Patent ID: 8491376

Claim:
A method to play a game on an electronic device, the method comprising: providing an input device, an output device, and a processing unit operationally connected to the input device and the output device; executing instructions on the processing unit to perform a following operations: receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game; completing the wagering game on the output device to a game outcome; determining a potential award based on the game outcome; animating an icon until the player presses a stop button which causes the icon to become a frozen icon; determining an earned percentage based on a position of the frozen icon, wherein an optimal position of the frozen icon results in the earned percentage being a maximum possible percentage, wherein as the distance between the frozen icon and the optimal position increases, the earned percentage decreases; computing an actual award by applying the earned percentage to the potential award; and awarding the player the actual award.