Candy Stars

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Candy Stars",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "theme": "Sweet-shop / candy theme. Glossy, rounded candy pieces (purple striped gumball, red jelly/gummy dome, green gem-cut jelly cube, blue teardrop gumdrop) and card-style letter/number symbols (A, K, Q, J) rendered as glossy candy-colored gel letters. Diamond gem is the scatter/bonus symbol; a golden star-shaped medallion is the WILD.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 16 desktop screenshots (1280x800), OCR ground truth, and zoomed crops of the paytable/rules panels.",
    "method_notes": "Every rules/paytable page (7 pages of the in-game info booklet, labelled Page 1/7 .. Page 7/7) was read directly from the captured frames; the manifest note referring to '6 pages' undercounts by one — the booklet has 7 pages. Symbol payout values were read at the demo default bet of $2.00 and cross-checked against a payout-basis-cleanliness test (see technical_summary.payout_basis). Numbers not clearly legible are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and not invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Deep purple/violet background with a subtle polka-dot / bubble texture, darkest toward the frame and lighter magenta-pink glow toward the outer edges; scattered small pink 5-point star shapes decorate the space beside the reel frame.",
    "reel_frame": "Glossy gold metal frame around both the main 5x3 grid and the smaller top strip above reels 2-4; thin gold pinstripe dividers between cells.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark navy-blue semi-transparent tiles.",
    "logo_wordmark": "'CANDY' in bright pink/magenta bubble letters outlined in cyan; 'STARS' in gold bubble letters with a small pink star dotting the 'A'; small pink stars scattered around the logo.",
    "free_spins_background": "Magenta/hot-pink background with large soft pink star shapes and light rays radiating from the center (distinct palette shift from the base game's deep purple).",
    "trigger_animation": "Free-spins purchase/trigger burst is rendered in bright gold/yellow with large white and gold 3D star shapes filling the screen.",
    "win_panel": "Purple plaque with a white/silver rounded border and small purple 5-point stars in the corners; 'CONGRATULATIONS!' in yellow-gold bubble letters with a light-blue/pink outline; win amount on a red ribbon/banner with a white border and gold-yellow digits.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frame, WILD symbol, buy-feature banner border), red (BUY FREE SPINS price ribbon, win-amount ribbon, red jelly symbol), green (green cube symbol, confirm checkmark button, autoplay start button, on-state toggle switches), pink/magenta (logo, free-spins backdrop, decorative stars), light blue/cyan (blue gumdrop symbol, scatter diamond glow, logo outline)."
  },

  "grid_and_ways": {
    "structure": "Two connected but independently spinning reel sets, visually stacked: (1) a small TOP STRIP of 3 cells positioned only above reels 2, 3 and 4 (no cell above reel 1 or reel 5); (2) the MAIN GRID of 5 reels x 3 rows below it. Reels 1 and 5 therefore show only 3 symbols total (the 3 main-grid rows); reels 2, 3 and 4 show 4 symbols total (3 main-grid rows + 1 top-strip cell). The rules screen states explicitly: 'The top row of reels 2 to 4 spins independently from right to left.'",
    "ways_to_win": "576 total ways to win, confirmed both by on-screen text (paytable page 1: 'The total number of possible ways to win is 576.') and by arithmetic: reel symbol counts 3 (reel 1) x 4 (reel 2) x 4 (reel 3) x 4 (reel 4) x 3 (reel 5) = 576.",
    "bet_mechanic": "ways",
    "bet_mechanic_value": 576,
    "win_direction": "Wins pay for left-to-right adjacent-reel combinations only, starting from the leftmost reel, of any horizontal position within each reel (paytable page 1: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel'; diagram shows a green checkmark for a scattered adjacent-reel match and a red X for a match confined to one vertical column).",
    "win_summation_rules": "Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same pay way; when winning on multiple pay ways simultaneously, all such wins are added to the total win (rules page 4/7)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payout values below were read from the in-game paytable at the captured default total bet of $2.00. Payout basis: dividing every value by the $2.00 total bet yields clean multiples of $0.05 (e.g. purple candy 5-of-a-kind $15.00 / $2.00 = 7.5x; J 3-of-a-kind $0.30 / $2.00 = 0.15x) across all 8 paying symbols, confirming the payout basis is TOTAL BET, not bet-per-way (this is a ways-pay game, so no per-line/per-way stake is separately displayed).",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Purple striped candy (gumball)", "appearance": "Glossy purple/violet spherical candy with diagonal darker-purple stripes and a bright white highlight, on a dark navy tile", "payouts": {"5": "$15.00", "4": "$6.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "7.5x", "4": "3x", "3": "1x"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"},
