Patent ID: 8449371

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a display; and a game controller; a symbol characteristic nominator; and a symbol position monitor; and wherein said game controller is adapted to play of a wagering game, the wagering game comprising a base game during the play of which said game controller adapted to randomly select at least one symbol from a first set of symbols comprising a plurality of standard symbols and at least one special symbol, and wherein the display is adapted to display the selected symbol in a non-revealed manner in a display position on the display, and wherein the symbol characteristic nominator is player actuatable to nominate at least one characteristic of a symbol, and wherein the game controller is adapted to reveal the characteristic of the selected symbol after said nomination by displaying the symbol in a revealed manner in the display position, and said controller is adapted to award a prize if the selected symbol is revealed to have the nominated characteristic, and wherein said controller is adapted to award a feature outcome if the selected symbol is revealed to be a special symbol having the nominated characteristic, and adapted to not award a prize if the selected symbol is revealed to not have the nominated characteristic, whether the selected symbol is a standard symbol or special symbol, the feature outcome comprising a plurality of bonus plays of a feature game in which a plurality of symbols are selected and displayed in a non-revealed manner in a plurality of symbol positions, the selection being made from one or more second sets of symbols that each comprise at least one special symbol, and wherein the symbol position nominator is player actuatable to nominate one of the symbol positions, and wherein said controller progresses said feature game to the next bonus play in the plurality of bonus plays is dependent on the nominated symbol position having a special symbol.