Cheetah Wild

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Cheetah Wild",
    "name_note": "In-game wordmark (top right of the reels, and on the promo splash) reads 'CHEETAH WILD' - identical to the catalogue name; no discrepancy.",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio_evidence": "Only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' (small grey text, bottom-left of every game frame); no sub-studio visible on any frame.",
    "demo_symbol_from_url": "vswayscheetah (from the demo_url recorded in the manifest, not printed on any frame)",
    "theme": "African savanna safari with a cheetah and other big wildlife, golden grassland at daytime and a moonlit night sky during bonus rounds.",
    "art_style": "polished semi-realistic digital illustration with glossy rendered animal medallions, soft gradients and glow highlights, warm golden-hour daylight in the main game and a deep blue moonlit night in the bonus, cheerful family-casino mood, front-on straight view.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 31 desktop frames (1280x800), OCR ground truth and zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "Numbers are taken from on-screen text of the frames. Tesseract (scripts/ocr.py, psm 6) ran WITHOUT timeouts on all 9 frames it was tried on (paytable_p1, rules_p1..p4, bonus_buy_dialog, base_game_win_line, settings, autoplay); it reads the booklet pages well and the art-heavy game frames poorly. The remaining frames (previews, win/free-spin screens, bet menus, confirm dialogs) were read by eye with zoomed crops - NOT by OCR - because their text is in decorative fonts. All paytable values were read by eye from the frame and cross-checked against OCR of the same frame. Capture-note text in the manifest was used only as a pointer; where it disagreed with the frame the frame won (see 'manifest_note_discrepancies').",
    "language": "English",
    "device": "desktop, 1280x800 viewport",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_balance": "$100,000.00",
    "currency_shown": "USD ($)"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Bright warm savanna: a purple-to-pale-blue sky with soft clouds at the top fading into golden-orange grassland at the bottom, with a yellow-leaved tree at the left edge; a spotted cheetah lies on the straw roof above the reels.",
    "frame": "Dark brown wooden frame with carved geometric tribal patterns along the sides and a thatched golden-straw roof on top; the reels themselves sit on a deep forest-green background.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark green vertical strips, five of them, with no visible cell dividers; symbols sit directly on the green.",
    "free_spins_scene": "The same scene at night: deep blue starry sky with a pale full moon at the top left, violet-blue grass in the foreground; the reel area stays green.",
    "feature_banner_screens": "Free-spins start and end screens: glowing yellow-orange sunset sky, a large brick-red oval shield with orange and gold tribal zig-zag patterns, framed by dark green leaves and two crossed grey stone-tipped spears; text is pale cream-yellow with a green outline, numbers are orange-yellow.",
    "win_banner": "SENSATIONAL banner: saturated red background with golden sparkles and falling orange coins, big yellow letters with a red outline.",
    "side_panels": "Left: a violet moon-and-clouds BUY FEATURE tile with a light-blue border, and a golden-brown wooden HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE tile; right: a dark-red banner on a spear labelled REEL 1 AWARDS (gold paw) and MONEY (cheetah).",
    "accent_colors": "bright lime green, golden yellow, warm orange, deep brick red, royal purple, sky blue",
    "accent_colors_where": "Lime green: WILD lettering, level-up/money amounts, CONGRATULATIONS outline, confirm (YES) and toggle-on controls. Golden yellow: coin-like frames, credit/bet/win captions, the paw and eye symbols. Orange: K royal, banner decoration. Brick red: A royal, money-symbol card background, CANCEL button, banner shield. Royal purple: 10 royal, gazelle, baobab scatter, BUY FEATURE tile. Sky blue: J royal, zebra medallion, scatter frame.",
    "text_on_controls": "Bottom bar text: CREDIT / BET / WIN captions in golden-yellow, amounts in white; HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN in large white with a dark outline. Booklet pages: white text on a near-black translucent panel with green arrow/cross buttons."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Payouts printed on paytable_p1.png (booklet page 1/8) at the demo bet of $2.00. The rules page states 'All wins are multiplied by base bet', so each printed dollar amount is also expressed as value_x_total_bet = printed / 2.00 (cross-checked by a measurement at bet $24.00: Q x3 paid $3.60 = 0.15 x 24 - see technical_summary.payout_basis). Wins are per WAY (1024 ways), left to right on adjacent reels starting from reel 1. Symbols on a reel strip are shown inside coloured medallions (animals) or as stylised letters/numbers.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Elephant",
        "appearance": "Head of a green-tinted African elephant with two ivory tusks and a curled trunk, inside an oval medallion with a glowing green rim.",
        "payouts": [
          {"count": 5, "printed_usd": 8.00, "value_x_total_bet": 4.00},
          {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 6.50, "value_x_total_bet": 3.25},
          {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 2.50, "value_x_total_bet": 1.25},
          {"count": 2, "printed_usd": 0.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.25}
        ],
        "rank": "highest-paying (tied with Rhino)",
        "free_spins_note": "At level 2 of the free-spins round every Elephant is turned into a MONEY symbol."
