Lobster Bob's Crazy Crab Shack

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Lobster Bob's Crazy Crab Shack",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": "Reel Kingdom (sub-studio of Pragmatic Play; printed on the loading screen as 'REEL KINGDOM / Powered by PRAGMATIC PLAY' and in the small bottom-left footer text 'REEL KINGDOM' on every in-game screen)",
    "theme": "Cartoon undersea beach-shack theme starring 'Bob', an anthropomorphic red lobster wearing round blue sunglasses, an orange handlebar mustache, and an open green-and-yellow tropical (Hawaiian) shirt. Setting is a sunlit aquarium/ocean tank with turquoise water, glass panel corners, palm-tree silhouettes, purple coral, and a sandy floor. A recurring mascot 'crab shack' money ladder and a small ticket-booth-riding seahorse (orange-yellow body, red fin, black sunglasses) sit to the left of the reels.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 23 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + OCR ground truth + zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "All numbers were read directly from the captured frames and cross-checked with pytesseract OCR on the info-booklet pages (matched). Ladder/paytable multipliers were verified against the printed CRAB-symbol paytable text. Items that remained unclear or where two captured frames disagreed are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' / 'discrepancies_vs_capture_notes' and NOT invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "background": "Bright turquoise/cyan aquarium water with white light-caustic ripple patterns across the top; glass-tank corner panels (angled cyan-white glass wedges) frame the top-left and top-right of the base-game screen; sandy beige floor at the bottom with scattered shells and pink/purple coral clusters; green seaweed fronds stand between reel columns.",
    "free_spins_background": "Same tank but dimmed to a darker teal/blue-green with coloured stage spotlights (magenta, cyan, blue, green light beams) sweeping across the scene from above — signals feature mode distinctly from the brighter base game.",
    "logo_wordmark": "'Lobster Bob's' in a yellow-to-orange vertical gradient with a thick red/orange outline; 'Crazy Crab Shack' in pink/magenta letters with a purple outline, set on a brown wooden plank sign with a string of small yellow lights, hung between two wood posts.",
    "reel_symbols": "10 = gold/orange outline on white fill; J = blue outline; Q = green outline; K = red outline; A = purple/magenta outline (all royals are white block letters with a colored glow outline); anchor = grey metal with a tan/gold rope; treasure chest = brown wood with gold metal trim and a grey skull-and-crossbones crab emblem; pearl shell = pink/magenta shell with a light-blue pearl; CRAB ticket = golden-yellow ticket stub with a smiling orange-red crab; FREE SPINS = brown wooden ship's helm/wheel with a red-and-blue center disc and gold 'FREE SPINS' text outlined in purple; WILD = Bob's upper body (red, sunglasses, mustache) on a blue circular disc above orange/red 'WILD' lettering outlined in red.",
    "ui_accents": "Dark brown/near-black translucent circular buttons with white glyphs (menu, sound, info, speed-cycle, spin, +/-); CREDIT label in blue text, BET label in yellow text; win amounts in bright yellow/gold; the side info banners (BET / BUY FREE SPINS) are wood-plank signs with orange-to-yellow gradient lettering red-outlined when active, and a dull olive/brown desaturated version of the same text when a control is disabled.",
    "crab_shack_ladder": "Vertical wooden tower on the far left reading 'Crab Shack' at the top in a pink/purple glowing marquee sign; below it 7 wooden shelf rungs numbered 9 down to 3, each holding a dollar-value plaque in a different accent color (level 9 orange, 8 blue, 7 red, 6 green, 5 purple, 4 pink/magenta, 3 pale pink) matching the equivalent CRAB-symbol paytable tier colors used on other pay-table entries."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Payouts read from the zoomed paytable crop (paytable_p1.png / paytable_p2.png), captured while the demo bet was $2.00. Values below are the amounts printed on that page (i.e. multiples of the $2.00 bet shown at capture time), confirmed a second time by pytesseract OCR on the same frame. Per game rules ('All wins are multiplied by bet per line' / 'total bet'), actual cash payouts scale with whatever bet is active.",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Pearl shell", "appearance": "Open pink/magenta scallop-style shell cradling a glossy light-blue pearl", "payouts": {"5": "$75.00", "4": "$32.50", "3": "$5.00"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"},
      {"name": "Treasure chest", "appearance": "Brown wooden chest with gold metal corner trim and a grey skull-and-crossed-claws crab emblem on the lid", "payouts": {"5": "$40.00", "4": "$12.50", "3": "$2.50"}},
      {"name": "Anchor", "appearance": "Grey metal ship anchor with a tan/gold coiled rope looped through the top ring", "payouts": {"5": "$15.00", "4": "$7.50", "3": "$2.00"}},
      {"name": "A", "color": "White letter with a purple/magenta glowing outline", "payouts": {"5": "$6.50", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "White letter with a red glowing outline", "payouts": {"5": "$6.50", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.00"}}
    ],
    "low_value_royals": [
