Dragon's Gate – Bonus Choice

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Dragon's Gate - Bonus Choice",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "theme": "East Asian / Chinese mythological river temple: a golden fire-maned dragon guarding a stone pagoda gate above three waterfalls (pink, yellow, blue) that feed a turquoise river with koi fish and small wooden boats, karst mountains in the background under warm golden sunlight.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 27 desktop screenshots (1280x800, listed in manifest.json) + zoomed crops of the paytable.",
    "method_notes": "Every listed screenshot opened and read directly (pixel-level), rules pages 1-8 transcribed verbatim, paytable symbols verified with zoomed crops (paytable_p1.png). Numeric values (RTP, bet limits, jackpot ladder, payouts, max win) copied verbatim from on-screen text and cross-checked across multiple bet levels ($0.20 / $1.20 / $2.00 / $240.00) where the same value appeared scaled. Nothing was inferred beyond what is stated in the rules text or directly visible on a captured frame; gaps are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' / 'not_observed_in_capture'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "background_base_game": "Turquoise/teal river winding between grey-white karst mountain peaks with green jungle foliage; warm golden-orange sky glow with soft clouds at the top of the scene.",
    "reel_frame": "Bright red lacquer pillars with gold ornamental scrollwork at the base and top corners; a gold-trimmed dark maroon/burgundy rectangular reel window.",
    "reel_cells_base_game": "Dark maroon/burgundy background tiles separated by thin gold vertical dividers.",
    "reel_cells_free_spins": "Dark navy-blue background tiles (palette shift from the base game's maroon), same gold dividers.",
    "reel_cells_respins": "Dark navy-blue background tiles with a faint gold Chinese-character watermark (see accessibility notes) on empty cells.",
    "pagoda_gate": "Red-and-teal Chinese temple-gate roof structure with gold trim, perched above the waterfalls at the top-left of the scene, radiating gold sunburst rays.",
    "waterfalls_and_modifier_labels": {
      "balance": "Pink/rose-colored waterfall on the left, feeding a red/orange koi fish; the word 'BALANCE' is rendered in red-orange 3D letters with a black outline.",
      "prosperity": "Yellow/gold waterfall in the center, feeding a gold/yellow koi fish; the word 'PROSPERITY' is rendered in bright yellow-gold 3D letters with a black outline.",
      "vitality": "Blue waterfall on the right, feeding a blue koi fish; the word 'VITALITY' is rendered in light-blue/cyan 3D letters with a black outline."
    },
    "jackpot_bar": "Horizontal bar of four colored segments above the reels: MINI = green background, MINOR = blue background, MAJOR = magenta/pink background, GRAND = red background; all values in white text.",
    "wild_dragon": "Golden-yellow dragon head with sky-blue horns/whiskers and a mane of red flame-like fronds, dark-red open mouth with white fangs, blue eyes.",
    "buy_bonus_banner": "Blue rectangular plaque with gold bamboo-style border top-right of the screen; the word 'Buy' in red, 'bonus' in white, the price in orange/gold.",
    "buy_confirm_dialog": "Bright blue rounded panel with a cyan/light-blue wave pattern background and cyan glowing border; heading text in orange with a red outline; two circular action buttons below: red circle with white 'X' (cancel, left) and green circle with white checkmark (confirm, right), both ringed in gold.",
    "bonus_choice_dialog": "Teal/blue rounded banner panel; two option cards below it - a GREEN card for FREE SPINS and a PURPLE card for RESPINS, each with a large white number, white title text, white description text and a yellow 'PRESS TO START BONUS' prompt.",
    "win_screen": "Dark, dimmed background; a red-and-gold ornate plaque with 'CONGRATULATIONS' in gold 3D letters, 'YOU HAVE WON' in white, and the win amount in large white text inside a brown/gold bordered bar.",
    "settings_panel": "Black semi-transparent panel with a plain dark border; toggle switches are green when ON (with a small white pause-bar icon) and white/grey when OFF.",
    "autoplay_panel": "Black semi-transparent panel; unchecked checkboxes are empty dark squares, the checked 'SKIP SCREENS' box is filled green with a white checkmark; the autospins slider track is green with a round white/green handle; the 'START AUTOPLAY' button is a large green rectangle with white text."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "payout_basis_note": "All payout values below are read verbatim from paytable_p1.png at the demo's default bet of $1.20 (50 fixed lines active). Values are dollar amounts already scaled to that bet; the equivalent multiplier of TOTAL BET is given in each entry's 'note' for portability across bet sizes (payout / $1.20).",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Lady with red flower (highest-paying regular symbol)",
        "appearance": "Circular badge, gold-ringed border, a woman with dark hair and a gold tiara/headpiece wearing a red-and-gold traditional dress, holding a red lotus flower to her face, pale blue swirling-cloud pattern background inside the circle.",
        "payouts": {"5": "$2.40", "4": "$0.90", "3": "$0.36"},
        "note": "Multiplier of total bet: 5=2.0x, 4=0.75x, 3=0.3x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Pink lotus flower",