      },
      {
        "name": "Rhino",
        "appearance": "Head of a brown rhinoceros seen from the side with a long curved horn, inside an oval medallion with a red rim.",
        "payouts": [
          {"count": 5, "printed_usd": 8.00, "value_x_total_bet": 4.00},
          {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 6.50, "value_x_total_bet": 3.25},
          {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 2.50, "value_x_total_bet": 1.25},
          {"count": 2, "printed_usd": 0.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.25}
        ],
        "rank": "highest-paying (tied with Elephant)",
        "free_spins_note": "At level 3 of the free-spins round every Rhino is turned into a MONEY symbol."
      },
      {
        "name": "Zebra",
        "appearance": "Head of a zebra with black stripes in electric blue tones, inside an oval medallion with a glowing blue rim.",
        "payouts": [
          {"count": 5, "printed_usd": 5.00, "value_x_total_bet": 2.50},
          {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 3.50, "value_x_total_bet": 1.75},
          {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 1.00, "value_x_total_bet": 0.50},
          {"count": 2, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}
        ],
        "rank": "third tier (tied with Gazelle)",
        "free_spins_note": "At level 4 of the free-spins round every Zebra is turned into a MONEY symbol."
      },
      {
        "name": "Gazelle",
        "appearance": "Head of a pink-and-purple gazelle with long ridged horns, inside an oval medallion with a purple rim.",
        "payouts": [
          {"count": 5, "printed_usd": 5.00, "value_x_total_bet": 2.50},
          {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 3.50, "value_x_total_bet": 1.75},
          {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 1.00, "value_x_total_bet": 0.50},
          {"count": 2, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}
        ],
        "rank": "third tier (tied with Zebra)",
        "free_spins_note": "At level 5 of the free-spins round every Gazelle is turned into a MONEY symbol."
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "appearance": "Red stylised letter with a gold outline and a thin diagonal crack texture.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 4.50, "value_x_total_bet": 2.25}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 2.00, "value_x_total_bet": 1.00}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.25}]},
      {"name": "K", "appearance": "Orange stylised letter with a gold outline.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 4.50, "value_x_total_bet": 2.25}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 2.00, "value_x_total_bet": 1.00}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.25}]},
      {"name": "Q", "appearance": "Yellow stylised letter with a gold outline.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 4.00, "value_x_total_bet": 2.00}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 1.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.75}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}]},
      {"name": "J", "appearance": "Blue stylised letter with a gold outline.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 4.00, "value_x_total_bet": 2.00}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 1.50, "value_x_total_bet": 0.75}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}]},
      {"name": "10", "appearance": "Purple stylised number with a gold outline.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 3.00, "value_x_total_bet": 1.50}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 0.80, "value_x_total_bet": 0.40}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}]},
      {"name": "9", "appearance": "Green stylised number with a gold outline.", "payouts": [{"count": 5, "printed_usd": 3.00, "value_x_total_bet": 1.50}, {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 0.80, "value_x_total_bet": 0.40}, {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 0.30, "value_x_total_bet": 0.15}]}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Square dark-purple tile with a thin gold patterned border, carrying large bold bright-green beveled lettering that spells the word WILD. When it carries a multiplier a gold 'x2' or 'x3' is printed under the word.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER, COLLECT and LEVEL UP. Appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4 and can randomly carry a multiplier of x2 or x3. When a WILD hits, its multiplier is applied to ALL wins present on the screen; two or more WILDs multiply each other up to a maximum of x27. WILDs that carry a multiplier also multiply the amount collected by the COLLECT symbol.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png (booklet page 2/8); x2 and x3 versions seen on preview_slide_max.png, preview_1.png, free_spins_level4_activated.png, free_spins_level5_buy2.png",
      "note_for_tl": "The WILD symbol is itself the word 'WILD' (lettering on a tile). Per the rule on lettered wilds, its form was NOT paraphrased; the lettering is stated plainly in the first sentence above."
