5 Lions Megaways 2

{
  "game": {
    "name": "5 Lions Megaways 2",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "studio_note": "Footer on every screen and the splash screen print only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' / 'Pragmatic Play' (no sub-studio brand such as Reel Kingdom or Fat Panda observed) -> field intentionally left null, not a separate studio.",
    "theme": "Chinese/East-Asian mythology and luck symbolism -- guardian lion (foo dog) statues, a fire dragon, a golden phoenix, a jade money-toad, a koi fish, a turtle, yin-yang scatter medallions and an antique coin ('Level Up Coin'). Deep blue night-sky / ocean-wave palette on the base game contrasted with warm red/gold temple tones during bonus and win screens.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 31 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + verbatim on-screen text + zoomed crops of the paytable.",
    "method_notes": "All numeric values below were read directly off full-resolution, fully legible in-game text (the 9-page rules booklet renders crisp white/gold text on a dark panel; no OCR guessing was required). Symbol identities and colors were confirmed with zoomed crops of paytable_p1.png. Bet-limit figures were cross-checked against the TL's own button-press measurements described in the brief. Anything not directly legible on a captured frame is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and not invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Deep indigo/royal-blue background filled with a repeating pattern of stylised clouds (upper two-thirds) transitioning into lighter blue ocean waves (lower third, visible below the reel frame).",
    "reel_frame": "Ornate carved gold frame with a Chinese roof-eave/temple-gate silhouette at the top, flanked by two small golden guardian-lion (foo dog) statues holding round balls/pearls. A glowing orange/fire-coloured sphere ('dragon pearl') sits at the top-left corner of the frame on every base-game and free-spins screen.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark purple/aubergine cells separated by thin gold dividers; each paying symbol also carries its own coloured card-style border (see 'symbols').",
    "megaways_badge": "Small dark maroon plaque top-right reading 'MEGAWAYS' in gold with the live ways-count number below it in bright yellow.",
    "buy_free_spins_plaque": "Teal/dark-green rectangular plaque with a gold Chinese fretwork border, upper-left of the screen, gold text 'BUY FREE SPINS' on two/three lines.",
    "ante_plaque": "Purple/plum plaque below the Buy Free Spins plaque: gold text 'BET $X.XX', white text 'SEVEN TIMES HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE', and a pill-shaped ON/OFF toggle (grey pill with white 'OFF' text when off; gold/yellow pill with black 'ON' text when on).",
    "free_spins_gameplay_background": "Regular/base Free Spins (bought via BUY FREE SPINS): green textured cloud background. Super Free Spins and the Mystery round observed (which resolved into a Super-type round): warm red/maroon textured background. This palette shift is a secondary, non-essential cue -- feature identity is also spelled out in text ('WILD MULTIPLIERS' side panel values and the 'SUPER' word on the scatter icon).",
    "win_screen_background": "Warm orange/gold radial light-burst plaque with a dark red-brown inner panel; 'CONGRATULATIONS' in large gold 3-D letters, 'YOU HAVE WON' in light blue, the amount in a green sub-plaque with gold/orange numerals.",
    "preview_splash": "Solid black background; gold/red '5 LIONS 2 MEGAWAYS' wordmark banner (purple plaque, red '5' and '2', gold 'LIONS'/'MEGAWAYS', two small gold lion statues either side) at the top; 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' logo (white text, orange crown-and-circle icon) center; a horizontal gold progress bar beneath it; a small 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG' credit line (gold text + red Big Time Gaming roundel) at the very bottom.",
    "buttons_and_controls": "Dark semi-transparent circular buttons with white glyphs (menu hamburger, speaker, info 'i', bet -/+, spin double-arrow). CREDIT and BET labels are gold/yellow text on the dark bottom bar. Green is used for the primary confirm/advance actions (checkmark buy-confirm button, autoplay start button, in-booklet navigation arrows); red is used for close/cancel (X buttons)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payouts read directly from the fully legible paytable (paytable_p1.png, header 'GAME RULES'). This Megaways game pays for N-or-more of a kind landing on adjacent reels left-to-right starting from reel 1 ('ways to win'), any vertical position, any run length shown per column. Reels 1-6 can each show up to 8 symbols. Payout tiers are 6/5/4/3 of a kind (this game's highest tier is 6-of-a-kind, not 5, because reels can stack up to 8 symbols high). Dollar values are printed at the demo default bet of $2.00 and represent total-bet multipliers, not raw coin values.",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Dragon", "appearance": "Red/orange fire-dragon head with golden mane and horns, on a red card with a red Chinese fretwork border.", "payouts": {"6": "$50.00", "5": "$8.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "rank": "highest-paying symbol"},
