Gold Train

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Gold Train",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": "not stated (footer on every captured screen reads only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY'; no sub-studio brand present)",
    "theme": "Classic American frontier/wild-west gold-mining train. A golden steam locomotive pulling ore/coin carriages is the central icon; supporting imagery is a conductor's cap, crossed signal flags, a brass bell, lucky 7s and BAR fruit-machine symbols, and paper tickets. Overall visual language is a retro 3-reel fruit machine re-skinned with a train/gold-rush motif.",
    "demo_url": "https://demogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net/gs2c/openGame.do?gameSymbol=vs3train&websiteUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdemogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net&jurisdiction=99&lobby_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pragmaticplay.com%2Fen%2F&lang=en&cur=USD",
    "internal_code": "vs3train (internal Pragmatic Play game symbol from the demo URL; per project convention this prefix is NOT a reliable indicator of paylines/mechanic and is not used to infer anything beyond identification)",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 16 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus zoomed pixel crops. TL-verified facts (grid/paylines, RTP, payout basis, bet range, volatility/max-win non-disclosure) are treated as ground truth per instructions and reproduced below with their source frames.",
    "method_notes": "Visual details verified with zoomed crops (paytable symbol row, WILD icon, SCATTER icon, conductor-hat icon, top-left carriage/UPGRADE HUD widget, bottom-left control cluster). Numbers taken verbatim from on-screen text. Tesseract OCR was attempted; where it degraded on stylized 3D game fonts, values were cross-checked visually against the zoomed crops and only included if legible in the image. Items that remained unclear are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and NOT invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "background_overall": "Deep dark maroon/purple with diagonal magenta-pink light-ray streaks radiating from the center (visible on preview and framing the base-game cabinet).",
    "cabinet_frame": "Dark red/brick-red enameled metal train-car body with black rivets and gold pinstriping; large tan/gold train wheels with black rims peek out from behind the left and right edges of the cabinet.",
    "reel_window": "Each of the 3 reel columns is a tall light gray-to-white vertical gradient panel, separated by thin black dividers studded with small amber/orange marquee-light dots running the full height on the far left and right edges of the reel window.",
    "payline_badges": "Two identical ornate gold picture-frame/rivet-tag badges (rounded rectangle with a rope/leather-strap look) sit just outside the left and right edge of the reel window, each containing a bold yellow-orange digit '3' outlined in dark red.",
    "title_banner": "Top-center dark red banner with black rivets holds the wordmark 'GOLD TRAIN' in bold yellow-gold 3D letters outlined in red, with a small black steam-whistle/dome shape and two brass bells peeking above it.",
    "hud_widget_top_left": "Small dark maroon square tile with a thick gold frame (the carriage/UPGRADE counter, see below) sitting directly beside a miniature gold locomotive icon, both to the left of the title banner.",
    "symbol_colors": "777 = bright red numerals with a bold yellow-gold outline. Conductor's cap = royal blue crown and peak with a black glossy brim, a gold braid/strap and gold buttons, and a small rectangular gold badge reading 'CONDUCTOR' in blue text. Crossed flags = one red flag and one green flag on tan wooden poles. Bell = rose-gold/copper coloured bell with a lighter pink-copper highlight. BAR symbols (triple/double/single) = dark maroon-red 'BAR' lettering on a horizontal tan/gold wood-grain plank background, capped with white vertical end-bars. WILD = bright gold/yellow-orange steam-locomotive front (round headlamp/boiler face) flanked by white puffy steam clouds, with the word 'WILD' above in yellow-orange 3D letters outlined red-orange, small white sparkle accents at the corners. SCATTER = two overlapping pale ice-blue ticket stubs with scalloped perforated edges and an ornate scroll/train-wheel emblem, the word 'SCATTER' in bold white letters outlined black, whole ticket tilted diagonally. UPGRADE = same ticket-stub shape as SCATTER but in warm gold/amber instead of blue, word 'UPGRADE' in dark brown/maroon letters on the gold ticket.",
    "ui_buttons": "Bottom-left control cluster (hamburger menu, sound) and the 'i' info button are white line-art glyphs inside dark maroon/black circular outlines (not colour-coded). Bet +/- are white-on-dark plus/minus glyphs in oval buttons either side of the main spin button. The spin button is a large circle with two white curved arrows forming a refresh/circle shape, ringed in dark red/black. CREDIT and BET labels are rendered in yellow-gold text; the WIN readout (when present) is also yellow-gold, large and bold. Autoplay/menu/settings overlay panels use a near-black translucent panel with white body text, gold section headers, and green accents for interactive controls (toggle switches, +/- buttons, checkmarks, the START AUTOPLAY button, and the paytable-booklet navigation arrows/close-X)."