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER (baobab tree)",
      "appearance": "Tall rounded-top tile with a pale-blue ornate border showing a dark-purple baobab tree against a glowing purple moon.",
      "payouts": [
        {"count": 5, "printed_usd": 22.50, "value_x_total_bet": 11.25},
        {"count": 4, "printed_usd": 12.50, "value_x_total_bet": 6.25},
        {"count": 3, "printed_usd": 2.00, "value_x_total_bet": 1.00}
      ],
      "rules": "'This is the SCATTER symbol. It can appear on all reels.' 3, 4 or 5 anywhere trigger FREE SPINS (8 / 15 / 20 spins). During the round 2, 3, 4 or 5 SCATTERs retrigger for 5 / 8 / 15 / 20 more spins.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, rules_p2.png"
    },
    "money": {
      "name": "MONEY (cheetah face)",
      "appearance": "Square card with a golden cheetah face looking straight ahead on a deep-red background and a thin gold border; a dollar amount in lime-green lettering is printed over its bottom edge.",
      "rules": "Can appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. Each spin the MONEY symbol takes a random value from a predefined set, expressed as a multiple of the BASE bet: 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3.75x, 5x, 7.5x, 10x, 12.5x, 25x, 37.5x, 50x, 75x or 100x (18 values). The value is paid only when collected by the COLLECT symbol on reel 1.",
      "value_checks": "Amounts on frames fit the list: $25.00 = 12.5x at base bet $2.00 (bet_menu frames); at bet $24.00 the amounts $180.00 / $240.00 = 7.5x / 10x (base_game_win_line.png). Frame ante_on.png shows $7.50 / $15.00 / $5.00 / $2.00 under a BET of $5.00 (ante) = 3.75x / 7.5x / 2.5x / 1x of the $2.00 BASE bet - i.e. money values follow the base bet, not the raised ante bet.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png (page 2/8), promo slide preview_2.png ('COLLECT [cheetah] WITH VALUES UP TO 100X')"
    },
    "collect": {
      "name": "COLLECT (golden paw)",
      "appearance": "Round gold medallion with a large paw print, with a square golden outer frame.",
      "rules": "Appears on reel 1 only. Whenever COLLECT lands on reel 1 together with adjacent MONEY symbols (or WILD) on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5 forming a left-to-right way, the values of all those MONEY symbols are collected and paid. WILDs carrying a multiplier multiply the collected amount. The side banner 'REEL 1 AWARDS [paw] / MONEY [cheetah]' reminds the player of this pairing.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png (page 2/8), base_game.png (side banner)"
    },
    "level_up": {
      "name": "LEVEL UP (cheetah eye)",
      "appearance": "Round gold medallion containing a close-up of an amber-orange spotted cheetah eye, with a square golden outer frame.",
      "rules": "Appears only during the FREE SPINS round. Gets collected in a meter and after collection it transforms into a MONEY symbol. See features.free_spins for the level thresholds.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png (page 3/8), free_spins_level5_buy2.png"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 4 rows (4 symbols on every reel, all heights equal).",
    "mechanic": "ways to win",
    "ways": 1024,
    "ways_source": "paytable_p1.png: '1024 ways to win'; arithmetic 4^5 = 1024 matches the 5x4 grid.",
    "win_rules": "Wins are awarded for left-to-right adjacent symbol combinations starting from the leftmost reel (paytable_p1.png, with an illustration: a path through adjacent reels pays, one that skips a reel does not). Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same payway; wins on multiple payways are added; free-spins wins are added to the payway win; free-spins win is paid after the round completes (rules_p4.png).",
    "pays_from_two": "ELEPHANT, RHINO, ZEBRA and GAZELLE pay from 2 of a kind; the royals A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 and the SCATTER pay from 3.",
    "payout_basis": {
      "paytable_anchor_bet_usd": 2.00,
      "value_convention": "Payout values are multipliers of the TOTAL (full) bet at the anchor: value_x_total_bet = printed_usd / 2.00. The game itself states 'All wins are multiplied by base bet' and 'The base bet is the bet amount before feature-related increases' (rules_p4.png).",
      "measurement": {
        "frame": "base_game_win_line.png",
        "total_bet_usd": 24.00,
        "printed_win_usd": 3.60,
        "printed_caption": "3X [Q] PAYS $3.60",
        "paytable_tier": "Q x3 = $0.30 at the $2.00 anchor",
        "check": "0.30 x (24.00 / 2.00) = 3.60 - matches; i.e. a 3 x Q way pays 0.15 x the total bet. The reels also hold a WILD (no multiplier visible on it) on reel 3, so this frame is not a pure-symbol win, but the printed amount equals the plain tier amount.",
        "bet_differs_from_anchor": true
      },
      "money_symbol_basis": "Amounts on cheetah MONEY symbols are multiples of the BASE bet (see symbols.money.value_checks); with ante bet active they stay tied to the base bet."