      {"name": "Phoenix", "appearance": "Golden mythical bird with spread wings, on a dark-red/pink card with matching fretwork border.", "payouts": {"6": "$10.00", "5": "$5.00", "4": "$2.50", "3": "$1.50"}},
      {"name": "Money toad / jade frog", "appearance": "Golden three-legged toad figurine studded with green jade beads, seated on coins, on a green card with green fretwork border.", "payouts": {"6": "$10.00", "5": "$3.00", "4": "$1.50", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "Koi fish", "appearance": "Blue-and-gold ornamental koi fish over stylised blue waves, on a blue card with blue fretwork border.", "payouts": {"6": "$5.00", "5": "$2.50", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}},
      {"name": "Turtle", "appearance": "Golden turtle with a purple/violet hexagon-patterned shell, on a magenta/purple card with matching fretwork border.", "payouts": {"6": "$5.00", "5": "$2.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "Red/crimson 3-D letter with gold bevel outline (no card border)", "payouts": {"6": "$2.50", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "Orange/amber 3-D letter with gold bevel outline", "payouts": {"6": "$2.50", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "Gold/yellow 3-D letter with darker gold bevel outline", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "Blue 3-D letter with gold bevel outline", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "Purple/magenta 3-D numerals with gold bevel outline", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "9", "color": "Green 3-D numeral with gold bevel outline", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Ornate golden guardian-lion (foo dog) face/mask with glowing green eyes, on a dark-red plaque with small pink/red gem studs at the corners (paytable icon). In live gameplay the same lion-mask symbol was also observed rendered in other color tints (e.g. pink/magenta, purple) on different spins -- no rule text ties a specific tint to a specific effect, so this is documented as an observed cosmetic variation, not a separate symbol.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER, SUPER SCATTER and LEVEL UP COIN. Can appear on all 6 reels/any row. Whenever at least one WILD is part of a winning combination, a single random multiplier from the currently active range is applied to ALL winning combinations that include a WILD on that spin/tumble.",
      "base_game_multiplier_values": "1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 30x, 40x or 100x (base game / regular spins).",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png (identity/substitution rule), paytable_p2.png (multiplier value list)"
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "Black-and-white yin-yang medallion in a dark-green gold-bordered plaque.",
      "payouts_note": "The booklet prints one shared payout list for scatter-type hits: 6x symbol pays 100x total bet; 5x pays 25x total bet; 4x pays 5x total bet; 3x pays 3x total bet. The page groups SCATTER and SUPER SCATTER together as 'the SCATTER symbols' for this list -- it is not fully explicit on this frame whether a mixed count (e.g. 2 regular + 1 super) is paid from the same shared ladder or a separate one; documented verbatim, see unreadable_or_uncertain.",
      "trigger": "3 or more regular SCATTER symbols (with no SUPER SCATTER in the combination) trigger the regular FREE SPINS feature.",
      "can_appear": "Any reel, any position; SCATTER symbols do not explode/disappear during TUMBLE cascades.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png, paytable_p3.png"
    },
    "super_scatter": {
      "name": "SUPER SCATTER",
      "appearance": "Same yin-yang medallion rendered in gold/yellow with the red word 'SUPER' printed across it, dark-red gold-bordered plaque.",
      "trigger": "A combination of regular SCATTER symbols plus at least one SUPER SCATTER symbol triggers the SUPER FREE SPINS feature. If a triggering combination is made up ONLY of SUPER SCATTER symbols (minimum 3, no regular SCATTER present), the triggered round is instead a MAX FREE SPINS feature.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png, paytable_p3.png, paytable_p4.png"
    },
    "level_up_coin": {
      "name": "LEVEL UP COIN",
      "appearance": "Round antique gold coin with a square center hole and four Chinese characters around it (traditional 'cash' coin design).",
      "rules": "Only appears during the FREE SPINS features ('during the feature, a new symbol can randomly hit'). Collected in a meter shown as a row of coin slots above the reels. Each time 3 coins are collected: the round advances one level, awards 3 additional free spins, and (for the first three level-ups, i.e. up to level 4) removes the current lowest value from the round's WILD multiplier range for the rest of the round. After level 4, every further 3 coins collected award 3 more free spins only (no further multiplier removal stated). Not used, and has no level-up mechanic, during a MAX FREE SPINS round -- there every 3 coins still add 3 spins, but the fixed 100x multiplier and 35-spin count are otherwise untouched.",
