Chilli Heat Megaways

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Chilli Heat Megaways",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": "None visible beyond the provider itself — footer on every screen reads only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' with no sub-studio credit (e.g. no 'Reel Kingdom'/'Fat Panda'); this is treated as a main-studio release, studio field intentionally left unset.",
    "theme": "A sun-lit Mexican street/village fiesta. Colourful two-storey buildings (turquoise, orange, purple, mustard-yellow) with balconies line a stone-paved street; a zig-zag paper-flag bunting (pink/yellow/red) is strung overhead; potted cacti sit in terracotta pots in the foreground; strings of dried red chilli peppers hang at the right edge of several screens. Reel frame is a dark wine-red/maroon lattice with a gold Aztec-zig-zag border.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, colour-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 19 desktop screenshots (1280x800) inspected directly plus zoomed crops of paytable symbol cards and the promotional icon strip.",
    "method_notes": "All numeric values (RTP, bet limits, symbol payouts, MONEY-symbol value ladder, max win, ante multiplier) were read verbatim from the in-game rules booklet (8 pages) and cross-checked against the TL's own pixel measurements noted in manifest.json (bet ladder walked to its cap via the '+' button; ante toggle observed switching bet from $240.00 to $300.00). Nothing below is invented; anything not clearly legible is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Bright daytime Mexican street scene: pale blue sky, sandy stone paving in warm tan/beige, colourful house facades (turquoise-blue, burnt orange, magenta/purple, mustard yellow) with striped awnings (red-and-white).",
    "reel_frame": "Dark wine-red/maroon carved wooden-look frame with a gold zig-zag (Aztec-style triangle) trim running along every border and between reels.",
    "reel_cells": "Deep maroon/near-black cells; symbol cards each carry their own coloured mini-frame (see symbols below).",
    "feature_background": "During the Money Respin feature the whole background switches to a fiery orange/red/yellow flame texture with hanging gold chains at the top corners; the wordmark stays in its usual red/orange/green colours top-left.",
    "logo_colors": "'CHILLI' in red letters outlined in orange flame; 'HEAT' in green letters outlined in orange flame; 'MEGAWAYS' underneath in smaller gold/tan letters with a dark outline.",
    "ui_accent_colors": "Gold/tan text for CREDIT and BET labels; white glyphs on dark circular buttons for menu/sound/info/spin/bet +/-; green is used for confirm actions (checkmarks, ON toggle state, nav arrows) and additionally for the MONEY-symbol value tags; pink/magenta and orange/red are used for the special top-row respin icons."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Identities and payouts read directly from the zoomed paytable card crops (paytable_p1.png, page 1/8, 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel'). Dollar values shown are at the paytable's own reference bet ($2.00, i.e. equal to the demo default bet at capture time) and are multiplied by the base bet used in play. Only the mariachi (top symbol) pays from a 2-of-a-kind combination; every other symbol requires at least 3.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Mariachi musician",
        "appearance": "Man wearing a large yellow sombrero with a red/purple/white zig-zag band, bushy brown moustache, playing a light-blue guitar/mandolin; wrapped in a striped red-white-blue poncho. Card frame: bright orange background, red zig-zag border.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$20.00", "5": "$10.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00", "2": "$1.00"},
        "rank": "Highest-paying symbol; unique in paying from only 2-of-a-kind.",
        "source": "paytable_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chihuahua (head portrait)",
        "appearance": "Light-brown chihuahua dog with very large round blue eyes, tall pointed ears, wearing a red bandana/scarf. Card frame: blue background, teal/turquoise zig-zag border.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$12.50", "5": "$5.00", "4": "$2.50", "3": "$1.50"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hot-sauce bottle and red chilli pepper",
        "appearance": "Tall glass bottle with a red liquid, green cap, orange/gold neck-band and a chilli-pepper label, leaning against a large glossy red chilli pepper with a green stalk.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$7.50", "5": "$2.50", "4": "$1.50", "3": "$1.00"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tequila glass with lime",
        "appearance": "Small clear shot/rocks glass with pale golden tequila, a lime wedge resting on the rim.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$3.00", "5": "$1.50", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png"
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "green 3-D letter with darker-green shading", "payouts": {"6": "$3.00", "5": "$1.50", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "blue 3-D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "purple 3-D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "red/orange 3-D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$1.50", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "pink/magenta 3-D glyph", "payouts": {"6": "$1.20", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "9", "color": "purple/violet 3-D glyph", "payouts": {"6": "$1.20", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value_source": "paytable_p1.png. Note: 10 and 9 use similar purple/magenta hues but are distinguished by the printed glyph shape (numeral vs different numeral), not colour alone.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "The game's own burning wordmark card: 'CHILLI' in red and 'HEAT' in green, both wrapped in orange flame, on a dark card.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except the MONEY (bag) symbol. WILD appears only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 (never on reels 1 or 6). Has no payouts of its own.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "money_symbol": {
      "name": "MONEY (drawstring money bag)",
      "appearance": "A round golden/yellow drawstring cloth money bag tied with a green ribbon bow, shown on a card with a bright green zig-zag border; a printed dollar value is overlaid on the bag once revealed.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reel positions EXCEPT the top row above reels 2-5. On every spin each MONEY symbol lands with a randomly-chosen value from a fixed set. When 6 or more MONEY symbols are showing at once, the RESPIN FEATURE (Money Respin) is triggered.",
      "value_ladder": "1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x or 250x TOTAL BET (16 possible values, basis stated explicitly in-game).",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png (rules page 2/8, 'RESPIN RULES')",
      "note": "This is a flat prize ladder attached to individual reel positions, not a named jackpot tier (no MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND labels) — all 16 values recorded above rather than split into a separate jackpot_tiers structure."
    }
  },

