Mystery of the Nile

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Mystery of the Nile",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "provider_ref": "mysteryofthenile-96 (read from the src of the cross-domain launcher iframe, player.eu.demo.pushgaming.com)",
    "art_style": "Flat-shaded 2D cartoon/vector illustration with clean dark outlines and stylised Egyptian-hieroglyph ornamentation; symbols and characters are painted with soft cel-shading rather than photorealistic rendering. Straight-on / front-facing view of the reel grid inside a carved stone temple frame (no isometric or top-down perspective). Two distinct lighting moods are used deliberately: the base game sits in a cool, dim blue-green sunken-temple setting (underwater/tomb feel, teal fog, glowing turquoise Mystery Stack pillars), while the Free Spins feature and the trigger/award popups switch to a warm, bright golden-desert-daylight palette (sandstone temple, two glowing-eyed jackal statues, warm amber light rays). Overall tone is adventure/treasure-hunt rather than horror, despite the skull-faced Wild character.",
    "theme": "Ancient-Egypt / Nile treasure-hunt theme built around a set of Egyptian deity-styled character portraits (Anubis, Bastet), a golden Pharaoh death-mask, Egyptian iconography (scarab beetle, Eye of Horus/Wadjet ankh symbol) and a skull-faced mummy/wraith Wild.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 56 desktop screenshots (1280x800) of slot 05268a57-af44-4fee-9186-475c472b9207 + OCR ground truth + zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "Every screenshot in the manifest was opened and visually inspected (several a second time, after an initial batch was dropped by the viewing tool for size/limit reasons). Numeric paytable values were cross-checked with scripts/ocr.py and scripts/zoom.py crops. Two frames (Wild symbol crop, Golden Pharaoh crop used for logo_refs) were re-cropped tighter than the capturer's originals specifically to exclude baked-in text ('Wild' wordmark) per the no-text-in-logo-ref rule.",
    "language": "English",
    "wordmark_in_game": "MYSTERY OF THE NILE (large 3D gold/blue/purple lettering with wings under the O, on the splash/feature-intro and free-spins-award screens) with a smaller red-and-white 'PUSH BET' badge directly underneath the wordmark as part of the same title lockup. The in-game wordmark and the catalogue name are the SAME text ('Mystery of the Nile'); the 'PUSH BET' badge is a feature-branding sub-element of the composition, not a separate title."
  },

  "corrections_to_brief": {
    "note": "Three factual corrections vs. the team-lead brief / manifest notes, found by directly viewing the frames referenced. Flagging per project rule (verify, don't just comply) rather than silently overriding.",
    "items": [
      {
        "claim_in_brief_or_manifest": "'ВЕРСИИ СБОРКИ В БУКЛЕТЕ НЕТ ВООБЩЕ — капчурер проверил rules_p12 и rules_p13, секции нет' (manifest.version.value=null, note='no Server/Client version string found on rules_p12/rules_p13')",
        "observed": "rules_p12.png DOES print a version line at the very bottom of the 'Additional Information' section, directly below the max-win sentence: 'Server Version: 1.2.0' and 'Client Version: 4.194.3 01-07-2026'. Verified twice with a x5/x6 pixel zoom crop (scripts/zoom.py) to rule out OCR misread (tesseract itself misread it as '12.0'/'4.94.3', but the zoomed pixels clearly show '1.2.0' and '4.194.3'). rules_p13.png ('KNOW THE GAME' shield-tab summary) indeed has NO version line -- that half of the original claim is correct, it is only rules_p12 that was misread.",
        "action_taken": "Recorded Server Version 1.2.0 / Client Version 4.194.3 (01-07-2026) in technical_summary.build_version below, sourced from rules_p12.png, contradicting the manifest's version.value=null."
      },
      {
        "claim_in_brief_or_manifest": "manifest note on bonus_buy_dialog.png: 'верх списка: Full-Screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols (125.00 fun) и 8 Free Spins (46.35 fun)'",
        "observed": "The actual pixels of bonus_buy_dialog.png show the list scrolled to the MIDDLE of the Bonus Buy dialog (the '12 Free Spins' / 'Random Free Spins' rows), not the top. The true top-of-list view (Full-Screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols 125.00 fun + 8 Free Spins 46.35 fun) exists only in the intermediate/unpromoted file `_dialog_top.png`, which is not part of the shipped manifest.",
        "action_taken": "Described bonus_buy_dialog.png in screens.bonus_buy_dialog below as what it actually shows (12 Free Spins / Random Free Spins rows). All five bonus-buy variants and their exact prices/RTPs are independently confirmed via rules_p8/p9 (in-game booklet) and rules_p13 (KNOW THE GAME summary), so no numeric claim depends on this mislabeled note."
      },
      {
        "claim_in_brief_or_manifest": "manifest note on free_spins_random_gameplay.png: 'Random Free Spins ... выпали как 8 Free Spins (Free Spins 1/8)'",
        "observed": "The frame's own on-screen counter reads 'Free Spins: 4/9', i.e. the round was awarded 9 total free spins (likely 8 base + 1 Mystery-Stack retrigger by the time this frame was captured), not 8.",
        "action_taken": "Recorded the observed count (up to 9, growing) in feature_coverage / features.free_spins_random below instead of the manifest's '8'."
