Patent ID: 7390260

Claim:
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising: a wager input device for receiving a wager input; a basic game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of outcomes of the basic game, the randomly selected outcome being selected in response to the wager input by a player; and a bonus game being triggered by a predetermined event, the bonus game including a plurality of free spins and a plurality of blind selections, at least one of the blind selections being selected by the player independent of any symbol occurrence during any of the free spins and before playing each of the free spins, the selected one of the blind selections revealing a bonus enhancement applicable only to a subsequent free spin of the plurality of free spins, the bonus enhancement being provided to the player and being capable of enhancing an outcome of the subsequent free spin, the at least one of the blind selections being the bonus enhancement being concealed from the player prior to the player selecting the selected one of the blind selections and being revealed in response to the player selecting the selected one of the blind selections.