Patent ID: 8715063

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering game with a gaming machine, the gaming machine having a central processing unit for executing the wagering game, wherein the central processing unit controls a display, a wager acceptor, and a payout mechanism, comprising: receiving a first wager with the wager acceptor to receive a primary game; determining an intermediate game outcome for the primary game, the intermediate game outcome presented on the display, wherein the intermediate game outcome provides an indication of a probability for a winning primary game outcome; in response to the intermediate game outcome, receiving a selection wherein the selection is one of either: resolving the intermediate game outcome to determine a primary game outcome; or receiving a secondary game in response to a second wager; if upon receiving the selection for the secondary game: determining a secondary game outcome for the secondary game, wherein a winning secondary game outcome causes a modification of the primary game to increase the probability of receiving the winning primary game outcome from the intermediate game outcome; and in response to receiving the secondary game outcome, resolving the intermediate game outcome to determine the primary game outcome; and providing an award for the winning primary game outcome with the payout mechanism.