      }
    ]
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Cool dark teal/blue-green sunken stone temple, foggy/underwater feel, with faint turquoise ambient light and swaying green reeds/seaweed at the bottom corners.",
    "reel_frame": "Weathered grey-blue carved stone pillars and lintel forming the outer reel frame, with hieroglyph-style diamond ornaments in a horizontal row across the top lintel and a small skull-faced idol carving at the top-left corner.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark charcoal/near-black semi-transparent cells with a faint green mist/flame effect licking up from the bottom of card-suit symbols.",
    "free_spins_background": "Switches to a warm golden desert-temple scene: sandstone pillars, warm amber/orange light, two tall glowing-blue-eyed jackal (Anubis) statues flanking the reels.",
    "pharaoh_reveal_background": "Dark teal/blue temple background (same family as base game) behind a 5x3 grid of round bronze/silver coin medallions.",
    "popup_panels": "Info/paytable/rules/settings/autoplay/bonus-buy panels: near-black panel on the right half of the screen, white/light-grey body text, small red vertical accent bars next to section headings, white section headings.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (title wordmark, Golden Pharaoh symbol, 'Bonus' wordmark lettering, coin medallions), purple/magenta (Push Bet banner and toggle, J and K letter symbols), red (Buy buttons, Anubis card background, Wild symbol card background), teal/turquoise (Mystery Stack glow, Bastet card background, Eye of Horus symbol), green (Q letter symbol, Scarab symbol, flame wisps on royal letters)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All currency payouts read from the paytable at its printed bet anchor: 'All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of 0.50 fun' (paytable_p1.png header, OCR-confirmed). Multiplier = printed value / 0.50. Values were cross-checked pixel-by-pixel with scripts/zoom.py on paytable_p1.png/p2.png where OCR was noisy.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Wild Symbol",
      "appearance": "A screaming skull-faced mummy/wraith character (grey-white face, red glowing eye sockets, open fanged jaw) wrapped in purple bandage-like cloth, on a warm red/orange card background, with the word 'Wild' in gold 3D lettering across the bottom of the card.",
      "payouts": {"5": "100.00 fun (x200)", "4": "12.50 fun (x25)", "3": "2.50 fun (x5)"},
      "rules": "Substitutes for all other symbols except the Mystery Stack Symbol, Instant Prize Symbol, and Bonus Symbol.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png; rules_p3.png"
    },
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Anubis",
        "appearance": "Dark-red jackal-headed Egyptian figure in profile, gold-and-teal-striped collar/headdress with a round green gem, sharp white teeth bared, on a fiery red/orange card background.",
        "payouts": {"5": "100.00 fun (x200)", "4": "12.50 fun (x25)", "3": "2.50 fun (x5)"},
        "note": "Same payout tier as the Wild symbol -- the two joint-highest-paying regular symbols."
      },
      {
        "name": "Bastet",
        "appearance": "Blue cat-headed Egyptian figure, striped orange-and-teal nemes headdress, purple eye makeup, on a cool blue card background.",
        "payouts": {"5": "37.50 fun (x75)", "4": "5.00 fun (x10)", "3": "1.25 fun (x2.5)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Scarab",
        "appearance": "Stylised orange/red scarab beetle with a teal gem body, on a weathered stone-tablet card shape (no rectangular card border, unlike the character symbols).",
        "payouts": {"5": "20.00 fun (x40)", "4": "3.00 fun (x6)", "3": "0.60 fun (x1.2)"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Eye of Horus",
        "appearance": "Green stone Wadjet/ankh-style eye emblem on the same weathered stone-tablet shape as the Scarab.",
        "payouts": {"5": "15.00 fun (x30)", "4": "2.50 fun (x5)", "3": "0.50 fun (x1)"}
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "orange/gold letter with a small green flame/leaf flourish at its base", "payouts": {"5": "5.00 fun (x10)", "4": "1.00 fun (x2)", "3": "0.25 fun (x0.5)"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "purple/magenta letter with the same green flourish", "payouts": {"5": "4.00 fun (x8)", "4": "0.80 fun (x1.6)", "3": "0.20 fun (x0.4)"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "green letter with the same green flourish", "payouts": {"5": "3.00 fun (x6)", "4": "0.60 fun (x1.2)", "3": "0.15 fun (x0.3)"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue letter with the same green flourish", "payouts": {"5": "2.00 fun (x4)", "4": "0.40 fun (x0.8)", "3": "0.10 fun (x0.2)"}}
    ],
    "bonus_scatter": {
      "name": "Bonus Symbol",
      "appearance": "A green-skinned demon/guardian mask with fanged grin and gold headdress, gold 3D 'Bonus' wordmark across the bottom of the card.",
      "rules": "Acts as a Scatter Symbol. 3 or more Bonus Symbols landing anywhere on the reels during the Base Game trigger the Free Spins Feature (3 -> 8 Free Spins, 4 -> 10 Free Spins, 5 -> 12 Free Spins). Only available during the Base Game, not during Free Spins.",
      "source": "paytable_p7.png / p8.png; rules_p5.png/p6.png"
    },
    "mystery_stack": {
      "name": "Mystery Stack Symbol",
      "appearance": "A tall ornate turquoise-and-gold decorative pillar/column that fills an entire reel column, shown mid-reveal with shimmering white/gold light streaks.",
      "rules": "A mystery symbol that can land on any reel position. Landing 3+ in the Base Game nudges them to fill their whole respective reel and turns them gold; the centre of each stack then spins through all possible symbols and lands the SAME symbol type on every stack (any regular paying symbol or the Golden Pharaoh Symbol -- excludes Wild and Scatter/Bonus). 3+ Mystery Stacks award wins on all 10 win lines regardless of whether the revealed symbols are consecutive left-to-right; if a pre-existing leftmost-winline prize (evaluated before the reveal) is higher than the Mystery Stack payout, the higher prize is awarded instead. During Free Spins, each newly landed Mystery Stack awards one additional Free Spin and stays on the reels for the rest of the feature; with up to 2 stacks on the reels they reveal instantly without spinning through symbols, with 3+ the Multiplier Meter (see features) activates.",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png/p4.png; rules_p3.png/p4.png/p9.png/p10.png"
