Various bonus games for being played on a gaming machine are described. In
one embodiment, a base game and bonus game are played on a video screen.
The base game may consist of the random selection and display of a
5.times.3 matrix of symbols, although any size array of symbols may
constitute the base game. Upon a certain outcome of the base game, all or
some of the symbols in the array are replaced with values, such as
different credit amounts. Each value represents a potential bonus award
to the player. Various bonus games are described that select one or more
displayed values as the outcome of the bonus game.