Fire Stampede 2

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Fire Stampede 2",
    "full_title_on_splash": "FIRE STAMPEDE 2 LINKED AWARDS",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio_note": "The loading splash screen additionally reads 'WILD STREAK GAMING, Powered by Pragmatic Play' -- this indicates the sub-studio Wild Streak Gaming produced the game under the Pragmatic Play umbrella. The in-game footer during gameplay shows only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' (no separate studio credit visible during play).",
    "theme": "American Wild West / prairie theme centered on a giant bison wreathed in flames ('flaming buffalo'). Warm daytime palette (blue sky, orange sunset, green grassland) in the base game; the reels shift to a cool dark starry-night blue palette during the Free Spins feature.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 21 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus 3 TL evidence screenshots, verified with zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "OCR via pytesseract timed out on every attempted frame in this session (tesseract process timeout after 25s, machine load) -- all text below was read directly from the images (vision) and cross-checked against the manifest's dословные quotes and the TL's live bet-adjustment experiment recorded in manifest.json (payout_basis_tl_verification). No OCR ocr_text strings could be produced this session; this is flagged here rather than fabricated.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Daytime scene: pale blue sky with soft clouds at the top, distant blue-grey mountains, a warm orange/gold sunset band low on the horizon, and green grassland at the very bottom edge.",
    "hero_art": "A giant bison head/body rendered as if made of fire -- orange, yellow and red flame textures over the whole body, glowing yellow eyes, pale cream-colored horns.",
    "reel_frame": "Dark brown wood-plank reel background with a light tan/cream rope-and-rivet border; silver corner brackets at the four corners of the reel area.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark brown/near-black semi-transparent cells; symbols are brightly colored against this dark background.",
    "special_column_6": "A separate vertical strip to the right of the 5 reels on a green background with a gold sunburst-triangle border pattern, displaying stacked circular badges (dollar-value medallions in red, and cyan 'FREE SPINS' medallions).",
    "free_spins_background": "Cool dark navy-blue night sky with visible stars and faint distant mountains; reel frame becomes gold with a warm amber glow.",
    "jackpot_banners_top_left": "Three stacked horizontal plaques: GRAND (dark red/maroon plaque, gold text, red star medallion icon), MAJOR (dark blue plaque, gold text), MINOR (dark purple/magenta plaque, gold text).",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frames, headings, currency numbers), red (GRAND banner, MONEY VALUE medallions, 'CONGRATULATIONS'), cyan/teal (FREE SPINS medallions and free-spin counters), purple/magenta (ADD WILDS medallion, MINOR banner and symbol, CONNECT & COLLECT badge gradient), green (RESPINS medallion, positive UI toggles, autoplay/settings accents)."
  },

  "grid_and_mechanics": {
    "reels_and_rows": "5 reels of unequal height: reel heights are 5-5-3-5-5 (reels 1,2,4,5 have 5 symbol rows; reel 3 has only 3 symbol rows).",
    "ways_to_win": 1875,
    "ways_arithmetic": "5 x 5 x 3 x 5 x 5 = 1875, matching the on-screen text '1875 ways to win' (paytable page 1).",
    "special_positions_reel3": "The topmost and bottommost cell of reel 3 (outside its normal 3-row playing area) are dedicated SPECIAL POSITIONS that can only contain special symbols: RESPINS, MONEY VALUE, ADD WILDS, FREE SPINS or MINOR (never a paying symbol).",
    "sixth_column": "To the right of the 5 playing reels is a static, non-spinning 6th column of 5 stacked badges. It never spins and only ever displays special symbols (MONEY VALUE, FREE SPINS, MYSTERY PRIZE). It functions purely as a display/target ladder for the Connect & Collect chain, not as a real reel.",
    "win_direction": "All paying symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel (per rules page 1: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel'). Only the highest win is paid per way; wins on multiple ways are added together.",
    "ante_bet": "Not present. No Ante Bet control or page was found anywhere in the 8-page rules booklet or in the bet menu; only a single 'Bet Multiplier 25x' governs the coins-to-cash conversion (see bet_and_paytable below), which is unrelated to feature-chance boosting."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note_on_payout_basis": "The 8-page rules booklet states verbatim (page 5): 'All wins are multiplied by bet per way. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.' With 1875 ways, 'bet per way' at the demo bet of $2.00 equals $2.00/1875 = $0.00106667 -- a unit the game never displays anywhere and that is useless for comparison. The TL verified experimentally (lowering the displayed bet from $2.00 to $1.75, i.e. 8 to 7 bet units at the same $0.01 coin) that the in-game coin paytable is NOT an invariant -- it scales proportionally with the number of bet units (buffalo 5-of-a-kind went from $8.00 to $7.00, a factor of 0.875 = 1.75/2.00). The true invariant is the ratio of the payout to the TOTAL BET. Both views are given below: the dollar amount actually shown on screen at the demo's default total bet of $2.00, and the equivalent multiplier of total bet (dollar amount ÷ 2.00) which is the portable, bet-size-independent figure.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Flaming buffalo / bison head (highest-paying symbol)",