    },
    "golden_pharaoh": {
      "name": "Golden Pharaoh Symbol",
      "appearance": "A gilded pharaoh bust/death-mask wearing a blue-and-gold striped nemes headdress, inside a rounded gold picture frame decorated with small purple gem corner ornaments and green leaf sprigs, with a red gem set at the base of the frame.",
      "rules": "Not a regular paying symbol shown in the base paytable grid; it is the specific reveal that a Mystery Stack can land instead of a regular symbol. When a Mystery Stack reveals the Golden Pharaoh Symbol (Base Game or Free Spins), the Pharaoh Reveal Feature is triggered.",
      "source": "paytable_p4.png; rules_p4.png/p6.png"
    },
    "pharaoh_reveal_special_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Instant Prize Symbol",
        "appearance": "Round bronze/silver coin medallions printed with a plain number (seen on frames: x1, x2, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100 and, per the paytable text, up to x250, x500, x1000).",
        "rules": "A Base Bet multiplier symbol that can land during the Pharaoh Reveal Feature. Available values: x1, x2, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x250, x500, x1000.",
        "source": "paytable_p5.png; rules_p5.png"
      },
      {
        "name": "Multiplier Symbol",
        "appearance": "Not directly captured on a Pharaoh Reveal frame in this set, but described in the paytable as a card icon.",
        "rules": "Can land during the Pharaoh Reveal Feature. When it lands it multiplies the value of ALL Instant Prize and Collector Symbols currently on the reels by its own value, then is itself removed from the reels (the emptied position re-spins through possible prizes). Available values: x2, x3, x5, x10, x20.",
        "source": "paytable_p6.png; rules_p6.png"
      },
      {
        "name": "Collector Symbol",
        "appearance": "A large gold-and-teal ornate letter 'C' medallion.",
        "rules": "Can land during the Pharaoh Reveal Feature. When it lands, it collects the value of all other Instant Prize Symbols on the reels and itself transforms into an Instant Prize Symbol at the end of the current respin; all Instant Prize Symbols are removed from the reels once collected. Observed on frame bonus_pharaoh_trigger.png/bonus_pharaoh_reveal.png as a green tile showing the accumulated value '108' before conversion.",
        "source": "paytable_p7.png; rules_p6.png; bonus_pharaoh_trigger.png"
      }
    ]
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "reels_and_grid": "5 reels, 3 rows (fixed 5x3 grid, no expanding rows observed).",
    "reels_source": "rules_p1.png: 'Mystery of the Nile is a 5-reel slot game with 3 symbols per reel.'",
    "win_mechanic": "10 fixed win lines (paylines), left-to-right adjacency, highest win per line is paid, wins on separate lines are added.",
    "win_lines_source": "paytable_p10.png (10 numbered zig-zag line diagrams over the 5x3 grid); rules_p3.png",
    "payout_basis": {
      "value": "total (current) bet -- CONFIRMED BY MEASUREMENT, not by the rulebook wording",
      "evidence": "base_game_win.png shows WIN 0.25 fun at Total Bet 0.50 fun; the paytable prints the 'A' letter symbol 3-of-a-kind tier as exactly 0.25 fun at the same 0.50 fun anchor (paytable_p2.png). 0.25 = (0.25/0.50) x 0.50 (whole-bet basis); dividing by the 10 win lines would give 0.025, which does not match.",
      "caveat": "rules_p2.png's own 'Payout Rules' section says (dословно) 'The paytable reflects the current bet configuration, based on the bet per line' -- this literal wording CONTRADICTS the measured basis (matches provider playbook P-U06: 'the booklet argues with itself about payout basis'). The measured, arithmetic-verified basis (total/current bet) is what is documented here; the rulebook's own conflicting sentence is noted for completeness only."
    },
    "rtp_percent": {
      "without_push_bet": 96.35,
      "with_push_bet": 96.36,
      "source": "rules_p12.png ('Additional Information'), verbatim: 'The theoretical average return to player (RTP) using the Push Bet is 96.36%. The theoretical average return to player (RTP) without using the Push Bet is 96.35%.' Independently repeated verbatim on rules_p13.png ('KNOW THE GAME' summary tab)."
    },
    "volatility": "Not printed anywhere in the in-game booklet (all 10 paytable pages + 13 rules pages + the KNOW THE GAME summary were checked). Not documented here per provider playbook guidance (P-U05): the showcase/website value was not read as part of this frame-only documentation task and is left as an open field rather than guessed.",
    "bet_min": "0.10 fun",
    "bet_max": "100.00 fun",
    "bet_source": "bet_select_min.png (first row of the Total Bet list = 0.10 fun) and bet_select_max.png (last row = 100.00 fun); confirmed the panel was fully scrolled in both directions (P-U07 wheel-capture caveat handled per manifest.bet_limits_verified).",
    "demo_default_bet": "0.50 fun",
    "demo_starting_balance": "1,000.00 fun",
    "currency_note": "'fun' is the demo-token label shown by the game UI, not a real currency; not treated as the game's currency value.",
    "max_win": {
      "value": "10,000x the current bet, per game round",
      "printed_three_times_three_ways": [
        "rules_p2.png, 'Win Cap' section (near the START of the booklet): 'This game has a win cap of 10,000x the current bet amount per game round.'",
        "paytable_p3.png, 'Max Win' section (in the paytable's Features block): 'The maximum payout per game round is 10,000x the current Base Bet amount.'",
        "rules_p12.png / rules_p13.png, 'Additional Information' (near/at the END of the booklet): 'This game has a maximum win of 10,000x and as a result, some hypothetically possible results have been prevented. This restriction has been included in RTP calculations.'"
