3 Magic Eggs

{
  "game": {
    "name": "3 Magic Eggs",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "internal_demo_code": "vs25wolfgmm (internal Pragmatic Play gameSymbol in the demo URL; unrelated to the on-screen theme/name, which is confirmed by the wordmark on every screenshot: '3 MAGIC EGGS')",
    "theme": "Snowy alpine/Nordic winter valley inhabited by three baby dragons hatched from magic eggs. Pale-blue sky, snow-capped mountain range, pine trees framing both sides of the screen, a frozen river/lake with a small wooden Viking longship (single square sail) visible on the right in the background, snow-dusted rocks, and oversized decorative dragon eggs (red, blue, green) resting in the snow at the bottom corners. Card-game/Viking motifs (A/K/Q/J royals, a Viking warrior symbol, a war-hammer symbol, a jewel necklace symbol) mix with the dragon-egg fantasy theme.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 25 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus zoomed crops of the paytable, bet menu, jackpot meters and bonus grid.",
    "method_notes": "OCR (pytesseract) on this game is largely unreliable because of the heavily stylized 3D fonts and painterly background art, so every number in this document was read directly from zoomed screenshot crops (paytable pages, bet-menu overlay, jackpot meter bar, bonus-round HUD) rather than from raw OCR text. Numbers not clearly legible are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and were not invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Daytime alpine scene: pale sky-blue at the top fading to white near the snowy mountains; white/grey snow-capped peaks; green pine trees at the left and right edges; a frozen blue-white river with a small brown wooden Viking ship on the right.",
    "reel_frame": "Ornate carved brown wood outer frame with gold metal trim; the two side pillars have gold Celtic/Norse knot-work inlays; gold dragon-head carvings sit at the bottom-left and bottom-right corners of the frame; small gold diamond-shaped ornaments sit at the top corners.",
    "reel_cells": "Deep purple/violet semi-transparent tiles separated by thin lighter-purple gridlines.",
    "nest_bar": "Three wooden nest platforms sit on top of the reel frame, one per baby dragon; below each nest is a pill-shaped label: green pill reading 'COLLECT' (under the green dragon), dark red/maroon pill reading 'JACKPOT' (under the red dragon), blue pill reading 'MULTIPLIER' (under the blue dragon).",
    "logo": "'3 Magic Eggs' wordmark on a dark rounded stone/rock plaque: the numeral '3' in gold, 'Magic' in white letters with a purple/magenta outline, 'Eggs' in orange-gold letters; three glossy eggs (green, red, blue, each with a starburst highlight) sit above the plaque.",
    "bonus_feature_background": "Ice-cave interior: deep blue and cyan jagged crystal/ice formations, with clusters of glowing pink/magenta crystal shards in the lower left and right corners; distinctly cooler and darker than the daytime base-game background.",
    "buy_dialog": "Dark navy-blue textured panel with a light-grey metal border; four bet-option tiles inside it: green-bordered 'RESPINS 1', olive/gold-bordered 'RESPINS 2', purple-bordered 'RESPINS 3', and a red tile with a bright gold border for 'RESPINS 4' (the most expensive / highest-guarantee option, visually emphasized with the brightest border).",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frames, headings, currency numbers), green (COLLECT nest / low-tier MINI jackpot meter / toggle-on state), dark red/maroon (JACKPOT nest / high-tier GRAND jackpot meter), blue (MULTIPLIER nest / MINOR jackpot meter), purple/magenta (MAJOR jackpot meter, WILD symbol's gem, toggle handle), orange (dragon egg trigger symbol in the base game is red-shelled with orange highlights, wings and horns of the dragons)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payline payouts are read verbatim from the zoomed paytable (page 1/8) and are printed at the demo default bet of $2.00 total bet, for a combination on a payline, left to right starting from the leftmost reel. The rules page states explicitly: 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line' (paytable_p5.png) -> the payout basis is the BET PER LINE (bet-per-line = total bet / 25), NOT the full total bet. This is called out again as 'Only the highest win is paid per line' and 'When winning on multiple paylines, all wins are added to the total win' (same page).",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Dragon head (pink/red, 'mystery'-style portrait)", "appearance": "A stylized red/pink dragon face with yellow eyes and small horns, framed in a red ornate rectangular card border", "payouts": {"5": "$40.00", "4": "$16.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol (tied with WILD's own payout table)"},
