Iron Phoenix

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Iron Phoenix",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "provider_ref": "ironphoenix-96",
    "theme": "East-Asian (Chinese) mythology set at a misty mountaintop temple. Base game background: a red-lacquered wooden pagoda with teal/turquoise curved-tile roofs, grey stone balustrades, red paper lanterns hanging at the edges, seen through cool blue-grey mist/fog. Free Spins background: the same architecture but rendered in a hot red/orange palette with glowing lava cracks and rising smoke/flame at the screen edges, giving a burning, intensified version of the same temple. The trigger transition shows a wide establishing shot of a red temple gate with a carved stone phoenix relief and rolling storm clouds with a lightning flash.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 36 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + verbatim on-screen text/OCR + zoomed crops of the paytable icons and idle-cycling banner.",
    "method_notes": "All symbol payouts read directly from paytable_p1.png/p2.png at the printed bet anchor of 0.50 fun (Push Bet off). RTP, bet limits, jackpot multipliers and Bonus Buy price were each corroborated on two independent in-game panels (paytable/rules booklet vs the separate 'KNOW THE GAME' info panel) and are reproduced verbatim. Numbers not printed anywhere in the 19-page rules/paytable booklet (max win, volatility) are explicitly flagged as not present in this build rather than estimated. The idle-cycling behaviour of the Phoenix Reel banner (see features.phoenix_reel) was verified directly by the documenter against three auxiliary frames (_natural1.png/_natural2.png plus the delivered free_spins_trigger_natural.png), which show the SAME static base-reel layout (one Scatter/BONUS icon on reel 5 only, balance unchanged at 969.75 fun) while only the purple/green/pink banner text cycles MINOR -> MAJOR -> a cash value ('50.00'). This corrects the shot's own manifest note, which described three BONUS icons across reels 2-3-4; only one scatter icon is actually present in the captured base-reel grid across all three observations.",
    "language": "English",
    "art_style": "Semi-realistic painted 2D digital illustration (airbrush-rendered, not flat-vector cartoon): soft directional lighting and shading on fur/feathers/scales, glossy specular highlights on gem/metal UI elements, detailed painterly textures on the mythological creature heads (tiger, dragon, wolf, phoenix). Ornate gold-and-lacquer-red East-Asian temple architecture frames the reels. Base game reads as misty, cool-toned daylight (blue-grey fog, teal roof tiles); Free Spins shifts the same scene to a dramatic hot palette (red/orange lava glow, rising smoke) for higher intensity. Symbol icons and jackpot badges are static painted portraits in ornate frames (not full-body characters). No cel-shaded outlines; shading is soft/rendered, not flat-cartoon."
  },

  "grid_and_lines": {
    "reels": "5 reels x 3 rows of regular symbols, PLUS one extra horizontal strip ('Phoenix Reel') displayed above reels 2, 3 and 4 that cycles/awards instant Cash Values, Jackpots or a set of 3 Scatter symbols.",
    "lines": 20,
    "lines_source": "rules_p1.png ('Iron Phoenix is a 5 x 3 reel set with 20 lines...'), paytable_p9.png/p10.png show a diagram of all 20 fixed lines as 5-column x 3-row zigzag patterns (numbered 1-20): straight top/middle/bottom rows, V and inverted-V shapes, W/M shapes and diagonal-step shapes.",
    "grid_confirmed_by": "Direct visual count on base_game_payline_win.png and base_game_win.png: five reel columns, three symbol rows each, confirmed by the timlead against the finished capture.",
    "discrepancy_with_external_sources": "Third-party aggregator listings describe Iron Phoenix as a 4x3 slot. This build prints and visually shows 5x3 (5 reels of 3 rows) both in the rules text ('a 5 x 3 reel set') and in the reel grid itself. The build is treated as authoritative; the aggregator description is inaccurate for this title (possibly confusing the 3-reel-wide Phoenix Reel strip positioned above reels 2/3/4 with a '4' descriptor of some kind). This is recorded as a genuine finding, not an unresolved conflict."
  },