      ],
      "note": "Round number, all three canonical phrasings present, plus the explicit 'restriction ... included in RTP calculations' caveat -- matches the provider's documented pattern for a genuinely imposed win cap (playbook P-U02/P-U11), as opposed to an un-rounded structural maximum."
    },
    "build_version": {
      "server_version": "1.2.0",
      "client_version": "4.194.3",
      "client_date": "01-07-2026",
      "source": "rules_p12.png, very bottom of the 'Additional Information' section, directly under the max-win sentence. Verified with a x5/x6 pixel zoom crop against a tesseract OCR misread (tesseract read '12.0'/'4.94.3', dropping a digit each time). See corrections_to_brief above -- this contradicts the manifest/brief claim that no version string exists on this build."
    },
    "malfunction_clause": "'MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS.' (rules_p12.png, rules_p13.png)",
    "incomplete_game_clause": "'Incomplete games will be automatically resolved after 48 hours. Any winnings resulting from automatic resolve shall be paid to the player's account. Where an incomplete game cannot be resolved, the stake will be returned to the player.' (rules_p12.png)",
    "keyboard_controls": "Spacebar starts a spin (same as clicking Spin) and can also be pressed to skip/quick-play animations during a round, per rules_p1.png: 'To start a game round, press the Spin button. Alternatively, press the keyboard space bar.' / 'To skip certain animations during a game round, press anywhere on the screen. Alternatively, press the keyboard space bar.'",
    "reel_config_note": "rules_p12.png also states: 'Different reel configurations are used, depending on the progression in the Free Spins Feature.' -- confirms the reels are not static across the whole Free Spins round (consistent with the Mystery Stack nudge/lock behaviour observed on frames)."
  },

  "features": {
    "push_bet": {
      "name": "Push Bet",
      "mechanic": "An ante-style toggle above the Total Bet list, shown as a purple banner reading 'PUSH BET – INCREASE chance to win feature' with an ON/OFF switch. Raises the Base Bet by 20% for that spin/round and increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature. Wins are still evaluated on the Base Bet amount, not the raised Push Bet amount. Can only be deactivated at the end of a game round; if autoplay is running, autoplay must be switched off first to deactivate Push Bet.",
      "cost": "+20% of the selected Base Bet",
      "rtp_effect": "Raises RTP from 96.35% to 96.36% (see technical_summary.rtp_percent) -- direction is NOT assumed, it is the number printed in the booklet for this specific game.",
      "state_observed": "Toggle was left OFF throughout the captured frames (default state); the ON/highlighted visual state was not captured.",
      "source": "rules_p8.png/p9.png (mechanic text); bet_select_panel.png/bet_select_min.png/bet_select_max.png (toggle UI, OFF state); rules_p12.png (RTP numbers)"
    },
    "pharaoh_reveal_feature": {
      "trigger": "Triggered when a Mystery Stack reveals the Golden Pharaoh Symbol (can happen during the Base Game or during Free Spins). Separately, the feature 'can be triggered randomly on any spin during the Base Game' via an anticipation mechanic: the game anticipates during the spin and, if successful, guarantees a minimum of 2 Mystery Stacks (with 2 landed, the feature triggers directly; with 3+, the normal nudge-and-fill sequence plays out); if unsuccessful the spin resumes as usual.",
      "mechanic": "Every Mystery Stack position spins through and lands one of: Instant Prize Symbols, Bonus Symbols (Base Game only), Multiplier Symbols, or Collector Symbols. Multiplier Symbols multiply the value of all current Instant Prize/Collector symbols by their own value (x2/x3/x5/x10/x20) and are then removed (their position re-spins for a new prize). Collector Symbols absorb the value of all other Instant Prize Symbols and become an Instant Prize Symbol themselves at the end of the respin.",
      "payout": "Once the feature concludes, the player is awarded an amount equal to the sum of all Instant Prize and Collector Symbols' values, multiplied by the Base Bet amount.",
      "purchasable": "Yes -- 'Full-Screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols' bonus-buy option (see features.bonus_buy), which fills the entire 5x3 grid with Instant Prize/Collector positions immediately rather than requiring an organic Mystery Stack trigger.",
      "example_observed": "Purchase for 125.00 fun (Base Bet 0.50 fun) produced a grid of coin medallions (values 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 10, 2, 25, 50, 2 and a Collector at 108) and paid a 'SUPER WIN' of 90.00 fun (balance 875.00 -> 965.00 fun).",
      "source": "rules_p4.png/p5.png/p6.png/p7.png; bonus_pharaoh_confirm.png, bonus_pharaoh_trigger.png, bonus_pharaoh_reveal.png, bonus_pharaoh_win.png"
    },
    "free_spins_feature": {
      "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 Bonus (Scatter) Symbols landing anywhere on the reels during the Base Game award 8, 10 or 12 Free Spins respectively. Bonus Symbols only appear during the Base Game.",
      "bonus_popup_enhancement": "Immediately after the trigger, a 'Bonus Popup' reveals the spin count and an enhancement level: No Mystery Stack, or 1/2/3 Mystery Stacks pre-placed on the initial Free Spins spin.",
      "in_round_mechanic": "During Free Spins, any newly landed Mystery Stack nudges to fill its whole reel and reveals a regular paying symbol or the Golden Pharaoh Symbol (stays on the reels for the rest of the round). Each new Mystery Stack that lands awards one additional Free Spin -- observed live: the counter grew 8 -> 10 -> 11 -> 12 -> 13 within one purchased round (see feature_coverage). With up to 2 Mystery Stacks on the reels they reveal instantly; with 3+ the Multiplier Meter activates.",
      "multiplier_meter": {
        "appearance": "A horizontal strip of small symbol tiles (J, Q, K, A, Eye of Horus, Scarab, Anubis, Bastet, Golden Pharaoh) directly above the reel frame; each tile that has been triggered shows a small dark-blue 'x2' (or higher) badge underneath it.",
