Patent ID: 8678907

Claim:
A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game including a base game and a selected bonus game, the base game including a base game outcome of symbols randomly generated from a plurality of symbols, the system comprising: a. one or more input devices; b. at least one display device; c. one or more processors; d. at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to operate with the one or more input devices and the at least one display device to: i. receive an input indicative of a selection of a bonus game from a plurality of different bonus games, the selected bonus game being different from a prior selected bonus game; ii. receive bonus game data associated with the selected bonus game, wherein the received bonus game data associated with the selected bonus game is specific to the selected bonus game; iii. in response to receiving the bonus game data, generate at least one relationship between one or more sub-symbols and one or more symbols of the plurality of symbols such that the one or more sub-symbols are displayed with the one or more symbols according to the generated at least one relationship, the generated at least one relationship based on one or more probabilities of events occurring in the bonus game, and the one or more probabilities being included within the received bonus game data, wherein the probabilities of events occurring in the bonus game are specific to the selected bonus game; iv. configure the base game to display the one or more sub-symbols with the one or more symbols according to the generated at least one relationship; and v. in response to a wager initiating play of the base game, randomly generate the base game outcome and display the outcome to a player; and vi. in response to at least one of the sub-symbols being displayed in the base game outcome, trigger the selected bonus game.