Bamboo Ways

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Bamboo Ways",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "sub_label": "PUSH GAMING ORIGINALS",
    "sub_label_note": "A white shield-shaped emblem (three stacked horizontal chevrons forming a funnel) with the words 'PUSH GAMING' (white) and 'ORIGINALS' (red) sits in the top-left corner of the loading/feature-overview screen (preview_splash.png, crop 108,55-235,82). This looks like a sub-line/label used by Push Gaming for a subset of its catalogue, not a separate studio brand. Left to the TL/owner whether this belongs in a `studio` field; documented here as an observed fact only.",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "theme": "East-Asian / Chinese bamboo-forest and mountain-temple theme: giant panda, monkey, crane/phoenix and wild-boar characters dressed as warriors/monks, playing-card suits carrying Chinese elemental characters (water/earth/wind), golden bamboo cups and coins.",
    "art_style": "Flat-shaded 2D vector cartoon illustration with clean bold outlines and soft cel-shading (not photoreal, not 3D-rendered). Warm, saturated dusk/sunset lighting (orange-red sky with drifting clouds) frames a stylised Chinese temple/pagoda silhouette in purple-violet behind the reels. Character symbols are cute, rounded, mascot-style (big heads, simple expressive faces) rather than menacing or realistic. The reel frame itself is an ornate red-lacquered wooden temple gate with gold scrollwork and hanging red tassel lanterns. Overall mood is bright, cheerful, casual-mobile-friendly, not dark or cinematic. Camera/view is a flat frontal view of the reel grid (no isometric or top-down perspective).",
    "wordmark": {
      "text": "BAMBOO WAYS",
      "note": "Two-line logo top-left of the game frame (base_game.png, preview_splash.png): 'BAMBOO' in bold rounded green letters with a darker green outline and a small green bamboo-leaf sprig sitting on top of the first letter; below it 'WAYS' in bold red/orange letters on a tan wooden name-plaque with a red ribbon/banner shape. A small red lantern/tassel hangs to the left of the plaque."
    },
    "volatility_indicator": {
      "location": "preview_splash.png loading screen, next to the word 'VOLATILITY'",
      "appearance": "Five ascending bars drawn as thin white/grey outlines (hollow, not filled) side by side, increasing in height left to right. Only the 3rd bar (of 5, counting from the left) is solid, filled bright red; the other four bars (including bars 1 and 2 which are shorter than bar 3) remain hollow/outline-only.",
      "reading": "This appears to indicate a single highlighted level (3 of 5 = medium volatility), not a cumulative fill meter (bars 1-2 are not also filled). No numeric volatility value or text label ('low/medium/high') is printed anywhere in the captured frames; the exact volatility category is therefore not confirmed from game text, only inferred from this icon position (see unreadable_or_uncertain)."
    },
    "loading_screen_feature_summary": {
      "frame": "preview_splash.png",
      "text_confirmed_by_ocr_and_visual": [
        "Expanding Rows - cascading wins unlock extra rows, up to 6 rows",
        "Golden Bamboo Feature - reveal big prizes",
        "Free Spins - progressive free spins"
      ]
    },
    "sound_dialog": {
      "frame": "preview.png",
      "note": "First screen shown after loading: a modal dialog asking to enable sound ('Enable Sounds' with Yes/No choices). This is the entry gate before the game field is interactable."
    }
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "background_scene": "Warm orange-to-red sunset sky with soft clouds; a purple/violet multi-tiered pagoda temple silhouette on both sides of the reels; a lit paper lantern (orange/red) hangs from a pole at the top right of the play field.",
    "reel_frame": "Red lacquered wood with gold ornate trim, curling gold roof-tile details at the four corners, and hanging red tassels with gold beads.",
    "ways_counter_badge": "A red parchment/scroll-shaped banner in the bottom-left corner of the reel area, gold border, with the current number of ways printed in gold/tan numerals on a dark red background (reads '729' at the base grid, up to '46656' at full expansion, confirmed live in bonus_random_maxways.png).",
    "bottom_info_bar": "Solid black bar spanning the width of the game, white bold text for 'Balance: <amount> fun' (left) and 'Total Bet: <amount> fun' (right); during Free Spins a centered 'Free Spins: N / M' counter in white text is added.",
    "side_panels_ui": "Panels (paytable/rules/settings/info/bonus buy) use a near-black charcoal background (RGB approx. very dark grey) with white headings, light-grey body text, and a red accent bar/red buttons ('BUY', 'OK') for calls to action.",
    "symbol_tile_colors": "Each paying symbol sits on its own colored rounded-square/octagon tile: panda on a warm tan/cream diamond tile, boar on tan/orange, monkey on green, crane on light blue, the three mid symbols (scroll/gourd/brush) on red, purple and green octagon tiles respectively, and the four card-suit symbols are flat colored icons with no background tile (red clubs, purple hearts, green spades, blue diamonds).",
    "wild_and_specials": "Expanding Wild Symbol tile: gold ornate dragon/phoenix-face medallion on a blue/gold circular background with scrollwork border (paytable_p5.png / rules_p6.png). Converter-into-Wild icon: blue circle with a bold gold letter 'W'. Golden Bamboo / Instant Prize symbols: bright gold cup-shaped vessels on a green tile with a red-and-gold scalloped border. Multiplier symbol: dark-green tile with an orange/gold 'x2' (or x3/x5/x10) numeral in an ornate gold frame. Collector symbol: green tile with a gold stylised letter 'C' in a red diamond frame. Row Unlocker symbol: red tile with a bold gold upward arrow. Scatter/BONUS symbol: teal-and-orange yin-yang-style swirl medallion with the word 'BONUS' across it in bold white letters, green ornate border."
