Crystal Caverns Megaways™

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Crystal Caverns Megaways",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "studio_note": "OMIT - only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' text appears in the footer of every captured frame (e.g. base_game.png, preview.png bottom, and the small grey wordmark bottom-left of the reels screen). No sub-studio name (e.g. 'Reel Kingdom', 'Fat Panda') was found anywhere.",
    "theme": "Frozen crystal cave / ice grotto filled with gemstones. Deep-blue glacial rock walls with hanging icicles and glowing internal light form the base-game backdrop; the reel frame is carved pale-blue ice with snow drifts and small icicles hanging from its top edge and corner scrollwork. During the Free Spins feature the whole scene shifts to a violet/purple amethyst cavern with large faceted crystal formations instead of ice.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing users, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 19 manifest screenshots (1280x800 desktop) plus OCR ground truth and zoomed pixel crops of the paytable, symbols and UI.",
    "method_notes": "All numeric values (paytable payouts, RTP, bet limits, ways count, free-spin counts, max win, bonus-buy cost) were read directly from on-screen text and cross-checked with OCR and zoomed crops. Nothing was inferred from memory of other Megaways titles. Anything not clearly legible on the captured frames is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English",
    "brand_licence_note": "Splash/preview screen and in-game footer both display: 'MEGAWAYS™ is used under licence from Big Time Gaming Pty Ltd' (shown as 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BIG' with a small red BIG roundel logo on preview.png)."
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Deep blue/navy glacial cave interior; jagged blue-white ice crystal formations along the left and right edges of the screen, darker toward the top and bottom vignette.",
    "reel_frame": "Pale ice-blue carved stone/ice border with white snow caps along the top edge and small icicles hanging down at the frame's top and corners; ornate light-blue scrollwork decorates the corners.",
    "reel_cells": "Each symbol sits on its own light powder-blue frosted tile with a thin ice-blue decorative border (a lighter, more 'icy' look than typical dark reel cells).",
    "free_spins_background": "Deep violet/purple amethyst cavern with large faceted purple crystal formations along the edges (visually distinct palette shift from the base game's blue ice theme).",
    "gem_symbol_colors": "Red (round cabochon on a gold filigree plaque), blue (rectangular emerald-cut gem on a blue plaque), purple/violet (oval faceted gem on a purple/lilac plaque), teal/turquoise (rectangular cut gem on a teal-green plaque), pink/magenta (round cabochon gem on a pink plaque). Letters: 'A' pink/magenta with a light-blue icy card outline, 'K' orange/amber, 'Q' red, 'J' green, '10' blue - all on the pale ice-blue tile background, each letter with a white/icy glow outline.",
    "scatter_symbol_color": "Pale blue-white faceted round gem (diamond-like) ringed by a circle of white pearls set in a gold band, glowing on a teal/turquoise icy backdrop.",
    "wild_symbol_color": "Gold rectangular plaque with ornate gold scrollwork corners and the word 'WILD' in green 3D letters (paytable icon, rules_p1/paytable_p1).",
    "ui_buttons": "Dark navy/charcoal translucent circles with white line-art glyphs (menu ≡, speaker, info 'i', spin double-arrow, +/-, autoplay). No color-only states used for these; shape/glyph carries the meaning.",
    "toggle_switches": "Off = white knob on dark-grey track (left position); On = white knob on green track (right position) - seen in SYSTEM SETTINGS (settings.png).",
    "win_and_congratulations_screens": "Icy blue-glass plaque with white snow drifts and hanging icicles; 'CONGRATULATIONS' in pale blue 3D letters outlined in purple on a dark red-brown ribbon banner; 'YOU HAVE WON' and the free-spins count in gold/yellow; the dollar amount in gold on a dark blue frosted panel.",
    "accent_gold": "Gold is used throughout for currency values, plaque borders, the MEGAWAYS counter frame, and headline text - consistently gold regardless of context, never relied on alone (always paired with explicit text/numbers)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payouts read directly from paytable_p1.png (Page 1/7) at the demo paytable anchor bet of $2.00. Values are in US dollars as printed; see technical_summary for the bet-to-multiplier relationship. Full ladders (6/5/4/3-of-a-kind) were legible for every paying symbol - none omitted.",
    "high_value_gems": [
      {"name": "Red gem (round cabochon on gold filigree plaque)", "payouts": {"6": "$50.00", "5": "$10.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "rank": "top-paying symbol"},
      {"name": "Blue gem (rectangular emerald-cut, blue plaque)", "payouts": {"6": "$10.00", "5": "$5.00", "4": "$2.40", "3": "$1.40"}},