      {"name": "Viking warrior", "appearance": "A bearded blond Viking man wearing a horned silver/blue helmet, holding an axe, framed in a green bordered card", "payouts": {"5": "$24.00", "4": "$9.60", "3": "$1.60"}},
      {"name": "War hammer", "appearance": "A silver/steel hammer with a gold handle and a red gem set in the hammer head", "payouts": {"5": "$16.00", "4": "$4.80", "3": "$1.20"}},
      {"name": "Jewel necklace", "appearance": "A pink beaded necklace/pendant with a large pink gem drop", "payouts": {"5": "$8.00", "4": "$2.40", "3": "$0.80"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red letter with a silver metallic outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$0.80"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "green letter with a silver metallic outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "magenta/pink letter with a silver metallic outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue letter with a silver metallic outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$0.40"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A golden dragon head resting on top of a glowing pink/magenta gem orb, with the word 'WILD' in yellow 3D letters with a red outline underneath the icon",
      "payouts": {"5": "$40.00", "4": "$16.00", "3": "$2.00"},
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols EXCEPT the MONEY symbol and the DRAGON EGG symbols. It can appear on ALL reels, but ONLY during the base game (i.e. not during the Respins feature).",
      "source": "paytable page 1/8 (paytable_p1.png)",
      "observed": "Captured live on base_game_win.png: two stacked golden WILD tiles occupied two vertical positions of the same reel (reel 2) in a single base-game spin."
    },
    "money_symbol": {
      "name": "MONEY (golden dragon egg with a printed dollar value)",
      "appearance": "A shiny gold, scaled dragon egg; once it lands it shows its awarded dollar value stamped on top of it in yellow 3D digits",
      "rules": "Appears ONLY during the Respins feature (never in the base game). Each time one lands it takes a random value from a fixed set: 0.6x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x or 50x of the TOTAL BET. Landed MONEY symbols stay locked on the grid for the rest of the round. Every time at least one MONEY symbol lands, the respin counter resets to 3.",
      "source": "paytable page 3/8 (paytable_p3.png)"
    },
    "dragon_egg_triggers": {
      "note": "These three symbols appear ONLY in the base game and have NO line payout of their own; they are collector/trigger symbols.",
      "green_egg": {"appearance": "A green scaled egg", "nest": "GREEN 'COLLECT' nest (green baby dragon)", "rule": "Collected in the green COLLECT nest; collecting it can randomly trigger the Respins feature with an added row where only COLLECT / SUPER COLLECT symbols can hit."},
      "red_egg": {"appearance": "A red scaled egg", "nest": "RED 'JACKPOT' nest (red baby dragon)", "rule": "Collected in the red JACKPOT nest; collecting it can randomly trigger the Respins feature with an added row where only MINI / MINOR / MAJOR / GRAND jackpot symbols can hit."},
      "blue_egg": {"appearance": "A blue scaled egg", "nest": "BLUE 'MULTIPLIER' nest (blue baby dragon)", "rule": "Collected in the blue MULTIPLIER nest; collecting it can randomly trigger the Respins feature with an added row where only MULTIPLIER symbols (x2, x3 or x5, random) can hit, multiplying the MONEY symbol value on the reel below them."},
      "source": "paytable page 2/8 (paytable_p2.png)"
    },
    "feature_only_modifier_symbols": {
      "note": "Only observed partially on the captured bonus-round frames; full value ranges are taken from the rules text, not all values were seen live.",
      "collect_row": "COLLECT symbol (collects all MONEY values in its column) and SUPER COLLECT symbol (collects ALL MONEY values on screen) -- described in rules text, NOT observed landing on the captured frames.",
      "jackpot_row": "MINI, MINOR, MAJOR, GRAND text-labelled symbols. Observed live: a red egg-shaped tile labelled 'MINOR' (bonus_1.png) and later a tile labelled 'MINI' (bonus_2.png, win_screen.png). MAJOR and GRAND were not observed landing on the captured frames, only their meter targets.",
      "multiplier_row": "Blue egg tiles showing 'x2', 'x3' or 'x5'. Observed live: 'x2' and 'x3' (bonus_1.png, bonus_2.png, bonus_3.png, win_screen.png). 'x5' was not observed landing on the captured frames."