  "payout_basis": {
    "basis": "All symbol/line payouts and all jackpot/cash-value multipliers are expressed as multiples of the BASE BET (= Total Bet whenever Push Bet is switched off, which was the case throughout this capture).",
    "evidence_1_direct_measurement": "base_game_payline_win.png: Total Bet 0.50 fun, WIN 0.65 fun. Three green dragon-head symbols are highlighted with a gold outline on reels 1-3 along a zig-zag paid line; 0.65 is exactly the printed 3-of-a-kind value for the green dragon on paytable_p1.png at the same 0.50 bet anchor. A second confirming spin, base_game_win.png, shows 3x white/blue wolf-head symbols on the bottom row (reels 1-3) for WIN 0.50 fun, again matching the wolf's printed 3-of-a-kind tier (0.50) exactly.",
    "evidence_2_independent_ladder": "On the same base_game_payline_win.png frame, the jackpot ladder printed on the left of the screen at Total Bet 0.50 reads MEGA 500.00 / MAJOR 100.00 / MINOR 25.00 / MINI 5.00. Divided by the 0.50 bet these are exactly x1000 / x200 / x50 / x10, matching the Jackpot Symbol multipliers printed in rules_p3.png verbatim ('Mini - x10, Minor - x50, Major - x200, Mega - x1000... The Jackpot values are Base Bet multipliers'). This is a second, independent on-screen channel (a different UI element, a different game mechanic) that agrees with the direct payline measurement; had the basis instead been 'per line' (0.50/20 = 0.025 per line), the top jackpot tier would have printed 20,000.00, not 500.00.",
    "caveat": "The rules booklet self-contradicts on wording in two places ('...based on the Base Bet configuration based on the Base Bet per line' on rules_p2.png/rules_p7.png/paytable_p1.png vs plain 'Base Bet' phrasing elsewhere) - a documented boilerplate quirk of Push Gaming's rules template. The basis here was settled by direct arithmetic on captured frames, not by picking a preferred sentence.",
    "push_bet_note": "rules_p8.png states explicitly: 'When using the Push Bet, wins are evaluated respectively of the Base Bet amount and not the Total Bet amount.' Push Bet doubles the Base Bet (2x) as a side stake; it was never toggled on during this capture (see not_captured), so this rule was not verified live, only read from the booklet."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All values below are printed currency amounts in 'fun' credits at the paytable's own stated bet anchor of 0.50 fun (Push Bet off). Values in parentheses are the equivalent multiplier of Total Bet, calculated by the documenter for accessibility purposes, not printed by the game.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A black-and-white yin-yang disc (taijitu) set inside a gold ornate square frame with scrollwork corners; the word 'WILD' in gold 3D letters is printed across the bottom of the same tile artwork.",
      "payouts": {"5": "10.00 fun (x20)", "4": "2.00 fun (x4)", "3": "0.90 fun (x1.8)"},
      "rules": "Substitutes for all other symbols EXCEPT the Phoenix Symbol and the Scatter/BONUS symbol.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, paytable_p3.png, rules_p2.png"
    },
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "White tiger head (red frame)",
        "appearance": "A snarling white tiger face with red/orange stripe markings and yellow-gold eyes, framed in a round red-and-gold medallion.",
        "payouts": {"5": "10.00 fun (x20)", "4": "2.00 fun (x4)", "3": "0.90 fun (x1.8)"},
        "note": "Tied with WILD as the highest-paying regular symbol on the paytable."
      },
      {
        "name": "Green dragon head",
        "appearance": "A snarling green Chinese dragon head with cream/tan mane and small horns, in a green-framed square tile.",
        "payouts": {"5": "2.00 fun (x4)", "4": "1.25 fun (x2.5)", "3": "0.65 fun (x1.3)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "White/blue wolf head",
        "appearance": "A snarling white wolf/dragon-wolf head with blue-tinted fur, pink ears, in a blue-framed square tile.",
        "payouts": {"5": "1.50 fun (x3)", "4": "1.00 fun (x2)", "3": "0.50 fun (x1)"}
      }
    ],
    "low_value": [
      {
        "name": "Red/gold paper lantern",
        "appearance": "A round red Chinese paper lantern with a gold cap, gold tassels and a red ribbon/bow.",
        "payouts": {"5": "1.25 fun (x2.5)", "4": "0.65 fun (x1.3)", "3": "0.30 fun (x0.6)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple ornament / jade pendant ('8'-shaped)",
        "appearance": "A purple, curled figure-8-shaped jade/ceramic ornament with light-blue swirl accents, resembling a decorative charm or vase silhouette.",
        "payouts": {"5": "1.00 fun (x2)", "4": "0.50 fun (x1)", "3": "0.25 fun (x0.5)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue/teal koi fish",
        "appearance": "A small blue-teal koi carp fish icon, curved body, flowing tail fin.",
        "payouts": {"5": "0.60 fun (x1.2)", "4": "0.25 fun (x0.5)", "3": "0.20 fun (x0.4)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Red heart",
        "appearance": "A dark-red glossy heart/suit icon (playing-card-suit style).",
        "payouts": {"5": "0.30 fun (x0.6)", "4": "0.20 fun (x0.4)", "3": "0.10 fun (x0.2)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple heart",
        "appearance": "Same heart/suit shape as the red heart, rendered in dark purple/violet instead - a visually and numerically distinct symbol from the red heart, not a re-skin.",