  },

  "reel_and_grid_mechanics": {
    "reels": 6,
    "mechanic": "Variable Ways ('Expanding Rows'), NOT a fixed 5x3/5x4 reel slot.",
    "starting_grid": "6 reels x 3 visible rows = 729 (3^6) ways at the start of every game round (confirmed printed on the ways badge at round start, e.g. base_game.png, and by rules text 'At the start of each spin, 729 Payways will be available to win').",
    "row_unlock": "3 rows are always active at the bottom of each reel; 3 additional locked rows sit above and can be unlocked one at a time. Each Cascade win or Instant Prize win expands the grid by 1 row (from the lowest locked row upward), up to the maximum of 3 unlocked rows (6 rows total). The reel set resets to 3x6 at the start of every new game round (rules_p3.png/p4.png).",
    "maximum_grid": "6 reels x 6 rows = 46,656 (6^6) ways, confirmed both in printed rules text (paytable_p22.png, rules_p4.png: 'Bamboo Ways can pay in up to 46,656 Payways') and live in-game on the ways badge (bonus_random_maxways.png shows the badge reading '46656' with the grid fully expanded to 6 rows on all 6 reels).",
    "win_evaluation": "A win is awarded when matching symbols land on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, anywhere in each reel's column (not fixed positions/paylines - true Ways mechanic). Only the highest/longest matching combination per symbol is paid; wins on different symbols are added together (rules_p3.png).",
    "cascade": "Cascading and Collapsing: winning symbols are paid and removed, remaining symbols collapse downward, and new symbols drop in from the top to refill the board including any newly unlocked rows (rules_p4.png)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "notes": "All currency values below are as printed in the in-game paytable panel at the captured bet anchor of 0.50 fun (paytable_p1.png-p4.png, header: 'All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of 0.50 fun'). The multiplier-of-total-bet column is derived by dividing the printed currency value by the 0.50 anchor bet (see payout_basis below for why total-bet is the correct basis).",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Wild Symbol",
      "appearance": "Gold ornate dragon/phoenix-face medallion on a blue/gold circular tile with scrollwork border (also shown standalone as a plain blue tile with a gold 'W' when it appears as a 'Converter into Wild' outcome).",
      "function": "Substitutes for all other paying symbols (all High/Mid/Low card-suit symbols), EXCEPT it does NOT substitute for the Mystery Symbol, Scatter (BONUS) Symbol, or Instant Prize Symbols (rules_p3.png/rules_p6.png; paytable_p5.png). Does not have its own payout tier - it is a substitution-only symbol.",
      "expanding_wild": {
        "trigger": "Revealed by Mystery Symbols, or lands directly on the reels.",
        "effect": "All positions the Expanding Wild covers on its reel become Wild Symbols. When it lands during the Base Game or Free Spins Feature, it expands to cover all currently unlocked rows of that reel.",
        "interaction": "If a reel with an Expanding Wild also contains a Scatter Symbol or Golden Bamboo Symbol, those symbols cascade down after the matching combination is created. If the Expanding Wild does not participate in a winning combination, it reverts to its original (non-expanded) state.",
        "multiplier": "Can carry an attached multiplier value of x2, x3, or x5 (paytable_p7.png, rules_p6.png)."
      }
    },
    "high_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Panda (top symbol)",
        "appearance": "White-and-black panda face wearing a round red conical hat with gold trim and a red tassel, a tan/gold yin-yang medallion hanging at its chest; sits on a warm tan diamond-shaped tile with gold corner ornaments.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 4.00, "5": 2.50, "4": 1.25, "3": 0.50, "2": 0.25},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 8.0, "5": 5.0, "4": 2.5, "3": 1.0, "2": 0.5},
        "note": "The ONLY symbol in the paytable with a printed 2-of-a-kind payout (all other symbols pay from 3-of-a-kind up)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Boar / warrior pig",
        "appearance": "Orange/tan wild-boar face wearing an ornate gold ceremonial helmet/armor piece with red accents; tan/orange tile background.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 1.50, "5": 1.00, "4": 0.50, "3": 0.25},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 3.0, "5": 2.0, "4": 1.0, "3": 0.5}
      },
      {
        "name": "Monkey",
        "appearance": "Green-furred monkey character wearing a leaf-shaped gold crown; green tile background.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 1.25, "5": 0.75, "4": 0.40, "3": 0.20},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 2.5, "5": 1.5, "4": 0.8, "3": 0.4}
      },
      {
        "name": "Crane / phoenix bird",
        "appearance": "Pale blue long-necked bird with a feathered crest, wings folded; light-blue tile background.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 1.25, "5": 0.75, "4": 0.40, "3": 0.20},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 2.5, "5": 1.5, "4": 0.8, "3": 0.4},
        "note": "Identical pay tier to Monkey - same paying rank, different icon."
      }
    ],
    "mid_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Red scroll (calligraphy scroll)",
        "appearance": "Rolled red parchment scroll with gold trim, on a red octagonal tile.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.50, "5": 0.30, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.10},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 1.0, "5": 0.6, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple gourd/bottle",
        "appearance": "Purple gourd-shaped bottle with a blue ribbon tied around its neck, on a purple octagonal tile.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.50, "5": 0.30, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.10},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 1.0, "5": 0.6, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2}
      },
      {
        "name": "Green calligraphy brush",
        "appearance": "Gold-handled brush/tool with green bristles, on a green octagonal tile.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.50, "5": 0.30, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.10},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 1.0, "5": 0.6, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2},
        "note": "All three mid symbols share the identical pay tier."
