Mermaid's Treasure Trove

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Mermaid's Treasure Trove",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "studio_note": "Footer on every screen reads only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' (no sub-studio credit such as Reel Kingdom/Fat Panda). Treated as a direct Pragmatic Play release; studio field intentionally omitted.",
    "theme": "Undersea mermaid / sunken-treasure theme. A purple-haired mermaid wearing a gold crown, gold seashell bikini top and gold belt, with a blue-scaled tail, stands to the right of the reels holding a gold trident/staff. Background is a deep-blue underwater temple scene with ruined stone columns, light rays filtering down from the surface, and small fish silhouettes.",
    "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 29 curated desktop screenshots (approx. 1280x800) + OCR ground truth + zoomed paytable crops.",
    "method_notes": "All symbol payouts read directly from a fully legible zoomed paytable crop (info1.png) at a $2.00 demo bet. Rules text (tumble feature, multiplier wild, free spins, ante bet, buy features, RTP, bet limits, max win) transcribed verbatim from the 7-page in-game rules booklet. Numbers not clearly legible are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and not invented. Grid size (7x7) and cluster-pays mechanic were independently confirmed by the team lead by counting pixels on a base-game frame and reading the in-game rules text ('The game is played on a 7x7 grid of symbols... minimum 5 symbols connected horizontally or vertically') - this is NOT a payline slot despite the internal demo slug prefix 'vs20', which is only an internal bet-multiplier code (visible as 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' in the bet menu), not a line count.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Deep blue/teal underwater scene: sunlit turquoise water gradient at the very top, darkening to navy blue lower down; pale ruined stone columns (temple ruins) visible either side of the reel frame; small light rays and floating bubble particles throughout; seaweed/coral silhouettes at the bottom edge of the screen.",
    "frame": "Ornate carved gold picture-frame border around the 7x7 grid, with scalloped/shell-shaped corner flourishes.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark navy-blue semi-transparent tiles, separated by thin bright cyan/light-blue vertical divider lines between the 7 reel columns.",
    "mermaid_character": "Purple/violet long hair, gold crown with a pale lilac shell ornament, teal-blue fitted bikini top with gold trim, gold belt/hip wrap, blue-and-teal scaled mermaid tail, gold trident-like staff topped with a glowing blue gem.",
    "wordmark_logo": "'Mermaid's' in yellow-gold 3D lettering with brown outline; 'Treasure' in similar gold on the line below; 'TROVE' in smaller gold capitals on a brown ribbon banner beneath; a pale gold scallop-shell ornament sits above the text.",
    "wild_symbol": "Circular glowing bubble, pale blue/lavender fill with a bright cyan glowing outer ring; the multiplier value and the word 'WILD' are printed in bold gold/yellow text inside the bubble (e.g. '50X WILD', '10X WILD').",
    "scatter_symbol": "Square card with a magenta/pink-purple background and gold ornate border, showing the mermaid character's portrait (purple hair, gold crown, holding her staff) with the gold word 'SCATTER' on a dark red ribbon at the bottom of the card.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frame, symbol outlines, buttons, headings, win banners), purple/magenta (BUY FREE SPINS and BUY SUPER FREE SPINS buy-buttons, SCATTER card background, ante-bet panel), green (confirm checkmarks, active toggle switches, paytable navigation arrows), red (CONGRATULATIONS text background plaque, X/cancel buttons), cyan/light-blue (glow effects, reel divider lines, wild-symbol ring)."