      "role": "other (meter/progress symbol, not a directly paying symbol; excluded from WILD substitution).",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png"
    }
  },

  "reel_and_ways_mechanic": {
    "type": "Megaways (licensed from Big Time Gaming, credited on the splash screen and the paytable footer: \"MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG\").",
    "reel_count": 6,
    "symbols_per_reel": "Randomly 1 to 8 visible symbols per reel each spin (reel heights are re-rolled every spin/tumble); reel heights are therefore a transient per-spin property and are not enumerated as a fixed layout.",
    "declared_max_ways": 262144,
    "declared_max_ways_source": "paytable_p1.png: 'Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 8 symbols. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 262144.' (8^6 = 262144.)",
    "live_megaways_badge": "IMPORTANT: the 'MEGAWAYS' badge shown in the top-right corner of the game frame during play is DYNAMIC -- it shows the actual number of ways on the current spin (product of that spin's reel heights), NOT the game's maximum. Values observed across captured frames: 52920, 2880, 2880 (again, base_game_1.png -- matches the printed reel heights 5-3-3-4-4-4 = 2880), 4800 (preview_2.png example), 40320 (preview_3.png example), 24, 1920, 3600, 8640, 6000, 1620, 1536. None of these equal the declared maximum of 262144; the maximum is a theoretical ceiling reached only when every reel shows all 8 symbols simultaneously.",
    "win_evaluation": "Wins pay for matching symbols on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel (reel 1), any vertical position, in each 'way'. Diagram on paytable_p1.png shows a valid diagonal/scattered adjacency pattern (green check) versus a non-adjacent broken pattern (red X)."
  },

  "features": {
    "tumble": {
      "name": "TUMBLE FEATURE",
      "rules": "After every spin, winning combinations are paid and all winning symbols disappear/explode. Remaining symbols fall to the bottom; empty positions are refilled with new symbols falling from above. New symbols are drawn at the same reel-height as the original spin result (i.e. the reel heights themselves do not change mid-tumble). Tumbling repeats until no further winning combination results from a tumble. All wins from a base-spin's full tumble sequence are added to the balance only after the entire sequence finishes.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    },
    "wild_multiplier": {
      "name": "WILD MULTIPLIER",
      "rules": "Whenever at least one WILD lands and is part of a winning combination, one random multiplier value from the currently active range is applied to ALL winning combinations containing a WILD on that spin or tumble step. Base game range: 1x/2x/3x/5x/8x/10x/15x/20x/30x/40x/100x. During Free Spins the active range instead comes from the chosen Free Spins option (see 'free_spins_options' below) and can shrink over the round via the Level Up Coin mechanic.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger_summary": "3+ SCATTER (regular only) = regular FREE SPINS. Regular SCATTER(s) + 1 or more SUPER SCATTER = SUPER FREE SPINS. 3+ SUPER SCATTER with zero regular SCATTER = MAX FREE SPINS.",
      "option_choice": "Before a regular- or super-triggered round starts, the player picks 1 of 8 tiles on a 'CHOOSE A FREE SPINS OPTION' screen (captured in bonus_fs_choice.png). Each tile shows a colour-tinted guardian-lion statue, the spin count, and the WILD multiplier set that will be available for that pick:",
      "free_spins_options": [
        {"spins": 25, "wild_multipliers": ["2x", "3x", "5x", "8x"], "tile_color": "silver/grey lion statue"},
        {"spins": 20, "wild_multipliers": ["3x", "5x", "8x", "10x"], "tile_color": "dark red lion statue"},
        {"spins": 15, "wild_multipliers": ["5x", "8x", "10x", "15x"], "tile_color": "copper/bronze lion statue"},
        {"spins": 13, "wild_multipliers": ["8x", "10x", "15x", "20x"], "tile_color": "blue lion statue"},
        {"spins": 10, "wild_multipliers": ["10x", "15x", "20x", "30x"], "tile_color": "gold/orange lion statue"},
        {"spins": 7, "wild_multipliers": ["15x", "20x", "30x", "40x"], "tile_color": "green lion statue"},
        {"spins": 5, "wild_multipliers": ["20x", "30x", "40x", "100x"], "tile_color": "pink/magenta lion statue"},
        {"spins": "Mystery", "wild_multipliers": "Mystery -- both the spin count and the multiplier range are randomly selected from the other 7 options at round start.", "tile_color": "purple lion statue"}
      ],
      "super_free_spins_addon": "If the round is a SUPER FREE SPINS feature: before the round starts, 1 to 10 additional free spins (random) are added on top of the chosen option's base spin count, and the round can randomly start already at Level 2 of the Level Up Coin progression.",