      {"name": "Q", "color": "White letter with a green glowing outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.50", "3": "$0.50"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "White letter with a blue glowing outline", "payouts": {"5": "$2.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.50"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "White letter with a gold/orange glowing outline", "payouts": {"5": "$2.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.50"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Bob the lobster's head-and-shoulders portrait (red, round blue sunglasses, orange mustache, mouth open smiling, red claws raised on both sides) centered on a glowing blue circular disc, with the word 'WILD' in gold/orange letters outlined in red directly beneath the portrait.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reels; substitutes for all symbols EXCEPT the FREE SPINS symbol and the CRAB symbol.",
      "payouts": {"5": "$250.00", "4": "$50.00", "3": "$12.50"},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "free_spins_scatter": {
      "name": "FREE SPINS",
      "appearance": "Brown wooden ship's steering wheel (helm) with a gold rim and gold spokes/handles; a red-and-blue inner disc holds gold 'FREE SPINS' lettering outlined in purple.",
      "rules": "Appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. 3-of-a-kind pays a direct award AND (per the Free Spins rules page) triggers the Free Spins feature.",
      "payouts": {"3": "$2.00 (also triggers Free Spins)"},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_p2.png"
    },
    "crab_money_symbol": {
      "name": "CRAB",
      "appearance": "Golden-yellow perforated ticket stub printed with the word 'TICKET' along both long edges, showing a smiling, wide-eyed orange-red crab with raised claws in the center.",
      "rules": "Pays 'anywhere' on the reels (not on a payline) as a direct money award based on the TOTAL COUNT of CRAB symbols landed in a single spin/respin cycle. Substituted for by nothing (WILD explicitly does NOT cover CRAB). Table below is the multiplier of TOTAL BET, printed verbatim on paytable_p2.png:",
      "payouts_multiplier_of_total_bet": {
        "3": "1x total bet",
        "4": "5x total bet",
        "5": "15x total bet",
        "6": "40x total bet",
        "7": "100x total bet",
        "8": "500x total bet",
        "9": "2000x total bet"
      },
      "crab_shack_ladder_ui": "A persistent wooden tower graphic on the far left of the screen, labelled 'Crab Shack' in a glowing pink/purple marquee sign, lists rungs 9 down to 3 with the current bet's dollar equivalent of each CRAB tier (e.g. at $2.00 bet: 9=$4,000.00, 8=$1,000.00, 7=$200.00, 6=$80.00, 5=$30.00, 4=$10.00, 3=$2.00). During Free Spins with an active win multiplier, the ladder values are shown already multiplied (e.g. with a 2x feature multiplier active and $1.00 bet: 9=$4,000.00 [=2000x*2*$1], 8=$1,000.00, 7=$200.00, 6=$80.00, 5=$30.00, 3=$2.00 — see free_spins_gameplay_2.png). A small crab character is shown physically climbing/highlighting the rung that corresponds to the count of CRAB symbols most recently collected (seen glowing at rung 4 in free_spins_gameplay_2.png after 4 CRAB tickets landed).",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png ('This is the CRAB symbol' + tier table); base_game.png / free_spins_gameplay_1-2.png (ladder UI)"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows, fixed 20 paylines.",
    "grid_source": "bet_max.png / bet_min.png header: 'BETTING ON 20 LINES'. NOTE: the demo game code 'vs20lobcrab' happens to end in 20 as well, but this is a coincidence confirmed independently by the on-screen line-count text, not inferred from the code.",
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.03,
    "rtp_percent_ante": 96.02,
    "rtp_percent_buy_free_spins": 96.04,
    "rtp_source": "paytable_p4.png: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.03%. The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.02%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.04%.'",
    "volatility": "High — 'VOLATILITY' badge shows 5 of 5 solid gold lightning-bolt icons (verified by zoomed crop, all 5 bolts fully filled, none dimmed); 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": "paytable_p4.png",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max_normal_play": "$240.00",
    "bet_max_source": "bet_max.png: BET MAX menu shows COINS PER LINE=10, COIN VALUE=$1.20, TOTAL BET=$240.00 on 20 lines; this is the real ceiling of normal (non-ante) play.",
    "bet_min_source": "bet_min.png: COINS PER LINE=1, COIN VALUE=$0.01, TOTAL BET=$0.20.",
    "printed_maximum_bet_caveat": "paytable_p4.png prints 'MAXIMUM BET: $360.00'. This is NOT the normal-play ceiling: it is the ceiling under the Ante Bet's 30x multiplier mode ($240.00 x 1.5 = $360.00). It must not be reported as the normal max bet; the true normal-play maximum, confirmed via BET MAX, is $240.00.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$1.00 - $2.00 (varied across captured frames; $2.00 on base_game.png/paytable pages, $1.00 on the free-spins purchase/round frames).",
    "demo_credit": "$100,000.00 (starting balance shown on multiple frames).",
    "reels": "5 reels, 3 rows each, all reels the same height (no variable reel heights observed).",
    "win_rules": "All symbols pay left-to-right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, only on the 20 fixed paylines (except CRAB, which pays 'anywhere' regardless of line/adjacency, and FREE SPINS scatter, which pays for 3+ anywhere on reels 2-3-4). Only the highest win is paid per payline. Wins on multiple paylines are added together. All wins are multiplied by bet per line; values are expressed as actual wins in coins. 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'",
    "win_rules_source": "paytable_p4.png",
    "max_win": "Capped at 6,000x total bet. If a Free Spins round's total win reaches 6,000x bet, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded (up to the cap) and all remaining free spins are forfeited.",
    "max_win_source": "paytable_p3.png (also repeated on paytable_p6.png)",
