Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Floating Dragon - Year of the Snake",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play (developed under the 'Reel Kingdom' sub-studio brand, credited bottom-left on every in-game screen as 'REEL KINGDOM')",
    "theme": "East-Asian / Chinese Lunar New Year theme built around the zodiac 'Year of the Snake'. A large golden coiled snake with green/blue scale detailing is wound around the game's wordmark on the logo. Scene backdrop: a deep red/crimson dusk sky over a silhouetted mountain range (a snow-capped Mount-Fuji-like peak on the right), red paper lanterns hanging and glowing at both left and right screen edges, faint decorative gold filigree/cloud line-art drifting across the sky, and a dark red river/plain in the foreground. Reels sit inside a plain dark purple/aubergine panel framed by thin gold-and-red vertical dividers with a stylised gold roof-tile motif along the top of each reel column.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired users) built from desktop screenshots (1280x800) + OCR ground truth + zoomed crops of the paytable and the volatility badge.",
    "method_notes": "All symbol names, payouts, money-symbol values, RTP, bet limits and free-spins mechanics were read directly and verbatim from the in-game info booklet (8 pages, 'Page N/8' pagination) and from the base-game and free-spins gameplay screenshots. A zoomed crop was used to confirm the exact volatility rating (5 of 5 lightning bolts). Nothing below was inferred beyond what is legible on-screen; anything not clearly readable is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "overall_mood": "Warm, saturated red/orange/crimson dominates almost every screen (sky, background gradient, UI accents), contrasted with gold/yellow text and cool purple/aubergine reel-panel backgrounds.",
    "base_game_background": "Deep red-to-black gradient sky, dark silhouette hills/mountain, a pale snow-capped peak on the right, red paper lanterns glowing warm yellow-orange at both edges, thin gold spider-web-like line decorations drifting across the sky.",
    "reel_panel": "Dark purple/aubergine (almost black-purple) rectangular cells separated by thin vertical gold-and-red bands with a small gold roof-tile ornament at the top of each column.",
    "logo_wordmark": "'FLOATING DRAGON' in bold orange-red 3D letters outlined in light blue/cyan; 'YEAR OF THE SNAKE' underneath in white/cream letters outlined in gold-brown, sitting on a coiled golden snake with blue-green accents.",
    "info_booklet_panels": "Near-black translucent panel with a thin gold border, white body text, gold/blue-white section headings.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow (headings, coin symbols, borders), green (positive confirm elements, some card symbols, volatility panel background), red (lanterns, envelope symbol, some card symbols, dragon head, warning/close X), purple/lavender (WILD geisha symbol, K card, dice-like modifier icon background), blue/teal (J card, snake modifier icon background).",
    "settings_panel": "Distinct cool dark-navy/blue gradient panel (different from the reddish game background), with cyan heading text and green 'on' toggle switches vs dark-grey/white 'off' toggle switches."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All identities and payouts read directly from the in-game paytable (info booklet page 1, file paytable_p1.png, header 'GAME RULES'). Payout figures shown are cash values at the demo bet in effect at capture time ($2.00 total bet) and scale with the player's actual total bet.",
    "high_value_premium": [
      {"name": "Golden coiled snake in a red pouch/basket", "appearance": "A shiny gold-scaled snake coiled up, resting inside a red woven pouch/basket with a gold trim", "payouts": {"5": "$400.00", "4": "$40.00", "3": "$10.00", "2": "$1.00"}, "rank": "top-paying symbol; the only symbol in the paytable with a listed 2-of-a-kind payout"},
      {"name": "Golden ingot (yuanbao)", "appearance": "A traditional Chinese boat-shaped gold ingot holding three round gold nugget/pearl shapes, glowing on a purple background", "payouts": {"5": "$200.00", "4": "$30.00", "3": "$6.00"}},
      {"name": "Red Chinese paper lantern", "appearance": "A round red-and-gold paper lantern hanging from a gold cord with a yellow tassel", "payouts": {"5": "$100.00", "4": "$20.00", "3": "$4.00"}},
      {"name": "Red envelope (hongbao)", "appearance": "A dark-red gift envelope with a round gold wax seal and a small charm/tassel, on a blue-tinted card", "payouts": {"5": "$100.00", "4": "$20.00", "3": "$4.00"}},
      {"name": "MONEY / coin symbol (base pay)", "appearance": "Three stacked round gold coins, each with a square center hole, over a purple/starry-night background, inside a gold square frame", "payouts": {"5": "$40.00", "4": "$10.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "note": "This is the same icon that becomes the 'MONEY symbol' feature element during Free Spins (see features.money_symbol); its paytable row above is its ordinary line-pay value in the base game."}
    ],