    },
    "rtp_percent": 96.5,
    "rtp_variants": [
      {"variant": "default", "value": 96.50, "condition": "normal play (theoretical RTP of the game)"},
      {"variant": "ante_bet", "value": 96.51, "condition": "when using ANTE BET (HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE)"},
      {"variant": "bonus_buy", "value": 96.57, "condition": "when using BUY FREE SPINS (100x)"},
      {"variant": "bonus_buy", "value": 96.50, "condition": "when using BUY SUPER FREE SPINS (500x)"}
    ],
    "rtp_source": "rules_p4.png (booklet page 5/8): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%', 'ANTE BET is 96.51%', 'BUY FREE SPINS is 96.57%', 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS is 96.50%'; OCR of the same frame agrees. Four printed values: base 96.50, ante 96.51, buy FS 96.57, buy Super FS 96.50.",
    "volatility": "Low - printed as a round badge with a wave symbol and the words 'LOW VOLATILITY' (preview slides) and 'Low volatility games pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still having the chance to win big.' (rules_p4.png). The badge is a single wave glyph, not a lightning-bolt scale.",
    "max_win": "5,000x bet - rules_p2.png: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 5,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.'; rules_p6.png: 'limited to 5000X bet ... win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited'; promo slide 1: 'WIN UP TO 5,000 X BET'.",
    "bet_limits": {
      "min_bet_usd": 0.20,
      "max_bet_usd_normal": 240.00,
      "max_bet_usd_with_ante": 600.00,
      "printed_in_rules": "MINIMUM BET: $0.20, MAXIMUM BET: $600.00 (rules_p4.png). The printed maximum equals the ANTE ceiling, not the plain-play ceiling.",
      "measured": "bet_menu_min.png: BET 1, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL BET $0.20, minus buttons greyed; bet_menu_max_normal.png after BET MAX without ante: BET 10, COIN VALUE $1.20, TOTAL BET $240.00, plus buttons greyed; bet_max_with_ante.png with ante on at the maximum: BET $600.00, plus greyed.",
      "formula": "TOTAL BET = BET (1..10 shown) x COIN VALUE x BET MULTIPLIER; the bet menu prints 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' in normal play, and the rules print 50x for ANTE BET. Check: 10 x 1.20 x 20 = 240.00; 1 x 0.01 x 20 = 0.20; 10 x 1.20 x 50 = 600.00.",
      "coin_values_seen": "$0.01 (minimum) and $1.20 (at maximum). The full list of coin values and of BET steps was not shown on any frame."
    },
    "ante_bet": {
      "name": "HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE",
      "cost_multiplier": 2.5,
      "cost_evidence": "Left-side tile shows $5.00 at bet $2.00 (base_game.png), $0.50 at $0.20 (bet_menu_min.png), $60.00 at $24.00 (base_game_win_line.png), $600.00 at $240.00 (bet_menu_max_normal.png): always x2.5; rules: 'Bet multiplier 50x ... Bet multiplier 20x - Normal play'.",
      "effect": "'Base game spins played with this ANTE BET on have higher chance of hitting MONEY symbols with higher values. FREE SPINS rounds triggered with this ANTE BET on have reel strips with more WILD symbols and higher chance of x3 multiplier and bigger MONEY symbols values hitting.' (rules_p3.png)",
      "control": "A slide switch inside the left tile: red arrow at the left with a dark track when OFF; green fill with a green arrow at the right when ON (compare base_game.png and ante_on.png).",
      "number_of_ante_options": 1
    },
    "buy_feature": {
      "options": [
        {"name": "FREE SPINS (STANDARD FREE SPINS)", "cost_multiplier": 100, "cost_at_anchor_usd": 200.00, "guaranteed": "3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols hit randomly on the triggering spin; the round starts at level 1."},
        {"name": "SUPER FREE SPINS (STARTS FROM MINIMUM LEVEL 3)", "cost_multiplier": 500, "cost_at_anchor_usd": 1000.00, "guaranteed": "3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols hit randomly; the round starts with 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 LEVEL UP symbols already collected, thus a random starting level, minimum level 3."}
      ],
      "base_bet_adjuster": "The buy dialog has its own BASE BET field with minus / plus buttons ($2.00 on the frame); prices follow that base bet.",
      "rebuy": "After a purchase an extra left-side tile appears: 'REBUY FREE SPINS $200.00' after the first purchase and 'REBUY SUPER FREE SPINS $1,000.00' after the second. It repeats the LAST purchased variant at the current bet (e.g. $100.00 at $0.20 bet, $12,000.00 at $24.00, $120,000.00 at $240.00 = 500x of the base bet). It is a shortcut, not a third purchase option.",
      "sources": "bonus_buy_dialog.png, bonus_buy_confirm_fs.png, bonus_buy_confirm_super.png, rules_p3.png"
    },
    "autoplay": "Panel 'AUTOPLAY SETTINGS' with three check boxes (TURBO SPIN, QUICK SPIN, SKIP SCREENS), a slider 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' (value 100 on the frame) and a green START AUTOPLAY (100) button. On the captured frame only SKIP SCREENS was ticked. Minimum/maximum/steps of the slider are not shown.",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start and stop the spin; holding SPACE gives turbo spin ('HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' printed on the bottom bar).",
    "spin_speed_button": "Cycles normal speed, quick spin and turbo spin (rules_p5.png).",
    "currency_view": "Clicking the CREDIT / BET labels switches between coins view and cash view (rules_p5.png).",
    "version": null,
    "release_date": null,
    "release_date_note": "Not printed on any captured frame."