      {"name": "Red jelly / gummy dome", "appearance": "Glossy translucent red ribbed dome-shaped jelly candy with a lighter red rim highlight", "payouts": {"5": "$6.00", "4": "$2.50", "3": "$1.00"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "3x", "4": "1.25x", "3": "0.5x"}},
      {"name": "Green jelly cube (gem-cut)", "appearance": "Glossy green rounded-square/diamond-cut jelly candy with a bright highlight in the upper-left facet", "payouts": {"5": "$5.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.00"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "2.5x", "4": "1x", "3": "0.5x"}},
      {"name": "Blue teardrop gumdrop", "appearance": "Glossy light-blue rounded teardrop/dome-shaped candy with a swirl highlight", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$0.50"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "2x", "4": "1x", "3": "0.25x"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "pink/magenta glossy gel letter with a lighter pink highlight edge", "payouts": {"5": "$3.00", "4": "$1.50", "3": "$0.50"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.5x", "4": "0.75x", "3": "0.25x"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "orange-to-gold glossy gel letter (gradient from orange top to gold bottom)", "payouts": {"5": "$3.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.50"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.5x", "4": "0.5x", "3": "0.25x"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "purple/violet glossy gel letter", "payouts": {"5": "$2.50", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.30"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.25x", "4": "0.4x", "3": "0.15x"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "green-to-blue gradient glossy gel letter (green top fading to teal/blue bottom)", "payouts": {"5": "$2.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.30"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1x", "4": "0.3x", "3": "0.15x"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Golden 5-point star medallion with a beveled metallic gold rim and a smaller inset star cut-out at its center, on a red/dark-red square tile with a thin gold border; when it lands and locks in place a purple multiplier badge (e.g. 'x2', 'x4') is shown stamped over/beside it.",
      "location_rule": "Appears ONLY on the top strip (the independent top row above reels 2, 3 and 4) — never in the 3-row main grid, and never on reels 1 or 5.",
      "substitution_rule": "Substitutes for all symbols except the diamond SCATTER symbol.",
      "sticky_and_multiplier_rule_base_game": "When a WILD lands on the top row it becomes sticky, remaining in the same position until the end of all tumbles resulting from the current spin. It starts with a x1 multiplier in the base game; after every tumble the multiplier increases by x1, up to a maximum of x128; once at x128 that value is used for all subsequent tumbles of the spin. The WILD's multiplier is applied to all winning combinations that pass through it.",
      "sticky_and_multiplier_rule_free_spins": "During Free Spins, one WILD is guaranteed to land on the top row (random column among reels 2-4) every free spin. Free-spins WILDs start at a x2 multiplier (instead of x1) and DOUBLE after every tumble, up to the same x128 cap; once at x128 that value is used for all remaining tumbles of that spin. Free-spins WILDs likewise remain locked in place until the end of all tumbles from the current free spin.",
      "source": "paytable page 1 (substitution) and rules page 2/7 'STICKY WILD RULES' / 'FREE SPINS RULES' (sticky/multiplier behaviour)"
    },
    "scatter_bonus": {
      "name": "SCATTER (diamond)",
      "appearance": "Faceted light-blue/white diamond gem icon on a magenta/purple square tile with a glowing pink neon-style rounded border and small pink stars at the corners.",
      "location_rule": "Appears only on reels 1, 3 and 5 (the main grid, not the top strip).",
      "trigger_rule": "3 or more SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels trigger the FREE SPINS round.",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 'FREE SPINS RULES'"
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "tumble_cascade": {
      "name": "TUMBLE FEATURE",
      "mechanic": "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 (new symbols are the same size as the initial spin result, before any tumbles). Tumbling repeats until no further winning combinations appear. All wins from all tumbles of a single base spin are added to the player's balance.",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 'TUMBLE FEATURE'"
