Gaming device having an accumulated award selection bonus scheme

A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a display device;
• a plurality of selection sets displayed by said display device, each selection set including at least one selection, and a plurality of said selection sets including a plurality of selections;
• a plurality of awards randomly associated with said selections;
• and
• at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one selection in one of said selection sets which includes a plurality of selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection having said accumulated award, wherein at least one award associated with at least one of the selections is not part of said accumulated award.

A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a display device;
• at least one selection set in the game displayed by the display device, each selection set including a plurality of selections at a plurality of positions;
• a plurality of awards randomly associated with the selections in the selection sets;
• and
• at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one selection in one of the selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of the awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection associated with said accumulated award, wherein at least one award associated with at least one of the selections is not part of said accumulated award.

A gaming device comprising:

• a display device;
• a plurality of selections at a plurality of positions displayed by the display device;
• a selector for enabling a player to pick the selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with the selections;
• and
• at least one accumulated award associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, wherein at least one award associated with at least one of the selections is not part of said accumulated award and wherein the player is provided with any awards and accumulated awards associated with the selections picked by the player.

A gaming device comprising:

• a display device;
• a plurality of selection sets displayed by said display device, each selection set including at least one selection and a plurality of said selection sets including a plurality of selections;
• a plurality of awards associated with said selections;
• and
• at least one accumulated award associated with at least one selection in one of said selection sets which includes a plurality of selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in the said selection set which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection having said accumulated award, wherein at least one award associated with at least one of the selections is not part of said accumulated award.

A gaming device comprising:

• a display device;
• at least one selection set displayed by the display device, each selection set including a plurality of selections displayed at a plurality of positions;
• a plurality of awards associated with the selections in the selection sets;
• and
• at least one accumulated award associated with at least one selection in one of the selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of the awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection associated with said accumulated award, wherein at least one award associated with at least one of the selections is not part of said accumulated award.