Patent ID: 7419431

Claim:
A method performed by a gaming device comprising: providing a matrix of symbol positions, wherein each symbol position in the matrix at a start of a game has an associated path indicator symbol, each symbol position, at least when active, displaying an associated path indicator symbol that is movable and stoppable to select one of a plurality of possible paths through the matrix of symbol positions when that symbol position is made active; selecting one of the possible paths at an active symbol position by displaying movement of its associated path indicator symbol and stopping the associated path indicator symbol so as to display one of the plurality of possible paths, wherein the selecting comprises randomly selecting one of the paths for at least some of the symbol positions in the matrix; and granting an award to a player based on a combination of the paths within the matrix; wherein the combination of paths leads from an entrance of the matrix to one of a plurality of exits of the matrix, wherein granting an award comprises granting an award based on the particular one of the plurality of exits, wherein exits have different award values.