    "ante_bet": {
      "description": "An optional toggle that changes the effective bet multiplier. Two modes: 20x (Normal play) and 30x (higher chance to trigger the base-game respin naturally; more FREE SPINS symbols are present on the reels; BUY FREE SPINS is disabled while Ante is active).",
      "displayed_cost": "The always-visible 'BET' side-panel shows what the total wager would be with Ante ON, computed as 1.5x the current total bet (e.g. base bet $1.00 -> Ante panel shows 'BET $1.50'; base bet $2.00 -> Ante panel shows 'BET $3.00'; base bet at BET MAX $240.00 -> would be $360.00, matching the printed 'MAXIMUM BET: $360.00' figure). This panel displays the 1.5x figure regardless of whether Ante is actually toggled ON or OFF — it is a preview of the Ante cost, not a running total.",
      "toggle_states": "OFF state: green arrow icon on the left, red 'OFF' pill on the right, on a dark wood-plank panel (base_game.png / base_game_win.png). ON state: green 'ON' pill on the left, green arrow icon on the right, i.e. the switch visibly moves and both the label text and the pill color change (info_ante.png).",
      "buy_disabled_visual": "When Ante is ON, the 'BUY FREE SPINS $100.00' sign below the Ante panel switches from bright orange/yellow gradient lettering with a red outline (enabled look) to a flat, desaturated olive/grey-brown lettering with no red outline (disabled look) — confirmed by side-by-side zoomed crop of info_ante.png vs base_game.png.",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png; base_game.png; info_ante.png"
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "description": "Single option: 'BUY FREE SPINS' for 100x the current total bet, instantly triggering the Free Spins feature from the base game. Unavailable while Ante Bet is toggled ON.",
      "confirmation_dialog": "A wood-plank popup reads 'BUY FREE SPINS $100.00' (at $1.00 total bet) with a red circular X (cancel) button on the left and a green circular checkmark (confirm) button on the right; 'TOTAL BET $1.00' shown at the bottom with +/- steppers.",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png; bonus_buy_dialog.png"
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (SPACE also holds for Turbo Spin per the on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN').",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels are clickable to switch between coins view and cash view (per paytable_p5.png); all captured frames are in cash/dollar view."
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 FREE SPINS symbols (ship's-wheel icon) landing anywhere on reels 2, 3 and 4 simultaneously.",
      "pre_round_award": "Before the round starts, the number of free spins (10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30) is awarded randomly, together with a randomly-awarded multiplier of 2x or 3x that applies to the entire round.",
      "award_wheel": "A circular wooden ship's-wheel prize wheel with 10 outer wedges (alternating cyan/teal, red/orange and blue backgrounds) each printed with one of the possible free-spin counts (values observed on the captured wheel, clockwise from the top: 15, 10, 20, 12, 25, 10, 12, 10, 30, 10) and 10 matching inner green wedges each printed with a multiplier (9 wedges show '2x', 1 wedge shows '3x', aligned under the '15' outer wedge in the captured frame). Text 'PRESS TO SPIN' sits in the center hub. This screenshot (free_spins_wheel.png) shows the wheel's resting/idle position before the spin animation runs; the actual awarded result is confirmed on the following results screen.",
      "award_result_example_captured": "free_spins_award.png (a separate purchased round from the wheel screenshot) shows the result plaque: 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 10 FREE SPINS! ALL WINS X2', with 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10' at the bottom.",
      "multiplier_application": "The awarded multiplier (2x or 3x) applies to ALL wins during the Free Spins round, including CRAB symbol direct-money awards; the CRAB SHACK ladder values on-screen are shown already multiplied by the active feature multiplier (confirmed in free_spins_gameplay_2.png: at $1.00 bet with a 2x multiplier active, ladder tier 9 = $4,000.00 = 2000x * 2 * $1.00, tier 3 = $2.00 = 1x * 2 * $1.00).",
      "multiplier_badge": "A pink/magenta 'X2' (or 'X3') badge is shown in a yellow marquee-light box at the very top of the CRAB SHACK ladder for the duration of the Free Spins round.",
      "retrigger": "Hitting 3 FREE SPINS symbols again during the round retriggers the feature: the retriggered round plays after the current one finishes and is awarded a NEW random number of free spins and a new random multiplier (independent of the current round's values).",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS FEATURE' (per rules text) — the free-spins background additionally shifts to a dimmer teal tone with sweeping colored stage spotlights, visually distinct from the base game.",
      "counter": "'FREE SPINS LEFT N' counter shown bottom-center, decrementing each spin (captured at 10 in free_spins_award.png / free_spins_gameplay_1.png).",
      "end_screen": "On completion, a wood-plank plaque reads 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $[amount] IN [N] FREESPINS' (captured: '$17.50 IN 10 FREESPINS'), 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below; updated CREDIT and WIN shown at the bottom.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png (rules text); free_spins_trigger.png; free_spins_wheel.png; free_spins_award.png; free_spins_gameplay_1.png; free_spins_gameplay_2.png; win_screen.png"
    },
    "base_game_respin": {
