Patent ID: 8002620

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device: at least one input device; at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one display device, the at least one input device and the at least one memory device, and for a single play of a game upon a wager, the processor being configured to execute the instructions to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (i) display a plurality of selection areas; (ii) receive one input corresponding to one pick of one of the plurality of the displayed selection areas; (iii) for the picked selection area, reveal one of a plurality of different symbols; (iv) determine if any of the revealed symbols define one of a plurality of different, predetermined symbol combinations, each of the predetermined symbol combinations meeting only one of a first condition and a different second condition, each of the predetermined symbol combinations including a plurality of revealed symbols and each of the predetermined symbol combinations being determined prior to the single play of the game; (v) if the revealed symbols define one of the predetermined symbol combinations meeting the first condition, provide a first award; (vi) if the revealed symbols define one of the predetermined symbol combinations meeting the different, second condition: (1) add one count to a counter to form a total count; (2) indicate the total count; and (3) provide a second award if the total count reaches a designated level which is greater than one; and (vii) if the revealed symbols do not define any of the predetermined symbol combinations: (a) do not provide any award in association with the revealed symbol; (b) do not add any count to the counter in association with the revealed symbol; and (c) if a termination event does not occur, repeat (ii) to (vii) at least once.