        "appearance": "A pink/magenta lotus blossom with a yellow center, resting on a green lily pad with two small white pearls beside it.",
        "payouts": {"5": "$1.80", "4": "$0.72", "3": "$0.30"},
        "note": "Multiplier: 5=1.5x, 4=0.6x, 3=0.25x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Bamboo sprig with tied gold coins (fortune charm)",
        "appearance": "A green bamboo leaf sprig with two round gold coins (each with a square center hole) tied together by a red cord/string.",
        "payouts": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.24"},
        "note": "Multiplier: 5=1.0x, 4=0.5x, 3=0.2x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Reed grass with pearls",
        "appearance": "A cluster of dark-red/maroon cattail reed stalks with green leaves, growing beside two white pearls on a green base.",
        "payouts": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.36", "3": "$0.12"},
        "note": "Multiplier: 5=1.0x, 4=0.3x, 3=0.1x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Gold ingots with coin and pearls",
        "appearance": "A pile of tan/gold ingots (sycee-style) with a round gold coin (square center hole) and white pearls resting against them.",
        "payouts": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.36", "3": "$0.12"},
        "note": "Multiplier: 5=1.0x, 4=0.3x, 3=0.1x. Identical payout tier to the reed-grass symbol."
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red with a cream/gold wave-pattern fill inside the letter", "payouts": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.36", "3": "$0.12"}, "note": "Multiplier: 5=1.0x, 4=0.3x, 3=0.1x."},
      {"name": "K", "color": "purple/violet with a matching wave-pattern fill", "payouts": {"5": "$0.60", "4": "$0.24", "3": "$0.12"}, "note": "Multiplier: 5=0.5x, 4=0.2x, 3=0.1x."},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "gold/tan with a matching wave-pattern fill", "payouts": {"5": "$0.60", "4": "$0.24", "3": "$0.12"}, "note": "Multiplier: 5=0.5x, 4=0.2x, 3=0.1x."},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue with a matching wave-pattern fill", "payouts": {"5": "$0.60", "4": "$0.24", "3": "$0.12"}, "note": "Multiplier: 5=0.5x, 4=0.2x, 3=0.1x. K/Q/J all share the same payout tier; only their color/letter differ."}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD (dragon head)",
      "appearance": "A roaring golden-yellow dragon head with sky-blue curved horns and whiskers, a mane of red flame-shaped fronds, blue eyes, open dark-red mouth with white fangs.",
      "payouts": {"5": "$4.80", "4": "$1.80", "3": "$1.20"},
      "note": "Multiplier: 5=4.0x, 4=1.5x, 3=1.0x. Substitutes for every other symbol EXCEPT the BONUS COIN symbols and the MONEY symbol (paytable_p1.png, confirmed again in paytable_p2.png).",
      "special_states": "During the PROSPERITY modifier, random gold-framed areas can appear over reel positions; every symbol inside such a frame turns into this WILD dragon-head symbol for that spin. Directly observed on captured frames: nat_fs_02.png shows an entire reel (reel 2) filled top-to-bottom with the WILD dragon head; nat_fs_05.png shows two entire reels (reels 4 and 5) filled with the WILD dragon head."
    },
    "bonus_coin_scatters": {
      "note": "Three color-coded 'BONUS COIN' symbols exist, each a leaping koi fish inside a small teal splash. They do not have fixed 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts in the paytable; instead each individual symbol carries a hidden random dollar value (e.g. one blue coin was revealed worth $0.72 in fs_gameplay_1.png / after_fs_1.png) that is banked at the start of the Free Spins feature. Source: paytable_p2.png.",
      "variants": [
        {"name": "Red BONUS COIN", "appearance": "Orange/red koi fish leaping inside a teal water splash", "role": "Collected into the pink/red BALANCE waterfall; landing enough of these (as part of the 4-5 total) can activate the BALANCE modifier."},
        {"name": "Yellow BONUS COIN", "appearance": "Yellow/gold koi fish leaping inside a teal water splash", "role": "Collected into the yellow PROSPERITY waterfall; can activate the PROSPERITY modifier."},
        {"name": "Blue BONUS COIN", "appearance": "Blue koi fish leaping inside a teal water splash", "role": "Collected into the blue VITALITY waterfall; can activate the VITALITY modifier."}
      ],
      "trigger_rule": "Landing 4 or 5 BONUS COIN symbols anywhere on the base-game reels (verbatim: 'Hit 4 or 5 BONUS COIN symbols to trigger the BONUS feature with guaranteed one, two or three feature modifiers active randomly') triggers the BONUS FEATURE. Interpretation cross-checked against two captured real triggers: a bought trigger that only ever guarantees the yellow/PROSPERITY coin produced a single-modifier 'PROSPERITY BONUS' screen with one gold dragon figure; a natural trigger that landed both yellow and blue coins among the 4-5 total produced a two-modifier 'PROSPERITY VITALITY BONUS' screen with two dragon figures (one gold, one blue) flanking the dialog. This strongly suggests the modifier(s) activated correspond to which coin color(s) were present among the 4-5 landed coins, but the game does not spell this out in a single explicit sentence, so it is stated here as a documented inference, not a verbatim rule.",
      "visual_only_disclaimer": "Verbatim rule text: 'The collection is a visual feature for entertainment purposes only' - the three waterfalls filling up on-screen is decorative/informational, not itself a win."