      "trigger": "In the base game, whenever exactly 2 FREE SPINS symbols land without a third, AND the FREE SPINS symbols can move down one position without leaving the reel area, a respin is triggered.",
      "mechanic": "During the respin, the reels holding the FREE SPINS symbols move down one position; reels without a FREE SPINS symbol simply respin normally. All CRAB symbols that land during these respins are collected, and the CRAB paytable award is paid based on the total number of CRAB symbols collected across all respins in the sequence.",
      "capture_status": "NOT CAPTURED as a real gameplay frame. This natural pattern did not occur across roughly 13 normal spins during capture, and there is no dedicated purchase/buy option for it (it is a byproduct of the base game's normal reel outcomes, and is more likely to occur naturally when Ante Bet's 30x mode is active per paytable_p3.png). Documented here verbatim from the printed rules text on paytable_p2.png only.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview_loading": {
      "type": "preview",
      "file": "preview_0.png",
      "content": "Very brief loading screen (captured at wait_ms=0): near-black background with a subtle dark blue/purple vignette glow bottom-left and warm brown/orange glow bottom-right. Centered: the 'REEL KINGDOM' wordmark in bold white block letters with a black outline, a small crowned grey gorilla-head icon replacing the 'O' in 'REEL'; below it, smaller text 'Powered by PRAGMATIC PLAY' (grey 'Powered by' + the standard Pragmatic Play logotype with an orange circular acorn/crown icon). A thin horizontal loading progress bar (cyan/blue fill, grey empty track) sits below that, shown roughly 70% full in the capture.",
      "purpose": "Confirms the sub-studio (Reel Kingdom) and provider (Pragmatic Play) branding before the game assets finish loading.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Purely textual branding; no color-coded meaning."
    },
    "preview_splash": {
      "type": "preview",
      "file": "preview_1.png",
      "content": "Promo/splash screen. Background: turquoise aquarium-tank interior with white light-caustic ripples, angled glass corner panels top-left/top-right, purple coral formations and green seaweed at the lower left/right, sandy floor. Center: Bob the lobster (large red lobster character, oversized red claws raised on both sides, round blue-lensed sunglasses, an orange curled mustache, mouth open in a wide smile showing two white teeth, wearing an open green-and-yellow patterned tropical shirt over a peach-toned chest/belly) standing behind the game's wordmark. A small crab (orange-red, raised claw) peeks out from behind Bob's right claw. Below Bob: 'Lobster Bob's' wordmark in yellow-orange gradient with red outline, and 'Crazy Crab Shack' in pink/magenta letters with a purple outline mounted on a brown wood-plank sign with small hanging string-lights. Below the sign: orange tagline text 'CRAB SHACK! THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT!' with a dark red outline.",
      "top_right_control": "Round dark circular 'enter/play' button with white circular double-arrow icon and the small crowned-gorilla Reel Kingdom mark in the center.",
      "bottom_left_control": "An empty square checkbox followed by white text 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round enter button starts the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Character and title are large, high-contrast illustrations; the enter button and checkbox are shape-based (icon/checkbox), not color-coded."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "file": "base_game.png",
      "overall_layout": "5x3 reel grid centered on screen with no visible outer ornamental frame (reels sit directly in the open aquarium scene); green seaweed fronds rise between each reel column.",
      "title_banner": "Top-center: 'Lobster Bob's' (yellow-orange gradient, red outline) above 'Crazy Crab Shack' (pink/magenta, purple outline) on a brown wood-plank sign with string lights, same as the splash screen.",
      "left_side": "The 'Crab Shack' money ladder tower (see symbols.crab_money_symbol.crab_shack_ladder_ui) with the orange-yellow sunglasses-wearing seahorse mascot standing on a small red-roofed wooden ticket-booth/bench at its base.",
      "right_side": "Two stacked wood-plank info signs: top one shows the Ante Bet preview ('BET $3.00 / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / [arrow icon] OFF' at $2.00 base bet), bottom one shows 'BUY FREE SPINS $200.00' (100x the $2.00 base bet). Bob the lobster character stands at the bottom-right corner of the scene, arms out, smiling.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_vertical": "Round hamburger MENU button ('≡', three horizontal white lines) above a round SOUND button (white speaker icon), both dark brown/black translucent circles with white outlines.",
        "info_button": "A separate round 'i' INFORMATION button positioned just up-and-right of the menu/speaker column, slightly overlapping the seaweed graphics — opens the 7-page info/paytable booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "'CREDIT $100,000.00' (blue) and 'BET $2.00' (yellow) shown left-of-center.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white text, center-bottom.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (white double-arrow circle around a small crowned-gorilla icon) center-right; round '−' (decrease bet) to its left, round '+' (increase bet) to its right; 'AUTOPLAY' pill button (with small fast-forward icon) directly beneath the spin button.",
        "branding": "'REEL KINGDOM' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All primary controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). CREDIT is blue, BET is yellow — distinguished by label text as well as color."
    },

