Patent ID: 7448948

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 the game, to: (a) generate and display at least one of a plurality of award values, at least one of the award values having at least one of a plurality of characteristics, wherein at least two of said plurality of characteristics are associated with each other; (b) generate and display at least one of a plurality of modifier values, at least one of the modifier values having at least one of the plurality of characteristics; (c) determine and provide an award, said award determined based on said at least one generated award value modified by said at least one generated modifier value; and (d) determine and provide an additional award if any characteristic of the generated award value and any characteristic of the generated modifier value are associated with each other.