        "mechanic": "Activates once 3+ Mystery Stacks are on the reels. Mystery Stacks then randomly spin through and select a regular paying symbol (or Golden Pharaoh Symbol) for each remaining Free Spin. Each time the Mystery Stacks reveal the SAME symbol again, that symbol's own multiplier in the Meter increases; each symbol's multiplier caps at x128. The Multiplier Meter value for a symbol is applied to the total win generated by that symbol.",
        "source": "paytable_p9.png/p10.png; rules_p9.png/p10.png; free_spins_gameplay.png, free_spins_multiplier.png (both show live 'x2' badges under multiple symbol columns)"
      },
      "purchasable_variants": "See features.bonus_buy -- 3/4/5 Bonus Symbols, plus a Random Bonus Symbols option.",
      "source": "paytable_p7.png/p8.png; rules_p6.png/p7.png/p8.png"
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "how_to_access": "Star icon in the right-hand vertical control column opens the 'BONUS BUY' panel; Base Bet can be adjusted with +/- controls at the bottom of the panel, each option has its own price (which scales with Base Bet) and its own 'BUY' button, followed by a confirmation dialog (OK/Cancel) that restates the price and an (i) info icon.",
      "variants": [
        {"name": "Full-Screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols", "price": "250x Base Bet (125.00 fun at 0.50 fun Base Bet)", "rtp_percent": 96.43, "effect": "Immediately fills the whole grid for a Pharaoh Reveal Feature round."},
        {"name": "3 Bonus Symbols (8 Free Spins)", "price": "92.7x Base Bet (46.35 fun at 0.50 fun Base Bet)", "rtp_percent": 96.26, "effect": "Guarantees a 3-Bonus-Symbol Free Spins trigger (8 spins)."},
        {"name": "4 Bonus Symbols (10 Free Spins)", "price": "149.7x Base Bet (74.85 fun at 0.50 fun Base Bet)", "rtp_percent": 96.33, "effect": "Guarantees a 4-Bonus-Symbol Free Spins trigger (10 spins)."},
        {"name": "5 Bonus Symbols (12 Free Spins)", "price": "229.3x Base Bet (114.65 fun at 0.50 fun Base Bet)", "rtp_percent": 96.37, "effect": "Guarantees a 5-Bonus-Symbol Free Spins trigger (12 spins)."},
        {"name": "Random Bonus Symbols / Random Free Spins", "price": "125x Base Bet (62.50 fun at 0.50 fun Base Bet)", "rtp_percent": 96.36, "effect": "Awards a random one of the 3/4/5-Bonus-Symbol Free Spins outcomes. Observed run landed on a round that reached at least 9 total Free Spins (frame read 'Free Spins: 4/9')."}
      ],
      "source": "rules_p8.png/p9.png (in-booklet Bonus Buy section, verbatim prices/RTPs) and rules_p13.png (KNOW THE GAME summary tab, identical numbers repeated) -- two independent in-game readings agree exactly."
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview_sound_prompt": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "First screen on demo load, before any game art is visible: near-black background, large white heading 'Enable Sounds', sub-heading 'Would you like to enable sounds?', two dark rectangular buttons 'YES' / 'NO' side by side, a faint headphone icon below them with caption 'For the ultimate experience use headphones'.",
      "purpose": "Browser-autoplay sound consent gate; does not show any game branding yet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Pure text buttons with clear English labels, high-contrast white-on-black -- no color-only information."
    },
    "preview_features": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Feature-intro slideshow overlay on the temple background. Top-center: the full title lockup -- 'MYSTERY OF THE NILE' in large 3D gold/blue/purple letters with small wings under the 'O', and a red-and-white 'PUSH BET' badge directly beneath it. Below, three equal panels each with an icon, a bold gold caption and a smaller white caption: (1) 'MYSTERY STACKS / REVEALING MYSTERY SYMBOLS' with an icon of three vertical teal-and-gold stack tiles and an arrow morphing into a jackal-head symbol; (2) 'GOLDEN PHARAOH SYMBOL / REVEAL SPECIAL SYMBOLS AND INSTANT PRIZES' with the gold pharaoh-mask icon; (3) 'FREE SPINS FEATURE / PROGRESSIVE FREE SPINS' with a fanned trio of green 'Bonus' cards. Footer text 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'.",
      "purpose": "Teaches the three core mechanics before entering the game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each panel is identified by its own icon shape and by full English text captions, not by color alone."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5-reel x 3-row grid centered on screen, framed by weathered blue-grey stone pillars with a horizontal lintel on top carrying 5 small gold diamond ornaments and a skull-idol carving at the top-left corner.",
      "background": "Cool dark teal/blue-green sunken-temple scene with foggy ambient light and green reeds at the bottom-left/right corners.",
      "reel_cells": "Dark charcoal cells; card-style royal letters (A/K/Q/J) have faint green flame/leaf wisps rising from their base.",
      "top_bar": "Top-right corner: round speaker/sound-mute icon, and a hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines) that opens Settings/Info/etc.",
      "right_control_column": "Vertical stack of round icon buttons on the right edge of the play area: red-outlined white star icon (opens Bonus Buy), circular play/loop icon (opens Autoplay), stack-of-coins icon (opens the Total Bet / bet-selection panel), and -- below/at the same position when the bet panel is closed -- a large circular double-curved-arrow Spin button.",
      "bottom_bar": "Bottom-left: 'Balance: 1,000.00 fun'. Bottom-right: 'Total Bet: 0.50 fun'.",