  },

  "grid_and_mechanics": {
    "grid": "7 reels x 7 rows (49 symbol positions), confirmed by pixel count on a base-game frame (after_click5.png) and by the in-game rules text 'The game is played on a 7x7 grid of symbols.'",
    "win_mechanic": "Cluster Pays, NOT paylines. Rules text (info1.png / GAME RULES page 1): 'All symbols pay in blocks of minimum 5 symbols connected horizontally or vertically.' A winning cluster is any group of 5 or more of the same symbol touching each other left-right or up-down (diagonal adjacency does not count, per standard Pragmatic Play cluster-pays wording).",
    "bet_mechanic_note": "The demo URL slug is 'vs20mmdtres'; the 'vs20' prefix is an internal Pragmatic Play code and, per the bet menu (bet_menu1.png), corresponds to a 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' value used to compute total bet from bet units x coin value. It does NOT mean '20 paylines' - this game has no paylines at all.",
    "tumble_feature": {
      "name": "TUMBLE FEATURE",
      "rules": "After every spin, winning clusters are paid and all winning symbols explode/disappear except the SCATTER symbol. Remaining symbols fall to the bottom of the grid and empty positions are filled with new symbols falling from above. Tumbling repeats until no further winning combinations appear. All wins from every tumble triggered by one base spin are added together before being paid to the balance.",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png)"
    },
    "multiplier_wild_feature": {
      "name": "MULTIPLIER WILD FEATURE",
      "wild_symbol_rules": "The WILD symbol substitutes for all paying symbols except SCATTER. A WILD is created as a result of any winning cluster that does not already contain one; it appears in a random position within the area of the cluster that spawned it, after the winning symbols have exploded.",
      "multiplier_growth": "A newly created WILD starts at a multiplier of x1. Every additional time it is used in a winning combination, its multiplier increases by x1 and, after the resulting explosion, the WILD moves one position randomly (up/down/left/right) within the area of the winning combination. The multiplier applies to the win of all winning combinations that contain that WILD.",
      "wild_merging": "If 2 or more WILDs are part of the same winning combination, after the combination is paid they merge into a single WILD and their multipliers add together.",
      "symbol_carried_multipliers": "Paying symbols can independently carry a random multiplier attached to them, from the set: 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 100x. When such a symbol is part of a winning combination that also contains a WILD, its carried multiplier is added into the WILD's multiplier after the explosion. If a symbol with a carried multiplier wins WITHOUT a WILD present, the new WILD created by that combination starts from the sum of the multipliers carried by the exploding symbols.",
      "priority_rule": "If 2 or more WILDs are shared across multiple simultaneous winning combinations, they merge by priority: first to the combination with the most WILDs, then to the combination containing the highest-paying symbol.",
      "duration_base_game": "In the base game the multiplier wild(s) persist only until all tumbles from the current spin are finished (they do not carry over to the next spin).",
      "duration_free_spins": "During Free Spins and Super Free Spins, MULTIPLIER WILD symbols are STICKY: they remain on the screen for the whole free-spins round, growing every time they participate in a new win, until the round ends. If a WILD hits on the spin that triggers Free Spins, the round starts with it already on the screen in the same position.",
      "observed_examples": "Base game: a single '2X WILD' seen mid-round (base_game_win.png). Free Spins purchase round: sticky WILDs accumulated to 14x, then the round total win reached $165.40 (fs_total1.png, back_to_base1.png). Super Free Spins purchase round: a WILD started at 10x (buy-super rule confirmed), and sticky WILDs were observed growing through 8x, 10x, 21x, 30x and finally 75x (the highest value captured) before the round ended at $550.10 (sfs_gameplay1/2/3.png, sfs_total1.png).",
      "source": "rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png)"
    }
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payouts read from the fully legible paytable crop (info1.png), captured at a total bet of $2.00. Cluster tiers are exact symbol counts from 5 up to 14, plus a top tier covering 15-49 symbols (49 = full 7x7 grid). Reference multiplier = payout / $2.00 bet, shown alongside each dollar value.",
    "paytable_bet_reference": "$2.00 total bet (CREDIT $100,000.00, BET $2.00 shown in the footer of info1.png)",
    "regular_symbols_high_to_low": [
      {
        "name": "Crown",
        "appearance": "Ornate gold crown with tall spiked points, set with a pale lilac/lavender scallop-shell centerpiece and small teal/green gems around the rim.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$300.00", "14": "$140.00", "13": "$70.00", "12": "$30.00", "11": "$15.00", "10": "$10.00", "9": "$5.00", "8": "$4.00", "7": "$3.00", "6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.50"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "150x", "14": "70x", "13": "35x", "12": "15x", "11": "7.5x", "10": "5x", "9": "2.5x", "8": "2x", "7": "1.5x", "6": "1x", "5": "0.75x"},