  "mechanics": {
    "grid_and_ways": {
      "reel_count": 6,
      "reel_heights_max": "Reels 1 and 6: up to 7 symbol positions each. Reels 2, 3, 4 and 5: up to 8 symbol positions each.",
      "top_row_behavior": "The top row of reels 2 to 5 spins independently from right to left (a separate mini-reel above the main grid).",
      "mechanic": "Megaways (variable reel heights every spin, licensed from Big Time Gaming; 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG' logo shown bottom of paytable page 1/8).",
      "max_ways": 200704,
      "max_ways_arithmetic_check": "7 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 7 = 200704 — matches the printed figure exactly.",
      "win_direction": "Wins are awarded for left-to-right adjacent symbol combinations of any size, starting from the leftmost reel. A small in-game diagram shows a valid diagonal/scattered-but-adjacent-column shape (green check) versus an invalid shape that breaks adjacency with a coloured highlighted reel column crossed out (red X).",
      "win_aggregation": "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. All wins are multiplied by the base bet; values are expressed as actual wins in coins.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, paytable_p5.png"
    },
    "tumble_feature": {
      "description": "After every spin, winning combinations are paid and all winning symbols disappear. Remaining symbols fall to the bottom of the screen; empty positions are refilled from above with new symbols of the same size as the initial spin result. Tumbling repeats until no further winning combination appears. All wins from a base spin's full tumble sequence are added to the balance together.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png (rules page 2/8, 'TUMBLE FEATURE')"
    },
    "money_respin_feature": {
      "trigger": "6 or more MONEY symbols land at once (base game or Buy Feature purchase).",
      "sequence": "After all winning combinations from the triggering spin are paid, the normal symbols fade away, only the triggering MONEY symbols remain, and the reels are replaced by special respin reels containing only MONEY symbols on the main grid plus special symbols on the top row above reels 2-5. Reels 1 and 6 start LOCKED (shown wrapped in a large gold padlock and crossed gold chains, visible in bonus_2.png) and can only be unlocked by a special symbol; once unlocked, the number of symbol positions on that reel equals the height of the grid that started the round.",
      "respin_counter": "The round starts with 3 respins (shown top-right as 'RESPINS n'). Any respin where at least one new MONEY symbol lands resets the counter back to 3. The round ends when respins run out OR every position on the grid is filled with MONEY symbols.",
      "special_top_row_symbols": [
        {"icon": "Green circle, gold padlock (open/broken chain graphic)", "effect": "Unlocks reel 1. The number of possible symbols on reel 1 becomes equal to the starting grid height."},
        {"icon": "Green circle, gold padlock (variant)", "effect": "Unlocks reel 6. The number of possible symbols on reel 6 becomes equal to the starting grid height."},
        {"icon": "Orange/red circle, gold up/down double-arrow", "effect": "Extends the number of possible symbols on the reel directly below it to 7, for the remainder of the round."},
        {"icon": "Pink/magenta circle, gold down-arrow", "effect": "Collects the amounts on all MONEY symbols from the reel directly below it and adds them to the total win."},
        {"icon": "Dark-red/maroon rounded square, gold down-arrow", "effect": "Collects the amounts on ALL MONEY symbols currently anywhere on the screen and adds them to the total win."},
        {"icon": "Gold/blue circle, blue X", "effect": "Multiplies the amount of all MONEY symbols on the reel directly below it by a randomly chosen 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x."},
        {"icon": "Blue rounded square with zig-zag pattern, gold X", "effect": "Multiplies the amount of ALL MONEY symbols currently on the screen by a randomly chosen 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x."}
      ],
      "completion": "When the feature is complete, the values of all MONEY symbols left on the screen plus everything already collected during the round are added together and awarded as the feature win.",
      "sources": "paytable_p2.png (respin rules, page 2/8), paytable_p3.png (special top-row symbols, page 3/8)",
      "captured_evidence": "bonus_0.png (buy dialog), bonus_1.png (trigger announcement, RESPINS 3, running total $24.00), bonus_2.png (mid-round gameplay: RESPINS 2, running total $28.00, reels 1 & 6 shown locked behind chains/padlock, a pink single-reel collector icon active above reel 3), bonus_3.png (a 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $10.00' popup, RESPINS 0)."
    },
    "ante_bet": {
      "name": "ANTE BET / 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE'",
      "rules_text": "The player can select the bet multiplier. Bet multiplier 20x = Normal Play. Bet multiplier 25x = the chance to trigger the RESPIN feature naturally is doubled and more MONEY symbols are present on the reels, but the symbol paytable is unaffected and pays exactly as for the 20x multiplier.",
      "measured_effect": "TL-measured: with ante OFF the total-bet field reads e.g. $2.00 (20x coin value); with ante toggled ON the same coin value reads $2.50 (25x) — a ratio of 1.25x. At the ceiling of the bet range this scales to $240.00 (ante off) versus $300.00 (ante on).",
      "ui": "A labelled toggle switch reading 'BET $X.XX  DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with an ON/OFF pill and an orange checkmark button, shown in the left-hand info column of the base game and bonus dialogs (visible on base_game.png, bonus_0.png, bonus_1-3.png background, settings.png, autoplay.png, info_bet_max_normal.png/info_bet_max_ante.png).",
      "interaction_with_buy_feature": "When the 25x ante bet is enabled, the BUY RESPIN FEATURE purchase option is disabled (shown visually dimmed/greyed in info_bet_max_ante.png compared to the vivid green panel in info_bet_max_normal.png).",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png (page 4/8, 'ANTE BET')"
    },
    "buy_feature": {
      "name": "BUY RESPIN FEATURE",
      "rules_text": "The RESPIN feature can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x the current total bet. When buying the feature, the round starts with a random number of symbols on each reel depending on the spin that starts the bought round.",
      "measured_prices": "$200.00 at a $2.00 base bet (bonus_0.png) and $24,000.00 at the measured $240.00 bet ceiling (info_bet_max_normal.png) — both consistent with the stated 100x multiplier.",
      "availability": "Only available when ante bet is OFF; disabled when the 25x ante multiplier is enabled.",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png (page 4/8, 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE'), bonus_0.png"
    },