  },

  "grid_and_mechanic": {
    "reels_x_rows": "3 reels x 3 rows (visually confirmed on base_game.png, base_game_win.png and all bet-menu screens: three vertical reel columns, each showing 3 stacked symbol cells).",
    "paylines": "3 fixed paylines, confirmed by the payline diagram on rules_p2.png: line 1 = top row (highlighted cyan on the diagram), line 2 = middle row (highlighted magenta/pink on the diagram), line 3 = bottom row (highlighted cyan on the diagram). The gold '3' badges flanking the reel window on every gameplay screen also indicate '3 lines'; the bet menu explicitly reads 'BETTING ON 3 LINES'.",
    "bet_mechanic": "lines",
    "win_direction": "Paytable text (paytable_p1.png): 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Rules p2 repeats: 'All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines.'",
    "payout_basis": "LINEAR basis - all payouts are multiplied by the BET PER LINE, not the total bet. Rules p2 states verbatim: 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.' At the demo default of coins-per-line=6, coin value=$0.10, 3 lines -> total bet $1.80, the bet PER LINE = 6 x $0.10 = $0.60. This is confirmed arithmetically against the paytable: WILD 3-of-a-kind pays $300.00 in coins-per-line terms which equals exactly 500x the $0.60 line bet; 777 at $18.00 = 30x; conductor hat at $14.40 = 24x; flags at $12.00 = 20x; bell at $9.00 = 15x; triple-BAR at $6.00 = 10x; double-BAR at $4.80 = 8x; single-BAR at $3.00 = 5x. Every tier resolves to a clean whole-number multiple of the $0.60 line bet, which is the arithmetic proof of the linear (per-line) basis; dividing by the $1.80 TOTAL bet instead gives non-clean numbers (e.g. WILD would be a dirty 166.67x), confirming total-bet division is the wrong basis for this game.",
    "rtp_percent": 97.16,
    "rtp_source": "rules_p2.png, verbatim: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 97.16 %.'",
    "volatility": "not stated - checked twice across the splash/preview screen and all 5 pages of the in-game rules booklet; no volatility badge (flame icons or similar) and no volatility text of any kind appears anywhere in the captured material. Honest omission, not inferred.",
    "max_win": "not stated - checked twice across the splash/preview screen and all 5 pages of the rules booklet; no 'maximum win is limited to Nx' or 'WIN OVER Nx' style statement appears anywhere in the captured material. Honest omission, not inferred.",
    "bet_range": {
      "min_bet": "$0.03",
      "max_bet": "$240.00",
      "source": "Not published on any rules page (no bet-range page in the 5-page booklet). Obtained manually via the live BET MENU overlay: minimum confirmed on info_bet_menu_min.png with coins-per-line=1, coin value=$0.01, 3 lines -> total bet $0.03, and all decrement ('-') buttons visibly greyed out/disabled at this floor. Maximum confirmed on info_bet_menu_max.png (reached via the BET MAX button) with coins-per-line=10, coin value=$8.00, 3 lines -> total bet $240.00, and the coins-per-line increment button greyed out/disabled at this ceiling.",
      "bet_menu_mechanic": "The bet menu (info_bet_menu_default.png) is titled 'BETTING ON 3 LINES' and exposes two independently adjustable values, each with round grey '-' and round green '+' buttons: 'COINS PER LINE' (default 6, range 1-10) and 'COIN VALUE' (default $0.10, range $0.01-$8.00). 'TOTAL BET' is a read-only derived field (coins per line x coin value x 3 lines) with its own +/- buttons that step through the same combined range. A green 'BET MAX' button jumps straight to the maximum bet."