        "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Treasure chest",
        "appearance": "Pink/magenta chest with gold trim and hinges, a green gem on the lid clasp, open and overflowing with gold coins.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$200.00", "14": "$120.00", "13": "$60.00", "12": "$25.00", "11": "$12.00", "10": "$8.00", "9": "$4.00", "8": "$3.00", "7": "$2.00", "6": "$1.50", "5": "$1.20"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "100x", "14": "60x", "13": "30x", "12": "12.5x", "11": "6x", "10": "4x", "9": "2x", "8": "1.5x", "7": "1x", "6": "0.75x", "5": "0.6x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Harp",
        "appearance": "Gold ornamental harp/lyre with a curved frame and vertical strings.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$180.00", "14": "$100.00", "13": "$50.00", "12": "$20.00", "11": "$9.00", "10": "$6.00", "9": "$3.00", "8": "$2.00", "7": "$1.50", "6": "$1.20", "5": "$1.00"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "90x", "14": "50x", "13": "25x", "12": "10x", "11": "4.5x", "10": "3x", "9": "1.5x", "8": "1x", "7": "0.75x", "6": "0.6x", "5": "0.5x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Horn (drinking horn / cornucopia)",
        "appearance": "Curved gray-tan drinking-horn shape with a wide gold rim at the open end and a gold-and-gem band (green/orange gems) partway down the horn.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$160.00", "14": "$80.00", "13": "$40.00", "12": "$10.00", "11": "$6.00", "10": "$4.00", "9": "$2.50", "8": "$1.50", "7": "$1.20", "6": "$1.00", "5": "$0.70"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "80x", "14": "40x", "13": "20x", "12": "5x", "11": "3x", "10": "2x", "9": "1.25x", "8": "0.75x", "7": "0.6x", "6": "0.5x", "5": "0.35x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Fish",
        "appearance": "Small gold/orange fish with a dark round eye, side-on view.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$120.00", "14": "$60.00", "13": "$30.00", "12": "$7.00", "11": "$5.00", "10": "$3.00", "9": "$1.50", "8": "$1.20", "7": "$1.00", "6": "$0.70", "5": "$0.60"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "60x", "14": "30x", "13": "15x", "12": "3.5x", "11": "2.5x", "10": "1.5x", "9": "0.75x", "8": "0.6x", "7": "0.5x", "6": "0.35x", "5": "0.3x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Starfish",
        "appearance": "Green five-pointed starfish with a small teal/cyan gem at its center.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$80.00", "14": "$40.00", "13": "$20.00", "12": "$6.00", "11": "$3.00", "10": "$1.50", "9": "$1.20", "8": "$1.00", "7": "$0.70", "6": "$0.60", "5": "$0.50"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "40x", "14": "20x", "13": "10x", "12": "3x", "11": "1.5x", "10": "0.75x", "9": "0.6x", "8": "0.5x", "7": "0.35x", "6": "0.3x", "5": "0.25x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Shell (scallop)",
        "appearance": "Pale blue ribbed scallop shell with a gold trim/outline.",
        "payouts_usd": {"15-49": "$40.00", "14": "$20.00", "13": "$10.00", "12": "$5.00", "11": "$2.50", "10": "$1.20", "9": "$1.00", "8": "$0.70", "7": "$0.60", "6": "$0.50", "5": "$0.40"},
        "payouts_x_bet": {"15-49": "20x", "14": "10x", "13": "5x", "12": "2.5x", "11": "1.25x", "10": "0.6x", "9": "0.5x", "8": "0.35x", "7": "0.3x", "6": "0.25x", "5": "0.2x"},
        "rank": "lowest-paying regular symbol"
      }
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD (Multiplier Wild)",
      "appearance": "A circular pale-blue/lavender glowing bubble with a bright cyan outer glow ring; bold gold/yellow text inside reads '<N>X WILD' where N is the current multiplier value (observed values on captured frames: 1x, 2x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 14x, 15x, 21x, 25x, 30x, 50x, 60x, 75x, 100x, 145x on the promo slide alone).",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all paying symbols except SCATTER. Created by winning clusters as described in 'multiplier_wild_feature' above; carries and accumulates a win multiplier; sticky (persists across spins) only during Free Spins / Super Free Spins.",
      "no_fixed_paytable_entry": "The WILD symbol has no fixed cash payout of its own in the paytable; its effect is purely to substitute and multiply."
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "Square card, magenta/pink-purple background, gold ornate border, showing the mermaid character's head-and-shoulders portrait holding her staff; gold word 'SCATTER' on a dark-red ribbon banner at the bottom of the card.",
      "rules": "Can appear on all reels/anywhere on the 7x7 grid. 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 SCATTER symbols anywhere trigger the FREE SPINS feature, awarding 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 free spins respectively. Unlike regular symbols, SCATTER is NOT removed by the Tumble Feature's symbol explosion.",
      "no_direct_cash_payout_shown": "No standalone cash payout for the SCATTER symbol itself was shown on the paytable page containing it (info1.png) - only its trigger rule is given there."
