Barnyard Megahays Megaways

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Barnyard Megahays Megaways",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "theme": "American farm / barnyard theme. A bearded male farmer (straw/tan cowboy hat, white shirt, orange dungarees, holding a pitchfork over one shoulder) stands to the left of the reels; a young farm woman (long brown hair, straw hat, white blouse, orange dungarees) stands to the right. Background is a sunlit wheat/corn farm with a windmill on the left horizon, rolling golden fields, a wooden fence, hay bales, corn stalks in the foreground, distant farmhouse and barns, and (in some frames) a red tractor driving through the field. The reel case itself is built to look like a wooden barn structure with a red pitched/corrugated roof and thick red-painted wood posts; the reels sit inside dark green wood-panel cells separated by thin gold dividers. Free-spins gameplay switches the same farm backdrop to a warm dusk/night-blue palette (deep blue sky, stars, fireflies/glowing green particles) to visually distinguish the feature from the base game.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 25 desktop screenshots (1280x800), verbatim OCR (pytesseract, some cursive-font UI labels rendered noisily by OCR but cross-checked against direct visual reading of each frame), and pixel zoom-crops of the paytable and special-symbol icons.",
    "method_notes": "Every frame was opened and read directly (not only via OCR) to verify exact wording, numbers, and symbol identities; OCR text is provided per-screen as ground truth/anchor. Numbers reproduced here (RTP, bet limits, payouts, max win, ways count) are copied verbatim from what is printed on-screen. Two additional zoom crops were taken: the paytable symbol-card colors (info_p1, top row) and the COLLECT/SPECIAL icon pair (info_p2). Nothing has been extrapolated from memory of similar Pragmatic Play titles; where a detail could not be read with confidence it is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' instead of being guessed.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "mechanic_overview": {
    "type": "MEGAWAYS - 6 reels of variable height, scatter/adjacency pays (not fixed paylines).",
    "reel_heights": "Reels 1 to 6 can each show up to 7 symbols per spin (height varies randomly spin to spin, and can also change between tumble steps within the same spin). Source: paytable page 1/7 (info_p1.png): 'Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 117649.'",
    "ways_math_check": "117649 = 7^6, i.e. the maximum occurs when all 6 reels simultaneously show the maximum 7 symbols; arithmetic verified by the TL against the printed rule.",
    "ways_hud": "A live 'ways' counter is printed directly under the game logo in the top-right corner (e.g. 'BARNYARD MEGAHAYS <number> MEGAWAYS(TM)') and changes every spin/tumble according to how tall each reel currently is. Values actually observed across the captured frames: 9 (fs_play6, very short reels), 900 (fs_play4/fs_end2/back_to_base), 2400 (base_spin2/base_spin3), 2592 (fs_play9/fs_end1), 2700 (fs_play2/fs_play5), 4320 (fs_play7/fs_play8), 5040 (base_game_win/base_spin1/base_spin4), and the maximum 117649 (base_game.png/base_game_check.png, all 6 reels at full height of 7). This variability is direct visual proof of the variable reel-height (Megaways) mechanic, not a fixed grid.",
    "win_direction": "Wins awarded for left-to-right adjacent symbol combinations of any size, starting from the leftmost reel (info_p1.png, info_p2.png headers). A small green-checkmark / red-cross diagram on the paytable illustrates a valid diagonal/zig-zag adjacency pattern (green check) versus an invalid non-adjacent vertical-column pattern (red cross).",
    "licence_notice": "Bottom of paytable page 1/7 reads 'MEGAWAYS(TM) IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM [BIG TIME GAMING logo, red circular badge]' — confirms this is a licensed Megaways build, not an in-house clone."
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Bright, warm daytime farm scene: pale blue sky with soft white clouds, golden-yellow wheat/hay fields, green hedgerow and trees in the distance, brown wooden fence, green corn-stalk foreground with orange corn cobs. A windmill (cream/tan tower, white-grey sails) sits on the left horizon; a red tractor and a red-roofed barn/farmhouse sit on the right horizon.",
    "free_spins_background": "Same farm layout but recolored to a deep dusk/night blue-purple palette with a starry sky and small glowing green firefly-like particles drifting over the field; corn/hay foreground goes dark olive-green.",
    "reel_frame": "The barn-style reel housing is built from red-painted wood planks (roof and outer posts) with visible wood-grain texture and rope/rivet details at the roof corners; three small coin-shaped decorations (one gold, two dark navy) sit on the wooden ledge beneath the reels.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark green, near-black semi-transparent wood-panel tiles, separated by thin vertical gold/tan reel-divider lines.",
    "symbol_card_colors": "Each character/animal symbol sits on its own colored rounded card: farmer = green card; farm woman = deep rose-pink card; dog = blue card; cow = teal/turquoise card; pig = magenta/fuchsia-pink card (close in hue to the farm-woman card but a different picture, so distinguishable by shape/content, not color alone). Letter/number royals are carved wooden tiles: A = red-orange wood, K = purple/magenta wood, Q = blue wood, J = green wood, 10 = golden-brown wood.",