      "max_free_spins": "Triggered only when the combination is all SUPER SCATTER (no regular SCATTER). No option-choice screen is shown; the round starts directly with 35 free spins and a FIXED 100x WILD multiplier for the whole round. The Level Up Coin meter does not raise levels/remove multipliers in this mode, but every 3 coins collected still award 3 additional free spins.",
      "level_up_coin": "See symbols.level_up_coin above -- collecting Level Up Coins during a regular or super round raises the round's level, adding +3 spins per level and permanently narrowing the WILD multiplier range (removing the current lowest value) for the first few level-ups.",
      "special_reels": "The rules state 'Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS features' (distinct reel symbol weighting from the base game, not otherwise detailed on these frames).",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png, paytable_p3.png, paytable_p4.png"
    },
    "buy_features": {
      "buy_free_spins": {"cost": "100x total bet", "effect": "Instantly triggers the regular FREE SPINS feature with a minimum of 3 regular SCATTER symbols guaranteed on the triggering spin (player still picks one of the 8 options)."},
      "buy_super": {"cost": "150x total bet", "effect": "Instantly triggers the FREE SPINS feature with at least one SUPER SCATTER symbol plus enough regular SCATTER symbols to guarantee a SUPER FREE SPINS result (player still picks one of the 8 options, then the Super add-on applies)."},
      "buy_mystery": {"cost": "500x total bet", "effect": "Randomly triggers a regular FREE SPINS feature, a SUPER FREE SPINS feature, or a MAX FREE SPINS feature -- no option-choice screen in this path; the resulting spin count / multiplier set is decided by the game."},
      "availability": "The three Buy tiles (bonus_buy_menu.png) are only offered/functional when the ANTE BET is OFF. When ANTE BET is toggled ON, the on-screen 'BUY FREE SPINS' plaque remains visibly present (unchanged rendering, still teal/gold) but is non-functional -- clicking it does nothing (no dialog opens; verified by direct click, frame _ante_buyclick.png shows the base game unchanged after the click). This matches the printed rule 'the BUY FREE SPINS feature is disabled' under Ante Bet 50x.",
      "source": "paytable_p5.png, bonus_buy_menu.png"
    },
    "ante_bet": {
      "name": "ANTE BET",
      "modes": [
        {"multiplier": "20x (of the coin/bet unit)", "label": "Normal play", "note": "This is the default/OFF state -- the normal total-bet range applies (see technical_summary.bet_limits.normal)."},
        {"multiplier": "50x", "label": "ANTE BET ON", "note": "Chance to win the FREE SPINS round naturally is seven times higher (per the plaque text 'SEVEN TIMES HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE'); chance to hit tumbles is increased; BUY FREE SPINS feature is disabled."}
      ],
      "measured_multiplier": "2.5x the total-bet value shown when Ante is OFF at the same coin settings (e.g. base_game.png shows total bet $2.00 with the Ante-preview plaque already reading 'BET $5.00' while Ante is still OFF; $5.00 / $2.00 = 2.5, matching 50/20 from the printed 50x-vs-20x multipliers).",
      "source": "paytable_p5.png, base_game.png, bet_limits_ante_max.png (bet menu shows 'BET MULTIPLIER 50x')"
    },
    "max_win": {
      "value": "8,000x total bet",
      "rule": "If the total win of a round reaches 8,000x bet, the round immediately ends, the capped win is awarded, and all remaining free spins are forfeited.",
      "source": "paytable_p5.png, paytable_p8.png (repeated on page 8/9)"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent": {
      "base": 96.50,
      "ante_bet": 96.50,
      "buy_free_spins": 96.50,
      "buy_super": 96.50,
      "buy_mystery": 96.50
    },
    "rtp_source": "paytable_p6.png: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%' repeated identically for ANTE BET, BUY FREE SPINS, BUY SUPER and BUY MYSTERY.",
    "volatility": "High. Shown as a 'VOLATILITY' pill with 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons, plus the sentence 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "volatility_source": "paytable_p6.png",
    "bet_limits": {
      "normal_mode": {"min": "$0.20", "max": "$240.00", "how_measured": "Kneed the '+' button to its hard stop with ANTE BET off (bet_limits_normal.png, TOTAL BET $240.00, '+' button visually disabled) and the '-' button to its hard stop (bet_limits_normal_min.png, TOTAL BET $0.20)."},
      "ante_mode": {"min": "$0.50", "max": "$600.00", "how_measured": "Same button-hold method with ANTE BET on (bet_limits_ante_max.png TOTAL BET $600.00; bet_limits_ante_min.png TOTAL BET $0.50; the bet menu overlay explicitly reads 'BET MULTIPLIER 50x')."},
      "printed_in_booklet": "MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $600.00 (paytable_p6.png) -- this printed pair mixes the normal-mode minimum with the ante-mode maximum; it is NOT the range of a single mode. The true single-mode ranges are the measured ones above ($0.20-$240.00 normal, $0.50-$600.00 ante)."