        "appearance": "A bison head made of fire -- orange/yellow/red flame texture covering the whole head, pale horns, glowing eyes, framed by a light gold/cream ornate crest shape.",
        "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$8.00", "4": "$3.20", "3": "$1.60", "2": "$0.80"},
        "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 4.0, "4": 1.6, "3": 0.8, "2": 0.4},
        "note": "Only high-value symbol confirmed to pay on 2-of-a-kind as well as 3/4/5 -- do not generalize 'no symbol pays on 2' to the whole paytable."
      },
      {
        "name": "Gold nugget",
        "appearance": "A rough, glowing golden rock/nugget with bright highlight facets, shown on a dark purple-tinted background card.",
        "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$3.20", "4": "$1.60", "3": "$0.80"},
        "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 1.6, "4": 0.8, "3": 0.4}
      },
      {
        "name": "Eagle",
        "appearance": "A dark silhouette of a flying eagle (wings spread) rendered almost black against a warm red/orange sunset-toned card background.",
        "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$2.00", "4": "$0.96", "3": "$0.64"},
        "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 1.0, "4": 0.48, "3": 0.32}
      },
      {
        "name": "Cactus",
        "appearance": "A green saguaro-style cactus with a small yellow flower on top, against a pale blue desert-sky card background.",
        "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$2.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.40"},
        "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 1.0, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2}
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "magenta/pink lettering with a red 3D outline", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.48", "3": "$0.24"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.6, "4": 0.24, "3": 0.12}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "orange/brown lettering", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.48", "3": "$0.24"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.6, "4": 0.24, "3": 0.12}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "gold/yellow lettering", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$1.20", "4": "$0.48", "3": "$0.24"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.6, "4": 0.24, "3": 0.12}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue lettering", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.16"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.4, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.08}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "red lettering", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.16"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.4, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.08}},
      {"name": "9", "color": "green lettering", "payouts_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.16"}, "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.4, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.08}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A tan/brown cowboy hat with a red hatband, seen from the front with two pale cream cattle horns curving out beneath it; the word 'WILD' in flame-textured orange/gold 3D letters below the hat.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except the SCATTER and CONNECT & COLLECT symbols. Appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4.",
      "free_spins_behaviour": "During the Free Spins feature, each WILD that lands carries a random multiplier of x2 or x3, which applies to all winning combinations formed on that spin. If more than one multiplier-WILD hits on the same spin, their multipliers are multiplied together.",
      "source": "paytable page 1 (base rules) and paytable page 3 (Free Spins rules)"
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "A gold six-pointed sheriff-style star badge with a circular hub in the center.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reels (any position, not restricted to special positions). 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere pay 2x total bet and simultaneously trigger the Free Spins feature (awarding 7, 10 or 15 free spins respectively, on top of any spins already collected via Connect & Collect that spin).",
      "source": "paytable page 3"
    },
    "connect_and_collect_symbol": {
      "name": "CONNECT & COLLECT",
      "appearance": "A circular badge with a purple-to-pink gradient background showing two overlapping/interlocked rings (like a stylised chain-link or infinity motif); the word 'CONNECT' arcs over the top and '& COLLECT' arcs under the bottom in gold lettering.",
      "rules": "Can appear on any non-special position on reels 1 to 5. Adjacent CONNECT & COLLECT symbols (touching horizontally or vertically) form a chain starting from the leftmost reel; if the chain reaches one of the special positions on reel 3 or reaches the static 6th column, the award shown at the reached special position is won. On the 6th column, random groups of badges are pre-marked, and if the chain reaches one of the marked badges, all the marked badges' awards are paid.",