    },
    "demo_default_bet": "$1.80",
    "demo_default_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "bonus_buy": "Absent. No BUY BONUS / BUY FEATURE control appears on any captured screen (base game, bet menu, autoplay, or rules); feature_coverage in the manifest also records bonus_buy=false and buy_dialog=null.",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (rules_p3.png / on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN')."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All monetary values below are in COINS as printed on the paytable (paytable_p1.png), which the game explicitly states are then multiplied by the BET PER LINE (see payout_basis above), not the total bet. At the demo default line bet of $0.60 these coin values already read as real dollars 1:1 because the demo's line bet happens to equal $0.60 exactly with the shown coin table; at any other coins-per-line/coin-value combination the shown numbers would scale proportionally with the line bet.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD (golden locomotive)",
      "appearance": "Front-on view of a shiny gold/yellow-orange steam locomotive headlamp and boiler face, flanked by puffy white steam clouds; the word 'WILD' in bold yellow-orange 3D letters outlined in red-orange sits above the engine, with small white sparkle/star accents at the upper corners.",
      "payouts": {"3": "$300.00", "2": "$3.00"},
      "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 500x the $0.60 demo line bet; 2-of-a-kind = 5x.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER and UPGRADE (paytable_p1.png verbatim: 'The train is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER and UPGRADE.'). Highest-paying symbol on the paytable.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "777 (Lucky Sevens)",
        "appearance": "Three bold red numeral '7's with a thick yellow-gold outline, slightly overlapping/staggered.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$18.00", "2": "not shown (only a 3-of-a-kind value is printed for this symbol)"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 30x the $0.60 demo line bet.",
        "rank": "highest-paying regular (non-WILD) symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Conductor's hat",
        "appearance": "Royal-blue train conductor's peaked cap with a glossy black brim, a thin gold braid strap across the front with two gold buttons, and a small gold rectangular badge reading 'CONDUCTOR' in blue lettering.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$14.40", "2": "$1.80"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 24x; 2-of-a-kind = 3x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Crossed signal flags",
        "appearance": "One red flag and one green flag, crossed, mounted on thin tan wooden poles with small gold finials.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$12.00", "2": "$1.80"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 20x; 2-of-a-kind = 3x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Bell",
        "appearance": "A rounded brass/rose-gold bell with a lighter pink-copper highlight down one side and a small round clapper knob visible at the base.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$9.00", "2": "$0.60"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 15x; 2-of-a-kind = 1x."
      }
    ],
    "low_value_bar_ladder": [
      {
        "name": "Triple BAR",
        "appearance": "Three stacked horizontal tan/gold wood-grain planks each reading 'BAR' in dark maroon-red letters, capped top and bottom by white vertical end bars.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$6.00", "2": "$0.60"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 10x; 2-of-a-kind = 1x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Double BAR",
        "appearance": "Same plank style as Triple BAR but with only two stacked 'BAR' planks.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$4.80", "2": "not printed on the paytable crop"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 8x."
      },
      {
        "name": "Single BAR",
        "appearance": "Same plank style with a single 'BAR' plank.",
        "payouts": {"3": "$3.00", "2": "not printed on the paytable crop"},
        "payout_multiple_of_line_bet": "3-of-a-kind = 5x (lowest-paying symbol on the paytable)."