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_variants": {
      "theoretical_base": 96.54,
      "with_ante_bet": 96.54,
      "with_buy_free_spins": 96.52,
      "with_buy_super_free_spins": 96.54
    },
    "rtp_source": "rules page 4/7 (paytable_p4.png): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.54% / The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.54% / The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.52% / The RTP of the game when using \"BUY SUPER FREE SPINS\" is 96.54%'",
    "volatility": "High - stated as text on rules page 4/7 next to a 5-of-5 filled lightning-bolt icon: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' (Volatility taken from this sentence, not from counting the bolt icons.)",
    "bet_range_ui": "$0.20 to $240.00 (bet +/- control and bet menu; bet_menu1.png showed intermediate values such as $3.00 and $4.50 while adjusting bet units/coin value).",
    "bet_range_rules_text": "MINIMUM BET: $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET: $360.00 (rules page 4/7). The $360.00 figure is the maximum TOTAL bet achievable including the Ante Bet multiplier of x1.5 applied on top of the $240.00 UI base-bet ceiling ($240.00 x 1.5 = $360.00) - this is not a contradiction, it is the ante-inclusive ceiling.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00 (base_game default, after_click5.png)",
    "demo_credit_start": "$100,000.00",
    "grid": "7 reels x 7 rows, cluster pays (minimum 5 connected symbols, horizontal or vertical adjacency); see 'grid_and_mechanics'.",
    "max_win": "10,000x total bet. Rules text (paytable_p3.png / paytable_p6.png): 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet. If the total win of a round reaches 10,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining features are forfeited.' Also shown on the promo splash as 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET'. NOT reached in either captured round (largest observed total win was $550.10 on a $2.00 bet = 275x, from the purchased Super Free Spins round).",
    "ante_bet": {
      "cost_multiplier": "x1.5 of total bet (observed: BET $3.00 shown in the ANTE panel while base total bet was $2.00; toggle labelled 'OFF' in captured frames, so Ante Bet was NOT active during the captured rounds).",
      "effect": "Selecting the higher bet multiplier (rules text calls it 'Bet multiplier 30x' versus normal 'Bet multiplier 20x') makes the chance to trigger Free Spins naturally 3x higher and puts more SCATTER symbols on the reels. The BUY FREE SPINS / BUY SUPER FREE SPINS buttons are disabled while Ante Bet is active.",
      "ui_label": "'EXTRA CHANCE OF SCATTERS' panel with an ON/OFF toggle, positioned in the top-left button stack above/below the buy-feature buttons.",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 (paytable_p3.png) + base_game frame (after_click5.png)"
    },
    "buy_features": {
      "buy_free_spins": {
        "cost": "100x total bet (observed: $200.00 to buy at a $2.00 total bet)",
        "effect": "Instantly triggers the Free Spins feature; 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 SCATTER symbols are guaranteed to hit randomly on the triggering spin (award follows the normal 10/12/14/16/18-spin table).",
        "captured_result": "Purchased for $200.00 at $2.00 bet; triggering spin landed exactly 3 guaranteed SCATTERs and awarded 10 Free Spins; sticky wilds accumulated up to 14x observed; round total win $165.40 over 10 free spins (fs_total1.png)."
      },
      "buy_super_free_spins": {
        "cost": "400x total bet (observed: $800.00 to buy at a $2.00 total bet)",
        "effect": "Instantly triggers the SUPER FREE SPINS feature (same guaranteed-scatter trigger mechanic as Buy Free Spins), but multipliers on WILD symbols start at 10x instead of 1x throughout the round.",
        "captured_result": "Purchased for $800.00 at $2.00 bet; triggering spin landed exactly 3 guaranteed SCATTERs and awarded 10 Free Spins (confirmed on-screen as '10 FREE SPINS'); an extra SCATTER during the round added +1 spin (11 total); first sticky WILD observed at 10x (confirms the 10x-start rule); sticky wilds grew through 8x/10x/21x/30x up to 75x (highest observed); round total win $550.10 over 11 free spins (sfs_total1.png)."
      },
      "source": "rules page 3/7 (paytable_p3.png); buy_fs_dialog1.png; buy_sfs_dialog1.png"
    },
    "win_rules": "Only the highest win is paid per winning cluster/combination. When multiple clusters win on the same spin/tumble, all wins are added to the total win. All wins are multiplied by base bet; values are expressed as actual wins in coins. A Free Spins round's win is only credited to the player's balance after the whole round completes; the win history records the round's whole cumulative win as one entry.",
    "win_rules_source": "rules page 4/7 (paytable_p4.png)",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin; holding SPACE activates turbo spin (on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN').",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels (bottom-left of the reel frame) can be clicked to toggle between coins view and cash view.",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules page 4/7)."
