Madame Destiny Megaways™

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Madame Destiny Megaways",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "megaways_license_note": "Bottom of the paytable page prints 'MEGAWAYS™ IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM' next to a small round red 'BIG' logo badge (Big Time Gaming) — visible on preview.png and paytable_p1.png.",
    "theme": "Gypsy/fortune-teller mysticism at night. A fortune teller ('Madame Destiny') in a red hooded shawl and gold jewelled headdress reads a glowing white-blue crystal ball beside a horse-drawn wooden gypsy caravan (wagon) that houses the reels. Setting: a moonlit forest clearing with bare silhouette trees, distant purple/blue sky, small twinkling stars, scattered fallen leaves on cobblestones.",
    "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 20 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus zoomed crops of the rules/paytable text.",
    "method_notes": "All screens were opened and read directly at full/zoomed resolution (vision), which is the primary source of truth here. Tesseract OCR (scripts/ocr.py) was attempted on every text-heavy frame but consistently timed out after 25s under concurrent system load (see project memory 'ocr-orphan-tesseract-kill-and-timeout' / 'upload-under-cpu-load-empties-ocr-text'); it produced only garbled output on the two graphic-heavy frames where it did return (preview.png, base_game.png) because of the busy painted background behind the text. Where OCR is referenced below it is noted as 'garbled/unavailable'; all quoted rule text and numbers were instead transcribed verbatim from zoomed screenshot pixels of the dark rules panels, which are high-contrast and fully legible. Manifest notes from the capturer were cross-checked against pixels; two page-content mislabels were corrected (see 'manifest_corrections').",
    "language": "English",
    "manifest_corrections": [
      "rules_p4.png is NOT 'general rules / malfunction / disconnect clause' — it is booklet page 5/7, titled 'HOW TO PLAY', explaining the +/- buttons, settings icon, spin-speed cycle icon, sound icon, info icon, CREDIT/BET labels, spin button and AUTOPLAY button.",
      "rules_p5.png is NOT 'confirmation of max win text' — it is booklet page 6/7, titled 'SETTINGS MENU', explaining Intro Screen/Ambient/Sound FX/Game History, the info-page scroll arrows and close X, and the BET MENU fields; it also repeats the 5000x max-win/round-end rule.",
      "rules_p6.png is NOT 'service info / licence' — it is booklet page 7/7 (last page), titled 'AUTOPLAY', explaining how to start autoplay and the SKIP SCREENS option. No licence/service text is shown on any captured rules page.",
      "base_game_win.png's WIN $18.00 / CREDIT $99,830.00 pairing was checked against base_game.png's CREDIT $100,000.00 baseline through the intermediate spin captured only in _burst frames; taken together with settings.png/autoplay.png (also CREDIT $99,830.00, WIN $18.00) the value is confirmed settled, not a mid-count animation frame."
    ]
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Night forest clearing: deep indigo/navy sky fading to violet near the horizon, black silhouette bare trees with thin branches, faint white star points, dim purple ground mist; warm orange lamplight pools near the caravan's two hanging lanterns.",
    "caravan_frame": "The reels sit inside a painted wooden gypsy wagon: honey-brown wood arch at the very top, dark red velvet curtains tied back at both outer edges, thin gold decorative trim lines along the wagon body, two wrought-iron hanging lanterns (one each side) glowing warm amber/orange.",
    "reel_cells_base_game": "Deep brick-red / maroon cell background behind each symbol, separated by thin gold pinstripe dividers; the whole reel area is boxed by a gold-edged frame.",
    "reel_cells_free_spins": "Cell background switches to dark navy/indigo blue (clearly different from the base game's red) — a non-color-dependent cue that the Free Spins feature is active, reinforced by the on-screen 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter and 'MULTIPLIER' plaque.",
    "free_spins_backdrop": "Behind the wagon during Free Spins the forest is replaced by radiating orange/red/purple lightning-ring shockwaves on a dark background — a strong high-contrast visual distinct from the calm blue base-game night.",
    "bonus_intro_and_win_plaques": "Both the Free-Spins trigger screen and the Free-Spins end/win screen use a large magenta/deep-pink parchment plaque with an ornate gold scrollwork border and purple gem studs at the corners; headline 'CONGRATULATIONS' in gold 3-D letters, 'YOU HAVE WON' in pale blue-white, the number/amount in bright yellow-gold inside a blue inset panel with a gold frame.",
    "ui_side_plaques": "Left-edge wooden hanging signboards (BUY FREE SPINS / BET / DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE) are dark carved wood with gold-outlined lettering; the BUY FREE SPINS value sits on a dark red parchment tag, the BET value on a grey stone-like tag, the DOUBLE CHANCE toggle on a mustard-yellow tag with a green (ON) or dark-red (OFF) status pill.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow (headings, frames, active buttons' outlines), green (confirm/start buttons, ON toggle state, WILD-substitution ways-to-win checkmark), red (X/cancel button, error/cross mark, OFF toggle state background on the Double Chance pill), glowing cyan-blue-white (the Scatter crystal-ball symbol and its light aura, used consistently everywhere it appears)."
