Fish 'n' Nudge

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Fish 'n' Nudge",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "provider_ref": "fishnnudge-01",
    "release_date": "2023-10-10 (confirmed by two independent channels: Push Gaming's own blog and BigWinBoard coverage; not printed inside the game build itself)",
    "theme": "Comic underwater fishing theme. A cheerful old fisherman ('Fisherman Symbol') in a yellow oilskin hat and coat, smoking a pipe, is the central character; the reels sit inside a rustic wooden dock/pier frame (weathered brown planks with rope lashings and metal fish-hooks at the corners) submerged underwater, surrounded by seaweed, coral, bubbles and shells. The bonus/scatter symbol is a small red-and-white fishing trawler/tugboat. The game's own mascot logo (seen on the splash screen and top-left corner) is a cartoon red-and-gold rooster-like bird standing on a wooden dock, holding a fishing line with a caught fish.",
    "art_style": "Flat-shaded, glossy 2D mobile-casual cartoon illustration with thick soft outlines, rounded rectangular symbol tiles with beveled/embossed frame borders (pink, green, blue, cyan depending on symbol tier), and warm painterly gradient shading (no photorealism, no 3D rendering). Lighting is a bright, sunny underwater daylight look in the base game (cool teal-blue water with visible light shafts) that shifts to a moodier warm-toned amber/orange glow during big-win celebration overlays and to a deep purple/violet coral-reef palette during the Free Spins feature. Camera/view is a flat frontal view of the reel grid (no isometric or side perspective). Overall mood is light, whimsical and family-friendly, consistent with a casual fishing-arcade slot rather than a dramatic or cinematic slot.",
    "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 49 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus OCR ground truth and zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "All symbol identities and payout ladders were read directly from zoomed paytable crops (scripts/zoom.py) and cross-checked against OCR (scripts/ocr.py) and against numbers printed on live reel tiles (Instant Prize fish, Bonus Buy dialogs, Net Symbol demo). Numeric values are stated only where legible; anything not clearly confirmed is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'. Numbers already independently verified by the TL before this document was written (grid, RTP, max win, bet limits, Push Bet cost, build versions, payout basis) are carried over verbatim and re-confirmed against the cited frames.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "grid_and_win_mechanics": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 4 rows, uniform reel height (4 symbols visible per reel at all times), confirmed on base_game.png and stated in rules_p1.png: \"Fish 'n' Nudge is a 5-reel slot game with 4 symbols per reel.\"",
    "win_mechanic": "20 fixed pay lines. Diagrams for all 20 lines are printed on paytable_p7.png/paytable_p8.png under the 'Win Lines' heading, each shown as a 5x4 grid with the winning cells highlighted white.",
    "line_win_rule": "rules_p1.png / rules_p2.png, verbatim: 'A line win is awarded when a number of instances of the same symbol appear consecutively, starting from the leftmost reel. Only one line win may be awarded on a single win line. The highest line win value is always awarded. All wins occur on win lines, except Scatters. Scatter wins are added to pay line wins or equivalent. Wins on separate win lines are added.'",
    "payout_basis": {
      "value": "total_bet (the pay values printed throughout the paytable and on the reels are multipliers of the TOTAL BET, not of a per-line stake)",
      "primary_evidence": "rules_p7.png: 'The Base Bet is the Total bet selected for each new spin or game round.' rules_p6.png: 'The paytable reflects the current bet configuration, based on the Total bet.'",
      "printed_self_contradiction": "rules_p2.png prints a different, contradictory sentence in the same buklet: 'The paytable reflects the current bet, configuration, based on the bet per line.' This is a known Push Gaming boilerplate inconsistency (documented provider-wide) and is reported here for completeness, not treated as evidence against the total-bet basis.",
      "measured_confirmation": "win_screen.png shows a genuine single-spin win of WIN: 0.10 fun at Total Bet: 0.50 fun. 0.10 fun equals the printed 3-of-a-kind tier of the low shell symbols in the paytable (paytable_p2.png/paytable_p3.png) at the same 0.50 fun bet anchor. Because 20 fixed lines exist with no separate 'bet per line' shown anywhere in the UI, and because the printed definition explicitly calls the Base/Total Bet the basis, the tier match is read as confirmation of a total-bet basis rather than as standalone proof (the same 0.10 fun value is also mathematically reachable from a bet-per-line reading, so the arithmetic alone is not conclusive - the printed definition is what settles it).",
      "note": "Because the win screen does not visually highlight which pay line/symbol produced the 0.10 fun win, the specific symbol responsible cannot be identified from the frame; see 'unreadable_or_uncertain'."