        "payouts": {"5": "0.30 fun (x0.6)", "4": "0.20 fun (x0.4)", "3": "0.10 fun (x0.2)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Green clover",
        "appearance": "A glossy green three-leaf clover/club suit icon.",
        "payouts": {"5": "0.25 fun (x0.5)", "4": "0.15 fun (x0.3)", "3": "0.05 fun (x0.1)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue diamond",
        "appearance": "A glossy blue/navy diamond suit icon.",
        "payouts": {"5": "0.25 fun (x0.5)", "4": "0.15 fun (x0.3)", "3": "0.05 fun (x0.1)"}
      }
    ],
    "phoenix_symbol": {
      "name": "Phoenix Symbol",
      "appearance": "A fiery orange/red phoenix bird head and neck, flaming feather plumage, framed in a red-and-gold ornate tile with a red gem at the bottom point.",
      "payouts": "No fixed cash payout of its own - see features.phoenix_reel.",
      "rules": "Can only land on reels 2, 3 and 4 (never on reels 1 or 5). No more than one Phoenix Symbol can land on a given reel in one spin. When three Phoenix Symbols land (one each on reels 2, 3, 4), the amount currently displayed on the corresponding Phoenix Reel segment(s) is awarded.",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png/p4.png, rules_p2.png/p3.png"
    },
    "scatter_bonus_symbol": {
      "name": "Scatter / BONUS",
      "appearance": "A gold winged crest/badge with a purple gem at its centre and the word 'BONUS' in bold gold 3D letters across it.",
      "rules": "Can land on ANY reel in the Base Game. 3 or more Scatters landing in the Base Game trigger the Free Spins Feature: 3 Scatters = 10 Free Spins, 4 Scatters = 15 Free Spins, 5 Scatters = 20 Free Spins. Scatter and Phoenix Symbols cannot land on the same reel in the same spin. 3 Scatters can also appear ON the Phoenix Reel itself and combine with Scatters landing on reels 1 and 5 of the Base Game to trigger Free Spins. During Free Spins, Scatters can only land on the Phoenix Reel, where they award +1, +2, +3, +4 or +5 extra spins.",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png/p5.png/p6.png, rules_p3.png/p4.png/p5.png"
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "phoenix_reel": {
      "what_it_is": "An extra horizontal reel strip shown above reels 2, 3 and 4 (a purple banner with gold trim and two side arrows/chevrons), present in both the Base Game and Free Spins. It can display three kinds of content: (1) a Cash Value multiplier of Base Bet (possible values printed in rules_p4.png: x3, x4, x5, x8, x20, x100), (2) one of the four named Jackpots (Mini/Minor/Major/Mega), or (3) a set of three Scatter symbols.",
      "trigger": "Landing a Phoenix Symbol on Base Game reels 2, 3 or 4 awards whatever amount is currently shown on the Phoenix Reel at the position above that reel. If all of reels 2, 3 and 4 land a Phoenix Symbol in the same spin, the amounts on all three corresponding Phoenix Reel positions are awarded together.",
      "idle_behaviour_important": "When the Base Game (or the Free Spins reels) is idle - i.e. between spins, with no win being resolved - the Phoenix Reel slowly, continuously spins/cycles through its own possible values purely as a decorative preview ('displaying the potential amounts that can be awarded', paytable_p8.png/rules_p4.png). Directly observed by the documenter across three consecutive polls of the same idle base-game state (auxiliary frames _natural1.png -> _natural2.png -> free_spins_trigger_natural.png): the banner label cycled MINOR (green plate) -> MAJOR (purple/pink plate) -> a plain Cash Value '50.00' (equivalent to the x100 cash tier at 0.50 bet), while the underlying reel grid itself stayed completely static (one single Scatter/BONUS icon on reel 5, no Phoenix symbols) and the balance remained pinned at 969.75 fun throughout. THIS IS A COSMETIC IDLE ANIMATION, NOT A REAL TRIGGER OR JACKPOT PAYOUT - the balance not moving is the tell. A genuine Phoenix Reel award only happens the instant a Phoenix Symbol (or, for the 3-Scatter case, a real Scatter landing) actually lands on the corresponding base reel during a resolved spin, and is always accompanied by a balance change on that same spin.",
      "jackpots_available_in": "Both Base Game and Free Spins Feature (rules_p3.png).",
      "jackpot_values": {"Mini": "x10 Base Bet", "Minor": "x50 Base Bet", "Major": "x200 Base Bet", "Mega": "x1000 Base Bet"},
      "jackpot_values_at_050_bet": {"Mini": "5.00 fun", "Minor": "25.00 fun", "Major": "100.00 fun", "Mega": "500.00 fun"},
      "jackpot_ladder_ui": "Permanently visible as a 4-tier vertical stack on the far left of the screen during Base Game and Free Spins: gold 'MEGA' label on a dark red plate with the amount below it in a black field; magenta/purple 'MAJOR' label on a purple plate; green 'MINOR' label on a green-tinted plate; blue 'MINI' label on a blue-tinted plate. Order top-to-bottom is always MEGA, MAJOR, MINOR, MINI.",
      "cash_values_list": "x3, x4, x5, x8, x20, x100 of Base Bet (rules_p4.png). Example observed live: free_spins_gameplay.png shows two Phoenix Reel segments reading 1.50 (= x3 at 0.50 bet) and one reading 50.00 (= x100 at 0.50 bet); base_game.png (idle) shows 4.00 (= x8 at 0.50 bet).",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png, paytable_p6.png/p7.png/p8.png, rules_p2.png/p3.png/p4.png"
    },