  },

  "layout_overview": {
    "reel_grid": "6 reels of variable height inside the wagon: reels 1 and 6 hold up to 7 symbol positions each; reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 hold up to 8 symbol positions each (one extra symbol row is visible peeking above the main gold-framed grid on columns 2-5 only, cropped by the wagon's top arch — columns 1 and 6 have no such peeking row). Source: paytable_p1.png 'Ways to win' text, and visually confirmed on base_game.png where only the middle four columns show a partial symbol above the frame.",
    "megaways_counter": "Top-right corner, gold text on a dark purple ribbon-shaped plaque: 'MEGAWAYS™' with the live ways count below it (changes every spin as column heights re-randomize, e.g. 200704 on base_game.png, 4500 on base_game_win.png, 4536/1296 during the captured free spins, 200704 again on settings.png/autoplay.png/bonus_buy_dialog.png).",
    "game_title": "Top-left corner, 3-D lettering: 'MADAME' in gold, 'DESTINY™' in silver/white, and 'MEGAWAYS™' in gold beneath, on the wagon's wooden headboard.",
    "bottom_left_icon_column": "Three stacked round buttons at the very bottom-left: a hamburger MENU icon (three horizontal white lines) opening System Settings, a speaker/SOUND icon beneath it, and an 'i' INFORMATION icon opening the paytable/rules booklet. 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' appears in small grey text at the extreme bottom-left corner.",
    "bottom_center": "CREDIT (yellow number) and BET (yellow number) labels stacked at bottom-left of the play area; centered text hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'; WIN readout appears centered when a win is paid.",
    "bottom_right_controls": "Large circular SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) at bottom-right; an oval/circular white '−' (decrease bet) immediately to its left and a circular green '+' (increase bet) immediately to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button with a small icon sits just below/left of the spin button.",
    "left_side_plaques": "Three vertically stacked hanging wooden signboards on the far left of the play area (only visible once betting UI is in view, i.e. cropped out of the pure preview art): 'BUY FREE SPINS' with its cost, 'BET' with the current total bet, and 'DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with an ON/OFF toggle pill.",
    "color_blind_notes": "Feature state (base game vs free spins) is conveyed by THREE redundant non-color cues together: reel-cell background shape/tint, the explicit 'FREE SPINS LEFT n' text counter, and the 'MULTIPLIER' text plaque — not by color alone. The Double Chance toggle shows both a text label ('ON'/'OFF') and pill position/background, not color alone."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Payout values below are the literal dollar amounts printed on the paytable (paytable_p1.png), captured while the total bet was $2.00 (bottom bar reads 'BET $2.00'). Per the rules text on rules_p3.png: 'All wins are multiplied by base bet' and 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins' — dollar-to-multiplier conversion is left to the content pipeline, not computed here. Match counts run 2–6 for the owl (top symbol) and 3–6 for every other paying symbol; there is no 7- or 8-of-a-kind tier printed even though reels can hold up to 8 symbols — 6-of-a-kind is the maximum paid tier for every symbol.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Owl",
        "appearance": "A brown/tawny owl's head and shoulders, staring forward with large yellow-orange eyes, tufted 'ear' feathers, set on a card with a glowing green background and gold border.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$40.00", "5": "$20.00", "4": "$8.00", "3": "$4.00", "2": "$2.00"},
        "rank": "highest-paying symbol; uniquely also pays on just 2-of-a-kind"
      },
      {
        "name": "Black cat",
        "appearance": "A sleek dark purple/near-black cat with piercing yellow-green eyes and a small gold collar/pendant, on a card with a glowing blue background.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$7.50", "5": "$5.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Heart potion charm",
        "appearance": "An ornate gold-rimmed red heart-shaped locket/gem with a small gold hand pouring a potion/perfume drop from a tiny vial into it (love-potion motif).",
