Methods and systems for a bonus round of a game which provides for player influence of volatility

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions when read by a processor of a computing device, causing the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processing device, that a first player of a primary game has qualified for entry into a bonus round of the primary game;
• outputting, via a player device associated with the player, a game interface of the bonus round, the game interface comprising a plurality of available symbol positions available for selection by the player;
• determining one or more elements available to the player due to having been obtained by the player as a result of game play of the primary game, the one or more elements being available to the player for placement on the available symbol position of the plurality of available symbol positions, wherein the player may place more than one of the elements on a particular available symbol position in order to increase a default value of a prize associated with the symbol position;
• determining which of the available symbol positions the player has placed one or more elements on, thereby determining at least one player selected symbol position;
• determining, for a game instance of the bonus round, an active symbol position for the game instance;
• determining, for the game instance, an outcome and a prize corresponding to the outcome;
• determining whether the active symbol position is a player selected symbol position;
• if the active symbol position is a player selected symbol position, determining a final value of the prize to output to the player based on a default value of the prize and a number of elements the player has placed on the player selected symbol position;
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• outputting a prize of the final value to the player.