Patent ID: 7901282

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device controlled by the at least one processor; an input device in communication with the at least one processor; a memory device in communication with the at least one processor, said memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor, for a single play of a game, to: (i) cause the display device to display a plurality of selections; (ii) cause a first selection of a first subset of the plurality of selections; (iii) cause a second selection of a second subset of the plurality of selections; (iv) cause a third selection of a third subset of the plurality of selections, the first selection, the second selection, and the third selection each being independent of one another; (v) compare said first subset of the plurality of selections to said third subset of said plurality of selections; (vi) compare said second subset of the plurality of selections to said third subset of said plurality of selections; (vii) determine a first number based on said comparison of said first subset to said third subset, said first number being based on a quantity of like selections between the first subset and the third subset; (viii) determine a second number based on said comparison of said second subset to said third subset, said second number being based on a quantity of like selections between the second subset and the third subset; (ix) determine if said first number is greater than said second number; and (x) if said first number is greater than said second number: (a) cause the display device to display an indication that a first award is to be provided to a player, and (b) cause said first award to be provided to the player.