Patent ID: 8128488

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the gaming system including an input device, one or more display devices, and a controller having one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving a wager from a player, via the input device, to play the wagering game; initiating a bonus feature, via the controller, during the wagering game; displaying, via the one or more display devices, a plurality of selectable elements, the plurality including a first selection set of elements and a second selection set of elements, wherein the first selection set does not include a bonus-ending element; in response to a selection of a first selectable element from the first selection set, awarding the player a first credit amount associated with the first selectable element; and in response to one or more subsequent selections of other selectable elements having additional associated credit amounts, the selected other selectable elements being from the second selection set, awarding the player any additional credit amount associated with each selected other selectable element and re-awarding the player the first credit amount associated with the first selectable element for each selected other selectable element.