      {"name": "Purple/violet gem (oval faceted, purple plaque)", "payouts": {"6": "$5.00", "5": "$3.00", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$1.20"}},
      {"name": "Teal/turquoise gem (rectangular cut, teal plaque)", "payouts": {"6": "$4.00", "5": "$2.40", "4": "$1.40", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "Pink/magenta gem (round cabochon, pink plaque)", "payouts": {"6": "$3.00", "5": "$2.00", "4": "$1.20", "3": "$0.80"}}
    ],
    "low_value_royals": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "pink/magenta letter, icy-blue card", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.40", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "orange/amber letter, icy-blue card", "payouts": {"6": "$1.80", "5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.60"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "red letter, icy-blue card", "payouts": {"6": "$1.60", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.60"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "green letter, icy-blue card", "payouts": {"6": "$1.20", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "blue letter, icy-blue card", "payouts": {"6": "$1.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Gold rectangular plaque with ornate gold scrollwork corner flourishes and the word 'WILD' in green 3D block letters (paytable icon; not observed as a live reel symbol in the captured spins).",
      "substitution_rule": "Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER (quoted verbatim from paytable_p1.png: 'This symbol is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER.').",
      "reel_placement": "Quoted verbatim from paytable_p1.png: 'WILD symbol appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, on normal reels and top row.' (i.e. WILD can land on reels 2-6 in the main grid and also in the independent top row above reels 2-5; it never appears on reel 1.)",
      "expanding_wild_rule": "From rules_p1.png (Page 2/7), heading 'EXPANDING WILD': 'Whenever a WILD symbol hits in the base game or free spins, anywhere except for the top row it expands to fill the whole reel vertically. The number of wilds on an expanded reel will be equal to the number of symbols that hit before expansion.' This mechanic did NOT visibly occur in any of the captured base-game or free-spins frames (12 free spins played) - documented from the printed rule text only, not from observed gameplay.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, rules_p1.png"
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "Pale blue-white faceted round gem (diamond-like) ringed by a circle of white pearls set in a gold band, on a teal/turquoise glowing backdrop. Visually distinguishable from the paying gem symbols by its circular pearl-ring border and colorless/icy facet color (the paying gems are solid red/blue/purple/teal/pink and framed by plain gold or colored plaques, not a pearl ring).",
      "scatter_pay_rule": "From rules_p2.png (Page 3/7): '6 or more SCATTER symbols pay 100x total bet. 5 SCATTER symbols pay 10x total bet. 4 SCATTER symbols pay 5x total bet.' Also: 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels.'",
      "trigger_rule": "'Hit 4 or more SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels to trigger the FREE SPINS round.' Awards: 6+ scatters = 20 free spins, 5 scatters = 16 free spins, 4 scatters = 12 free spins.",
      "retrigger_rule": "'Hit 3 or more SCATTER symbols during the round to win 5 more free spins.'",
      "source": "rules_p2.png"
    }
  },

  "reel_and_ways_mechanics": {
    "mechanic": "Megaways (variable reel heights, 'ways to win' pay mechanic, licensed from Big Time Gaming)",
    "layout": "6 reels. Reels 1 and 6 can show up to 7 symbols each; reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 can show up to 8 symbols each - PLUS reels 2-5 each have one extra symbol cell in a separate top row above the main frame that spins independently from right to left. Per-spin visible reel heights vary (core Megaways behaviour) - the exact symbol layout on any single captured frame is a random snapshot and is NOT enumerated here as a fixed property of the game.",
    "max_ways": 200704,
    "ways_source": "paytable_p1.png (Page 1/7), verbatim: 'In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 200704.'",
    "megaways_live_counter": "A dark teal/navy plaque top-right of the reels, gold-bordered, labelled 'MEGAWAYS™' with the current spin's live ways count in gold numerals below (observed values across captured frames: 25920 on base_game.png before spinning, 30240 and 1296 on different free-spins frames, 4800 and 7680 in _burst frames - confirms the ways count changes every spin/tumble as reel heights change).",
    "pay_direction": "Wins awarded for left-to-right adjacent symbol combinations of any size, starting from the leftmost reel (paytable diagram shows a green check for a left-adjacent cluster shape and a red X for a vertical-column-only shape, i.e. wins are NOT paylines/columns, they are adjacency-based ways).",