    "free_spins": "This game has NO free-spins feature. Its only bonus round is the Money Respin feature described above. The RTP-disclosure sentence on paytable_p5.png reads '...when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.50%' — this is boilerplate Pragmatic Play template text that does not match this build (there is no free-spins purchase or feature anywhere in the game; only 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE' exists). Documented verbatim below with the discrepancy flagged, not treated as evidence of a free-spins mode."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent": {
      "base": 96.50,
      "ante_bet": 96.50,
      "buy_feature": 96.50,
      "note": "All three theoretical RTP figures are printed as identical (96.50%), quoted verbatim: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%' / 'The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.50%' / 'The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.50%' — the last label is a template mismatch (see mechanics.free_spins note); the purchasable feature in this build is the Respin, not free spins.",
      "source": "paytable_p5.png (page 5/8)"
    },
    "volatility": "High — shown as a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons, plus the sentence 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' Value taken from the text, per project convention (icon counts are corroborating, not primary).",
    "bet_range": {
      "printed_minimum": "$0.20",
      "printed_maximum": "$300.00 (this is the ANTE-mode ceiling, NOT the normal-mode ceiling — see anomaly note below)",
      "measured_normal_mode_maximum": "$240.00 — confirmed by walking the '+' button to its limit with ante OFF (info_bet_max_normal.png); the '+' button is visibly disabled (numerically measured: crop mean brightness fell from ~102 to ~41) at this value.",
      "measured_ante_mode_maximum": "$300.00 — confirmed with ante ON (info_bet_max_ante.png); matches the printed MAXIMUM BET figure exactly. $240.00 x 1.25 = $300.00.",
      "source": "paytable_p5.png (printed figures), info_bet_max_normal.png / info_bet_max_ante.png (TL pixel measurement)"
    },
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_credit_starting_balance": "$100,000.00 (seen on base_game.png, paytable pages)",
    "max_win": {
      "value": "5,000x bet",
      "rule_text": "The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a round reaches 5,000x the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining respins/features are forfeited. (Stated twice, verbatim on paytable_p4.png and paytable_p7.png; the page 4 wording says 'all remaining free spins are forfeited' — again template language, since this build has no free spins; page 7 correctly says 'all remaining features are forfeited'.)",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png (page 4/8), paytable_p7.png (page 7/8)"
    },
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (paytable_p5.png)",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (paytable_p5.png). Holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin (on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' visible on base_game.png and other in-round screens).",
    "spin_speed_modes": "A cycling spin-speed button switches between normal speed, quick spin and turbo spin (paytable_p6.png).",
    "coins_cash_toggle": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (paytable_p6.png).",
    "megaways_licence": "'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG [TIME GAMING]' — small logo credit at the bottom of paytable_p1.png."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Splash/promo screen shown before entering the game. Top-left: game logo 'CHILLI HEAT' (red 'CHILLI' + green 'HEAT', both wrapped in orange flame) with 'MEGAWAYS' in gold underneath, over the fiesta-street background. Centre: the base-game reel grid is already visible behind a translucent dark overlay, topped by a horizontal strip of 4 large circular/rounded-square icons showcasing the special respin symbols in order: (1) orange circle with gold up/down double-arrow ('extend'), (2) green circle with gold padlock ('unlock'), (3) pink/magenta circle with gold down-arrow ('collector'), (4) blue rounded square with gold X on a zig-zag pattern ('multiplier'). Large yellow headline text bottom-left: 'MONEY RESPIN WITH UNLOCKERS, COLLECTORS AND MULTIPLIERS'. A round black 'enter/refresh' icon (two white curved arrows) sits centre-right over the street background. Bottom-right: a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 lit gold lightning-bolt icons, and a square 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox (unchecked, yellow outline) with white label. Footer centre: 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG' with a small round red/white 'BIG' emblem.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round icon starts the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature-icon strip differentiates the 4 respin-symbol categories by SHAPE (circle vs rounded square) and GLYPH (arrow / padlock / X) in addition to colour — safe for colour-blind users. Volatility is conveyed by icon COUNT (5 filled) as well as being named in text elsewhere in the booklet."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "6-reel Megaways grid (reels 1 & 6 up to 7 rows, reels 2-5 up to 8 rows) inside a dark wine-red frame with a gold zig-zag border, set against the sunny street background; a separate independently-spinning top row sits above reels 2-5 inside its own gold-framed strip.",
      "top_right_badge": "A gold-framed maroon plaque reading 'MEGAWAYS / 200704' — shows the number of ways in play for the CURRENT spin's grid configuration (this value changes every spin as reel heights change; 200704 is the maximum, printed here as the theoretical max, distinct from the live per-spin ways count seen elsewhere, e.g. '3456' on win_screen_base.png).",
      "left_side_panels": "Two stacked gold-framed plaques: 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $200' (green background) above 'BET $2.50  DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with an orange ON/OFF toggle (shown OFF, dark red pill) and an arrow-check button.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger MENU button (three white lines) and, below/beside it, a round sound-toggle speaker icon, plus a round 'i' INFORMATION button — all white glyphs on dark translucent circles.",
        "balance_labels": "Gold/tan text 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00', clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Round '−' (decrease bet), large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows), round '+' (increase bet); an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button below/beside the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All primary controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). The ante ON/OFF toggle is additionally labelled with text and a pill-position change, not colour alone."
    },

