Patent ID: 6905412

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising: conducting a basic game having a randomly selected outcome that is indicated by displaying selected ones of a plurality of basic-game symbols, one of said randomly selected outcomes being a start-bonus outcome; in response to said start-bonus outcome being achieved in said basic game, conducting a bonus game in which a plurality of selectable elements fixedly associated with respective award indicia are displayed, said plurality of selectable elements and said award indicia being distinct from said plurality of basic-game symbols; selecting, via a player input, one or more of said plurality of selectable elements; providing a bonus-game award based upon said award indicia of selected ones of said plurality of selectable elements, said bonus same award being independent of any award provided in said basic game; and after said selecting, revealing said award indicia associated with unselected ones of said plurality of selectable elements, thereby permitting a player to view said award indicia that did not result in said bonus-game award.