Wagering game with award feature for subsets of game outcomes

Abstract

A method and gaming terminal for playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed, such that the game elements are divided into a plurality of types. A player selects at least one of the game elements and a predetermined award amount is then revealed. If the player selects an award-all-of-type element, then all of the game elements associated with that particular type are revealed. The player then receives a wagering game payoff based on the selection.

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       33 . A machine-readable medium including instructions executable by a machine, the instructions comprising: 
 instructions to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the plurality of player-selectable game elements being divided into a plurality of types;    instructions to select, via player inputs, at least one of the plurality of player-selectable game elements;    instructions to reveal a predetermined award amount of the selected player-selectable game element;    instructions to reveal all of the player-selectable elements associated with one of a particular type of the plurality of types, in response to the selected player-selectable game element being an award-all-of-type element associated with the one particular type; and    instructions to award a wagering game payoff based on the selection.    
   
   
       34 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , wherein the selectable game elements include cards from a deck of playing cards.  
   
   
       35 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , wherein the selectable game elements include reel symbols.  
   
   
       36 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , further comprising instructions to receive player-identification information, and wherein the instructions to award a wagering game payoff include crediting an amount to a player account indicated in the player-identification information.  
   
   
       37 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the basic game.  
   
   
       38 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the basic game having a plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus game outcome, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the bonus game, in response to achieving the start-bonus game outcome in the basic game.  
   
   
       39 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , wherein the plurality of player-selectable elements contain one award-all-of-type element associated with one particular type for each of the plurality of types.  
   
   
       40 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , further comprising instructions to reveal all of the player-selectable game elements in response to an award-all-of-all-types element being selected.  
   
   
       41 . The computer readable medium of  claim 33 , further comprising instructions to reveal the selected game element until an at least one end-wagering game outcome is achieved or until a predetermined number of selections is made.  
   
   
       42 . A gaming system comprising: 
 a display;    a controller coupled to the gaming terminal and the display, the controller operative to 
 (i) cause the display to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements as part of a wagering game, the plurality of player-selectable game elements initially hiding a plurality of indicia, and  
 (ii) cause the display to reveal the indicia of selected game elements and all of the game-selectable elements of a particular indicia in response to a selection of an award-all-of-like-indicia.  
   
   
   
       43 . The gaming system of  claim 42 , further comprising a gaming terminal coupled to the controller and the display.  
   
   
       44 . The gaming system of  claim 43 , wherein the controller is located within the gaming terminal.  
   
   
       45 . The gaming system of  claim 43 , wherein the controller is located remotely from the gaming terminal.  
   
   
       46 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising: 
 displaying a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the plurality of player-selectable game elements being divided into a plurality of types;    selecting, via player inputs, at least one of the plurality of player-selectable game elements;    revealing a predetermined award amount of the selected player-selectable game element;    revealing all of the player-selectable elements associated with one of a particular type of the plurality of types, in response to the selected player-selectable game element being an award-all-of-type element associated with the one particular type; and    awarding a wagering game payoff based on the selection.    
   
   
       47 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the selectable game elements comprise reel symbols.  
   
   
       48 . The method of  claim 46 , further including receiving player-identification information, the awarding step comprising crediting an amount to a player account indicated in the player-identification information.  
   
   
       49 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the basic game.  
   
   
       50 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the basic game having a plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus game outcome, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the bonus game, in response to achieving the start-bonus game outcome in the basic game.  
   
   
       51 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the plurality of player-selectable elements contain one award-all-of-type element associated with one particular type for each of the plurality of types.  
   
   
       52 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising revealing all of the player-selectable game elements in response to an award-all-of-all-types element being selected.