    }
  },

  "grid_and_mechanic": {
    "base_game_grid": "5 reels x 3 rows, 25 fixed paylines (line diagram 1-25 shown on paytable_p5.png). This is a lines game, NOT ways or scatter-pays; confirmed by the explicit paytable text 'All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines.'",
    "respins_feature_grid": "During the Respins feature the reel strips are replaced by a MONEY-symbol-only strip with the same 3-row height as the base game. For every dragon-egg-nest modifier that was triggered for that round (green/COLLECT, red/JACKPOT, blue/MULTIPLIER), ONE extra row is added above the money rows, in that color. In the captured round all 3 modifiers were purchased together (Respins 4 / 'triple feature'), so the observed grid was 5 columns x 6 rows: row 1 = blue MULTIPLIER row, row 2 = green COLLECT row, row 3 = red JACKPOT row, rows 4-6 = the 3-row MONEY grid. A round with fewer modifiers would show fewer rows (e.g. a single-feature round would be 5x4: 1 modifier row + 3 money rows).",
    "reel_layout_disclaimer": "Per-cell contents of the base-game reels are a random snapshot each spin and are intentionally NOT enumerated cell-by-cell."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_variants": [
      {"mode": "base / default play", "rtp_percent": 96.51, "source": "paytable_p5.png: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.51%'"},
      {"mode": "ANTE BET ('Double Chance to Win Feature')", "rtp_percent": 96.56, "source": "paytable_p5.png: 'The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.56%'"},
      {"mode": "BUY RESPINS 1 (1 feature hits randomly on the triggering spin)", "rtp_percent": 96.52, "source": "paytable_p5.png"},
      {"mode": "BUY RESPINS 2 (1, 2 or 3 features hit randomly on the triggering spin)", "rtp_percent": 96.51, "source": "paytable_p5.png"},
      {"mode": "BUY RESPINS 3 (2 features hit on the triggering spin)", "rtp_percent": 96.49, "source": "paytable_p5.png"},
      {"mode": "BUY RESPINS 4 (all 3 features guaranteed to hit on the triggering spin)", "rtp_percent": 96.53, "source": "paytable_p5.png"}
    ],
    "volatility": "High. Preview screen and paytable page 5/8 both show a 'VOLATILITY' badge filled with 5 of 5 lightning-bolt icons (verified by zoomed crop). Accompanying text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' (paytable_p5.png). No separate 'very high' tier exists in this game's wording.",
    "bet_normal_mode": {
      "bet_multiplier_label": "BET MULTIPLIER 25x (printed in the bet-menu overlay header)",
      "min_bet": "$0.25 (measured: BET=1 coin, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL BET $0.25 -- bet_menu_min.png, decrement button greyed out at this floor)",
      "max_bet": "$250.00 (measured with the in-menu 'BET MAX' button: BET=10 coins, COIN VALUE $1.00, TOTAL BET $250.00 -- bet_menu_max.png, increment button greyed out at this ceiling)"
    },
    "bet_ante_mode": {
      "bet_multiplier_label": "BET MULTIPLIER 40x (printed in the bet-menu overlay header when the Double Chance toggle is on)",
      "max_bet": "$400.00 (measured with 'BET MAX' in ante mode: BET=10 coins, COIN VALUE $1.00, TOTAL BET $400.00 -- bet_menu_ante_max.png)",
      "note_on_printed_max": "The buklet's printed 'MAXIMUM BET: $400.00' (paytable_p5.png) is this ANTE-mode ceiling, NOT the ceiling of normal play (which is $250.00, x1.6 lower). Verified independently by the on-screen 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' cost readout: at a $2.00 base bet it shows $3.20 (2.00 x 1.6); at a $0.25 base bet with ante toggled on it shows $0.40 (0.25 x 1.6). This matches classic Pragmatic Play ante-bet trap pattern (25x normal vs 40x ante multiplier)."
    },
    "ante_bet_cost_multiplier": 1.6,
    "max_win": {
      "value": "5,000x total bet",
      "source": "Stated identically on the preview screen ('WIN UP TO 5,000 X BET'), paytable page 4/8 ('The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a RESPIN feature reaches 5,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining respins are forfeited.'), and paytable page 7/8 (near-identical wording)."