    "card_royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "green, Chinese-calligraphy-style stylised lettering with a red/orange outline", "payouts": {"5": "$20.00", "4": "$5.00", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "purple, same stylised font", "payouts": {"5": "$20.00", "4": "$5.00", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "red, same stylised font", "payouts": {"5": "$10.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue/teal, same stylised font", "payouts": {"5": "$10.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "green, same stylised font, framed in a thin red-and-gold card border", "payouts": {"5": "$10.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$0.40"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD (unlabelled portrait symbol)",
      "appearance": "Portrait of a woman (geisha-styled) with dark hair in an updo decorated with small pink/purple flowers, wearing a purple/lavender robe, shown on a purple/lavender card background with soft light rays",
      "rules": "Per paytable text: 'This is the WILD symbol. It appears on all reels during the FREE SPINS round. Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER.' Confirmed by gameplay: the WILD is NOT present in the base game (not seen on any base_game screenshot) and appears only once Free Spins begins.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER (unlabelled dragon symbol)",
      "appearance": "A stylised Chinese dragon head, orange/gold face with a red crest, blue/teal spiked mane or barbels, sharp white teeth, on a dark card",
      "rules": "Per paytable text: 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels.' 3, 4 or 5 scatters trigger Free Spins.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    }
  },

  "money_symbol_feature": {
    "source": "info booklet page 2 (file paytable_p2.png, header 'MONEY SYMBOL')",
    "description": "The COIN symbols are also MONEY symbols. On every spin (during Free Spins) a MONEY symbol takes a random money value which can be won during the Free Spins feature.",
    "possible_values_total_bet_multiplier": ["2x", "5x", "10x", "15x", "20x", "25x", "50x", "100x", "200x", "500x", "1666x", "2500x", "5000x"],
    "visual_in_gameplay": "During Free Spins, MONEY symbols display their assigned dollar value directly on the coin-stack icon in a small gold-outlined box (observed values on captured frames: $20.00 and $10.00 at a $2.00 total bet, i.e. 10x and 5x)."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows, fixed layout (not visible as variable in any screenshot).",
    "lines": "10 fixed paylines. All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines, on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. Only the highest win is paid per line; when winning on multiple paylines, all wins are added to the total win.",
    "lines_source": "rules_p5.png (page 5/8): 10 small line-pattern diagrams numbered 1-10.",
    "rtp_percent": 96.71,
    "rtp_note": "Stated identically for base play, for ANTE BET, and for BUY FREE SPINS: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.71%. The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.71%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.71%.'",
    "rtp_source": "rules_p5.png (page 5/8)",
    "volatility": "HIGH — shown as a badge reading 'VOLATILITY' with 5 out of 5 gold lightning-bolt icons, all fully lit/filled (confirmed via 6x zoom crop); accompanying text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "volatility_source": "rules_p5.png",
    "bet_min": "$0.10",
    "bet_max": "$375.00",
    "bet_source": "rules_p5.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.10  MAXIMUM BET: $375.00'",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00 (shown as BET $2.00 on base_game.png and throughout)",
    "demo_credit_start": "$100,000.00",
    "max_win": "Capped at 5,000x total bet. Per rules_p4.png ('MAX WIN'): 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 5,000x the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' Repeated on rules_p7.png with near-identical wording ('...awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited').",
    "max_win_source": "rules_p4.png, rules_p7.png",
    "win_expression": "'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.' 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line.' (rules_p5.png)",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules_p5.png)",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start and stop the spin (rules_p5.png); also 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint shown at the bottom-center of the base game screen at all times.",
    "ante_bet": {
      "description": "Player can select a bet multiplier that changes game behaviour. Two possible values, per rules_p4.png ('ANTE BET'): '15x - the chance to win the FREE SPINS round naturally is higher. More SCATTER symbols are present on the reels. The BUY FREE SPINS feature is disabled.' and '10x - Normal play.'",
      "in_game_control": "Left side of the base game screen: a vertical 'BET $3.00 / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / [toggle arrow] OFF' panel. At capture time the toggle is OFF (normal 10x mode, total bet $2.00); the panel's preview value of $3.00 corresponds to the 15x Ante Bet amount (1.5x of the $2.00 normal bet), shown so the player can see the cost before switching on.",
