Big Catch Bass Fishing

{
  "doc_meta": {
    "slot_id": "28bad3cc-ad1e-46eb-b785-7e5b188928a6",
    "language": "en",
    "provider_shelf": "blueprint",
    "sources": "38 frames in manifest.json (desktop 1280x800), OCR via scripts/ocr.py of rules_p1..p6, visual reading and zoom of every paytable page and feature frame",
    "note_on_numbers": "Paytable values are printed in currency at STAKE 1.00 (paytable_bet_anchor = 1.0), so each value / 1.00 is a multiplier of TOTAL bet. Basis proven on base_game_win_line.png: K x3 = PAID 0.05 at STAKE 0.10 (paytable 3 x K = 0.50 at 1.00, i.e. 0.5x total bet). The rules text says 'Line wins are multiplied by bet per line' but the frame arithmetic shows total-bet basis; the frame wins."
  },
  "game": {
    "name": "Big Catch Bass Fishing",
    "wordmark_in_game": "BIG CATCH with a ribbon reading BASS FISHING and a trademark sign; the bottom bar prints BIG CATCH BASS FISHING with a trademark sign",
    "wordmark_note": "In-game wordmark equals the catalog name (the game bar and the splash both spell the full name). The catalog also holds a Christmas edition of the same game; that edition is not on these frames.",
    "provider": "Blueprint Gaming",
    "studio_or_licensor": null,
    "studio_note": "No studio or licensor is visible on any frame; the splash (preview.png) shows only the Blueprint Gaming mark. Not a licensed-brand game as far as the frames show.",
    "game_code": "BP_BigCatchBassFishing95 (from demo URL)",
    "game_version": "1.7.0.0C (paytable_p10.png)",
    "rules_version": "v2.0, APPLICABLE DATE FROM 05/06/2026 (Day/Month/Year) on rules_p6.png; this is the date of the rules edition, NOT the release date",
    "release_date": null,
    "theme": "Freshwater bass fishing on a mountain lake: a friendly bearded fisherman, his motorboat, rod, lures and tackle, a dragonfly and green bass fish, seen both above and below the water surface.",
    "art_style": "painted semi-realistic 2D cartoon illustration, glossy highlights and soft gradients, thin golden outlines on symbol tiles, warm saturated colours, bright daylight lake with snowy mountains and pine forest, cheerful casual look, side-on view",
    "genre": "video slot, 5 reels x 3 rows, 10 fixed paylines, free games with a Pick A Fish upgrade ladder and a cash-fish collection by the fisherman",
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows (rules_p6: 10 lines always active)",
    "paylines": 10,
    "pay_direction": "left to right only, matching symbols on consecutive reels starting from the leftmost reel (rules_p2)",
    "volatility": null,
    "volatility_note": "Not printed on any captured frame (the provider page holds a dot scale; not part of these frames)."
  },
  "math": {
    "rtp": {
      "value": 95,
      "unit": "percent",
      "frame": "paytable_p10.png",
      "verbatim": "RTP: 95%"
    },
    "bonus_buy_rtp": {
      "value": 95,
      "unit": "percent",
      "frame": "paytable_p10.png",
      "verbatim": "BONUS BUY RTP: 95%"
    },
    "rtp_note": "'RTP IS BASED ON LONG-TERM PAYBACK AND GAMEPLAY.' Demo build code ends in 95; one build only observed.",
    "max_win": {
      "multiplier_of_total_bet": 4000,
      "verbatim_rules": "THE MAXIMUM WIN FROM A SINGLE GAME IS 250,000.00 / X4000 TOTAL BET - WHICHEVER IS REACHED FIRST (OR CURRENCY EQUIVALENT. OTHER OPERATOR LIMITS MAY APPLY)",
      "frame": "paytable_p10.png (also paytable_p9.png)",
      "two_part_cap": "The rules print two limits: an absolute figure 250,000.00 (no currency sign on the frame) and x4000 total bet, whichever is reached first. Per the provider shelf (P-L17) the absolute part is an operator-style cap.",
      "multiplier_confirmation": "The x4000 multiplier is confirmed independently by the Max Win tile of the provider's game page (4000x), per the brief and manifest note; this build prints its own game ceiling, so the multiplier is usable as max win."
    },
    "payout_basis": "total bet. Evidence base_game_win_line.png: line 4, K x3, PAID 0.05 at STAKE 0.10 = 0.5x total bet = paytable 0.50 at 1.00.",
    "paytable_bet_anchor": 1.0,
    "bet_limits": {
      "min": 0.1,
      "max": 100.0,
      "frame": "settings_stake_select.png",
      "note": "26 selectable stakes; matches the provider page range per the manifest."