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": true,
      "restriction": "The BUY RESPINS FEATURE control is disabled (greyed out, unclickable) whenever the ANTE BET / Double Chance toggle is switched on (confirmed visually on base_game_ante_mode.png and stated in the rules: 'Bet multiplier 40x - ... The BUY RESPINS feature is disabled.').",
      "options_at_$2.00_base_bet": [
        {"label": "RESPINS 1", "cost": "$120.00", "cost_multiplier": "60x total bet", "guarantee": "SINGLE FEATURE - 1 feature hits randomly on the triggering spin"},
        {"label": "RESPINS 2", "cost": "$140.00", "cost_multiplier": "70x total bet", "guarantee": "ANY SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE FEATURE - 1, 2 or 3 features hit randomly on the triggering spin"},
        {"label": "RESPINS 3", "cost": "$200.00", "cost_multiplier": "100x total bet", "guarantee": "DOUBLE FEATURE - 2 features hit on the triggering spin"},
        {"label": "RESPINS 4", "cost": "$400.00", "cost_multiplier": "200x total bet", "guarantee": "TRIPLE FEATURE - all 3 features (green/red/blue) guaranteed to hit on the triggering spin"}
      ],
      "source": "bonus_buy_dialog.png (prices) cross-checked against paytable_p4.png (multipliers: 60x/70x/100x/200x total bet)"
    },
    "ante_bet_feature": {
      "name": "DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE",
      "ui": "A toggle switch on the left side of the base-game screen labelled 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with the extra cost shown in dollars beneath it, and a pill-shaped toggle track below that (dark maroon/mostly-empty with a purple handle on the LEFT when off; green-filled with the purple handle moved to the RIGHT when on).",
      "effect": "Doubles the natural (non-bought) chance of triggering the Respins feature; costs 1.6x the normal total bet (bet multiplier 40x instead of 25x); disables the Buy Respins Feature button while active.",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png + base_game.png / base_game_ante_mode.png"
    },
    "coin_denominations": {"observed_min": "$0.01", "observed_max": "$1.00", "note": "Only the two endpoints were captured (bet-menu min/max screenshots); intermediate coin-value steps were not individually captured."},
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (paytable_p5.png). Holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin ('HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint permanently shown above the bet bar).",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between a coins view and a cash view (paytable_p6.png); all captured screenshots are in cash/dollar view.",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (paytable_p5.png)."
  },

  "features": {
    "respins_feature": {
      "alt_names": ["RESPINS FEATURE", "the Respins round"],
      "trigger": "Naturally: a coloured DRAGON EGG symbol (green/red/blue) lands in the base game and is collected into its matching nest at the top of the screen; collection can then randomly trigger the Respins feature with the matching modifier row added. Multiple different-colored eggs can be collected in the same base-game round, each independently rolling a chance to add its modifier -- so a single Respins round can start with 1, 2 or all 3 modifier rows active. Alternatively: purchased outright via BUY RESPINS FEATURE (see technical_summary.bonus_buy).",
      "start_state": "The round starts with 3 respins remaining ('RESPINS LEFT 3'). The normal reel symbols fade away; only blank cells and MONEY symbols can land on the reel strips for the remainder of the round.",
      "respin_counter_rule": "Every time at least one MONEY symbol lands anywhere on the grid during a respin, the respins-remaining counter is reset back to 3. The round ends when respins run out OR when every position on the grid is filled with MONEY symbols.",
      "modifier_application_order": "When multiple modifier rows are active in the same round, they are applied in this fixed order: MULTIPLIER first, then COLLECT, then JACKPOT.",
      "full_board_bonus": "If every position on the screen becomes filled with MONEY symbols, the GRAND jackpot (2000x total bet) is additionally awarded on top of any other collection.",
      "round_end_payout": "At the end of the round, the values of ALL MONEY symbols remaining on the screen are added together and paid as the round's total win ('TOTAL WON').",
      "cap": "Capped by the game-wide 5,000x total bet max win; if reached mid-round, the round ends immediately, the win is paid, and all remaining respins are forfeited.",
      "jackpot_meters_observed_at_$2.00_bet": [
        {"tier": "GRAND", "value": "$4,000.00 (2000x total bet)", "collect_count_needed": 6, "text_rule": "Every 6 GRAND collected awards 2000x base bet."},
        {"tier": "MAJOR", "value": "$200.00 (100x total bet)", "collect_count_needed": 5, "text_rule": "Every 5 MAJOR collected awards 100x base bet."},
