Patent ID: 7686683

Claim:
A method of playing a multi-access selection feature played along with a primary game and during which at least one object is selected, said method comprising: on a gaming machine, providing at least two types of access, each associated with at least one permission; providing game outcomes in said primary game; generating a selection feature play as a plurality of selectable objects, each associated with a value, a position and a status, said selection feature play being accessible a plurality of times during conduct of said primary game; and for each access to said selection feature play, occurring upon determination of a selection feature triggering outcome in said primary game: determining a type of access for said access based on game data associated with said selection feature triggering outcome; displaying said selection feature play according to either (a) initial positions and statuses if said access is a first access to said generated selection feature play; or (b) positions and statuses kept in memory at the end of a precedent access to said selection feature play; providing access to said selection feature play during which each selectable object selected by a player is affected according to permissions associated with the determined type of access; allowing the player to make at least one selection of a selectable object according to said permissions associated with the determined type of access and modifying the status or position of said selected selectable objects according to said permissions; keeping in memory the status and position of each of said selectable objects of said selection feature play; and returning to said primary game.