    },
    "sticky_wild_multiplier_trail": {
      "name": "Sticky WILD multiplier (top-strip)",
      "summary": "A structurally separate independent top row of 3 cells (above reels 2, 3 and 4 only) spins right-to-left. Any WILD landing there locks in place for the rest of the current spin's tumble sequence and carries a growing multiplier that is applied to all winning combinations passing through that WILD's column. Base game: starts x1, +1x per tumble, caps at x128. Free spins: starts x2, doubles per tumble, caps at x128 (guaranteed at least 1 WILD every free spin).",
      "visual_confirmation": "Captured frames free_spins_play.png (WILD showing 'x2' badge on reel 2 of the top strip) and free_spins_play2.png (WILD showing 'x4' badge on reel 1 of the top strip, mid-tumble) directly confirm the mechanic in gameplay.",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 'STICKY WILD RULES' + gameplay frames"
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 or more diamond SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels (reels 1, 3, 5 only).",
      "spins_awarded_on_trigger": 8,
      "spins_confirmed_by": "free_spins_intro.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 8 FREE SPINS'; free_spins_win.png footer 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0' after an 8-spin round with no retrigger.",
      "guaranteed_wild": "Every free spin, one WILD symbol is guaranteed to land on the top row (random column among reels 2-4), starting at a x2 multiplier and doubling per tumble up to x128 (see wild.sticky_and_multiplier_rule_free_spins).",
      "retrigger": "3 or more SCATTER symbols hitting during the Free Spins round award 5 additional free spins.",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS FEATURE' (different reel symbol distribution weighting than the base game; not further quantified on-screen).",
      "result_captured": "8 free spins played, total round win $50.20 (free_spins_win.png), no retrigger occurred (FREE SPINS LEFT 0).",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 'FREE SPINS RULES'"
    },
    "buy_free_spins": {
      "name": "BUY FREE SPINS",
      "cost_multiplier": "80x current total bet",
      "cost_at_demo_bet": "$160.00 at the captured $2.00 total bet (confirmed on the left-side 'BUY FREE SPINS $160' panel, the confirmation dialog 'BUY FREE SPINS $160', and the credit deduction from $100,000.00 to $99,839.00 after purchase, i.e. -$161.00 net of a small win during the trigger).",
      "purchase_mechanic": "Instantly triggers the Free Spins feature from the base game; when purchased, 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols hit randomly (not player-chosen).",
      "confirmation_dialog": "'BUY FREE SPINS' banner in gold letters on a purple star-patterned panel, price shown on a red ribbon ('$160'), red 'X' cancel button (left) and green checkmark confirm button (right).",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 'BUY FREE SPINS' + bonus_buy_dialog.png"
    },
    "max_win": {
      "value": "5000x bet",
      "rule": "If the total win of a FREE SPINS ROUND reaches 5000x bet, the round immediately ends, the win is awarded (capped at 5000x) and all remaining free spins are forfeited.",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 'MAX WIN' and rules page 6/7 (restated)"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.47,
    "rtp_percent_buy_feature": 96.26,
    "rtp_source": "rules page 4/7: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.47%' and 'The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.26%'",
    "volatility": "High — shown as 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons next to the word 'VOLATILITY'; accompanying text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "volatility_source": "rules page 4/7",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$240.00",
    "bet_source": "rules page 4/7: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20  MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_default_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "reels": "5 reels; main grid 3 rows tall plus an independent 3-cell top strip above reels 2, 3 and 4 (see grid_and_ways.structure)",
    "win_rules": "All values expressed as actual wins in coins/cash. Free spins and bonus wins are added to the pay-way win. Free spins total win is awarded to the player after the round completes; the game history records the whole win of the free-spins cycle as one entry.",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules page 4/7)",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start and stop the spin (rules page 4/7); on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' is also shown at the bottom of the base game screen.",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to toggle between coins view and cash view (rules page 5/7)."
