Mask Carnival

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Mask Carnival",
    "provider": "Pocket Games Soft (PG Soft)",
    "wordmark_in_game": "MASK CARNIVAL (splash title, green lettering on a red ribbon); matches the catalog name",
    "slot_id": "b4a631c3-4ac9-439f-8cae-9b30c4a7e9aa",
    "demo_url": "https://public.pg-demo.com/demo/?gi=118&lang=en",
    "build_note": "Old build gi=118. Portrait game captured in a 760x1360 window.",
    "theme": "Venetian masquerade carnival at dusk: ornate carnival masks, canal, gondola and a stone bridge with fireworks",
    "art_style": "polished 3D-rendered mobile-casino look with glossy gold filigree trim, glittering sequin textures on the masks, soft glow and bloom, warm pink and purple dusk light with fireworks, ornate festive and cheerful mood, front-facing view",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "mechanic_summary": "5 reels x 4 rows, 1,024 fixed ways, shifting reels after every payout (rightmost reel pushed out, new reel enters on the left), win multiplier that grows with every added reel, free spins from 3 Scatters. No bonus buy, no jackpot, no gamble.",
    "orientation": "portrait",
    "language": "English"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "dominant_colors": ["warm pink", "coral red", "deep purple", "gold", "teal water"],
    "accent_colors": ["gold", "magenta pink", "emerald green"],
    "accent_colors_where": "Gold: frame trim, coin digits and ornaments on win banners. Magenta pink: Free Spins banner text, Scatter label glow, free spins backdrop. Emerald green: splash title lettering and the green mask symbol.",
    "background_base_game": "Blurred Venetian canal buildings in muted peach and rose behind the reels; teal canal water with a dark purple gondola and red and white striped mooring poles below the reels; a rose-pink brick bridge with pink balustrade across the lower third.",
    "background_free_spins": "Same scene shifted to night: deep indigo sky, string lights in warm yellow, pink and white, bunting flags in orange, red and white along the bottom; pink bridge plaque.",
    "ui_colors": "Dark slate grey panels (Paytable, Rules, Bet Options, Auto Spin) with white headings, salmon/terracotta panel titles and buttons, orange-gold paytable numbers on grey-white row labels.",
    "colorblind_notes": "Symbols are told apart by shape and silhouette (different mask shapes, letter glyphs), not colour alone. Winning symbols are framed in a glowing gold-orange tile and non-winning ones dim, so a win is marked by brightness and a frame, not by hue. Multiplier and win amounts are printed as numbers. The Scatter and Wild carry the printed words SCATTER and WILD."
  },
  "grid": {
    "reels": 5,
    "rows": 4,
    "ways": 1024,
    "ways_note": "4^5 = 1,024 fixed ways; printed as '1024 WAYS' on a plaque above the reels, in rules and paytable ('1,024 Ways').",
    "reel_shift": "After every payout all reels shift one position to the right; the rightmost reel leaves and an extra reel is added on the left. Reels are therefore replaced as a unit, not symbols dropping within a reel.",
    "paylines": "none (ways game)",
    "source_frames": ["base_game.png", "rules_p1.png", "paytable_p4.png"],
    "per_spin_layout_not_listed": "Per-spin symbol positions are random and are not documented."
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "formula": "payout = paytable_value x (total_bet / 20) x winning_ways x current win multiplier",
    "base_bet_divisor": 20,
    "verdict": "The printed paytable numbers are in units of the BASE bet (bet size x bet level). The divisor 20 IS applied: bet size x bet level = total bet / 20. To express values as multipliers of the total bet divide the printed number by 20; that conversion is mine, the game prints only the base-bet units.",
    "rules_quote": "A bet way win in cash is equal to the value shown in the \"Paytable\" multiplied by the bet size and bet level. / The game is played with 20 base bet for 1,024 ways (fixed), bet level of 1 to 10 and bet size of 0.03 to 0.90.",
    "verification_frames": [
      {
        "frame": "base_game_win_line_3q.png",
        "arithmetic": "Three Q, total bet 0.60, 1 way, tier 3 = 2: 2 x (0.60/20) x 1 = 0.06; banner WIN 0.06. Without the divisor it would be 1.20.",
        "note": "Provided by team lead, re-read from paytable_p2.png (Q: 5 -> 10, 4 -> 5, 3 -> 2)."