    "special_symbol_colors": "WILD = a red wooden barn icon with a peaked roof and the word 'WILD' in yellow-outlined text. COLLECT = a purple/indigo spiral 'tornado' icon on a dark navy card with a magenta border, with 'COLLECT' printed in bright cyan-blue block letters. SPECIAL (generic) = a golden/tan rolled hay bale on an orange-bordered card; once it resolves on the reel it can display an overlay label matching its randomly-assigned feature (e.g. a gold ribbon reading 'FREE SPINS', or it converts visually into the red WILD barn tile).",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow for headings, win amounts and the volatility lightning-bolt icons; green for confirm/navigation controls; red for the X (cancel) icon and 'CONGRATULATIONS' banner text; bright yellow-orange for the 'BUY FREE SPINS' wooden signboard."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Payout tiers read directly from the paytable (info_p1.png, base bet shown as $2.00). Values are printed both as the dollar amount at that base bet and, in parentheses, as the equivalent multiplier of total bet (dollar value / $2.00), consistent with the rules text 'All wins are multiplied by base bet' and 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins' (info_p4.png). The underlying coin/denomination basis is confirmed on bet_max_check.png: BET=10 coins x COIN VALUE $1.20 x BET MULTIPLIER 20x = TOTAL BET $240.00.",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Farmer (bearded man, straw hat, orange overalls, holding a pitchfork)", "card_color": "green", "payouts": {"6": "$40.00 (20x bet)", "5": "$20.00 (10x bet)", "4": "$10.00 (5x bet)", "3": "$2.00 (1x bet)"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"},
      {"name": "Farm woman (young woman, long brown hair, straw hat, white blouse, orange overalls)", "card_color": "deep rose-pink", "payouts": {"6": "$15.00 (7.5x bet)", "5": "$5.00 (2.5x bet)", "4": "$4.00 (2x bet)", "3": "$1.00 (0.5x bet)"}},
      {"name": "Dog (brown-and-white collie-type dog with a heart-shaped tag on its collar)", "card_color": "blue", "payouts": {"6": "$8.00 (4x bet)", "5": "$3.00 (1.5x bet)", "4": "$2.00 (1x bet)", "3": "$0.50 (0.25x bet)"}},
      {"name": "Cow (brown-and-white cow with horns and a bell collar)", "card_color": "teal/turquoise", "payouts": {"6": "$4.00 (2x bet)", "5": "$1.50 (0.75x bet)", "4": "$1.00 (0.5x bet)", "3": "$0.50 (0.25x bet)"}},
      {"name": "Pig (pink pig with a bell collar)", "card_color": "magenta/fuchsia-pink", "payouts": {"6": "$4.00 (2x bet)", "5": "$1.50 (0.75x bet)", "4": "$1.00 (0.5x bet)", "3": "$0.50 (0.25x bet)"}}
    ],
    "low_value_royals": [
      {"name": "A", "wood_color": "red-orange", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x bet)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x bet)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x bet)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x bet)"}},
      {"name": "K", "wood_color": "purple/magenta", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x bet)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x bet)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x bet)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x bet)"}},
      {"name": "Q", "wood_color": "blue", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x bet)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x bet)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x bet)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x bet)"}},
      {"name": "J", "wood_color": "green", "payouts": {"6": "$1.00 (0.5x bet)", "5": "$0.40 (0.2x bet)", "4": "$0.20 (0.1x bet)", "3": "$0.10 (0.05x bet)"}},
      {"name": "10", "wood_color": "golden-brown", "payouts": {"6": "$1.00 (0.5x bet)", "5": "$0.40 (0.2x bet)", "4": "$0.20 (0.1x bet)", "3": "$0.10 (0.05x bet)"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A red wooden barn icon (peaked roof shape) with the word 'WILD' in yellow-outlined lettering across the front.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except the COLLECT and SPECIAL symbols. Can appear on all 6 reels.",
      "source": "paytable page 1/7 (info_p1.png): 'This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for COLLECT and SPECIAL symbols. It can appear on all reels.'",
      "seen_in_play": "Visible in free-spins gameplay frames (fs_play7.png, fs_play10.png) as a red barn tile labelled WILD, substituting into winning combinations."
    },
    "collect_symbol": {
      "name": "COLLECT",
      "appearance": "A purple/indigo spiral 'tornado' swirl icon on a dark navy card with a magenta border; the word 'COLLECT' is printed in bright cyan-blue block letters at the bottom of the tile.",
      "rules": "Whenever COLLECT lands together with one or more SPECIAL symbols, it collects the value/effect of all SPECIAL symbols currently on the screen. Does NOT explode/disappear during the tumble sequence like a regular winning symbol - it and any SPECIAL symbols remain on screen until all tumbles from that spin have finished.",
      "availability": "Base game only. Per rules page 3/7 (info_p3.png): 'In the FREE SPINS round there is no COLLECT symbol and the values of SPECIAL symbols are always collected if they hit' - i.e. during Free Spins gameplay the SPECIAL symbol's effect is applied automatically the moment it lands, without needing a COLLECT symbol to also land.",