        "payouts": {"6": "$4.00", "5": "$2.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Candles",
        "appearance": "Three lit cream-colored candles with orange flames on a small gold candlestick holder.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$3.00", "5": "$1.60", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.60"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Tarot cards",
        "appearance": "A fanned trio of small tarot cards showing mystical imagery (a sun face, a robed figure) in orange, blue and gold tones.",
        "payouts": {"6": "$2.50", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.40"}
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red lettering with gold shading", "payouts": {"6": "$2.50", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "gold/amber lettering", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "pink/magenta lettering", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue/purple lettering", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "green lettering", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$0.80", "4": "$0.40", "3": "$0.20"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A portrait of Madame Destiny herself — a woman wearing a red hooded headscarf and gold jewelled headband — on a blue card, with the word 'WILD' printed in gold letters across the bottom of the card.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter (glowing crystal ball). Appears ONLY on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (never on reel 1). Every winning combination that includes at least one WILD is multiplied by 2x, in both the base game and Free Spins. Text on preview.png also headlines this: 'EVERY WILD MULTIPLIES WINS BY 2X'.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png (zoomed text), preview.png"
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "A glowing white-blue crystal-ball orb with a bright white starburst core and a soft cyan halo — the same object Madame Destiny reads on the preview art. Visually identical everywhere it appears on the reels.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reels (unlike WILD, not restricted). Hit 3 or more anywhere on the reels to trigger the Free Spins round. Also pays directly as a scatter-pay: 6x = 100x total bet, 5x = 20x total bet, 4x = 10x total bet, 3x = 5x total bet. During Free Spins, 3 or more Scatters retrigger the feature (adds more free spins and another random multiplier via the same wheel; 'There are no limits to the number of possible retriggers.').",
      "source": "rules_p1.png ('FREE SPINS RULES' section, zoomed and read verbatim)"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_normal_play": 96.56,
    "rtp_percent_ante_bet": 96.67,
    "rtp_percent_buy_free_spins": 96.67,
    "rtp_source": "rules_p3.png, verbatim: 'The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.67%. The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.56%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.67%.'",
    "volatility": "High — shown as a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 filled gold lightning-bolt icons (rules_p3.png and preview.png); text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max_normal_play": "$240.00",
    "bet_max_printed_in_booklet": "$300.00",
    "bet_max_note": "The rules booklet (rules_p3.png) prints a single 'MAXIMUM BET: $300.00', but this is the ANTE-inflated ceiling (bet multiplier 25x), not the Normal Play ceiling. Verified with the in-game bet menu at BET MAX (info_bet_max.png): with the Double Chance toggle OFF, pressing BET MAX yields BET=10, COIN VALUE=$1.20, TOTAL BET=$240.00, all decrease/increase controls disabled at that point — this $240.00 is the true Normal Play (20x multiplier) ceiling. $300.00 / $240.00 = 1.25, matching the Double Chance multiplier (20x → 25x) described below.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_credit_start": "$100,000.00",
    "reels": "6 reels, variable height per spin (Megaways). Reels 1 and 6: up to 7 symbols each. Reels 2, 3, 4, 5: up to 8 symbols each; their top row spins independently, right to left.",
    "reels_source": "paytable_p1.png 'Ways to win' text (zoomed, verbatim): 'Reels 1 and 6 can have up to 7 symbols. Reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 can have up to 8 symbols. The top row of reels 2 to 5 spins independently from right to left. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 200704.'",
    "bet_mechanic": "megaways",
