Patent ID: 7959508

Claim:
A gaming method comprising: conducting a main game by a gaming device, the main game having a plurality of possible outcomes, at least one of the outcomes enabling a secondary game; after the main game generates said at least one of the outcomes, enabling the secondary game, the secondary game comprising: displaying, on a display screen, a plurality of icons to a player, each icon representing an unknown element; displaying, on the display screen, all the elements to a player without identifying which icons are associated with the elements prior to player selection; and receiving player selection signals, by the gaming device, conveying a selection of at least one of the icons, wherein there are N icons, and the icons, if selected, convey award values, the method further comprising: displaying on the display screen to the player M multiplier values, where M≦N, where M and N are integers, and where the M multiplier values are displayed without being first selected by the player; and allowing the player to apply a multiplier value to a selected icon.