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 SCATTER symbols landing anywhere on the 7x7 grid on a single (tumbled) spin.",
      "spins_awarded": {"3_scatters": 10, "4_scatters": 12, "5_scatters": 14, "6_scatters": 16, "7_scatters": 18},
      "retrigger": "For each additional SCATTER symbol that hits during the Free Spins round, 1 extra free spin is awarded. Confirmed in the captured Buy Super Free Spins round: base award was 10 free spins, an in-round scatter hit added +1, and the round total-win screen read 'IN 11 FREE SPINS'.",
      "wild_persistence": "MULTIPLIER WILD symbols stay on the screen for the whole Free Spins round instead of clearing between spins (sticky). If the triggering spin itself contains WILD symbols, the round begins with them already in place in the same positions.",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the feature' (distinct reel strip weighting is used, per rules text; not independently visually verifiable from screenshots).",
      "background_change": "Free Spins gameplay uses a darker, more shadowed underwater temple background than the base game (visible comparing fs_gameplay2.png / sfs_gameplay screens to after_click5.png), while keeping the same gold frame and mermaid character.",
      "counter_ui": "A purple/blue plaque top-left reads '<N> FREE SPINS' and counts down; the last spin of the round is labelled 'LAST FREE SPIN' instead of a number.",
      "not_naturally_triggered_note": "Both Free Spins rounds captured in this documentation were entered via the paid Buy Free Spins / Buy Super Free Spins features, not via natural SCATTER landings during base-game spins. No naturally-triggered Free Spins round is included in the source screenshots; base-game trigger mechanics above are transcribed from the rules text, not observed live.",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 (paytable_p3.png) + rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png) + feature_coverage frames"
    },
    "super_free_spins": {
      "relationship_to_free_spins": "Same trigger/award/retrigger table as ordinary Free Spins; the only documented difference is the WILD starting multiplier.",
      "wild_start_multiplier": "10x instead of the normal 1x. Directly confirmed on-screen: sfs_gameplay1.png shows a freshly created WILD reading '10X WILD' on the first gameplay spin of the purchased Super Free Spins round.",
      "access": "Only reachable in the captured material via the BUY SUPER FREE SPINS purchase (400x total bet); no evidence in the rules text of a natural random upgrade path from ordinary Free Spins to Super Free Spins was found on the captured rules pages.",
      "source": "rules page 3/7 (paytable_p3.png) + sfs_after_confirm1.png, sfs_trigger1.png, sfs_gameplay1/2/3.png, sfs_total1.png"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview_slide_1": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Full base-game reel grid (7x7) shown behind/around the promo overlay, populated with a dense, colourful sample layout including several SCATTER cards and one visible '50X WILD' bubble. Wordmark 'Mermaid's Treasure TROVE' top-right in gold. Mermaid character stands at far right holding her gold trident staff, in the same pose used throughout the game. A round white recycle/enter icon (two curved arrows forming a circle) sits below the character. Text banner at the bottom reads 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET' in gold/orange. A 'VOLATILITY' pill bottom-right shows 5 filled lightning-bolt icons. A 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox (unchecked, yellow outline) sits at the very bottom-right.",
      "purpose": "First of a 3-slide promo/splash sequence shown before entering the demo.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Max-win banner and volatility pill are gold/white text on dark - legible without colour discrimination; the round enter icon is a white glyph on a dark circle (shape-based)."
    },
    "preview_slide_2": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Same layout/character/logo as slide 1, but the reel grid is now populated mostly with multiple WILD bubbles at different multipliers (8X, 15X, 50X, 5X, 100X, 8X visible simultaneously) to demonstrate the feature. Bottom banner text reads 'WILDS WITH RANDOM MULTIPLIERS'.",
      "purpose": "Second promo slide, explains the Multiplier Wild feature visually.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each wild bubble carries its multiplier as printed text, not colour-coded."
