Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a slot machine game with a movement game board bonus game. Responsive to a trigger pattern in a base game result, a prize board is displayed including a number of symbol locations containing symbols indicating prizes, and a current position indicator indicating a current location on the board. A number of selectable items are provided from which the player may select. Responsive to selections, one of a movement indicator with an associated movement direction, or a prize collector indicator are revealed. For a movement indicator, the current position indicator moves to an adjacent one of the symbols on the prize board in a direction shown by the movement indicator. For a prize collector indicator, the method includes awarding a prize associated with the prize level of the current position indicator.

Abstract: A method of controlling a gaming machine according includes causing a video display system of the gaming machine to display a number of activation icons. Each of the activation icons includes a respective activation value so that the number of activation icons define a activation value range from a minimum activation value to a relatively higher maximum activation value. The method further includes receiving a activation selection input that selects one of the activation icons to place the activation value included in the selected activation icon as a activation for an activation of the gaming machine. In response to the activation selection input and under control of a result generating processing system associated with the gaming machine, a result for the activation is obtained and, where the result is a winning result, the video display system is caused to display the result obtained for the activation selection input in a numerical prize graphic comprising a static numerical value.