Patent ID: 7666086

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; and at least one processor configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a base game operable upon a wager by a player; (b) display an outcome for the base game; (c) determine if a triggering event occurred in the outcome of the base game; (d) if a triggering event occurred in the outcome of the base game, display at least two of a plurality of selections associated with a bonus game, wherein the plurality of selections include: (i) when a first amount of credits is wagered on each of a plurality of paylines in the base game, a first number of said selections associated with one of a plurality of different credit values and a second number of said selections associated with a type of selection outcome which is not a credit value, and (ii) when a second amount of credits, which is different than the first amount of credits, is wagered on each of the plurality of paylines in the base game, a third number of said selections associated with one of said plurality of different credit values and a fourth number of said selections associated with a type of selection outcome which is not a credit value, wherein said second number is different than said fourth number; (e) enable the player to pick a designated number of the selections, wherein the designated number of picks of the selections is based, at least in part, on the amount of credits wagered on each of the plurality of paylines in the base game, said designated number being at least one, and wherein different designated numbers of picks of the selections are based on different wager amounts for the plurality of paylines in the base game; (f) display at least one award based on at least one selection outcome associated with one of the picked selections.