      },
      {
        "frame": "base_game_win_line.png",
        "arithmetic": "Four Q, total bet 0.60, 1 way, tier 4 = 5: 5 x 0.03 = 0.15; banner 0.15."
      }
    ],
    "multiplier_banner_caveat": "On both measuring frames the multiplier plaque shows x2 while the payout is computed at x1. The plaque already shows the NEXT multiplier, applied after the reels shift (rules: base-game multiplier starts at x1 and rises by 1 for every extra reel added). A reader should not conclude that wins are doubled.",
    "wins_shown_in_cash": "Rules: 'All wins shown in cash.' Win banners and the WIN field show currency amounts, while the paytable tier numbers are base-bet units.",
    "wild_and_ways": "Wins on different ways are added together. Example in the Paytable: ways 1 x 3 x 2 = 6, tier 3 = 10 gives 10 x 6 = 60 (base-bet units)."
  },
  "bet": {
    "structure": "Bet Size x Bet Level x Base Bet = Bet Amount",
    "base_bet": 20,
    "bet_size_steps": [0.03, 0.10, 0.30, 0.90],
    "bet_level_range": "1 to 10",
    "min_bet": 0.60,
    "max_bet": 180.00,
    "default_bet": 12.00,
    "default_composition": "0.30 x 2 x 20 = 12.00",
    "min_composition": "0.03 x 1 x 20 = 0.60",
    "max_composition": "0.90 x 10 x 20 = 180.00",
    "source_frames": ["bet_options_default.png", "bet_options_min.png", "bet_options_max.png"],
    "measured_by": "Buttons: Max Bet and scrolling the columns to minimum were both done in the game; limits are measured, not taken from a card.",
    "starting_demo_balance": "100,000.00 (demo balance label, not a game property)",
    "free_spins_bet": "Free spins are played at the same bet size and bet level as the spin that triggered them (rules_p2.png)."
  },
  "symbols": [
    {
      "name": "Wild",
      "role": "wild",
      "appearance": "A jester-style Venetian mask with a tall red and gold fan-shaped hat, bells, a gold and black harlequin diamond mask and a white ruffled collar. The word WILD is printed in gold on a red banner under it.",
      "payouts": {"5": 100, "4": 50, "3": 10},
      "payout_units": "base-bet units as printed (divide by 20 for total-bet multiple)",
      "behaviour": "Substitutes for all symbols except Scatter. Seen on reel 3 in base_game.png.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Scatter",
      "role": "scatter",
      "appearance": "A gold ornate arch frame holding a purple and magenta Rialto-style bridge with fireworks. The word SCATTER is printed in gold on a purple banner below.",
      "payouts": null,
      "payouts_note": "No coin payout printed; it only triggers the Free Spins Feature.",
      "behaviour": "Scatters are collected through the main game spin until it ends. 3 Scatters = 10 free spins, each additional Scatter +2 free spins. A counter on top of the reels shows the scatters collected (\"2 SCATTER\" in base_game.png, \"1 SCATTER\" in base_game_cascade_win.png).",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, paytable_p3.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Red-hat masquerade mask (lady)",
      "role": "high",
      "appearance": "A white porcelain face mask with red lips, a gold filigree eye mask, a large red tricorn hat with gold trim and a turquoise fan collar.",
      "payouts": {"5": 60, "4": 30, "3": 5},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Purple cat mask",
      "role": "high",
      "appearance": "A glittering violet cat-face mask with gold ears, gold scrollwork around the eyes and white cheeks.",
      "payouts": {"5": 50, "4": 25, "3": 5},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Blue and white half mask",
      "role": "mid",
      "appearance": "A half-face mask split down the middle, one half white with gold curls, the other half glittering blue with a gold eye surround.",
      "payouts": {"5": 40, "4": 20, "3": 4},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Green eye mask",
      "role": "mid",
      "appearance": "A wide green and gold eye mask with a small cross-shaped ornament on top and curled side wings.",
      "payouts": {"5": 30, "4": 15, "3": 4},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "A",
      "role": "low (letter royal)",
      "appearance": "Red and white letter A with a gold outline and rows of coloured dots.",
      "payouts": {"5": 20, "4": 10, "3": 3},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "K",
      "role": "low (letter royal)",
      "appearance": "Purple and white letter K with a gold outline and purple dots.",
      "payouts": {"5": 20, "4": 10, "3": 3},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Q",
      "role": "low (letter royal)",