  },

  "features": {
    "wild": {"summary": "Reels 2-4 only, x2 or x3, multiplies all wins on screen; several WILDs multiply each other up to x27.", "source": "rules_p1.png"},
    "money_and_collect": {"summary": "MONEY (cheetah) on reels 2-5 carries a random base-bet multiple 0.25x-100x; COLLECT (paw) on reel 1 pays out all MONEY symbols it forms a left-to-right way with (WILD substitutes for MONEY in the chain); WILD multipliers apply to the collected sum.", "source": "rules_p1.png, base_game.png"},
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere = 8, 15 or 20 free spins.",
      "retrigger": "During the round 2, 3, 4 or 5 SCATTERs = 5, 8, 15 or 20 additional free spins.",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the feature.'",
      "intro_screen": "Shield banner 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON 8 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' (free_spins_intro_buy1.png, free_spins_intro_buy2.png). Both purchased rounds opened with 8 spins on the frames.",
      "level_up_meter": {
        "rule": "LEVEL UP (eye) symbols are collected in a meter; at certain totals the round moves up a level. The round starts at level 1.",
        "thresholds": [
          {"level_reached": 2, "eyes_needed_this_step": 4, "cumulative": 4, "effect": "all ELEPHANT symbols transform into MONEY symbols on the screen and on the reel strips"},
          {"level_reached": 3, "eyes_needed_this_step": 3, "cumulative": 7, "effect": "all RHINO symbols transform into MONEY symbols"},
          {"level_reached": 4, "eyes_needed_this_step": 6, "cumulative": 13, "effect": "all ZEBRA symbols transform into MONEY symbols"},
          {"level_reached": 5, "eyes_needed_this_step": 2, "cumulative": 15, "effect": "all GAZELLE symbols transform into MONEY symbols"}
        ],
        "after_level_5": "Level up symbols are not collected anymore.",
        "source": "rules_p2.png: 'after 4 LEVEL UP symbols collected ... another 3 ... another 6 ... another 2'.",
        "panel_on_screen": "Left panel with a red board and rope border: heading 'LEVEL n'; 'COLLECT <number> [eye]' where the number is the eyes STILL NEEDED for the next level (3 at level 1, 2 at level 4, 1 at level 3, 0 at level 5 on the frames); 'TO CHANGE' with four animal medallions (elephant, rhino, zebra, gazelle) and 'TO [cheetah money]'. Animals still waiting to be converted appear grey; converted ones appear in colour (level 1: all four grey; level 3: elephant and rhino coloured, zebra highlighted/glowing and gazelle grey; level 4: three coloured, gazelle grey; level 5: all four coloured).",
        "counter_panel": "Moon tile at the top left reads 'N FREE SPINS LEFT'; on the final spin it reads 'LAST FREE SPIN'. The bottom bar also shows 'WIN $x' and 'FREE SPINS LEFT n'."
      },
      "level_banner": "On reaching a level a large 'LEVEL 4 ACTIVATED' text appears across the reels (free_spins_level4_activated.png; others not shown as separate frames).",
      "frames_by_level": "Level 1 in free_spins_play_buy1.png; level 3 in free_spins_level3_play_buy2.png; level 4 in free_spins_level4_activated.png; level 5 in free_spins_level5_buy2.png. Level 2 was reached in the first purchased round (the round total frame shows 16 spins) but has no dedicated frame.",
      "end_screen": "'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON $204.80 / IN 16 FREE SPINS' (buy 1) and 'YOU HAVE WON $1,127.60 IN 13 FREE SPINS' (buy 2). The round total is a whole-round figure: in the buy-2 frame the bottom WIN field still reads $1,042.40 while the banner shows $1,127.60 (the field is mid count-up)."
    },
    "super_free_spins": "Purchased only (500x base bet). Same free-spins round but it starts with 9-15 LEVEL UP symbols already collected, so the first level is random and at least 3. Whether Super Free Spins can occur from a natural trigger is not stated in the booklet.",
    "ante_bet": "See technical_summary.ante_bet.",
    "buy_feature": "See technical_summary.buy_feature.",
    "banners_and_big_wins": "Mid-round banner 'SENSATIONAL!' with the amount '$49.58' in a wooden board held by a cheetah's paws over a red burst with coins (win_screen_fs_big.png; the WIN field beneath reads $81.58, dimmed). Other banner tiers were not captured."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Promo carousel with THREE slides, the active one marked by a lit gold dot among three dots below the reels: slide 1/3 (preview_slide_max.png) 'WIN UP TO 5,000 X BET' with a tiny reel mock-up showing baobab SCATTERs and a WILD x2; slide 2/3 (preview_2.png) 'COLLECT [cheetah money symbol] WITH VALUES UP TO 100X' with a reel mock-up full of cheetah MONEY symbols and the paw on reel 1; slide 3/3 (preview_1.png) 'IN FREE SPINS ANIMAL SYMBOLS CAN TRANSFORM INTO [cheetah money symbol]' with two WILD x3, paw symbols and many cheetah cards. On every slide: the wordmark CHEETAH WILD at the top right, a standing cheetah on a rock at the right with a round white spin-arrow button over its legs, the badge 'LOW VOLATILITY' (round gold wave icon) under it, and an unticked check box 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'.",
      "purpose": "Entry screen before the game; pressing the round spin button enters the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Messages are large green-and-white text with a dark outline; slides are told apart by their text and by the position of the lit dot (not only its colour: gold lit vs dark unlit)."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "Five reels x four rows inside a brown wooden frame with a straw roof; the wordmark CHEETAH WILD sits at the top right outside the frame; a cheetah walks on the roof (its position changes).",
      "left_side": "Two stacked tiles: (top) violet 'BUY FEATURE / 2 OPTIONS'; (below) golden-brown 'HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE $5.00' with a slide switch (red arrow = off). After a purchase a third tile 'REBUY ...' appears between them.",
      "right_side": "A dark-red banner on a spear: 'REEL 1 / [paw] AWARDS / [cheetah] MONEY'.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "left": "Round menu button (three lines) above a round sound button (speaker), and an 'i' round information button; 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' small grey text bottom-left.",
        "balance_labels": "Yellow 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' (click to toggle coins/cash).",
        "center": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in large white text; after a win it shows 'WIN $x' and, with a winning way, a caption such as '3X [Q] PAYS $3.60'; before a spin it can read 'SPIN TO WIN!'.",
        "right": "Large round SPIN button (two curved arrows forming a circle) with a small pointing arrow icon on its upper left; round minus and plus bet buttons on each side; oval AUTOPLAY button under it with a small speed-arrows icon on its left."
