Fish 'n' Nudge Big Catch

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Fish 'n' Nudge - Big Catch",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "series": {
      "name": "Fish 'n' Nudge",
      "role": "sequel / reimagined follow-up to the 2023 original 'Fish 'n' Nudge'",
      "source": "Push Gaming blog, quoted verbatim by TL brief: \"a reimagined follow-up... Building on the charm and success of the original Fish 'n' Nudge, Big Catch brings fresh energy to the series with a new take on free spins.\" Series membership already confirmed and attached in the catalogue by TL; not re-derived here.",
      "what_changed": "The Free Spins Feature is the stated point of reimagining. This build's Free Spins runs on a per-reel 'Lock Meter' + 'Multiplier Meter' pair, a Boat Symbol that adds/locks Net Symbols, and a Boost Symbol that steps up reel multipliers — see 'free_spins_feature' below for the full mechanic as printed in this build's paytable (paytable_p9.png-paytable_p14.png). No side-by-side comparison against the original 2023 build was possible from these frames (only this sequel was captured), so the mechanic is documented as observed here, not diffed against the predecessor."
    },
    "studio_evidence": {
      "text": "Only 'Push Gaming' branding was found anywhere in the captured frames (splash carousel, loading/preview screens, footer of the win screen). No separate sub-studio wordmark was seen.",
      "frame": "win_screen.png (footer: 'PUSH GAMING' logo mark under the win amount)"
    },
    "wordmark_note": "The in-game splash/win-screen wordmark reads 'FISH 'N' NUDGE / BIG CATCH' stacked in two lines (red 'FISH 'N' NUDGE' banner over a red 'BIG' / cyan 'CATCH' banner, with a small leaping red-and-gold fish mascot above). The compact top-left in-round HUD logo (visible in win_screen.png and free_spins_random_win.png) sometimes shows only the shorter 'FISH 'N' NUDGE' wordmark without the 'BIG CATCH' sub-line — this is the same in-round HUD element trimmed for space, not a second name; the catalogue/full name is 'Fish 'n' Nudge - Big Catch'.",
    "art_style": "Flat-shaded 2D cartoon illustration with soft cel shading and gentle painterly gradients (not photoreal, not flat vector). Thick warm-toned outlines on all symbol icons, rounded-square icon frames with a beveled metallic border on the higher-tier symbols. Bright, saturated, sunny underwater palette in the base game (teal-to-blue water, warm driftwood-brown reel frame); the Free Spins Feature reskins the same reel into a deeper violet/purple coral-reef background with gold-and-red rope/net decoration around the multiplier ladders. Overall mood is cheerful, family-friendly, mascot-driven casual slot art (bright daylight underwater scene, no dark/moody or photorealistic lighting), front-on/side view of symbols with a slight 3/4 perspective on the reel frame woodwork."
  },

  "reel_and_lines": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 4 rows, fixed height on every reel (no expanding/megaways reels observed)",
    "source": "rules_p1.png ('GAME INFO': '5 reels, 4 symbols per reel, 20 win lines') and base_game.png (visually 5x4 grid)",
    "win_mechanic": "20 fixed win lines, left-to-right only. Rules text (paytable_p5.png, Fish Symbol section): 'During the Base Game, matching a minimum 3 of a kind consecutively from the leftmost reel will award line wins.' rules_p3.png: 'A line win is awarded when a number of instances of the same symbol appear consecutively on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. The highest line win value is always awarded' (i.e. only the best-paying match per line counts, wins are not additive per symbol-count on the same line).",
    "paylines_diagram": "All 20 line patterns are printed as small 5x4 grid diagrams under the 'Win Lines' header at the very bottom of the paytable (header begins paytable_p15.png; the full 1-20 grid is shown complete on paytable_p16.png, the true bottom of the panel), numbered 1-20; a mix of straight, V, zig-zag and diagonal patterns across the 4 rows.",
    "win_evaluation_note": "Payline wins and the Net/Fish Instant Prize mechanic are two parallel win sources evaluated on the same spin (see 'nudge_and_net_mechanic' and 'fish_symbol_and_instant_prizes' below)."
  },

