Patent ID: 8287364

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, for a play of a game, to: (a) display a plurality of emblems in a predefined field; (b) enable a player to input a desired position for each of a designated number of accumulators within the predefined field in accordance with an accumulator positioning criterion, each of the accumulators having a predetermined accumulator shape which defines a perimeter of said accumulator, wherein the designated number of accumulators is at least one; (c) for each of a plurality of the emblems, determine if said emblem is collected based on whether the perimeter of one of the positioned accumulators has a designated spatial relationship with said emblem, wherein the perimeter of said positioned accumulator has the designated spatial relationship with said emblem if the perimeter of said positioned accumulator at least partially encircles said emblem; (d) for each collected emblem, display an indication that said collected emblem is collected; and (e) cause a game award to be provided to the player based on any collected emblems.