System and method for facilitating play of a game with user-selected elements

1. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

displaying a representation of each element of the set of elements;

after said displaying, associating each of the elements of the set with at least one of a plurality of locations;

after displaying the representation of each element of the set of elements, displaying a representation of the plurality of locations to a player, thereby defining a set of selectable locations;

receiving at least one selection signal, each selection signal indicating a selectable location from the set of selectable locations, the at least one selection signal thereby indicating at least one selected element; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one selected element.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said representation of the plurality of locations is displayed in an ordered state.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said ordered state is at least one arrangement selected from the group consisting of: (i) color, (ii) type, (iii) rank, (iv) numerical rank, (v) corresponding payout, (vi) a target and (vii) a goal.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

presenting the player with at least one hint;

wherein said hint comprises a subset of said plurality of locations to which said at least one element is associated.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said player pays a fee for said presenting.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein a status of the player enables said presenting.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

selecting at least one element before said step of receiving at least one selection signal.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said selectable locations are different from said plurality of locations.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

removing at least one element from said set of elements after receiving said selection signal.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of:

replacing said at least one removed element with at least one different element.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said at least one replaced element is indicated to the player.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

temporarily revealing said set of elements after receiving said selection signal.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

re-associating each of the elements of the set with at least one of a plurality of locations after receiving said selection signal.

14. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

determining a subset of the set of elements, the subset including at least one element;

associating the subset with at least one of a plurality of first locations;

displaying a representation of the at least one first location, thereby defining a first set of selectable locations;

receiving a first selection signal, the first selection signal indicating a first selectable location from the first set of selectable locations, thereby indicating the subset;

associating each at least one element of the subset with at least one of a plurality of second locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of second locations, thereby defining a second set of selectable locations;

receiving at least one second selection signal, each at least one second selection signal indicating a second selectable location from the second set of selectable locations;

determining at least one selected element based on the at least one second selection signal; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one selected element.

15. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

determining a first subset of the set of elements, the first subset including at least one first element;

associating each at least one first element of the first subset with at least one of a plurality of first locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of first locations, thereby defining a first set of selectable locations;

determining a second subset of the set of elements, the second subset including at least one second element;

associating the second subset with at least one second location;

displaying a representation of the at least one second location, thereby defining a second set of selectable locations;

receiving a first selection signal, the first selection signal indicating a first selectable location from the first set of selectable locations, thereby indicating a first selected element;

receiving a second selection signal, the second selection signal indicating a second selectable location from the second set of selectable locations, thereby indicating the second subset;

associating each at least one second element of the second subset with at least one of a plurality of third locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of third locations, thereby defining a third set of selectable locations;

receiving a third selection signal, the third selection signal indicating a third selectable location from the third set of selectable locations, thereby indicating a second selected element; and

determining an outcome based on the first selected element and the second selected element.

16. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

determining a first subset of the set of elements, the first subset including at least one first element;

associating each element of the first subset with at least one of a plurality of first locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of first locations, thereby defining a first set of selectable locations;

receiving at least one first selection signal, each first selection signal indicating a selectable location from the first set of selectable locations, the at least one first selection signal thereby indicating at least one first selected element;

determining a second subset of the set of elements, the second subset including at least one second element;

associating each element of the second subset with at least one of a plurality of second locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of second locations, thereby defining a second set of selectable locations;

receiving at least one second selection signal, each second selection signal indicating a selectable location from the second set of selectable locations, the at least one second selection signal thereby indicating at least one second selected element; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one first selected element and the at least one second selected element.

17. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

associating each of the elements of the set with at least one of a plurality of locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of locations to the player, thereby defining a set of selectable locations;

displaying a representation of at least one element of the set;

receiving at least one selection signal, each selection signal indicating a selectable location from the set of selectable locations;

determining at least one selected element based on the at least one selection signal; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one selected element; wherein displaying the representation of the at least one element of the set comprises displaying a representation of the at least one element of the set in motion from a first display area to a second display area.

18. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

associating each of the elements of the set with at least one of a plurality of locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of locations to the player, thereby defining a set of selectable locations;

displaying a representation of at least one element of the set;

receiving at least one selection signal, each selection signal indicating a selectable location from the set of selectable locations;

determining at least one selected element based on the at least one selection signal; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one selected element; wherein displaying the representation of the at least one element of the set comprises:

displaying a first representation of the at least one element of the set at a location that is not selectable; and

displaying a second representation of the at least one element of the set in motion.

19. The method of claim 18 , in which the second representation of the at least one element represents the at least one element as concealed while in motion.

20. A method comprising:

determining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of a game;

associating each of the elements of the set with at least one of a plurality of locations;

displaying a representation of the plurality of locations to the player, thereby defining a set of selectable locations;

displaying a representation of at least one element of the set;

receiving at least one selection signal, each selection signal indicating a selectable location from the set of selectable locations;

determining at least one selected element based on the at least one selection signal; and

determining an outcome based on the at least one selected element; wherein displaying the representation of the at least one element of the set comprises displaying the at least one element in an ordered arrangement.