      "appearance": "Blue and white letter Q with a gold outline and blue dots.",
      "payouts": {"5": 10, "4": 5, "3": 2},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, paytable_p2.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "J",
      "role": "low (letter royal)",
      "appearance": "Green and white letter J with a gold outline and green dots.",
      "payouts": {"5": 10, "4": 5, "3": 2},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "10",
      "role": "low (letter royal)",
      "appearance": "Magenta-purple and white number 10 with a gold outline and dots.",
      "payouts": {"5": 10, "4": 5, "3": 2},
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "+1 symbol (free spins only)",
      "role": "special",
      "appearance": "Not seen on any captured frame.",
      "behaviour": "Rules text only: '1 free spin is awarded for each +1 symbol on the reels (if any).' Appearance and placement are unverified.",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png, rules_p3.png"
    }
  ],
  "symbols_note": "Paytable pays 3, 4 and 5 symbols in succession from the leftmost reel. Royals with equal payouts (K/A and Q/J/10) are separate symbols. No 2-symbol payouts. Payout numbers are in base-bet units (see payout_basis).",
  "features": {
    "ways_win": {
      "rule": "A way wins when matching symbols (or Wild) are in succession from the leftmost reel to the right. Ways for a symbol = product of the number of adjacent winning symbols on each reel. Payout = tier value x number of winning ways. Simultaneous wins on different ways are added.",
      "example_in_paytable": "Left-to-right counts 1, 3, 2 give 1 x 3 x 2 = 6 ways; tier 3 pays 10, total 10 x 6 = 60."
    },
    "shifting_reels_cascade": {
      "rule": "After the payout of every round all reels shift to the right, the rightmost reel is shifted out and an extra reel is added on the left. Additional winning combinations are tallied every round until none remains.",
      "visual": "Winning symbols sit in glowing gold-orange tiles while the others dim. Seen on base_game_cascade_win.png: a blurred new reel enters on the left edge with a gold glow."
    },
    "win_multiplier": {
      "base_game": "Starts at x1 at the beginning of each main game spin; increases by 1 for every extra reel added.",
      "free_spins": "Starts at x2 and increases by 2 for every extra reel added. Frames show x8 (8 spins left), x16 (2 left) and x24 (last spin).",
      "display": "Large orange-red number below the reels on the water (x1 idle). The plaque shows the next multiplier after the shift, not the one used for the win just paid.",
      "no_stated_cap": "No maximum multiplier is printed on the captured pages."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 Scatter symbols at the end of a main game spin.",
      "awarded": "10 free spins, plus 2 more for each Scatter above 3.",
      "start_multiplier": "x2",
      "multiplier_step": "+2 per extra reel added",
      "retrigger_extra": "+1 free spin for each +1 symbol on the reels (rules text; not seen on frames).",
      "bet": "Same bet size and bet level as the triggering spin.",
      "ui": "Intro banner '10 FREE SPINS - Multiplier increases x2 after every win!' on a pink fireworks scene with coins. During play a pink 'REMAINING FREE SPIN N' plaque, a TOTAL WIN counter on the bridge, and a night backdrop. Ends on a TOTAL WIN screen with COLLECT.",
      "observed": "TOTAL WIN 1,713.60 at bet 12.00 (frame free_spins_total_win.png).",
      "source_frames": ["free_spins_intro.png", "free_spins_play.png", "free_spins_multiplier_x16.png", "free_spins_last_spin_x24.png", "free_spins_total_win.png"]
    },
    "big_win_tiers": {
      "frames": "BIG WIN (blue banner with half mask, teal glow), MEGA WIN (purple banner with cat mask), SUPER MEGA WIN (pink-red lettering with the lady and jester masks, gold glow). The amount counts up on the banner.",
      "thresholds": null,
      "thresholds_note": "Bet-multiple thresholds for the banners are not printed in the build."
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "present": false,
      "evidence": "No buy button on the field or in menus; scene-tree node feature_buy_button_holder has size 0x0 (engine scaffolding); rules and paytable do not mention purchase."
    },
    "jackpot": false,
    "gamble": false,
    "autoplay": "Auto Spin panel: 10 / 30 / 50 / 80 / 1000 spins; Start Auto Spin button. A red stop button shows the number of spins left (rules, 'Stop'). No stop-on-win or loss-limit options on the captured panel.",
    "turbo": "TURBO toggle on the bottom bar shortens reel spin time (rules: 'in the main game')."