      }
    ],
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER (ticket)",
      "appearance": "Two overlapping pale ice-blue paper ticket stubs with scalloped/perforated edges, an ornate scroll-and-train-wheel emblem printed above and below the text, the word 'SCATTER' in bold white letters outlined in black, whole ticket tilted diagonally.",
      "rules": "Paytable_p1.png verbatim: 'Hit 3 or more SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels to win the PROGRESSIVE BONUS FEATURE.' No direct scatter-pay coin value is printed on the paytable (unlike the other symbols) - its only stated function is triggering the bonus feature.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "upgrade": {
      "name": "UPGRADE (golden ticket)",
      "appearance": "Same scalloped ticket-stub shape as SCATTER, but in warm gold/amber colouring instead of blue, with 'UPGRADE' printed in dark brown/maroon lettering.",
      "rules": "Not a paying symbol (no coin value on the paytable) and is explicitly excluded from WILD substitution. In the base game, landing an UPGRADE symbol on reel 3 awards 4 to 10 additional train carriages (random) that are banked for the NEXT time the Progressive Bonus Feature triggers, with no cap on how many can accumulate. During the Progressive Bonus Feature itself, individual carriages can also contain an UPGRADE symbol instead of a cash prize, which awards a further 4 to 10 additional carriages for the CURRENT bonus session.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png"
    }
  },

  "persistent_hud_widget": {
    "name": "Carriage/UPGRADE banked-count widget",
    "location": "Fixed top-left of the game frame, just to the left of the 'GOLD TRAIN' title banner, visible on every gameplay screen (base_game, paytable, rules, settings, autoplay, bet menu, bonus feature).",
    "appearance": "A small dark-maroon square tile with a thick rounded gold picture-frame border, immediately followed (to its right) by a miniature gold steam-locomotive icon with a tiny blue-uniformed conductor figure visible through the cab window.",
    "states_observed": {
      "zero_extra_carriages": "On base_game.png, base_game_win.png, settings.png, autoplay.png and all 3 bet-menu screens the maroon tile is blank (no digit shown) - interpreted as zero extra carriages currently banked.",
      "one_extra_carriage": "On bonus_trigger_carriages.png, immediately after 3 SCATTER tickets landed (reel1 row3, reel2 row3, reel3 row2) and the banner 'MORE CARRIAGES ADDED TO BONUS TRAIN!' appeared across the top, the tile shows a gold numeral '1' outlined in red - interpreted as 1 extra carriage banked from a prior UPGRADE hit, about to be added on top of the guaranteed minimum of 10 carriages when the Progressive Bonus Feature begins."
    },
    "color_blind_notes": "State is conveyed by a printed numeral (or its absence), not by colour alone."
  },

  "features": {
    "progressive_bonus_feature": {
      "display_name": "PROGRESSIVE BONUS FEATURE (also referred to as the 'Bonus Train')",
      "trigger": "3 or more SCATTER (ticket) symbols anywhere on the 3x3 grid (paytable_p1.png / rules_p2.png).",
      "carriages_mechanic": "The feature awards a sequential series of random prizes, each represented by one train carriage being revealed at a time. The minimum number of carriages in any single feature session is 10 (rules_p2.png verbatim: 'The minimum number of carriages is 10.').",
      "upgrade_before_trigger": "In the base game, whenever the UPGRADE (gold coins/ticket) symbol lands on reel 3, it awards 4 to 10 additional carriages at random for the NEXT time the feature triggers. There is no limit to how many additional carriages can accumulate this way before the feature actually fires (rules_p2.png verbatim: 'There is no limit to the total number of additional carriages that can be added.').",
      "upgrade_during_feature": "While the Progressive Bonus Feature is in progress, individual carriages may themselves contain an UPGRADE symbol instead of a cash prize; each one hit awards a further 4 to 10 additional carriages for the CURRENT bonus session (rules_p2.png).",
      "gameplay_sequence_observed": [
        {
          "step": "trigger",
          "frame": "bonus_trigger_carriages.png",
          "description": "3 SCATTER symbols visible on the 3x3 grid (reel1 row3, reel2 row3, reel3 row2), remaining cells show BAR-ladder symbols. Gold banner across the top reads 'MORE CARRIAGES ADDED TO BONUS TRAIN!'. The carriage HUD widget (top-left) shows '1'. Bottom bar still shows the ordinary base-game layout (CREDIT $99,881.20, WIN $0.60, BET $1.80); the autoplay/spin button glyph has changed to a small red-outlined square (stop/skip icon), and the AUTOPLAY label below it is highlighted red - indicating an in-progress automated sequence at the moment of the trigger."