    },
    "stake_ladder": [
      "0.10",
      "0.20",
      "0.30",
      "0.40",
      "0.50",
      "0.60",
      "0.80",
      "1.00",
      "1.20",
      "1.40",
      "1.60",
      "1.80",
      "2.00",
      "2.50",
      "3.00",
      "3.50",
      "4.00",
      "4.50",
      "5.00",
      "7.50",
      "10.00",
      "20.00",
      "30.00",
      "40.00",
      "50.00",
      "100.00"
    ],
    "bonus_buy": {
      "variants": 1,
      "name": "The Big Catch Bonus Guaranteed",
      "cost_multiplier": 100,
      "cost_examples": "10.00 at STAKE 0.10 (bonus_buy_dialog.png); 10,000.00 at STAKE 100.00 (bonus_buy_dialog_max_stake.png, purchase not made)",
      "verbatim_rules": "The Bonus Bet can be activated during the Base Game. Once activated, the reels will spin and guarantee a minimum of 3 Scatter Symbols on the reels, activating Free Spins. The Bonus Bet is played at 100x Total Bet. (SUBJECT TO OPERATOR CONFIGURATION AND JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS)",
      "frame": "rules_p5.png"
    },
    "ante_bet": null,
    "jackpots": null,
    "demo_balance_note": "Demo credit starts at 1,000.00 and the bottom bar shows a clock; the demo stand is a test environment, not a game property."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "source_frames": [
      "paytable_p1.png",
      "paytable_p2.png",
      "paytable_p3.png",
      "paytable_p4.png"
    ],
    "payout_columns": "Printed per matching symbols count 5 / 4 / 3 (and 2 where listed) in currency at stake 1.00; multiplier = value / 1.00",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Fisherman",
      "appearance": "A smiling bearded fisherman in a green cap holding a large green bass, painted in a cartoon illustration style. The tile is framed in gold with a blue mountain-lake backdrop; a second all-gold version of the same tile is also shown on the paytable.",
      "role": "Printed as WILD SYMBOL on paytable_p3/p4: 'THE FISHERMAN SYMBOL IS ONLY ACTIVE DURING FREE GAMES' and 'SUBSTITUTES FOR ALL SYMBOLS DURING FREE GAMES'. Rules p2: wild cannot substitute for scatter or bonus symbols. Rules p1: 'The Fisherman substitutes for all symbols except Scatter symbols.' In free games each Fisherman on screen also collects the prize values of all cash fish on screen (see features).",
      "pays": {
        "5": "200.00 (200x)",
        "4": "20.00 (20x)",
        "3": "5.00 (5x)",
        "2": "0.50 (0.5x)"
      },
      "base_game_behaviour": "The same character is the top-paying symbol; since it is only 'active' in free games, whether it substitutes in the base game is not stated beyond that sentence."
    },
    "scatter_bonus": {
      "name": "Bonus (Free Games trigger)",
      "appearance": "A leaping green bass with orange fins and a hooked lure, set in a gold-framed sunset lake panel. A green ribbon at the bottom reads BONUS.",
      "pays": "3 = 10 FREE GAMES, 4 = 15 FREE GAMES, 5 = 20 FREE GAMES (paytable_p5.png). Scatter wins are paid at any position and are added to line wins.",
      "frame": "paytable_p4.png / paytable_p5.png, free_spins_trigger_five_scatters_23_games.png"
    },
    "cash_fish": {
      "name": "Cash fish (prize symbol)",
      "appearance": "A green perch-like fish with orange fins on a green underwater tile, with a green price tag hanging from the bottom right corner.",
      "tag_values_multiples_of_total_bet": [
        2,
        5,
        10,
        15,
        20,
        25,
        50
      ],
      "frame": "paytable_p8.png ('PRIZES MULTIPLIED BY TOTAL BET'). Seen on reels as currency amounts at STAKE 0.10: 0.20, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, 5.00 (free_spins_cash_fish.png); fish size grows with tag value on the paytable (two small, two medium, three large)."
    },
    "high_and_regular": [
      {
        "name": "Boat",
        "appearance": "A white motorboat with orange and blue stripes and a yellow roof, cruising on teal water.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "200.00 (200x)",
          "4": "20.00 (20x)",
          "3": "5.00 (5x)",
          "2": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        },
        "rank": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "Fishing rod",
        "appearance": "A long brown wooden rod with a tan handle, a silver reel and a small lure dangling from the tip.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "100.00 (100x)",
          "4": "15.00 (15x)",
          "3": "2.50 (2.5x)"
        },
        "rank": 3
      },
      {
        "name": "Dragonfly",
        "appearance": "A green dragonfly with iridescent blue and violet wings and blue eyes.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "50.00 (50x)",
          "4": "10.00 (10x)",
          "3": "2.00 (2x)"
        },
        "rank": 4
      },
      {
        "name": "Tackle box",
        "appearance": "An open grey metal tackle box with an orange lid, full of lures, floats and line.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "50.00 (50x)",
          "4": "10.00 (10x)",
          "3": "2.00 (2x)"
        },
        "rank": 5
      },
      {
        "name": "ANY fish tile",
        "appearance": "A green underwater tile showing four small green bass fish, with the word ANY across the bottom.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "20.00 (20x)",
          "4": "5.00 (5x)",
          "3": "1.00 (1x)"
        },
        "note": "Printed with the label ANY; how this tile relates to the cash fish tiles on the reels is not explained on any frame, so it is recorded exactly as printed.",
        "rank": 6
      }
    ],
    "low_pay_letter_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "A",
        "appearance": "A golden-yellow letter with fish-scale texture and a small fish-shaped hole in the middle.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "10.00 (10x)",
          "4": "2.00 (2x)",
          "3": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "K",
        "appearance": "A red letter with fish-scale texture and a thin golden outline.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "10.00 (10x)",
          "4": "2.00 (2x)",
          "3": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Q",
        "appearance": "A green letter with fish-scale texture, its tail forming a fish tail.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "5.00 (5x)",
          "4": "1.00 (1x)",
          "3": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "J",
        "appearance": "A blue letter shaped like a fish hook with scale texture.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "5.00 (5x)",
          "4": "1.00 (1x)",
          "3": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "10",
        "appearance": "A purple number ten whose zero is shaped like a fish body, with scale texture.",
        "pays": {
          "5": "5.00 (5x)",
          "4": "1.00 (1x)",
          "3": "0.50 (0.5x)"
        }
      }
    ],
    "paytable_ocr_note": "Paytable values read visually from paytable_p1..p4 at full resolution; scroll-edge cut-off rows were matched against the overlapping page (p1 vs p2 for the top symbols, p2 vs p3 for Q/J/10)."