    },
    "preview_slide_3": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Same layout, reel grid shows fewer wilds (10X, 60X, 145X, plus two loose '8X'/'25X'/'50X' floating multiplier labels next to symbols about to be absorbed) to depict a sticky-wild moment. Bottom banner text reads 'IN FREE SPINS WILDS ARE STICKY BETWEEN SPINS'.",
      "purpose": "Third promo slide, explains Free Spins wild stickiness before the player enters the demo.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as above; text-based explanation."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "7-column x 7-row grid centered on screen inside a gold ornate frame with shell-motif corners; underwater temple background visible through and around the frame.",
      "left_side_stack": "Two purple 'BUY FREE SPINS $200.00' and 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS $800.00' plaque buttons stacked top-left (prices scale with current bet); below them a blue/purple 'BET $3.00 EXTRA CHANCE OF SCATTERS' ante panel with a green pill toggle reading 'OFF'.",
      "top_right": "Wordmark logo 'Mermaid's Treasure TROVE' and the mermaid character standing to the right of the reels holding her trident staff.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_icons": "Round hamburger MENU icon ('=', three horizontal lines) opens System Settings; round speaker SOUND icon below/beside it toggles audio; round 'i' INFO icon opens the rules/paytable booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in gold/yellow text, left of center. Clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) center-right; oval '-' (decrease bet) to its left and oval '+' (increase bet) to its right, both opening the bet menu; 'AUTOPLAY' pill button below/right of SPIN.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). BUY buttons are purple with white text and a price - distinguished by label text, not colour alone. Ante toggle position (left=off) plus the word 'OFF' both indicate state."
    },
    "base_game_win_example": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "Captured mid-cascade base-game win: an '8X SHELL' cluster paying $1.20 plus a '5X SHELL' cluster paying $0.40 are itemised in a small left-side win-breakdown box; footer reads 'WIN $1.60' at a $2.00 bet. A '2X WILD' bubble is visible on the grid (created by an earlier tumble in the same spin sequence).",
      "note": "Demonstrates the tumble win-breakdown readout and an in-progress low-value WILD.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win breakdown box uses symbol icon + count + dollar text, not colour coding."
    },
    "paytable_page_1": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1/7 - GAME RULES",
      "content": "Header rule text: 'All symbols pay in blocks of minimum 5 symbols connected horizontally or vertically. The game is played on a 7x7 grid of symbols.' Row of the 7 regular paying symbols (Crown, Chest, Harp, Horn, Fish, Starfish, Shell) each with an 11-row payout table (counts 15-49, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5) in dollars, captured at $2.00 total bet. Below, the SCATTER symbol card with caption 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It can appear on all reels.'",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green nav controls - left triangle (previous page), X (close, center), right triangle (next page). Page indicator 'Page 1/7' bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Nav controls differentiated by shape (triangle/cross/triangle), not colour alone; all payout numbers are printed text."
    },
    "rules_page_2": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "2/7 - TUMBLE FEATURE / MULTIPLIER WILD FEATURE",
      "content": "Full text of the Tumble Feature and Multiplier Wild Feature (see 'grid_and_mechanics' above for verbatim rules); a WILD icon illustration accompanies the Multiplier Wild section.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Body text is white on a dark panel; fully legible without colour cues."
    },
    "rules_page_3": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "3/7 - FREE SPINS / MAX WIN / ANTE BET / BUY FREE SPINS",
      "content": "Full text of the Free Spins trigger/award/retrigger rules, the Max Win cap (10,000x bet), the Ante Bet mechanics (bet multiplier 30x vs 20x), and both Buy Free Spins / Buy Super Free Spins purchase rules (see 'features' and 'technical_summary.buy_features' above for verbatim text).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as other rules pages - plain white text on dark panel."
    },
    "rules_page_4": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "4/7 - GAME RULES (volatility / RTP / bet limits)",
      "content": "VOLATILITY pill (5/5 filled lightning bolts) with the high-volatility explanatory sentence; win-calculation rules (highest win per cluster, multiple clusters summed, wins in coins); Free Spins payout timing; RTP values for all 4 modes (see 'technical_summary.rtp_percent_variants'); MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $360.00; SPACE/ENTER spin controls; malfunction clause.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as other rules pages."
    },
    "rules_page_5": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5/7 - HOW TO PLAY / MAIN GAME INTERFACE",
      "content": "Describes the bet +/- buttons and bet menu, the SPIN button, the hamburger MENU/settings icon, the spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo spin), the sound toggle icon, the 'i' Information icon, CREDIT/BET labels and coins/cash toggle, and the AUTOPLAY button (start/stop by clicking again).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each control is illustrated with its actual icon glyph next to the description text - icon shape, not colour, is the identifying cue."
    },
    "rules_page_6": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6/7 - SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU",
      "content": "Describes INTRO SCREEN / AMBIENT / SOUND FX / GAME HISTORY toggles; information-page navigation arrows and close X; the bet menu's bet multiplier, BET and COIN VALUE +/- fields and total bet readout; repeats the Max Win 10,000x-bet cap text.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as other rules pages."