    "bet_mechanic_value": 200704,
    "bet_mechanic_value_check": "7 × 8 × 8 × 8 × 8 × 7 = 200704, consistent with the observed reel heights (7-8-8-8-8-7).",
    "win_rules": "Wins are paid for left-to-right adjacent-reel combinations of any size, starting from the leftmost reel, on any active way. Only the highest win is paid per winning combination on the same pay way; wins on multiple pay ways are added together. All wins are multiplied by the base bet. All values on the paytable are expressed as actual wins in coins. Free-spins and bonus wins are added to the pay-way win. Free-spins total win is awarded to the player after the round completes.",
    "win_rules_source": "rules_p3.png (verbatim)",
    "tumble_feature": "After every spin, winning symbols are paid and then disappear; remaining symbols fall to the bottom and empty positions are refilled with new symbols from above (same reel size as the initial spin, before tumbles). Tumbling repeats until no new winning combination appears. All wins from a full tumble sequence are added to the balance together, after all tumbles from a base spin have played.",
    "tumble_feature_source": "rules_p1.png (verbatim)",
    "max_win": "5000x total bet. If a Free Spins round's total win reaches 5000x, the round ends immediately, the win is paid up to that cap, and any remaining free spins are forfeited.",
    "max_win_source": "rules_p2.png and rules_p5.png (both state the 5000x cap independently, verbatim)",
    "ante_bet_double_chance": {
      "name": "Double Chance to Win Feature (ante bet)",
      "mechanic": "A toggle that raises the bet multiplier from 20x (Normal Play) to 25x. At 25x, the natural chance to trigger Free Spins is doubled ('More SCATTER symbols are present on the reels') — an ante bet, not a separate prize feature.",
      "multiplier_on_total_bet": 1.25,
      "evidence": [
        "Rules text (rules_p2.png, verbatim): 'Bet multiplier 20x - Normal Play. Bet multiplier 25x - The chance to win FREE SPINS naturally is doubled. More SCATTER symbols are present on the reels.'",
        "Toggle OFF at BET $2.00 (base_game.png) vs toggle ON at BET $2.50 (info_double_chance_on.png) for the same underlying stake — $2.50 / $2.00 = 1.25.",
        "Printed booklet limits: MAXIMUM BET $300.00 (ante) / measured Normal Play ceiling $240.00 = 1.25.",
        "The left wooden 'BUY FREE SPINS' / 'BET' plaques do NOT show the current toggle state's bet — they always preview what the bet WOULD become if Double Chance were switched on. Example: info_bet_menu.png has the toggle OFF and the bottom bar reads BET $3.00, yet the plaque shows BET $3.75 (=3.00×1.25) and BUY FREE SPINS $300 (=3.00×100); info_bet_max.png (toggle OFF, bottom bar BET $240.00) shows plaque BET $300.00 and BUY FREE SPINS $24,000 (=240×100). This is a fourth independent confirmation of the 1.25x ante multiplier and a second confirmation of the 100x buy price."
      ],
      "interaction_with_buy_feature": "When the 25x Double Chance toggle is enabled, the BUY FREE SPINS button/plaque becomes disabled — the two features are mutually exclusive.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png verbatim; base_game.png; info_double_chance_on.png; info_bet_menu.png; info_bet_max.png"
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "name": "BUY FREE SPINS",
      "price": "100x current total bet",
      "price_source": "rules_p2.png (verbatim: 'The FREE SPINS FEATURE can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current total bet.'); confirmed on-screen twice — $200.00 at $2.00 bet (bonus_buy_dialog.png) and $24,000 at $240.00 bet (info_bet_max.png).",
      "dialog": "Confirmation dialog: blue parchment plaque, gold ornate border with small purple gem studs, headline 'BUY FREE SPINS' in gold, the price in large white text, a red square with a white X (cancel) on the left and a green square with a white checkmark (confirm) on the right.",
      "leads_to": "Wheel of Fortune bonus wheel (see 'features.free_spins.award_wheel')",
      "disabled_when": "Double Chance to Win (25x ante) toggle is ON."
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (rules_p3.png, verbatim). Holding SPACE also triggers Turbo Spin per the bottom-bar hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' seen on every base-game frame.",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (rules_p4.png, verbatim); all captured frames are in cash/dollar view."