    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8 ('GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Top: a grid of the 10 paying symbols (4 high-value + 6 letter/number royals) with their 6/5/4/3(/2 for mariachi)-of-a-kind payouts — see 'symbols' above. Middle-left: the WILD card (burning game logo) with its substitution rule. Middle-right: 'Ways to win' section with two small 7x6 grid diagrams — a valid adjacent-left-to-right win shape marked with a green check, and an invalid shape (one full reel column highlighted, connectivity broken) marked with a red X — plus the text describing reel heights (7 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 7), the independently-spinning top row, and the 200704 maximum ways figure. Bottom: the Megaways/BTG licence credit.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green controls — ◄ (previous page), an X (CENTRE, closes the booklet), ► (next page). A separate white X sits at the top-right of the panel and also closes the booklet. 'Page 1/8' printed bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav controls are differentiated by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle) rather than colour alone — safe. The valid/invalid ways-to-win diagrams use both colour (green/red) AND a distinct check-mark/X-mark glyph, so they remain legible to colour-blind users."
    },

    "rules_p2_tumble_and_respin": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "2 of 8",
      "content": "Upper half, 'TUMBLE FEATURE' heading: full description of the cascading-win mechanic (see mechanics.tumble_feature). Lower half, 'RESPIN RULES' heading: shows the MONEY bag icon plus its full description, the 16-value prize ladder ('1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x or 250x total bet'), the 6-symbol trigger, and the respin-round mechanics (reels 1/6 locked at start, 3 starting respins, counter resets to 3 on any new MONEY hit, round ends when respins exhausted or grid full)."
    },