        {"tier": "MINOR", "value": "$40.00 (20x total bet)", "collect_count_needed": 4, "text_rule": "Every 4 MINOR collected awards 20x base bet."},
        {"tier": "MINI", "value": "$20.00 (10x total bet)", "collect_count_needed": 3, "text_rule": "Every 3 MINI collected awards 10x base bet."}
      ],
      "jackpot_meter_ui": "A horizontal bar above the Respins grid with 4 colored capsule readouts left to right: red/maroon 'GRAND', magenta 'MAJOR', blue 'MINOR', green 'MINI', each showing its dollar value; below each capsule is a row of small circular pips indicating progress (6 pips under GRAND, 5 under MAJOR, 4 under MINOR, 3 under MINI) that fill in as matching jackpot symbols are collected.",
      "money_symbol_values": "0.6x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x or 50x of total bet, assigned randomly to each MONEY symbol as it lands (paytable_p3.png).",
      "captured_round_example": {
        "purchase": "Bought via BUY RESPINS FEATURE - RESPINS 4 (triple feature guaranteed) for $400.00 at a $2.00 base bet (credit dropped from $100,000.00 to $99,600.00 -- bonus_trigger.png).",
        "trigger_screen": "'CONGRATULATIONS! 3 RESPINS AWARDED / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' shown on a wooden Norse-carved arch flanked by two seated stone dragon statues, with fire effects on both sides (bonus_trigger.png).",
        "progression": "bonus_0.png: empty 5x6 grid, all three modifier rows (blue/green/red) plus 3 blank money rows, RESPINS LEFT 3. bonus_1.png: two blue MULTIPLIER eggs show 'x2' and one shows 'x3'; a red egg shows 'MINOR'; several MONEY values land ($4.00, $8.00, $2.40, $6.00); RESPINS LEFT reset to 3 (a MONEY symbol landed). bonus_2.png: TOTAL WON $37.60 so far, RESPINS LEFT 3, more MONEY values visible up to $32.00, a green 'MULTIPLIER' egg shows 'x2' still active, a green COLLECT-row egg pays $5.60. bonus_3.png: TOTAL WON $180.00, RESPINS LEFT 2, a red 'MINI' egg lands, larger MONEY values up to $96.00.",
        "final": "win_screen.png: TOTAL WON $658.40, RESPINS LEFT 0 (round ended because respins were exhausted, not because the 5,000x cap was hit); transition animation with oversized golden dragon eggs filling the foreground. win_screen_2.png: return to the base game with a 'WIN $658.40' banner across the bottom, CREDIT updated to $100,258.40 ($100,000 - $400 buy-in + $658.40 win), and a new 'REBUY RESPINS 4 $400.00' button now offered in place of the plain 'BUY RESPINS FEATURE' panel."
      },
      "source": "paytable_p2.png, paytable_p3.png, paytable_p4.png"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Splash/loading screen shown before the game loads. Same alpine background as the base game. Center: the three baby dragons (green, red, blue) standing on their nests, with the 'COLLECT / JACKPOT / MULTIPLIER' nest labels already visible beneath them. Top-right: the '3 Magic Eggs' logo plaque with the three colored eggs above it. Center-bottom: red text 'WIN UP TO 5,000 X BET'. Right side: a round white 'reload/continue' icon (two curved arrows forming a circle) with a small hand-cursor icon pointing at it; below it a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 of 5 lightning bolts filled; below that a small gold checkbox labelled \"DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME\". Large decorative dragon eggs (red bottom-left, green bottom-right) rest in the snow at the screen edges.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round arrow icon enters the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Max-win text and volatility bolts are high-contrast on light background; egg colors are decorative here (not yet functionally meaningful until in the base game, where they are always paired with the COLLECT/JACKPOT/MULTIPLIER text labels)."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5 columns x 3 rows reel grid centered on screen, inside the carved wood-and-gold frame described in color_palette. The three baby dragons and their COLLECT/JACKPOT/MULTIPLIER nests sit directly above the frame.",
      "left_side_panels": "Two stacked panels on the far left: a dark-blue 'BUY RESPINS FEATURE / 4 OPTIONS' button (opens bonus_buy_dialog) and a dark-red 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / $3.20' panel with the on/off toggle bar described in technical_summary.ante_bet_feature.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger MENU button ('=' three horizontal lines) opens System Settings; round speaker/SOUND icon below it; a separate round 'i' INFO button just to the right opens the 8-page info booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "CREDIT (gold/yellow text, e.g. '$100,000.00') and BET (gold/yellow text, e.g. '$2.00'), left-of-center.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in bold white text.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) with a '-' (decrease bet) oval button to its left and a '+' (increase bet) oval button to its right, opening the bet-menu overlay when pressed and held / clicked; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button below the SPIN button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "variant_normal": "base_game.png: BET $2.00, normal 25x mode, BUY RESPINS FEATURE panel fully lit/clickable, DOUBLE CHANCE panel shows $3.20 with the toggle handle at the LEFT (off) on a dark/unfilled track.",