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 or more SCATTER symbols (glowing crystal ball) landing anywhere on the reels, in the base game or purchased via BUY FREE SPINS.",
      "scatter_pays": "The Scatter also pays directly regardless of trigger: 6x=100x total bet, 5x=20x total bet, 4x=10x total bet, 3x=5x total bet (rules_p1.png, verbatim).",
      "award_wheel": {
        "appearance": "A large gold-rimmed circular 'Wheel of Fortune' fills most of the screen before the round starts, sitting on the wagon roof with a red gem pointer fixed at the bottom center. The wheel has two concentric rings of wedges on a purple/blue background: an inner ring of number-of-spins wedges (values seen: 5 SPINS, 8 SPINS, 10 SPINS, 12 SPINS, each appearing more than once around the ring) and an outer ring of gold circular medallions showing multiplier values (values seen around the rim: 3X, 5X, 10X, 25X, 20X, 15X — full text set per the rules is 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x).",
        "mechanic": "The wheel spins once and awards a random combination of (number of free spins) + (win multiplier) that applies for the whole round. Possible free-spin counts: 5, 8, 10 or 12. Possible multipliers: 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x or 25x. The multiplier applies to the TOTAL win of every free spin (i.e. one fixed multiplier for the whole feature, not re-rolled each spin).",
        "captured_result": "In the captured purchase (bonus_buy_dialog.png → bonus_wheel.png → bonus_trigger.png), the wheel landed on 8 SPINS with a 3x multiplier (the 3x multiplier is confirmed legible on the in-round panel, free_spins_2.png: 'MULTIPLIER 3x'; free_spins_1.png's multiplier value is obscured by a lightning visual effect at the moment of capture).",
        "source": "rules_p1.png verbatim ('Before the round starts a WHEEL OF FORTUNE with two slices containing a number of free spins and multiplier appears...'); bonus_wheel.png; bonus_trigger.png"
      },
      "retrigger": "Hitting 3 or more Scatters during Free Spins retriggers the feature: the wheel spins again and awards another random number of free spins and another random multiplier, both of which are ADDED to the current values. 'There are no limits to the number of possible retriggers.' (rules_p1.png, verbatim). Not observed on the captured frames (no retrigger occurred in the 8-spin round played).",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during FREE SPINS feature' (rules_p1.png, verbatim) — the exact reweighting is not disclosed on any captured screen.",
      "visual_state_during_feature": "Reel-cell background switches from the base game's brick-red to dark navy blue; the surrounding backdrop switches from the calm night forest to radiating orange/red lightning shockwaves; a 'MULTIPLIER' plaque (top-left) shows the fixed multiplier for the round; a 'FREE SPINS LEFT n' counter is shown at the bottom center and decrements each spin (8 on free_spins_1.png/free_spins_2.png, 0 on the end screen free_spins_end.png).",
      "end_screen": "Same magenta/gold plaque style as the trigger screen: 'CONGRATULATIONS', 'YOU HAVE WON', the total amount in a blue inset panel ('$34.00' in the captured round), 'IN 8 FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar confirms CREDIT $99,834.00 against a pre-round balance of $99,800.00 (bonus_wheel.png) — arithmetic settles ($99,800 + $34 = $99,834), i.e. the win counter is fully settled, not mid-animation.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png; bonus_buy_dialog.png; bonus_wheel.png; bonus_trigger.png; free_spins_1.png; free_spins_2.png; free_spins_end.png"
    },
    "wild_multiplier": {
      "name": "WILD 2x multiplier",
      "rules": "Any winning combination containing at least one WILD symbol is multiplied by 2x, in both the base game and Free Spins. WILD does not have its own paytable payouts — it only substitutes and multiplies.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png (verbatim, zoomed); preview.png headline 'EVERY WILD MULTIPLIES WINS BY 2X'"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Splash/promo screen shown before entering the game. Left side: the game logo 'MADAME DESTINY™ MEGAWAYS™' (gold/silver) above a small preview of the wagon reels showing a static symbol arrangement including two WILD cards. Right side: full-body art of Madame Destiny in a red hooded shawl and gold jewelled headband, hands stretched toward a glowing crystal ball sitting on a draped purple/burgundy cloth-covered table; a round white 'reload/enter' icon (two curved arrows forming a circle) is overlaid on the crystal ball as the entry button. Bottom: promo line 'EVERY WILD MULTIPLIES WINS BY 2X' in large gold text; a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 filled gold lightning bolts; a small square 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox (unchecked, gold outline) bottom-right; 'MEGAWAYS™ IS USED UNDER LICENCE FROM [BIG logo]' in small text at the very bottom.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round icon over the crystal ball starts the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Enter icon is a white glyph on a solid dark circle (shape-based). Volatility level is additionally spelled out by the word 'VOLATILITY' plus a countable icon row, not color alone."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "Default resting state right after entering the game: reels populated with a random symbol mix, MEGAWAYS counter reading 200704, CREDIT $100,000.00, BET $2.00, Double Chance toggle OFF. Full layout described in 'layout_overview' above.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All bottom-bar controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape, not color, coded); the +/- bet buttons are distinguished by their plus/minus glyph."