    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 Scatter/BONUS symbols landing anywhere in the Base Game (including combinations via the Phoenix Reel's own 3-Scatter display plus Scatters on reels 1 and 5, per the Scatter rules above).",
      "spins_awarded": {"3_scatters": 10, "4_scatters": 15, "5_scatters": 20},
      "transition": "On trigger the screen cuts to a wide cinematic shot of a red temple gate carved with a phoenix relief, rolling grey-blue storm clouds and a lightning flash below (free_spins_trigger.png), then a gold-framed card over a fiery background reads 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED' and a large gold number of Free Spins with the words 'FREE SPINS' underneath, prompt 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' (free_spins_awarded.png).",
      "gameplay": "Reels and background switch to the hot red/orange lava palette described in game.theme. THREE Phoenix Reel segments are shown simultaneously (one each above reels 2, 3, 4) instead of the single idle strip seen in the Base Game. A vertical Progression Bar/ladder is shown on the right edge of the screen with 4 rungs; the top rung shows the Level-4 reward 'x10' multiplier, the three rungs below it each show '+4' (extra spins). A live 'Free Spins: n/10' (or /15, /20 depending on the trigger) counter and the running 'WIN' total are shown at the bottom of the screen alongside Balance and Total Bet.",
      "progression_bar": "Landing a Phoenix Symbol during Free Spins also fills a segment of the Progression Bar. Every 4 Phoenix Symbols collected trigger the next level: Level 1 = +4 extra Free Spins, Level 2 = +4 extra Free Spins, Level 3 = +4 extra Free Spins, Level 4 = a x10 multiplier PLUS +4 extra Free Spins. The x10 multiplier applies ONLY to Phoenix Reel wins and Jackpot wins (not to ordinary line wins) for the remainder of the Free Spins round.",
      "end_screen": "Gold-framed plaque over the same fiery background: 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON' then a large gold total amount, then 'DURING FREE SPINS', prompt 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' below. A faded grey 'PUSH GAMING' wordmark with a small shield-shaped studio emblem is centred just above the 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt (studio branding, confirmed on studio_watermark.png).",
      "different_reel_sets": "rules_p9.png notes: 'Different reel configurations are used depending on the progression in the Free Spins Feature' - i.e. the reel strips themselves change composition as the player advances through the Progression Bar levels (not directly observable from static screenshots).",
      "captured_example": "Bought via Bonus Buy (Random Bonus Symbols, 65x Base Bet = 32.50 fun at the 0.50 Base Bet used throughout this capture). Balance fell 1000.00 -> 967.50 fun on purchase (free_spins_trigger dialog area), 10 Free Spins were awarded, mid-round gameplay was captured at Free Spins 4/10 with a running WIN of 2.10 fun and two Phoenix Reel segments reading 1.50 plus one reading 50.00, and the round settled (verified stable across 3 consecutive re-reads) at a final total of 3.25 fun 'DURING FREE SPINS'.",
      "source": "paytable_p7.png/p8.png/p9.png/p10.png, rules_p4.png/p5.png/p6.png, free_spins_trigger.png, free_spins_awarded.png, free_spins_gameplay.png, win_screen.png, studio_watermark.png"
    },