  },
  "paylines": {
    "count": 10,
    "frame": "paytable_p9.png, paytable_p10.png",
    "shapes_rows_top_to_bottom_per_reel_1_to_5": {
      "1": "middle row straight across",
      "2": "top row straight across",
      "3": "bottom row straight across",
      "4": "top, middle, bottom, middle, top (V shape)",
      "5": "bottom, middle, top, middle, bottom (inverted V shape)",
      "6": "middle, top, top, top, middle",
      "7": "middle, bottom, bottom, bottom, middle",
      "8": "top, top, middle, bottom, bottom",
      "9": "bottom, bottom, middle, top, top",
      "10": "middle, middle, bottom, middle, middle (as read from the miniature; the last small diagram is partly cut on paytable_p10 and is read from paytable_p9)"
    },
    "uncertain_shapes": "Lines 6-10 were read from small pictograms; line 10 is the least certain.",
    "win_rules_verbatim": "ALL WINS ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. ONLY THE HIGHEST LINE WIN IS PAID ON EACH LINE. All wins across different pay lines are added together. Scatter wins are added to any line wins. Free Spins are played on the same number of lines and bet per line / Total Bet as the triggering game."
  },
  "features": {
    "base_game": {
      "description": "5x3 line game. Cash fish tiles with price tags can appear on the base-game reels (base_game_win_line.png shows tags 0.50 and 0.20 on reel 1). The rules never describe a base-game payout for them: prizes are awarded when a Fisherman lands, and the Fisherman is 'only active during free games' (paytable_p3), so they do not pay in the base game as far as the printed rules go (inference from the two printed statements; no base-game collect was observed).",
      "scatter_trigger": "3 or more Bonus scatters anywhere in view award Free Games (rules_p3/p4)."
    },
    "pick_a_fish": {
      "when": "Before the Free Games start, and again when the fisherman trail reaches an upgrade position (retriggerable: 'PICK A FISH CAN BE RE-TRIGGERED DURING FREE GAMES FOR ADDITIONAL UPGRADES').",
      "how": "A screen of swimming fish; the player selects a fish to activate an upgrade. A ribbon of nine upgrade tiles sits at the bottom; chosen upgrade is lit in colour, others in grey (bonus_pick_a_fish.png, bonus_pick_a_fish_retrigger.png).",
      "upgrades_verbatim_rules_p3": {
        "Tackle Box Tag": "Activates a CASH tag on the selected symbol which will be collected by the Fisherman.",
        "Fly Tag": "Activates a CASH tag on the selected symbol which will be collected by the Fisherman. (the fly tile shows the dragonfly)",
        "Rod Tag": "Activates a CASH tag on the selected symbol which will be collected by the Fisherman.",
        "Boat Tag": "Activates a CASH tag on the selected symbol which will be collected by the Fisherman.",
        "+Fish": "Additional Fish are added to the reels.",
        "+Fisherman": "Additional Fishermen are added to the reels.",
        "+Collect": "Cash values will be collected multiple times.",
        "Re-Spin": "All none CASH and FISHERMAN symbols will be respun. The reels keep respinning until the win is no longer improved.",
        "+Games": "Additional Games will be awarded."
      },
      "note": "Upgrades chosen apply to all subsequent games; future upgrades apply from the point they are selected."