  "payout_basis": {
    "basis": "total_bet (currency values printed in the paytable are multiples of the player's current Total Bet, not of a per-line stake)",
    "resolved_by": "TL (see manifest.json -> payout_basis for the full write-up); documentation task instructed to apply this as given, not re-litigate it.",
    "printed_anchor_text": "Paytable header, quoted verbatim: '(All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of X fun)', where X mirrors the Total Bet value the player has selected in the bottom bar. Confirmed on two different Total Bet values captured live: 0.50 fun (paytable_p1.png anchor text, consistent across the whole re-shot paytable_p1-16.png sequence) and 1.00 fun (_pt_bet1.png work capture) — every printed symbol tier value exactly doubles between the two captures.",
    "conversion_used_below": "multiplier = printed currency value / Total Bet at the time the paytable was screenshotted (0.50 fun unless stated otherwise)."
  },

  "symbols_paying": {
    "note_on_capture": "UPDATED: the paytable panel was re-shot by the TL from the verified top (paytable_p1.png now opens with the 'Symbols' header and the printed-bet anchor line, '(All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of 0.50 fun)'), giving a full 16-page sequence (paytable_p1.png...p16.png) that covers the entire 'Symbols' section (all 10 paying symbols) plus the full 'Features' section and the 20-line Win Lines diagram. This supersedes the prior documentation pass, which had to patch a gap at the top of an incomplete numbered sequence using two leftover work-in-progress frames (_menu.png at bet 0.50, _pt_bet1.png at bet 1.00). Those two work frames are no longer needed as sources for the symbol paytable and are not cited below; all symbol rows are now cited directly from paytable_p1.png/p2.png/p3.png. As a direct benefit of the re-shoot, the two fish-charm 'lure' symbols' previously-uncertain 3-of-a-kind values (below the crop in both leftover frames) are now fully visible on paytable_p2.png/p3.png and have been filled in below.",
    "ordering": "The panel lists symbols strictly high-to-low by 5-of-a-kind value: Fisherman (wild) and Lighthouse tied highest, then Tackle Box, then Fishing Rod & Reel, then Fish, then the green fish-charm lure, then the purple fish-charm lure, then the three identical-value shell/scallop/mussel low symbols, then the 'Features' section begins.",
    "list": [
      {
        "symbol": "Fisherman Symbol (WILD)",
        "appearance": "Elderly bearded fisherman character portrait: white/grey beard, yellow rain hat and yellow rain slicker, holding/smoking a small brown wooden pipe. Rounded-square icon with a cyan/teal circular background and a thin light-blue frame (no distinct colored border like the tiered items below).",
        "function": "Wild symbol; substitutes for all other paying symbols except the Bonus Symbol and the Net Symbol (paytable_p1.png, quoted: 'During the Base Game, The Fisherman Symbol is a Wild Symbol that substitutes for all other paying symbols except for the Bonus Symbol and the Net Symbol'; the same sentence is repeated verbatim in the Fisherman Symbol feature section, paytable_p7.png/p8.png). Also acts as an Instant-Prize collector — see 'fisherman_collector' below.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 10.00, "4": 4.00, "3": 1.00, "2": 0.25},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "20x", "4": "8x", "3": "2x", "2": "0.5x"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png (full row, bet 0.50), cross-checked against _pt_bet1.png (bet 1.00: 5=20.00, 4=8.00, 3=2.00, 2=0.50)"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Lighthouse",
        "appearance": "Red-and-white candy-striped lighthouse tower with a gold/yellow trim ring and a small lit lamp room on top, set on a rocky base. Square icon with a distinctive red rounded-square frame border (the only symbol besides Bonus/Boat/Boost art style to carry a colored frame of this kind).",
        "function": "Top-tier standard paying symbol, pays identically to the Wild at every tier including 2-of-a-kind.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 10.00, "4": 4.00, "3": 1.00, "2": 0.25},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "20x", "4": "8x", "3": "2x", "2": "0.5x"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png (full row) / paytable_p2.png (repeat, identical framing/values to Fisherman entry above it)"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Tackle Box",
        "appearance": "Open pink/magenta fishing tackle box showing compartments with small lures and hooks inside. Rounded-square icon with a pink/purple frame border.",
        "function": "Upper-mid tier standard paying symbol (no special mechanic mentioned in either panel).",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 5.00, "4": 2.00, "3": 0.50},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "10x", "4": "4x", "3": "1x"},
        "source": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_p2.png (full row), cross-checked against _pt_bet1.png (bet 1.00: 5=10.00, 4=4.00, 3=1.00)"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Fishing Rod & Reel",
        "appearance": "Tan/brown fishing rod with a green-and-gold spinning reel, coiled fishing line. Rounded-square icon with a green frame border.",
