Gaming system with play enhancement icons

A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game via a gaming system, the gaming system including one or more input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the wagering game including a randomly selected game outcome represented, at least in part, by displaying symbols including at least one of a first play-enhancement icon and a second play-enhancement icon, the method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an input indicative of a wager from a player to initiate the wagering game;
• randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes;
• displaying, on at least one of the one or more display devices, a plurality of spinning reels to represent randomly selecting the game outcome;
• enhancing, via at least one of the one or more processors, the game outcome in direct response to the first play-enhancement icon providing a first bonus feature at any time prior to stopping the spinning reels;
• stopping the spinning reels and displaying, on at least one of the one or more display devices, at least a portion of the game outcome including symbols on the plurality of stopped reels;
• and
• enhancing the game outcome in direct response to the second play-enhancement icon providing a second bonus feature at any time including before spinning the reels, while the reels are spinning, and after the reels stop spinning, wherein the second bonus feature can enhance the game outcome in the absence of, and in addition to, any enhancements resulting from the first bonus feature.

A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game including a randomly selected outcome represented, at least in part, by displaying symbols including at least one of a first play-enhancement icon and a second play-enhancement icon, the gaming system comprising:

• one or more input devices;
• one or more display devices;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to:
• receive an input indicative of a wager from a player to initiate the wagering game;
• randomly select a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes;
• display a plurality of spinning reels to represent randomly selecting the game outcome;
• enhance the game outcome in direct response to the first play-enhancement icon providing a first bonus feature at any time prior to stopping the spinning reels;
• stop the spinning reels and display at least a portion of the randomly selected game outcome including the symbols on the plurality of reels;
• enhance the game outcome in direct response to the second play-enhancement icon providing a second bonus feature at any time including before spinning the reels, while the reels are spinning, and after the reels stop spinning.