  },

  "screens": {
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "Centered gold-framed reel unit consisting of the small 3-cell top strip (above reels 2-4) directly on top of the 5x3 main grid, both inside one continuous gold metal frame with rounded corners; small pink star cutout decorations flank both sides of the frame just below the top strip.",
      "background": "Deep purple/violet with a faint polka-dot texture and soft pink glow radiating from the frame edges.",
      "logo": "Top-left: 'CANDY' in bright pink bubble letters outlined cyan, 'STARS' below in gold bubble letters with a small trademark '™' superscript and a pink star dotting the 'A' in STARS.",
      "buy_feature_panel": "Left side, a vertical grey/white banner reading 'BUY FREE SPINS' in purple bubble text over a red price ribbon showing '$160'.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger MENU icon (three horizontal lines, dark circle) opening System Settings, with a round speaker/SOUND icon directly below it.",
        "info_button": "Round 'i' INFORMATION icon just right of the menu/sound column, opening the 7-page rules/paytable booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left, yellow text 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00'.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white bold text, center bottom.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle), flanked by round '−' (decrease bet, left) and round '+' (increase bet, right); an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button with a small fast-forward icon sits just below/right of SPIN.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Bottom-bar controls are white glyphs on dark circles (menu lines / speaker / 'i' / +/- / spin-arrows) — distinguished by icon shape and position, not color. CREDIT/BET are yellow-on-dark, high contrast."
    },
    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "A real spin result with a small win: reels showing a mix of Q, K, A, J and green-cube symbols; 'WIN $1.00' displayed in yellow/white bold text at the bottom center in place of the turbo-spin hint; credit reduced to $99,999.00 after the $2.00 stake.",
      "purpose": "Demonstrates the win-readout state that temporarily replaces the 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint whenever a spin produces a payout."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Grid of the 8 paying symbols (4 high-value candy symbols top row, 4 royal letters A/K/Q/J bottom row) each with 5/4/3-of-a-kind cash payouts at the $2.00 demo bet (see 'symbols' section for exact values). Below-left: the golden WILD star icon with rule text ('This symbol is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except for [diamond icon]. WILD symbol appears only on the top row of reels 2 to 4.'). Below-right: 'Ways to win' section with a small 5x3 grid diagram — one example marked with a green checkmark (win: adjacent-reel scattered positions) and one marked with a red X (non-win: symbols confined to a single vertical column) — plus text 'Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations. The top row of reels 2 to 4 spins independently from right to left. The total number of possible ways to win is 576.'",
      "navigation": "Bottom of the dialog: three green nav controls — left triangle (◄, previous page), a green 'X' (center, closes the booklet), right triangle (►, next page); 'Page 1/7' shown bottom-right. A separate grey 'X' at the top-right of the dialog also closes it.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav controls are differentiated by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle) and position, not color alone."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (in-game info booklet, pages 2-7 of 7; same dark panel with gold-yellow headings, white body text, green ◄ X ► nav and 'Page n/7' indicator on every page)",
      "p2_tumble_sticky_wild_free_spins": "Page 2/7. Three stacked sections: 'TUMBLE FEATURE' (cascade mechanic, see features.tumble_cascade), 'STICKY WILD RULES' (top-row WILD lock + x1->x128 multiplier growth in base game, see features.sticky_wild_multiplier_trail), 'FREE SPINS RULES' (diamond SCATTER icon shown inline; trigger 3+ scatters; 8 starting free spins; guaranteed WILD every free spin starting at x2 and doubling to x128; retrigger +5 spins on 3+ scatters during the round; 'Special reels are in play during the feature.').",
      "p3_max_win_buy_feature": "Page 3/7. 'MAX WIN' section (5000x bet cap, round ends immediately and remaining free spins are forfeited) and 'BUY FREE SPINS' section (80x total bet cost; 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols hit randomly on purchase).",
      "p4_game_rules_rtp_bets": "Page 4/7 'GAME RULES'. VOLATILITY badge (5/5 lightning bolts) with explanatory text; '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 values are expressed as actual wins in coins.'; free-spins win awarded after round completion; SPACE/ENTER keyboard shortcuts; RTP 96.47% base / 96.26% buy-feature; MINIMUM BET $0.20; MAXIMUM BET $240.00; 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'",