      "source": "base_game.png, rules_p4.png"
    },
    "buy_free_spins": {
      "cost": "100x current total bet",
      "cost_at_demo_bet": "$200.00 (for the captured $2.00 total bet)",
      "description": "Per rules_p4.png ('BUY FREE SPINS'): 'The FREE SPINS round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current total bet. When buying the FREE SPINS round, on the triggering spin 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols can hit randomly.' Disabled whenever Ante Bet is set to 15x.",
      "in_game_control": "Left side of the base game screen, below the Ante Bet panel: a vertical blue 'BUY FREE SPINS $200.00' button.",
      "purchase_flow": "Clicking the button opens a confirmation dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png): centered red/gold plaque reading 'BUY FREE SPINS $200.00' with a red circular X (cancel) button and a green circular checkmark (confirm) button side by side, flanked by decorative red paper lanterns and gold coins; a 'TOTAL BET' stepper ($2.00, with -/+ buttons) is also visible at the bottom during the dialog.",
      "source": "rules_p4.png, base_game.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png"
    },
    "small_random_scatter_boost_feature": {
      "description": "In the base game, whenever 2 SCATTER symbols hit without a third, there is a chance for another one to be brought onto the screen by a random feature: (a) if the on-screen SCATTER symbols can move down one position without leaving the reel area, a respin is triggered where reels holding SCATTER move one position down and the reels without SCATTER respin; (b) randomly, a snake can pull one of the reels up to reveal another SCATTER symbol underneath.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png (page 2/8, 'FREE SPINS' section)"
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 SCATTER (dragon head) symbols anywhere on the reels award 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively.",
      "trigger_source": "paytable_p2.png",
      "pre_round_modifiers": {
        "description": "Before the round starts, 0 to 5 modifiers that apply to the subsequent round are randomly selected. Observed on the free_spins_trigger.png screen as 5 round icons displayed down the left edge of the screen; the modifier(s) actually granted for the round are shown in full color, the others are shown greyed-out/desaturated.",
        "list": [
          {"name": "MORE COINS", "effect": "More COIN (MONEY) symbols are present on the reel strips during the subsequent FREE SPINS round.", "icon": "grey circular icon with a '+' and a dice-like grid of coin pips"},
          {"name": "MORE LADIES", "effect": "More WILD symbols are present on the reel strips during the subsequent free spins round.", "icon": "grey circular icon with a '+' and a small geisha portrait"},
          {"name": "MORE DYNAMITES, SNAKES AND FIRECRACKERS", "effect": "During the round, the chance to hit the dynamite, snake or firecracker spin feature is increased.", "icon": "grey circular icon with a '+' and a coiled snake silhouette"},
          {"name": "LEVEL UP", "effect": "The round starts from level 2 in the progressive (money-multiplier) feature.", "icon": "grey circular icon with '>>' and 'LEVEL 2' text"},
          {"name": "EXTRA FREE SPINS", "effect": "The subsequent round starts with 2 more free spins from the beginning, and 2 more spins are added to every retrigger.", "icon": "circular icon with '+2 FREE SPINS' text, shown in full color (teal/gold) when active"}
        ],
        "observed_instance": "On the captured playthrough, the 'EXTRA FREE SPINS' (+2 FREE SPINS) modifier was the one selected/active (shown in color while the other four icons stayed grey), consistent with the round starting at 12 free spins instead of the base 10 for a 3-scatter trigger, and each retrigger awarding 12 instead of 10.",
        "source": "paytable_p2.png (rules text), free_spins_trigger.png, free_spins_play1.png (persistent icon column visible on the left throughout the feature)"
      },
      "wild_collector_and_retrigger": {
        "description": "During the FREE SPINS feature, every WILD symbol that lands also collects all the money values currently showing on MONEY symbols on the screen. All WILD symbols that hit during the feature are collected and tracked (not consumed) until the end of the round, shown as a horizontal progress track of small greyscale WILD/geisha-portrait icons across the top of the screen; icons for WILDs already collected are shown in full color, upcoming/not-yet-collected slots are greyscale.",
        "retrigger_rule": "Every 4th WILD symbol collected retriggers the feature, awards 10 more free spins (12 in the captured playthrough due to the active EXTRA FREE SPINS modifier) and increases the money-symbol collection multiplier: 2x at the 2nd level (after the 1st retrigger, i.e. 4th WILD), 3x at the 3rd level (after the 2nd retrigger, i.e. 8th WILD), and 10x at the 4th level (after the 3rd retrigger, i.e. 12th WILD). The retriggered spins are played after the previous batch of free spins ends; the multiplier applies to the retriggered spins. After the 4th level, the feature cannot be retriggered anymore.",
