Patent ID: 7789744

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game, the wagering game including a game sequence in which a player provides an input and a wagering game outcome is determined, the method comprising the acts of: accepting a player input via a user interface device, the player input indicative of a wager to play the wagering game; interpreting the wager via one or more processors, the wager recorded as digital representations in one or more storage devices; initiating the game sequence of the wagering game via at least one of the processors; using at least one of the processors to a) provide a plurality of symbols of different types; b) mark at least one of the plurality of symbols with a marker; c) after the marking step, fill a first array with symbols selected from the plurality of symbols, the first array of symbols being a first subset of the plurality of symbols of different types; d) provide an award if the symbols in the first array are arranged to define a winning outcome, the award determined independently of the marker; e) enhance the award if one or more of the symbols in the winning outcome include the marker; and f) after enhancing the award, mark a different one of the plurality of symbols with the marker prior to a subsequent filling of a second array with symbols selected from the plurality of symbols, the second array of symbols being a second subset of the plurality of symbols of different types, wherein the marker remains on the different one of the plurality of symbols until one or more of the symbols in the second array or a subsequent array are arranged to define another winning outcome that is determined independent of the marker.