Patent ID: 8747207

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system having at least one input device and at least one display; comprising: receiving a wager via the at least one input device; displaying, on the at least one display device, a basic game including a plurality of basic-game symbols indicative of an outcome in the basic game; awarding a bonus-game resource to a player during the basic game; in response to a triggering event during play of the basic game, displaying, on the at least one display device, a bonus feature including a plurality of selectable elements, each of the plurality of selectable elements being assigned respective indicia; receiving, via the at least one input device, a selection from the player of one or more of the selectable elements; revealing, on the at least one display device, the indicia assigned to the one or more selected elements; exercising the bonus-game resource so as to affect an outcome associated with the one or more selected elements; and providing an award to the player based on the exercised bonus-game resource and the outcome associated with the one or more selected elements.