    }
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Cool teal/turquoise underwater water with a soft vertical light shaft, green seaweed fronds, pink and purple coral fans, and floating semi-transparent light-blue bubbles at the screen edges. A sandy/rocky seabed is visible at the very bottom of some frames.",
    "reel_frame": "Weathered brown wooden dock/pier posts and cross-beams with visible wood-grain texture, bound with tan rope wraps at the corners; small metal fish-hooks with fishing line hang from the top corners of the frame as decoration.",
    "reel_cells": "No individual cell dividers on plain background tiles; symbols with their own colored rounded-square icon frame (pink/magenta, green, cyan/teal, or plain, depending on symbol) sit directly on the water background.",
    "net_symbol_overlay": "A golden-yellow rope/net overlay: a thick gold-and-red beaded rope forms a rounded-square border around the covered tile(s), with a fine diagonal cross-hatch net mesh drawn over the symbol underneath.",
    "free_spins_background": "Shifts to a deep purple/violet coral-reef scene (darker and cooler-toned than the base game), with green coral fronds, orange/red tube coral and floating bubbles; a translucent light-blue sphere at the right edge of the screen shows the current multiplier (e.g. 'x2', 'x5', 'x8') in white/lavender text.",
    "win_celebration_overlay": "Warm amber/orange radial glow behind large gold-outlined win text ('BIG WIN', 'MEGA WIN', 'SUPER WIN') with a brown fishing rod and line arcing across the top of the panel.",
    "ui_accent_colors": "Gold/yellow lettering with brown outline for the game logo and win banners; purple/magenta for the 'PUSH BET' pill and toggle panel; white for numeric HUD text (balance, bet, win) on a plain dark background at the very bottom edge of the screen; red for action buttons (BUY, spin-cancel state); green for an active/ON toggle switch, grey for an inactive/OFF toggle switch."
  },

  "ui_layout": {
    "top_left": "Game logo 'FISH 'N' NUDGE' in gold 3-D lettering with brown outline, topped by a cartoon red-and-gold rooster/bird mascot standing on driftwood, holding a fishing line with a caught fish (visible on preview.png and persistently in the top-left corner during base_game.png).",
    "top_right": "Two small icons: a speaker/sound icon (mute toggle) and a hamburger/menu icon (three horizontal lines) that opens the bottom navigation panel (paytable / rules / settings / info).",
    "right_vertical_control_bar (top to bottom)": [
      "Red-outlined circular button with a white star icon - opens the Bonus Buy dialog.",
      "Circular button with a white right-pointing triangle in a play-button shape - opens the Autoplay panel.",
      "Circular button with a stack of coins icon - opens the Total Bet / bet selection panel (also shows the Push Bet toggle above it when opened).",
      "Large circular Spin button at the bottom-right, showing two curved arrows forming a refresh/circulation icon."