        "function": "Mid tier standard paying symbol.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 3.00, "4": 1.20, "3": 0.30},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "6x", "4": "2.4x", "3": "0.6x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row; top-of-row cut off at the bottom edge of paytable_p1.png), cross-checked against _pt_bet1.png (bet 1.00: 5=6.00, 4=2.40, 3=0.60)"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Fish Symbol",
        "appearance": "A small fish icon on a teal/cyan square background with a thin teal frame; printed in the paytable as a 2x2 grid of four colour variants of the same fish (gold, red-orange, deep red, pink) to indicate the symbol appears on reels in several interchangeable colourways that all count as the one 'Fish Symbol' for line matching. Individual gameplay frames confirm this: fish tiles seen during Free Spins carried gold, red-orange and pink colourways at different positions in the same round (e.g. free_spins_x1_start.png, free_spins_random_play.png).",
        "function": "Standard paying symbol via ordinary line wins AND the carrier of the Instant Prize mechanic when a Net Symbol overlay lands on it (see 'fish_symbol_and_instant_prizes' below). paytable_p6.png quoted (full sentence begins on paytable_p5.png): 'During the Base Game, matching a minimum 3 of a kind consecutively from the leftmost reel will award line wins. The Instant Prize value attached to the Fish Symbol is awarded when the Fish Symbol lands in a Net Symbol.'",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 2.50, "4": 1.00, "3": 0.25},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "5x", "4": "2x", "3": "0.5x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row; top-of-row cut off at the bottom edge of paytable_p1.png, repeated at top of paytable_p3.png), cross-checked against _pt_bet1.png (bet 1.00: 5=5.00, 4=2.00, 3=0.50)"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Green Fish Charm (lure)",
        "appearance": "A rounded green fish-shaped charm/pendant wrapped in a coil of silvery rope with a small orange/gold bead hanging off it. No coloured frame border (plain floating art, same style as the low shell-tier symbols).",
        "function": "Low-mid tier standard paying symbol; no special mechanic text found.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 2.00, "4": 0.80, "3": 0.20},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "4x", "4": "1.6x", "3": "0.4x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row, 3-of-a-kind now visible: 0.20), repeated on paytable_p3.png. Resolved after the TL re-shot the panel from the verified top; the 3-kind row was below the crop in the leftover _menu.png/_pt_bet1.png captures used by the prior documentation pass."
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Purple Fish Charm (lure)",
        "appearance": "A rounded magenta/purple fish-shaped charm with teal horizontal stripe markings, a red eye, small teal fin details, and (seen close-up on the live reel in win_screen.png) a silvery fish-hook lure looped around it with a red-tipped shaft. No coloured frame border, same plain-art style as the low tier.",
        "function": "Low tier standard paying symbol.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 1.00, "4": 0.40, "3": 0.10},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "2x", "4": "0.8x", "3": "0.2x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row, 3-of-a-kind now visible: 0.10), repeated on paytable_p3.png. Resolved after the TL re-shot the panel from the verified top; the 3-kind row was below the crop in the leftover _menu.png/_pt_bet1.png captures used by the prior documentation pass."
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Pink Shell",
        "appearance": "A smooth pink/magenta conch-style sea shell, no coloured frame (plain floating art).",
        "function": "Lowest tier standard paying symbol.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 0.50, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "1x", "4": "0.4x", "3": "0.1x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row), repeated on paytable_p3.png/p4.png"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Orange Scallop",
        "appearance": "An orange/tan fan-shaped ribbed scallop shell, no coloured frame.",
        "function": "Lowest tier standard paying symbol, identical payout table to Pink Shell and Teal Mussel.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 0.50, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "1x", "4": "0.4x", "3": "0.1x"},
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (full row), repeated on paytable_p3.png/p4.png"
      },
      {
        "symbol": "Teal Mussel",
        "appearance": "A dark teal/near-black ribbed mussel shell, no coloured frame.",
        "function": "Lowest tier standard paying symbol, identical payout table to Pink Shell and Orange Scallop.",
        "payouts_at_bet_0.50": {"5": 0.50, "4": 0.20, "3": 0.05},
        "payouts_multiplier": {"5": "1x", "4": "0.4x", "3": "0.1x"},
        "source": "paytable_p3.png (full row; not present on paytable_p2.png), repeated on paytable_p4.png"
      }
    ]
  },