    "bonus_buy": {
      "options": "Exactly ONE option is offered: 'Random Bonus Symbols'.",
      "price": "65x Base Bet, shown live as 32.50 fun at a 0.50 fun Base Bet (32.50 / 0.50 = 65, confirmed).",
      "rtp_of_option": "96.38%",
      "dialog": "Accessed via a round black button with a white 5-pointed star icon on the right edge of the game screen (visible on base_game.png, bet select screens, etc.). Opens a 'BONUS BUY' panel: white card on the left reading 'Random Bonus Symbols', the price in large text, a red 'BUY' button; on the right a square art tile shows the gold BONUS crest flanked by two gold question marks on a fiery red background. A 'BASE BET' stepper (round grey minus/plus buttons either side of the current Base Bet value) sits at the bottom of the dialog to change the bet before buying.",
      "source": "rules_p6.png/p7.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png"
    },

    "push_bet": {
      "what_it_is": "An optional 'ante' style side stake. Toggle is a horizontal pill switch (labelled 'PUSH BET' with a small icon) fixed above the Total Bet selector panel.",
      "cost": "2x of the player's Base Bet (i.e. total stake becomes 3x Base Bet when active: the normal Base Bet plus the 2x Push Bet surcharge, per Push Gaming's standard Push Bet definition).",
      "effect": "Increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature.",
      "rtp": "96.24% - identical to the base RTP.",
      "visual_state": "Toggle switch shown in grey with the handle on the LEFT when inactive (as captured throughout this session); the rules state it turns GREEN with the handle moved right when active.",
      "restrictions": "Wins while Push Bet is active are evaluated against the Base Bet amount, not the (higher) Total Bet amount. The Push Bet can only be switched off at the end of a game round, and Autoplay must first be switched off before Push Bet can be deactivated.",
      "not_captured_note": "Never toggled on live during this capture (see not_captured); numbers are taken from the printed rules/info panels only, cross-checked on two separate in-game screens (rules_p7.png and info.png).",
      "source": "rules_p7.png/p8.png, info.png, push_bet_toggle.png, base_game.png"
    }
  },

  "rtp": {
    "base": "96.24%",
    "push_bet": "96.24%",
    "bonus_buy_random_bonus_symbols": "96.38%",
    "corroboration": "All three figures are printed twice in this build: once inside the 9-page rules booklet (rules_p7.png for Push Bet/Bonus Buy, rules_p9.png for the base RTP) and again, verbatim, on the separate one-screen 'KNOW THE GAME' summary panel (info.png)."
  },

  "bet_limits": {
    "min_bet": "0.10 fun",
    "max_bet": "100.00 fun",
    "how_verified": "TOTAL BET selector list scrolled to its very top (bet_select_min.png, shows 0.10 fun as the first/highest entry) and to its very bottom (bet_select_max.png, shows 100.00 fun as the last entry).",
    "max_profit_or_win_cap": "No separate Limits dialog with a max-profit/win-cap figure exists in this build; only the Total Bet stepper list is present.",
    "default_demo_bet": "0.50 fun (the value shown selected/highlighted white in the bet list, and the anchor bet used throughout the paytable)."
  },

  "jackpots_and_bonus_summary": {
    "jackpot_tiers": ["Mini x10", "Minor x50", "Major x200", "Mega x1000"],
    "bonus_buy_options_count": 1,
    "bonus_buy_price": "65x Base Bet",
    "push_bet_price": "2x Base Bet",
    "max_win": "Not printed anywhere in this build. A sequential OCR/visual pass over all 19 paytable+rules pages (searching for 'cap', 'maximum', 'payout per', large ','-separated numbers) found no maximum-win figure. Recorded as an honest omission, not a missed detail.",
    "volatility": "Not printed anywhere in this build either (no volatility flame/bolt icon or text found on any of the 19 booklet pages, nor on the preview/splash screen). Recorded as an honest omission."
  },

  "version": {
    "server_version": "1.1.0",
    "client_version": "17.128.6, dated 26-06-2026",
    "source": "rules_p9.png (Additional Information, bottom of the rules booklet)"
  },