    ],
    "bottom_bar": "Plain dark horizontal strip. 'Balance: <amount> fun' in white text at the bottom-left; 'Total Bet: <amount> fun' in white text at the bottom-right; during/after a win, 'WIN: <amount> fun' appears centered, and during Free Spins a 'Free Spins: <count>' counter appears left of center.",
    "bottom_navigation_panel (inside paytable/rules/settings/info screens)": "Four icons in a dark strip at the very bottom: a grid/apps icon (paytable), a question-mark circle (rules/'GAME INFO'), a gear/cog icon (settings), and a shield icon (info / 'KNOW THE GAME'). These icons switch BETWEEN panels; they are not separate sections within one panel.",
    "push_bet_pill": "A purple rounded pill labeled 'PUSH BET' with a toggle switch (white circle on a dark track), shown above the Total Bet list once the bet-select panel is opened; directly under it, purple text reads 'INCREASE chance to win feature by 42%' - this is the only place in the whole build where the exact percentage effect of Push Bet on the trigger chance is printed (source: bet_select_min.png / bet_select_max.png)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payout figures below are printed in the paytable at the demo's current bet anchor of 0.50 fun total bet (paytable header: 'All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of 0.50 fun'). To convert to a multiplier of total bet, divide the printed fun amount by 0.50.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Fisherman Symbol (Wild)",
      "appearance": "Portrait of an elderly fisherman: pale skin, rosy cheeks, blue eyes, bushy white beard and moustache, wearing a bright yellow (oilskin/rain-slicker style) wide-brim hat and matching yellow coat, smoking a brown wooden pipe held in the corner of his mouth. Framed in a rounded square with a bright cyan-to-orange radial glow background and a thin gold border.",
      "payouts": {"5": "20.00", "4": "5.00", "3": "1.25"},
      "role": "Wild Symbol: substitutes for all other paying symbols except the Bonus Symbol and the Net Symbol (rules_p3.png / paytable_p1.png). It is also the game's 'Instant Prize collector': when the Fisherman Symbol lands inside a Net Symbol overlay, it collects the Instant Prize value of every Fish Symbol currently visible on the reels (see 'instant_prize_and_net_symbol_mechanic' below)."
    },
    "scatter_bonus": {
      "name": "Bonus Symbol (Scatter)",
      "appearance": "A small red-hulled, white-and-silver fishing trawler/tugboat with two grey smokestacks (shown emitting puffs of white smoke when it lands), a round white life-preserver ring mounted on its side, and a bold yellow ribbon-shaped banner reading 'BONUS' wrapped across the bottom of the tile.",
      "role": "Landing 3 or more Bonus Symbols anywhere on the reels during the Base Game triggers the Free Spins Feature (rules_p3.png / paytable_p6.png). It has no own payline payout and is excluded from the Fisherman Wild's substitution.",
      "trigger_table": {
        "3_symbols": "Free Spins Feature starts with an Initial Multiplier of x1",
        "4_symbols": "Free Spins Feature starts with an Initial Multiplier of x10",
        "5_symbols": "Free Spins Feature starts with an Initial Multiplier of x25"
      }
    },
    "instant_prize_fish": {
      "name": "Fish Symbol",
      "appearance": "A small red-and-gold striped fish shown swimming against a teal/turquoise background inside a rounded-square tile; a large gold number is printed directly on the lower half of the tile (e.g. '5', '25', '50', '1000' in the paytable illustration, or a currency amount such as '0.25', '0.50', '1.00', '1.50', '2.50', '12.50' when seen live on the reels at the demo's 0.50 fun bet).",
      "role": "A regular paying symbol (line wins from 3-of-a-kind consecutively from the leftmost reel) that additionally always carries an 'Instant Prize' multiplier value. That Instant Prize value is only paid out separately when the Fish Symbol (or, per rules_p4.png, when the Fisherman Wild lands in a Net Symbol regardless of whether the Fish Symbol itself is inside the Net) is covered by a Net Symbol overlay.",
      "payouts_as_paying_symbol": {"5": "10.00", "4": "2.50", "3": "0.50"},
      "instant_prize_multiplier_ladder": "0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 500x and 1000x of the Total Bet (rules_p4.png/rules_p5.png, verbatim: 'These values are: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 500x and 1000x.'). At the demo's 0.50 fun bet this ladder is visible on live tiles as 0.25 / 0.50 / 1.00 / 1.50 / 2.50 / 5.00 / 12.50 / 25.00 / 50.00 / 125.00 / 250.00 / 500.00 fun (confirmed on net_symbol_demo.png, free_spins_1.png, free_spins_2.png, free_spins_4.png).",
      "identity_uncertainty": "The paytable page (paytable_p2.png) actually shows FOUR fish icons under one shared payout row (5=10.00/4=2.50/3=0.50): one distinct gold/yellow leaping fish (splashing out of water) and three renderings of a red-and-gold fish with pink pectoral fins shown in near-identical poses. It is not certain from the static screenshots whether this represents one symbol (rendered with several idle-animation frames captured together) or two visually distinct fish that happen to share an identical payout ladder; both readings are recorded honestly rather than forcing one. On the live reels only the red-and-gold fish with the printed prize number was observed; the gold/yellow splashing fish variant was not seen on any captured base-game or free-spins reel frame."