    },
    "free_games": {
      "start": "Intro panel '10 FREE GAMES: Fisherman CATCHES [cash fish with $$$ tag]; COLLECT [Fisherman] TO TRIGGER BIG CATCH', hint 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' (free_spins_intro.png). Spins counter in a ring on the right, e.g. SPINS 4/10.",
      "spin_counts_observed": "Purchase 1: 3 scatters = 10 games (SPINS x/10). Purchase 2: 5 scatters = 23 games (SPINS 1/23); arithmetic from the paytable: 5 scatters = 20 free games plus the +3 GAMES upgrade picked before the start (bonus_upgrade_plus_games.png: '+3 GAMES / ADDITIONAL GAMES AWARDED') = 23. The +Games upgrade value is +3 on this evidence (one observation).",
      "fisherman_collect": "'Each [Fisherman] symbol on screen collects the prize values from [cash fish] on screen' (paytable_p7). Rules p4: on any spin where a Fisherman lands in view, the prize is awarded for each CASH symbol that also lands in view. Amounts float up on the fish and the fisherman tile (free_spins_fisherman_collect.png).",
      "cash_prize_values": "Cash fish tags 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 x TOTAL BET (paytable_p8).",
      "fisherman_trail": {
        "rule": "'EVERYTIME A FISHERMAN LANDS IN VIEW, THE TRAIL WILL LIGHT ONE POSITION' (paytable_p8). Trail above the reels: PICK A FISH, +10 FREE GAMES x2, PICK A FISH, +10 FREE GAMES x3, PICK A FISH, +10 FREE GAMES x10.",
        "milestones_verbatim_rules_p4": {
          "2 Fishermen": "1 additional upgrade active for all subsequent games",
          "4 Fishermen": "10 additional games along with a x2 multiplier for any CASH symbols the Fisherman collects",
          "6 Fishermen": "1 additional upgrade",
          "8 Fishermen": "10 additional games along with a x3 multiplier for any CASH symbols the Fisherman collects",
          "10 Fishermen": "1 additional upgrade",
          "12 Fishermen": "10 additional games along with a x10 multiplier for any CASH symbols the Fisherman collects"
        },
        "retrigger_rule": "The retrigger spins are played after the previous set of games has finished. Free Games continue until all free spins are used, then the accumulated bonus winnings are paid.",
        "observed": "Only the x2 step (4 Fishermen) was reached, highlighted pink at SPINS 18/23 (free_spins_trail_x2_step.png). Steps x3 and x10 are known ONLY from rules p4 / paytable p8; not observed in play."
      },
      "observed_upgrades": "Purchase 1: +Fish, then Boat Tag (boat symbols show tags, free_spins_gameplay_late.png). Purchase 2: +Games (+3), then +Collect ('COLLECT CASH MULTIPLE TIMES!'), third Pick A Fish reached at SPINS 18/23.",
      "not_observed": "+Fisherman and Re-Spin upgrades; Tackle Box, Fly and Rod tags; trail steps x3 and x10; fifth and sixth Pick A Fish. Described only from rules pages 3-4 and the upgrade ribbon.",
      "end": "Banner CONGRATULATIONS / YOU'VE WON 6.80 after SPINS 10/10 with a fisherman portrait (win_screen_congratulations.png); bottom shows PAID 6.80; credit 990.00 before crediting."
    },
    "win_banners": {
      "BIG WIN": "3.20 at stake 0.10 in free games, counter ran 0.46 to 3.20 (win_screen_big_win.png); a second BIG WIN of 1.23 appears over the reels at SPINS 13/23 of the second bought round with +COLLECT and +3 GAMES active (free_spins_plus_collect_repeat.png).",
      "MEGA WIN": "6.64 at stake 0.10 in free games of purchase 2, counter continued to 7.05 on the next frame (win_screen_mega_win.png)",
      "decor": "BIG WIN is surrounded by falling gold coins, MEGA WIN by falling coloured gems; amount sits on a red ribbon.",
      "thresholds": null
    },
    "autoplay": "Dialog AUTOPLAY, 'SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS': 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 (autoplay.png). Stop via the STOP button (rules_p5).",
    "gamble": null,
    "turbo": "A small fast-forward button with three right-pointing triangles sits at the right edge above the autoplay button; its behaviour was not documented on the frames."
  },
  "screens": [
    {
      "frame": "preview.png",
      "type": "preview",
      "description": "Black loading splash: the game logo with a leaping bass in a gold-orange circle, a grey progress bar at 0%, and the Blueprint Gaming mark with its sun emblem under it.",
      "ocr_text": "BIG CATCH BASS FISHING 0% blueprint GAMING",
      "colors": "Black background, golden-orange and green logo, grey bar, white percent text, light-blue provider word mark.",
      "accessibility": "Progress is given as a number (0%), not only a bar."
    },
    {
      "frame": "preview_intro.png",
      "type": "preview",
      "description": "Intro screen on a purple-pink underwater scene. Left: three BONUS tiles TRIGGERS FREE GAMES, then 'COLLECT [Fisherman] TO ACTIVATE THE BIG CATCH' with the six-step trail. Centre: game logo and a green play arrow button. Right: 'SELECT FISH TO ACTIVATE UPGRADES DURING FREE GAMES' with a 3x3 grid of the nine upgrade tiles (ACTIVE x4, +FISH, +FISHERMEN, +COLLECT, RE-SPIN, GAMES).",
      "ocr_text": "TRIGGERS FREE GAMES COLLECT TO ACTIVATE THE BIG CATCH SELECT FISH TO ACTIVATE UPGRADES DURING FREE GAMES ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE +FISH +FISHERMEN + COLLECT RE-SPIN GAMES",
      "colors": "Violet and pink water, gold and orange headlines, green button with a white arrow.",
      "accessibility": "Every upgrade tile carries a text label under its picture."