      "source": "paytable page 2 (Connect & Collect Feature)"
    },
    "special_reel3_and_reel6_symbols": {
      "note": "These symbols only ever appear on the two special positions of reel 3 or on the static 6th column, never as ordinary reel symbols.",
      "list": [
        {
          "name": "RESPINS",
          "appearance": "A green circular medallion with a gold sunburst/triangle-toothed border pattern (same medallion template as MONEY VALUE, in green).",
          "rules": "Can only land in the reel-3 special positions. When reached by a connection chain it triggers a Respin round of 5 respins: all CONNECT & COLLECT symbols from the initial spin (on reels 1,2,3,4,5) remain locked in place, and any new CONNECT & COLLECT symbols landing during the respins also remain locked until the respins are exhausted; after the round the game pays for all connections made. If no chain reaches a special position on reel 3 or reel 6 during the respins, a random consolation prize of 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x or 10x total bet is awarded.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions only"
        },
        {
          "name": "MONEY VALUE",
          "appearance": "A red circular medallion with a gold sunburst/triangle-toothed border and a dollar amount printed in the middle in gold text (e.g. '$19.20', '$256.00', '$32.00', '$128.00').",
          "rules": "Awards a random money value from a pre-defined set when reached by a connection chain. Reel-3 special positions: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x or 20x total bet. Reel-6 (static column) positions: 10x, 12x, 20x, 30x, 40x, 50x, 60x, 80x, 100x or 200x total bet.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions and the 6th column"
        },
        {
          "name": "ADD WILDS",
          "appearance": "A purple/magenta circular medallion with the same sunburst border template.",
          "rules": "When reached by a connection chain, adds WILD symbols to random non-special positions on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions only"
        },
        {
          "name": "FREE SPINS (medallion)",
          "appearance": "A cyan/teal circular medallion with a white number of free spins printed in the center (e.g. '25 FREE SPINS', '7 FREE SPINS', '10 FREE SPINS', '15 FREE SPINS', '20 FREE SPINS').",
          "rules": "Always displays a randomly chosen value of 7, 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins. When reached by a connection chain AFTER all other awards from the current spin have been paid, it triggers the Free Spins round (awarding the shown number of spins) and additionally pays 2x total bet. If reached again during an active Free Spins round, its value is added to the remaining spin count.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions and the 6th column"
        },
        {
          "name": "MINOR (fixed-value special symbol)",
          "appearance": "A magenta/pink circular medallion labelled 'MINOR'.",
          "rules": "Can only land in the reel-3 special positions. Pays a fixed 25x total bet when reached by a connection chain.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions only"
        },
        {
          "name": "MYSTERY PRIZE",
          "appearance": "A gold circular medallion containing a large gold question mark ('?'), mounted on a small brown wood-plank sign shown stacked in the 6th column.",
          "rules": "Can only land on the 6th column. Reveals a random award when reached: 25x total bet (MINOR tier), 200x, 250x, 350x, 400x, 500x total bet, or 4000x total bet (GRAND tier). The MINOR, MAJOR and GRAND-tier reveals can additionally carry a x2 multiplier.",
          "position_scope": "6th column only"
        },
        {
          "name": "STAMPEDE",
          "appearance": "A dark bison-silhouette icon on an orange card, labelled 'STAMPEDE'.",
          "rules": "When reached by a connection chain, adds the highest-paying symbols to random non-special positions on reels 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.",
          "position_scope": "reel 3 special positions and/or 6th column (per rules text; exact column not separately illustrated)"
        }
      ]
    },
    "jackpot_display": {
      "note": "Three always-visible plaques above the reels, top-left of the screen, distinct from the symbol paytable -- these are fixed jackpot tiers, not symbol payouts.",
      "tiers": [
        {"name": "GRAND", "value_usd": "$8,000.00", "value_coins": "800,000 coins (at $0.01/coin)", "appearance": "Dark red/maroon plaque, gold lettering, small red star medallion icon on the left."},
        {"name": "MAJOR", "value_usd": "$400.00", "value_coins": "40,000 coins", "appearance": "Dark blue plaque, gold lettering."},
        {"name": "MINOR", "value_usd": "$50.00", "value_coins": "5,000 coins", "appearance": "Dark purple/magenta plaque, gold lettering."}
      ],
      "cross_check": "These values are internally consistent with the Mystery Prize / MINOR special-symbol award tables above at the demo bet of $2.00: MINOR 25x total bet = $50.00; MAJOR (Mystery Prize 200x tier) = $400.00; GRAND (Mystery Prize 4000x tier) = $8,000.00.",
      "trigger": "Per rules page 4 (Random Awards): 'The GRAND award can be won randomly at the end of any spin in the base game.' MAJOR and MINOR are reached via the Mystery Prize / MINOR special symbols described above."
