A game including at least one level in which a player wagers a resource item
to
progress to a next-higher level or to receive an award. When the wagered resource
item matches a resource item that has been randomly selected from a predetermined
group of resource items, such progress or award is granted to the player. The game
may comprise a bonus event to a base game of the gaming apparatus, in which the
player may have an opportunity to play for one or more resource items. The game
may include one or more levels. Awards may be available at each level or upon successfully
completing all of the levels of the game. The game may be effected by a stand alone
gaming apparatus or by a networked gaming apparatus, in which case the game may
be played against others.