Abstract: An electronic gaming system is provided that includes a housing, an input device, an electronic display device, and a controller configured to display, on the electronic display device, an array of value-bearing symbols arranged in rows and columns in an electronic wagering game, where the value-bearing symbols are arranged on reels. The controller is also configured to animate a spin of the reels, such that the value-bearing symbols are spun and stopped in a visible pattern within the array, determine that metamorphic trigger symbols associated with a metamorphic appears in the visible pattern within the array, determine that the metamorphic associated with the metamorphic trigger symbol has reached a threshold trigger amount and, in response to the metamorphic reaching its trigger amount, unlocking and presenting, within the electronic wagering game, a bonus game having an enhancement that corresponds to the metamorphic. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling visually thematic bonus features of electronic wagering games may include and/or implement a display device and/or circuitry. In one example, the circuitry may be configured to direct the display device to render, in a graphical interface of an electronic wagering game, a plurality of metamorphic visuals and a meter visual that correspond to reels of the electronic wagering game. In this example, the circuitry may also be configured to detect an event that (1) triggers a bonus feature of the electronic wagering game in connection with at least one of the plurality of metamorphic visuals or the meter visual and (2) is based at least in part on a randomly generated number provided by a random number generator. The circuitry may be further configured to implement, in response to detecting the event, the bonus feature in accordance with a weighted lookup table stored in memory.

Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a game controller in communication with at least one memory. The game controller includes at least one processor, that is configured to cause to be displayed on a display device a hold-and-spin game triggered by an outcome of a base reel game. The hold-and-spin game and the base reel game include a plurality of expandable reels. The processor(s) is also configured to determine that an outcome of the hold-and-spin game triggers a bonus wheel game, where the bonus wheel game includes a plurality of rotatable bonus wheels. Additionally, the processor(s) is configured to cause to be displayed on the display device a pick bonus game, the pick bonus game including a plurality of selectable pick game symbols. Each of the plurality of selectable pick game symbols are associated with a base reel game matrix for the plurality of expandable reels.