      },
      "symbols_on_this_frame": "A random snapshot (changes every spin) - not a fixed property, so cells are not listed.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Animal medallions differ by silhouette (elephant, rhino, zebra, gazelle) as well as colour; royals differ by letter/number shape; the ante tile shows its state by the arrow position and fill as well as by colour."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "booklet": "Information booklet of 8 pages opened with the round 'i' button; green left/right arrows and a green cross at the bottom left of the panel, a white cross at the top right closes it. Page counter 'Page n/8' bottom right. Page 1 = paytable ('GAME RULES'), pages 2-8 = rules.",
      "page_1_content": "Elephant, Rhino, Zebra, Gazelle (4-column row with 5/4/3/2 payouts), A K Q J 10 9 (5/4/3 payouts), SCATTER (5/4/3), a diagram '1024 ways to win' with two small 5x4 grids (a path over adjacent reels = tick, a path that skips a reel = cross) and the text 'Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations.' Bottom: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.'",
      "bet_anchor": "Bottom bar shows BET $2.00; payouts are in dollars at that bet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each symbol has its payout list in plain text next to it; the tick/cross in the ways diagram also differ in shape."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules",
      "pages": {
        "2/8": "WILD, MONEY, COLLECT.",
        "3/8": "FREE SPINS: trigger, LEVEL UP symbol, 5-level progressive meter, retrigger, special reels, MAX WIN.",
        "4/8": "ANTE BET (bet multiplier 50x vs 20x) and BUY FEATURE (100x, 500x).",
        "5/8": "Volatility (LOW), win rules, RTP (4 values), MIN/MAX BET, keyboard keys, malfunction clause.",
        "6/8": "HOW TO PLAY and MAIN GAME INTERFACE (settings, spin speed, sound, info, CREDIT/BET, +/-, spin, AUTOPLAY).",
        "7/8": "SETTINGS MENU (INTRO SCREEN, AMBIENT, SOUND FX, GAME HISTORY), INFORMATION SCREEN, BET MENU, max-win cap.",
        "8/8": "AUTOPLAY and SKIP SCREENS. Last page."
      },
      "notes": "Booklet text is drawn on the canvas (not selectable text). Page 8/8 is the last page (the right arrow ends there)."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "controls": "A 'GAME HISTORY' row with an external-link icon (greyed); 'TOTAL BET' with round minus and green plus buttons around a value box ($2.00); toggles on the right: BATTERY SAVER (save battery life by reducing animation speed) - off (white knob left); AMBIENT MUSIC (turn on or off the game music) - on; SOUND FX (turn on or off the game sounds) - on; INTRO SCREEN (show the intro screen before starting the game) - on; SLOTS PROMOTIONS (display promo badge) - on.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggles show state by knob position (left = off, right = on) as well as by colour (white/grey vs green)."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "controls": "Dark panel 'AUTOPLAY SETTINGS' with a close cross; three square check boxes TURBO SPIN, QUICK SPIN (both empty) and SKIP SCREENS (ticked, green with a white tick); heading 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS', a thin slider with a green round handle at about two-thirds of the track and the number 100 on the right; a wide green button 'START AUTOPLAY (100)'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checked state is shown by the tick mark, not only by colour."