    },
    {
      "frame": "base_game.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "Base game: 5 reels x 3 rows underwater with a lake surface, mountains and pines above. Logo at top centre. Left: a BUY BONUS plaque (gold-framed, text BUY BONUS). Right: large round spin button with a circular arrow, below it a small fast-forward button; bottom row: menu (three-line) button and coin (stake) button at left, autoplay (two arrows) and sound (speaker) buttons at right. Bottom centre text PRESS TO SPIN. Bottom-left STAKE 1.00, bottom-right CREDIT 1,000.00. Top-left DEMO PLAY tag. Bottom bar shows the game name and a clock.",
      "ocr_text": "DEMO PLAY BUY BONUS PRESS TO SPIN STAKE 1.00 CREDIT 1,000.00 BIG CATCH BASS FISHING 05:50",
      "colors": "Turquoise and light-blue water, blue sky, green pine forest; letters in yellow, red, green, blue and purple; yellow label text on dark bar.",
      "accessibility": "Symbols are distinguishable by shape and by colour together (A yellow, K red, Q green, J blue, 10 purple); stake and credit are printed as numbers."
    },
    {
      "frame": "paytable_p1.png .. paytable_p10.png",
      "type": "paytable",
      "description": "Scrollable PAYTABLE panel, 10 pages. Left rail has two icons: grid (PAYTABLE) and i (GAME INFORMATION), plus a dashed line and an X. Order: logo; WINPLAN symbol pays (p1-p3); WILD SYMBOL (p3-p4); FREE GAMES TRIGGER with 3/4/5 = 10/15/20 free games (p4-p5); PICK A FISH with upgrade ribbon (p5-p6); FREE GAMES with the collect diagram (p7); prize tags 2-50, trail and general rules (p8); WINLINES 1-10 (p8-p10); GAME RULES with RTP and version (p9-p10).",
      "ocr_text_key_lines": "WINPLAN | THE FISHERMAN SYMBOL IS ONLY ACTIVE DURING FREE GAMES | SUBSTITUTES FOR ALL SYMBOLS DURING FREE GAMES | FREE GAMES TRIGGER | 5 20 FREE GAMES | 4 15 FREE GAMES | 3 10 FREE GAMES | AT THE START OF FREE GAMES, 'PICK A FISH' WILL BE ENTERED TO ACTIVATE AN UPGRADE | SELECT A FISH TO ACTIVATE AN UPGRADE | PICK A FISH CAN BE RE-TRIGGERED DURING FREE GAMES FOR ADDITIONAL UPGRADES | EACH SYMBOL ON SCREEN COLLECTS THE PRIZE VALUES FROM ON SCREEN | PRIZES MULTIPLIED BY TOTAL BET | EVERYTIME A FISHERMAN LANDS IN VIEW, THE TRAIL WILL LIGHT ONE POSITION | ALL PRIZES PAY FOR COMBINATIONS OF A KIND. ALL PRIZES PAY FOR COMBINATIONS LEFT TO RIGHT EXCEPT SCATTERS. SCATTER SYMBOLS PAY AT ANY POSITION ON SCREEN. ALL PRIZES PAY ON ACTIVE LINES EXCEPT SCATTERS. HIGHEST WIN ONLY PAID PER ACTIVE LINE. SCATTER WINS ARE ADDED TO LINE WINS. MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PLAYS AND PAYS. | WINLINES | GAME RULES | PRESS 'SPIN' TO START THE GAME (DEPENDING ON JURISDICTION AND OPERATOR CONFIGURATION, SPACEBAR MAY ALSO BE USED TO START A GAME). | ALL WINS ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. | ONLY THE HIGHEST LINE WIN IS PAID ON EACH LINE. | MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PLAYS AND PAYS. | THE MAXIMUM WIN FROM A SINGLE GAME IS 250,000.00 / X4000 TOTAL BET - WHICHEVER IS REACHED FIRST (OR CURRENCY EQUIVALENT. OTHER OPERATOR LIMITS MAY APPLY) | RTP: 95% | BONUS BUY RTP: 95% | RTP IS BASED ON LONG-TERM PAYBACK AND GAMEPLAY. | GAME VERSION: 1.7.0.0C | ADDITIONAL GAME INTERFACE INFORMATION | DURING GAMEPLAY THESE ICONS WILL BE USED IN THE GAME USER INTERFACE AS FOLLOWS: OPENS THE AUTOPLAY OPTIONS.",
      "colors": "Dark translucent panel over a dimmed game, yellow section headings, white body text, yellow digits for symbol counts, pink-magenta highlight on the lit trail step.",
      "accessibility": "All payouts are printed as numbers; the lit step of the trail is also distinguishable by position and colour (coloured against grey)."