      }
    ],
    "low_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Clubs",
        "appearance": "Flat red clover/club playing-card icon, no background tile, no elemental character printed on it.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.25, "5": 0.15, "4": 0.10, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 0.5, "5": 0.3, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.1}
      },
      {
        "name": "Hearts",
        "appearance": "Flat purple heart icon with the white Chinese character '水' (water) printed on it.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.25, "5": 0.15, "4": 0.10, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 0.5, "5": 0.3, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.1}
      },
      {
        "name": "Spades",
        "appearance": "Flat green spade icon with the white Chinese character '土' (earth) printed on it.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.25, "5": 0.15, "4": 0.10, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 0.5, "5": 0.3, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.1}
      },
      {
        "name": "Diamonds",
        "appearance": "Flat blue diamond icon with the white Chinese character '風' (wind) printed on it.",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"6": 0.25, "5": 0.15, "4": 0.10, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"6": 0.5, "5": 0.3, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.1},
        "note": "All four card-suit symbols share the identical pay tier; these are the 'Low Paying Symbols' referenced by the Free Spins removal mechanic."
      }
    ],
    "special_non_paying_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Scatter / BONUS Symbol",
        "appearance": "Teal-and-orange yin-yang-style swirl medallion with the word 'BONUS' in bold white letters across the middle, ornate green scrollwork border.",
        "function": "Triggers the Free Spins Feature (see features.free_spins). Has no direct cash payout of its own; also fills the in-round 'Level Meter' during Free Spins."
      },
      {
        "name": "Mystery Symbol",
        "appearance": "A 3x3 block tile showing a random assortment of small paying-symbol icons under a glowing gold-ornate red border, indicating an unresolved/mystery state.",
        "function": "Can land anywhere on the reels during both the Base Game and Free Spins Feature. Revealed by an Expander Symbol, which expands the Mystery Symbol in a random direction to fill the row/unlocked reel space; after expansion all revealed Mystery tiles turn into the SAME resolved symbol."
      },
      {
        "name": "Expander Symbol",
        "appearance": "Green diamond tile with a gold 4-pointed compass/arrow ornament radiating outward, ornate gold corner triangles.",
        "function": "When revealed, expands adjacent Mystery Symbols in a random direction to fill the row or unlocked part of the reel, then resolves all of them to the same underlying symbol."
      },
      {
        "name": "Golden Bamboo Symbol",
        "appearance": "Stack of bright gold ceremonial cups/vessels on a green tile with red-and-gold scalloped border.",
        "function": "Revealed when Mystery Symbols resolve during the Base Game or Free Spins Feature; each position containing a Golden Bamboo Symbol spins through a set of possible prizes and triggers the Golden Bamboo Feature (see features.golden_bamboo)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Instant Prize Symbol",
        "appearance": "Stacked coin/banknote icon showing a large central gold '1000'-style value plaque flanked by smaller coin denominations.",
        "function": "Bet-multiplier prize awarded during the Golden Bamboo Feature. Printed possible values (paytable_p15.png): x1, x2, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x250, x500, x1000 of the current bet."
      },
      {
        "name": "Multiplier Symbol",
        "appearance": "Dark-green square tile with a bold gold 'x2' (or x3/x5/x10) numeral inside an ornate gold picture-frame border.",
        "function": "When it lands, multiplies the value of ALL Instant Prize Symbols and Collector Symbols currently on the reels by its own value, then is removed. Printed possible values (paytable_p16.png): x2, x3, x5, x10."
      },
      {
        "name": "Collector Symbol",
        "appearance": "Green square tile with a bold gold stylised letter 'C' inside a red diamond/ornate frame.",
        "function": "Collects (sums) the value of all other Instant Prize Symbols and Collector Symbols currently on the reels; all collected Instant Prize Symbols are then removed. The Collector Symbol itself remains on the reels for the rest of the Golden Bamboo Feature; empty positions keep spinning through possible prizes (paytable_p17.png)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Converter Symbol",
        "appearance": "Green square tile with a gold ceremonial cup/vessel icon, similar style to the Golden Bamboo cup but a distinct single-cup icon.",
        "function": "Spins through Paying Symbols (excluding Wild) present on the unlocked rows of the current round; when one of those symbols lands on the Converter tile, ALL paying symbols of that same type convert into Golden Bamboo Symbols (including the Converter tile itself), and the Golden Bamboo Feature continues (paytable_p18.png)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Row Unlocker Symbol",
        "appearance": "Red square tile with a bold gold upward-pointing arrow.",
        "function": "Only available during the Bonus Buy 'Grand Golden Bamboo' purchase. When it lands during the Golden Bamboo Feature, it unlocks one additional grid row, then is removed from the reels (paytable_p19.png)."
      },
      {
        "name": "Additional Free Spins Symbol",
        "appearance": "Same 3x3-grid Golden Bamboo tile style; shown among prize icons with a gold '+1' badge.",
        "function": "Available in the Golden Bamboo Feature specifically when it triggers during the Free Spins Feature; can reveal a prize of +1, +2, or +3 additional Free Spins (paytable_p20/21.png)."
