Abstract: This invention provides a method of playing a game comprising: providing a game outcome comprising a plurality of game indicia selected from a first set of game indicia; evaluating said game outcome according to game rules and determining whether said game outcome comprises a triggering outcome. Upon occurrence of a positive determination, the method also comprises: replacing one or more game indicia of the game outcome with one or more replacement game indicia selected from a second set of game indicia; determining at least one replacement outcome based at least in part on said one or more replacement game indicia; and evaluating each of said at least one replacement outcome according to replacement game rules, and wherein at least one of the following is true: the first set of game indicia is not identical to the second set of game indicia; and the game rules are not identical to the replacement game rules.

Abstract: A method to provide a player-activated game. The present method is characterized in that the player selects an indicium among a plurality of displayed indicia cued in a one at a time manner and in a time-weighted manner. The indicium selection is completed when the player actuates a control, resulting in a stop signal being transmitted and the cuing process being stop with one of the indicia remaining cued. An outcome is established based on the indicium selected through this process. Embodiments of the method include electronic and electromechanical gaming machines and gaming-machine add-on devices.