      "push_bet_hint_banner": "A small purple flag/banner reading 'PUSH BET ℓ INCREASE chance to win feature' sometimes appears pointing at the star/bet controls as a hint.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All controls are white glyph-on-dark icons distinguished by SHAPE (star / play-loop / coin-stack / double-arrow), not by hue; balance and bet labels are plain white/yellow text."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Right-hand dark panel over a dimmed, blurred base game. Three rows: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music', each with a small speaker-with-cross mute icon on the right acting as an ON/OFF toggle. Bottom nav bar of the info sheet with 4 icons (grid/paytable, '?'/rules, gear/settings-active, shield/KNOW THE GAME) and 'Balance: 1,000.00 fun' at the very bottom-left.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each row is a distinct English-labelled toggle; icon state (muted/unmuted) is shown by the icon's own crossed-out glyph, not by color."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "pages": "1-10 of 10 (bottom confirmed via scroll_capture.py, exhausted=true)",
      "content_summary": "Page 1: header 'All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current bet of 0.50 fun', Wild symbol + first two high-value symbols with payouts. Page 2: remaining high-value symbols (Scarab, Eye of Horus) and all four royal letters (A/K/Q/J) with payouts. Page 3: 'Features / Max Win' section ('The maximum payout per game round is 10,000x the current Base Bet amount') + start of Mystery Stack Symbol description. Page 4: continued Mystery Stack description + Golden Pharaoh Symbol. Page 5: Instant Prize Symbols (list of multiplier values x1...x1000) + start of Multiplier Symbol. Page 6: Multiplier Symbol values (x2/x3/x5/x10/x20) + Collector Symbol. Page 7: Bonus Symbol (3/4/5 -> 8/10/12 Free Spins). Page 8: Bonus Popup description + start of Free Spins Feature mechanic text. Page 9: Free Spins Feature continued, Multiplier Meter activation and per-symbol cap of x128. Page 10: 10 numbered Win Line diagrams over the 5x3 grid.",
      "navigation": "Right-hand panel scrolls vertically with a thin scrollbar on its far-right edge; bottom icon bar (grid/'?'/gear/shield) switches between the paytable, rules, settings and KNOW THE GAME panels; 'X' at top-right closes the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Payout numbers are plain white/gold text next to each symbol icon, not color-coded."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (GAME INFO booklet, pages 1-13; page 13 is the separate 'KNOW THE GAME' shield-tab summary, appended for completeness)",
      "p1_intro": "'Mystery of the Nile is a 5-reel slot game with 3 symbols per reel.' Sections: How to Play (bet selection, Spin button / spacebar), Autoplay (choose number of rounds), Quick Play (click anywhere / spacebar to skip animations), start of Payout Rules.",
      "p2_win_cap_and_wild": "Continues Payout Rules ('...based on the bet per line' -- see technical_summary.payout_basis caveat). 'Win Cap' section: 'This game has a win cap of 10,000x the current bet amount per game round.' Wild Symbol and Bonus Symbol descriptions begin.",
      "p3_mystery_stack": "Mystery Stack Symbol full mechanic description (nudge/fill/turn-gold, 10-win-line award rule, leftmost-winline-overrule rule).",
      "p4_golden_pharaoh_instant_prize": "Golden Pharaoh Symbol trigger rule; Instant Prize Symbols description and value list.",
      "p5_multiplier_collector": "Multiplier Symbol mechanic and values; Collector Symbol mechanic.",
      "p6_bonus_symbol_award_table": "Bonus Symbol trigger + 3/4/5 -> 8/10/12 Free Spins award table; start of 'Features / Pharaoh Reveal Feature' heading.",
      "p7_pharaoh_reveal_and_random_trigger": "Full Pharaoh Reveal Feature text including the random Base-Game anticipation trigger (guarantees min. 2 Mystery Stacks) and Bonus Popup intro.",
      "p8_bonus_popup_enhancement_and_free_spins": "Bonus Popup enhancement levels (0-3 pre-placed Mystery Stacks); Free Spins Feature mechanic (nudge/reveal, +1 spin per new stack, Multiplier Meter activation and x128 cap).",
      "p9_paytable_note_and_bonus_buy": "'The paytable reflects the current bet configuration, based on the Base Bet.' Bonus Buy access instructions + start of the 5-variant price/RTP list.",
      "p10_bonus_buy_list_and_push_bet_intro": "Rest of the Bonus Buy price/RTP list (all 5 variants); Base Bet definition; Push Bet mechanic intro (raises Base Bet by 20%, increases Free Spins trigger chance).",
      "p11_push_bet_details": "Push Bet activation/deactivation UI behaviour; 'wins are evaluated respectively of the Base Bet amount and not the Push Bet amount'; deactivation-timing rule (end of round / autoplay must be off).",
      "p12_additional_information": "Incomplete-game resolution clause; MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS; RTP with/without Push Bet (96.36% / 96.35%); max-win 10,000x + RTP-inclusion clause; reel-configuration-varies-by-FS-progression note; Server Version 1.2.0 / Client Version 4.194.3 (01-07-2026).",
      "p13_know_the_game_summary": "Separate 'KNOW THE GAME' shield-tab panel (not part of the scrolling GAME INFO sheet) that restates, on one screen: MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS; both RTP numbers; the 10,000x max-win clause; and the full 5-variant Bonus Buy price/RTP list. No version string on this tab.",
      "color_notes": "Body text is light grey/white on a near-black panel; section headings are white/bold with a thin red vertical accent bar to their left."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "'BONUS BUY' panel, right-hand dark list; each row is a white card with the option name, its price in fun, a red 'BUY' button, and a thumbnail art tile on the right. The captured frame (bonus_buy_dialog.png) is scrolled to show the '12 Free Spins' (114.65 fun) and 'Random Free Spins' (62.50 fun) rows; 'BASE BET: 0.50 fun' with +/- controls is pinned at the bottom of the panel.",
      "note": "See corrections_to_brief -- the manifest's description of this specific file (top-of-list) does not match its actual scroll position; the true top-of-list view (Full-screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols 125.00 fun + 8 Free Spins 46.35 fun) was directly observed in the underlying capture but is not one of the shipped/labelled screenshots."