      }
    ]
  },

  "payout_basis": {
    "value": "total_bet",
    "how_determined": "Two independent confirmations. (1) Arithmetic proof captured on payout_basis_evidence.png: 5 clubs land on reels 1-5, with reel 5 contributing the club symbol on 2 separate rows (a 2-way match). The printed 5-of-a-kind club tier is 0.15 fun at the 0.50 fun bet anchor; the round paid WIN 0.30 fun = 0.15 x 2 matched ways, matching the tier value directly at the CURRENT total bet with no per-line division. (2) Printed rules text: rules_p20.png and info_p2.png both state 'The paytable reflects the current bet configuration, based on the Base bet.' The mechanic uses Ways (729-46,656), which has no concept of 'per-line' betting - there is no separate 'bet per line' figure anywhere in the UI or rules.",
    "conflicting_boilerplate_noted": "rules_p3.png uses a THIRD, slightly different stock phrase: 'The paytable reflects the current bet configuration, based on the bet per matching combination.' This is Push Gaming boilerplate text that is not fully consistent across pages (see documentation/provider-defects/push.md P-U02 for a related pattern of the buklet contradicting itself). It does not change the conclusion: no per-line bet figure exists anywhere in this game, and the measured evidence above confirms total-bet basis."
  },

  "features": {
    "golden_bamboo": {
      "trigger": "Mystery Symbols landing on the reels (Base Game or Free Spins) can resolve into Golden Bamboo Symbols after being revealed by an Expander Symbol, which then triggers the Golden Bamboo Feature. Each position holding a Golden Bamboo Symbol spins through a sequence of possible prize types.",
      "possible_symbols_during_feature": ["Instant Prize Symbols", "Multiplier Symbols", "Collector Symbols", "Converter Symbols", "Scatter Symbols", "Row Unlocker Symbols (Bonus Buy only)"],
      "captured_examples": {
        "mystery_purchase": "bonus_mystery_confirm.png -> bonus_mystery_trigger.png -> bonus_mystery_reveal.png -> bonus_mystery_gameplay.png -> bonus_mystery_win.png: WIN 0.35 fun, ways expanded to 15,625 (5^6) during the round.",
        "grand_golden_bamboo_purchase": "bonus_goldenbamboo_confirm.png -> bonus_goldenbamboo_trigger.png (grid expanded to full 6 rows) -> bonus_goldenbamboo_reveal.png (18 unrevealed Golden Bamboo mystery tiles) -> bonus_goldenbamboo_gameplay.png (all 18 revealed as trophy cups) -> bonus_goldenbamboo_reveal2.png (values shown: 1, 2, 5, 25, 50, an x2 Multiplier tile, a Bonus icon, and a Collector icon) -> bonus_goldenbamboo_bigwin.png (counter mid-count, 'BIG WIN 0.81') -> bonus_goldenbamboo_win.png (settled 'SUPER WIN 62.50 fun', with a golden panda mascot celebration graphic: white/black panda in a red conical hat, glowing gold eyes, yin-yang medallion, surrounded by pink/gold cloud burst)."
      }
    },
    "expanding_rows": {
      "description": "3 base rows are always active; 3 locked rows above can be unlocked one at a time. Every Cascade win or Instant Prize win expands the grid by 1 row, up to the 6-row maximum (46,656 ways). Grid resets to 3 rows at the start of each new round.",
      "source": "paytable_p6.png, rules_p4.png"
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 or more Scatter (BONUS) Symbols landing anywhere on the reels, OR triggering the Golden Bamboo Feature during the Base Game.",
      "scatter_count_ladder": [
        {"scatters": 3, "free_spins": 6, "initial_multiplier": "x1", "initial_grid": "3x6", "low_symbols_removed": 0},
        {"scatters": 4, "free_spins": 8, "initial_multiplier": "x2", "initial_grid": "4x6", "low_symbols_removed": 1},
        {"scatters": 5, "free_spins": 10, "initial_multiplier": "x3", "initial_grid": "5x6", "low_symbols_removed": 2},
        {"scatters": 6, "free_spins": 10, "initial_multiplier": "x5", "initial_grid": "6x6", "low_symbols_removed": 3}
      ],
      "ladder_source": "paytable_p10.png/p11.png, verbatim quotes captured",
      "in_round_progression": "During Free Spins, Scatter Symbols may land both on the reels and during the Golden Bamboo Feature. Each Scatter that lands fills a 'Level Meter'; every 4 Scatters collected advances one level (paytable_p20/21.png, rules referenced same mechanic). The specific reward per level-up beyond the initial ladder was not shown explicitly in captured text - see unreadable_or_uncertain.",
      "symbol_multiplier_ladder_sidebar": "During Free Spins a 4-icon ladder is shown down the right edge of the play field, pairing a Low Symbol suit with a multiplier badge: Clubs -> x10, Hearts -> x5, Spades -> x3, Diamonds -> x2 (paytable_p14.png). Low Symbols that were removed at the round's starting scatter-count are shown greyed out with a red/grey crossed-circle icon instead of their multiplier badge; symbols not removed show their colored suit icon plus an active gold multiplier badge. This visually confirms, per round, exactly how many Low Symbols were removed.",
      "additional_free_spins": "The Golden Bamboo Feature, when triggered during Free Spins, can include an Additional Free Spins Symbol awarding +1, +2, or +3 extra Free Spins.",
      "captured_examples": {
        "3_scatters_purchase": "bonus_3scatters_confirm.png (40.00 fun bonus buy) -> bonus_3scatters_trigger.png (3 BONUS scatters land) -> bonus_3scatters_award.png ('YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED 6 FREE SPINS' with a 'SYMBOLS REMOVED' legend panel showing all 4 suit icons in their normal/colored, non-crossed state - i.e. zero symbols actually removed, matching the printed 3-scatter rule) -> bonus_3scatters_gameplay.png (in-round counter reads 'Free Spins: 1 / 6', confirmed by zoom crop, NOT '0/10' as an earlier note suggested - see anomaly resolution below).",
        "random_scatters_purchase": "bonus_random_confirm.png (200.00 fun bonus buy, described in-dialog with the same probability ladder as the Free Spins Features info panel) -> bonus_random_trigger.png -> bonus_random_award.png ('10 FREE SPINS' with an 'x3' Golden Bamboo multiplier badge highlighted and 2 of the 4 suit icons shown crossed-out/removed) -> bonus_random_gameplay.png / gameplay2.png ('Free Spins: 1 / 10', sidebar ladder shows Clubs x10 and Hearts x5 active, Spades and Diamonds crossed out - i.e. exactly matches the printed '5 Scatters -> 10 Free Spins, x3, 5x6 grid, two Low Symbols removed' rule) -> bonus_random_maxways.png (grid expanded to the full 6x6 = 46,656 ways during the round) -> bonus_random_win.png (settled result screen, text 'SUPER WIN', large obscured amount consistent with the recorded 93.00 fun total)."
