Patent ID: 7210997

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a cabinet; a plurality of physical objects supported by the cabinet, each of the objects rotatable about a first axis and a second different axis and each of the objects having a plurality of sides; a plurality of independent sensors supported by the cabinet for at least one of the objects, a first one of the sensors configured to sense the rotation of the object about the first axis and a second one of the sensors configured to sense the rotation of the object about the second, different axis; a value in numerical form displayed on at least one of said sides of each of such objects; a move indicator displayed on at least one of said sides of one of at least one of the objects; a rotational order associated with the objects; at least one actuator operatively coupled to the objects; and at least one processor in communication with each sensor and each actuator, said processor programmed to determine an award prior to any indication of said determined award to a player, and indicate said determined award to the player by: (a) causing rotation of at least one of the objects in accordance with the rotational order; (b) stopping the rotation of said object; and (c) if said object displays a move indicator, causing rotation of another of said objects indicated by the move indicator.