      "source": "rules pages 2/7 and 3/7 (info_p2.png, info_p3.png)",
      "seen_in_play": "Visible on the reels of the base game (base_spin2.png, base_spin3.png), confirming it is a base-game-only symbol as the rules state."
    },
    "special_symbol": {
      "name": "SPECIAL",
      "appearance": "A golden/tan rolled hay bale icon on an orange-bordered card. Once it lands, the tile can show an overlay/label for the feature it has been randomly assigned (e.g. a gold ribbon/pitchfork graphic reading 'FREE SPINS' was seen on a reel in fs_play3.png before the free-spins trigger; after collection it can convert visually into the red WILD barn tile, as in fs_play7.png/fs_play10.png).",
      "rules": "Anytime a SPECIAL symbol hits, it is randomly assigned ONE of six possible features:",
      "feature_variants": [
        {"name": "MONEY VALUE", "detail": "A random value of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 20x, 50x or 100x total bet, collected immediately once a COLLECT symbol is also on screen."},
        {"name": "WILD", "detail": "At the end of all tumbles it transforms into a WILD symbol (substitutes for all except SPECIAL and COLLECT)."},
        {"name": "WILD MULTIPLIER", "detail": "At the end of all tumbles it transforms into a WILD symbol carrying a random multiplier of x2, x3 or x5, applied to all wins from combinations it is part of. If more than one WILD MULTIPLIER symbol is part of the same winning combination, their multipliers multiply each other (not add)."},
        {"name": "RESPIN", "detail": "At the end of all tumbles, awards one respin of all symbols currently on the screen."},
        {"name": "MAX WIN", "detail": "Instantly awards the maximum possible win amount of 10,000x total bet when collected."},
        {"name": "FREE SPINS", "detail": "At the end of all tumbles, awards the FREE SPINS feature."}
      ],
      "source": "rules page 2/7 (info_p2.png), verbatim under heading 'SPECIAL SYMBOLS'."
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "bet_mechanic": "megaways",
    "bet_mechanic_value": 117649,
    "reels_grid": "6 reels, variable height (up to 7 symbols per reel, i.e. up to a 6x7 visible grid at maximum height).",
    "rtp_base": "96.50% - 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%' (info_p4.png, page 4/7).",
    "rtp_buy_free_spins": "96.50% - 'The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.50%' (info_p4.png, page 4/7). Printed as numerically identical to the base RTP; this is not a transcription error, both lines were read directly off the same screenshot.",
    "volatility": "High. Shown as a 5-of-5 filled gold lightning-bolt icon row next to the word 'VOLATILITY' (info_p4.png / zoom crop info_p4vol.png), plus the text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$240.00",
    "bet_source": "Printed twice, consistently: rules page 4/7 (info_p4.png) 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $240.00', and independently measured in the live bet menu by pressing '+' to its ceiling (bet_max_check.png): BET 10 x COIN VALUE $1.20 x BET MULTIPLIER 20x = TOTAL BET $240.00.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_starting_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "max_win": "10,000x total bet, in both the base game and Free Spins. Printed identically in three places: preview/splash screen ('WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET', preview.png), rules page 2/7 (SPECIAL symbol's MAX WIN feature: 'instantly awards the maximum possible win amount of 10,000x total bet'), and rules page 3/7 (info_p3.png): 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet in both base game and free spins. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 10,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' Also restated on rules page 6/7 (info_p6.png) for round wins generally.",
    "win_rules": "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 bonus wins are added to the pay way win. All wins are multiplied by base bet. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. Free spins win is awarded to the player after the round completes; the free-spins total win in the game history contains the whole win of the cycle. (Source: rules page 4/7, info_p4.png.)",
    "bonus_buy": {
      "name": "BUY FREE SPINS",
      "cost": "100x current total bet, e.g. $200.00 at the default $2.00 bet (bonus_buy_dialog.png), scaling to $24,000.00 at the measured $240.00 maximum bet (bet_max_check.png shows the side panel updating live to this figure).",
      "guarantee": "When buying the Free Spins round, the triggering spin is guaranteed to land 1 or 2 FREE SPINS SPECIAL symbols together with a COLLECT symbol (info_p3.png).",
      "levels": "A single purchase level/price is offered; there is no menu to choose a different number of free spins to buy (only one confirm dialog was found, with one price)."
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start/stop the spin (info_p4.png / info_p5.png). Holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin (on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' shown across base-game frames).",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (info_p5.png). The bet menu (settings gear / '+' '-' controls) additionally exposes a BET (coin count), COIN VALUE, and BET MULTIPLIER breakdown, e.g. BET 10 x COIN VALUE $1.20 x MULTIPLIER 20x = TOTAL BET $240.00 (bet_max_check.png).",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (info_p4.png)."
  },