        "progress_track_markers": "The top track alternates 3 WILD-portrait slots then a milestone marker card reading '+12 FREE SPINS x2', then 3 more WILD-portrait slots then '+12 FREE SPINS x3', then 3 more WILD-portrait slots then a final milestone card '+12 FREE SPINS x10' (values shown reflect the +2 EXTRA FREE SPINS modifier active in the captured round; base values per the rules text would read x2/x3/x10 multiplier tiers with 10 spins each).",
        "retrigger_announcement_screen": "A gold-framed red-to-yellow gradient plaque appears reading 'EXTRA [N] FREE SPINS' in green/white/orange 3D letters, then 'ARE NOW x[multiplier]' with the WILD/geisha portrait shown beside it, and 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below in cyan text. Observed twice in the captured round: first 'EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x2' (WIN $120.00 shown at that point), then later 'EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x3' (WIN $258.00 shown, FREE SPINS LEFT 0 at that moment, i.e. the retrigger replenished the counter).",
        "source": "paytable_p2.png, rules_p3.png (mechanic text), free_spins_play1.png, free_spins_retrigger.png, free_spins_retrigger2.png"
      },
      "dynamite_snake_firecracker_features": {
        "description": "Three randomly-occurring special animations during Free Spins, per rules_p3.png: (1) Dynamite: when there are WILD symbols on screen but no MONEY symbols at the end of a free spin, MONEY symbols can appear in random positions via the dynamite spin feature. (2) Snake: when there are MONEY symbols on screen but no WILD symbols at the end of a free spin, a snake will appear pulling a random reel up to bring WILD symbols onto the screen. (3) Firecracker: when there are WILD symbols on screen but no MONEY symbols at the end of a free spin, a firecrackers animation can appear and change all symbols on screen (except WILD symbols) to something else.",
        "note": "A long golden snake graphic stretching diagonally across the reels was visible in free_spins_play1.png; this is consistent with (but not conclusively confirmed as) the 'snake pulls a reel' animation described above — flagged as a visual observation rather than a certain mechanic identification.",
        "source": "rules_p3.png"
      },
      "special_reels_note": "'Special reels are in play during the feature' (rules_p3.png) — the Free Spins reel strips differ from the base game strips (e.g. WILD only appears during Free Spins; SCATTER/dragon-head symbols were observed appearing twice within the same reel column in free_spins_play1.png, suggesting altered symbol weighting on certain reel positions during the feature).",
      "background_change": "During Free Spins the outer background scenery (mountain, lanterns, red sky) remains the same warm red palette as the base game; the reel panel itself is unchanged in color, and the feature is visually distinguished mainly by the new WILD-progress track at the top of the screen and the 'FREE SPINS LEFT [n]' counter at the bottom.",
      "counter": "Bottom-center readout 'FREE SPINS LEFT [n]', decrementing each spin (observed values: 12, then 0 immediately before each retrigger screen, replenished afterward).",
      "round_end": "When free spins are exhausted and no further retrigger occurs, a 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $[amount]' gold plaque appears with green 'YOU HAVE WON' text and a large gold '$[amount]' figure, then 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' returns the player to the base game with the CREDIT balance updated.",
      "round_end_source": "free_spins_final_win.png"
    }
  },

  "playthrough_example_captured": {
    "note": "This is a single recorded example round (bought via BUY FREE SPINS), documented here purely to ground the mechanic descriptions above with real numbers. It is NOT a fixed/typical outcome — free spins counts, retriggers and win amounts are randomized per round.",
    "steps": [
      "Base game bet $2.00; BUY FREE SPINS purchased for $200.00 (100x) via the confirmation dialog.",
      "Trigger/modifier-reveal screen: 'EXTRA FREE SPINS' (+2 FREE SPINS) modifier selected; round starts with 12 free spins (10 base + 2 from the modifier).",
      "Free spins gameplay: WILD/geisha portraits collected one by one along the top track; MONEY symbols observed with values $20.00 and $10.00 on screen.",
      "BIG WIN $19.93 shown mid-round.",
      "MEGA WIN $58.56 shown at the 3rd collected WILD (approaching the first retrigger threshold).",
      "1st retrigger at the 4th collected WILD: 'EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x2' (money-multiplier raised to 2x); running WIN $120.00.",
      "SUPER WIN $65.67 shown after the retrigger, with the money-multiplier applied.",
      "2nd retrigger at the 8th collected WILD: 'EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x3' (money-multiplier raised to 3x); running WIN $258.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 0 at that instant (replenished by the retrigger).",
      "Feature ends without reaching the 4th-level/x10 retrigger; final screen: 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $360.00'; CREDIT rose from $99,800.00 (post-purchase) to $100,160.00."