    },
    {
      "frame": "rules_p1.png .. rules_p6.png",
      "type": "rules",
      "description": "GAME INFORMATION panel (icon i), 6 pages of plain text: STEP 1 GETTING STARTED, STEP 2 HOW TO PLAY, REEL WINS, WILD SYMBOL, PICK A FISH, FREE GAMES, BONUS BUY, AUTO PLAY, PAYOUT INFORMATION AND GAME RULES, APPLICABLE DATE FROM.",
      "ocr_text_p1": "BIG CATCH BASS FISHING STEP 1: GETTING STARTED 1. Press the TOTAL BET button to increase or decrease the amount of your TOTAL BET. Select from the list of available stakes from the Total Bet options (depending on Operator configuration and currency equivalent). 2. Press 'SPIN' to start your game. STEP 2: HOW TO PLAY Press 'SPIN' to start the game (depending on jurisdiction and Operator configuration, Spacebar may also be used to start a game). The reels will spin and eventually stop at random. If the combination of symbols appearing on the reels forms a line of 2, 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols starting from the leftmost reel on one of the win lines, then you win. The Fisherman substitutes for all symbols except Scatter symbols. Any winning lines you have will be highlighted and your winnings will be credited to your account balance. 3 or more Bonus Scatter symbols in view will trigger the Free Games Bonus. During Free Spins all Fisherman symbols landing on the reels award the cash prize for each Fish symbol in view.",
      "ocr_text_p2_p3": "REEL WINS: Line wins are multiplied by bet per line. All wins across different pay lines are added together to form the total win. All line pay symbols must appear on a played line and on consecutive reels beginning with the far left reel. Only the highest line win is paid on each line. Scatter wins are added to any line wins. WILD SYMBOL: The Wild symbol can be used to help form line wins by substituting for other symbols. The Wild symbol cannot substitute for scatter symbols or bonus symbols. PICK A FISH: Achieving 3 or more Bonus Scatter Symbols anywhere in view awards the Bonus. Before the bonus starts, an upgrade will be selected and applied to all subsequent games. Any future upgrades will apply from the point they are selected. Tackle Box Tag / Fly Tag / Rod Tag / Boat Tag - Activates a CASH tag on the selected symbol which will be collected by the Fisherman. +Fish - Additional Fish are added to the reels. +Fisherman - Additional Fishermen are added to the reels. +Collect - Cash values will be collected multiple times. Re-Spin - All none CASH and FISHERMAN symbols will be respun. The reels keep respinning until the win is no longer improved. +Games - Additional Games will be awarded.",
      "ocr_text_p4_p5": "FREE GAMES: After selecting an upgrade from Pick A Fish, the Bonus round will start. During Free Games the Fisherman Scatter symbol becomes active. On any spin where a Fisherman symbol lands in view, the prize is awarded for each CASH symbol that also lands in view. Everytime a Fisherman lands in view, he will add to the trail for the chance of additional spins and upgrades. Collecting 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 Fisherman symbols awards upgrade / 10 games x2 / upgrade / 10 games x3 / upgrade / 10 games x10. The retrigger spins are played after the previous set of games has finished. Free Games continue until all free spins are used, where the player is awarded the amount of the bonus winnings accumulated. BONUS BUY (SUBJECT TO OPERATOR CONFIGURATION AND JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS): The Bonus Bet can be activated during the Base Game. Once activated, the reels will spin and guarantee a minimum of 3 Scatter Symbols on the reels, activating Free Spins. The Bonus Bet is played at 100x Total Bet. AUTO PLAY: There is an Autoplay function in the game that will start each spin automatically. By selecting AUTOPLAY you can choose to bet automatically, one after the other. Select your stake as normal then press the AUTOPLAY button to select the number of Autoplay bets you want to play. You can stop Auto Play from continuing onto the next spin by clicking the STOP button.",
      "ocr_text_p6": "PAYOUT INFORMATION AND GAME RULES: Line wins are multiplied by the value bet on the winning line. Wins on different paylines are added. All line pay symbols must appear on a played line and on consecutive reels beginning with the far left reel (10 lines always active). Only the highest line win is paid on each line. Feature symbols are scatter wins and are awarded when appearing on any position on the reels for any number of played lines. Scatter wins are paid in addition to reel wins. Free Spins are played on the same number of lines and bet per line/Total Bet as the triggering game (10 lines always active). MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PLAYS AND PAYS. APPLICABLE DATE FROM Day/Month/Year: 05/06/2026 v2.0",
      "note_on_wording": "Rules p1 says 3 or more Bonus Scatters trigger Free Games and that Fisherman symbols award the cash prize for each Fish symbol in view during free spins. The rules do not say that cash fish pay anything in the base game.",
      "accessibility": "Plain light text on a dark panel, no colour-only information."
    },
    {
      "frame": "settings_stake_select.png",
      "type": "settings",
      "description": "STAKE SELECT modal over a blurred game: 26 outlined buttons in rows of six, 1.00 is selected (white fill, black text), X close at top right.",
      "ocr_text": "STAKE SELECT 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 7.50 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 100.00",
      "colors": "Near-black dialog, white outlines and numbers, yellow title.",
      "accessibility": "Selected value is marked by inverted colours (white fill) rather than hue only."
    },
    {
      "frame": "autoplay.png",
      "type": "autoplay",
      "description": "AUTOPLAY modal: 'SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS' and five outlined buttons 10, 25, 50, 75, 100; X close top right.",
      "ocr_text": "AUTOPLAY SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS 10 25 50 75 100",
      "colors": "Dark dialog, white outlines, yellow title.",
      "accessibility": "No loss or win limits offered in this dialog."