    "win_evaluation": "'Only the highest win is paid per way. When winning on multiple payways, all wins are added to the total win.' (rules_p3.png)",
    "win_value_basis": "'All wins are multiplied by bet per way... All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.' (rules_p3.png)"
  },

  "core_features": {
    "tumble_feature": {
      "name": "TUMBLE FEATURE",
      "description": "Quoted from rules_p1.png (Page 2/7): 'The TUMBLE FEATURE means that after every spin, winning combinations are paid and all winning symbols disappear. The remaining symbols fall to the bottom of the screen and the empty positions are replaced with new symbols coming from above. New symbols are of the same size as the initial spin result, before tumbles. Tumbling will continue until no more winning combinations appear as a result of a tumble. All wins are added to the player's balance after all the tumbles resulted from a base spin have been played.'",
      "observed": "Visible in free_spins_1.png / free_spins_3.png where several reel cells are shown empty/dark mid-cascade while a 'WIN' readout accumulates (e.g. free_spins_3.png shows 'WIN $79.67' with 'GAME PAYS $10.00' below it, i.e. a running total plus the latest tumble's individual pay)."
    },
    "increasing_multiplier_base_game": {
      "name": "INCREASING MULTIPLIER (base game)",
      "description": "Quoted from rules_p1.png: 'Every time a tumble happens in a base game spin a multiplier that applies to that total win of that tumble increases by 1x. The multiplier resets after all tumbles are finished.' Applies only within a single base-game spin's tumble sequence, then resets to 1x for the next spin.",
      "note": "Not directly observed in the captured base-game frame (base_game.png shows the initial static reel state, no tumble in progress); documented from printed rule text."
    },
    "expanding_wild": {
      "name": "EXPANDING WILD",
      "see": "Documented fully under symbols.wild.expanding_wild_rule above; active in both base game and free spins, never on the top row; not visually captured in this session's frames."
    }
  },

  "free_spins_feature": {
    "trigger": "4, 5 or 6+ SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels (see symbols.scatter.trigger_rule).",
    "spins_awarded": {"4_scatters": 12, "5_scatters": 16, "6_or_more_scatters": 20},
    "retrigger": "3 or more SCATTER symbols during the free spins round award 5 additional free spins (rules_p2.png).",
    "in_feature_multiplier": "The round starts with a 1x multiplier shown in a gold-bordered dark-teal 'MULTIPLIER' plaque on the left side of the screen. Quoted from rules_p2.png: 'The round starts with 1x multiplier. During the feature, every tumble increases the multiplier by 1x until the end of the round. After every tumble the total win of that tumble is multiplied by the current win multiplier.' Unlike the base-game multiplier, this one does NOT reset between spins within the same free-spins round - it only increases, persisting and accumulating for the whole round. Observed live values during the captured round: x2 (free_spins_1.png), x10 (free_spins_2.png and free_spins_3.png), and the final value x11 shown on the win_screen.png summary.",
    "expanding_wild_in_feature": "'The EXPANDING WILD feature is available during the FREE SPINS round.' (rules_p2.png)",
    "special_reels_note": "'Special reels are in play during the feature.' (stated identically on both rules_p1.png/Tumble page footer context and rules_p2.png) - printed text only; no visual difference in the reel-symbol set was distinguishable from the base game in the captured frames beyond the background palette change.",
    "max_win_cap": "10,000x total bet, applies to both base game and free spins combined. Quoted from rules_p2.png: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet in both base game and free spins. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 10,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' (Reiterated in slightly different wording on rules_p5.png: '...round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.')",
    "buy_free_spins": {
      "cost_multiplier": "80x current total bet",
      "source": "rules_p2.png, verbatim: 'The FREE SPINS ROUND can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 80x current total bet.'",
      "confirmed_at_two_bet_levels": "At BET $2.00 the in-game 'BUY FREE SPINS' button/dialog shows $160.00 (base_game.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png) = 80 x $2.00. At BET $0.20 the same button shows $16 (autoplay.png background) = 80 x $0.20. At BET $240.00 (max bet) the button shows $19,200 (settings_bet_max.png background) = 80 x $240.00. All three confirm the 80x multiplier arithmetically.",
      "purchase_dialog": "bonus_buy_dialog.png: an icy blue-glass confirmation panel framed in gold with hanging icicles and blue crystal spikes either side, reading 'BUY FREE SPINS' then the cost '$160' in a gold-bordered inset field, with a pink/magenta 'X' (cancel) button on the left and a green checkmark (confirm) button on the right."