  "features": {
    "tumble": {
      "name": "TUMBLE FEATURE",
      "rules": "After every spin, winning combinations are paid and all winning symbols disappear. Remaining symbols fall to the bottom of the screen and empty positions are refilled with new symbols falling from above, the same size as the initial spin result before tumbles. Tumbling continues until no more winning combinations appear as a result of a tumble. All wins from a base spin are added to the player's balance only after all of that spin's tumbles have played. SPECIAL symbols and the COLLECT symbol do NOT explode/disappear on a winning tumble - they remain on screen until all tumbles from that spin/spin-cycle have resolved (allowing them to combine at the end of the sequence).",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 (info_p2.png), heading 'TUMBLE FEATURE'.",
      "seen_in_play": "Mid-tumble states are visible in base_spin2.png/base_spin3.png (status text 'SPIN TO WIN!' / 'GOOD LUCK!' with a COLLECT symbol already resting on the grid) and in the multi-step Free Spins win escalation across fs_play7.png -> fs_play8.png (same 'FREE SPINS LEFT 4' count, win climbing from $13.08 to $15.40 as extra tumble hits land)."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "Hit a COLLECT symbol together with 1 or 2 FREE SPINS SPECIAL symbols to trigger the Free Spins feature, winning 10 or 20 free spins respectively.",
      "in_round_collect_rule": "In the Free Spins round there is no COLLECT symbol; the values/effects of SPECIAL symbols are always collected automatically the instant they hit (no separate COLLECT tile is needed during the feature).",
      "extra_spins": "During the round, two new SPECIAL symbol variants can randomly appear that award +3 free spins or +10 free spins respectively (on top of the current count) when their value is collected.",
      "reel_state": "'Special reels are in play during the feature' (implies a distinct, feature-only reel strip/weighting; visual confirmation is the palette shift to a dusk/blue background with starfield and firefly particles, and the 'FREE SPINS LEFT n' counter at the bottom).",
      "cap_interaction": "Feature is subject to the same 10,000x total-bet max-win cap as the base game; reaching it ends the round immediately, pays the win, and forfeits any remaining free spins.",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 (info_p3.png), heading 'FREE SPINS'.",
      "trigger_sequence_seen": "fs_trigger1.png (banner 'FREE SPINS ACTIVE', credit debited from $100,000.00 to $99,800.00 after a $200.00 buy) -> fs_play2.png (wheel-free reveal screen: 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON 10 / FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE', counter already reads 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10') -> fs_play3.png (character intro transition, 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10' banner over dimmed reels showing a Free-Spins-labelled SPECIAL tile and a COLLECT tile) -> gameplay frames fs_play4.png through fs_end2.png, decrementing 'FREE SPINS LEFT' from 8 down to 1 and finishing with fs_end2.png labelled 'LAST FREE SPIN' (a 7x farm-woman symbol paying $32.00 on 8 ways, win climbing to $37.80) -> summary screens fs_summary1-4.png (animated 'NICE!' win-count-up overlay showing farm animals - cow, dog, pig - popping up from the grass with coin icons, values climbing $3.73 -> $13.07 -> $24.53 -> final $50.60) -> fs_summary4.png (full 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON $50.60 / IN 10 FREE SPINS' plaque, credit updated to $99,812.00) -> back_to_base.png/back_to_base2.png (fade transition, footer text 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED') -> base_game_check.png (back in the base game, credit restored to view at $100,000.00 in this particular later spin sample, ways HUD back to the 117649 maximum)."
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Loading/splash screen shown before the base game appears. Full reel case with the barn structure and both farmer characters already visible in the background, dimmed. Large game logo 'BARNYARD MEGAHAYS' in bold orange-to-red gradient 3D letters with a white outline, stacked over the word banner 'MEGAHAYS' in yellow. Promo text at the bottom in yellow 3D letters: 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET'. A round black-circle spin/enter icon (white double-curved-arrow refresh glyph) sits center-right over the farm woman's hand. Bottom-right shows a 'VOLATILITY' pill-shaped badge with 5 lightning bolts (gold/yellow, filled) and a square checkbox labelled \"DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME\".",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round icon proceeds into the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Max-win text and volatility bolts are high-contrast yellow/gold on a light sky background; the enter icon is a white glyph on a solid dark circle (shape, not color, carries the meaning)."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "6 variable-height reels centered in a red-roofed wooden barn structure; farmer figure standing at far left in the wheat field, farm woman standing at far right, both outside the reel case.",
      "top_right": "Game logo 'BARNYARD MEGAHAYS' in orange/red 3D letters, with the live ways counter printed just below in a small wooden signboard (e.g. '117649') followed by 'MEGAWAYS(TM)' in a smaller gold wood-plank banner.",
      "left_side_ui": "A wooden hanging signboard reading 'BUY FREE SPINS / $200.00' in yellow text on brown wood, suspended by rope from the barn roof - this is the bonus-buy entry button.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_icons": "Two small round dark buttons stacked/adjacent: a hamburger-menu icon (three horizontal lines, opens System Settings) and an 'i' information icon (opens the paginated rules booklet).",
        "balance_labels": "'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in yellow/orange text, left-of-center.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white bold text, center.",
        "right_controls": "A large round black spin button (white double-curved-arrow icon) center-right; round '-' (decrease bet) and '+' (increase bet) buttons flanking it; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button with a small fast-forward icon just below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Bet +/- distinguished by glyph shape, not color. CREDIT/BET are yellow-on-dark, legible without color discrimination. The ways counter and MEGAWAYS wordmark are gold text on dark wood - high contrast."
    },