    },
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_default_credit": "$100,000.00 (later frames show decreasing/increasing balances as spins/features are played, e.g. $99,998.00, $98,637.00 etc. -- these are the transient demo balance, not a game property).",
    "keyboard": "Not explicitly re-stated on this game's booklet page for controls, but paytable_p6.png states: 'SPACE and ENTER buttons on the keyboard can be used to start and stop the spin.'",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (paytable_p6.png)",
    "win_expression": "Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same pay way. When winning on multiple pay ways, all wins are added to the total win. Free Spins and Respin wins are added to the pay-way win. All wins are multiplied by the base bet. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. Free Spins/Respin win is awarded to the player after the round completes; the Free Spins/Respin total-win history entry contains the whole win of the cycle. (paytable_p6.png, verbatim)"
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview_splash": {
      "type": "preview",
      "frame": "preview.png",
      "content": "Black loading screen. Top-center: the '5 LIONS 2 MEGAWAYS' wordmark banner (purple plaque, gold-outlined red '5' and '2', gold 'LIONS'/'MEGAWAYS', a small gold lion statue holding a ball on each side). Center: 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' logo (white sans-serif text plus an orange circular crown-topped icon) above a horizontal gold loading-progress bar (shown roughly 60% filled). Bottom-center: small gold 'MEGAWAYS' wordmark + white text 'IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM' + a small round red 'BIG' (Big Time Gaming) badge."
    },
    "preview_promo_slide_1": {
      "type": "preview",
      "frame": "preview_2.png",
      "content": "Promo slide showing an example filled reel grid (Megaways badge reading 4800 on this example) behind a large golden guardian-lion head illustration on the right. Bottom text: 'WIN UP TO 8,000 X BET' in white/gold. Right side: a round white refresh/enter icon, a 'VOLATILITY' pill (5/5 gold bolts), and a yellow-outlined checkbox 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'. Background: deep blue clouds over blue ocean waves (same motif as the base game background)."
    },
    "preview_promo_slide_2": {
      "type": "preview",
      "frame": "preview_3.png",
      "content": "Second promo slide, same layout, example reel grid with Megaways badge 40320 and a small '100x' coin icon top-left of the frame. Bottom text: 'FREE SPINS OPTIONS WITH UP TO 100X WILD MULTIPLIER'. Same guardian-lion illustration, volatility pill and checkbox as slide 1."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "frames": ["base_game.png", "base_game_1.png"],
      "layout": "6-reel Megaways grid (variable row heights) centered in the gold temple-gate frame described in color_palette. Top-center wordmark '5 LIONS 2 MEGAWAYS' banner with two gold lion statues; top-right dark plaque with the live 'MEGAWAYS' ways count; top-left glowing orange orb.",
      "left_side_stack": "'BUY FREE SPINS' plaque above the ANTE plaque ('BET $5.00 / SEVEN TIMES HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / OFF' toggle) stacked vertically along the far left edge, over the reels.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger-menu button (opens System Settings) above a round speaker/sound button; a separate round 'i' info button just to their right (opens the 9-page rules booklet).",
        "balance_labels": "'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in gold text, center-left.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white bold text, or the current message/win readout (e.g. 'SPIN TO WIN!').",
        "right_controls": "Round '-' (decrease bet) and round '+' (increase bet) flanking a large round SPIN button (white double-arrow icon); an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All primary controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-coded, not color-coded). CREDIT/BET labels are gold text on dark, high contrast. The Megaways ways-count and Buy Free Spins/Ante plaques are all accompanied by explicit printed numbers/words, not color-only cues."