      "p5_how_to_play_interface": "Page 5/7 'HOW TO PLAY' + 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE'. Explains the +/- bet buttons and bet menu, SPIN button, hamburger SETTINGS-menu icon, spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo spin), sound toggle icon, 'i' information icon, CREDIT/BET labels (click to toggle coins/cash view), spin button icon, and AUTOPLAY button (click again to stop).",
      "p6_settings_bet_menu": "Page 6/7 'SETTINGS MENU' + 'INFORMATION SCREEN' + 'BET MENU'. Lists INTRO SCREEN toggle, AMBIENT sound/music toggle, SOUND FX toggle, GAME HISTORY link; explains info-page ◄/► scroll arrows and 'X' close; bet-menu +/- for BET and COIN VALUE fields; restates the 5000x max-win cap and round-forfeit rule.",
      "p7_autoplay": "Page 7/7 'AUTOPLAY'. 'Click on the buttons showing the number of possible auto-spins to start Autoplay.' 'SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips the feature introduction and end screens after a short period of time.'",
      "note_on_manifest": "The capture manifest labels this booklet as 6 pages; the actual booklet has 7 pages ('Page 7/7' visible on the AUTOPLAY page) and all 7 were captured (paytable_p1 through paytable_p7)."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark rounded panel over the dimmed reel background; a grey 'X' closes it at the top-right.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (with an external-link square-arrow icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: round white/grey '−' button, value field '$2.00', round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Three labelled on/off toggle switches: 'BATTERY SAVER' ('SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED') shown OFF (white circular handle on the left/grey track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC') shown ON (green track, handle right); 'SOUND FX' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS') shown ON (green track, handle right).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's on/off state is shown by handle POSITION (left=off, right=on) in addition to track color (grey=off, green=on) — position is the non-color cue."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over the dimmed reels; grey 'X' close button top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green box with white checkmark) — enabled by default.",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track on the left portion, thin grey track on the right, green square handle) with the numeric value '100' shown to the right of the slider.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state uses a checkmark glyph (shape), not color alone; the primary action button carries explicit text 'START AUTOPLAY'."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "'BUY FREE SPINS' heading in large gold-yellow bubble letters at the top of a purple, star-patterned panel with a white/silver rounded border. Below it, the price '$160' on a red ribbon banner with a white outline. Two buttons: a red rounded-rectangle button with a white 'X' (cancel, left) and a green rounded-rectangle button with a white checkmark (confirm, right).",
      "footer_visible": "Underneath the dialog, base-game reels and bottom bar remain visible (dimmed): CREDIT $99,999.00, BET $2.00, TOTAL BET $2.00 with +/- adjusters."
    },
    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Full-screen gold/yellow star-burst animation (large 3D white-and-gold star shapes radiating outward) triggered immediately after the Buy Free Spins purchase, partially obscuring the reels behind it. Visible through the stars: at least 2 diamond SCATTER symbols glowing with a pink neon border on the main grid (reels visible are consistent with the win of the feature purchase).",
      "credit_shown": "CREDIT $99,839.00, BET $2.00 (reflecting the $160 purchase cost, net of a small incidental win during the same spin).",
      "purpose": "Transitional celebration animation between the purchase confirmation and the 'YOU HAVE WON N FREE SPINS' announcement screen."
    },
    "free_spins_intro": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "'CONGRATULATIONS!' arched across the top in large yellow-gold bubble letters with a light-blue/pink outline, over a magenta/pink starburst background. Below it, a white-bordered purple plaque reads 'YOU HAVE WON' (pink text), then the number '8' in large gold digits on a red ribbon banner, then 'FREE SPINS' in pink bubble letters, then smaller cyan text 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'.",
      "footer": "CREDIT $99,839.00, BET $2.00, and a bottom-center counter 'FREE SPINS LEFT 8'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The awarded spin count is a large high-contrast gold NUMBER on a red ribbon — legible independent of color vision."