    "paytable_p1": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7",
      "header": "'GAME RULES' with subtitle 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.'",
      "content": "Grid of 10 paying symbols with 6/5/4/3-of-a-kind values (see 'symbols'). Below: the WILD barn icon with its substitution rule text. To the right: a 'Ways to win' mini-diagram - two 6-wide grids, one with a green checkmark showing a valid left-to-right adjacent diagonal-style win path (connected black dots), one with a red X showing an invalid pattern (a single vertical highlighted reel-column is not itself a win path). Below the diagram: 'Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations of any size. Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 117649.' Bottom-right corner: 'MEGAWAYS(TM) IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM [Big Time Games circular red badge]'.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: green left-arrow (previous page), green X (close booklet), green right-arrow (next page); an additional white X in the top-right corner of the panel also closes it. 'Page 1/7' printed bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green navigation glyphs are differentiated by shape (triangle-left / cross / triangle-right), not color alone. The win-diagram uses a green check vs. red X, which IS a pure-color pairing at small size - the accompanying explanatory sentence provides the same information in text as a non-color fallback."
    },

    "rules_p2_tumble_special": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "2 of 7",
      "content": "Two stacked sections. 'TUMBLE FEATURE': full cascading-win explanation (see features.tumble). 'SPECIAL SYMBOLS': side-by-side icon+text explanation of the COLLECT symbol (purple swirl icon) and the SPECIAL symbol (golden hay-bale icon), followed by the bulleted list of the six random SPECIAL outcomes: MONEY VALUE, WILD, WILD MULTIPLIER, RESPIN, MAX WIN, FREE SPINS (verbatim values under 'symbols.special_symbol').",
      "navigation": "Same green arrow/X/arrow control, 'Page 2/7'."
    },