    },
    "money_symbol": {
      "name": "MONEY",
      "appearance": "A round gold coin with a dark square hole in the center (traditional Chinese cash-coin shape), a white dollar value printed across its face once revealed.",
      "availability": "Can appear ONLY during the RESPINS feature (paytable_p3.png, paytable_p4.png). Not a base-game symbol and has no fixed 5/4/3-of-a-kind paytable entry (fixed-jackpot-style symbol, not a matched-count symbol).",
      "possible_values": "0.6x, 0.8x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 14x, 16x, 20x or 30x of TOTAL BET, OR one of the fixed jackpot values MINI (10x total bet), MINOR (20x total bet) or MAJOR (150x total bet). Source: paytable_p3.png, verbatim.",
      "captured_values_example": "rs_gameplay_1.png (bet $1.20) shows five landed MONEY coins reading $1.86, $0.96, $1.62, $3.30 and $3.30 (all plain numeric values; no MINI/MINOR/MAJOR-labelled coin was captured in this run - see unreadable_or_uncertain).",
      "blank_placeholder_cells": "Cells not yet holding a MONEY symbol show a dark navy tile with a faint semi-transparent gold Chinese character watermark (decorative, not a symbol with a payout) - visible throughout rs_gameplay_1.png."
    },
    "not_a_symbol_but_related": {
      "spins_left_counter_ball": "A white circular badge with a colored number appears at the right edge of the reel frame during both Free Spins and Respins (observed: '2' in fs_gameplay_1.png, '2' in rs_gameplay_1.png, '4' in nat_fs_02.png, '1' in nat_fs_05.png). It duplicates the text counter at the bottom of the screen ('FREE SPINS LEFT N') - the digit color itself (pink/purple/magenta across different captures) appears decorative/random and carries no separate meaning; the NUMBER is the functional cue."
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows.",
    "paylines": "50 fixed paylines, numbered 1-50 in a diagram grid (paytable_p5.png). Confirmed: 'All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines. All wins are multiplied by bet per line... Only the highest win is paid per line. When winning on multiple paylines, all wins are added to the total win.' (paytable_p5.png verbatim, restated from paytable_p1.png: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.')",
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.50,
    "rtp_percent_buy_bonus_prosperity": 96.50,
    "rtp_source": "paytable_p5.png verbatim: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY BONUS FEATURE\" with the PROSPERITY modifier active is 96.50%.'",
    "volatility": "Medium (per rules TEXT). The on-screen VOLATILITY badge draws 4 of 5 lightning-bolt icons (preview_5.png, paytable_p5.png), which visually looks like 'high', but the accompanying sentence explicitly reads 'Medium volatility games pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high' (paytable_p5.png verbatim) - the text is authoritative over the bolt count.",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$240.00",
    "bet_source": "paytable_p5.png verbatim 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'; independently measured by driving the bet stepper to both ends (bet_min_dialog.png shows the '-' button greyed out at $0.20, bet_max_dialog.png shows the '+' button greyed out at $240.00). No ante bet or special-bet multiplier exists in this game - printed max bet equals the measured ceiling.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$1.20 (also demonstrated at $2.00 and $0.20/$240.00 for limit checks)",
    "demo_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can reportedly be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (per paytable_p6.png rules text); not separately captured in coin-view form.",
    "max_win": {
      "value": "10,000x total bet",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png verbatim: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet. If the total win of a feature reaches 10,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining features are forfeited.' Repeated near-identically on paytable_p7.png.",
      "distinction_from_jackpot": "NOT the same as the GRAND jackpot (5,000x total bet, see jackpot_tiers) - the GRAND is a separate fixed prize awarded when the Respins grid is fully covered in MONEY symbols; the 10,000x figure is the hard cap on the total win of an entire feature round (which could in theory include a GRAND win plus additional MONEY summed value)."