        },
        {
          "step": "gameplay - early carriage reveal",
          "frame": "bonus_feature_play1.png",
          "description": "Full-screen train-car conveyor view on a purple/magenta striped motion-blur background (distinct palette from the base game). Three carriages are visible: a purple-topped car loaded with gold coins (left, partially off-screen), a bright orange/red car also loaded with gold coins bearing a large gold 'UPGRADE' ticket overlay with a '+' sign (center, the carriage currently being revealed), and a red-topped car (right, contents not yet revealed). A red banner beneath the carriages shows the running total '26.40' in gold 3D numerals with a 'SKIP' label underneath it (skip-animation control). Footer: CREDIT $99,881.20, BET $1.80, WIN $25.87 (accumulated so far, pre-reveal of the visible UPGRADE carriage)."
        },
        {
          "step": "gameplay - mid-round reveal",
          "frame": "bonus_feature_play2.png",
          "description": "Conveyor has advanced: a red car (left, partially off-screen), a green car loaded with gold coins showing a revealed cash value '1.20' in gold numerals (just-revealed prize), then a plain unrevealed blue car and a plain unrevealed magenta/purple car (upcoming, contents hidden) on a red-to-green horizontal gradient motion-blur background. The running total banner now reads '54.00' with 'SKIP' beneath. Footer: CREDIT $99,881.20, BET $1.80, WIN $55.29 (accumulated so far)."
        },
        {
          "step": "final outcome",
          "frame": "bonus_feature_total_win.png",
          "description": "Feature-end summary screen on a dark magenta/purple ray-burst background inside a gold-framed dark-red plaque: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' in bold gold 3D letters at the top with 3 gold stars either side, 'YOU HAVE WON' beneath, the total amount '93.60' in large gold numerals on a darker red band, then 'WITH 50 CARRIAGES' (the number 50 flanked by 2 gold stars), and 'PRESS TO CONTINUE' in gold at the bottom. Footer: CREDIT $99,835.60, BET $1.80 (the WIN field is not shown on this particular screen). At the $1.80 total bet, $93.60 is approximately 52x the total bet. Manifest confirms that after clicking to continue, credit increased further (~+$90) and the game returned to a clean base_game view with the carriage HUD widget reset to blank/zero."
        }
      ],
      "running_win_counter_caveat": "Per project observation that in-round win counters can be mid-count-up animations, the WIN values shown on bonus_feature_play1.png ($25.87) and bonus_feature_play2.png ($55.29) are the amounts displayed at the moment of capture and may not represent a fully settled running total at that instant; the FINAL confirmed total for this particular session is the one on bonus_feature_total_win.png ($93.60 with 50 carriages).",
      "capture_method_note": "Per the manifest, this was a natural (non-purchased) trigger caught during automated play; the bonus_buy control does not exist in this game.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png (text rules) + bonus_trigger_carriages.png / bonus_feature_play1.png / bonus_feature_play2.png / bonus_feature_total_win.png (observed gameplay)"
    },
    "free_spins": "This game does NOT have a Free Spins feature. Rules_p2.png contains the boilerplate sentence 'Free Spins win is added to the payline win', which is generic Pragmatic Play rules-template text reused across many of their games; no free-spins trigger, no free-spins symbol, and no free-spins screen/mechanic exists anywhere in the captured material (features_present.free_spins = false in the manifest). This boilerplate phrase is flagged in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' below rather than documented as a real feature."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Splash screen shown before entering the game. Top-center: black steam-whistle dome shape with two small brass bells to its right, above the 'GOLD TRAIN' wordmark in bold yellow-gold 3D letters outlined in red on a dark-red riveted banner. Below, a wide tan/gold plaque with a red border: left side has red 3D text 'RIDE THE GOLD TRAIN!' / 'EACH [UPGRADE ticket icon] AWARDS MORE CARRIAGES!'; right side is a smaller framed vignette of a gold locomotive pulling an orange coal/gold-loaded carriage on a motion-blurred green track background, with a red 'ALL ABOARD!' banner beneath it flanked by two gold coins. A large circular reload/enter icon (two white curved arrows forming a circle) sits below the plaque with a small white arrow/finger pointing at it. Bottom-right: a yellow-outlined square checkbox labelled 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' in yellow text. Background: dark maroon/purple with diagonal magenta light-ray streaks; the base-game reel frame is faintly visible behind/beneath the plaque.",
      "color_blind_notes": "No volatility badge or max-win callout present on this splash (unlike some other Pragmatic Play games). All information is delivered as text/iconography, not colour-coded."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "3-reel x 3-row grid centered in a dark-red riveted train-car style cabinet frame with gold pinstriping; large tan/gold train wheels peek from behind the left and right cabinet edges.",