    "rules_p3_free_spins_maxwin_buy": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "3 of 7",
      "content": "Three sections: 'FREE SPINS' (trigger/award/extra-spins rules, see features.free_spins), 'MAX WIN' (10,000x total bet cap, applies to base game and free spins, round ends immediately and forfeits remaining spins if reached), 'BUY FREE SPINS' (100x current total bet, guarantees 1-2 FREE SPINS SPECIAL symbols plus a COLLECT symbol on the triggering spin).",
      "navigation": "Same control set, 'Page 3/7'."
    },

    "rules_p4_rtp_bet_volatility": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "4 of 7",
      "content": "Header 'GAME RULES' with a 'VOLATILITY' pill badge showing 5/5 filled gold lightning bolts, followed by the volatility explanation sentence. Body text: win-evaluation rules (highest win per pay way; multiple pay ways summed; free spins/bonus wins added to pay-way win; all wins multiplied by base bet; values expressed as coins; free-spins win paid after round completes; free-spins history entry contains the whole cycle win). Two RTP lines: base 96.50% and Buy Free Spins 96.50% (identical). Keyboard shortcuts (SPACE/ENTER). Malfunction clause. 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20' / 'MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'.",
      "navigation": "Same control set, 'Page 4/7'."
    },

    "rules_p5_how_to_play": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5 of 7",
      "content": "'HOW TO PLAY' section (bet +/- opens bet menu; SPIN button) and 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' section explaining each control icon: menu/settings gear, spin-speed cycle button (normal/quick/turbo), sound toggle, info ('i') button, CREDIT/BET labels (click to toggle coins/cash view), bet +/- (opens bet menu with denominations), the round spin icon, and the AUTOPLAY button (click again to stop).",
      "navigation": "Same control set, 'Page 5/7'."
    },

    "rules_p6_settings_bet_menu": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6 of 7",
      "content": "'SETTINGS MENU' section: INTRO SCREEN toggle, AMBIENT (music) toggle, SOUND FX toggle, GAME HISTORY link. 'INFORMATION SCREEN' section: left/right arrows to scroll pages, X to close. 'BET MENU' section: shows bet multiplier and current total bet in coins and cash; +/- buttons in BET and COIN VALUE fields change values. Restates the 10,000x max-win cap and round-forfeit rule.",
      "navigation": "Same control set, 'Page 6/7'."
    },

    "rules_p7_autoplay": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7 of 7 (final page)",
      "content": "'AUTOPLAY' section: click a preset number-of-spins button to start Autoplay; 'SKIP SCREENS' option auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay.",
      "navigation": "Same control set, 'Page 7/7' - last page, right-arrow presumably wraps or is disabled (not tested)."
    },

    "settings_panel": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS (dark rounded panel, gold-outlined header text, closed via an 'X'/chevron top-right)",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link with an external-link glyph; a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round white '-' button, dark value field showing '$2.00', round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off switches, each with a short description line beneath: 'BATTERY SAVER' (save battery by reducing animation speed) - shown OFF (grey, handle left, pause-bar icon on the off side); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (game music on/off) - shown ON (green, handle right); 'SOUND FX' (game sounds on/off) - shown ON (green); 'INTRO SCREEN' (show intro before starting) - shown ON (green).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every toggle's state is additionally encoded by HANDLE POSITION (left=off, right=on), not only by the green/grey fill color."
    },