    },
    "jackpot_tiers": [
      {"label": "MINI", "value": 10, "value_kind": "multiplier_of_total_bet", "note": "Confirmed at three bet levels: $2.00 at $0.20 bet, $12.00 at $1.20 bet, $20.00 at $2.00 bet, $2,400.00 at $240.00 bet."},
      {"label": "MINOR", "value": 20, "value_kind": "multiplier_of_total_bet", "note": "Confirmed: $4.00 at $0.20 bet, $24.00 at $1.20 bet, $40.00 at $2.00 bet, $4,800.00 at $240.00 bet."},
      {"label": "MAJOR", "value": 150, "value_kind": "multiplier_of_total_bet", "note": "Confirmed: $30.00 at $0.20 bet, $180.00 at $1.20 bet, $300.00 at $2.00 bet, $36,000.00 at $240.00 bet."},
      {"label": "GRAND", "value": 5000, "value_kind": "multiplier_of_total_bet", "note": "Confirmed: $1,000.00 at $0.20 bet, $6,000.00 at $1.20 bet, $10,000.00 at $2.00 bet, $1,200,000.00 at $240.00 bet. Fixed ladder that scales linearly with bet across four tested bet levels, i.e. a fixed jackpot (not a progressive). Awarded per rules verbatim: 'If all positions are filled with MONEY symbols the GRAND (5000x total bet) is also awarded' during the RESPINS feature. Not directly observed being paid out in this capture (no run filled the whole 5x3 grid); described from rules text only."}
    ],
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": true,
      "price": "50x total bet (e.g. $60.00 at a $1.20 bet, $100.00 at a $2.00 bet)",
      "guarantee": "Guarantees the BONUS FEATURE triggers with the PROSPERITY modifier active - and ONLY Prosperity (confirmed twice: buy_1.png dialog text 'Buy Bonus with guaranteed Prosperity Feature $60.00', and base_game.png/base_game_bet2.png banner 'Buy bonus $100.00'/'$60.00'). There is no purchase option to guarantee BALANCE or VITALITY, nor to guarantee 2 or 3 simultaneous modifiers - the only purchasable outcome is the single Prosperity modifier. The player still separately chooses FREE SPINS or RESPINS after purchase (bonus_choice_dialog.png).",
      "rtp_when_bought": "96.50% (same figure the base RTP; paytable_p5.png verbatim)"
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (paytable_p6.png); holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin (on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' visible on every base-game/menu frame)."
  },

  "features": {
    "bonus_trigger_and_choice": {
      "trigger": "4 or 5 BONUS COIN symbols (any color mix) landing anywhere on the base-game reels.",
      "modifiers_activated": "One, two or three of BALANCE / PROSPERITY / VITALITY are activated randomly (see 'bonus_coin_scatters.trigger_rule' above for how the coin colors appear to determine which modifiers are active).",
      "player_choice": "Before the feature round starts, the player chooses between FREE SPINS and RESPINS on a 'PROSPERITY BONUS' (or combined-name, e.g. 'PROSPERITY VITALITY BONUS') screen with two clickable cards (bonus_choice_dialog.png, nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png). Whichever modifier(s) were activated apply to EITHER path the player picks.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png / paytable_p3.png verbatim, and directly observed on bonus_choice_dialog.png + nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "base_award": "5 free spins to start; the hidden dollar value(s) of the triggering BONUS COIN symbol(s) are awarded/added at the very start of the round (paytable_p3.png verbatim).",
      "balance_modifier": {
        "effect": "The round is played on TWO grids of 5x3 symbols simultaneously.",
        "source": "paytable_p3.png / paytable_p4.png verbatim only",
        "captured_visually": false,
        "reason_not_captured": "Neither the ~150+ natural-trigger spins hunted nor the single purchasable bonus-buy path (which only guarantees Prosperity) produced a BALANCE trigger during this capture session; described from rules text only, not invented."
      },
      "prosperity_modifier": {
        "effect": "During the round, random gold-bordered frames can appear over random reel positions on any spin; every symbol inside a frame turns into the WILD dragon-head symbol for that spin.",
        "captured_visually": true,
        "evidence": "nat_fs_02.png (an entire reel turned into stacked WILD dragon heads) and nat_fs_05.png (two entire reels turned into WILD dragon heads)."
      },
      "vitality_modifier": {
        "effect": "Landing 2, 3, 4 or 5 BLUE bonus-coin symbols during the Free Spins round retriggers the feature, adding 2, 5, 10 or 20 extra free spins respectively.",
        "source": "paytable_p3.png verbatim",
        "captured_visually": "Partially - the natural-trigger choice card for Vitality read '2 BLUE FISH +2 FREE SPINS' (nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png), confirming the 2-coin/+2-spins tier, but no in-round retrigger moment itself (a blue coin landing mid-feature and adding spins) was captured on a single frame."