    },
    "net_symbol": {
      "name": "Net Symbol (game-specific overlay mechanic)",
      "appearance": "Not a symbol on its own image - it is an overlay: a thick gold-and-red beaded rope forming a rounded-square border around the affected tile(s), with a diagonal cross-hatch net/mesh pattern drawn semi-transparently over whatever symbol sits underneath it. It appears stacked over up to 4 vertically consecutive symbols on a reel (paytable_p4.png diagram; net_symbol_demo.png shows a 3-tile-tall stack over column 2, covering an ornate purple fish, another ornate purple fish, and a pink conical shell).",
      "mechanic": "Net Symbols are an overlay layer, not reel symbols, and can land anywhere in both the Base Game and the Free Spins Feature. After all wins from a spin are evaluated and the Spin button is pressed again, every Net Symbol on the reels nudges down by exactly 1 position while the reels spin; this repeats spin after spin until there are no more Net Symbols left on the reels (rules_p3.png). Whatever the Net Symbol currently covers is what can pay an Instant Prize if it is a Fish Symbol, or be collected if it is the Fisherman Wild landing inside a Net Symbol.",
      "free_spins_start_state": "The Free Spins Feature always starts with reels 2 and 4 completely filled with Net Symbols (paytable_p8.png / rules_p5.png). For each spin during Free Spins, the Net Symbols nudge down by 1 and the win multiplier increases by 1 for each nudge (the final nudge that clears the last Net Symbol off the reels does not add to the multiplier). The Free Spins round only ends once no Net Symbols remain on the reels - the intro screen literally labels this 'INFINITE FREE SPINS' rather than a fixed spin count."
    },
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Tackle box",
        "appearance": "An open pink/magenta metal tackle box with a pink rounded frame; inside are visible fishing lures, hooks and a coiled brown cord/leader line in assorted colors (green, orange, blue).",
        "payouts": {"5": "20.00", "4": "5.00", "3": "1.25"},
        "note": "Ties with the Fisherman Wild's own payline payout ladder exactly."
      },
      {
        "name": "Fishing rod and reel",
        "appearance": "A wooden-handled fishing rod with a gold-and-green striped spinning reel, an orange fishing line looped through the rod's guide rings, and a small silver hook with red and green feather/lure decorations at the tip; set on a dark green rounded-square background with a thin green frame.",
        "payouts": {"5": "15.00", "4": "3.75", "3": "1.00"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Green fishing lure",
        "appearance": "An oval, ribbed/segmented metallic-green fishing lure with silver curled hooks looping out of the top, a small orange dangling feather/fin piece and a teal/blue fin-shaped flash on the side, gold bead accents; on a brown rounded-square background with a green ring border.",
        "payouts": {"5": "5.00", "4": "1.00", "3": "0.40"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple ornate fish (on a hook)",
        "appearance": "A magenta/purple tropical fish with teal horizontal stripes, a red eye and a small dorsal spike, shown caught on a light-blue fishing hook with a red line; teal and pink leaf-shaped fin accents beside it; framed in a purple ring on a brown rounded-square background.",
        "payouts": {"5": "3.75", "4": "0.75", "3": "0.30"}
      }
    ],
    "low_value_shells": {