    },
    "paytable_and_rules_booklet": {
      "type": "paytable/rules, single 9-page booklet reached via the round 'i' info button; navigated with green triangular ◄/► arrows and closed with a green X, all three icons bottom-left of the panel; 'Page N/9' printed bottom-right of every page.",
      "page_1": {"frame": "paytable_p1.png", "header": "GAME RULES", "content": "Full symbol paytable (5 high-value + 6 royals, see 'symbols'), the WILD lion-mask icon with its substitution rule, and the 'Ways to win' diagram with the max-ways statement (262,144)."},
      "page_2": {"frame": "paytable_p2.png", "header": "TUMBLE FEATURE / WILD MULTIPLIER / FREE SPINS (scatter intro)", "content": "Tumble mechanic text, base-game WILD multiplier value list, SCATTER/SUPER SCATTER icons with the shared scatter payout ladder and the 3-or-more trigger rule."},
      "page_3": {"frame": "paytable_p3.png", "header": "(continuation, free spins options)", "content": "Trigger distinction (regular vs super vs max), the 8-tile 'choose a Free Spins option' table (spins + wild multiplier set per tile), the Super Free Spins add-on rule (1-10 extra spins, can start at level 2)."},
      "page_4": {"frame": "paytable_p4.png", "header": "(continuation, level up coin / max free spins)", "content": "LEVEL UP COIN symbol explanation and level-by-level effect; MAX FREE SPINS feature definition (35 spins, fixed 100x, no level-up choice)."},
      "page_5": {"frame": "paytable_p5.png", "header": "MAX WIN / ANTE BET / BUY FREE SPINS", "content": "8,000x max-win cap rule, Ante Bet 50x-vs-20x behaviour, and the three Buy tiles' cost/effect text."},
      "page_6": {"frame": "paytable_p6.png", "header": "GAME RULES", "content": "Volatility pill + sentence, win-evaluation rules, the five RTP lines (base/ante/3 buy modes, all 96.50%), keyboard shortcut note, malfunction clause, and the printed MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $600.00 line."},
      "page_7": {"frame": "paytable_p7.png", "header": "HOW TO PLAY", "content": "Bet +/- and bet-menu explanation, SPIN button, main game interface icon glossary (settings/menu, spin-speed cycle icon, sound toggle, info icon, CREDIT/BET click-to-switch-view, AUTOPLAY button)."},
      "page_8": {"frame": "paytable_p8.png", "header": "SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU", "content": "Settings toggle glossary (Intro Screen, Ambient, Sound FX, Game History), info-page navigation glossary, bet-menu explanation, and a restated Max Win 8000x paragraph."},
      "page_9": {"frame": "paytable_p9.png", "header": "AUTOPLAY", "content": "Autoplay start instructions and the SKIP SCREENS option description."},
      "color_notes": "Body text is white/light-grey on a dark (near-black) translucent panel inside the gold temple frame; section headers in white bold; navigation arrows and the max-win highlight text are green; volatility bolts are gold/yellow."
    },
    "bet_limit_probe_frames": {
      "type": "info",
      "frames": ["bet_limits_normal.png", "bet_limits_normal_min.png", "bet_limits_ante_max.png", "bet_limits_ante_min.png"],
      "purpose": "Manual TL measurement frames (not a distinct in-game screen) proving the real per-mode bet ranges; see technical_summary.bet_limits.",
      "extra_detail": "bet_limits_ante_max.png also captures the bet-menu overlay opened during measurement, titled 'BET MULTIPLIER 50x' with BET / COIN VALUE / TOTAL BET rows (each with round grey '-' and green '+' steppers) and a green 'BET MAX' button."
    },
    "bonus_buy_menu": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "frame": "bonus_buy_menu.png",
      "content": "Three vertical plaques under the wordmark banner and above the reels: 'BUY FREE SPINS $200.00' (teal plaque) with text 'CHOOSE A NUMBER OF FREE SPINS WITH A SET OF WILD MULTIPLIERS'; 'BUY SUPER $300.00' (green plaque) with text 'EXTRA FREE SPINS AND RANDOM STARTING LEVEL FOR THE CHOSEN SET'; 'BUY MYSTERY $1,000.00' (dark red/maroon plaque) with text 'RANDOM REGULAR, SUPER OR 35 FREE SPINS WITH 100X WILD MULTIPLIER'. Each plaque is topped by a different-colored guardian-lion head icon (blue eyes / green eyes / pink eyes respectively). A red X close button sits centered below the three plaques. Prices shown are for the demo's $2.00 total bet (100x/150x/500x)."
    },
    "free_spins_option_choice": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "frame": "bonus_fs_choice.png",
      "content": "Full-width gold-framed banner 'CHOOSE A FREE SPINS OPTION' above a row of 8 vertical tiles (25/20/15/13/10/7/5/Mystery Free Spins), each with a colour-tinted guardian-lion statue icon and its wild-multiplier set printed below (see features.free_spins.free_spins_options for exact values/colors)."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay_regular": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "frame": "free_spins_1.png",
      "content": "Reels on a green cloud-textured background. Top strip: a row of 8 small purple coin-slot icons (Level Up Coin meter) with '+3 SPINS' + the multiplier-set-after-that-level printed under 3 of the slots (observed: '+3 SPINS 30x,100x', '+3 SPINS 40x,100x', '+3 SPINS 100x' reading left to right, i.e. showing the shrinking multiplier list as coins are collected). Left side: 'WILD MULTIPLIERS 20x, 30x, 40x, 100x' panel (the 5-Free-Spins option's set) and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 1' counter. Bottom: 'WIN $50.00' readout."