  "net_symbol_and_base_game_nudge_mechanic": {
    "title": "Net Symbol ('Nudge' mechanic that gives the series its name)",
    "appearance": "A teal/cyan square overlay with a gold-and-red woven rope/netting border pattern, drawn on TOP of a Fish Symbol tile; the covered Fish tile's Instant Prize currency value is printed at the bottom of the overlay (e.g. '0.25', '1.10', '4.00').",
    "mechanic_text_verbatim": "paytable_p4.png/p5.png: 'The Net Symbols are an overlay. These appear on the reels in stacks of 4 and can land anywhere in both the Base Game and the Free Spins Feature. During the Base Game Feature, after all wins are evaluated and the spin button is pressed again, the Net Symbols will nudge down by 1 position while all reels spin. This process will be repeated until there are no more Net Symbols on the reels.'",
    "plain_summary": "When Net overlays land in the base game (always in a vertical stack of 4 tiles on a single reel), they persist across subsequent spins and physically slide (nudge) one row down each spin, carrying their attached Fish/Instant-Prize values with them, until they nudge off the bottom of the reel — this reel-nudging behaviour is the mechanic referenced by 'Nudge' in the series name.",
    "source": "paytable_p4.png, paytable_p5.png"
  },

  "fish_symbol_and_instant_prizes": {
    "mechanic_text_verbatim": "paytable_p6.png: 'The Instant Prize value attached to the Fish Symbol is awarded when the Fish Symbol lands in a Net Symbol. The available values for the Fish Symbols are: x0.5, x0.8, x1, x1.2, x1.5, x1.8, x2, x2.2, x2.5, x3, x5, x6, x8, x10, x12, x15, x18, x20, x25, x50 and x100.'",
    "plain_summary": "Any Fish Symbol tile that is covered by a Net Symbol overlay is assigned one of the 21 listed multiplier values (of the current Total Bet) at random and displays it as a currency amount directly on the tile. This Instant Prize is a separate win source from ordinary payline wins and is paid out either automatically, or collected in bulk if a Fisherman (wild) lands in a Net Symbol — see 'fisherman_collector' below.",
    "highest_listed_value": "x100 of Total Bet — the single largest number printed anywhere across the whole 16-page paytable and 16-page rules booklet. This is an individual Instant-Prize tier, NOT a stated overall round/game win cap (see 'max_win' below).",
    "observed_live_values": "5.45 fun-equivalent tiles seen in play included currency amounts of 0.25, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.75, 0.90, 1.00, 1.10, 1.80, 2.20, 4.00, 5.50 and 7.27/11.00-scale collector totals fun, all consistent with the printed multiplier list scaled to a 0.50 or 1.00 fun Total Bet.",
    "source": "paytable_p6.png; free_spins_x1_start.png, free_spins_x1_progress.png, free_spins_x5_start.png, free_spins_x5_play.png, free_spins_random_play.png, autoplay.png"
  },

  "fisherman_collector": {
    "title": "Fisherman Symbol (Wild) as Instant-Prize collector",
    "mechanic_text_verbatim": "paytable_p8.png: 'During the Base Game and Free Spins Feature, when the Fisherman Symbol lands in a Net Symbol, the Fisherman Symbol will collect all the Instant Prizes that have landed on the reels, regardless of whether they are in a Net Symbol or not.'",
    "plain_summary": "If a Wild (Fisherman) lands inside a Net overlay, it sweeps up every Instant Prize value currently showing anywhere on the reels (Net-covered or not) into one lump sum, displayed as a single number on the Fisherman tile itself (observed: '76', '62', '11.00').",
    "source": "paytable_p8.png; preview_features.png (carousel panel 2 of 3, headline 'FISHERMAN SYMBOL' / 'LAND FISHERMAN SYMBOLS IN THE NET TO COLLECT ALL INSTANT PRIZES'); free_spins_x1_progress.png, free_spins_x5_play.png, free_spins_x5_bigwin.png"
  },

  "bonus_symbol_and_trigger": {
    "appearance": "A stack of small wooden fishing boat/tugboat icons overlapping behind a red 'BONUS' ribbon banner (repeated 3x across the icon), gold glow border, no dedicated line-pay value printed anywhere.",
    "trigger_text_verbatim": "paytable_p9.png/p10.png: 'When 3 or more Bonus Symbols land during the Base Game, the Free Spins Feature is triggered.' • '3 Bonus Symbols trigger the Free Spins Feature' • '4 Bonus Symbols trigger the Free Spins Feature with a starting reel multiplier of x5' • '5 Bonus Symbols trigger the Free Spins Feature with a starting reel multiplier of x10'",
    "note": "The Bonus Symbol itself carries no printed currency payout in the paytable — it is a pure scatter/trigger symbol, not a paying symbol."
  },