    },
    "bet_select_panel": {
      "type": "base_game (bet selection overlay)",
      "content": "Right-hand overlay panel titled 'TOTAL BET' with a scrollable vertical list of bet amounts (one highlighted white row = current selection), and a 'PUSH BET' purple banner with an ON/OFF toggle pinned above the list. bet_select_panel.png shows the list centred on 0.50 fun (0.30...1.00 fun visible); bet_select_min.png shows the list scrolled to its top (0.10 fun as the first/lowest row); bet_select_max.png shows it scrolled to its bottom (100.00 fun as the last/highest row).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Selected row is marked by a solid WHITE background plus bold black text (position + contrast, not hue alone)."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "content": "Right-hand overlay panel titled 'AUTOPLAYS' with a vertical list: Off (selected, white background), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Selected value again shown via solid white background + bold text, not color alone."
    },
    "bonus_pharaoh_purchase": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "sequence": [
        "bonus_pharaoh_confirm.png: 'BONUS BUY' confirmation dialog, 'Full-screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols' with an (i) info icon, art tile of the Golden Pharaoh Symbol, 'Base Bet: 0.50 fun', price '125.00 fun', red 'OK' / outlined 'CANCEL' buttons.",
        "bonus_pharaoh_trigger.png: mid-feature state, grid filled with round coin medallions showing values (2,5,2,1 / 2,1,10,2 / 25,50,2 visible) and a partially-revealed green Collector tile; balance already debited to 875.00 fun.",
        "bonus_pharaoh_reveal.png: 'SUPER WIN 90.00' large celebratory overlay text on top of the completed medallion grid, with a small trio of Egyptian-god mascot figures standing on a treasure pile above the text and the Collector tile reading '108'.",
        "bonus_pharaoh_win.png: settled state after the overlay clears -- full grid of coin values visible (1,2,5,1,2 / 1,10,2,5,'108' / 2,1,10,5,25 fun multipliers), 'WIN: 90.00 fun' centered at the bottom, 'Balance: 965.00 fun', 'Total Bet: 0.50 fun'."
      ]
    },
    "free_spins_purchase_8": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "sequence": [
        "bonus_buy_dialog.png / (top-of-list, see corrections_to_brief) -> confirmation not separately captured for this variant, purchase price 46.35 fun.",
        "free_spins_trigger.png: full-screen award card with the game's title lockup at the top ('MYSTERY OF THE NILE' + 'PUSH BET' badge) flanked by two glowing-blue-eyed jackal statues on a warm sandy background, heading 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED', large gold '8' and 'FREE SPINS' text, footer 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'.",
        "free_spins_gameplay.png: live round on the warm golden temple background (two jackal statues either side of the reels); a Multiplier Meter strip (J/Q/K/A/Eye/Scarab/Anubis/Bastet/Golden-Pharaoh tiles) sits above the reel frame with a single 'x2' badge shown under the Eye-of-Horus tile; two reel columns are shown as glowing turquoise-and-gold ornate Mystery Stack pillars rather than individual symbols; 'WIN: 5.00 fun', 'Free Spins: 2/10', 'Total Bet: 0.50 fun'.",
        "free_spins_multiplier.png: later in the same round, three Multiplier Meter tiles now show 'x2' badges (J, K, A); one reel column still shown as a Mystery Stack pillar, a Wild (mummy) symbol has landed; 'WIN: 23.25 fun', 'Free Spins: 4/10'.",
        "free_spins_bigwin.png: a 'BIG WIN' celebratory popup mid-round."
      ]
    },
    "free_spins_purchase_10": {
      "type": "bonus/free_spins",
      "sequence": [
        "bonus_10fs_confirm.png: 'BONUS BUY' confirmation dialog for '10 Free Spins', art tile of 4 fanned green Bonus cards, 'Base Bet: 0.50 fun', price '74.85 fun'.",
        "free_spins_10_trigger.png: same award-card layout as the 8-spin trigger, large gold '10' + 'FREE SPINS'.",
        "base_game_scatter_trigger.png / base_game_scatter_trigger2.png: NOT organic new triggers -- see anomalies below; these are the idle settled-reel state at the very end of this purchased 10-Free-Spins round (three, then four, Bonus symbols visible because that is simply what was left on the reels when the round ended), captured before the next explicit Spin click."