    ]
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Promo/splash screen shown before entering the demo. Large 3D game logo at the top: 'FLOATING DRAGON' in orange-red letters outlined in light blue, with 'YEAR OF THE SNAKE' in white/cream letters below, the whole wordmark wrapped by a golden coiled snake with blue-green scale highlights. Below the logo: 'TRIGGER THE DRAGONS REELS...' in light-blue 3D letters, then (after a gap) 'AND FOLLOW THE TRAIL TO EPIC MULTIPLIER WINS!' in gold/orange 3D letters. To the right of the first line of text, a round dark circular button with a white double-arrow refresh/loop icon and a small gold crown above a stylised gorilla-head icon in its center (this is the game's 'spin'/enter icon, reused as the loading/enter button here). Bottom-left: an empty white square checkbox followed by 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'. Background: red dusk sky, dark mountain silhouettes, a reddish river/plain, red paper lanterns glowing at top corners, faint gold line-art (spiderweb-like) drifting across the sky.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking anywhere / the circular icon proceeds into the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All key text is large, high-contrast (blue/gold/orange on dark red), readable without color discrimination; the checkbox state is shown by an empty square outline (shape-based, not color-based)."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5-reel x 3-row grid, centered, inside a plain dark purple/aubergine panel with thin gold-and-red vertical dividers and small gold roof-tile ornaments atop each column; no heavy stone/temple frame (lighter-weight UI than some other Pragmatic titles).",
      "title_banner": "Top-center: the same 'FLOATING DRAGON / YEAR OF THE SNAKE' logo with coiled golden snake, smaller than on the preview screen.",
      "background": "Red dusk sky, dark hill silhouettes, a pale snow-capped mountain peak to the right, red paper lanterns glowing at both left and right screen edges, faint gold line-art across the sky.",
      "left_side_panels": {
        "ante_bet_panel": "Vertical gold-bordered blue panel: 'BET $3.00' in orange 3D letters, 'HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' in small green text, a white right-arrow icon, and a green 'OFF' toggle label — indicates the Ante Bet feature is currently switched off.",
        "buy_free_spins_panel": "Vertical gold-bordered blue panel below it: 'BUY FREE SPINS' in orange 3D letters and '$200.00' in white below — clicking opens the purchase confirmation dialog."
      },
      "symbols_on_this_frame": "A transient random mix (changes every spin) — visible on the captured frame: the golden ingot, a red lantern, a red envelope, several stylised card letters (A green, Q red, K/J not all visible), '10' in green, and a coiled-snake symbol. NOTE: the exact per-cell layout is a random snapshot, not a fixed game property, so it is not enumerated cell-by-cell.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "A round hamburger MENU button ('≡' three white lines in a dark circle) opens System Settings; a round SOUND button (white speaker icon) below/beside it; a separate round 'i' INFORMATION button opens the 8-page info/paytable booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left: 'CREDIT' in blue text with the balance value in yellow (e.g. '$100,000.00'), and 'BET' in blue text with the value in yellow (e.g. '$2.00').",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white text, centered.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (white double-arrow loop icon around a small crowned gorilla-head logo, on a dark circle) center-right; a round '−' (decrease bet) to its left and a round '+' (increase bet) to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill-shaped button (with a small fast-forward icon) directly below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'REEL KINGDOM' in small grey text at the very bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based, not color-coded). Bet +/- distinguished by the +/- glyph shape. CREDIT/BET values are yellow-on-dark high-contrast text. The Ante Bet 'OFF' state is conveyed by the word 'OFF' itself, not only by color."