    },
    "captured_round_walkthrough": {
      "purchase": "Bought via BUY FREE SPINS for $160 (bet $2.00 x80). Credit dropped from $100,000.00 to $99,840.00.",
      "trigger_screen": "free_spins_0.png: icy 'CONGRATULATIONS' banner, 'YOU HAVE WON' then large gold '12' then 'FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; footer shows 'WIN $10.00' (a pay resulting from the purchase spin itself, separate from the free-spins-round win total).",
      "gameplay_1": "free_spins_1.png: background has shifted to the violet crystal cavern; MULTIPLIER plaque reads x2; several reel cells empty mid-tumble; 'WIN $12.40'; MEGAWAYS counter reads 30240.",
      "gameplay_2": "free_spins_2.png: motion-blurred spinning reels (frame captured mid-spin); MULTIPLIER x10; 'WIN $79.00'; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 1'.",
      "gameplay_3": "free_spins_3.png: last spin of the round; MULTIPLIER x10 shown at time of capture; running 'WIN $79.67' with 'GAME PAYS $10.00' beneath it (latest tumble's individual pay); MEGAWAYS counter reads 1296.",
      "final_win_screen": "win_screen.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / '$89.00' / 'IN 12 FREE SPINS' ('12' in red) / 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; MULTIPLIER plaque shows final value x11; footer 'WIN $89.00', 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0'; Credit updated to $99,929.00 (99,840 + 89)."
    },
    "not_captured_note": "The Expanding Wild mechanic (base game and free spins) was not visually observed in any of the 19 manifest frames or the additional per-spin burst captures (_burst/fs_00-04, fs2_00-04, fs3_00-02) reviewed for this documentation - confirmed present only via the printed rule text quoted above. Not force-hunted further since the free-spins feature was already fully documented end-to-end (trigger + full gameplay + win)."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_base_percent": 96.46,
    "rtp_buy_free_spins_percent": 96.47,
    "rtp_source": "rules_p3.png (Page 4/7), verbatim: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.46%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.47%.'",
    "volatility": "High. Badge shows 'VOLATILITY' with 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons; accompanying text (rules_p3.png): 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' Bolt count and text agree - no conflict.",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$240.00",
    "bet_source_printed": "rules_p3.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20  MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'.",
    "bet_source_measured": "Independently confirmed by driving the BET MULTIPLIER (20x) panel to its limits: settings_bet_min.png shows the '-' button greyed at BET=1, COIN VALUE=$0.01, TOTAL BET=$0.20; settings_bet_max.png shows the '+' button greyed at BET=10, COIN VALUE=$1.20, TOTAL BET=$240.00. Printed and measured values match exactly (no special ante/side-bet multiplier involved here).",
    "bet_menu_structure": "BET MULTIPLIER panel labelled '20x' with three adjustable rows: BET (coin count, 1-10, +/- steppers), COIN VALUE ($0.01-$1.20, +/- steppers), TOTAL BET (computed, read-only display with its own +/- that step through the combined ladder), plus a green 'BET MAX' button that jumps straight to $240.00.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00 (paytable anchor bet, also the value shown when the demo first loads on base_game.png).",
    "demo_starting_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "reels_rows": "6 variable-height reels (Megaways); no fixed 'rows' value applies - see reel_and_ways_mechanics.",
    "max_win_multiplier": "10,000x total bet (see free_spins_feature.max_win_cap) - applies to both base game and free spins combined; this is the highest number printed anywhere in the captured material, no separate/larger 'max win' promo claim was seen on the splash/preview screens.",
    "bonus_buy_available": true,
    "bonus_buy_cost": "80x total bet (see free_spins_feature.buy_free_spins)",
    "keyboard_controls": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (rules_p3.png: 'SPACE and ENTER buttons on the keyboard can be used to start and stop the spin.'). Holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin per the on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' shown continuously in the base game.",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules_p3.png)",
