Gaming Machine with Separately Selectable Wagering Games

A method for selecting a wagering game to be available for play on a gaming system, comprising:

• selecting a primary wagering game from a plurality of primary wagering games available on said gaming system;
• selecting a secondary wagering game from a plurality of secondary wagering games available on said gaming system, said secondary wagering game being selected independently of said primary wagering game and capable of being triggered in response to play of said primary wagering game;
• and
• combining said selected primary wagering game and said selected secondary wagering game to form said wagering game.

A system for selecting wagering games available for play via a gaming machine in the system, comprising:

• a network;
• at least one storage unit connected to said network, said storage unit storing a plurality of base wagering game packages and a plurality of bonus wagering game packages;
• a game server connected to said storage unit, said game server configured to access said base wagering game packages and said bonus wagering game packages stored on said storage unit;
• and
• a user interface coupled to said game server, said user interface enabling a user to select a base wagering game package from said plurality of base wagering game packages and to independently select a bonus wagering game package from said plurality of bonus wagering game packages, said selected base wagering game package being associated with a base wagering game, said selected bonus wagering game package being associated with a bonus wagering game that is capable of being triggered in response to play of said base wagering game such that said selected base and bonus wagering games are combined to form a wagering game available for play via said gaming machine.

In a gaming system including at least one storage unit, a user interface, and a plurality of gaming machines, a method for mixing and matching primary and secondary wagering games for combined play via at least one of said gaming machines, the method comprising:

• presenting a plurality of selectable primary wagering games on said user interface, said plurality of primary wagering games being stored in said at least one storage unit;
• permitting a user to select, via said user interface, a primary wagering game from said plurality of selectable primary wagering games;
• presenting a plurality of selectable secondary wagering games on said user interface, said plurality of secondary wagering games being stored in said at least one storage unit;
• permitting the user to select, via said user interface, a secondary wagering game from said plurality of selectable secondary wagering games, said secondary wagering game being selected independently of said primary wagering game;
• and
• integrating said selected primary wagering game and said selected secondary wagering game for combined play wherein said secondary wagering game is capable of being triggered in response to play of said primary wagering game.