    "rules_p3_special_symbols": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "3 of 8",
      "content": "Header: 'During the round, the following special symbols can hit on the top row:' followed by 7 icon+description rows, listed in mechanics.money_respin_feature.special_top_row_symbols above, ending with the completion rule ('the values of all MONEY symbols on screen plus everything collected so far is added together and awarded')."
    },

    "rules_p4_ante_and_buy": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "4 of 8",
      "content": "'ANTE BET' section (20x/25x multiplier explanation, see mechanics.ante_bet) plus the first printed statement of the 5,000x max-win cap, followed by 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE' section (100x current total bet, disabled under ante, random starting symbol count per reel)."
    },

    "rules_p5_volatility_rtp_limits": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5 of 8",
      "content": "'GAME RULES' header with the VOLATILITY badge (5/5 bolts) and high-volatility explanatory text; win-evaluation rules (highest win per pay way, multiple ways summed, all wins x base bet, values expressed as actual wins in coins); respin-round payout timing ('Respin round win is awarded to the player after the round completes. Respin round total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle.'); SPACE/ENTER keyboard hint; the three 96.50% RTP lines; MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $300.00; 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'"
    },

    "rules_p6_how_to_play": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6 of 8",
      "content": "'HOW TO PLAY' — bet +/- opens the bet menu, SPIN starts play. 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' glossary with icon + description for each control: hamburger MENU icon (opens Settings), spin-speed cycling icon (normal/quick/turbo), speaker icon (toggles sound & music), 'i' INFORMATION icon (opens the info booklet), CREDIT/BET labels (click to switch coins/cash view), bet +/- (also opens the bet menu with denominations), circular refresh icon (starts the game/spin), AUTOPLAY button (opens autoplay menu; click again to stop)."
    },

    "rules_p7_menus_and_maxwin": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7 of 8",
      "content": "'SETTINGS MENU' glossary: INTRO SCREEN / AMBIENT / SOUND FX / GAME HISTORY toggles and links. 'INFORMATION SCREEN' glossary: ◄/► scroll between pages, X closes. 'BET MENU' section: explains the bet-multiplier list and total bet shown in coins & cash, +/- for BET and COIN VALUE fields. Repeats the max-win rule: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5000X bet. If the total win of a round reaches 5000X bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.'"
    },