    }
  },

  "bet_and_paytable_ui": {
    "demo_total_bet_default": "$2.00",
    "bet_structure": "Coins view: coin value $0.01, 8 bet units, Bet Multiplier 25x -> total bet = 8 x 25 x $0.01 = 200 coins = $2.00. Confirmed live in the bet menu (BET field = bet units, COIN VALUE field, TOTAL BET field, plus a 'BET MAX' button).",
    "bet_menu_controls": "Round white '-' and green '+' buttons for BET (units) and COIN VALUE independently, and for TOTAL BET directly; a green 'BET MAX' button sets the maximum bet.",
    "min_bet": "$0.25",
    "max_bet": "$250.00",
    "min_max_source": "rules page 5: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.25  MAXIMUM BET: $250.00'",
    "currency_view_toggle": "Clicking the CREDIT or BET labels toggles between coins view (integer coin counts, e.g. BET 200, CREDIT 10,000,000) and cash view (dollar amounts, e.g. BET $2.00, CREDIT $100,000.00)."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.51,
    "rtp_percent_buy_free_spins": 96.52,
    "rtp_source": "rules page 5: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.51%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.52%.'",
    "volatility": "High -- shown as a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons, and verbatim text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' (rules page 5).",
    "max_win": "8,300x bet, applies identically in the base game and in Free Spins. Verbatim (rules page 4 and page 7): 'The maximum win amount is limited to 8,300x bet in both base game and free spins. If the total win of a round reaches 8,300x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.'",
    "ways_to_win": 1875,
    "reels_layout": "5 reels, heights 5-5-3-5-5, plus a static non-spinning 6th display column (see grid_and_mechanics).",
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": true,
      "cost": "100x current total bet (shown as $200 at the demo's $2.00 total bet)",
      "cost_source": "rules page 4: 'The FREE SPINS feature can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current total bet.'",
      "guarantee": "The triggering spin is guaranteed to hit enough CONNECT & COLLECT symbols to form a chain that reaches the special positions on reel 3 AND at least one position on the 6th column; for the triggering spin, the 6th column contains only FREE SPINS medallions with random spin counts on them."
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin; holding SPACE engages Turbo Spin (on-screen hint: 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN').",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules page 5)"
  },

  "features": {
    "connect_and_collect_free_spins": {
      "single_feature_note": "This is the only feature in the game; it is reachable both organically (Connect & Collect chain reaching a FREE SPINS medallion, or landing 3+ SCATTER symbols) and via Buy Free Spins.",
      "entry_paths": [
        "Connect & Collect chain reaches a FREE SPINS medallion on reel 3's special position or on the 6th column, after all other awards from that spin are paid -- awards the number of spins shown on the medallion (7, 10, 15, 20 or 25), plus 2x total bet.",
        "3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols land anywhere on a spin -- awards 7, 10 or 15 free spins respectively (also pays 2x total bet for the scatter hit itself), summed with any FREE SPINS medallion collections on the same spin.",
        "Buy Free Spins for 100x total bet -- instantly plays a guaranteed-hit spin (see bonus_buy above)."