    },

    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Top intro line: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Grid of 10 paying symbols with 5/4/3(/2)-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols' section above): row 1 = snake-in-pouch, golden ingot, red lantern, red envelope, MONEY/coin symbol; row 2 = A, K, Q, J, 10 card symbols. Below the grid: the WILD portrait symbol with its rules text, and the SCATTER dragon-head symbol with its rules text.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green circular controls — ◄ (previous page), an X (close, center), ► (next page). 'Page 1/8' shown bottom-right. A separate white X at the top-right of the panel also closes the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav controls are differentiated by SHAPE (left triangle / cross / right triangle), not color — safe for color-blind users."
    },

    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (info booklet pages 2-8, same dark translucent panel, gold border, 'Page N/8' indicator and green ◄ X ► nav on each page)",
      "p2_money_symbol_and_free_spins": "Page 2/8, file paytable_p2.png, header 'MONEY SYMBOL'. Explains the MONEY symbol values list (2x-5000x total bet) and the base Free Spins trigger/award rules and the 2-scatter 'near-miss' bonus mechanics (reel respin / snake pulling a reel) and the 5 pre-round modifiers (full text captured in 'money_symbol_feature' and 'features.free_spins.pre_round_modifiers' above).",
      "p3_wild_collector_details": "Page 3/8, file rules_p3.png. Details how WILD symbols collect MONEY values during Free Spins, the every-4th-WILD retrigger rule and multiplier progression (2x/3x/10x), and the dynamite/snake/firecracker special animations (full text captured in 'features.free_spins' above).",
      "p4_max_win_ante_buy": "Page 4/8, file rules_p4.png. States the MAX WIN cap (5,000x bet, round ends immediately and forfeits remaining spins if reached), the ANTE BET mechanics (15x = higher free-spins chance + more scatters + Buy disabled; 10x = normal play), and the BUY FREE SPINS mechanics (100x total bet, 3/4/5 scatters can hit randomly on the triggering spin).",
      "p5_game_rules_rtp_bet_limits": "Page 5/8, file rules_p5.png. VOLATILITY badge (5/5 lightning bolts) with explanatory text; payline mechanics ('pay from left to right on selected paylines', 'multiplied by bet per line', 'only the highest win is paid per line', 'multiple paylines added together'); a diagram of the 10 numbered payline patterns; SPACE/ENTER spin control; RTP 96.71% (stated identically for base play, Ante Bet, and Buy Free Spins); 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays'; MINIMUM BET $0.10 / MAXIMUM BET $375.00.",
      "p6_how_to_play": "Page 6/8, file rules_p6.png, header 'HOW TO PLAY'. Explains +/- bet buttons and bet menu; SPIN button; the hamburger-menu icon opens SETTINGS; the double-arrow icon cycles spin speed (normal/quick/turbo); the speaker icon toggles sound and music; the 'i' icon opens the Information page; CREDIT/BET labels (click to switch coins/cash view); +/- change bet and open the bet menu with denominations; the crowned-gorilla spin icon starts the game; AUTOPLAY button opens/stops the automatic-play menu.",
      "p7_settings_menu": "Page 7/8, file rules_p7.png, header 'SETTINGS MENU'. INTRO SCREEN toggle, AMBIENT toggle, SOUND FX toggle, GAME HISTORY link; Information-screen ◄/►/X navigation explained; BET MENU explanation (bet multiplier and total bet shown in coins and cash, +/- for BET and COIN VALUE fields); repeats the MAX WIN 5,000x-bet cap text.",
      "p8_autoplay": "Page 8/8, file rules_p8.png, header 'AUTOPLAY'. 'Click on the buttons showing the number of possible auto-spins to start Autoplay.' 'SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips the feature introduction and end screens after a short period of time.'",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white on a near-black translucent panel with a thin gold border; section headers are white/cyan; the volatility badge uses a dark-teal pill background with gold lightning icons."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark-navy/blue gradient panel (visually distinct, cooler-toned, from the reddish game background), cyan 'SYSTEM SETTINGS' heading, closed via a white 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' label with an external-link square/arrow icon; below it a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: green circular '−' button, black field showing the value in yellow (e.g. '$2.00'), green circular '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a short description beneath: 'BATTERY SAVER' ('SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED') shown OFF (white circle on the left of a dark track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC') shown ON (green track, circle to the right); 'SOUND FX' ('TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS') shown ON; 'INTRO SCREEN' ('SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME') shown ON.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by the switch handle's LEFT/RIGHT position in addition to the green/dark-grey track color — position is the non-color cue, safe for all color-blind types."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Centered dark-navy panel over the dimmed base game reels; white 'X' close button top-right.",