    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "file": "base_game_win.png",
      "content": "A normal (non-feature) spin result at $1.00 total bet. Reels show a mix of 10/A/K/J royals, an anchor, a pearl shell (3-of-a-kind lit up along a diagonal), a FREE SPINS wheel symbol, and one CRAB ticket symbol. Bottom text reads 'WIN $0.17', with three small glowing pearl-shell icons and 'LINE 15 PAYS $2.50' underneath, indicating the win came from Line 15 paying a 3-of-a-kind pearl-shell combination valued at $2.50 (the shown WIN of $0.17 differs from the $2.50 line-pay figure — see discrepancies_vs_capture_notes).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win text and line-pay text are large yellow/gold, high-contrast against the dark win-banner strip."
    },

    "paytable_p1": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p1.png",
      "content": "Header 'GAME RULES', subtitle 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' A 4x2 grid of paying symbols with 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols' section: pearl shell, treasure chest, anchor, A / K, Q, J, 10). Below: the FREE SPINS wheel icon with text 'This is the FREE SPINS symbol. It appears on reels 2, 3 and 4.' and its payout '3 - $2.00'; the WILD (Bob-portrait) icon with text 'This is the WILD symbol. It appears on all reels. Substitutes for all symbols except for FREE SPINS and CRAB symbol.' and its payouts '5 - $250.00 / 4 - $50.00 / 3 - $12.50'.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green circular controls — left triangle (previous), green X (close, center), right triangle (next/advance). 'Page 1/7' printed bottom-right. A separate white X in a dark square sits at the top-right of the panel to close the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav controls are differentiated by shape (triangle / X / triangle), not color alone."
    },

    "paytable_p2": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "2 of 7 (labelled paytable_p2.png in the manifest, type=rules)",
      "file": "paytable_p2.png",
      "content": "Left: the CRAB ticket icon with 'This is the CRAB symbol.' Right: 'Hit 3 or more CRAB symbols anywhere on the reels to win a direct money award as follows:' followed by the 3-9 CRAB tier table (see symbols.crab_money_symbol). Below: paragraph explaining the base-game 2-FREE-SPINS-symbol respin mechanic (see features.base_game_respin). Section header 'FREE SPINS': trigger (3 symbols), pre-round random award of 10/12/15/20/25/30 spins plus a random 2x or 3x multiplier, multiplier applies to all wins incl. CRAB, retrigger rules, and 'Special reels are in play during the feature.'",
      "navigation": "Same green ◄ / X / ► control set; 'Page 2/7' bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Body text is white on a dark semi-transparent panel; fully legible without color discrimination."
    },

    "paytable_p3": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "3 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p3.png",
      "content": "Three sections: 'MAX WIN' (6,000x bet cap, forfeits remaining free spins once reached); 'ANTE BET' (bet multiplier 30x = higher natural respin chance, more FREE SPINS symbols on the reels, BUY FREE SPINS disabled; bet multiplier 20x = normal play); 'BUY FREE SPINS' (instant-trigger purchase for 100x current total bet).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Plain white centered text on a dark panel; no color-coded meaning."
    },

    "paytable_p4": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "4 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p4.png",
      "content": "Header 'GAME RULES' with a 'VOLATILITY' pill badge showing 5 of 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons, and text 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' Below: general win rules (left-to-right pay, all wins x bet per line, only highest win per line, multi-line wins summed, free spins win paid after round completes). A 4x5 grid of 20 small greyscale payline diagrams numbered 1-20 illustrating the fixed line shapes. Then: RTP figures (base 96.03%, Ante 96.02%, Buy Free Spins 96.04%), 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $360.00' (the $360 figure includes the Ante multiplier — see technical_summary.printed_maximum_bet_caveat), SPACE/ENTER keyboard hint, and 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'",
      "color_blind_notes": "Volatility conveyed by BOTH a text label and a bolt-count icon (5/5) plus an explanatory sentence — not color alone. Payline diagrams are white-on-dark line drawings, shape-based."
    },

    "paytable_p5": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p5.png",
      "content": "Header 'HOW TO PLAY'. Explains +/- buttons open the bet menu; SPIN button plays; 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' section describes the menu (≡) icon opening Settings, the speed-cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo spin), the speaker icon (sound/music toggle), the 'i' icon (opens Information page), CREDIT/BET labels (click to toggle coins/cash view), +/- bet steppers, the spin button (crowned-gorilla icon), and the AUTOPLAY button (opens/closes the automatic play menu).",
      "color_blind_notes": "All controls illustrated as white icon glyphs matching their in-game circular buttons; positional/shape-based description."
    },