    "currency_view_toggle": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (rules_p4.png)."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Black loading background. Centered game logo 'CRYSTAL CAVERNS' in light-blue 3D letters with a purple/violet drop shadow, on a dark red-purple gemstone-shaped banner with a gold border and small hanging icicles/snow along its lower edge; a round pale-blue gem/pearl medallion sits centered above the banner, straddling the top edge. Below the logo, smaller gold 'MEGAWAYS™' wordmark on the same banner. Beneath that: the Pragmatic Play wordmark ('PRAGMATIC PLAY' in white plus an orange crown-and-circle 'P' emblem) with a thin gold loading-progress line beneath it. At the very bottom: 'MEGAWAYS™ IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM' followed by a small round red 'BIG' roundel logo (Big Time Gaming).",
      "purpose": "Loading/splash screen shown briefly before the base game appears (captured at wait_ms=0 immediately after page load).",
      "color_blind_notes": "All text is high-contrast (light blue / white / gold on black) - legible without color discrimination."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "6-reel Megaways grid (reels of variable height) centered on screen inside a pale ice-blue carved frame with snow-capped top edge and hanging icicles; an independent top row of 4 extra cells sits above the main frame, spanning reels 2-5 only.",
      "title_banner": "Top-left, smaller game logo 'CRYSTAL CAVERNS' / 'MEGAWAYS™' (same art as the splash logo, scaled down) overlapping the top-left corner of the reel frame.",
      "megaways_counter": "Top-right: dark teal/navy gold-framed plaque labelled 'MEGAWAYS™' with the live ways-to-win count in gold numerals beneath (25920 on this captured frame).",
      "buy_free_spins_button": "Left side, mid-height: a tall ice-blue frosted-glass plaque with a gold/icy border reading 'BUY FREE SPINS' then the cost '$160' in gold, both in bold yellow/gold lettering.",
      "background": "Deep-blue glacial cave with jagged ice crystal formations along both edges, subtle inner glow.",
      "reel_cells": "Pale powder-blue frosted tiles with thin light-blue decorative borders holding each symbol.",
      "symbols_on_this_frame": "A transient random mix (changes every spin) - visible on the captured frame includes teal/red/purple gems, a pair of pearl-ringed SCATTER medallions stacked on reel 4, and royals A/K/Q/J/10. Per-cell layout is random and not enumerated as a fixed property.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_column": "A round dark 'hamburger' MENU button (three horizontal white lines in a circle) above a round SOUND button (speaker icon, shown with a small 'x' glyph in this captured frame).",
        "info_button": "A separate, larger round 'i' INFORMATION button just to the right of the menu/speaker column - opens the 7-page rules/paytable booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Left-center, orange/gold text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' above 'BET $2.00'. Clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white, centered.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) center-right; an oval/round '−' (decrease bet) to its left and round '+' (increase bet) to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' button (with a small quick-spin glyph) below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text at the very bottom-left."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All controls are white line-art glyphs on dark circles (shape-based, not color-coded). Bet +/- distinguished by the +/- glyph. CREDIT/BET labels are gold text on dark blue - high contrast."
    },

    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Top instruction: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Grid of 10 paying symbols (5 gems + A/K/Q/J/10) each with 6/5/4/3-of-a-kind payout ladders (see 'symbols'). Below that: the gold 'WILD' plaque with substitution/placement rules. To its right, a 'Ways to win' diagram: a grid shape with a green checkmark (valid adjacent-left-to-right cluster) versus a grid shape with a red X (an invalid vertical-column-only pattern), followed by the full ways-to-win text (adjacency rule, reel heights 1&6 up to 7 / 2-5 up to 8, independent top row, max 200704 ways).",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green controls - ◄ (previous page), a green X (CENTER, closes the booklet), ► (next page). A separate white 'X' at the top-right also closes the booklet. 'Page 1/7' printed bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav icons are differentiated by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle), not color alone - safe for color-blind users."