      }
    },
    "respins_hold_and_win": {
      "setup": "All normal symbols fade away; only blank cells and MONEY symbols remain on the reels. Any BONUS COIN symbols present on the grid at the moment the feature triggered are converted into MONEY symbols carrying the same dollar value they had in the base game.",
      "core_loop": "The round starts with 3 respins (or 4 if VITALITY is active). Every time at least one MONEY symbol lands, the respin counter resets back to 3 (or 4 with Vitality active, which additionally makes every reset return to 4, not 3). The round ends when respins run out OR every position on the grid is filled with MONEY symbols.",
      "balance_modifier": {
        "effect": "The round is played on TWO grids of 5x3 symbols simultaneously (identical wording to the Free Spins Balance effect).",
        "captured_visually": false,
        "reason_not_captured": "Same as Free Spins Balance - not triggered during this capture session."
      },
      "prosperity_modifier": {
        "effect": "Random frames can appear in random positions on random respins; every MONEY symbol inside such a frame has its value upgraded by a random amount.",
        "captured_visually": "Not unambiguously - rs_gameplay_1.png shows only plain-value MONEY coins ($1.86/$0.96/$1.62/$3.30/$3.30) without a visible upgrade frame overlay at the moment of capture; described from rules text (paytable_p4.png verbatim) plus the choice-card wording 'DRAGON AWARDS PRIZE BOOST AFTER ANY SPIN' / 'DRAGON BOOSTS PRIZES'."
      },
      "vitality_modifier": {
        "effect": "The round starts with 4 respins instead of 3, and every MONEY hit resets the counter to 4 instead of 3.",
        "source": "paytable_p4.png verbatim, and the natural-trigger choice card read '4 RESPINS / 4 SPINS EVERY RESET / DRAGON BOOSTS PRIZES' (nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png)."
      },
      "full_board_grand": {
        "rule": "If all 15 positions on the grid are filled with MONEY symbols, the GRAND (5,000x total bet) is additionally awarded, on top of the summed MONEY values.",
        "captured_visually": false
      },
      "settlement": "At the end of the round, the dollar values of every MONEY symbol on the screen are added together and paid as the 'BONUS TOTAL' (rs_win.png shows 'BONUS TOTAL $62.64' and 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $62.64')."
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "file": "preview_5.png",
      "content": "Loading/splash screen. Top-left: game logo 'DRAGON'S GATE' (gold letters with orange gradient and a thin dark outline) above 'BONUS CHOICE' (blue letters with a white outline), sitting under a red-and-gold Chinese pagoda-gate roof with two small gold dragon-relief figures on the roofline and gold sunburst rays behind it. Below the logo: a black circular icon with two white curved arrows forming a refresh/loop symbol, and a rounded 'VOLATILITY' badge with 4 of 5 lightning bolts lit. Below that: three leaping koi fish (orange, gold, blue) jumping out of three colored waterfalls (pink, yellow, blue) that fall from under the pagoda. On the right: a large close-up of the golden dragon head (WILD symbol art) with blue horns and a red flame mane, set against a turquoise river and grey karst mountains. Bottom banner text in yellow with a black outline: 'PLAY FREE SPINS OR RESPINS WITH UP TO 3 DRAGON FEATURES!'",
      "color_blind_notes": "Volatility bolts are a color/fill count, not relied upon per the rules text (see technical_summary.volatility); main promotional message is high-contrast yellow text, readable regardless of color vision."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "files": ["base_game.png (bet $2.00)", "base_game_bet2.png (bet $1.20)"],
      "overall_layout": "5x3 reel grid centered on-screen, framed by red lacquer pillars with gold scrollwork, set against the turquoise river / pagoda-gate background described in color_palette.",
      "top_left": "The pagoda-gate structure with the three color-labeled waterfalls (BALANCE / PROSPERITY / VITALITY, see color_palette) cascading down to the three koi fish, which are shown 'swimming' at the bottom-left of the screen at all times during base play.",
      "top_center_bar": "Four-segment jackpot bar reading 'Mini $X / Minor $X / Major $X / Grand $X', values scaled to the current bet (see jackpot_tiers).",
      "top_right": "'Buy bonus $X.XX' banner (blue plaque, gold trim) showing 50x the current total bet.",
      "reel_symbols_on_captured_frame": "A transient random mix (changes every spin) - visible on the captured frame: the lady-portrait symbol, pink lotus, bamboo/coin charm, reed grass, gold ingots, and royals A/K/Q/J. NOTE: exact per-cell layout is a random snapshot, not a fixed game property, and is not enumerated cell-by-cell.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "A round hamburger MENU button (three white horizontal lines on a dark circle) opening System Settings, with a round speaker/SOUND icon directly below it.",
        "info_button": "A separate round 'i' INFORMATION button just to the right of the menu/speaker column, opening the 8-page rules booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left, orange/yellow text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $X.XX'.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in large white text.",