      "title_banner": "Top-center 'GOLD TRAIN' wordmark as described in color_palette, flanked on the left by the persistent carriage/UPGRADE HUD widget (see persistent_hud_widget) and, faintly, a brown explorer-style hat shape at the far right edge of frame.",
      "payline_badges": "Gold ornate rivet/rope-frame badges reading '3' sit just outside the reel window on both the left and right edges.",
      "reel_cells": "Light gray-to-white vertical gradient columns divided by black strips studded with small amber marquee lights running top to bottom on the outer edges.",
      "symbols_on_this_frame": "A transient random spin result (changes every spin) - captured frame shows: reel1 top=crossed flags, mid=777, bottom=bell; reel2 top=777, mid=triple-BAR, bottom=crossed flags; reel3 top=SCATTER, mid=double-BAR, bottom=triple-BAR. NOTE: exact per-cell layout is random and not a fixed property of the game, so it is not exhaustively catalogued elsewhere.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_cluster": "Two small stacked white-outline circular buttons at the very bottom-left: top = hamburger menu ('=' three horizontal lines, opens System Settings), bottom = speaker/sound icon (mute/unmute toggle). A separate, slightly larger circular 'i' INFORMATION button sits immediately to the right of this stack (opens the 5-page rules booklet).",
        "balance_labels": "Centre-left, yellow-gold text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $1.80'.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white bold text, centred.",
        "right_controls": "Oval '-' (decrease bet) button, then the large circular SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a refresh circle, dark red/black ring), then oval '+' (increase bet) button; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill-shaped button with a small quick-spin icon sits directly beneath the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner, below the menu/sound icon stack."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All bottom-bar controls are white line-art glyphs on dark circular/oval backgrounds - shape- and icon-based, not colour-coded. CREDIT/BET/WIN text is yellow-gold on a dark background for high contrast."
    },
    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "A regular (non-feature) win result. Grid shows: reel1 top=triple-BAR, mid=double-BAR, bottom=crossed flags; reel2 top=triple-BAR, mid=double-BAR, bottom=SCATTER; reel3 top=triple-BAR, mid=double-BAR, bottom=777. The top row (payline 1) is a matched triple-BAR line across all 3 reels. Footer shows 'WIN $2.32' in yellow-gold, CREDIT $99,984.92, BET $1.80.",
      "uncertain_note": "Per the triple-BAR paytable value (3-$6.00 in coins, i.e. 10x the $0.60 line bet), a clean top-row triple-BAR match would be expected to read $6.00, but the captured frame shows $2.32. Consistent with the project's known 'win counters animate' caveat, this is very likely a mid-count-up animation frame rather than the final settled amount, and/or additional matched symbols on other rows may be involved; the exact final total for this specific spin was not captured. Recorded as-is, not corrected or invented."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 5 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Top instruction line: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' A single row of 7 paying symbols with their 3-of-a-kind (and, where applicable, 2-of-a-kind) coin values: 777, Conductor's hat, Crossed flags, Bell, Triple-BAR, Double-BAR, Single-BAR (full values in 'symbols' above). Below-left: the WILD locomotive icon with '3-$300.00 / 2-$3.00' and its substitution rule text. Below-right: the SCATTER ticket icon with its trigger rule text for the Progressive Bonus Feature.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green controls - left triangle (previous page), a green X (close, centre), right triangle (next page). Page indicator 'Page 1/5' bottom-right. A separate white X in a dark square sits at the top-right of the panel and also closes the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green navigation controls are differentiated by SHAPE (triangle-left / cross / triangle-right) as well as colour, so they remain distinguishable to colour-blind users."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (5-page info booklet, dark semi-transparent panel over the dimmed reels, same green ◄ X ► navigation and 'Page n/5' indicator on every page)",
      "p1_paytable": "Page 1/5 - see 'paytable' entry above (captured as paytable_p1.png).",