    },
    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "A resolved win after tumbles complete: WIN $18.00 shown center-bottom in large gold/white text, CREDIT updated to $99,830.00, BET still $2.00 (Double Chance still OFF, MEGAWAYS 4500 for this particular spin's reel heights). Highlighted winning symbols are not distinguishable as a separate highlight color in this frame (win amount and tumbled result stand in for the win-line indicator).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold-on-dark text, legible without color discrimination."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7 (booklet header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Dark semi-transparent panel over the dimmed reels, gold-bordered. Top: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel', followed by a 5x2 grid of the 10 paying symbols with their 6/5/4/3(/2 for owl)-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols'). Middle-left: the WILD card art with its substitution/multiplier rules text. Middle-right: 'Ways to win' section with two small diagrams — a left diagram of scattered black dots across a white grid with a green checkmark (valid: any left-to-right adjacent pattern), and a right diagram with a red vertical bar plus a red X (invalid pattern example) — accompanied by the reel-height/ways text quoted in 'reels_source' above.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green nav icons — a left-pointing triangle (previous page), an X (close, center), a right-pointing triangle (next page). Page indicator 'Page 1/7' bottom-right. A separate white X closes the booklet from the top-right corner.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three nav icons are distinguished by SHAPE (triangle-left / cross / triangle-right), not color alone."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (7-page booklet, dark panel with gold frame, same green ◄ X ► nav + 'Page n/7' indicator on every page; paytable is page 1/7)",
      "p2_tumble_and_free_spins": "Page 2/7 (file rules_p1.png). Two sections: 'TUMBLE FEATURE' (see technical_summary.tumble_feature_source) and 'FREE SPINS RULES' (Scatter identity/pays, trigger, wheel of fortune mechanic, retrigger rule, 'Special reels are in play during FREE SPINS feature').",
      "p3_ante_and_buy": "Page 3/7 (file rules_p2.png). 'ANTE BET' section (20x/25x bet multiplier explanation, 5000x max win + round-end-on-cap rule) and 'BUY FREE SPINS' section (100x price, disabled when ante is on).",
      "p4_game_rules": "Page 4/7 (file rules_p3.png). 'GAME RULES': VOLATILITY badge (5/5 bolts) + high-volatility text; 'only highest win per pay way, multiple ways summed'; 'free spins and bonus wins added to pay way win'; 'all wins multiplied by base bet'; 'values expressed as actual wins in coins'; free-spins win awarded after round; SPACE/ENTER controls; RTP figures (ante 96.67% / theoretical 96.56% / buy free spins 96.67%); MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $300.00 (see bet_max_note for why this figure is ante-inflated); 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'",
      "p5_how_to_play": "Page 5/7 (file rules_p4.png). 'HOW TO PLAY': +/- buttons change bet and open bet menu; SPIN button description; hamburger-menu icon opens Settings; spin-speed cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo spin); speaker icon toggles sound and music; 'i' icon opens Information page; CREDIT/BET labels toggle coins/cash view; AUTOPLAY button opens automatic play menu and stops it when clicked again.",
      "p6_settings_menu": "Page 6/7 (file rules_p5.png). 'SETTINGS MENU': Intro Screen / Ambient / Sound FX / Game History toggles explained; Information Screen nav arrows and close X explained; 'BET MENU' fields (bet multiplier, total bet in coins and cash, +/- on BET and COIN VALUE fields); repeats the 5000x max-win/round-end rule verbatim.",
      "p7_autoplay": "Page 7/7, last page (file rules_p6.png). 'AUTOPLAY': click a preset auto-spin count button 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 semi-transparent panel with a gold-outlined border; section headers in white/gold, all high-contrast."