      "note_on_shared_tiers": "Four distinct shell/mollusk symbols exist. They form two pairs with IDENTICAL full payout ladders, and all four additionally tie on the minimum 3-of-a-kind value of 0.10 fun. This is broader than a single shared tier - it is two separate pairs of twin ladders, not one three-way tie - and is reported here precisely because a printed win of 0.10 fun (e.g. win_screen.png) cannot be attributed to any one specific shell from the number alone.",
      "symbols": [
        {"name": "Pink conical shell", "appearance": "A tall, smooth, glossy magenta/pink spiral (conical) sea-snail shell with a pale pink-and-white opening at its base.", "payouts": {"5": "0.75", "4": "0.30", "3": "0.10"}},
        {"name": "Orange scallop shell", "appearance": "A fan-shaped ribbed scallop shell in warm orange/tan tones with a pale cream rim and a small hinge knob at the top.", "payouts": {"5": "0.75", "4": "0.30", "3": "0.10"}},
        {"name": "Teal ribbed clam/mussel", "appearance": "A rounded, deeply ribbed dark teal-to-black mussel/clam shell with a glossy highlight.", "payouts": {"5": "0.50", "4": "0.20", "3": "0.10"}},
        {"name": "Blue/white spiral cone shell", "appearance": "A pale blue-and-white spiral conch/cone shell with a fluted, ruffled white lip at its base.", "payouts": {"5": "0.50", "4": "0.20", "3": "0.10"}}
      ]
    }
  },

  "free_spins_feature": {
    "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 Bonus (Scatter) Symbols landing anywhere on the reels during the Base Game, giving an Initial Multiplier of x1, x10 or x25 respectively (rules_p5.png, paytable_p7.png/p8.png).",
    "start_state": "Reels 2 and 4 begin completely filled with Net Symbol overlays; background changes to the purple/violet coral-reef scene described above; a translucent multiplier sphere appears at the right edge of the screen showing the current multiplier (observed values: x1 at intro, growing to x2, x5, x8, x14, x19 across the captured session).",
    "progression": "Every spin, all Net Symbols on the reels nudge down by 1 position and the multiplier increases by 1 per nudge (the final nudge that removes the last Net Symbol from the reels does not add to the multiplier). The multiplier applies only to Fish Symbol Instant Prize wins collected during Free Spins, not to ordinary line wins.",
    "end_condition": "The Free Spins Feature ends only when no Net Symbols remain anywhere on the reels ('The Free Games Feature is only complete when there are no Net Symbols on the reels' - rules_p5.png/p6.png); the intro screen calls this 'INFINITE FREE SPINS', i.e. it is not a fixed spin count, and the in-round HUD counter 'Free Spins: N' counts completed spins so far rather than a fixed remaining total.",
    "captured_rounds": [
      {"purchase": "Initial Multiplier x1", "trigger_screen": "free_spins_trigger.png / free_spins_intro_x1.png", "gameplay_screens": "free_spins_1.png, free_spins_2.png, free_spins_3.png, free_spins_4.png, free_spins_5.png, free_spins_bigwin.png (BIG WIN 15.50 fun at x5), free_spins_megawin.png (MEGA WIN 25.00 fun), free_spins_win.png (running total 74.35 fun at x19), free_spins_superwin.png (SUPER WIN 50.00 fun)", "final_result": "free_spins_total_win.png: TOTAL WIN 147.95 fun DURING FREE SPINS, with a translucent 'PUSH GAMING' logo watermark at the bottom of the panel"},
      {"purchase": "Initial Multiplier x10", "trigger_screen": "free_spins_intro_x10.png", "gameplay_screen": "free_spins_x10_gameplay.png (transitional loading frame - reels not yet placed, background only)", "final_result": "free_spins_x10_result.png: WIN 30.75 fun; balance moved 956.50 -> 987.25 fun"},
      {"purchase": "Initial Multiplier x25", "trigger_screen": "bonus_trigger_5symbols.png (five separate Bonus Symbols visible simultaneously on the grid, confirming the 5-scatter trigger condition), free_spins_intro_x25.png", "final_result": "free_spins_x25_result.png: WIN 0.10 fun (a low but legitimate outcome for this round); balance moved 905.75 -> 905.85 fun"},