  "release_date": {
    "value": "2025-06-25",
    "source": "Third-party aggregator listings; NOT confirmed by a first-party Push Gaming press release/game page (none located). Treated as provisional."
  },

  "studio_evidence": {
    "text": "PUSH GAMING",
    "appearance": "Small, semi-transparent grey wordmark next to a small shield-shaped emblem/crest, centred at the bottom of the Free Spins end-of-round result card, just above the 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt.",
    "frame": "studio_watermark.png"
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Splash/preview screen shown after dismissing the sound prompt. Blurred, darkened temple background. Centre-top: the 'IRON PHOENIX' game logo (white/silver 'IRON' with a red outline over orange/gold 'PHOENIX', stylised dark wings spreading either side). Below it, a wide dark-red rounded panel containing three equal feature tiles, left to right: (1) 'PHOENIX REEL' tile - a mini 3x3 grid with a purple '500' banner on top and various symbol icons, caption 'Land three Phoenix Symbols to win a prize'; (2) 'FREE SPINS' tile - a mini 3x3 grid with a tri-segment banner reading '100 / +3 / MAJOR', caption 'Three Phoenix Reels for the chance to win more prizes'; (3) 'JACKPOTS' tile - four round/shield badges labelled MINI (grey/blue), MINOR (green dragon head), MAJOR (gold dragon head, purple label) and MEGA (gold phoenix head, largest, at the bottom), caption 'Win Jackpots in Base Game and Free Spins'. Bottom-centre prompt: 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'. No RTP or volatility indicator is shown on this screen.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each feature is identified primarily by its bold white caption text and pictogram grid, not by color alone."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5-column x 3-row reel grid centred on screen, framed by dark carved-stone pillars with red accent panels at top/bottom.",
      "background": "Red-lacquered pagoda architecture with teal-green curved roof tiles, grey stone walls, red hanging lanterns at both far edges, seen through cool blue-grey mist.",
      "title_banner": "Top-left corner: 'IRON PHOENIX' logo (same styling as preview) sitting above the reel grid, not overlapping it.",
      "phoenix_reel_banner": "A wide purple banner with gold ornate trim and two gold triangular side-arrows spans the top of reels 2-4, displaying whatever value/label the Phoenix Reel currently shows (idle-cycling; see features.phoenix_reel).",
      "jackpot_ladder": "Fixed vertical stack on the far left: gold 'MEGA' on dark red plate + amount, magenta 'MAJOR' on purple plate + amount, green 'MINOR' on green plate + amount, blue 'MINI' on blue plate + amount (top to bottom).",
      "top_right_icons": "Small grey speaker/sound icon and a hamburger-menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the very top-right corner of the browser viewport.",
      "right_side_controls": "A round black button with a white star icon (opens Bonus Buy), below it a round button with a white 'play' triangle (opens Autoplay), below that a round button with a stacked-coins icon (opens the Total Bet selector), and at the bottom a large circular SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle).",
      "bottom_bar": "'Balance: <amount> fun' bottom-left, 'Total Bet: <amount> fun' bottom-right; the current round WIN amount, when present, is shown centred between them.",
      "push_bet_banner": "When the Total Bet or Push Bet panels are opened, a purple 'PUSH BET' banner with an on/off toggle and the caption 'INCREASE chance to win feature' appears docked to the right side, above the Total Bet list.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Jackpot tiers are distinguished by their printed name text (MEGA/MAJOR/MINOR/MINI) in addition to their plate colour, so they remain identifiable without colour vision. Push Bet toggle position (left=off, right=on) is a non-colour cue in addition to grey/green."
    },

    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "pages": "10 pages, opened via the bottom-navigation grid icon; a single continuous scrollable panel (no internal tabs), confirmed to reach the bottom by scrollbar position and 3 consecutive unchanged frames.",
      "p1_p2_symbols": "All 11 regular paying symbols and their 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols'), each with a small square icon to the left of its payout column.",
      "p3_p4_wild_phoenix_scatter": "Full-size Wild artwork with substitution rule text; full-size Phoenix Symbol artwork with its reel-restriction text; start of the Scatter/BONUS artwork.",
      "p5_p6_scatter_rules": "Complete Scatter trigger table (3/4/5 -> 10/15/20 Free Spins) and the Scatter+Phoenix-Reel combination rule; an embedded screenshot of the Phoenix Reel showing a '500' cash value.",
      "p7_p8_phoenix_reel_and_free_spins": "Full text of how the Phoenix Reel works (including the idle-spin/'potential amounts' behaviour) plus an embedded screenshot ('200 / +3 / MAJOR / x10 +4'); start of the Free Spins Feature text with an embedded lava-background screenshot of triple Phoenix Reels.",
      "p9_p10_progression_and_lines": "Full Level 1-4 Progression Bar table (repeated once) and the complete 20-line diagram grid (numbered 1-20, each a small 5x3 pictogram of lit/unlit cells).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Symbol payout rows are distinguished by icon shape/art, not colour alone; the 20-line diagrams use filled-white vs grey-dim cells (shape/fill, not hue)."
    },