    },
    "info_double_chance_on": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Same base-game layout as base_game.png but with the Double Chance to Win toggle switched ON (green pill reading 'ON' with a gold checkmark icon) and BET risen to $2.50 for the same $2.00 underlying stake. Used as ante-multiplier evidence (see technical_summary.ante_bet_double_chance).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is spelled out in text ('ON'/'OFF') in addition to the green/dark-red pill background, not color alone."
    },
    "info_bet_menu": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Bet menu overlay opened via the '+' control: black panel titled 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' with three stepper rows — BET (coin count, white '−' / green '+'), COIN VALUE (dollar denomination), TOTAL BET (computed dollar amount) — and a green 'BET MAX' button at the bottom. Captured at BET=3, COIN VALUE=$0.05, TOTAL BET=$3.00.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Decrease/increase controls are both circular but colored differently (white/grey '−' vs green '+') AND carry a glyph, so the glyph alone is sufficient without color."
    },
    "info_bet_max": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Same bet menu after pressing 'BET MAX': BET=10, COIN VALUE=$1.20, TOTAL BET=$240.00; the '−' and '+' controls on BET, COIN VALUE and TOTAL BET, plus the round spin '+' button at bottom-right, all appear visually greyed/disabled (no further increase possible). This is the key evidence frame for the true Normal Play bet ceiling.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Disabled state is shown by desaturation/dimming of the whole control, not a color swap alone."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog for BUY FREE SPINS: blue plaque, gold ornate frame with purple gem studs, 'BUY FREE SPINS' headline, price '$200.00' in large white text, red square X (cancel) on the left, green square checkmark (confirm) on the right. Underlying reels dimmed behind it; bottom bar shows a separate 'TOTAL BET $2.00' stepper (distinct from the in-dialog price).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm are differentiated by BOTH color (red/green) AND glyph (X vs checkmark) AND shape context — safe redundancy."
    },
    "bonus_wheel": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Wheel of Fortune fills the screen (see features.free_spins.award_wheel for full description). Bottom bar: CREDIT $99,800.00, BET $2.00, WIN $10.00 (a small tumble win from the triggering spin, resolved before the wheel appears).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every wedge carries a printed number/value (SPINS count or multiplier) readable independent of the wedge's purple/blue/gold coloring."
    },
    "bonus_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Result screen after the wheel stops: magenta/gold plaque, 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / [8] / FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar: CREDIT $99,800.00, WIN $10.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 8.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win count is large high-contrast gold-on-blue digits."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "free_spins_1.png: MULTIPLIER plaque top-left (value obscured by a lightning visual effect at capture time), MEGAWAYS 4536 top-right, FREE SPINS LEFT 8, WIN $10.00, navy-blue reel cells, fiery backdrop. free_spins_2.png: MULTIPLIER plaque clearly reads '3x', MEGAWAYS 1296, WIN $18.57, 'GAME PAYS $10.80' (a sub-total readout distinct from the running WIN total).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature identity is confirmed redundantly via reel-cell tint change, the explicit MULTIPLIER text plaque, and the FREE SPINS LEFT counter."