      {"purchase": "Random Bonus Symbols Feature", "confirm_dialog": "bonus_buy_random_confirm.png", "trigger_screen": "free_spins_intro_random.png (randomly resolved to an x10 Initial Multiplier award)", "final_result": "free_spins_random_result.png: WIN 6.50 fun (total win for the round); Balance 862.35 fun"}
    ]
  },

  "bonus_buy": {
    "access": "Star-icon button on the right vertical control bar opens the 'BONUS BUY' dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png, bonus_buy_dialog_2.png). A 'BASE BET' stepper with minus/plus buttons at the bottom of the dialog lets the player change the stake before purchasing.",
    "options": [
      {"name": "Initial Multiplier x1", "trigger": "starts the Free Spins Feature with a x1 initial multiplier (as if 3 Bonus Symbols had landed)", "price_multiplier_of_base_bet": "42x", "price_in_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": "21.00", "rtp": "96.23%"},
      {"name": "Initial Multiplier x10", "trigger": "starts the Free Spins Feature with a x10 initial multiplier (as if 4 Bonus Symbols had landed)", "price_multiplier_of_base_bet": "87x", "price_in_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": "43.50", "rtp": "96.99% (printed as-is; note this is noticeably higher than every other RTP figure in the build, but it is what both rules_p6.png and info.png print, independently confirmed on two separate screens)"},
      {"name": "Initial Multiplier x25", "trigger": "starts the Free Spins Feature with a x25 initial multiplier (as if 5 Bonus Symbols had landed)", "price_multiplier_of_base_bet": "163x", "price_in_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": "81.50", "rtp": "96.25%"},
      {"name": "Random Bonus Symbols Feature", "trigger": "starts the Free Spins Feature with a random number of Bonus/Scatter Symbols (and therefore a random Initial Multiplier)", "price_multiplier_of_base_bet": "100x", "price_in_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": "50.00", "rtp": "96.70%"}
    ],
    "purchase_prices_second_channel": "All four fun-currency prices (21.00 / 43.50 / 81.50 / 50.00) are independently confirmed on the live purchase dialog screenshots at Base Bet 0.50 fun, and divide out exactly to the printed multipliers (42x / 87x / 163x / 100x).",
    "all_four_purchased_and_played": true
  },

  "push_bet": {
    "name": "Push Bet",
    "mechanic": "A single ON/OFF toggle (not a multi-tier ladder) shown above the Total Bet list once the bet-select panel is open. Activating it raises the Base Bet by 20% (e.g. 0.50 -> 0.60 fun, measured directly on the panel) and increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature. The panel itself prints the exact effect: 'INCREASE chance to win feature by 42%'.",
    "visual_state": "The toggle switch shows green when Push Bet is active and grey when inactive (rules_p7.png, verbatim).",
    "restrictions": "Push Bet can only be deactivated at the end of a game round; if Autoplay is running, Autoplay must be switched off first before Push Bet can be turned off (rules_p8.png).",
    "payout_basis_note": "'When using the Push Bet, wins are evaluated respectively of the Base Bet amount and not the Push Bet amount' (rules_p8.png) - i.e. paytable multipliers stay pinned to the Base Bet even with Push Bet active.",
    "rtp_effect": "Raises theoretical RTP from 96.40% (Push Bet off) to 96.41% (Push Bet on) - printed twice, identically, on rules_p8/p9.png and on info.png ('KNOW THE GAME')."