    },

    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (info booklet pages 2-7 of 7, same dark panel + pale ice-blue frame, same ◄ X ► nav row and 'Page n/7' indicator on each page)",
      "p1_mechanics": "Page 2/7. Headings 'TUMBLE FEATURE', 'EXPANDING WILD', 'INCREASING MULTIPLIER' - full text captured verbatim in core_features above.",
      "p2_free_spins_rules": "Page 3/7 'FREE SPINS RULES'. SCATTER pay table (100x/10x/5x total bet for 6/5/4), the SCATTER symbol icon, free-spin award table (20/16/12 for 6/5/4 scatters), round-multiplier rule, retrigger rule, expanding-wild-in-feature note, 'MAX WIN' section (10,000x bet cap, forfeiture rule), 'BUY FREE SPINS' section (80x total bet).",
      "p3_game_rules": "Page 4/7 'GAME RULES'. VOLATILITY badge (5/5 lightning bolts) + high-volatility text; pay-direction/adjacency rules; 'only highest win per way'; multi-way wins summed; free-spins win added after round completes; RTP 96.46% base / 96.47% buy-free-spins; MIN BET $0.20 / MAX BET $240.00; SPACE/ENTER keys; malfunction clause.",
      "p4_how_to_play": "Page 5/7 'HOW TO PLAY' + 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE'. Describes +/- bet buttons and bet menu, SPIN button, hamburger SETTINGS menu, spin-speed cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo), sound toggle, info 'i' button, CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, AUTOPLAY button (click again to stop).",
      "p5_settings_and_bet_menu": "Page 6/7 'SETTINGS MENU' / 'INFORMATION SCREEN' / 'BET MENU'. Lists INTRO SCREEN, AMBIENT, SOUND FX, GAME HISTORY toggles; info-page ◄/►/X controls; bet-menu +/- for BET and COIN VALUE fields; repeats the max-win-10000x/forfeiture rule in slightly different wording.",
      "p6_autoplay": "Page 7/7 'AUTOPLAY'. Explains clicking an autospin-count button to start Autoplay, and that 'SKIP SCREENS' auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay.",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white on a dark, semi-transparent panel over the dimmed reels; section headers in white/bold; the volatility badge text is gold on a dark pill shape."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS (gold text)",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark translucent panel over the dimmed reels; closed via a white 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (grey text with an external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: round grey '−' button, value field ('$0.20' in this captured frame), round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Three labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a description line beneath: 'BATTERY SAVER' ('SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED', shown OFF - white knob left on grey track), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC', shown ON - white knob right on green track), 'SOUND FX' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS', shown ON - green track).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by knob POSITION (left=off / right=on) in addition to the green-when-on track color - position is the non-color cue, safe for color-blind users."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS (gold text)",
      "layout": "Dark translucent panel over the dimmed reels; white 'X' close button top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row, all unchecked in the captured frame: 'TURBO SPIN', 'QUICK SPIN', 'SKIP SCREENS'.",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (thin white track, green filled portion up to the handle, round green handle with three vertical white lines) with the numeric value '100' to its right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel width at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkboxes use an empty-square vs check-mark shape distinction, not color alone."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog over the dimmed base game: icy blue-glass panel framed in gold with hanging icicles along the top edge and pale-blue crystal spikes flanking both sides. Heading 'BUY' / 'FREE SPINS' in gold 3D letters. Below, an inset gold-bordered field showing the cost '$160' in large gold numerals. Two buttons beneath: a pink/magenta rounded-square 'X' (cancel, left) and a green rounded-square checkmark (confirm, right).",
      "footer_context": "Base reels dimmed behind the dialog; bottom bar shows 'TOTAL BET' with its own −/field($2.00)/+ controls, autoplay/spin controls greyed out.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm are differentiated by icon shape (X vs checkmark), not only by their pink/green color."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Icy blue-glass 'CONGRATULATIONS' banner (pale blue 3D letters on a dark red-brown ribbon with a gold outline and small falling snowflakes) above 'YOU HAVE WON' in gold, a large gold number '12' in an ice-framed inset panel, then 'FREE SPINS' in gold, and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in gold below. Snow drifts and hanging icicle columns frame the panel on both sides. Background: violet/purple crystal cavern with snowflakes drifting.",
      "footer": "CREDIT $99,840.00 / BET $2.00 / WIN $10.00 shown at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Free-spin count is a large high-contrast gold NUMBER on blue - legible regardless of color vision."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "top_multiplier_track": "Left side: a dark teal/navy gold-framed plaque labelled 'MULTIPLIER' with the current active multiplier value in large gold numerals beneath (captured values: x2, x10, x10 across the three gameplay frames, ending at x11 on the win screen).",
      "reels": "Same 6-reel Megaways grid, now on the violet/purple amethyst-crystal-cavern background (clearly distinct from the base game's blue ice-cave palette).",
      "megaways_counter": "Same top-right gold-framed 'MEGAWAYS™' plaque, live count changes every spin (30240, then 1296 observed).",
      "counter_and_win_readout": "Bottom bar shows 'FREE SPINS LEFT n' (observed: 1, then 0) and a running 'WIN $x.xx' amount; one frame additionally shows 'GAME PAYS $10.00' beneath the running win, i.e. the latest single tumble's pay distinct from the accumulating round total.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state is signalled by BOTH a full palette shift (blue to violet) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'MULTIPLIER', numeric values) - not color alone."