    },
    "bet_menu": {
      "type": "settings",
      "layout": "Panel at the right opened by the +/- bet buttons: 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x', fields BET (1..10), COIN VALUE ($0.01 .. $1.20 seen) and TOTAL BET, each with round minus/plus buttons, and a green BET MAX button. A button that has reached its limit becomes greyed.",
      "frames": "bet_menu_min.png (BET 1, $0.01, $0.20), bet_menu_max_normal.png (BET 10, $1.20, $240.00), bet_max_with_ante.png (ante on, $600.00)."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "layout": "Violet night-sky panel with a light-blue frame titled 'BUY FEATURE', a red close cross at its top right; two side-by-side option boards: 'FREE SPINS $200.00 STANDARD FREE SPINS' (light-blue border) and 'SUPER FREE SPINS $1,000.00 STARTS FROM MINIMUM LEVEL 3' (gold border with magenta corners); below, 'BASE BET' with minus/plus around '$2.00'.",
      "confirm": "Choosing an option opens 'CONFIRM BUY' with a back arrow (top left), a red close cross, the chosen option and price, and two wide buttons: red CANCEL and green YES.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Red CANCEL and green YES differ by their text labels and by position (CANCEL left, YES right)."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "intro": "Full-screen shield banner (see features.free_spins.intro_screen).",
      "gameplay": "Night scene (see color_palette.free_spins_scene); left moon tile 'N FREE SPINS LEFT' and the red LEVEL panel; reels show cheetah MONEY cards with lime-green amounts, eye LEVEL UP medallions and WILD x2/x3; bottom bar 'WIN $x / FREE SPINS LEFT n'. The spin button shows a red square (stop) instead of the arrows during the round and the bet buttons are greyed.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Level state is also given as text ('LEVEL 4', 'COLLECT 2'); converted animals are told apart from waiting ones by colour vs grey, which is a colour/brightness difference only - the level number text is the non-colour cue."
    },
    "win_screens": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "mid_round_banner": "SENSATIONAL! (see features.banners_and_big_wins).",
      "round_total": "Shield banner 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON $x / IN n FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; the balance counts up under it."
    }
  },

  "accessibility": {
    "blind_low_vision": "All booklet pages are plain text drawn on the canvas (not selectable by a screen reader). Key numbers (bet, balance, win, spins left, level) are always printed as text. Large win amounts use a decorative slanted font that is harder to read. Banner messages are high-contrast on dark/red backgrounds.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "Every event has an on-screen text equivalent (free-spin counts, level changes, wins, 'LAST FREE SPIN'). The sound toggles (AMBIENT MUSIC, SOUND FX) exist; nothing captured shows information carried by sound only. Whether sounds exist for events could not be judged from still frames.",
    "color_blind": "Reel symbols are separated by shape (animal silhouettes, letter forms). Risky colour pairs: green elephant versus red-brown rhino medallions (rim colour only differs strongly in red/green deficiency - the animal shapes still differ); red A versus orange K letters (letter shapes differ); toggles and ante switch rely on position plus colour. The level meter uses grey-versus-colour animals plus the text level.",
    "motor": "SPACE/ENTER start and stop the spin; HOLD SPACE gives turbo; AUTOPLAY with a slider; 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' on the banners; quick/turbo speed settings; SKIP SCREENS autoplay option skips feature introductions and end screens after a short time. Small round controls (menu, sound, info) are about 25-45 px wide."
  },

  "frames_ocr": {
    "note": "Verbatim excerpts of the cleanest OCR lines (scripts/ocr.py --psm 6). Art-heavy frames produce noise, which is cut here; numbers that were not recovered by OCR were read by eye and are listed in method_notes.",
    "paytable_p1.png": "GAME RULES / All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. / ELEPHANT RHINO ZEBRA GAZELLE / 5 -$8.00 5-$8.00 5-$5.00 5-$5.00 / 4-$6.50 4-36.50 4-$3.50 4-$3.50 / 3-$2.50 3-$2.50 3-$1.00 3-$1.00 / 2-$0.50 2-$0.50 2- $0.30 2-$0.30 / 5-$4.50 5-$4.50 5 - $4.00 5 - $4.00 5 - $3.00 5 - $3.00 / 4- $2.00 4- $2.00 4-$1.50 4-$1.50 4- $0.80 4-$0.80 / 3-$0.50 3-$0.50 3- $0.30 3 - $0.30 3-$0.30 3 - $0.30 / 1024 ways to win / 5 - $2250 (sic, read as $22.50 by eye) / This is the SCATTER symbol. It can appear on all reels. / Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations. / Page 1/8",
    "rules_p1.png": "This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER, COLLECT and LEVEL UP symbols. / It can appear only on reels 2, 3 and 4 and can randomly carry a multiplier of x2 or x3. / When a WILD symbol hits, its multiplier is applied to all wins present on the screen. If two or more WILD symbols hit, their multiplier values multiply between each other up to a maximum of x27. / This is the MONEY symbol. It can appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. / Each spin the MONEY symbol takes a random value from a predefined set. Possible values are: 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3.75x, 5x, 7.5x, 10x, 12.5x, 25x, 37.5x, 50x, 75x or 100x base bet. / This is the COLLECT symbol. It can appear on reel 1. / Whenever the COLLECT symbol hits on reel 1 alongside adjacent MONEY symbols or WILD on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5, forming a left to right way, the values of all MONEY symbols are collected and paid. / WILDS that carry a multiplier multiply the value of the collected amounts. / Page 2/8",