    "paytable_p6": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p6.png",
      "content": "Header 'SETTINGS MENU': INTRO SCREEN (toggle intro on/off), AMBIENT (music toggle), SOUND FX (sound effects toggle), GAME HISTORY (opens history page). 'INFORMATION SCREEN': green ◄/► scroll between pages, green X closes. 'BET MENU': shows number of lines and current total bet in coins and cash; +/- buttons in COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE fields change the bet. Restates: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 6000X bet... win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.'",
      "color_blind_notes": "Plain white instructional text; icon glyphs shown next to each described control."
    },

    "paytable_p7": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7 of 7",
      "file": "paytable_p7.png",
      "content": "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.' Dimmed base-game reels visible behind the darkened overlay.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Plain white instructional text on a dark overlay."
    },

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "file": "settings.png",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS (blue text, top-center of a dark navy rounded panel)",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' label with an external-link square icon, and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round green '−' button, value field '$2.00' outlined in cyan, round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, top to bottom: 'BATTERY SAVER' (sub-label 'SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED') shown OFF (white circular handle on the left, dark track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (sub-label 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC') shown ON (green track, handle right); 'SOUND FX' (sub-label 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS') shown ON (green); 'INTRO SCREEN' (sub-label 'SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME') shown ON (green).",
      "close_control": "White 'X' icon at the top-right corner of the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's state is conveyed by BOTH handle position (left=off/right=on) AND track color (dark=off/green=on) — position is the non-color-dependent cue."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "file": "autoplay.png",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS (blue text, top-center of a dark navy panel)",
      "options": "Three round checkbox options in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked, dark grey circle), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked, dark grey circle), 'SKIP SCREENS' (CHECKED — green circle with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track up to a round green handle, thin grey track continuing to the right) with the numeric value '100' printed to the right of the slider.",
      "action": "Full-width green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom of the panel.",
      "background_context": "This particular capture shows the Autoplay panel opened immediately after a Free Spins round completed (visible behind the panel: WIN $17.50 / FREE SPINS COMPLETED / CREDIT $99,917.50 / BET $1.00, and the Crab Shack ladder at $1.00-bet values).",
      "close_control": "White 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state uses a checkmark glyph (shape) in addition to the green fill; the primary action button uses explicit text 'START AUTOPLAY' rather than color alone."
    },

    "bet_max": {
      "type": "info",
      "file": "bet_max.png",
      "content": "Bet menu panel, top-right of screen, header 'BETTING ON 20 LINES' (confirms fixed-line mechanic and line count). Fields: 'COINS PER LINE' = 10 with round −/+ steppers; 'COIN VALUE' = $1.20 with round −/+ steppers; 'TOTAL BET' = $240.00 with round −/+ steppers. Green 'BET MAX' button at the bottom of the panel. The Crab Shack ladder on the left is shown scaled to the $240.00 bet (level 9 = $480,000.00 down to level 3 = $240.00), confirming the ladder always mirrors 1x/5x/15x/40x/100x/500x/2000x of whatever total bet is active.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All fields are labelled text with numeric values; no color-only information."
    },

    "bet_min": {
      "type": "info",
      "file": "bet_min.png",
      "content": "Same bet menu layout at the opposite extreme: COINS PER LINE = 1, COIN VALUE = $0.01, TOTAL BET = $0.20 (matches the printed MINIMUM BET figure from paytable_p4.png). Crab Shack ladder scaled to $0.20 bet (level 9 = $400.00 down to level 3 = $0.20).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as bet_max."
    },

    "info_ante": {
      "type": "info",
      "file": "info_ante.png",
      "content": "Base game view at $1.00 total bet with Ante Bet toggled ON. Right-side Ante panel reads 'BET $1.50 / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / ON [green arrow]' (see technical_summary.ante_bet.toggle_states for the exact ON/OFF visual difference). The 'BUY FREE SPINS $100.00' sign directly below is rendered in muted, desaturated olive/brown lettering (visually disabled) instead of the bright orange/red-outlined lettering seen when Ante is off.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Disabled state of Buy Free Spins is conveyed by BOTH a desaturated color AND the loss of the red glow/outline — a shape/contrast cue in addition to hue."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_buy_dialog.png",
      "content": "Confirmation popup on a woven wood-plank card frame with bamboo corner posts: 'BUY' / 'FREE SPINS' (yellow-orange gradient, red/pink outline) / '$100.00' (orange-yellow gradient) — the cost at the $1.00 total bet shown at the bottom. Two round buttons below the text: a red circle with a white X (cancel, left) and a green circle with a white checkmark (confirm, right). Bottom bar: 'TOTAL BET' label with the $1.00 value field and −/+ steppers (both dimmed/inactive during the dialog).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Confirm/cancel are differentiated by glyph shape (checkmark vs X) in addition to green/red color."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "free_spins_trigger.png",
      "content": "Result of the Buy Free Spins purchase: three FREE SPINS wheel symbols landed on reels 2, 3 and 4 (each glowing with a light burst). Other visible symbols: pearl shell, two 10s, a Q, an A, two Js, WILD (Bob portrait on blue disc), a treasure chest. Bottom text: 'WIN $1.00' with three small FREE-SPINS-wheel icons and 'PAYS $1.00' underneath (the direct payout for 3 FREE SPINS symbols at the $1.00 total bet in play, consistent with the printed '3 - $2.00' tier at the $2.00 bet shown on paytable_p1.png, i.e. 1x total bet). Right side: the Ante preview panel ('BET $1.50 / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE / OFF') and, in place of the Buy Free Spins sign, a plaque now reading 'FEATURE ACTIVE'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Triggering symbols are marked by a bright white glow/burst (shape+brightness cue) in addition to their icon."
    },

