Patent ID: 8033910

Claim:
A method of facilitating the play of a wagering game with a bonus feature on a video game machine having a display, comprising: providing a bonus trigger during a regular play session on the video game machine; after providing the bonus trigger, presenting the player with a set of choices by displaying a first bonus screen on the display of the video game machine, the first bonus screen having a plurality of objects respectively corresponding to the choices in the set of choices, the choices in the set of choices each having an associated risk level, and the set of choices corresponding to a set of virtual destinations; providing an indication to the player of the risks of the choices on the display of the video game machine; wherein the plurality of objects are numbered to display the associated risk level from safest to highest risk; after providing the indication, receiving from the player a selection of one of the choices; providing a bonus play to the player on the display of the video game machine, the bonus play having the risk level associated with the selected choice and as part of the bonus play, displaying, on the display of the video game machine, a second bonus screen having a plurality of second objects configured to be selected by the player to win bonus prizes, wherein the plurality of second objects also includes at least one collect object that ends the bonus play; wherein the quantity of collect objects in the plurality of second objects corresponds to the risk level associated with the choice selected by the player.