    "rules_p2.png": "FREE SPINS / Hit 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols to trigger the FREE SPINS feature and win 8, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. / This is the LEVEL UP symbol. It appears only during the FREE SPINS round. It gets collected in a meter and after collection it transforms into a MONEY symbol. / ... after 4 LEVEL UP symbols collected, it grows to level 2, where all ELEPHANT paying symbols transform into MONEY symbols on the screen and reel strips. After another 3 collected, the round grows to level 3 where all RHINO ... After another 6 collected, the round grows to level 4 where all ZEBRA ... Finally, after another 2 collected the round grows to level 5 where all GAZELLE ... After level 5 is reached, level up symbols are not collected anymore. / Hit 2, 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the screen during the round to retrigger the feature and win 5, 8, 15 or 20 additional free spins respectively. / Special reels are in play during the feature. / MAX WIN / The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 5,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited. / Page 3/8",
    "rules_p3.png": "ANTE BET / ... Bet multiplier 50x - Base game spins played with this ANTE BET on have higher chance of hitting MONEY symbols with higher values. FREE SPINS rounds triggered with this ANTE BET on have reel strips with more WILD symbols and higher chance of x3 multiplier and bigger MONEY symbols values hitting. / Bet multiplier 20x - Normal play. / BUY FEATURE / The FREE SPINS round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it / Pay 100x base bet to trigger the FREE SPINS feature with 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols guaranteed to hit randomly on the triggering spin. / Pay 500x base bet to trigger the SUPER FREE SPINS feature with 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols guaranteed to hit randomly on the triggering spin. The SUPER FREE SPINS round starts with 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 LEVEL UP symbols already collected, thus starting from a random level, minimum level 3. / Page 4/8",
    "rules_p4.png": "LOW VOLATILITY / Low volatility games pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still having the chance to win big. / All wins are multiplied by base bet. / All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. / Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same payway. / When winning on multiple payways, all wins are added to the total win. / Free spins wins are added to the payway win. / The base bet is the bet amount before feature-related increases. / Free spins win is awarded to the player after the round completes. / Free spins total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle. / The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50% / The RTP of the game when using \"ANTE BET\" is 96.51% / The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.57% / The RTP of the game when using \"BUY SUPER FREE SPINS\" is 96.50% / MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $600.00 / SPACE and ENTER buttons on the keyboard can be used to start and stop the spin. Malfunction voids all pays and plays. / Page 5/8",
    "bonus_buy_dialog.png": "$200.00 | $1 000.00 | BASE BET (noise around; titles and the $2.00 field read by eye)",
    "base_game_win_line.png": "(OCR partial) $60.00 / $180.00 / $240.00 / 3X PAYS $3.60 / WIN $3.60 / 24.00 - the BET value $24.00 and caption '3X [Q] PAYS $3.60' confirmed by eye",
    "settings.png": "BATTERY SAVER / REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED / AMBIENT MUSIC / TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC / SOUND FX / INTRO SCREEN / SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME / SLOTS PROMOTIONS / DISPLAY PROMO BADGE",
    "autoplay.png": "NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS / 100 / START AUTOPLAY (100)"
  },

  "manifest_note_discrepancies": [
    "manifest note for preview_1.png says 'слайд 2 из 3: Collect [cheetah] with values up to 100X' - the frame is slide 3/3 (third dot lit) with the text 'IN FREE SPINS ANIMAL SYMBOLS CAN TRANSFORM INTO [cheetah]'. The 'COLLECT ... UP TO 100X' text is on preview_2.png (slide 2/3). Slide 1/3 is preview_slide_max.png. (The manifest 'order' values 0/1/2 for max/preview_2/preview_1 are in the correct slide order; only the note text on preview_1 is stale.)",
    "manifest note for free_spins_level5_buy2.png says 'three animal icons replaced by money'; the level meter on the frame shows all FOUR animal medallions in colour (converted), consistent with level 5.",
    "manifest note for win_screen_fs_big.png says $49.58 on the banner and $81.58 in the WIN field: confirmed by zoom (the WIN field is dimmed under the banner)."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Release date and game version: not printed on any captured frame (null).",
    "Autoplay slider range (minimum, maximum, step): only the value 100 is visible; the full range was not captured.",
    "Full list of COIN VALUE and BET steps in the bet menu: only $0.01 / BET 1 and $1.20 / BET 10 (the extremes) were seen.",
    "Free-spins round composition: the totals '16 free spins' (buy 1) and '13 free spins' (buy 2) are printed, but how they split between the initial award and retriggers is not shown on any frame (manifest note suggests 8 + 8 for the first, not verified).",
    "The $49.58 on the SENSATIONAL banner and $1,127.60 versus WIN $1,042.40 on the Super Free Spins end screen are mid-animation values (count-up) and are quoted as printed on those frames only.",
    "Other win-banner tiers beyond 'SENSATIONAL!' (e.g. larger ones) were not captured, so their names and thresholds are unknown.",
    "Whether Super Free Spins can be triggered naturally (not by purchase) is not stated in the booklet.",
    "Level 2 of the free-spins level meter has no dedicated frame; its panel appearance is inferred from levels 1, 3, 4, 5.",
    "Behaviour of 'Special reels' in free spins (what differs on the strips) is not described beyond the sentence 'Special reels are in play during the feature'.",
    "Sound design and animations cannot be judged from still frames."
  ]
}