  "free_spins_feature": {
    "title": "Free Spins Feature (the reimagined/redesigned mechanic vs. the original 'Fish 'n' Nudge')",
    "entry_variants": [
      {"trigger": "3 natural Bonus Symbols (or Bonus Buy 'Initial Reel Multipliers x1')", "starting_reel_multiplier": "x1 on all 5 reels"},
      {"trigger": "4 natural Bonus Symbols (or Bonus Buy 'Initial Reel Multipliers x5')", "starting_reel_multiplier": "x5 on all 5 reels"},
      {"trigger": "5 natural Bonus Symbols (or Bonus Buy 'Initial Reel Multipliers x10')", "starting_reel_multiplier": "x10 on all 5 reels"},
      {"trigger": "Bonus Buy 'Random Free Spins' only", "starting_reel_multiplier": "revealed at random after purchase (observed outcome: x1) via a mystery-shell reveal screen"}
    ],
    "per_reel_meters": "Above every reel there is a Lock Meter (a 3-bead lock-status track) and a Multiplier Meter (a ladder showing the current reel multiplier, e.g. 'x1' stepping up towards 'x2', 'x3'...). Starting state: reels 2 and 4 begin filled with Net Symbols, and all 3 lock positions on the Lock Meter are filled (locked).",
    "spin_loop_text_verbatim": "paytable_p10.png/p11.png: 'For each spin, a lock on the meter is removed. Once all the locks are removed from the meter, the Net Symbols will nudge down by 1 position for each spin. The Free Spins Feature continues as long as there are Net Symbols on the reels.'",
    "boat_symbol": {
      "appearance": "A small paddle-wheel/tugboat icon (dark blue hull, white life-ring) inside a gold rounded-square frame with 3 lock-bead icons across the top edge.",
      "availability": "Free Spins Feature only.",
      "mechanic_text_verbatim": "paytable_p13.png (full quote on this single page, header begins on paytable_p11.png): 'In the Free Spins Feature, the Boat Symbol acts as a special symbol to add and lock Net Symbols. When a Boat Symbol lands on a reel, its effect depends on the state of the Lock Meter and the presence of Net Symbols: • When the Lock Meter is inactive and no Net Symbols are present; the meter is activated with 3 active locks and the reel is filled with Net Symbols. • When the Lock Meter is inactive and Net Symbols are already present; the meter is activated with 3 active locks and the rest of the reel is filled with Net Symbols. • When the Lock Meter is already active; it resets to 3 active locks.'"
    },
    "boost_symbol": {
      "appearance": "A red life-ring/arrow icon on a blue rounded-square background, with an 'x1 / x2 / x3' ladder graphic behind it indicating the multiplier step track.",
      "availability": "Free Spins Feature only.",
      "mechanic_text_verbatim": "paytable_p14.png (full quote on this single page, header begins on paytable_p13.png): 'The Boost Symbol is only available during the Free Spins Feature. The Boost Symbol increases the reel multiplier in the Multiplier Meter above the reel by 1 step. Boost Symbols are activated before any wins are evaluated.'"
    },
    "dud_symbol": {
      "appearance": "Not clearly captured in close-up on any frame; described only in text as filler with no reel art crop obtained.",
      "availability": "Free Spins Feature only.",
      "mechanic_text_verbatim": "rules_p9.png: 'During the Free Spins Feature, the only symbols available to land are Fish Symbols, Fisherman Symbols, Boat Symbols, Boost Symbols and Dud Symbols.' rules_p11.png (continuation): 'The Dud Symbol is only available during the Free Spins Feature. The Dud Symbol is a symbol with no value.'",
      "implication": "During Free Spins the reel population is restricted to exactly these five symbol types — none of the base-game low/mid symbols (shells, tackle box, rod, lures, lighthouse) can land during Free Spins; Dud Symbol is the non-paying filler that occupies the remaining positions."
    },
    "feature_end_condition": "The Free Spins Feature continues as long as any Net Symbols remain on the reels (verbatim above); it is described in the awarded-feature splash screens as 'UNLIMITED FREE SPINS' (no fixed spin count) with a progressive multiplier meter and net locking (preview_features.png: 'FREE SPINS / UNLIMITED FREE SPINS WITH PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLIER METER AND NET LOCKING').",
    "observed_anomaly": "In two of the three played rounds (x5 variant and Random variant) an intermediate sub-total WIN readout (e.g. 10.05 fun, then 18.20/50.85 fun) appeared and briefly looked like the final total before the actual 'CONGRATULATIONS' end screen appeared a moment later with a different, larger number. This looked like a re-trigger or second-leg structure inside the Unlimited Free Spins loop (a Boat Symbol was visible in the frames leading up to it in both cases) but the exact rule connecting Boat Symbol activity to a win-counter reset/second leg was not stated anywhere in the captured rules text, so this is reported as an observation, not an explained mechanic.",
    "source": "paytable_p9.png through paytable_p14.png (Free Spins Feature / Boat Symbol / Boost Symbol sections); rules_p9.png, rules_p11.png; preview_features.png; free_spins_x1_intro.png, free_spins_x1_start.png, free_spins_x1_play.png, free_spins_x1_progress.png, free_spins_x5_start.png, free_spins_x5_play.png, free_spins_x5_bigwin.png, free_spins_random_reveal.png, free_spins_random_play.png"
  },