    "rules_p8_autoplay": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "8 of 8",
      "content": "'AUTOPLAY' — click a preset auto-spin count button to start Autoplay; 'SKIP SCREENS' option auto-skips the feature intro/end screens after a short delay. Background (dimmed) shows part of a resolved respin grid with visible MONEY-bag payout tiles."
    },

    "buy_respin_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_0.png",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog overlaid on the base game: gold-framed green plaque reading 'BUY / RESPIN FEATURE / $200' flanked by illustrated red and green chilli peppers with orange flame accents. Two buttons below the price: an orange square with a red X (cancel) and an orange square with a green checkmark (confirm). Background bet panels show 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $200' and 'BET $2.50 DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE OFF', and a 'TOTAL BET $2.00' control with −/+ at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Confirm/cancel are marked with a checkmark and an X glyph respectively, not colour alone (though the buttons are also both orange, so shape/glyph is the only differentiator here — a residual risk for shape-agnostic recognition, but text-free universal icons are standard)."
    },

    "respin_trigger_announcement": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_1.png",
      "content": "Full-screen announcement over the flame-textured feature background with hanging gold chains at the top corners: a wood-plank banner reads 'CONGRATULATIONS', below it 'YOU HAVE WON' in light blue, then 'THE MONEY RESPIN FEATURE' in gold, and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in small gold text. Top-right shows 'RESPINS 3'. A red bottom plaque shows the running total '$24.00' (the win from the base spin that triggered the feature, carried into the respin round). Chilli peppers with flame accents decorate both sides of the sign. Footer: CREDIT $99,800.00, BET $2.00."
    },

    "respin_gameplay": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_2.png",
      "content": "Mid-round respin grid on the flame background. Reels 1 and 6 are shown fully locked: each covered by a large gold padlock with an X of thick gold chains through the reel. Visible MONEY-bag symbols with revealed dollar values are scattered across reels 2-5 ($4.00, $2.00, $4.00 x2, $8.00, $4.00, $8.00, $4.00 in the captured frame) each on its own green zig-zag-bordered card. The independently-spinning top row shows a pink circular 'collector' icon (gold down-arrow) active above reel 3, mid-collection of that reel's MONEY values into the total. Top-right: 'RESPINS 2'. Bottom red plaque: running total '$28.00'."
    },

    "respin_result_popup": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "bonus_3.png",
      "content": "Same 'CONGRATULATIONS' wood-plank banner style as the trigger screen, this time reading 'YOU HAVE WON' then a red-bordered box with '$10.00', and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Top-right: 'RESPINS 0' (feature has ended). Bottom red plaque also shows '$10.00'. Footer: CREDIT $99,815.40, BET $2.00.",
      "note": "See anomalies below — this popup's $10.00 does not equal the $28.00 running total seen in bonus_2.png; it is treated as evidence of an intermediate collect/award event within the round rather than the round's single grand total, since the two frames are non-adjacent captures of a multi-step round."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centred black panel with a gold 'X' close button top-right, overlaid on a dimmed base-game background showing a just-resolved win (WIN $48.00, CREDIT $99,848.00 visible at the bottom, and small MONEY-style payout tiles faintly visible behind the panel).",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (with an external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round white '−' button, value '$2.00' in a dark field, round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a caption line: 'BATTERY SAVER' (save battery life by reducing animation speed — shown OFF, white pill on the left/grey side), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (turn on/off game music — shown ON, green pill on the right), 'SOUND FX' (turn on/off game sounds — shown ON), 'INTRO SCREEN' (show the intro screen before starting the game — shown ON).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by switch/pill POSITION (left=off, right=on) in addition to the green-when-on colour fill — position is the safe non-colour cue."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Overlay panel across the reel area on a dimmed background; background bet panel in this capture shows the ante-scaled figures 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $24,000' and 'BET $300.00 DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE OFF' (the panel simply previews what the ante-mode price/bet WOULD be at the current $240.00 base bet — the live BET readout at the very bottom still shows $240.00, ante itself is off) and visible resolved MONEY-tile values ($2, $4, $8 denominations).",
      "options": "Two checkboxes: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked) and 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked); a third checkbox 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (dark track, partially filled) with the value '100' to the right.",
      "action": "Wide teal/green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkboxes use an explicit checkmark glyph (shape), not colour alone, to show checked state."
    },