    },
    "free_spins_win_regular": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "frame": "free_spins_win.png",
      "content": "Gold-framed red plaque, sunburst light rays: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / '$115.80' (green sub-plaque) / 'IN 5 FREE SPINS' / 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Left side panel behind the plaque still reads 'LAST FREE SPIN'. This was the outcome of the BUY FREE SPINS ($200 = 100x bet) purchase with the '5 Free Spins' option chosen."
    },
    "buy_super_confirm_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "frame": "bonus_super_dialog.png",
      "content": "Square teal confirmation dialog, gold Chinese-motif border with small green gem studs at the corners: 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS' / '$300.00', a red X (cancel) button and a green checkmark (confirm) button below."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay_super": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "frame": "bonus_super_gameplay.png",
      "content": "Reels on a warm red/maroon textured background (visually distinct from the green regular-Free-Spins background). Same Level Up Coin meter strip at top ('+3 SPINS 15x,20x,30x' / '+3 SPINS 20x,30x' / '+3 SPINS 30x' visible). Left panel: 'WILD MULTIPLIERS 10x, 15x, 20x, 30x' (the 10-Free-Spins option's set) and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 14' (base 10 + 4 extra Super-round spins, within the rules' stated 1-10 random add-on range). A gold SUPER-labelled yin-yang symbol is visible on reel 5. Bottom readout: 'WIN $10.00'."
    },
    "free_spins_win_super": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "frame": "bonus_super_win.png",
      "content": "Same win-plaque layout as the regular round: '$23.20' / 'IN 14 FREE SPINS'. Outcome of the BUY SUPER ($300 = 150x bet) purchase with the '10 Free Spins' option chosen; 14 confirms the +4 extra spins actually granted by the Super add-on."
    },
    "buy_mystery_confirm_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "frame": "bonus_mystery_dialog.png",
      "content": "Same square teal dialog style: 'BUY MYSTERY FREE SPINS' / '$1,000.00', red X / green check buttons."
    },
    "mystery_result_intro": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "frame": "bonus_mystery_intro.png",
      "content": "Same red sunburst 'CONGRATULATIONS' plaque style, but reporting a spin count instead of a cash amount: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / '19' (green sub-plaque) / 'FREE SPINS'. Side panel already shows 'WILD MULTIPLIERS 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x' and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 19'. NOTE: the multiplier set 3x/5x/8x/10x is identical to the printed '20 Free Spins' option's set, yet the awarded count read on this frame is 19, not 20 -- see unreadable_or_uncertain for why this pairing is reported verbatim rather than explained."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay_mystery": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "frame": "bonus_mystery_gameplay.png",
      "content": "Red-background reels (same palette as the Super round, supporting that this Mystery purchase resolved into a Super-type round). 'FREE SPINS LEFT 18'. Bottom readout shows a worked example of the win-display convention: '9x PAYS $4.80 ON 24 WAYS' next to 'WIN $10.96' -- i.e. the game explicitly states which symbol/count/ways combination produced a given win line."
    },
    "free_spins_win_mystery": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "frame": "bonus_mystery_win.png",
      "content": "'$263.60' / 'IN 22 FREE SPINS'. The final spin count (22) is higher than the initially announced 19 (bonus_mystery_intro.png) -- consistent with additional Level Up Coins being collected and granting +3 spins during the round (19 -> 22 is exactly one +3 level-up)."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "frame": "settings.png",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "content": "Dark rounded panel over dimmed reels, white X close top-right. Left column: greyed-out 'GAME HISTORY' link with an external-link icon (appears disabled/placeholder in this demo) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper (round grey '-' / dark value field '$2.00' / round green '+'). Right column: four labelled toggle switches -- 'BATTERY SAVER' (white/grey = off in this frame), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (green = on), 'SOUND FX' (green = on), 'INTRO SCREEN' (green = on).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's on/off state is also shown by the switch handle's LEFT/RIGHT position, not color alone."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "frame": "autoplay.png",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "content": "Dark panel, white X close top-right. Three checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green box with white check). 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track left of the handle, grey track right) with the value '100' printed to the right. Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button along the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkboxes use an explicit check-mark glyph, not color alone, to show the checked state."