  },
  "screens": {
    "splash": {
      "frames": ["preview_get_started.png", "preview.png"],
      "description": "Portrait art of a jester mask centre with the lady, green, purple and blue masks around it on a magenta firework sky. Green MASK CARNIVAL title on a red ribbon, tagline 'FEATURING SHIFTING REELS WITH INCREASING MULTIPLIERS!', pink GET STARTED button. Bottom: PG logo, 'Licensed in Malta' with MGA, 'Certified by GA / BMM', 'PGSOFT.COM 2026 (c) PG SOFT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED'. preview.png is the loading screen with Loading 0% and an update message.",
      "no_max_win": "No maximum win line on the splash."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "frame": "base_game.png",
      "layout_top_to_bottom": "A gold-trimmed Rialto-bridge Scatter counter at top centre ('2 SCATTER'), under it a plaque (reads '1024 WAYS' when idle or after a win). 5x4 reels, each reel a slightly lighter column. Below the reels the win multiplier (x1) over a gondola on teal water. A pink bridge plaque shows scrolling messages ('MORE FREE SPINS', 'MULTIPLIER INCREASES AFTER...'), or WIN / TOTAL WIN amounts.",
      "info_bar": "Three rounded dark fields in one row: wallet icon + balance (left, 100,000.00), coin stack icon + bet amount (centre, 12.00), WIN ribbon icon + last win (right, 0.00).",
      "bottom_controls": "Left: TURBO lightning button. Then minus circle, large central rose-gold round SPIN button with two circular arrows, plus circle, AUTO play button, hamburger menu at the far right edge.",
      "menu": "Hamburger opens a row: Quit (arrow exit), Sound (speaker), Paytable, Rules, History (WIN ribbon), Close (x). See menu_row.png."
    },
    "bet_options": {
      "frames": ["bet_options_default.png", "bet_options_max.png", "bet_options_min.png"],
      "description": "Bottom sheet with four scrolling columns: Bet Size, Bet Level, Base Bet (fixed 20) and Bet Amount, selected row in a highlighted band with x and = signs; Max Bet (outlined button) and Confirm (filled salmon button); close x at upper right."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "frame": "autoplay.png",
      "description": "Bottom sheet 'Auto Spin' with five choices in a row (10, 30, 50, 80, 1000) and a Start Auto Spin button that is dimmed until a count is chosen. The panel does not scroll."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "frames": "paytable_p1..p5",
      "sections": "Symbol Payout Values; Multiplier (picture of a board with an x8 plaque and rules); Free Spins Feature (three Scatters); 1,024 Ways (correct and wrong adjacency picture with check and cross, worked example)",
      "note": "Scrolling DOM panel with title 'Paytable' in salmon and a close x. Numbers contain no currency, tier values are base-bet units."
    },
    "rules": {
      "frames": "rules_p1..p6",
      "sections": "Game rules (grid, bet, ways, shift), Multiplier, Free Spins Feature, Main Game button explanations (Spin, Stop, Minus, Plus, Wallet Balance, Bet Amount, Win Amount, Auto Spin, Turbo Spin, More Settings, Sound, Paytable, Rules, History, Close), Additional Information.",
      "pc_keyboard": "Space starts a spin; holding Space continues spins; Space while spinning skips the reel animation; Space activates the only on-screen button.",
      "additional_information": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' and a statement that the history page results are final in a dispute."
    },
    "win_screens": {
      "frames": ["win_screen.png", "win_screen_big_win.png", "win_screen_mega.png", "win_screen_super_mega.png", "free_spins_total_win.png"],
      "description": "Base game round end: TOTAL WIN on the plaque (6.24, multiplier x5, bet 0.60). Full-screen banners BIG WIN, MEGA WIN and SUPER MEGA WIN with count-up. Free spins end: full-screen gondola canal scene with TOTAL WIN 1,713.60 and a COLLECT button."
    }
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "audio": "Sound toggle in the menu; no captions or visual audio cues documented.",
    "motor": "Spin by tapping the SPIN button or the game area; tapping stops reels; on PC Space starts and holds to continue. Buttons are large circles at the bottom of a portrait screen. Autoplay and Turbo available.",
    "text": "Panel text is light grey on dark slate; paytable numbers orange-gold on dark; amounts shown as digits.",
    "motion": "Heavy animation on wins (glow, banners, particles, fireworks). Turbo reduces spin time.",
    "language": "English UI. Hidden scene nodes contain unused Spanish and Chinese strings that are not visible."
