering an end-feature condition, the alternative selections organized into a plurality of possible rounds, wherein the plurality of possible rounds includes a first round having an element selected from the first selection group associated with its respective first award, and an element selected from the second selection group associated with its respective second award immediately following the selection of the element from the first selection group, and a second round having another element selected from the first selection group associated with its respective first award, and another element selected from the second selection group associated with its respective second award immediately following the selection of the another element from the first selection group, providing a total award based at least on a first combination of the first award associated with the element from the first selection group and the second award associated with the element from the second selection group, and a second combination of the first award associated with the another element from the first selection group and the second award associated with another element from the second selection group; and wherein the first and second selection groups are visually separated from each other on the display and the first and second awards are initially concealed from view and are revealed upon selection of the associated elements from the first and second selection groups.