      }
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": true,
      "access": "BUY FEATURE button, top-right of the game field, gold star icon on a red rounded button. Opens a 'BONUS BUY' panel listing 4 purchasable options plus the current Base Bet display at the bottom.",
      "options": [
        {"name": "Mystery Symbols", "price_fun_at_0.50_bet": 9.00, "price_x_base_bet": 18, "rtp_percent": 96.20, "guarantee": "Guarantees a Base Game round with 8 positions filled with Mystery Symbols."},
        {"name": "Grand Golden Bamboo", "price_fun_at_0.50_bet": 60.00, "price_x_base_bet": 120, "rtp_percent": 96.33, "guarantee": "Guarantees a Base Game round with 18 positions filled with Golden Bamboo Symbols, plus a chance to unlock the additional row via a Row Unlocker Symbol."},
        {"name": "3 Scatters", "price_fun_at_0.50_bet": 40.00, "price_x_base_bet": 80, "rtp_percent": 96.34, "guarantee": "Guarantees entry into the Free Spins Feature with exactly 6 Free Spins, x1 starting multiplier, no Low Paying Symbols removed."},
        {"name": "Random Scatters", "price_fun_at_0.50_bet": 200.00, "price_x_base_bet": 400, "rtp_percent": 96.30, "guarantee": "Guarantees entry into the Free Spins Feature with a RANDOM outcome equivalent to landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters (corresponding starting multiplier x1/x2/x3/x5 and matching Low Symbol removal); the purchase dialog additionally showed rough odds fractions per outcome (6/2/10, 8/3/10, 10/3/10, 10/2/10 - printed on bonus_buy_dialog_p2.png icon tiles, exact meaning of the two-part fractions not further explained in captured text)."}
      ],
      "source": "bonus_buy_dialog_p1.png/p2.png, rules_p21-p23.png, info_p1.png/p2.png (all cross-consistent)."
    },
    "push_bet": {
      "type": "A selectable higher-stake mode chosen directly in the bet-selection area, NOT a simple on/off ante toggle.",
      "options": [
        {"label": "Scatter Symbols", "stake_multiplier": "1.5x Base Bet", "price_fun_example": 0.75, "rtp_percent": 96.36},
        {"label": "Scatter Symbols x2", "stake_multiplier": "3x Base Bet", "price_fun_example": 1.50, "rtp_percent": 96.37}
      ],
      "effect": "Increases the chance of landing the Scatter Symbol on every base-game spin (confirmed by rules text: 'increases the chance of landing the Scatter Symbol in every base spin').",
      "default_state": "Both levels shown as OFF by default in the bet panel.",
      "ui_note": "A tooltip reading 'PUSH BET - INCREASE chance to win feature' is visible near the bet controls in base_game.png; the toggle/selector control itself was not separately screenshotted in isolation - documented from printed rules text plus this tooltip."
    }
  },

  "anomaly_resolution": {
    "original_note": "The capture manifest flagged that the '3 Scatters' bonus buy announced '6 FREE SPINS' on its award screen (bonus_3scatters_award.png) while a follow-up gameplay note claimed the in-round counter read 'Free Spins: 0/10' instead of 6, and left this as an unresolved anomaly for the documentation step.",
    "resolution": "This is NOT a real inconsistency - it was a misreading of the counter by the capture step. A direct zoom crop of the counter on bonus_3scatters_gameplay.png (crop 690,755-900,795, saved as _fscount.png) reads clearly 'Free Spins: 1 / 6', matching the announced 6 Free Spins exactly. The 'not_captured' claim about a round stuck at 'spin 2/6' in the manifest is consistent with a 6-spin round, not a 10-spin one.",
    "secondary_check": "The paytable explicitly documents the full scatter-count ladder (paytable_p10/p11.png: 'Landing 3 Scatter Symbols will grant the Free Spins Feature with 6 Free Spins and x1 initial Multiplier ... no Low Symbols are removed'). The award screen for the 3-scatter purchase shows its 'SYMBOLS REMOVED' legend panel with all 4 suit icons in their NORMAL colored state (none crossed out), which is exactly what 'no Low Symbols removed' should look like per this same legend graphic (compare directly to the Random Scatters purchase's award screen, which lands on 5 Scatters equivalent and correctly shows 2 of the 4 icons crossed out). The panel title 'SYMBOLS REMOVED' is a fixed/generic legend heading shown at every scatter count, including when the removed count is zero - it is not itself an indicator that a removal took place.",
    "conclusion": "Both purchased outcomes (3 Scatters -> 6 Free Spins / x1 / no removal; Random Scatters landing on an effective 5-scatter outcome -> 10 Free Spins / x3 / 2 Low Symbols removed) are fully consistent with the printed rules ladder. No unexplained game behavior remains."