  "bonus_buy": {
    "access": "Purple/red circular star icon on the right-hand control rail of the base game (opens the 'BONUS BUY' dialog).",
    "variants_at_base_bet_0.50_fun": [
      {"name": "Initial Reel Multipliers x1", "price_fun": 34.30, "price_x_base_bet": "68.6x", "rtp_percent": 96.31, "played": true, "result": "purchased and played to completion; win screen total 5.45 fun (win_screen.png)"},
      {"name": "Initial Reel Multipliers x5", "price_fun": 104.75, "price_x_base_bet": "209.5x", "rtp_percent": 96.35, "played": true, "result": "purchased and played to completion; win screen total 75.60 fun (free_spins_x5_win.png)"},
      {"name": "Initial Reel Multipliers x10", "price_fun": 179.50, "price_x_base_bet": "359x", "rtp_percent": 96.40, "played": false, "result": "dialog and price only were captured (bonus_buy_dialog_p2.png); not purchased/played due to session time budget. Honest gap, recorded in manifest.json -> not_captured."},
      {"name": "Random Free Spins", "price_fun": 90.00, "price_x_base_bet": "180x", "rtp_percent": 96.28, "played": true, "result": "purchased and played; mystery reveal landed on the x1 starting-multiplier outcome this instance (free_spins_random_reveal.png); round-end evidence balance 960.85 fun with a last-visible WIN readout of 50.85 fun (free_spins_random_win.png)"}
    ],
    "prices_confirmed_by_two_independent_captures": "The 4 prices/RTPs above are printed identically in two places: the in-game Bonus Buy purchase dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png, bonus_buy_dialog_p2.png, bonus_buy_x5_dialog.png, bonus_buy_random_dialog.png) and the GAME INFO / rules text (rules_p9.png, rules_p10.png, rules_p14.png, know_the_game.png).",
    "base_bet_control": "The Bonus Buy dialog has its own 'BASE BET' stepper (separate from the main Total Bet selector) that scales all 4 prices proportionally; all values above were read at the default Base Bet of 0.50 fun."
  },

  "push_bet": {
    "what_it_is": "An ante-style toggle in the Total Bet dropdown panel, labelled 'PUSH BET' with tagline 'INCREASE chance to win feature'.",
    "cost_multiplier": "1.2x the normal Total Bet — confirmed live: Total Bet 0.50 fun became 0.60 fun with Push Bet ON (push_bet_on.png), and the scrolled bet list showed 20.00->24.00 fun and 100.00->120.00 fun (bet_limits_max.png / push_bet_on.png).",
    "rtp_with_push_bet": "96.40%",
    "effect_text_verbatim": "know_the_game.png / rules_p12.png: 'Activating Push Bet mode = 1.2x of your Base Bet, and increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature. RTP 96.40%.'",
    "ui_warning_text": "Bonus Buy dialog note when Push Bet is toggled (bonus_buy_dialog.png context, push_bet_on.png): 'Turn on/off Push Bet will change the symbols on the reels.' — implies enabling Push Bet alters base-game reel weighting live, not just the stake amount."
  },

  "rtp": {
    "default_rtp_percent": 96.44,
    "default_source": "rules_p13.png and know_the_game.png, both stating 'The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is 96.44%.'",
    "all_stated_rtp_variants_percent": {
      "default_base_game": 96.44,
      "push_bet_on": 96.40,
      "bonus_buy_initial_multiplier_x1": 96.31,
      "bonus_buy_initial_multiplier_x5": 96.35,
      "bonus_buy_initial_multiplier_x10": 96.40,
      "bonus_buy_random_free_spins": 96.28
    },
    "malfunction_clause": "know_the_game.png: 'MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS.'",
    "server_client_version_footer": "rules_p16.png (true bottom of the GAME INFO scroll panel): 'Server Version: 1.1.0 / Client Version: 10.12.9 30-06-2026'"
  },