    },
    "rules_page_7": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7/7 - AUTOPLAY",
      "content": "Explains that clicking a shown autospin-count button starts Autoplay, and that the SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay. Reel grid faintly visible but unlit/inactive behind the panel (last page of the booklet).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as other rules pages."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark translucent panel over the dimmed reels; closed via an 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link with an external-link icon; 'TOTAL BET' adjuster with round white '-' button, dark value field ('$2.00'), round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off switches, top to bottom: 'BATTERY SAVER' (white/off in the captured frame - 'save battery life by reducing animation speed'), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (green/on - 'turn on or off the game music'), 'SOUND FX' (green/on - 'turn on or off the game sounds'), 'INTRO SCREEN' (green/on - 'show the intro screen before starting the game').",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by BOTH switch handle position (left=off/right=on) and switch track colour (white-grey=off / green=on) - position is the non-colour cue, safe for colour-blind users."
    },
    "bet_menu": {
      "type": "info",
      "title": "BET MULTIPLIER 20x panel",
      "content": "Overlay panel with 'BET' row (stepper showing a bet-units value, e.g. '3', with round white '-' and round green '+' buttons), 'COIN VALUE' row (e.g. '$0.05', same +/- steppers), 'TOTAL BET' row (e.g. '$3.00', same +/- steppers), and a green 'BET MAX' button at the bottom. The two BUY FREE SPINS / BUY SUPER FREE SPINS plaques and the ante 'EXTRA CHANCE OF SCATTERS' panel visible behind/left of the overlay update their dollar prices live as the bet changes (observed: $300.00 / $1,200.00 / $4.50 respectively at a $3.00 total bet).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Stepper buttons use +/- glyphs, not colour, to indicate function."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over dimmed reels; 'X' close top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN', 'QUICK SPIN' (both unchecked in the captured frame), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green fill with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track left portion, round green handle) with the value '100' shown to the right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state shown by a white checkmark glyph inside a green box (shape + fill, not colour alone); unchecked boxes are simply empty outlines."
    },
    "buy_free_spins_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Purple/magenta ribbon-shaped dialog reading 'BUY FREE SPINS' and the price '$200.00' in large gold text, flanked by two gold diamond/gem ornaments. Below: a red 'X' cancel button (left) and a green checkmark confirm button (right). Footer shows updated CREDIT ($99,960.00) and unchanged TOTAL BET ($2.00).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm distinguished by icon shape (X vs checkmark), not colour alone, though red/green is also used redundantly."
    },
    "buy_super_free_spins_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Same dialog style as Buy Free Spins but reading 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS' and price '$800.00'. Footer shows CREDIT $99,925.40 and TOTAL BET $2.00 at time of purchase.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Same as buy_free_spins_dialog."
    },
    "free_spins_trigger_spin": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "The guaranteed triggering spin immediately after a Buy Free Spins / Buy Super Free Spins purchase, showing exactly 3 SCATTER cards landed on the grid (captured for both the regular and super purchase) alongside a small in-progress tumble win. Two purple 'FEATURE ACTIVE' plaques appear top-left in place of the buy buttons.",
      "color_blind_notes": "SCATTER identity is shown by portrait art + text label 'SCATTER', not colour alone."
    },
    "free_spins_award_screen": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Full-screen 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / <N> / FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' announcement on a dark blue-green underwater background with green seaweed fronds, small bubbles, scattered gold coins and a red starfish decoration; the awarded number is shown in large gold digits on a dark red ribbon plaque. Purple 'FREE SPINS LEFT' style counter plaque top-left shows the same number.",
      "observed_values": "10 FREE SPINS shown for both the Buy Free Spins purchase (fs_gameplay1.png) and the Buy Super Free Spins purchase (sfs_trigger1.png), matching the 3-scatter award tier.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Awarded spin count is large gold numerals on dark red - high contrast, no colour discrimination needed."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "reels": "Same 7x7 grid and gold frame as the base game, but the underwater background is noticeably darker/more shadowed (deep-sea temple ruins, less surface light).",
      "top_left_counter": "Purple/blue plaque reading '<N> FREE SPINS' (or 'LAST FREE SPIN' on the final spin), replacing the buy-feature buttons for the duration of the round.",
      "win_readout": "Win amount and win-breakdown box shown at the bottom during/after each spin, e.g. 'WIN $0.94' with '5X [horn icon] PAYS $0.70' itemised, or 'WIN $204.00' with '5X [shell icon] PAYS $0.40 x 30 = $12.00' itemised alongside a taller breakdown box listing several simultaneous cluster wins (symbol icon, count, per-symbol multiplier, dollar amount) for bigger multi-cluster tumbles.",
      "sticky_wilds": "One or more '<N>X WILD' bubbles remain visible on the grid between spins, with N increasing over the round (regular Free Spins observed starting at 1X; Super Free Spins observed starting at 10X per the buy-super rule).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state signalled by BOTH a background/palette shift (darker underwater tone) AND text ('FREE SPINS LEFT' counter, 'LAST FREE SPIN') - not colour alone. WILD multiplier is printed as text on every bubble."
