Patent ID: 7833095

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores 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 to control each play of a game by: (a) causing a pick of one of a plurality of selections in one of a plurality of levels, wherein: (i) at least one of said levels is related to at least another one of said levels; (ii) a plurality of selections are in each of said levels, wherein for each of said levels, said selections in said level are only in said level; (iii) at least one award is associated with at least one of said selections; and (iv) only one of the selections in each of said levels may be picked; (b) limiting at least one selection in at least another one of said levels from being subsequently picked in the play of the game prior to causing any picks of any selections in said level which includes the selection which is limited from being subsequently picked, wherein said level which includes the selection which is limited from being subsequently picked in the play of the game is related to the level of said picked selection; (c) causing a repeat of (a) to (b) for at least another one of said levels, wherein (a) to (b) are repeated until a terminating event occurs; and (d) causing a display of any award associated with the picked selections.