  },

  "ui_elements": {
    "base_game_layout": {
      "top_left": "Wordmark logo 'BAMBOO WAYS' (green/red, see game.wordmark).",
      "bottom_left": "Ways counter parchment badge (see color_palette.ways_counter_badge).",
      "bottom_bar": "Black bar: 'Balance: <amount> fun' left, 'Total Bet: <amount> fun' right (and 'Free Spins: N / M' centered during Free Spins).",
      "top_right": "Sound icon (speaker outline) and hamburger menu icon (3 horizontal white lines), both simple white line-art buttons on transparent background.",
      "right_sidebar_stack_top_to_bottom": [
        "BUY FEATURE button: gold 5-point star icon inside a red rounded rectangle button, label 'BUY FEATURE' in white bold text",
        "Autoplay icon: white circular outline containing a right-pointing play triangle",
        "Bet-select icon: white circular outline containing a stack of coins/discs icon"
      ],
      "spin_button": "Large circular red button at bottom-right with a white two-headed circular refresh/spin arrow icon."
    },
    "bet_selection_panel": {
      "access": "Coin-stack icon in the right sidebar.",
      "range_confirmed_by_scroll": {
        "min": 0.10,
        "max": 100.00,
        "steps_seen_top": [0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50],
        "steps_seen_bottom": [30.00, 40.00, 50.00, 60.00, 100.00],
        "source": "_bet_top.png / _bet_bottom.png, measured by TL in a separate session by scrolling the Base Bet ladder to both ends and reading via OCR."
      }
    },
    "settings_panel": {
      "layout": "One screen, no scroll needed. Three rows, each with a label and a speaker-with-cross mute-toggle icon: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music'.",
      "state_observed": "All three toggle icons appear in the same muted/crossed-speaker state in the captured frame, consistent with sound having been declined at the initial 'Enable Sounds' dialog."
    },
    "autoplay_panel": {
      "layout": "One screen (no scroll needed in the captured frame). Title 'AUTOPLAYS'. A vertical list of selectable round counts: 'Off' (highlighted/selected, white background), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 (each a dark blue-grey rounded rectangle row), followed by a red 'OK' confirm button.",
      "note": "No separate loss-limit / win-limit / single-win-limit stop-condition fields were visible in the captured frame; if such fields exist below the fold they were not captured (see unreadable_or_uncertain)."
    },
    "info_panel_know_the_game": {
      "pages": 2,
      "content_p1": "Malfunction disclaimer ('MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS.'), RTP 96.30%, Win Cap explanation ('This game has a maximum win of 25,000x and as a result, some hypothetically possible results have been prevented. This restriction has been included in RTP calculations.'), then the Bonus Buy Options list broken into 'Base Game Features' and 'Free Spins Features' sub-headings with prices and RTPs for all 4 purchase options.",
      "content_p2": "Continuation into the 'Push Bet' section with both stake levels (1.5x/RTP 96.36%, 3x/RTP 96.37%) and their effect on Scatter landing chance."
    },
    "paytable_and_rules_panels": {
      "scroll_behavior": "One continuous scrolling document per panel, no internal tabs/sections. Paytable = 23 pages, Rules ('GAME INFO') = 27 pages. Bottom navigation bar (grid icon / question-mark icon / gear icon / shield icon) switches BETWEEN panels (paytable/rules/settings/info), not between sections within one panel.",
      "bottom_confirmed_by": "Scroll exhaustion tool with settle=3 frames; paytable bottom confirmed by scrollbar position plus final Variable Payways content on p23; rules bottom confirmed by the printed version strings on p27."
    }
  },

  "numbers": {
    "rtp": {
      "base": {"value": 96.30, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p26.png / info_p1.png", "quote": "The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is 96.30%."},
      "push_bet_1.5x": {"value": 96.36, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p25.png / info_p2.png"},
      "push_bet_3x": {"value": 96.37, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p25.png / info_p2.png"},
      "bonus_buy_mystery_symbols": {"value": 96.20, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p22.png / info_p1.png"},
      "bonus_buy_grand_golden_bamboo": {"value": 96.33, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p22.png / info_p1.png"},
      "bonus_buy_3_scatters": {"value": 96.34, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p23.png / info_p2.png"},
      "bonus_buy_random_scatters": {"value": 96.30, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p23.png / info_p2.png"}
    },
    "max_win": {
      "value": 25000,
      "unit": "x current Base Bet",
      "source": "rules_p26.png / rules_p27.png / paytable_p3.png / info_p1.png (printed identically in 3 independent places within the build)",
      "quote": "the maximum payout per game round is 25,000x the current Base Bet amount",
      "operator_caveat_quote": "It is possible that the operator has configured a win cap which differs from the 25,000x win cap. If this is the case, it will not be possible to reach the 25,000x win cap.",
      "storefront_note": "The provider storefront's 'HIGHEST OBSERVED WIN' figure happens to also read 25,000x for this game, but per the Push Gaming playbook (P-U02) this is a coincidence of two different kinds of claims (an observed record vs. a structural cap), not confirmation of one by the other. The number used here (25,000x) is sourced from the in-build rules text, independently of the storefront."