  },
  "rtp": {
    "value": null,
    "note": "Not printed in the build (Paytable and Rules read in full). Not taken from outside sources here."
  },
  "max_win": {
    "value": null,
    "note": "Not printed in the build (paytable, rules, splash)."
  },
  "version": {
    "value": null,
    "note": "No version or build number is shown in the menu (Quit, Sound, Paytable, Rules, History)."
  },
  "volatility": {
    "value": null,
    "note": "Not printed in the build."
  },
  "studio": "No sub-studio on the splash: only MGA, GA / BMM and PG SOFT credits.",
  "ocr_text": {
    "paytable_p1.png": "Paytable / Symbol Payout Values / Scatter symbol / Wild 5 100 4 50 3 10 / 5 60 4 30 3 5 / 5 50 4 25 3 5 / 5 40 4 20 3 4 / 5 30 4 15 3 4 / A 5 20 4 10 3 3 / K 5 20 4 10 3 3 / Q 5 10 4 5 3 2 / J 5 10 4 5 3 2 / 10 5 10 4 5 3 2 / Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except Scatter symbol. / Multiplier",
    "paytable_p2.png": "Multiplier / At the start of any main game spin, the win multiplier is x1. / During any main game spin, the win multiplier increases by 1 for every extra reel added.",
    "paytable_p3.png": "Free Spins Feature / During any main game spin, Scatter symbols are collected until the end of the main game spin. / At the end of a main game spin, 3 Scatter symbols will trigger the Free Spins Feature with 10 free spins. Each additional Scatter symbol will trigger 2 more free spins. / At the start of the Free Spins Feature, the win multiplier is x2. / During any free spin, the win multiplier increases by 2 for every extra reel added. / 1 free spin is awarded for each +1 symbol on the reels (if any).",
    "paytable_p4.png": "1,024 Ways / Bet ways win if the winning symbols are in succession from the leftmost reel to the right. / Total number of winning bet ways for each symbol are calculated by multiplying the number of adjacent winning symbols on each symbols from the leftmost reel to the right. / From Above Example: 1 x 3 x 2 = 6",
    "paytable_p5.png": "The winning symbol payout is multiplied by the number of winning bet ways. 5 100 4 50 3 10 Total Winnings in this Example: 10 x 6 = 60 / After the payout of every round is made, all reels are shifted to the right with the rightmost reel being shifted out and an extra reel is added to the left. / Additional winning combination will be tallied in every round until no more winning combination can be tallied. / All wins shown in cash.",
    "rules_p1.png": "Game Rules / Mask Carnival / Mask Carnival is a 5-reel 4-row video slot featuring shifting reels and increasing multiplier. / The game is played with 20 base bet for 1,024 ways (fixed), bet level of 1 to 10 and bet size of 0.03 to 0.90. / The Bet Size is set using the \"Bet Size\" selector. / The Bet Level is set using the \"Bet Level\" selector. / The Bet Amount is set using the \"Bet Amount\" selector. / \"Cash Wallet\" displays the cash available for wager. / Winning combinations and payouts are made according to the \"Paytable\". / A bet way win in cash is equal to the value shown in the \"Paytable\" multiplied by the bet size and bet level.",
    "note": "Text above was read from the captured frames by eye (the panels are real DOM text and the team lead verified completeness with panel_coverage); frame-level tesseract output was not used as the source for numbers."
  },
  "anomalies": [
    "paytable_p1: tier 3 for Wild is 10 and the lady mask is 5, cat mask 5: values read from the zoomed frame.",
    "Multiplier plaque shows the post-shift multiplier; see payout_basis.multiplier_banner_caveat.",
    "autoplay.png was captured with bet 0.60 shown in the info bar, other frames at 12.00 (bet was changed between captures).",
    "Old build gi=118; a server error occurred once during capture and a reload reset the demo balance to 100,000.00 (capture-side event, not a game property)."
  ],
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "RTP, max win, volatility and game version are not printed in the build, so they are left null.",
    "The +1 free-spin symbol appears only in rules text; no frame shows it.",
    "Big win, mega win and super mega win thresholds (bet multiples) are not printed and could not be derived from the captured frames.",
    "Whether a free-spin multiplier has an upper cap is not printed; x24 is the highest observed.",
    "free_spins_last_spin_x24.png shows WIN 330.00 at x24 with four cat masks; the way count and Wild contribution on that cascade could not be reconstructed from the single frame, so the frame is not used for payout verification."
  ]
}