  },

  "rtp_and_limits": {
    "rtp_base": "96.40%",
    "rtp_with_push_bet": "96.41%",
    "rtp_source": "Printed identically in two independent places: rules_p8.png/rules_p9.png ('Additional Information') and info.png ('KNOW THE GAME' panel).",
    "max_win": "10,000x the current Base Bet amount per game round (rules_p2.png 'Win Cap', paytable_p3.png 'MAX WIN' banner, and rules_p9.png 'Additional Information' - printed three times with three different phrasings, all agreeing on the same figure).",
    "max_win_operator_caveat": "The build itself warns the printed cap may not apply everywhere: 'It is possible that the operator has configured a win cap which differs from the 10,000x win cap. If this is the case, it will not be possible to reach the 10,000x win cap. Please contact the operator for further information.' (rules_p9.png).",
    "bet_limits": {"min_bet": "0.10 fun", "max_bet": "100.00 fun", "how_verified": "Scrolled the Total Bet list to both physical ends; captured on bet_select_min.png (top of list, 0.10 fun) and bet_select_max.png (bottom of list, 100.00 fun)."},
    "malfunction_clause": "MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS (printed verbatim on rules_p8.png and info.png)."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "file": "preview.png",
      "description": "Post-'Enable Sounds' brand splash screen. Center: the game logo (rooster/bird mascot atop gold 'FISH 'N' NUDGE' lettering) on a dark teal underwater backdrop. Three feature call-out panels below it, each with an icon and a two-line caption: (1) 'INSTANT PRIZES' - a Net Symbol overlay around a pink conical shell showing '5' 'wager the Fish symbols in the net to win instant prizes' (caption: 'LAND FISH SYMBOLS IN THE NET TO WIN INSTANT PRIZES'); (2) 'FISHERMAN SYMBOL' - the fisherman portrait plus two prize-fish tiles labelled '1000' and '50' (caption: 'LAND FISHERMAN SYMBOLS IN THE NET TO COLLECT ALL INSTANT PRIZES'); (3) 'BONUS FEATURE' - three stacked Bonus Symbol boat tiles (caption: 'NUDGING FREE SPINS WITH INCREASING MULTIPLIER'). 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' at the bottom in grey capital letters. No volatility icon or RTP figure is present on this screen."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "file": "base_game.png",
      "description": "Full 5x4 reel grid inside the wooden dock frame, described under 'ui_layout'/'color_palette' above. A purple 'PUSH BET' pill reading 'INCREASE chance to win feature' is shown floating over the right side of the reels next to the bet-select icon. Balance and Total Bet are printed bottom-left/bottom-right respectively."
    },
    "settings": {
      "file": "settings.png",
      "description": "Single-screen list titled 'SETTINGS' with three rows, each a label plus a speaker-with-cross (muted) icon toggle: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music'. No scrolling required."
    },
    "info_know_the_game": {
      "file": "info.png",
      "description": "Panel titled 'KNOW THE GAME' printing, in order: the malfunction clause, base RTP, Push Bet RTP, the max-win/RTP-restriction paragraph, the operator win-cap caveat, and the full list of the four Bonus Buy options with their prices and RTPs - i.e. this single screen is an independent second printed source for every RTP and Bonus Buy figure in the build."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "file": "autoplay.png",
      "description": "Single-screen 'AUTOPLAYS' panel with a vertical list of selectable round counts: Off (highlighted/selected by default, white background), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000."
    },
    "bet_select": {
      "files": "bet_select_min.png, bet_select_max.png",
      "description": "'TOTAL BET' list with the Push Bet pill pinned above it. Steps of 0.10 fun from 0.10 up through roughly 0.70+ fun, then coarser steps at the high end (20.00 / 25.00 / 30.00 / 40.00 / 50.00 / 60.00 / 100.00 fun visible at the bottom of the list)."
    },
    "net_symbol_demo": {
      "file": "net_symbol_demo.png",
      "description": "Illustrates the Net Symbol overlay live: a gold-and-red beaded rope frame covers three vertically stacked tiles in reel column 2 (a purple ornate fish, a second purple ornate fish, and a pink conical shell), with the diagonal net mesh drawn over them. Column 1 shows three Instant Prize fish tiles with printed values 5.00, 12.50 and 1.00 fun (at 0.50 fun base bet, these correspond to the 10x, 25x and 2x tiers of the Instant Prize ladder)."