    },
    "bet_limits": {
      "min_bet": 0.10,
      "max_bet": 100.00,
      "currency_label": "fun (demo balance token label, not a real-money currency - not recorded as `currency`)",
      "source": "Measured directly by scrolling the Base Bet ladder to both ends (_bet_top.png / _bet_bottom.png); no separate printed 'Limits' section exists in the rules/settings booklet."
    },
    "version": {
      "server_version": "1.1.0",
      "client_version": "10.2.10 26-06-2026",
      "source": "rules_p27.png",
      "quote": "Server Version 1.1.0, Client Version 10.2.10 26-06-2026"
    },
    "ways_range": {
      "min": 729,
      "max": 46656,
      "source": "paytable_p22.png (printed) and bonus_random_maxways.png (live confirmation of 46656 at full grid expansion)"
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "color_dependence": [
      "The four low-value card-suit symbols (clubs/hearts/spades/diamonds) are distinguished primarily by SHAPE (club/heart/spade/diamond outline) as well as color, and three of the four additionally carry a distinct printed Chinese character (water/earth/wind on hearts/spades/diamonds respectively) while clubs carries none - this gives color-blind players a shape-plus-glyph cue independent of color for 3 of 4 suits, but clubs relies on shape alone since it lacks a character overlay.",
      "The mid-tier trio (scroll/gourd/brush) is distinguished by both icon shape AND background tile color (red/purple/green) - shape alone is sufficient to tell them apart without relying on color.",
      "During Free Spins, which Low Symbols have been removed is conveyed by BOTH a red/grey crossed-out circle icon (shape-based, not color-only) replacing the coloured suit icon, so this state does not depend on color perception alone.",
      "The volatility indicator on the loading screen relies on a single red-filled bar among four hollow/outline bars at the same visual weight - for a color-blind or low-vision user, the fill/outline (filled vs. hollow) is the distinguishing cue rather than the red hue itself, which should be legible to most forms of color blindness since it's a solid/empty contrast, not a hue discrimination task."
    ],
    "text_and_numeric_legibility": [
      "All payout tiers, RTP values, bet limits, bonus-buy prices, and version numbers are printed as plain white/gold text on dark or light contrasting backgrounds throughout the paytable/rules/info panels - suitable for screen-magnification and generally high contrast, though the panels were not evaluated for a formal WCAG contrast ratio.",
      "Numeric win amounts (e.g. 'SUPER WIN 62.50') are rendered as large stylised gold outlined lettering with an orange glow animation - legible at a glance but the animated/glowing numeral counting effect (win counters count up before settling) may be visually busy for users sensitive to motion; a static final value is reached and held (confirmed on 2 consecutive stable frames per capture convention)."
    ],
    "motor_considerations": [
      "The game is fully mouse/click driven (canvas game, no keyboard-only interaction observed). Buy Feature, Autoplay, Bet-select, Settings, Rules/Paytable/Info are each single clearly separated on-screen buttons/icons in fixed positions (top-right and right-sidebar), which should be reachable via simple pointer targeting; Autoplay round counts are offered as a fixed list (10/20/50/100/250/500/1000) rather than requiring precise numeric entry, reducing fine-motor demand."
    ],
    "screen_reader_considerations": [
      "This is a canvas-rendered game (no native DOM buttons/labels observed for in-game controls other than the top-level iframe container) - all interface text described above (Balance/Total Bet/Free Spins counters, RTP, paytable, rules) exists only as rendered pixels/canvas text, not as accessible DOM text nodes, and would need a custom screen-reader layer or transcript (such as this document) to be usable non-visually."
    ]
  },

  "logo_reference_review": {
    "capturer_provided_boxes": 4,
    "review_outcome": "3 of 4 boxes accepted, 1 rejected and removed.",
    "rejected": {
      "file": "paytable_p1.png",
      "coords": [782, 183, 903, 300],
      "reason": "Labeled 'WILD symbol tile (golden fish icon)' by the capturer, but the crop actually contains the paytable's Wild-symbol header row, which has the word 'WILD' baked into the tile artwork as text. Per the no-baked-in-text rule for logo references (text imprints into the generated logo), this box was dropped rather than fed to the generator.",
      "verified_by": "scripts/zoom.py crop at x4, visually inspected."