      "variant_wild_spin": "base_game_win.png: a later spin after the bought Respins round had already completed (CREDIT $100,254.40, REBUY RESPINS 4 $400.00 button visible instead of the plain buy panel). Two stacked golden WILD tiles occupy two consecutive cells of reel 2; the base-game 'mystery' dragon-head symbol sits at the top of reel 1 and bottom of reel 5. IMPORTANT: despite the filename, this is NOT a win screen -- there is no 'WIN $...' text at the bottom, only the standard 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint, and CREDIT is not shown changing on this single frame.",
      "variant_ante_mode": "base_game_ante_mode.png: DOUBLE CHANCE toggle switched ON (handle moved to the RIGHT on a green-filled track), BET reduced to $0.40 (was $0.25 in the equivalent normal-mode min screenshot; $0.40 = $0.25 x 1.6), 'BUY RESPINS FEATURE' panel text and border are dimmed/pale-blue and unclickable, 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' now shows '$0.40' as the incremental ante cost.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). The Buy-Respins-disabled state is conveyed by BOTH desaturation of the whole panel AND the ante toggle's handle position/fill (not color alone). CREDIT/BET are yellow-gold on dark for contrast, not color-coded against each other (distinguished by label text)."
    },

    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8, header 'GAME RULES'",
      "content": "Grid of all paying symbols with 5/4/3-of-a-kind dollar payouts at $2.00 total bet (see 'symbols'), followed by the WILD symbol and its substitution rule text.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green controls -- left triangle (previous page), an X (close, center), right triangle (next page); 'Page 1/8' printed bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Nav controls are distinguished by shape (triangle-left / cross / triangle-right), not color alone; symbol identity is never conveyed by color alone -- each symbol also has a unique letter/shape/character."
    },

    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (info booklet pages 2-8, same dark panel + gold frame + green ◄ X ► nav + 'Page n/8' indicator on every page)",
      "p2_dragon_eggs": "Page 2/8, untitled header. Explains the 3 dragon-egg trigger symbols and their nests (full text captured in symbols.dragon_egg_triggers).",
      "p3_respins_feature": "Page 3/8 'RESPINS FEATURE'. Explains the MONEY symbol, respin counter reset rule, modifier rows (COLLECT/SUPER COLLECT, MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND, MULTIPLIER x2/x3/x5), modifier application order, full-grid GRAND bonus, and end-of-round payout rule (full text captured in features.respins_feature).",
      "p4_maxwin_ante_buy": "Page 4/8. Three blocks: 'MAX WIN' (5,000x bet cap text), 'ANTE BET' (40x vs 25x multiplier explanation, buy-disabled note), 'BUY RESPINS FEATURE' (the 4 purchase tiers and their total-bet multipliers).",
      "p5_volatility_rtp_bets": "Page 5/8 'GAME RULES'. VOLATILITY badge (5/5 bolts) + high-volatility text; payline/payout basis rules ('All wins are multiplied by bet per line', 'Respin wins are added to the payline win', 'Only the highest win is paid per line'); a diagram of the 25 numbered paylines (1-25, small line-pattern icons, not individually legible at this size); 6 separate RTP percentages (base/ante/buy1-4, see technical_summary.rtp_variants); keyboard shortcuts; malfunction clause; MINIMUM BET $0.25 / MAXIMUM BET $400.00 (the latter is the ante-mode ceiling, see technical_summary.bet_ante_mode.note_on_printed_max).",
      "p6_how_to_play": "Page 6/8 'HOW TO PLAY'. Describes the bet +/- buttons and bet menu, SPIN button, hamburger SETTINGS icon, spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo spin), sound toggle, info-page 'i' icon, CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, and AUTOPLAY button.",
      "p7_settings_menu": "Page 7/8 'SETTINGS MENU'. Describes INTRO SCREEN / AMBIENT / SOUND FX / GAME HISTORY toggles-and-links, information-screen navigation (◄ ► and X), and the BET MENU's +/- controls for BET and COIN VALUE. Also repeats the 5,000x max-win rule text.",
      "p8_autoplay": "Page 8/8 'AUTOPLAY'. Explains starting Autoplay via the numbered auto-spin buttons and the SKIP SCREENS option (auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay).",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white/light-grey on a dark, semi-transparent panel over the dimmed base-game background; section headers in white; the VOLATILITY badge text is white on near-black."