        "right_controls": "Round white '-' and '+' bet-adjust buttons flank a large central white double-arrow SPIN button (circular refresh-style icon); an 'AUTOPLAY' button with a small spiral icon sits just below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All bottom-bar controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape/icon based, not color-coded). CREDIT/BET are yellow-orange text on a dark background - high contrast."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "files": ["settings.png (bet $2.00)", "bet_max_dialog.png (bet driven to $240.00)", "bet_min_dialog.png (bet driven to $0.20)"],
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Centered black semi-transparent panel; closed via a white 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' label with an external-link icon (greyed out/disabled look in the captured frames) and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: round white '-' button, dollar value in a dark rounded field, round green '+' button. At the $240.00 ceiling the '+' button turns grey/disabled; at the $0.20 floor the '-' button turns grey/disabled.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a short description line: 'BATTERY SAVER' (off - white knob on the left, described as reducing animation speed to save battery), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on - green, toggles game music), 'SOUND FX' (on - green, toggles game sounds), 'INTRO SCREEN' (on - green, shows the intro screen before starting the game).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by BOTH switch position (left=off/right=on) and a small icon inside the knob (pause-bars for on, blank for off), not by color alone."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "file": "autoplay_1.png",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Black semi-transparent panel over dimmed reels; white 'X' close button top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked, empty dark box), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked, empty dark box), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked - filled green box with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider; green filled track to the left of a round handle (with a small pause-bar icon), grey track to the right; value '100' displayed to the right of the slider.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel, white bold text.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by a checkmark glyph (shape), not color alone; slider position is a spatial/numeric cue (the number '100' is printed) in addition to the green fill."
    },

    "paytable_and_rules": {
      "type": "paytable / rules",
      "pagination": "8-page booklet ('Page N/8' printed bottom-right of each page), navigated with three green icons bottom-left: a left triangle (previous page), a green 'X' in the middle (closes the booklet), a right triangle (next page). All three nav icons are green but differentiated by SHAPE.",
      "page_1_paytable": {"file": "paytable_p1.png", "content": "Header 'GAME RULES' + 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Grid of the 9 paying symbols with 5/4/3-of-a-kind values (see 'symbols') plus the WILD dragon-head symbol and its substitution rule."},
      "page_2_bonus_coins": {"file": "paytable_p2.png", "content": "Introduces the three BONUS COIN symbols (red/BALANCE, yellow/PROSPERITY, blue/VITALITY waterfalls), the 4-or-5-coin trigger rule, the pre-round FREE SPINS/RESPINS choice, and the 'visual feature for entertainment purposes only' disclaimer about the waterfall collection."},
      "page_3_bonus_feature": {"file": "paytable_p3.png", "content": "Header 'BONUS FEATURE'. Full FREE SPINS rules (5 starting spins, Balance/Prosperity/Vitality effects) and the introduction of the MONEY symbol with its RESPINS-only availability and possible values list."},
      "page_4_respins_maxwin_buy": {"file": "paytable_p4.png", "content": "Continuation of RESPINS rules (Balance/Prosperity/Vitality effects, GRAND full-board award, end-of-round summation), the 'MAX WIN' section (10,000x cap), and the 'BUY BONUS FEATURE' section (50x total bet, guarantees Prosperity)."},
      "page_5_lines_rtp_bets": {"file": "paytable_p5.png", "content": "Header 'GAME RULES' with the VOLATILITY badge; a 50-cell diagram of numbered payline patterns (1-50); paragraph on how wins are paid/summed; the theoretical RTP (96.50%) and buy-bonus RTP (96.50%); SPACE/ENTER keyboard shortcuts; malfunction-voids-plays disclaimer; MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $240.00."},
      "page_6_how_to_play": {"file": "paytable_p6.png", "content": "Header 'HOW TO PLAY' and 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' - explains the +/- bet buttons, SPIN button, the settings-menu icon, the spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo), the sound toggle, the info button, the CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, and the AUTOPLAY button."},
      "page_7_settings_and_menus": {"file": "paytable_p7.png", "content": "Header 'SETTINGS MENU' (Intro Screen/Ambient/Sound FX/Game History), 'INFORMATION SCREEN' (page-navigation icons), 'BET MENU' (bet/coin value +/- explanation), and a repeated MAX WIN 10,000x paragraph."},
      "page_8_autoplay": {"file": "paytable_p8.png", "content": "Header 'AUTOPLAY' - explains starting autoplay via the spin-count buttons and the SKIP SCREENS option (auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay)."},
      "color_blind_notes": "Body text throughout is white on a black/dark translucent panel - high contrast, no color-only information."