    },
    "accepted": [
      {"file": "paytable_p1.png", "coords": [723, 323, 845, 445], "what": "Panda hero symbol (highest-paying, red conical hat, yin-yang medallion) - clean icon, no text.", "verified_by": "scripts/zoom.py crop at x4, visually inspected, confirmed text-free."},
      {"file": "paytable_p2.png", "coords": [723, 190, 845, 335], "what": "Monkey character symbol - clean icon, no text.", "verified_by": "scripts/zoom.py crop at x4, visually inspected, confirmed text-free."},
      {"file": "paytable_p2.png", "coords": [963, 190, 1085, 335], "what": "Crane/phoenix character symbol - clean icon, no text.", "verified_by": "scripts/zoom.py crop at x4, visually inspected, confirmed text-free."}
    ]
  },

  "additional_frame_notes": {
    "note": "The following frames were reviewed but their content is already fully captured thematically above (mid-page continuations of a section already summarized, or a near-duplicate gameplay/round-progress moment of a feature already documented via its trigger/gameplay/win sequence). Listed here explicitly by filename so no captured frame is left un-cross-referenced.",
    "paytable_p8.png": "Continuation of the Expanding Wild Symbol / cascade interaction text, folded into symbols.wild.expanding_wild above.",
    "paytable_p9.png": "Converter-into-Wild and start of Golden Bamboo Symbol description; folded into symbols.wild and special_non_paying_symbols.golden_bamboo_symbol above.",
    "paytable_p12.png": "Mid-page continuation of the Expander Symbol / Golden Bamboo Symbol descriptions; folded into special_non_paying_symbols above.",
    "paytable_p13.png": "Golden Bamboo Symbol full description and Instant Prize Symbol intro; folded into special_non_paying_symbols.golden_bamboo_symbol / instant_prize_symbol above.",
    "paytable_p21.png": "Level Meter text ('requires 4 Scatter Symbols to get to the next level') and start of Variable Payways section; folded into features.free_spins.in_round_progression above.",
    "rules_p1.png": "Opening general description of the game (title/intro paragraph); no distinct numeric or mechanical fact beyond what rules_p2-p6 already cover.",
    "rules_p5.png": "Continuation of Wild/Expanding Wild rules text between rules_p6's content and the Converter-into-Wild section; folded into symbols.wild above.",
    "rules_p7.png": "Continuation of mechanics text (Converter into Wild / Golden Bamboo lead-in); folded into features.golden_bamboo above.",
    "rules_p8.png": "Continuation of Golden Bamboo Feature mechanics text.",
    "rules_p9.png": "Continuation of Golden Bamboo Feature mechanics text.",
    "rules_p10.png": "Continuation of Golden Bamboo Feature mechanics text.",
    "rules_p12.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p13.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p14.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p15.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p16.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text (cascade/retrigger detail), folded into features.free_spins above.",
    "rules_p17.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p18.png": "Continuation of Free Spins Feature rules text.",
    "rules_p19.png": "Continuation, transition toward the Variable Payways / Bonus Buy sections.",
    "rules_p24.png": "Continuation between the Bonus Buy price table (rules_p22/p23, captured in features.bonus_buy) and the Push Bet section (rules_p25, captured in features.push_bet).",
    "autoplay.png": "The single captured frame of the AUTOPLAYS panel; fully described in ui_elements.autoplay_panel above.",
    "bonus_3scatters_gameplay2.png": "A later moment within the same purchased '3 Scatters' Free Spins round as bonus_3scatters_gameplay.png (paid Golden Bamboo trophies visible mid-reveal with values 25/10/1) - same round/feature already documented under features.free_spins.captured_examples.3_scatters_purchase.",
    "bonus_3scatters_win.png": "An intermediate, not-yet-settled win counter moment ('WIN 5.60' still climbing) within the same '3 Scatters' round that was ultimately not played to completion in headless capture; see the 'not_captured' entry already in the shot manifest for this round, and anomaly_resolution above for the corrected free-spins count reading of this same round.",
    "bonus_random_gameplay2.png": "A later moment within the same purchased 'Random Scatters' Free Spins round as bonus_random_gameplay.png (Golden Bamboo trophies mid-reveal with values 2/10/2 and a blank trophy tile) - same round already documented under features.free_spins.captured_examples.random_scatters_purchase."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact volatility category (low/medium/high or a numeric X-of-5 label) is not printed as text anywhere in the captured frames; only inferred from a 5-bar icon on the loading screen where the 3rd bar is highlighted red (see game.volatility_indicator). Do not treat this as a confirmed printed volatility value.",
    "The exact reward granted at each Level Meter step DURING an in-progress Free Spins round (beyond the initial trigger ladder of 3/4/5/6 scatters) is described only generically ('It requires 4 Scatter Symbols to get to the next level') - the specific prize at level 2, 3, etc. (extra spins? multiplier increase? row unlock? some combination?) was not spelled out in the captured rules text beyond what the Additional Free Spins Symbol and Row Unlocker Symbol entries separately describe.",
    "Autoplay panel: only a round-count list (Off/10/20/50/100/250/500/1000) plus an OK button were visible in the single captured frame; no loss-limit/win-limit/single-win-cap stop-condition inputs were seen. It is not confirmed whether such fields exist below an unscrolled area, since the manifest records this panel as single-screen/no-scroll-needed.",
    "The 'Random Scatters' bonus-buy dialog printed two-part fraction labels next to each possible outcome icon (e.g. '6 / 2/10', '8 / 3/10', '10 / 3/10', '10 / 2/10' on bonus_buy_dialog_p2.png) whose exact meaning (odds, weighting, or something else) is not explained by any nearby text; recorded verbatim but not interpreted.",
    "The Push Bet toggle/selector control itself (the actual clickable UI element in the bet panel, as opposed to its tooltip and the printed rules describing its RTP effect) was not captured in isolation as its own screenshot.",
    "A second/operator-side RTP value (mentioned generically as a possibility by the Push Gaming provider playbook for other titles in this brand) is not present anywhere in this build's captured text; only the single 96.30% base RTP value is confirmed printed in the demo build."
  ]
}