    },

    "bet_menu": {
      "type": "info (bet-menu overlay, opened from the +/- buttons on the base game)",
      "layout": "A dark panel with a red-brown textured background docked to the right side of the screen, titled 'BET MULTIPLIER Nx' at the top (N = 25 in normal play, 40 with the Double Chance ante toggle on) with an X close button top-right. Rows, each with a round grey '-' button, a dark value field, and a round green '+' button: 'BET' (coin count), 'COIN VALUE' (dollar denomination), 'TOTAL BET' (computed total). A green 'BET MAX' button sits at the bottom.",
      "variant_min": "bet_menu_min.png: BET MULTIPLIER 25x; BET=1, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL BET $0.25; the '-' buttons for BET/COIN VALUE/TOTAL BET are all greyed out (floor reached).",
      "variant_max": "bet_menu_max.png: BET MULTIPLIER 25x; after pressing BET MAX: BET=10, COIN VALUE $1.00, TOTAL BET $250.00; the '+' buttons are all greyed out (ceiling reached).",
      "variant_ante_max": "bet_menu_ante_max.png: BET MULTIPLIER 40x (ante mode); after pressing BET MAX: BET=10, COIN VALUE $1.00, TOTAL BET $400.00.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Disabled +/- buttons are shown by a grey/white fill rather than the active green fill, i.e. state is also conveyed by the icon remaining visible (glyph) plus reduced contrast, not hue alone."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark panel over the dimmed base game, with an X close button top-right.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round white '-' button, value field ('$2.00'), round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off switches, each with a short description: 'BATTERY SAVER' (off in the captured frame, grey/white handle on the left), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on, green track / white handle on the right), 'SOUND FX' (on, green), 'INTRO SCREEN' (on, green).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every toggle's on/off state is shown by BOTH the handle's left/right position AND the track color (grey=off, green=on) -- redundant, non-color-only cue."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over the dimmed reels; X close top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green fill with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track to the handle, grey track after it) with the handle roughly 2/3 of the way across and the numeric value '100' printed to its right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel width at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by a white checkmark glyph inside the box (not fill color alone); the CREDIT/BET readout stays visible at the bottom, and behind the dialog the base-game bottom text switches to 'PLACE YOUR BETS!' as an additional non-color status cue."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "title": "BUY RESPINS FEATURE",
      "layout": "A wide dark-blue panel over the dimmed base game with 4 side-by-side option tiles (see color_palette.buy_dialog for the border colors) each showing its label ('RESPINS 1' .. 'RESPINS 4'), its dollar cost, and a short guarantee description ('SINGLE FEATURE' / 'ANY SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE FEATURE' / 'DOUBLE FEATURE' / 'TRIPLE FEATURE'). Below the tiles: a 'BASE BET' stepper with round '-' / '+' buttons around a purple '$2.00' field, letting the player change the base bet (and therefore the 4 buy costs) before confirming.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each tile's guarantee level is stated in words ('SINGLE'/'DOUBLE'/'TRIPLE'), not conveyed by border color alone; the priciest/best tile additionally has the brightest, thickest gold border for a non-color emphasis cue."
    },

    "bonus_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Full-screen 'CONGRATULATIONS!' announcement on a wood-carved Norse arch flanked by two seated stone dragon statues with orange fire-burst effects on both sides. Center plaque: '3 RESPINS AWARDED'. Below: 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Message is conveyed entirely through high-contrast text on a dark plaque, not color."
    },

    "bonus_gameplay": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "layout": "The base reel frame is replaced by the ice-cave background (see color_palette.bonus_feature_background). Above the grid: the 4-tier jackpot meter bar (GRAND/MAJOR/MINOR/MINI, see features.respins_feature.jackpot_meter_ui). Left side: two stacked HUD readouts, 'TOTAL WON' (running total, appears once a value exists) and 'RESPINS LEFT' (counts down, resets to 3 whenever a MONEY symbol lands). Bottom bar: CREDIT, BET, and (once a win exists) WIN, all in the same gold-on-dark styling as the base game. A large 'SPIN' button below the grid manually advances each respin.",
      "progression_captured": "See features.respins_feature.captured_round_example for the full blow-by-blow of bonus_0.png through win_screen_2.png.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every modifier row is labelled implicitly by its position (top row(s) above the money grid) and, once a symbol lands, by explicit text/numbers (dollar value, 'MINI'/'MINOR'/'x2' etc.) printed on the tile itself -- the row's background color (blue/green/red) is a secondary cue, never the only one."