      "options": "Three round radio-style options in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unselected, plain grey circle), 'QUICK SPIN' (unselected), 'SKIP SCREENS' (selected — grey circle with a green checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track on the left portion, thin white track continuing to the right, round green handle) with the numeric value '100' shown to the right of the slider.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The selected 'SKIP SCREENS' option is marked with an explicit checkmark glyph, not color alone; the primary action button has explicit text ('START AUTOPLAY') in addition to its green fill."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog for the BUY FREE SPINS purchase: a red-to-gold gradient plaque bordered in gold reads 'BUY FREE SPINS' in orange/gold 3D letters, '$200.00' in large white letters below. Beneath that, a horizontal blue bar holds two round buttons: a red circle with a white 'X' (cancel, left) and a green circle with a white checkmark (confirm, right). The plaque is flanked by decorative red paper lanterns (three per side) and small piles of gold coins at its base. A 'TOTAL BET' stepper ($2.00 with round white -/+ buttons) is visible at the bottom of the screen beneath the dialog.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Confirm/cancel are differentiated by icon shape (X vs checkmark) in addition to red/green color — safe for color-blind users."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "First screen shown on entering the feature (via purchase or natural trigger), before any spins are played and before the WILD-collection track appears. Down the left edge of the screen, 5 round modifier icons are shown stacked vertically: a coiled-snake icon, a 'LEVEL 2' icon (with a '>>' double-chevron), a '+2 FREE SPINS' icon, a dice/coin-grid icon, and a geisha-portrait icon. In the captured instance only the '+2 FREE SPINS' icon is shown in full color (gold/teal circle); the other four are greyscale/desaturated, indicating they were not selected for this round. The base game reels remain faintly visible behind, dimmed.",
      "footer": "CREDIT and BET values shown at the bottom (e.g. CREDIT $99,800.00 after the $200.00 purchase, BET $2.00); no 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter is present yet on this screen.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The active modifier is distinguished from inactive ones by BOTH full color vs greyscale AND its explicit '+2 FREE SPINS' text label — not color alone."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "top_wild_collection_track": "A horizontal strip across the very top of the screen: repeating groups of 3 small greyscale-or-color WILD/geisha-portrait icons followed by a milestone card. Portraits already collected are shown in full color (purple robe, visible face); not-yet-collected slots are greyscale silhouettes. Milestone cards read '+12 FREE SPINS x2', '+12 FREE SPINS x3', and finally '+12 FREE SPINS x10' (numbers reflect the +2 EXTRA FREE SPINS modifier active in this round).",
      "left_side_modifier_icons": "The same 5 round modifier icons from the trigger screen persist down the left edge throughout the feature, with the same one ('+2 FREE SPINS') shown in color and the rest greyscale.",
      "reels": "Same 5-column x 3-row grid; MONEY/coin symbols display their assigned dollar value in a small gold-bordered box beneath the coin icon (observed: '$20.00' and '$10.00').",
      "counter": "Bottom-center 'FREE SPINS LEFT [n]' readout, decrementing each spin (observed: 12; observed at 0 immediately before a retrigger announcement).",
      "win_readout": "Bottom-center 'WIN $[amount]' readout showing the running total win for the feature so far.",
      "decorative_effects": "A long golden snake-shaped graphic was observed stretching diagonally across the reel columns in one captured frame — visually consistent with, but not conclusively identified as, the 'snake pulls a reel up' special animation described in the rules text.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state is signalled by text ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'WIN $') in addition to any color cues; collected WILDs on the top track are distinguished by full-color-vs-greyscale AND by their left-to-right filled position on the track, not hue alone."
    },

    "big_win_screens": {
      "type": "free_spins (overlay)",
      "big_win": "Centered white 3D letters 'BIG WIN' outlined in gold/black, above a gold-framed blue plaque showing the win amount in orange (observed '$19.93'); red paper lanterns arc across the top of the overlay; the WILD-collection track and left-side modifier icons remain visible above/behind it.",
      "mega_win": "Same layout with 'MEGA WIN' text; the amount plaque is styled with an orange/red sunburst-gradient background (was mid-animation in the captured frame, amount not printed in the plaque itself but 'WIN $58.56' shown at the bottom of the screen).",
      "super_win": "Same layout with 'SUPER WIN' text and gold-framed blue plaque showing '$65.67'; gold coins and lanterns cascade around the frame.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win-tier names (BIG/MEGA/SUPER) are printed as large text, not conveyed by color alone; amounts are high-contrast light text on a dark/blue plaque."