    "rules": {
      "type": "rules",
      "title": "GAME INFO",
      "pages": "9 pages, opened via the bottom-navigation '?' icon; a single continuous scrollable panel, confirmed exhausted by an unchanged Server/Client-version footer across the final pages plus 3 unchanged settle-frames.",
      "content_summary": "p1: grid/lines statement, How to Play, Autoplay, Quick Play, start of Payout Rules. p2: Payout Rules detail (incl. the 'per line' boilerplate phrase), Wild/Phoenix symbol rules. p3: Jackpot Symbol table (Mini x10/Minor x50/Major x200/Mega x1000), start of Phoenix Reel Feature. p4: Phoenix Reel detail incl. Cash Value list (x3/x4/x5/x8/x20/x100), Scatter trigger table. p5: Scatter/Phoenix-Reel combination rule, start of Free Spins Feature and Progression Bar Level 1. p6: Progression Bar Levels 1-4 in full, start of Paytable/Bonus Buy note. p7: Bonus Buy (65x, 96.38% RTP) and Push Bet (2x, 96.24% RTP) sections. p8: Push Bet toggle behaviour, Base Bet definition, start of Additional Information (48-hour incomplete-round resolution). p9: MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS, base RTP 96.24%, note that reel configurations change with Free Spins progression, Server/Client version footer.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Body text is white on a near-black panel with a red section-divider bar and bold white sub-headings - high contrast, not colour-coded information."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SETTINGS",
      "content": "A single short screen (no scrolling) with three rows: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music', each with a speaker-with-cross mute icon on the right showing the current (muted, in the captured frame) state.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Mute state is shown by icon shape (speaker + 'x') rather than colour."
    },

    "info": {
      "type": "info",
      "title": "KNOW THE GAME",
      "content": "A compact secondary summary panel (accessed via a shield icon in the bottom navigation) restating, in plain text: 'MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS. The theoretical average return to player (RTP) is 96.24%.'; a 'Push Bet' section restating '=2x of your Base Bet ... RTP 96.24%'; a 'Bonus Buy Options' section restating 'Random Bonus Symbols for 65x of your Base Bet. 96.38% RTP'. This screen is the second, independent confirmation channel for all three RTP figures."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAYS",
      "content": "A vertical list of spin-count options: Off (selected/highlighted white), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000. All options fit on one screen without scrolling.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Selected option is shown with a solid white pill/background plus black text (shape+contrast, not colour-coded)."
    },

    "bet_select": {
      "type": "other",
      "title": "TOTAL BET",
      "content": "A scrollable vertical list of bet amounts opened via the stacked-coins icon; currently selected value shown as a solid white row. Confirmed minimum 0.10 fun at the top of the list and maximum 100.00 fun at the bottom. The PUSH BET toggle banner is docked above this list whenever it is open.",
      "frames": "bet_select_min.png, bet_select_max.png, push_bet_toggle.png"
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "title": "BONUS BUY",
      "content": "See features.bonus_buy for full description."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Cinematic transition frame: a wide, symmetric shot of a red temple gate with a carved stone phoenix relief centred above closed doors, teal-tiled roof, red lanterns either side, thick grey-white storm clouds rolling in from the bottom of frame with a visible white lightning bolt/crack."
    },

    "free_spins_awarded": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Gold-framed card over the fiery background: 'IRON PHOENIX' logo at top, divider line, 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED', divider line, a very large gold 3D number (spin count) with 'FREE SPINS' beneath it, 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt at the bottom of the screen."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "See features.free_spins.gameplay for full description; captured mid-round at Free Spins 4/10, WIN 2.10 fun, Phoenix Reel segments 1.50 / 1.50 / 50.00, progression ladder at x10 (top) + three pending +4 segments."
    },