    },
    {
      "frame": "bonus_buy_dialog.png / bonus_buy_dialog_max_stake.png",
      "type": "bonus",
      "description": "Bonus Buy card: the fisherman portrait above the text 'THE BIG CATCH BONUS GUARANTEED', a price field with minus and plus round green buttons, then a red X (cancel) and a green tick (confirm). Price 10.00 at STAKE 0.10; 10,000.00 at STAKE 100.00 (purchase not made).",
      "ocr_text": "THE BIG CATCH BONUS GUARANTEED 10.00 PRESS TO SPIN STAKE 0.10 CREDIT 1,000.00",
      "colors": "Glowing yellow card edge, purple price plate with orange digits, red cancel and green confirm buttons.",
      "accessibility": "Confirm and cancel are distinguished by symbol (tick vs X) as well as by green vs red."
    },
    {
      "frame": "bonus_pick_a_fish.png, bonus_pick_a_fish_retrigger.png, bonus_upgrade_plus_games.png, bonus_upgrade_plus_collect.png",
      "type": "bonus",
      "description": "Pick A Fish scene: sunset sky above a violet underwater field with swimming bass of several sizes; a bordered ribbon of nine upgrade tiles at the bottom, selected one in colour, others grey. A centred panel announces the chosen upgrade: '+FISH / MORE FISH ADDED', '+3 GAMES / ADDITIONAL GAMES AWARDED', '+ COLLECT / COLLECT CASH MULTIPLE TIMES!'. The retrigger frame shows the heading PICK A FISH.",
      "ocr_text": "MORE FISH ADDED | PICK A FISH | +3 GAMES ADDITIONAL GAMES AWARDED | + COLLECT COLLECT CASH MULTIPLE TIMES! | ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE +FISH +FISHERMEN + COLLECT RE-SPIN GAMES",
      "colors": "Orange-gold sunset sky, violet and indigo water, green fish, gold panel border, green and grey ribbon tiles.",
      "accessibility": "Chosen upgrade is announced in large text and shown by colour versus grey (and by the panel), not by colour alone."
    },
    {
      "frame": "free_spins_intro.png",
      "type": "free_spins",
      "description": "Free games entry panel over the reels: banner '10 FREE GAMES', fisherman 'CATCHES' a cash fish with a $$$ tag, 'COLLECT [fisherman] TO TRIGGER [BIG CATCH badge]'. Trail ribbon at top is all grey. Left shows the +FISH upgrade badge. STAKE 10.00 (cost of the bought bonus), CREDIT 990.00.",
      "ocr_text": "10 FREE GAMES CATCHES $$$ COLLECT TO TRIGGER BIG CATCH PICK A +10 FREE GAMES X2 X3 X10 PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE STAKE 10.00 CREDIT 990.00",
      "colors": "Purple panel with gold border, golden banner letters, white outlined captions.",
      "accessibility": "Prompt PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE is printed; no timed input."
    },
    {
      "frame": "free_spins_cash_fish.png, free_spins_fisherman_collect.png, free_spins_gameplay_late.png, free_spins_plus_collect_repeat.png, free_spins_trail_x2_step.png, free_spins_trigger_five_scatters_23_games.png",
      "type": "free_spins",
      "description": "Free games play on a violet underwater background with sunset sky. Fisherman trail ribbon above the reels; active upgrade badges stack at the upper left (+FISH, Boat ACTIVE, +3 GAMES, +COLLECT); spin counter ring SPINS n/N at right (4/10, 9/10, 13/23, 18/23, 1/23); the spin button is dimmed; reels filled with cash fish tiles with price tags, many currency amounts such as 0.20, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, 5.00; fisherman tiles also show running amounts (0.90, 1.60). The trigger frame shows five BONUS scatters, a +3 GAMES badge, message GOOD LUCK, credit 987.35.",
      "ocr_text": "SPINS 4/10 | SPINS 9/10 PAID 6.80 LINE 3 PAYS 0.20 | SPINS 1/23 GOOD LUCK | SPINS 18/23 | STAKE 0.10 CREDIT 990.00 / 987.35",
      "colors": "Violet and purple water, orange-pink rocks, green tiles for cash fish, magenta highlight on the reached trail step, grey for unreached steps.",
      "accessibility": "Spin counter is numeric, trail step has a position and a colour change; amounts are printed on the tags."
    },
    {
      "frame": "win_screen_big_win.png, win_screen_mega_win.png, win_screen_congratulations.png",
      "type": "win_screen",
      "description": "BIG WIN (gold coins, amount 3.20 on a red ribbon), MEGA WIN (coloured gems, 6.64), and the final CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON 6.80 panel with the fisherman portrait; bottom strip PAID 6.80.",
      "ocr_text": "BIG WIN 3.20 | MEGA WIN 6.64 | CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON 6.80 | PAID 6.80 | SPINS 10/10",
      "ocr_note": "Large decorative amounts 3.20 and 6.64 are not read reliably by OCR; they were read visually from the frames.",
      "colors": "Gold lettering with orange gradient, red ribbon, gold border on a purple panel.",
      "accessibility": "Win amount is a printed number on every banner; banner name states the tier in words."