  "max_win": {
    "value": null,
    "uncertain": true,
    "reason": "No printed win-cap/maximum-payout phrase was found anywhere across the full 16-page paytable or the full 16-page GAME INFO/rules panel (both confirmed scrolled to their true bottom, see manifest.json -> scroll_panels). The highest single number printed in the whole build is the x100 Instant Prize tier for the Fish Symbol (paytable_p6.png) — this is an individual symbol multiplier, not a stated round-level win cap, and is NOT reported here as a max_win figure.",
    "storefront_figure_excluded": "The Push Gaming storefront/marketing page shows 'HIGHEST OBSERVED WIN 3094x' — this is empirical observed-win marketing copy, not a printed cap, is not reproduced anywhere inside the actual game build, and is deliberately excluded from this field per TL instruction."
  },

  "volatility": {
    "value": null,
    "uncertain": true,
    "reason": "No volatility rating, rating scale, or the word 'volatility' was found printed anywhere inside the captured build (paytable, rules/GAME INFO panel, or the compact 'KNOW THE GAME' summary screen). The storefront markets the game as 'Low' volatility, but per TL instruction this witness-only marketing value is not written into the game's own facts because it does not appear in the build itself."
  },

  "betting_and_limits": {
    "min_total_bet_fun": 0.10,
    "max_total_bet_fun": 100.00,
    "max_bet_caveat": "100.00 fun is the last/bottom entry of the scrollable Total Bet list (bet_limits_max.png); it was NOT confirmed by a server-side refusal of a higher stake, so it is reported as 'list end' rather than a hard-confirmed ceiling.",
    "default_total_bet_fun": 0.50,
    "bet_step_list_sample": "0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70 ... up through at least 20.00, 25.00, 30.00, 40.00, 50.00, 60.00, 100.00 fun (bet_limits_min.png, push_bet_on.png, bet_limits_max.png)",
    "source": "bet_limits_min.png, bet_limits_max.png, push_bet_on.png"
  },

  "autoplay": {
    "access": "Circular play-arrow icon on the right-hand control rail, opened via a press-and-hold gesture (not a simple click), per manifest capture note.",
    "options_spins": [10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000],
    "off_option": true,
    "source": "autoplay.png"
  },

  "settings_panel": {
    "options": ["All Sounds (mute toggle)", "Sound Effects (mute toggle)", "Music (mute toggle)"],
    "no_other_options": "No autoplay-loss-limit, no battle/turbo-spin speed control, and no display/quality options were visible in this panel.",
    "source": "settings.png"
  },

  "ui_and_navigation": {
    "top_bar": "Game title text top-left ('Fish 'n' Nudge - Big Catch'), small clock top-right, a speaker/mute icon and a hamburger (☰) menu icon top-right that opens the info panel.",
    "bottom_nav_of_info_panel": "4 icons: a 2x2 grid icon opens PAYTABLE; a '?' circle icon opens the scrollable GAME INFO/rules panel; a gear icon opens SETTINGS; a shield icon opens the compact 'KNOW THE GAME' one-screen summary (RTP + Bonus Buy + Push Bet text, no separate grid/volatility content beyond that observed here).",
    "right_control_rail_icons_base_game": "Top to bottom: red-outlined star (Bonus Buy), circular play-arrow (Autoplay, press-and-hold), stacked-coin/disc icon (opens the Total Bet selector). A large circular double-arrow SPIN button sits at the bottom of this rail.",
    "bottom_bar": "Balance (fun) bottom-left, Total Bet (fun) bottom-right, WIN readout centred at bottom during/after a spin.",
    "source": "base_game.png, settings.png, autoplay.png, know_the_game.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png"
  },

