A method and apparatus are provided for playing a one player video game of chance.
The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of items that until selected
by the one player occupy a set of non-selected items, displaying an indicia of
a winning combination of items present within the plurality of items in advance
of selection of any item of the plurality of items by the one player, enabling
the one player to select at least some of the plurality of items for inclusion
in a set of selected items, wherein at least one other of the plurality of items
remains within the set of non-selected items and displaying the items within the
set of selected and non-selected items.