    },

    "bonus_choice_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "files": ["bonus_choice_dialog.png (single PROSPERITY modifier, bought)", "nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png (PROSPERITY + VITALITY modifiers, natural trigger)"],
      "content": "A teal/blue banner reads the name of the active modifier(s), e.g. 'PROSPERITY BONUS' or, with two modifiers active, 'PROSPERITY VITALITY BONUS'. Below it, two side-by-side option cards: a GREEN card titled with a large white number and 'FREE SPINS' (e.g. '5 FREE SPINS'), with a short description of what the active modifier does during Free Spins ('DRAGON MAY AWARD WILD SYMBOLS AFTER ANY SPIN' for Prosperity alone, or 'DRAGON AWARDS WILDS' plus '2 BLUE FISH +2 FREE SPINS' when Vitality is also active); a PURPLE card titled with a large white number and 'RESPINS' (e.g. '3 RESPINS' or '4 RESPINS'), with a matching description ('DRAGON AWARDS PRIZE BOOST AFTER ANY SPIN' / 'DRAGON BOOSTS PRIZES', plus '4 SPINS EVERY RESET' when Vitality is active). Each card has a yellow 'PRESS TO START BONUS' prompt at the bottom.",
      "dragon_figure_count": "A vertical serpentine dragon body flanks the dialog: ONE golden dragon body when only Prosperity is active (bonus_choice_dialog.png), and TWO dragon bodies - one golden, one blue - when Prosperity and Vitality are both active (nat_choice_prosperity_vitality.png). This appears to visually communicate how many modifiers are active, though not stated as an explicit rule.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The two choice cards are distinguished by BOTH color (green/purple) AND large printed numbers/text ('FREE SPINS' vs 'RESPINS') - not color alone."
    },

    "buy_bonus_flow": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "files": ["buy_1.png", "buy_confirm_1.png"],
      "buy_1_content": "Confirmation dialog on top of the base game: heading 'Buy Bonus with guaranteed Prosperity Feature' in orange text with a red outline, the price '$60.00' in large yellow text below, a red circular 'X' button (cancel) and a green circular checkmark button (confirm) at the bottom, both ringed in gold.",
      "buy_confirm_1_content": "Immediately after confirming: a 'FEATURE ACTIVE' plaque (blue, gold-trimmed) appears top-right, the reels are shown mid-spin (motion-blurred), the text 'GOOD LUCK!' appears at the bottom, and CREDIT is shown already debited by the purchase price (from $100,000.00 to $99,940.00, i.e. -$60.00).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm buttons are differentiated by both color (red/green) AND glyph (X vs checkmark) - not color alone."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "files": ["fs_gameplay_1.png (bought, Prosperity only)", "nat_fs_02.png / nat_fs_05.png (natural trigger, Prosperity + Vitality)"],
      "content": "Same 5x3 reel frame as the base game but on a dark navy-blue background (color shift from the base game's maroon). A large golden dragon body wraps decoratively around/above the frame when only Prosperity is active; when Vitality is also active, a second (blue) dragon appears wrapped around the opposite side of the frame. A white circular badge with a colored number sits at the right edge of the frame, duplicating the 'FREE SPINS LEFT N' text shown at the bottom of the screen alongside the running 'WIN $X.XX' readout. Bonus-coin symbols that land during the feature display their dollar value directly on the coin (e.g. a blue coin shown as '$0.72' in fs_gameplay_1.png).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state is conveyed by a palette shift (navy vs maroon) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'WIN $X.XX') - not color alone. The dragon count (one vs two) is a redundant visual cue to the number of active modifiers, backed up by the modifier name in the choice-dialog title."
    },

    "free_spins_win": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "files": ["fs_win.png (bought path, $7.92)", "nat_fs_09.png (natural trigger path, $115.50)"],
      "content": "End-of-feature summary plaque: 'CONGRATULATIONS' in gold, 'YOU HAVE WON' in white, the win amount in large white text inside a dark brown/gold bar, 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below. The dragon figure(s) from the feature remain visible behind the plaque (one gold dragon for the single-modifier run, one gold + one blue dragon for the two-modifier run). Bottom bar shows updated CREDIT and the same WIN amount.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast white text on a dark plaque - legible without color discrimination."