      "p2_progressive_bonus_and_game_rules": "Page 2/5, header 'GAME RULES', subheader 'PROGRESSIVE BONUS FEATURE'. Full text of the carriages mechanic (minimum 10 carriages; UPGRADE on reel 3 in base game adds 4-10 carriages with no cap; UPGRADE during the feature adds a further 4-10 carriages). Below that: 'All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines.' / 'Free Spins win is added to the payline win.' (boilerplate, see features.free_spins) / 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line.' / 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.' A 3x3 payline diagram shows line 1 = top row (cyan highlight), line 2 = middle row (magenta/pink highlight), line 3 = bottom row (cyan highlight). Further text: 'SPACE and ENTER buttons on the keyboard can be used to start and stop the spin.' / 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 97.16%.' / 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'",
      "p3_how_to_play": "Page 3/5, header 'HOW TO PLAY' then 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE'. Describes: +/- buttons change bet value and open the bet menu; SPIN button starts play; hamburger-menu icon opens SETTINGS; a 'cycling dots' icon cycles spin speed (normal/quick/turbo); speaker icon toggles sound and music; 'i' icon opens the Information page; CREDIT/BET labels toggle between coins view and cash view when clicked; +/- also opens the bet menu with denominations; the circular refresh icon starts the game; the AUTOPLAY button opens/'closes (click again to stop) the automatic play menu.",
      "p4_settings_and_bet_menu": "Page 4/5, header 'SETTINGS MENU' then 'INFORMATION SCREEN' then 'BET MENU'. Lists: INTRO SCREEN toggle, AMBIENT (music) toggle, SOUND FX toggle, GAME HISTORY link; left/right triangles scroll info pages, X closes; BET MENU text: 'shows the number of lines available in the game, and the current total bet in both coins and cash' with +/- for COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE fields.",
      "p5_autoplay": "Page 5/5, header 'AUTOPLAY'. Text: '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; section headers are white/gold; navigation icons are green."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS (live overlay, dimmed reels visible behind, closed via a white X top-right)",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' text link (greyed out in this capture, with an external-link glyph) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: white circular '-' button, dark field showing '$1.80', green circular '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with an explanatory sub-line: 'BATTERY SAVER' (save battery life by reducing animation speed) - shown OFF (white knob on the LEFT, grey track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (turn on or off the game music) - shown ON (green track, knob on 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": "Every toggle's on/off state is doubly encoded: knob POSITION (left=off, right=on) as well as track colour (grey=off, green=on), so it remains legible without colour perception."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS (live overlay, dimmed reels visible behind, closed via a white X top-right)",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row, each with a white label beneath/beside it: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked, empty box), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked, empty box), 'SKIP SCREENS' (CHECKED - green filled box with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider: green filled track from the left up to a green square handle roughly two-thirds of the way across, grey unfilled track beyond it; value '100' printed to the right of the slider.",
      "action": "Large green pill-shaped 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state uses a checkmark GLYPH plus fill colour (not colour alone); the slider handle position is a spatial (non-colour) cue for the chosen value, which is also printed as the number '100'."
    },
    "info_bet_menu": {
      "type": "info",
      "default_state": "info_bet_menu_default.png - overlay panel titled 'BETTING ON 3 LINES' (top-left of panel, gold text) with a white X close button top-right. Fields: 'COINS PER LINE' = 6 (white '-'/green '+' either side), 'COIN VALUE' = $0.10 (white '-'/green '+'), 'TOTAL BET' = $1.80 (white '-'/green '+'), and a green 'BET MAX' button beneath. Base game symbols dimly visible behind the semi-transparent panel.",
      "max_state": "info_bet_menu_max.png - same layout, COINS PER LINE = 10 (its '+' now visually greyed/disabled, i.e. at ceiling), COIN VALUE = $8.00, TOTAL BET = $240.00; footer BET label also updates to $240.00.",
      "min_state": "info_bet_menu_min.png - same layout, COINS PER LINE = 1 (its '-' greyed/disabled), COIN VALUE = $0.01 (its '-' greyed/disabled), TOTAL BET = $0.03 (its '-' greyed/disabled); footer BET label updates to $0.03.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Disabled buttons are distinguished by being rendered in a flat grey fill versus the normal white ('-') / green ('+') fill - a brightness/saturation cue in addition to colour, though this is the one control in the game where the disabled-vs-enabled distinction leans more heavily on colour/brightness than shape; screen-reader / assistive-tech users would need the numeric field values themselves (which are always printed) as the authoritative floor/ceiling indicator rather than the button's visual state."