    "autoplay_panel": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "options_row": "Three checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green box with white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track up to the handle, grey/empty track after) with a numeric readout of '100' to the right of the slider.",
      "action_button": "Full-width green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom of the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state uses an explicit white checkmark glyph inside the box (not color alone); slider position is a second, independent cue alongside the numeric readout."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog over the dimmed reels: a wooden signboard reading 'BUY / FREE SPINS' in yellow 3D letters, with the price '$200.00' in large white text beneath it. Two square buttons below: a red button with a white X (cancel, left) and a green button with a white checkmark (confirm, right).",
      "footer": "CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 shown at the bottom; a 'TOTAL BET' stepper (-, $2.00, +) is also present under the dialog.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm are differentiated by both color (red/green) AND icon shape (X vs checkmark) - safe for color-blind users."
    },

    "bet_menu_max_check": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Bet menu panel opened from the '+' control, shown after repeatedly pressing '+' to its ceiling. Header 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x'. Three stepper rows: 'BET' = 10 (coin count, +/- buttons, '+' greyed out/disabled at this ceiling), 'COIN VALUE' = $1.20 (+/- buttons), 'TOTAL BET' = $240.00 (+/- buttons, '+' greyed out at ceiling). A green 'BET MAX' button beneath. The left-side 'BUY FREE SPINS' signboard is simultaneously shown scaled up to '$24,000.00' (100x of the new $240.00 total bet), and CREDIT/BET at the bottom read '$99,848.60' / '$240.00'.",
      "purpose": "Used to verify the printed MAXIMUM BET figure against the real in-game control ceiling; both read $240.00, and the Buy Free Spins price is confirmed to scale at exactly 100x whatever the current total bet is.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Disabled '+' buttons at the ceiling are shown desaturated/greyed rather than only recolored, so the disabled state is visible even without color perception."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Immediately after buying: a wooden 'FREE SPINS ACTIVE' hanging signboard replaces the 'BUY FREE SPINS' signboard; footer text reads 'GOOD LUCK!'; CREDIT already shows the debited $99,800.00 (down from $100,000.00, i.e. -$200.00 for the buy).",
      "reveal_screen": "Following frame shows a 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON [10] FREE SPINS' plaque over the two farmer characters standing in a corn-field path at dusk, with 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10' already shown in the footer.",
      "intro_transition": "A further transition frame shows both characters walking into frame over a dimmed reel view where a Free-Spins-labelled SPECIAL tile and a COLLECT tile are faintly visible mid-grid, footer 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10'."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "background": "Dusk-blue farm scene with stars and drifting green firefly particles (see color_palette.free_spins_background).",
      "left_counter": "Wooden hanging sign 'FREE SPINS LEFT <n>' (counts down each spin; the final spin instead reads 'LAST FREE SPIN').",
      "top_right": "Game logo plus the live Megaways ways-counter for that spin (values observed: 900, 2400, 2592, 2700, 4320, 9 - see technical_summary/mechanic_overview).",
      "bottom_win_readout": "'WIN $<amount>' in large yellow/white text at the bottom-center, climbing as tumbles resolve within a spin (e.g. $13.08 -> $15.40 across two tumble-step frames of the same spin) and occasionally annotated 'WINNER' beneath it.",
      "final_spin_detail": "The captured last free spin (fs_end2.png) shows a 7-symbol vertical stack of the farm-woman high-symbol resolving on 8 ways, with an explicit on-screen readout '7X [farm-woman icon] PAYS $32.00 ON 8 WAYS' and total spin win climbing to $37.80.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state is conveyed redundantly by a palette shift (blue/dusk vs. warm daytime) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT n', 'LAST FREE SPIN') - not color alone."
    },