    },

    "retrigger_announcement": {
      "type": "free_spins (overlay)",
      "content": "Gold-framed plaque with a red-to-yellow gradient interior. Text reads 'EXTRA [N] FREE SPINS' — 'EXTRA' in green, the number in white/orange, 'FREE SPINS' in green — followed on the next line by 'ARE NOW x[multiplier]' in green/orange, alongside a small portrait of the WILD/geisha symbol on the left. Below the plaque, cyan text reads 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'.",
      "observed_instances": ["EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x2 (WIN $120.00 at that point)", "EXTRA 12 FREE SPINS ARE NOW x3 (WIN $258.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 0 at that point)"],
      "color_blind_notes": "The multiplier level and spin count are printed as explicit numbers/text, not color-coded."
    },

    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "End-of-free-spins summary on a gold-framed red-to-yellow gradient plaque: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' in orange/gold 3D letters outlined in black; 'YOU HAVE WON' in green letters below; the amount in large gold/cream letters (observed '$360.00'); 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in cyan text below the plaque. The WILD-collection track (fully filled/colored, showing all 3 milestone markers reached: x2, x3, x10 slots all visible) remains at the top of the screen.",
      "footer": "Bottom bar shows updated CREDIT (observed '$100,160.00', up from $99,800.00 post-purchase) and 'WIN $360.00'; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold/cream text on a warm dark-red/orange background — legible without color discrimination; 'CONGRATULATIONS'/'YOU HAVE WON' wording makes the outcome unambiguous even if color perception of gold vs orange is impaired."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control positions across the base game: menu + sound + info icons clustered at the far bottom-left, CREDIT/BET readouts center-left, SPIN as the largest central control with bet +/- flanking it and AUTOPLAY directly beneath. The info booklet is a strictly linear 8-page sequence (◄/► to move, X to close), consistent across every page. Ante Bet and Buy Free Spins controls are two stacked vertical panels on the left edge of the base game screen only.",
    "motor": "Large round targets throughout; the central SPIN button is the largest clickable element. SPACE/ENTER also start/stop spins (keyboard-operable) and holding SPACE engages turbo spin. AUTOPLAY (with a configurable spin count and a SKIP SCREENS option) reduces the number of required clicks for extended play.",
    "color_blind": "Most affordances are non-color: icon glyphs (speaker, 'i', hamburger menu, +/-, X/checkmark), on/off switch handle position in Settings, explicit checkmark for the selected Autoplay option, and explicit numeric/text labels for free-spins counts, win tiers, and retrigger multipliers. Card symbols (A/K/Q/J/10) rely partly on color (green/purple/red/blue/green) to differentiate, but each also carries a distinct printed letter/number glyph, so color is not the sole distinguishing cue. The five pre-round free-spins modifier icons are distinguished by both color-saturation (active=full color vs inactive=greyscale) and by their distinct icon glyphs/text labels.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are togglable and purely decorative. All game state (wins, free spins remaining, modifier selection, retrigger multiplier, final win) is conveyed redundantly through on-screen text and numbers."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact mechanical meaning of the golden snake graphic seen stretching across the reels in free_spins_play1.png — likely the 'snake pulls a reel up to reveal a WILD' special feature described in the rules text, but not conclusively confirmed frame-by-frame (no before/after pair captured showing a reel being pulled).",
    "Precise pixel-level distinction between which of the 5 pre-round modifier icons would be 'active' vs 'inactive' color scheme in a round with more than one modifier granted (0 to 5 modifiers are possible per the rules text, but only a single-modifier ['+2 FREE SPINS'] round was captured); multi-modifier appearance not observed.",
    "Whether the two dragon-head icons seen stacked within the same reel column on some frames during Free Spins indicate a genuine 'special reel' weighting difference or are simply an artifact of the captured random spin — flagged as an observation, not a confirmed rule.",
    "Max bet currency-equivalent in the demo's coin/cash toggle (paytable text references switching between 'coins view' and 'cash view' for CREDIT/BET, but this toggle was not exercised in the captured screenshots, so its alternate coin-value display was not observed).",
    "Full detail of the base-game 'near-miss' 2-scatter reel-respin feature (paytable_p2.png text) was not captured as its own gameplay screenshot; only the rule text is documented, not a visual example."
  ]
}