  "color_palette_by_area": {
    "base_game_background": "Bright teal-to-mid-blue underwater gradient with pale seafoam bubbles and green kelp fronds at the frame edges.",
    "reel_frame": "Warm brown driftwood/rope-lashed wooden frame with visible knots and coiled rope at the corners.",
    "free_spins_background": "Deep violet-to-purple coral-reef gradient, visually distinct from the base game's blue so the feature state is identifiable even without reading any text.",
    "free_spins_meter_bar": "Gold-and-red woven rope/ladder track art with red life-ring accents above each reel.",
    "ui_accents": "Red for primary action buttons (BUY, spin glow), purple for the Push Bet banner and toggle-ON state, white/grey neutral icon strokes on a translucent dark panel for all dialogs (Paytable/Rules/Settings/Autoplay/Bonus Buy).",
    "win_and_bonus_splash_screens": "Teal-green gradient panel with a gold-bordered card, gold embossed lettering ('CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON', 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED'), green kelp-frond decoration in the corners."
  },

  "accessibility_notes": {
    "color_redundancy": [
      "The three lowest-tier symbols (Pink Shell / Orange Scallop / Teal Mussel) share an identical payout table, so a colour-perception difference between them has no functional consequence for a player judging win value.",
      "The two higher fish-charm 'lure' symbols (green vs. purple/magenta) DO have different payout values but are also distinguished by shape (rounded charm-with-rope-coil vs. striped-fish-with-hook) and by their printed currency numbers, not by colour alone.",
      "Fisherman (Wild) and Lighthouse pay identically but are fully distinguishable by shape/silhouette (character portrait vs. striped tower), not by colour coding.",
      "Push Bet ON/OFF state is shown by both toggle position (left/right) and toggle colour (grey vs. green/purple), and the resulting bet change is also spelled out as a printed number (e.g. 0.50 -> 0.60 fun), so the state is never colour-only.",
      "Instant Prize / collector amounts are always printed as explicit currency numbers on the tile itself (never colour- or icon-only), which is good for both colourblind and low-vision access.",
      "The Free Spins Feature vs. Base Game state is signalled redundantly: background colour (blue vs. violet) AND distinct reel-frame/meter artwork AND on-screen text ('Free Spins: N' counter, per-reel 'xN' multiplier labels), so colour is never the only cue."
    ],
    "text_and_audio": [
      "All win amounts, prices, and RTP figures appear as printed on-screen numerals (no audio-only or icon-only numeric information observed).",
      "Settings panel exposes independent mute toggles for All Sounds / Sound Effects / Music, allowing sound to be fully disabled for players who are deaf or hard of hearing without losing any gameplay information (all mechanics are also shown visually/textually).",
      "No flashing-rate or seizure-risk assessment was performed; no strobing effects were observed in the captured static frames, but this cannot be fully assessed from still screenshots."
    ],
    "motor_and_input": [
      "Autoplay is opened via a press-and-hold gesture rather than a simple click/tap, which is a higher motor-control barrier than a single click; no alternative access path to the Autoplay panel was found in the captured UI.",
      "All other controls (spin, bonus buy, bet selector, hamburger menu, bottom-nav icons) responded to a normal click/tap."
    ]
  },

  "screens_captured": {
    "types_present": ["preview", "base_game", "paytable (16 pages)", "rules/GAME INFO (16 pages + compact 'Know The Game' summary)", "settings", "autoplay", "bet limits (min/max)", "push bet toggle", "bonus buy dialog (all 4 variants' prices)", "free_spins (3 of 4 variants: x1, x5, Random — trigger, start state, gameplay, win)", "win_screen (3 variants)"],
    "not_captured": [
      "Initial Reel Multipliers x10 bonus-buy variant (179.50 fun) was priced/dialog-captured only; not purchased or played, due to session time budget after the other 3 of 4 variants were fully played to their win screens. Recorded honestly in manifest.json -> not_captured, no natural hunt was needed or attempted because every Free Spins entry path in this game is purchasable."
    ]
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The visual appearance of the Free-Spins-only 'Dud Symbol' (rules_p11.png: 'a symbol with no value') was not clearly captured in any close-up frame; its reel art is not described here.",
    "The exact rule connecting the Boat Symbol / Lock Meter state to the intermediate sub-total WIN readouts seen mid-round in the x5 and Random Free Spins variants (see 'free_spins_feature' -> observed_anomaly) is not stated anywhere in the captured rules text and is reported only as an observation.",
    "Volatility rating and overall max_win are not printed anywhere in this build (see dedicated 'volatility' and 'max_win' blocks above) — both intentionally left null rather than backfilled from storefront marketing copy, per TL instruction.",
    "No side-by-side comparison against the original 2023 'Fish 'n' Nudge' build was possible — only this sequel's frames were captured, so 'what changed' in the Free Spins redesign is described from this build alone plus the provider's own blog description of the change, not from a direct diff."
  ]
}