    "free_spins_wheel": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "free_spins_wheel.png",
      "content": "Prize wheel screen (dimmed background with colored spotlight beams). Large wooden ship's-wheel-styled wheel; a red triangular pointer marks the top (12 o'clock) position. Outer ring: 10 wedges, alternating cyan/teal, red/orange-red and blue backgrounds, printed with free-spin counts (clockwise from top): 15 (red, under pointer), 10 (teal), 20 (red), 12 (blue), 25 (red), 10 (teal), 12 (blue), 10 (teal), 30 (red), 10 (teal). Inner ring: 10 green wedges each printed with a multiplier — 9 show '2X', 1 shows '3X' (aligned under the top '15' wedge in this resting-position capture). Center hub: red circle with white text 'PRESS TO SPIN'. Bob the lobster stands to the right, hands on hips, smiling. Bottom: 'WIN $1.00' (the trigger-spin payout carried over from the previous screen) and CREDIT/BET readouts.",
      "note_on_result": "This screenshot captures the wheel's idle/resting position before it spins; it should not be read as the awarded outcome (see features.free_spins.award_wheel and the separate award-result screen below, which is a different play-through).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every wedge value is printed as a white/gold NUMBER or 'X' multiplier text, legible regardless of the wedge's background color."
    },

    "free_spins_award": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "free_spins_award.png",
      "content": "Woven wood-plank result plaque on a bright golden-yellow radial-burst background: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' (yellow, pink outline), 'YOU HAVE WON' (white, pink outline), '10 FREE SPINS!' (yellow '10', white rest, pink outline), 'ALL WINS X 2' (white 'ALL WINS', yellow 'X 2'). 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' in white below the plaque. Bottom bar: 'WIN $1.00', 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10', CREDIT $99,900.00, BET $1.00.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Award amount and multiplier are large high-contrast text; no color-only information."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay_1": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "file": "free_spins_gameplay_1.png",
      "content": "Free Spins round in progress at $1.00 bet, 10 spins remaining. Dimmed teal background with magenta/cyan/blue/green spotlight beams. Reels show: pearl shell, anchor, A, two 10s, three FREE SPINS wheel symbols (reels 2, 3 and 4, all lit with a glow — appears to be a retrigger/near-retrigger moment), two Js, a Q, WILD (Bob portrait), a treasure chest and a 10. Crab Shack ladder shows an 'X2' badge lit at the top; the visible tier values in this particular frame are $2,000.00 (lvl 9), $500.00 (lvl 8), two BLANK unlit rungs (lvl 7 and 6), $30.00 (lvl 5), $10.00 (lvl 4), $2.00 (lvl 3) — see discrepancies_vs_capture_notes for why this mixes multiplied and non-multiplied-looking values. Bottom: 'WIN $1.00', 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state signalled by BOTH the background/lighting shift AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT'), not color alone."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay_2": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "file": "free_spins_gameplay_2.png",
      "content": "Later moment in the same Free Spins round. Reels show: K, two 10s, a CRAB ticket, J (top row); two CRAB tickets, K, Q, pearl shell (middle row); J, Q, Q, pearl shell, CRAB ticket (bottom row) — 4 CRAB ticket symbols total across the grid. Crab Shack ladder fully lit with the 'X2' badge and settled values: $4,000.00 (9), $1,000.00 (8), $200.00 (7), $80.00 (6), $30.00 (5), a small crab character glowing/climbing into the level-4 slot with a pink light burst (obscuring the $10.00 label at that tier), $2.00 (3). Bottom: 'WIN $11.00' — consistent with 4 CRAB symbols paying 5x total bet (5x * $1.00 = $5.00) doubled by the 2x feature multiplier ($10.00) plus an additional $1.00 from other line wins shown elsewhere on the reels, per the game's 'all wins summed' rule.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The currently-relevant ladder rung is highlighted with a bright pink glow AND the crab-character animation (shape/position cue), not color alone."
    },

