Gaming device having a pick reduction game

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of first selections including at least one trigger selection;
• a plurality of second selections;
• at least one display device which displays the first and second selections;
• a number of picks associated with said first and second selections,
• wherein the number of picks is greater than the number of first selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables a player to pick the first selections until the player picks the trigger selection, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the first selections, enables the player to pick the second selections when the player picks the trigger selection, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections, and provides any awards to the player associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of first selections including a plurality of trigger selections;
• a plurality of second selections;
• at least one display device which displays the first and second selections;
• a number of picks associated with the first and second selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables a player to pick the first selections until the player picks one of the trigger selections or until there are no picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the first selections, enables the player to pick the second selections when the player picks any of the trigger selections and there are picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections and provides any awards to the player associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of first selections including a plurality of trigger selections;
• a plurality of second selections associated with each of the trigger selections;
• at least one display device which displays the first and second selections;
• a number of picks associated with said first and second selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables a player to pick the first selections until the player picks one of the trigger selections or until these are no picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the first selections, enables the player to pick second selections associated with said trigger selection picked by the player if there are picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections and provides any awards to the player associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of first selections including at least one trigger selection;
• a plurality of second selections;
• at least one display device which displays the first and second selections;
• a number of picks associated with said first and second selections;
• at least one additional pick associated with one of the first or second selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables a player to pick the first selections until the player picks the trigger selection or until there are no picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the first selections, provides at least one additional pick when the player picks one of the first selections having at least one additional pick associated with said first selection, enables the player to pick the second selections when the player picks the trigger selection and there are picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections, provides at least one additional pick when the player picks one of the second selections having at least one additional pick associated with said second selection, and provides any awards to the player associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of first selections including at least one trigger selection;
• a plurality of second selections;
• at least one display device which displays the first and second selections;
• a number of picks associated with said first and second selections;
• at least one relationship indicator which identifies the relationship between the trigger selection and each selection picked by a player;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables the player to pick the first selections until the player picks the trigger selection or until there are no picks remaining, activates the relationship indicator to identify the relationship between the trigger selection and the selection picked by the player reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the first selections, enables the player to pick second selections when the player picks the target selection and there are picks remaining, reduces the number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections and provides any awards associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of sets including first selections;
• at least one trigger selection included in each of said sets;
• a plurality of second selections;
• at least one display device which displays the sets of first selections and the second selections;
• a number of picks associated with each of the sets and the second selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the second selections;
• and
• a processor which enables a player to pick first selections in each of the sets until the player picks the trigger selection in the sets or until there are no picks remaining to pick first selections in the sets, reduces the number of picks associated with each set for each first selection picked by the player in those sets, enables the player to pick the second selections when the player picks at least one trigger selection, provides a total number of picks to the player based on the sum of the picks remaining for each set, reduces the total number of picks for each pick by the player from the second selections, and provides any awards to the player associated with the second selections picked by the player until there are no picks remaining.

A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of first selections including a trigger selection to a player;
• (b) displaying a number of picks to the player;
• (c) enabling the player to pick the first selections until the player picks the trigger selection;
• (d) reducing the number of picks for each first selection picked by the player;
• (e) displaying a plurality of second selections to the player when the player picks the trigger selection wherein the second selections are associated with awards;
• (f) repeating steps (g) to (i) until there are no picks remaining;
• (g) enabling the player to pick the second selections;
• (h) reducing the number of picks for each second selection picked by the player;
• and
• (i) providing any award to the player for each second selection picked by the player.

A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of first selections including at least one trigger selection and a plurality of second selections to a player, wherein a plurality of awards are associated with the second selections;
• (b) displaying a number of picks to the player wherein the number of picks is greater than the number of first selections;
• (c) enabling the player to pick the first selections until the player picks the trigger selection;
• (d) reducing the number of picks for each first selection picked by the player;
• (e) enabling the player to pick the second selections;
• (f) reducing the number of picks for each second selection picked by the player;
• (g) providing any award to the player for each second selection picked by the player;
• and
• (h) repeating steps (e) to (g) until there are no picks remaining.