    }
  },

  "feature_coverage_captured": [
    {"feature": "Regular Free Spins (via BUY FREE SPINS, $200 = 100x bet, '5 Free Spins' option chosen)", "buy_dialog": "bonus_buy_menu.png", "option_pick": "bonus_fs_choice.png", "gameplay": "free_spins_1.png", "result": "free_spins_win.png -- $115.80 in 5 free spins"},
    {"feature": "Super Free Spins (via BUY SUPER, $300 = 150x bet, '10 Free Spins' option chosen)", "buy_dialog": "bonus_super_dialog.png", "gameplay": "bonus_super_gameplay.png", "result": "bonus_super_win.png -- $23.20 in 14 free spins (10 base + 4 Super add-on)"},
    {"feature": "Mystery Free Spins (via BUY MYSTERY, $1,000 = 500x bet; resolved into a Super-type round)", "buy_dialog": "bonus_mystery_dialog.png", "reveal": "bonus_mystery_intro.png -- 19 free spins announced", "gameplay": "bonus_mystery_gameplay.png", "result": "bonus_mystery_win.png -- $263.60 in 22 free spins (19 announced + one +3 Level Up Coin bonus during the round)"}
  ],
  "not_captured_live": [
    "MAX FREE SPINS feature gameplay (35 fixed spins, fixed 100x wild multiplier) was never actually triggered on camera -- the one BUY MYSTERY purchase captured resolved into a Super-type round instead. Its rules are documented from the booklet text only (paytable_p4.png); no live gameplay/win screen of this specific mode exists in this frame set.",
    "The plain regular Free Spins choice screen was captured for the '5 Free Spins' pick only; the other 7 tiles (25/20/15/13/10/7/Mystery) were never played live, only read from the static choice screen (bonus_fs_choice.png) and the booklet (paytable_p3.png).",
    "The non-ante bet menu overlay (BET / COIN VALUE / TOTAL BET stepper fields) was only captured while ANTE BET was ON (bet_limits_ante_max.png); the equivalent normal-mode bet-menu overlay was not separately captured."
  ],

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across all base-game frames: menu + sound stacked far-left, a separate 'i' info button just to their right, bet -/+ flanking the central spin button, autoplay below spin. The rules/paytable is a strictly linear 9-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with X, each page numbered 'Page N/9'.",
    "motor": "Large circular touch targets; the central SPIN button is the largest single control. SPACE/ENTER also start/stop a spin (keyboard-operable, reduces need for precise pointer clicks). Autoplay (up to a slider-selected spin count, observed max shown 100) reduces repeated interaction.",
    "color_blind": "Symbol identity is never color-only: every paying symbol also has a unique picture (dragon head, phoenix, toad, fish, turtle, lion-mask WILD, yin-yang scatter, coin) plus letter/number glyphs for the royals, so color-blind players can still distinguish symbols by shape/iconography even where the card-border color also differs by symbol. The Free-Spins-option tiles are differentiated by BOTH color tint AND the printed spin-count number AND the printed multiplier list -- redundant non-color cues. Toggle switches (settings/autoplay) use switch-handle position and check-mark glyphs, not color alone. One residual note: the green-vs-red background shift between regular and Super/Mystery Free Spins rounds is a nice-to-have visual cue but is not the only indicator -- the 'WILD MULTIPLIERS' side-panel values and the 'SUPER' word on the scatter icon carry the same information in text.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed on any captured frame; AMBIENT/SOUND FX are decorative toggles in Settings. All game state (win amounts, spins left, multiplier sets, ways count, bet/credit) is conveyed as on-screen text/numbers."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Whether the SCATTER and SUPER SCATTER payout ladder on paytable_p2.png (6x=100x/5x=25x/4x=5x/3x=3x total bet) applies to a mixed count of the two symbol types on one shared ladder, or whether each type has its own identical-looking ladder evaluated independently -- the booklet phrasing groups them as 'the SCATTER symbols' for a single printed list; reported verbatim, not resolved further.",
    "The exact resolution logic behind the captured BUY MYSTERY round: the reveal screen (bonus_mystery_intro.png) prints '19' free spins while the side panel simultaneously shows the WILD MULTIPLIERS set '3x, 5x, 8x, 10x' that matches the printed '20 Free Spins' option on paytable_p3.png/bonus_fs_choice.png. Why the awarded count (19) differs from the base tier it otherwise matches was not decodable from the captured frames alone (the rules only say the Mystery number/multiplier range are each 'selected from the other options', without spelling out an arithmetic adjustment); documented as an observed fact, not inferred.",
    "MAX FREE SPINS feature gameplay/win screen -- rules-only, not observed live in this capture set (see not_captured_live).",
    "Whether the 'GAME HISTORY' link in Settings (settings.png) is genuinely disabled in this demo or simply unclickable within the captured static frame -- appearance (greyed text) suggests disabled but this was not interaction-tested.",
    "Exact denomination/coin-value stepping available in the NON-ante bet menu (only the ante-mode bet menu overlay was captured, see not_captured_live)."
  ]
}