    },

    "after_free_spins": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "file": "after_fs_1.png",
      "content": "Return to the base game reels (maroon background again) immediately after the Free Spins round: a 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' banner and the round's total 'WIN $7.92' are shown at the bottom; a yellow/gold bonus-coin symbol showing '$0.72' (the coin that started the feature) is still visible on the grid."
    },

    "respins_gameplay": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "rs_gameplay_1.png",
      "content": "5x3 grid on a dark navy-blue background. Some cells hold gold MONEY coins with white dollar values printed on them ($1.86, $0.96, $1.62, $3.30, $3.30 in the captured frame); empty cells show a faint gold Chinese-character watermark on a dark navy tile. A white circular badge on the right edge of the frame shows the respins-left counter (captured value: '2'). The golden dragon body wraps around the frame (single-modifier Prosperity purchase in this run)."
    },

    "respins_win": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "rs_win.png",
      "content": "A 'BONUS TOTAL $62.64' banner appears above the main win plaque, which reads 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / $62.64 / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar shows CREDIT $99,950.56, BET $1.20, WIN $62.64."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across all screens: menu+sound stacked bottom-far-left, a separate 'i' info button just to their right, bet -/+ flanking the large central spin button, autoplay directly below spin. The rules booklet is a fixed linear 8-page sequence navigated by 3 green icons (previous/close/next), each distinguishable by shape.",
    "motor": "All primary buttons (spin, bet +/-, buy bonus confirm/cancel, bonus-choice cards) are large circular or rectangular click targets. SPACE/ENTER are keyboard-operable alternatives to clicking spin. Autoplay (up to a configurable spin count, default shown 100) and SKIP SCREENS reduce the number of required interactions during feature rounds.",
    "color_blind": "Most functional state is conveyed through TEXT and SHAPE in addition to color: toggle switches (position + icon), checkboxes (checkmark glyph), cancel/confirm dialogs (X vs checkmark glyph), nav arrows (triangle shape), free-spins/respins counters (printed numbers), and modifier names (printed as words 'BALANCE'/'PROSPERITY'/'VITALITY', not conveyed by waterfall color alone). Residual risk: the three waterfall colors (pink/yellow/blue) map to the three modifier names, but since the modifier NAME is always printed as text next to/above its waterfall and again on the bonus-choice dialog, color is never the sole carrier of that information. The four jackpot-tier colors (green/blue/magenta/red) are likewise always paired with the printed label (MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND).",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are decorative toggles. All game state (wins, spins/respins remaining, bonus totals, bet/credit) is conveyed through on-screen text."
  },

  "not_observed_in_capture": [
    "BALANCE modifier (dual 5x3 grid, in either Free Spins or Respins) - the bonus buy in this game has a single fixed price/option that guarantees ONLY the Prosperity modifier (confirmed identically in two purchase dialogs), and roughly 371 natural-trigger hunting spins during this capture session produced only a Prosperity-only trigger and a Prosperity+Vitality trigger, never Balance. Its mechanics above are transcribed verbatim from the rules pages (paytable_p3.png/paytable_p4.png) only, not from an observed screenshot.",
    "A MONEY symbol showing the MINI/MINOR/MAJOR jackpot label instead of a plain multiplier value - the one Respins round captured (rs_gameplay_1.png) only produced plain-value coins ($1.86/$0.96/$1.62/$3.30/$3.30).",
    "The GRAND (5,000x total bet) full-board award - requires all 15 Respins grid positions to be filled with MONEY symbols simultaneously; not reached in either captured Respins run.",
    "A clean base-game frame captured in the instant immediately after the second (Respins) bonus round ended - the capture session noted a stuck full-screen transition animation at that exact moment (known headless-Chromium heavy-animation issue); not a documentation gap since clean base_game frames exist both before and after the Free Spins round (base_game.png, base_game_bet2.png, after_fs_1.png)."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Whether the '4 or 5 BONUS COIN symbols' trigger requires a specific color combination or purely a raw count of any color mix, and precisely how the count of distinct colors present maps to 1 vs 2 vs 3 modifiers - the rules text states the trigger condition and that modifiers are 'randomly' guaranteed, but does not spell out the color-to-modifier-count mapping in one explicit sentence; the two real triggers observed (1 modifier from a single-color-guaranteed purchase, 2 modifiers from a natural two-color landing) are consistent with the stated interpretation in 'symbols.bonus_coin_scatters.trigger_rule' but a 3-modifier trigger was never observed to confirm the pattern fully.",
    "Whether currency/coins view (clicking the CREDIT/BET labels, mentioned in paytable_p6.png rules text) actually changes the display in this build - not captured, since all screenshots show cash/dollar view only."
  ],

  "provider_known": true,
  "novelty": false
}