      ],
      "during_the_round": "The Connect & Collect feature (chain, special reel-3 positions, 6th column, all special symbols) continues to function exactly as in the base game. WILD symbols additionally carry a random x2 or x3 multiplier that applies to all wins on that spin, and multiple Wild multipliers on the same spin multiply together. If additional FREE SPINS symbols are reached via a connection chain during the round, their shown values are added to the remaining spin count.",
      "special_reels_note": "Rules page 3 states 'Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS FEATURE' -- confirmed visually: the feature uses the same 5-5-3-5-5 grid and the same special-position mechanics as the base game.",
      "payout_timing": "The Free Spins round win is credited to the player only after the round completes; the round's history entry contains the total win of the whole cycle (rules page 5).",
      "captured_walkthrough": {
        "buy_dialog": "bonus_buy_dialog.png -- confirmation panel 'BUY FREE SPINS $200' over the base-game reels, with a red 'X' (cancel) and a green checkmark (confirm) button.",
        "trigger_spin": "bonus_trigger_spin.png -- the guaranteed triggering spin: a chain of 5 CONNECT & COLLECT badges runs from reel 1 through reel 5, and the 6th column shows four '10 FREE SPINS' medallions plus one '15 FREE SPINS' medallion, with the reached position highlighted by a red/gold glowing border. Interim win shown: 'SIMPLY SUPERB / WIN $13.92'.",
        "intro": "free_spins_intro.png -- night-sky background, 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 10 FREE SPINS' banner with 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; counter reads 'FREE SPINS 0 of 10'.",
        "gameplay": "free_spins_gameplay.png -- live spin during the round on the dark starry-night reel background; counter reads 'FREE SPINS LEFT 9' (1 of 10 played), a $32.00 MONEY VALUE medallion visible in the reel-3 special position.",
        "round_end_summary": "free_spins_win.png -- 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $111.55 IN 10 FREE SPINS'; counter reads 'FREE SPINS 10 of 10' (round complete).",
        "final_win_screen": "win_screen.png -- back on the base-game (daytime) background; footer reads 'WIN $154.40' and 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED', representing the full buy-feature round total (guaranteed trigger spin win $13.92 + free-spins-round win $111.55 + any other collections during the sequence)."
      }
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Loading splash screen. Large stylised logo 'FIRE STAMPEDE 2' in red/orange flame-textured 3D letters outlined in gold, with 'LINKED AWARDS' in blue/turquoise beneath it, over a light blue sky with pastel sunset clouds. To the right, a huge close-up of the flaming bison's head/face fills most of the frame. A dark circular button with two white curved arrows (enter/spin icon) sits center-right with a small gold pointer arrow above it. Below it, a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 filled gold lightning bolts. Bottom-right: an empty gold-outlined checkbox and text 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'. Bottom-left: a red-outlined gold-bordered banner reading 'CONNECT & COLLECT TO LINKED AWARDS! CONNECT TO ONE, WIN 'EM ALL'.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the circular enter button starts the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Logo and tagline are large high-contrast text; the enter button is a white icon on a dark circle -- shape-based, not color-dependent."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5 reels (heights 5-5-3-5-5) inside a dark wood-plank frame with a light rope/rivet border and silver corner brackets, occupying the right ~75% of the screen; the flaming-bison hero art fills the left ~25% with the 'FIRE STAMPEDE 2 LINKED AWARDS' logo beneath it.",
      "jackpot_banners": "Top-left, stacked: GRAND $8,000.00 (dark red plaque), MAJOR $400.00 (dark blue plaque), MINOR $50.00 (dark purple plaque).",
      "buy_button": "Below the jackpot banners, a brown wood-sign button reading 'BUY FREE SPINS $200'.",
      "connect_collect_badge": "A small circular 'CONNECT & COLLECT' badge sits above the reels near the top, matching the in-paytable icon.",
      "sixth_column": "To the right of reel 5, a vertical strip of 5 stacked badges on a green/gold-triangle background; captured frame shows (top to bottom) a red '$32.00' medallion, a red '$128.00' medallion, a cyan '25 FREE SPINS' medallion, a cyan '7 FREE SPINS' medallion, and a cyan '20 FREE SPINS' medallion, each linked by a small chain-link glyph.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger MENU button ('≡') opening System Settings, with a round SOUND (speaker) button beneath it, and a round 'i' INFORMATION button to their right.",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in gold/orange text, clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Round oval '-' (decrease bet) and '+' (increase bet) buttons flanking a large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows); an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button beneath the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). MONEY VALUE (red) vs FREE SPINS (cyan) medallions in the 6th column are also distinguished by their printed text/number, not color alone."