    },
    "free_spins_end": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Round summary on the same magenta/gold plaque style as the trigger screen: 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / $34.00 / IN 8 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar: CREDIT $99,834.00, WIN $34.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 0.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold-on-blue text."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Centered dark panel over dimmed reels; white 'X' close icon top-right.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' label (greyed out/inactive-looking text) with an external-link icon; below it a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: white circular '−', value field '$2.00', green circular '+'.",
      "right_side_toggles": [
        {"name": "BATTERY SAVER", "description": "Save battery life by reducing animation speed.", "state": "OFF — switch handle sits at the LEFT, track light grey/white."},
        {"name": "AMBIENT MUSIC", "description": "Turn on or off the game music.", "state": "ON — switch handle at the RIGHT, track green."},
        {"name": "SOUND FX", "description": "Turn on or off the game sounds.", "state": "ON — switch handle at the RIGHT, track green."},
        {"name": "INTRO SCREEN", "description": "Show the intro screen before starting the game.", "state": "ON — switch handle at the RIGHT, track green."}
      ],
      "footer_context": "Bottom bar behind the dimmed panel shows CREDIT $99,830.00, WIN $18.00, BET $2.00 (i.e. this settings screen was opened right after the base_game_win.png win).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every toggle's on/off state is shown by BOTH handle position (left=off, right=on) AND track color (grey=off, green=on) — position is the non-color cue."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over dimmed reels; white 'X' close icon top-right.",
      "options": [
        {"name": "TURBO SPIN", "state": "unchecked — empty square checkbox"},
        {"name": "QUICK SPIN", "state": "unchecked — empty square checkbox"},
        {"name": "SKIP SCREENS", "state": "checked — green square with a white checkmark"}
      ],
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track up to the handle, thin grey track beyond it, round green handle roughly two-thirds of the way across) with the value '100' printed to the right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel width at the bottom.",
      "footer_context": "Bottom bar shows CREDIT $99,830.00, WIN $18.00, BET $2.00 (opened from the same state as settings.png).",
      "color_blind_notes": "SKIP SCREENS is marked by an explicit checkmark glyph (shape), not fill color alone; the primary action carries the explicit text 'START AUTOPLAY'."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Bottom-left icon column (menu / sound / info) is in a fixed position across every base-game frame; the spin button is always the single largest circular control, with bet -/+ immediately flanking it and Autoplay just below/left of it. The rules/paytable booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence navigable with 3 consistently-placed, consistently-shaped icons (◄ / X / ►) plus a numeric 'Page n/7' readout, which is reliable for programmatic step-through.",
    "motor": "All primary controls are large circular touch targets; the SPIN button is the largest element on the base-game screen. SPACE and ENTER both start/stop a spin, and holding SPACE engages Turbo Spin, reducing the need for precise pointer clicks. Autoplay (with SKIP SCREENS) further reduces required interactions for extended sessions.",
    "color_blind": "Nearly every state in this game is conveyed through at least one non-color channel: toggle switches use handle position plus text label, the ways-to-win diagram uses a checkmark/cross glyph pair rather than green/red alone, feature identity (base game vs free spins) is reinforced by explicit text counters ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'MULTIPLIER') in addition to the red-vs-navy cell tint and orange-lightning-vs-calm-night backdrop swap, and every symbol on the paytable and every wheel wedge carries a printed number/letter that does not depend on color recognition. Residual note: the royal-card letters (A/K/Q/J/10) are differentiated mainly by color (red/gold/pink/blue/green) with the letterform itself as the only non-color distinguisher — acceptable since the letter glyph is always legible.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by audio alone; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are independently toggleable and purely decorative per the settings-screen descriptions. All game state (win amounts, spins remaining, multiplier, bet, credit) is presented as on-screen text/numerals."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact win multiplier value on free_spins_1.png's 'MULTIPLIER' plaque is obscured by an in-progress lightning/spark visual effect at the moment of capture; the value is inferred to be 3x only because free_spins_2.png (same purchased round, same feature instance) clearly reads 'MULTIPLIER 3x' and the rules state the multiplier is fixed for the whole round — not independently re-confirmed on frame 1 itself.",
    "No retrigger of the Free Spins feature was observed in the captured 8-spin round, so the on-screen appearance of a mid-feature retrigger (if any distinct visual exists beyond the wheel reappearing) is not documented here.",
    "OCR (pytesseract) timed out (25s) on every text-panel screenshot (paytable_p1.png, rules_p1–p6.png) under concurrent system load and produced only garbled output on the two graphic-heavy frames that did return a result (preview.png, base_game.png); no clean machine-OCR ground truth is attached to this document. All quoted text above was instead transcribed directly from zoomed screenshot pixels, which were fully legible.",
    "The precise re-weighting behind 'Special reels are in play during FREE SPINS feature' (rules_p1.png) is not disclosed on any captured screen — only the fact that special reels exist is confirmed.",
    "The exact pixel-level highlight/animation applied to individual winning symbol cells at the instant of a win (beyond the WIN counter and disappearing-then-refilling tumble behavior) was not captured in a clean intermediate frame."
  ]
}