    },

    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "win_screen.png: the finished Respins grid frozen with 'TOTAL WON $658.40' and 'RESPINS LEFT 0' on the left HUD, oversized glossy golden dragon eggs filling the foreground as a transition/celebration effect. win_screen_2.png: return to the base game with a horizontal 'WIN $658.40' banner in large white/gold text at the bottom center, CREDIT updated to $100,258.40, BET back to $2.00, and the left-side panel now offering 'REBUY RESPINS 4 $400.00' (replacing the plain Buy Respins panel) in addition to the still-available 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE $3.20' panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold/white text on a dark background, legible without color discrimination."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control positions across all base-game screenshots: hamburger menu + sound icon at the far left, 'i' info button just to their right, bet +/- flanking the central SPIN button, AUTOPLAY directly below SPIN. The info booklet is a strictly linear 8-page sequence navigated with ◄ / ► and closed with a center X -- consistent target positions on every page.",
    "motor": "All primary controls are large circular/oval touch targets; SPIN is the largest. SPACE/ENTER also spin (keyboard-operable), and holding SPACE engages turbo spin without requiring a separate menu. Autoplay (up to 100 spins observed) and the four one-click Buy-Respins tiers both reduce the number of discrete actions needed to reach the feature.",
    "color_blind": "The three dragon-egg colors (green/red/blue) are always paired with a text label at their nest (COLLECT/JACKPOT/MULTIPLIER) and, once a feature tile lands, with an explicit word or number printed on the tile itself (a dollar amount, 'MINI'/'MINOR'/'MAJOR'/'GRAND', or 'x2'/'x3'/'x5') -- color is reinforced by text/number in every case observed. Toggle switches (ante bet, settings) use BOTH handle position and green/grey fill. The four Buy-Respins tiles are reinforced by explicit guarantee wording, not only by border color. Residual note: the jackpot-meter progress pips are small colored dots without individual numeric labels, relying on position/count rather than an explicit 'N of M' text -- a minor readability gap for very-low-vision users, mitigated by the meter's total value and tier name being large printed text nearby.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; music/SFX are decorative and independently toggleable (AMBIENT MUSIC, SOUND FX in System Settings). All game state (bet, credit, win, respins remaining, jackpot meter progress, feature triggers) is conveyed through on-screen text and numbers."
  },

  "not_captured": [
    "A natural (non-bought) trigger of the Respins feature via a dragon egg landing organically in the base game -- the capture used the guaranteed Buy Respins Feature (RESPINS 4) purchase instead, per feature-hunting priority rules; the trigger mechanic itself is fully documented from the rules pages (paytable_p2.png).",
    "A dedicated base-game win screen for an ordinary (non-feature) payline win -- no natural payline win of that kind occurred in the small number of base-game spins captured around the feature purchase; the money mechanics and win totals were fully captured through the bought Respins round instead.",
    "The COLLECT and SUPER COLLECT modifier-row symbols actually landing (only their existence and rule text were captured, from paytable_p3.png; the captured live round hit MINI/MINOR jackpot and x2/x3 multiplier symbols, not a COLLECT event).",
    "The MAJOR and GRAND jackpot-row symbols actually landing, and the x5 multiplier value actually landing (rule text and meter targets were captured, but not a live occurrence of these specific values within the single bought round that was recorded).",
    "The full 25-line diagram on paytable_p5.png at a legible zoom level (the numbered line list 1-25 is confirmed present, but the individual zig-zag line patterns are too small to trace reliably at the captured resolution; not required for gameplay documentation since the mechanic is fully described as 'left to right, selected paylines')."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact intermediate COIN VALUE steps between $0.01 and $1.00 were not individually captured (only the two endpoints of the bet ladder were screenshotted).",
    "The precise reason for the $4.00 discrepancy between win_screen_2.png's CREDIT ($100,258.40) and base_game_win.png's CREDIT ($100,254.40) is not determined from the available frames -- base_game_win.png is a later, separate spin and its own intervening bet/win history was not captured; the figures are reported as observed, without inferring a specific intervening spin outcome.",
    "Individual line-shape patterns in the 25-payline diagram (paytable_p5.png) -- confirmed to be 25 numbered lines, but the exact zig-zag geometry per line number is not legible at capture resolution."
  ]
}