    },
    {
      "frame": "base_game_win_line.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "Base game line win: line 4 (V shape) drawn in violet over K on reel 1 top, reel 2 middle, reel 3 bottom; non-winning symbols are dimmed; two cash fish tiles with tags 0.50 and 0.20 on reel 1. Message strip PAID 0.05 and LINE 4 PAYS 0.05 at STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 996.65.",
      "ocr_text": "PAID 0.05 LINE 4 PAYS 0.05 STAKE 0.10 CREDIT 996.65",
      "accessibility": "The win is announced in text (PAID, LINE n PAYS) as well as by the drawn line and dimming."
    }
  ],
  "ui_controls": {
    "layout": "Landscape. Round spin button right of the reels with a fast-forward button under it; bottom corners hold menu, coin(stake), autoplay and sound buttons; BUY BONUS plaque on the left edge; STAKE bottom left, CREDIT bottom right; status strip PRESS TO SPIN / PAID / LINE n PAYS above the bottom bar; bottom bar with game name and clock.",
    "menu_button": "Three-line button opens the GAME INFORMATION / PAYTABLE panel (left rail with grid icon, i icon, X).",
    "stake_button": "Coin button opens STAKE SELECT.",
    "spacebar": "Rules say spacebar may start a spin depending on jurisdiction and operator configuration (not tested).",
    "sound": "A speaker button is present; sound state was not documented.",
    "loading_note": "Splash shows percent progress; the intro screen with a green play button must be clicked to enter."
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "base_game": "Turquoise and light-blue water, blue sky and white-capped mountains, dark-green pines, sandy bottom; letters bright yellow, red, green, blue, purple.",
    "free_games": "Violet and indigo water, orange and gold sunset sky, pink-orange rocks, green cash-fish tiles.",
    "ui": "Yellow headings and labels, white text, dark charcoal dialogs, green confirm buttons, red cancel button, red ribbon for win amounts.",
    "accent_colors": "golden yellow, orange, emerald green, turquoise, purple",
    "accent_colors_where": "Golden yellow and orange appear in the logo letters, win banners and symbol frames; emerald green on fish, ribbons and confirm buttons; turquoise in base-game water; purple in the free-games water and the 10 symbol."
  },
  "accessibility_summary": {
    "blind_low_vision": "Wins are printed as text (PAID, LINE n PAYS, banner amounts); stake, credit and spin counter are numeric. The fast-forward and sound buttons carry no text label.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "All feature announcements are written panels (MORE FISH ADDED, ADDITIONAL GAMES AWARDED, COLLECT CASH MULTIPLE TIMES!, CONGRATULATIONS); nothing observed depends on sound alone.",
    "color_blind": "Letter symbols differ by shape and letter; the five line-pay icons differ by drawing. Cash fish tiles are told apart by the printed tag number, not only colour. Selected stake is shown by inverted fill. Trail progress is shown by position, with colour as a secondary cue. Upgrade tiles are labelled with text in addition to grey-versus-colour state.",
    "motor": "Autoplay of 10 to 100 spins and a fast-forward button exist; 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' lets any click advance the feature intro; buttons are large round targets.",
    "cognitive": "Free games rules are layered (upgrades, trail, multipliers) and are explained on three paytable pages and two rules pages."
  },
  "coverage": {
    "feature_coverage": "One main feature, Free Games with Pick A Fish, covered by two bought rounds: buy dialog (both stakes), Pick A Fish, entry, gameplay with collect, trail step x2, BIG WIN, MEGA WIN and final CONGRATULATIONS.",
    "not_captured_from_manifest": [
      "Pick A Fish upgrades +Fisherman and Re-Spin were not observed; Tackle Box, Fly and Rod tags not observed.",
      "Trail steps +10 Free Games x3 and x10 (8 and 12 fishermen) and the fifth and sixth Pick A Fish were not observed; the second round stopped at SPINS 18/23."
    ],
    "gaps": [
      "Release date not printed on any frame.",
      "Volatility not printed on any frame.",
      "Game's own maximum win is confirmed by the provider page as 4000x (per the brief); the page itself is not among the frames."
    ]
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Payline 10 diagram: the pictogram is small and partly cut on paytable_p10; shape given as middle, middle, bottom, middle, middle is the best reading but is the least certain.",
    "Meaning of the ANY fish tile (20/5/1 for 5/4/3): printed as such, relationship to cash fish tiles not explained on frames.",
    "Whether the Fisherman acts as a wild in the base game: paytable_p3 says it is 'only active during free games' while rules p1 says it substitutes for all but Scatters, with no base-game distinction.",
    "Rules p2 'Line wins are multiplied by bet per line' vs frame arithmetic showing total-bet basis; the frame is taken as the evidence.",
    "Currency sign: no currency symbol appears on the frames (amounts are bare numbers); the brief mentions a pound sign in the rules but the captured text shows 250,000.00 without a sign.",
    "Thresholds of BIG WIN / MEGA WIN banners are not printed.",
    "Free spins count of 23 is derived (5 scatters = 20 games, plus 3 from the +Games upgrade); not stated as a sum on any frame."
  ]
}