    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "win_screen.png",
      "content": "End-of-Free-Spins summary on a bright golden radial-burst background: woven wood-plank plaque reading 'CONGRATULATIONS!' (yellow/pink outline), 'YOU HAVE WON' (white/pink outline), '$17.50' (large yellow/gold, orange outline), 'IN 10 FREESPINS' (yellow 'IN 10', white 'FREESPINS'), 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' below in white. Faintly visible behind the glow: the Crab Shack ladder still showing 'X2' and multiplied tier values, and Bob the lobster on the right. Bottom bar: 'WIN $17.50', CREDIT $99,917.50, BET $1.00.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Final win amount is large high-contrast yellow/gold text on a bright background; legible without color discrimination."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across states: menu+sound stacked bottom-left, 'i' info button just up-and-right of them, bet −/+ flanking the central spin button, autoplay directly below spin. The info booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with a green X (or the top-right white X). Side info panels (Ante preview / Buy Free Spins) are always in the same top-right position.",
    "motor": "All primary targets are large round buttons; the central SPIN button is the largest element on screen. SPACE/ENTER are keyboard-operable alternatives to clicking spin, and holding SPACE engages Turbo Spin. Autoplay (with a Skip Screens option) reduces the number of required clicks for repeated play.",
    "color_blind": "Most game-state information is duplicated through non-color channels: toggle switches use BOTH handle position and track color; the Ante/Buy-Free-Spins enabled-vs-disabled states use BOTH color saturation AND the presence/absence of a glowing outline; the prize wheel encodes every value as printed text/numerals rather than relying on wedge color; the Crab Shack ladder highlights the active tier with a position-based glow/character animation, not hue alone. Residual risk: the royal-letter symbols (10/J/Q/K/A) are primarily distinguished by outline color (gold/blue/green/red/purple) with the letter shape itself being the main non-color cue (a scallop shell and 10/J/Q/K/A letterforms are all otherwise similar block shapes) — screen-reader / high-contrast alternatives would benefit from also conveying the letter text explicitly, which the letterforms already do.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed in any captured frame; all outcomes (wins, spins remaining, multipliers, feature results) are conveyed through on-screen text and numerals. Sound (Ambient Music, Sound FX) is purely decorative and independently toggleable in System Settings."
  },

  "discrepancies_vs_capture_notes": [
    "Capturer's note for free_spins_gameplay_1.png says '3 символа FREE SPINS (не ретриггер, всего 3...)' — the frame does show 3 lit FREE SPINS symbols on reels 2, 3, 4 during an active Free Spins round, which per the printed rules ('Hit 3 FREE SPINS symbols during the round to retrigger the feature') would in fact constitute a retrigger event, contradicting the capturer's own parenthetical. Documented here as observed (3 lit scatter symbols mid-round) without asserting whether a retrigger fired, since no separate retrigger-confirmation screen was captured.",
    "base_game_win.png: the bottom-center 'WIN $0.17' figure does not equal the 'LINE 15 PAYS $2.50' figure shown directly below it on the same frame. Per memory note 'win-counters-animate' this is very likely a mid-count-up animation frame (the win counter had not finished tallying to $2.50 at the instant of capture) rather than a game-logic error; both numbers are transcribed verbatim, not reconciled.",
    "free_spins_gameplay_1.png ladder: tiers 9 and 8 read $2,000.00 / $500.00 (equal to the UN-multiplied 2000x/500x base value at $1.00 bet), tiers 7 and 6 are blank/unlit, and tiers 5/4/3 read $30.00/$10.00/$2.00 (equal to the DOUBLED 15x/5x/1x value at $1.00 bet with the 2x feature multiplier). This is an internally inconsistent single frame — most plausibly an animation transition where the ladder's dollar labels update tier-by-tier (flip-card style) rather than all at once. The later, settled frame free_spins_gameplay_2.png shows all populated tiers consistently doubled ($4,000/$1,000/$200/$80/$30/[[obscured]]/$2.00), which is treated as the reliable steady-state reading."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact identity/value of the level-4 rung in free_spins_gameplay_2.png's Crab Shack ladder is obscured by the animated crab-character graphic and its pink glow; based on the pattern of the other rungs (doubled 5x tier = $10.00 base -> should read $20.00 under a 2x multiplier at $1.00 bet) it is inferable but not directly legible, so it is reported as obscured rather than stated as fact.",
    "The base-game respin feature (2 FREE SPINS symbols without a third) was not observed in any captured gameplay frame; its mechanic is documented purely from the printed rules text on paytable_p2.png, per the honest not_captured note in the manifest.",
    "Exact demo default bet is ambiguous across frames ($2.00 on base_game.png/paytable pages, $1.00 on the free-spins purchase and result frames) — both are reported as observed rather than a single 'default' value being asserted.",
    "The precise order/full set of all 10 outer-wheel values could not be independently re-verified by a second spin capture (only one wheel-idle frame and one separate result frame exist); the 10 listed values are transcribed as printed in the single available frame."
  ]
}