    },
    "free_spins_play": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "background": "Magenta/hot-pink background with large soft pink 5-point star shapes, distinct from the base game's deep purple.",
      "top_strip": "Reel 2 of the top strip shows a locked golden WILD star with a purple 'x2' multiplier badge stamped on it; reels 3 (top strip) show a green cube and 'A' respectively.",
      "main_grid": "5x3 grid showing a mix of K, red-jelly, purple-candy, A, blue-drop, Q and J symbols.",
      "win_readout": "'WIN $2.00' in yellow/white bold text at the bottom center.",
      "counter_note": "This frame does not show the 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter in view (covered by UI state at capture time in this particular frame); confirmed present on the intro and win screens instead."
    },
    "free_spins_play2": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "background": "Same magenta/pink starburst background as free_spins_play.",
      "top_strip": "Reel 1 of the top strip shows a locked golden WILD star with a purple 'x4' multiplier badge (doubled from the previous tumble's x2, consistent with the free-spins doubling rule); reels showing K and blue-drop symbols beside it.",
      "main_grid": "5x3 grid mid-tumble, showing green cube, purple candy, the diamond SCATTER icon (glowing pink border) on reel 3, Q, A, K, red jelly, blue drop and J symbols.",
      "win_readout": "'WIN $13.05' in yellow/white bold text, with a supplementary breakdown line directly below: '4x Q  PAYS $0.80 x 4 = $3.20' — showing one individual winning combination (4-of-a-kind Q, base pay $0.80, multiplied by a x4 WILD multiplier for a $3.20 contribution) that feeds into the cumulative $13.05 total shown.",
      "significance": "Directly documents how the WILD's stamped multiplier (x4) is applied to a winning combination's base pay ($0.80 x 4 = $3.20) that the WILD passes through."
    },
    "free_spins_win": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "End-of-free-spins summary: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' in the same yellow-gold arched bubble text over the pink starburst background (a locked WILD with 'x4' badge and a Q symbol partially visible behind the dialog, top of screen). White-bordered purple plaque: 'YOU HAVE WON' (pink text), amount '$50.20' in large gold digits on a red ribbon, 'IN 8 FREE SPINS' (pink text, '8' in a slightly different shade), 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in cyan.",
      "footer": "CREDIT $99,889.00 (up from $99,839.00 at feature start, i.e. +$50.20), 'WIN $50.20' bottom-center, 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0' bottom-center — confirming the round completed its 8 spins with no retrigger.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold text on a red ribbon — legible without color discrimination."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Bottom-bar control positions are stable across all base-game states: menu (hamburger) + sound speaker stacked far-left, 'i' information button immediately to their right, CREDIT/BET text labels center-left, bet +/- flanking the central round SPIN button, AUTOPLAY button just below/right of SPIN. The info booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence navigable with ◄/► and closable with the center X or the top-right X.",
    "motor": "Large round click targets for SPIN, menu, sound and info; SPACE/ENTER keys also start/stop spins, reducing precision-pointing requirements. AUTOPLAY (with adjustable spin count and a SKIP SCREENS option) reduces the number of repeated manual actions needed.",
    "color_blind": "Most functional information is duplicated by shape/text/position rather than color alone: paytable nav arrows are triangle-shaped, toggle switches communicate state by handle position as well as track color, win/spin-count values are printed as high-contrast numerals on ribbons, and the WILD multiplier is shown as an explicit 'xN' text badge on the symbol rather than only a color cue. Residual color-dependent cues: the four high-value candy symbols and the four royal letters are primarily distinguished by hue/shape combination (purple ball vs red dome vs green cube vs blue drop; each letter also has a distinct color) — shape (ball/dome/cube/drop, and letter glyph A/K/Q/J) provides a non-color fallback for all eight.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by audio alone; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are separately toggleable and decorative. All game state (wins, free-spins count, multiplier value, purchase cost) is conveyed via on-screen text/numerals."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact per-cell contents of any base-game or free-spins reel snapshot are a transient random result of that spin and not a fixed game property; not enumerated cell-by-cell.",
    "The precise weighting/composition difference described as 'Special reels are in play during the feature' (free spins) versus the base-game reel strips is not disclosed numerically anywhere in the captured screens.",
    "free_spins_play.png does not show a visible 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter in the captured frame (unlike the intro and win screens); the exact spin-in-progress number at that moment is not determinable from this frame alone."
  ]
}