    "free_spins_summary": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "A sequence of escalating 'NICE!' win-count-up overlays (fs_summary1-3.png): green wood-plank banner with 'NICE!' in yellow 3D text and the running total in a green LCD-style readout ($3.73 -> $13.07 -> $24.53), farm animals (cow, dog with red collar/heart tag, pig) popping up out of the grass at bottom-left/bottom-right, with animated gold coin icons flying past. A 'LAST FREE SPIN' signboard remains visible top-left throughout.",
      "final_screen": "fs_summary4.png: full 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON $50.60 / IN 10 FREE SPINS' plaque (red-outlined gold '10'), both farmer characters standing either side, 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below, footer CREDIT updated to $99,812.00 and WIN $50.60 restated.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amounts are large white/yellow high-contrast digits on a dark or green background, legible without color discrimination."
    },

    "return_to_base": {
      "type": "transition",
      "content": "back_to_base.png: the Congratulations plaque fading out over the reels, WIN $50.60 still shown in the footer. back_to_base2.png: further fade, footer text explicitly reads 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' alongside the final win figure and updated CREDIT $99,850.60.",
      "purpose": "Confirms the feature-to-base-game hand-off is explicit and readable, not just implicit."
    },

    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "A natural (non-purchased) base-game spin resolving a win: footer reads 'WIN $2.00' in yellow text, ways-counter for that spin reads 5040, reel contents show a 2-of-a-kind+ vertical run of the farm-woman symbol on reel 5.",
      "purpose": "Demonstrates an ordinary small win outside of any feature, and a mid-range ways value (5040) distinct from both the minimum and the maximum observed."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control layout is stable across all screens: menu + info icons bottom-left, CREDIT/BET readout left-of-center, spin control center-right flanked by bet +/-, autoplay just below spin, branding bottom-left. The rules/info booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence navigated with left-arrow / X-close / right-arrow, each page carrying an explicit 'Page n/7' label - a good anchor for programmatic page announcements.",
    "motor": "All primary controls are large circular touch targets (spin button being the largest on screen). SPACE and ENTER keys duplicate the spin action, and autoplay (with a configurable spin count and a 'SKIP SCREENS' option) reduces the number of discrete clicks/taps needed for extended play.",
    "color_blind": "Most state is conveyed redundantly: toggle switches use handle position in addition to color; checkboxes use an explicit checkmark glyph; disabled bet-stepper buttons are desaturated, not only recolored; feature state (Free Spins) is signalled by a full background palette change plus explicit text counters, not hue alone. The one weaker spot is the paytable's win-path diagram, which pairs a green check with a red cross at small size; the same rule is restated in plain text immediately below it as a fallback. Symbol identity for two similarly-colored magenta/rose cards (farm woman vs. pig) is still distinguishable because the pictures themselves (a person vs. an animal) differ, not just the card tint.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by sound alone; all game state (wins, free spins remaining, multipliers, bet/credit, RTP/volatility/bet-limit disclosures) is presented as on-screen text/graphics. AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are independently toggleable and purely decorative per the settings-menu description."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact pixel-level dividing line between when a SPECIAL symbol shows its plain 'hay bale' art versus its resolved feature-label art (e.g. 'FREE SPINS' ribbon) was not stated explicitly in the rules text; inferred only from comparing frames (base_game.png shows an already-labelled 'Free Spins' tile in the base game), not confirmed by a dedicated rules sentence.",
    "Whether reel height changes purely between spins or can also change mid-spin between tumble steps was not explicitly stated in the rules text (only 'Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols' is given); the wide range of ways-counter values seen even within a single Free Spins round (900 to 4320) is consistent with either explanation but the exact trigger was not confirmed from a rules sentence.",
    "The precise wording/behavior distinguishing the 'FREE SPINS' SPECIAL variant from the '+3 free spins' and '+10 free spins' SPECIAL variants mentioned on rules page 3/7 (info_p3.png) was not visually captured as a separate paytable icon - only the plain SPECIAL hay-bale icon and one in-play 'Free Spins'-labelled tile were captured.",
    "OCR text for several densely-populated / cursive-font UI screens (base_game.png, base_spin*.png, autoplay_panel.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png, bet_max_check.png, fs_end*.png, back_to_base*.png, fs_summary1-3.png) came back noisy or empty from pytesseract even at a 60-second timeout, because of the stylised wood/rope-textured font and overlapping character art; all numeric/text content quoted for these screens in this document was instead transcribed directly by visually reading the screenshot pixels, not from the OCR output."
  ]
}