    },
    "free_spins_round_total_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "End-of-round summary, same 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / <amount> / IN <N> FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' layout as the award screen, now showing the round's cumulative cash win. A 'LAST FREE SPIN' plaque remains top-left; a small win-breakdown box (partially visible, e.g. line items such as '7 [icon] x12 $12.00', '6 [icon] x7 $4.90', '5 [icon] x19 $22.80') is shown at the left edge summarising the final cascade.",
      "observed_results": "Buy Free Spins round: 'YOU HAVE WON $165.40 IN 10 FREE SPINS' (fs_total1.png). Buy Super Free Spins round: 'YOU HAVE WON $550.10 IN 11 FREE SPINS' (sfs_total1.png) - the 11th spin resulted from a +1 retrigger from an extra scatter landing mid-round.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold text on a dark red plaque - legible without colour discrimination."
    },
    "return_to_base_game": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Grid returns to the brighter base-game background; footer text reads 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' and shows the updated CREDIT balance reflecting the round win credited to the player, with WIN still displaying the round's total (e.g. 'WIN $165.40'). Any WILD bubbles still on-screen from the final free spin (e.g. '14X WILD', '21X WILD', '8X WILD') remain visible as a freeze-frame before the next base-game spin clears them.",
      "color_blind_notes": "'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' text plus the reversion to the brighter background both signal state change, not colour alone."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across all screens: hamburger menu + sound + info icons stacked bottom-left; bet -/+ around the central SPIN button; AUTOPLAY below/right of SPIN; BUY FREE SPINS / BUY SUPER FREE SPINS / ANTE panel stacked top-left during base game. The rules/paytable booklet is a fixed 7-page linear sequence (previous/close/next + 'Page n/7' indicator) - identical navigation pattern on every page.",
    "motor": "Large round click targets; the central SPIN button is the largest single target. SPACE/ENTER keys also start/stop spins and SPACE-hold triggers turbo, giving a keyboard-only path. Autoplay (with configurable spin count and a SKIP SCREENS option) reduces the number of clicks needed for extended play.",
    "color_blind": "Most affordances are non-colour: WILD multiplier values and SCATTER identity are always given as printed text/portrait art, not colour alone; paytable navigation arrows are shape-differentiated (triangle/cross/triangle); toggle switches use handle position in addition to on/off colour; buy-feature buttons are labelled with full text and a price, not just colour. Residual risk: the purple BUY buttons, the purple ante panel and the magenta SCATTER card share a similar magenta/purple hue family, but each carries distinguishing text/art so identification does not depend on colour alone.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are purely decorative toggles in Settings. All game state (win amounts, spins remaining, wild multipliers, feature triggers) is conveyed through on-screen text and numerals."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact cash payout (if any) for the SCATTER symbol on its own is not shown on the captured paytable page - only its trigger rule ('3 or more anywhere trigger Free Spins') is given; no per-count SCATTER dollar table was found in the captured screenshots.",
    "Whether Super Free Spins can be reached by any means other than the paid 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS' purchase (e.g. a random upgrade from a naturally-triggered ordinary Free Spins round) is not stated on the captured rules pages and was not observed.",
    "A naturally (non-purchased) triggered Free Spins round was not captured - both Free Spins rounds documented here were entered via Buy Free Spins / Buy Super Free Spins. Natural SCATTER-trigger frequency/behaviour is transcribed from rules text only, not directly observed.",
    "Maximum win (10,000x bet) was not reached or closely approached in either captured round (largest observed total win was 275x bet, from the Super Free Spins purchase).",
    "Exact pixel-for-pixel wording of the small 'special reels are in play during the feature' claim (rules page 2/7) could not be visually cross-checked against reel-strip composition from the screenshots alone."
  ]
}