    "info_bet_max_normal": {
      "type": "info",
      "file": "info_bet_max_normal.png",
      "content": "TL-captured measurement frame: bet stepped to its ceiling with ante OFF. Bottom bar reads 'BET $240.00'; the '+' button is visibly disabled/darkened (no longer clickable). Left panel shows 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $24,000' (bright green, active) and 'BET $300.00 DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE OFF' (previewing the ante-equivalent price). Background reel grid shows a resolved respin-style grid with MONEY-tile values ($2, $4, $8, $8, $4, $4, $4)."
    },

    "info_bet_max_ante": {
      "type": "info",
      "file": "info_bet_max_ante.png",
      "content": "Same measurement, now with ante toggled ON. Bottom bar reads 'BET $300.00' — matches the printed booklet maximum exactly. Left panel shows 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $24,000' now rendered in a visibly dimmed/greyed style (disabled, since Buy Feature is unavailable under ante) and 'BET $300.00 DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with the toggle now showing 'ON' (green pill) and a highlighted orange checkmark button."
    },

    "win_screen_base": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "win_screen_base.png",
      "content": "A real base-game win at the measured maximum bet, no feature involved. Grid shows a mix of letters/numbers plus two toucan-eyed chihuahua symbols and two mariachi symbols among the visible cells. Top-right badge: 'MEGAWAYS 3456' (the live ways count for this specific spin's reel-height configuration, far below the 200704 theoretical maximum). Bottom bar: 'WIN $192.00', 'CREDIT $99,560.00', 'BET $240.00'. Left panel unchanged (Buy Respin Feature $24,000 / ante toggle OFF)."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control layout is stable across screens: menu/sound/info cluster bottom-left, bet −/+ flank the central SPIN button, AUTOPLAY sits near SPIN. The info booklet is a strictly linear 8-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with the centre X — a screen reader could announce 'page N of 8' consistently. Feature state (RESPINS n, locked reels, active collector/multiplier icon) is always paired with on-screen text/numerals, not conveyed by animation alone.",
    "motor": "Large circular touch targets for all primary actions; SPIN is the largest. SPACE/ENTER provide keyboard-only spin control. Autoplay (with adjustable spin count and Skip Screens) reduces the number of repeated clicks needed for extended play.",
    "color_blind": "Nearly all state is redundantly coded: toggle switches by pill position + text label, checkboxes by checkmark glyph, nav arrows by triangle/cross shape, respin lock state by an explicit padlock+chain graphic (not just a colour tint), and the win-shape diagram by check/cross glyphs as well as green/red. The one place with a shared hue and only shape/text disambiguation is the buy-dialog's cancel/confirm pair (both orange squares, distinguished by X vs check glyph) — still workable for colour-blind users since the glyphs themselves are colour-independent.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be audio-only; sound (Ambient Music, Sound FX) is explicitly toggle-able and decorative. All wins, counters, and feature outcomes are shown as on-screen numerals and text."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact reconciliation between the respin round's running total seen mid-round in bonus_2.png ($28.00) and the smaller amount shown in the 'CONGRATULATIONS' popup in bonus_3.png ($10.00): the two frames are non-adjacent captures of a multi-step respin round, so the intermediate sequence of collects/multiplies between them is not fully visible on the captured frames; treated as an intermediate collect event rather than a contradiction of the total-win rule (which is confirmed correctly by the CREDIT delta being consistent with several payouts across the round).",
    "Whether the 'BUY RESPIN FEATURE $24,000' label being visually dimmed in info_bet_max_ante.png represents a formally disabled/non-clickable button state versus merely a lower-contrast render — inferred as disabled from the visual dimming plus the explicit rules-text statement ('When the 25x ante bet feature is enabled, the BUY RESPIN feature is disabled'), not from directly clicking it in this capture set.",
    "Per-cell content of the reel grids in base_game.png / bonus_2.png / win_screen_base.png is a random snapshot for that spin, not a fixed game property, and is intentionally not enumerated cell-by-cell."
  ]
}