    },
    "bonus_feature_screens": "See 'features.progressive_bonus_feature.gameplay_sequence_observed' above for the full per-frame breakdown of bonus_trigger_carriages.png, bonus_feature_play1.png, bonus_feature_play2.png and bonus_feature_total_win.png."
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across all game states: menu (hamburger) + sound stacked at the far bottom-left, a separate larger 'i' info button just to their right, bet -/+ flanking the large central spin button, autoplay directly beneath spin. The rules/paytable booklet is a strictly linear 5-page sequence navigated with left/right triangle arrows and closed with a centre X - a screen reader can announce 'page N of 5' reliably from the printed page indicator.",
    "motor": "All primary targets (spin, bet +/-, autoplay, menu, info, sound) are large circular/oval buttons. SPACE and ENTER are keyboard-operable equivalents for spin/stop, reducing the need for precise pointer control. Autoplay (with adjustable spin count and a SKIP SCREENS option) reduces the number of repeated manual actions needed to play extended sessions.",
    "color_blind": "The great majority of state is conveyed by shape, position, glyph, or printed text rather than colour alone: navigation triangles/X are shape-coded, toggle switches encode state via knob position as well as track colour, the autoplay checkbox uses a checkmark glyph, the payline diagram highlights are backed up by the '3' numeric badges and the plain-language rule text (line 1/2/3 = top/middle/bottom), and the carriage HUD widget encodes its count as a printed numeral. The one weaker point is the bet-menu's disabled-button styling (info_bet_menu_min/max.png), which relies more on a grey-vs-white/green brightness distinction than an independent shape cue; the numeric field itself (e.g. '$0.03') remains the reliable ground truth in that case.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed through audio alone; all game state (bet, credit, win amounts, carriage counts, feature progress, settings toggle states) is presented as on-screen text and/or iconography. AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are independently toggleable and are decorative/atmospheric rather than carrying unique gameplay information."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Free Spins boilerplate: rules_p2.png contains the sentence 'Free Spins win is added to the payline win', which appears to be reused Pragmatic Play template text. This game has no free-spins symbol, trigger, or screen anywhere in the captured material (features_present.free_spins=false); this phrase is NOT documented as an active feature.",
    "2-of-a-kind payout for 777, Double-BAR and Single-BAR: only a 3-of-a-kind value is printed on the paytable for these three symbols (the paytable row simply omits a second line for them), so these values are recorded as 'not shown'/'not printed' rather than guessed.",
    "base_game_win.png win amount ($2.32) does not cleanly match the expected $6.00 (10x line-bet) value for a plain top-row triple-BAR match visible on that frame; most likely explanation is a mid-count-up animation snapshot and/or an additional/partial combination not fully identified from the single frame. Recorded as observed, not corrected.",
    "Exact meaning of the top-left carriage/UPGRADE HUD widget's numeral is inferred from context (banner text + rules text about banked additional carriages) rather than from an explicit on-screen label naming the widget; the underlying mechanic it reflects (banked extra carriages from UPGRADE hits) is directly supported by the rules text, but the widget itself is not explicitly named in the UI.",
    "Volatility rating: confirmed absent from all captured screens (not an omission on our part - the game itself does not disclose it).",
    "Maximum win multiplier: confirmed absent from all captured screens (not an omission on our part - the game itself does not disclose it).",
    "Studio/sub-brand: footer reads only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' on every screen; no sub-studio name observed, so 'studio' is left as not stated rather than duplicating the provider name."
  ]
}