    },
    "paytable_p1": {
      "type": "paytable", "page": "1 of 8 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Grid of the 10 paying symbols (buffalo, nugget, eagle, cactus, A, K, Q, J, 10, 9) each with its 5/4/3(/2)-of-a-kind payout in dollars at the current bet. Text: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Below, the WILD symbol with substitution rules and reel restriction (2,3,4). Right side: '1875 ways to win' with a two-panel diagram (green check mark example vs red X counter-example of adjacency) and the text describing the 5x5x3x5x5 grid, the 2 special reel-3 positions, and the 6th special-only reel."
    },
    "paytable_p2": {
      "type": "paytable", "page": "2 of 8 ('CONNECT & COLLECT FEATURE')",
      "content": "Explains the CONNECT & COLLECT symbol and chain mechanic, and illustrates the four reel-3/reel-6 special symbols with their icons: RESPINS (green), MONEY VALUE (red, with reel-3 vs reel-6 value lists), ADD WILDS (purple), FREE SPINS (cyan)."
    },
    "paytable_p3": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "3 of 8",
      "content": "MYSTERY PRIZE (reel-6 only, award list incl. GRAND 4000x), STAMPEDE, MINOR (reel-3 only, fixed 25x), then a 'FREE SPINS' section covering the SCATTER symbol (3+ = 2x total bet + spins) and the full Free Spins round rules (spin totals, Wild x2/x3 multiplier, retriggers, 'Special reels are in play during the feature.')."
    },
    "paytable_p4": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "4 of 8",
      "content": "RANDOM AWARDS (random Wild/Connect&Collect/highest-symbol additions; GRAND can hit randomly at end of any base-game spin), MAX WIN (8,300x bet, round ends immediately and forfeits remaining spins), BUY FREE SPINS (100x total bet, guaranteed reel-3 + reel-6 chain hit)."
    },
    "paytable_p5": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "5 of 8",
      "content": "VOLATILITY badge (5/5 lightning bolts) with the standard high-volatility explanatory sentence; win-calculation rules ('bet per way', coins values, highest-win-per-way, multi-way sums); Free Spins payout timing; RTP 96.51% base / 96.52% buy; MIN BET $0.25 / MAX BET $250.00; SPACE/ENTER controls; malfunction clause."
    },
    "paytable_p6": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "6 of 8 ('HOW TO PLAY')",
      "content": "Explains bet +/- and bet menu, SPIN button, hamburger SETTINGS menu icon, spin-speed cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo), sound toggle icon, information ('i') icon, CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, and the AUTOPLAY button/menu."
    },
    "paytable_p7": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "7 of 8 ('SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU')",
      "content": "Describes INTRO SCREEN, AMBIENT, SOUND FX, GAME HISTORY toggles; info-page prev/next/close nav; bet-menu +/- fields for BET and COIN VALUE; repeats the Max Win 8,300x rule."
    },
    "paytable_p8": {
      "type": "rules", "page": "8 of 8 ('AUTOPLAY')",
      "content": "Explains starting Autoplay via preset auto-spin-count buttons, and the SKIP SCREENS option (auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay)."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "content": "Dark panel over the dimmed reels with a gold 'X' close button top-right. Left side: 'GAME HISTORY' link button (external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper with round white '-' and green '+' buttons flanking a '$2.00' field. Right side: four labelled on/off toggle switches -- 'BATTERY SAVER' (off, white/grey pill, described as saving battery by reducing animation speed), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on, green pill), 'SOUND FX' (on, green pill), 'INTRO SCREEN' (on, green pill).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's state is also shown by the switch handle's left/right position, not color alone."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "content": "Dark panel with gold 'X' close (top-right). Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green fill with white checkmark). Below: 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label over a horizontal slider (green filled track left of the round handle) with the value '100' shown to the right. A large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spans the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by an explicit check-mark glyph, not fill color alone."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "A wood-plank-textured red-bordered plaque overlays the center-left of the reels: 'BUY FREE SPINS' in gold, '$200' in large gold text beneath it, and two round buttons -- a red-bordered white 'X' (cancel) on the left and a green-bordered white checkmark (confirm) on the right."