    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "See features.free_spins.end_screen. Captured amount: 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 3.25 DURING FREE SPINS' - confirmed stable across 3 consecutive re-reads (the counter animates upward for roughly 4 seconds after the round ends before settling, e.g. observed passing through 0.24 -> 1.00 -> 1.84 -> 2.86 -> 3.25)."
    },

    "studio_watermark": {
      "type": "other",
      "content": "Same win_screen frame one tick later, revealing the faded 'PUSH GAMING' wordmark + shield emblem centred above 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control layout is stable across screens: sound + hamburger menu top-right; star (Bonus Buy), autoplay and bet-selector icons stacked vertically on the right edge above the large circular SPIN button; Balance/WIN/Total Bet always readable as plain text along the bottom edge. The paytable and rules booklets are each a single linear scroll (no tabs to navigate), opened from icons in a fixed bottom navigation bar (grid=paytable, '?'=rules, gear=settings, shield=info).",
    "motor": "Primary actions use large circular touch targets (SPIN button, star/autoplay/bet icons). Autoplay (up to 1000 rounds) and Quick Play (tap anywhere to skip animations) both reduce the number of required interactions.",
    "color_blind": "Jackpot tiers (Mini/Minor/Major/Mega), the Push Bet toggle state, and mute/unmute icons are all backed by text labels or distinct icon shapes, not colour alone. Residual risk: the red heart and purple heart symbols are distinguished ONLY by hue (identical shape, identical payout ladder) - a strong red/purple colour-blind user may have difficulty telling them apart on the reels, though their identical payout value means this has no numerical consequence.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information observed. Wins, spin counters, jackpot ladder, Free Spins counters and Bonus Buy price are all conveyed as on-screen text/numbers; sound is decorative (music/SFX toggles only, per settings.png)."
  },

  "not_captured": [
    "A genuine (balance-changing) Phoenix Reel Jackpot payout (Mini/Minor/Major/Mega) was not observed across the 17 confirmed spins captured in this session (7 base-game spins + 10 purchased Free Spins). There is no separate purchase option targeting the jackpot ladder specifically, and an extended RNG hunt was not attempted per this provider's session-stability constraints this wave (see provider defect P-U10, repeated CDN/session drops). The mechanic itself is fully documented from the printed rules and paytable.",
    "Push Bet (2x Base Bet ante toggle) was never switched on live during this capture; its price and RTP (96.24%) are taken from two independent printed sources in-game (rules_p7.png, info.png) rather than a live measurement, per instruction to minimise extra spins/purchases with this provider this session."
  ],

  "anomalies": [
    "Grid size discrepancy: third-party aggregators describe this game as 4x3; the build itself prints and visually shows 5x3 (see grid_and_lines.discrepancy_with_external_sources). The build is authoritative.",
    "Max win is not printed anywhere across the full 19-page paytable+rules booklet (confirmed by an exhaustive text pass of every page); recorded as an honest omission rather than an unlisted/undiscovered figure.",
    "Volatility is likewise not printed or iconified anywhere in this build (no flame/bolt rating, no descriptive sentence), on any of the 19 booklet pages or the preview screen.",
    "The manifest's own note for free_spins_trigger_natural.png describes 'three BONUS icons across reels 2-3-4'; direct re-inspection of that frame plus its two sibling polls (_natural1.png, _natural2.png) shows only ONE static Scatter/BONUS icon (on reel 5) throughout, with the Phoenix Reel banner text cycling (MINOR -> MAJOR -> a '50.00' cash value) while the balance stayed flat at 969.75 fun the whole time - i.e. this is the documented idle-cycling animation of the Phoenix Reel banner, not a 3-scatter reel state. See features.phoenix_reel.idle_behaviour_important."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact per-line shapes for lines 6 through 20 in the Win Lines diagram (paytable_p9.png/p10.png) were legible as pictograms (filled vs. empty 5x3 cell grids) but not individually transcribed cell-by-cell in this document; they are a complete, standard zig-zag/W/V line set typical of a 3-row reel, not evaluated as a game property warranting per-line enumeration.",
    "Whether the Progression Bar's Level 4 x10 multiplier persists for the remainder of the Free Spins round after being triggered, or applies only to the triggering spin, is stated in the rules ('Multipliers are only applied to Phoenix Reel and Jackpot wins') but its exact duration/scope beyond that sentence was not independently observed live (Level 4 was not reached during the captured 10-spin purchased round, which stopped at Free Spins 4/10 with the progression ladder still at three pending +4 segments)."
  ]
}