    },
    "win_screen": {
      "file": "win_screen.png",
      "description": "Ordinary base-game spin result: WIN: 0.10 fun at Total Bet: 0.50 fun, balance 861.95 fun. No pay line or symbol is highlighted on this frame, so the specific 3-of-a-kind shell responsible for the win cannot be identified visually (see payout_basis note and 'unreadable_or_uncertain')."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_notes": {
    "color_dependence": "Most state information is duplicated by text, not color alone: the Push Bet toggle uses green/grey AND repeats the exact percentage effect as text ('INCREASE chance to win feature by 42%'); win tiers are always accompanied by printed numbers (WIN/BIG WIN/MEGA WIN/SUPER WIN banners all carry the fun amount as large text, not just a color-coded banner). The one exception is the two visually near-identical pairs of low-value shell symbols (pink conical shell vs orange scallop; teal clam vs blue/white spiral shell), which differ only in shape and hue and share numerically identical payout ladders within each pair - a color-blind or low-vision player relying on shape alone would still be able to tell the two PAIRS apart (spiral/conical silhouette vs fan/ribbed silhouette), but not necessarily the two members within a pair, though this has no functional consequence since their payouts are identical.",
    "text_scaling_and_contrast": "All HUD numbers (Balance, Total Bet, WIN) are white on a plain dark strip at the very bottom of the screen, giving strong contrast; paytable and rules text is white/light-grey on a near-black panel background, also high-contrast.",
    "motor_considerations": "All core actions (Spin, bet selection, Autoplay, Bonus Buy, Push Bet toggle) are reachable via single large circular or rectangular buttons on the right-hand control bar or within the opened panels; Autoplay is available (Off/10/20/50/100/250/500/1000 rounds) to reduce the number of repeated manual actions needed. Space bar is also a supported keyboard shortcut for spinning and for skipping animations ('Quick Play' - rules_p1.png)."
  },

  "version": {
    "server": "2.4.0",
    "client": "7.9.9 (30-06-2026)",
    "source": "rules_p9.png, 'Additional Information' section at the end of the rules booklet."
  },

  "anomalies": [
    "Demo session expired once mid-capture ('Session missing or expired') right after the free_spins_total_win.png screen; resolved by reloading the page. No content was lost, but the demo balance reset to 1,000.00 fun per the provider's standard demo behaviour.",
    "The rules booklet contradicts itself on the payout basis: rules_p2.png prints 'based on the bet per line' while rules_p5.png/rules_p6.png/rules_p7.png print 'based on the Total bet' / 'the Total bet selected for each new spin'. This is a known, recurring Push Gaming boilerplate inconsistency and was resolved in favour of the total-bet reading (see payout_basis above) because the game has no separate 'bet per line' figure displayed anywhere in the interface.",
    "The x10 Bonus Buy option's printed RTP (96.99%) is unusually high relative to every other RTP figure in the build (base 96.40%/96.41%, other buy options 96.23%/96.25%/96.70%). It was independently confirmed on two separate printed sources (rules_p6.png and info.png) with identical wording, so it is reported as-is rather than assumed to be a misprint or an OCR error.",
    "Volatility is not printed anywhere inside this build: checked the preview/splash screen, all 8 paytable pages, all 9 rules pages, and the 'KNOW THE GAME' info panel - none of them show a volatility rating, scale icon, or label. This field is honestly omitted rather than guessed; no external storefront page was available to this capture for a second source."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "win_screen.png: the WIN: 0.10 fun result matches the shared minimum (3-of-a-kind) tier of FOUR different low-value shell symbols (pink conical shell, orange scallop, teal ribbed clam, blue/white spiral shell) - the winning line/symbol is not highlighted on the frame, so which specific shell produced the win cannot be determined visually.",
    "paytable_p2.png low-tier fish entry (5=10.00/4=2.50/3=0.50): shows one gold/yellow leaping fish icon plus three near-identical renderings of a red-and-gold fish under a single shared payout row. Whether this represents one symbol (captured mid-animation) or two distinct symbols sharing an identical ladder could not be settled from the available static screenshots.",
    "Volatility rating: not printed anywhere in the captured build (see anomalies); honestly omitted rather than inferred.",
    "The x10 Bonus Buy RTP of 96.99% is printed clearly and confirmed on two independent screens, but its size relative to the game's other RTP figures could not be independently sanity-checked against any external source within the scope of this document."
  ]
}