    },

    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Same icy 'CONGRATULATIONS' plaque style as the trigger screen: 'YOU HAVE WON' in gold, the total amount '$89.00' in large gold numerals on a dark-blue frosted inset panel, then 'IN 12 FREE SPINS' (the number '12' rendered in red, the rest in gold), and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in gold.",
      "footer": "MULTIPLIER plaque shows the final accumulated value 'x11'; bottom bar shows CREDIT $99,929.00 / BET $2.00 / WIN $89.00 / FREE SPINS LEFT 0.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold text on dark blue - legible without color discrimination; the free-spins count '12' is additionally distinguished by being a different color (red) purely for emphasis, not as the sole means of conveying information (the surrounding words 'IN' and 'FREE SPINS' make the sentence unambiguous even in grayscale)."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across all captured screens: menu+sound stacked bottom-far-left, 'i' info button just to their right, bet +/- flanking the central SPIN button, autoplay directly below spin, CREDIT/BET text left-of-center. The rules/paytable booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with the center X or the top-right X.",
    "motor": "Large round click targets throughout; the central SPIN button is the largest single target. SPACE/ENTER are keyboard-operable alternatives to clicking SPIN (and holding SPACE engages turbo spin). Autoplay (up to a slider-selected spin count, observed up to 100) reduces the number of required manual actions.",
    "color_blind": "Nearly all affordances are non-color-coded: icon glyphs (hamburger, speaker, info-i, spin-arrows, +/-), toggle-switch knob position, explicit numeric/text counters (FREE SPINS LEFT, WIN $, MULTIPLIER x-value, MEGAWAYS ways count), and shape-coded nav arrows/X in the booklet. The one place a color-only distinction appears is the red '12' in 'IN 12 FREE SPINS' on the win screen, but the surrounding sentence text still conveys the same information without relying on the color.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by audio alone; SOUND FX and AMBIENT MUSIC are purely decorative toggles (settings.png). All game state (multiplier, wins, free spins remaining, ways count, bet/credit) is conveyed through on-screen text and numerals."
  },

  "not_captured": [],

  "anomalies": [
    "EXPANDING WILD (documented in rules_p1.png and rules_p2.png, for both base game and free spins) did not appear in any of the 19 manifest frames nor in the reviewed _burst frames (fs_00-04, fs2_00-04, fs3_00-02) for the single 12-spin free-spins round that was captured. This is an RNG-dependent mechanic; the free-spins feature itself was already fully documented end-to-end (buy dialog + trigger + gameplay + win), so no additional purchase was made purely to force this sub-mechanic. Confirmed from printed rule text only, not from observed gameplay.",
    "The WIN $10.00 shown on the free_spins_0.png trigger screen appears to be a pay from the purchase spin itself (the spin that resolved into landing/awarding the scatters), separate from and prior to the 12-free-spins round's own $89.00 total - the two amounts are not meant to be summed as a single feature payout."
  ],

  "provider_known": true,
  "novelty": false,
  "novelty_notes": "Standard Pragmatic Play Megaways template (Tumble + Increasing Multiplier + Expanding Wild + scatter-triggered Free Spins + instant Buy Free Spins) - matches the established PP Megaways playbook, no new UI/mechanic patterns beyond what has been documented for other titles in this line.",

  "studio_evidence": {
    "text": "Only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' found (small grey wordmark, bottom-left of every base-game/booklet frame; also on the preview/splash screen as the animated loading logo). No sub-studio brand text was found on any captured frame.",
    "frame": "base_game.png / preview.png",
    "crop": null
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact meaning of the tiny sound-icon glyph state (speaker with small 'x') on base_game.png bottom-left - it is unclear from the frame alone whether this indicates sound is currently muted or is simply the button's fixed glyph design; not stated in the rules text."
  ]
}