    },
    "bonus_trigger_spin": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Post-purchase guaranteed spin. A visible chain of 5 CONNECT & COLLECT badges spans reels 1 through 5 (with a $12.00 MONEY VALUE medallion at the reel-3 upper special position and an $8.00 MONEY VALUE medallion at the reel-3 lower special position also part of the frame). In the 6th column, four cyan '10 FREE SPINS' medallions are lit with a white/gold glow and the fifth ('15 FREE SPINS') is outlined in a red/gold glowing border indicating the reached target. Footer text: 'SIMPLY SUPERB / WIN $13.92'."
    },
    "free_spins_intro": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Night-sky background (dark navy blue with stars). 'CONGRATULATIONS!' in large gold letters over the reels, a red plaque reading 'YOU HAVE WON / 10 (in blue) / FREE SPINS', and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' beneath it. Left side, the bison art now stands against the night sky with a wood-sign counter reading 'FREE SPINS 0 of 10'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Free-spin count is given as a printed number, legible without color."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Same 5-5-3-5-5 grid, now on the dark starry-night background; gold reel frame with a warm amber glow. Counter (left) reads 'FREE SPINS 1 of 10'; footer reads 'WIN $24.00' and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 9'. Visible in this frame: a cyan '20 FREE SPINS' medallion in the reel-3 upper special position and a red '$32.00' MONEY VALUE medallion in the reel-3 lower special position."
    },
    "free_spins_win": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Round-end summary, same night-sky background. 'CONGRATULATIONS! / YOU HAVE WON / $111.55 / IN 10 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Counter reads 'FREE SPINS 10 of 10'. Footer reads 'WIN $154.40' (this already reflects the cumulative buy-round total, not just the free-spins-only amount) and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0'."
    },
    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Final screen after the whole bought Free Spins round, back on the daytime base-game background with the bison hero art and 'FIRE STAMPEDE 2 LINKED AWARDS' logo on the left. Footer reads 'WIN $154.40' and 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast white/gold text on a dark bar -- legible without color discrimination."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control layout: hamburger menu + sound stacked far-left, 'i' info button just to their right, bet -/+ flanking the central SPIN button, AUTOPLAY directly beneath SPIN. The 8-page info booklet is a strictly linear sequence navigated by left/right green arrows with an X to close and a 'Page N/8' indicator on each page.",
    "motor": "Large round touch/click targets; SPIN is the largest control. SPACE/ENTER also spin, and holding SPACE engages Turbo Spin. Autoplay (with adjustable spin count and a Skip Screens option) minimizes the number of clicks required for extended play.",
    "color_blind": "Most game-state information is duplicated in text or numerals: free-spin counts and Money Value amounts are printed as numbers on their medallions regardless of the medallion's color; toggle switches show position as well as color; the Connect & Collect chain's endpoint is marked by a glowing border (shape/position), not purely by hue. Residual risk: the RESPINS (green), MONEY VALUE (red), ADD WILDS (purple) and MINOR (magenta) special medallions share the same circular sunburst template and font -- they are distinguished primarily by their printed label text, which is small; a colorblind or low-vision user relying on shape alone could confuse them at a glance, though the printed word is present on each.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; all state (wins, spins remaining, free-spin awards, jackpot amounts) is conveyed through on-screen text and numerals. Sound is decorative (music/SFX toggle only)."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact icon of the RESPINS medallion in isolation was only seen at paytable_p2 thumbnail scale (small icon column) and not in a dedicated gameplay screenshot reaching that outcome -- appearance description ('green circular sunburst medallion') is read directly from that page but not independently zoom-verified pixel by pixel.",
    "Whether the STAMPEDE special symbol can land on the 6th column in addition to reel 3's special positions is stated ambiguously in the rules text ('reached by a connection chain') and was not observed directly on any captured screenshot; treated as uncertain in the STAMPEDE entry above.",
    "Ante Bet: confirmed NOT present after reviewing all 8 rules pages and the live bet menu; stated as fact, not omitted.",
    "Coin-value paytable numbers (monetary tiers shown in the coins-view evidence screenshots) are NOT treated as invariant game data -- per the TL's live experiment they scale with bet units; only the total-bet-multiplier figures in 'symbols' above are treated as the portable invariant."
  ]
}