      ]
    },
    "free_spins_purchase_random": {
      "type": "bonus/free_spins",
      "sequence": [
        "bonus_12fs_random_list.png: 'BONUS BUY' list scrolled to show '12 Free Spins' (114.65 fun) and 'Random Free Spins' (62.50 fun) rows.",
        "bonus_random_confirm.png: confirmation dialog for 'Random Free Spins', art tile of the Bonus card surrounded by four gold question marks, 'Base Bet: 0.50 fun', price '62.50 fun'.",
        "free_spins_random_gameplay.png: distinctive visual state -- reels sit on a warm sandstone background flanked by two large stone Anubis statues, but reel columns 4 and 5 are rendered as locked, dark-blue ornate vault-door panels with a golden chain-and-padlock motif across the very top of the frame (two padlock icons visible in the top lintel); only reels 1-3 show live symbols (J, Anubis, A / Wild, A, Anubis / Q, Bastet, Q). Counter reads 'Free Spins: 4/9' (i.e. this randomly-awarded round grew to at least 9 total spins), 'WIN: 2.50 fun'."
      ],
      "note_on_locked_reels": "No rulebook text in this capture set explicitly names a 'locked reels' sub-mechanic; this is recorded as an OBSERVED VISUAL STATE only (possibly a specific stage of the Random Free Spins variant, or a mid-transition frame), not as a confirmed documented rule -- flagged in unreadable_or_uncertain."
    },
    "free_spins_purchase_12": {
      "type": "bonus/free_spins",
      "sequence": [
        "bonus_12fs_confirm.png: confirmation dialog for '12 Free Spins', price '114.65 fun'; an (i) info icon is also open in this frame, pointing players to Game Info/KNOW THE GAME for the RTP of this specific option.",
        "free_spins_12_trigger.png: award card, large gold '12' + 'FREE SPINS'.",
        "free_spins_12_gameplay.png / free_spins_12_mystery_stack.png: live round; a Mystery Stack reveal on reel columns 1-3 turns into the Golden Pharaoh Symbol, growing the Free Spins counter from 12 to 15 (frame reads 'Free Spins: 6/15'), 'WIN: 1.40 fun'.",
        "free_spins_12_multiplier.png: Multiplier Meter shows 'x2' badges on three symbol tiles, 'WIN: 11.40 fun', 'Free Spins: 9/15'.",
        "free_spins_12_bigwin.png: 'WIN: 81.50 fun', 'Free Spins: 14/15', Multiplier Meter now shows 'x4' on three tiles.",
        "free_spins_12_win.png: settled end-of-round reels, 'WIN: 93.50 fun', balance grown from 794.30 to 887.80 fun (matches the round win exactly); the following spin genuinely deducted a new Base Bet, confirming the round had truly ended."
      ]
    },
    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Large ornate gold-framed plaque over the warm free-spins background: 'CONGRATULATIONS' in big gold 3D letters, 'YOU HAVE WON' beneath it, the amount printed large and centered, 'DURING FREE SPINS' underneath, 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt at the bottom. Captured instance: '52.05 fun' won during the purchased 8-Free-Spins round. A small 'PUSH GAMING' studio wordmark with a shield icon is visible at the very bottom of the card.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount is large high-contrast gold/white text on a dark plaque -- legible without color discrimination."
    }
  },

  "ui_controls_reference": {
    "top_right": "Sound/mute icon; hamburger menu icon (opens Settings/Info/etc. panels).",
    "right_vertical_column": "Star icon = Bonus Buy; circular play/loop icon = Autoplay; stack-of-coins icon = Total Bet selection; large circular double-arrow = Spin.",
    "bottom_bar": "Balance (bottom-left) and Total Bet (bottom-right) are always visible during base-game and free-spins play, in plain white text.",
    "info_panel_bottom_nav": "Grid icon = paytable; '?' icon = rules/Game Info; gear icon = settings; shield icon = KNOW THE GAME summary.",
    "keyboard": "Spacebar: start spin / skip animations (per rules_p1.png)."
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across the whole session: sound+menu top-right, star/autoplay/coin-stack/spin as a vertical column on the right, balance/total-bet pinned bottom-left/bottom-right. The Game Info booklet is a single continuous scroll (13 pages incl. the separate KNOW THE GAME tab), navigated by scrolling plus a 4-icon bottom tab bar (paytable/rules/settings/KNOW THE GAME).",
    "motor": "Large circular Spin button is the biggest touch target on screen; Autoplay (with 8 preset spin-count options, including Off) reduces the number of required clicks; Bonus Buy lets a player skip organic feature-hunting entirely for a fixed price.",
    "color_blind": "Most interactive state is conveyed by icon SHAPE (star/play-loop/coin-stack/double-arrow), TEXT (explicit English labels on every panel and toggle) or POSITION (selected list row = solid white background + bold black text, not merely a color change). Residual risk: the four royal letters (A/K/Q/J) are distinguished mainly by color (orange/purple/green/blue) with only a small shared green flourish as a non-color cue -- the LETTER GLYPH itself (A vs K vs Q vs J) remains the primary non-color distinguishing feature, so this is considered adequately mitigated by the letterform.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information observed. Win amounts, spin counters, multiplier values and feature awards are all conveyed as on-screen text/numbers; Settings screen lets All Sounds / Sound Effects / Music each be muted independently."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Volatility rating is not printed anywhere in the in-game booklet (checked all 10 paytable pages, all 13 rules/KNOW-THE-GAME pages); left undocumented per provider-playbook guidance rather than sourced from the outside website, which was out of scope for this frame-only pass.",
    "The 'locked reels' visual on free_spins_random_gameplay.png (reel columns 4-5 rendered as dark-blue vault-door panels with a padlock motif in the top lintel) has no corresponding rule text in any of the captured rules/paytable pages -- recorded as an observed visual state only, mechanic not confirmed.",
    "Exact appearance of the Multiplier Symbol (Pharaoh Reveal Feature) card was not captured on any Pharaoh Reveal gameplay frame -- only its paytable description/values are documented.",
    "The true top-of-list Bonus Buy view (Full-screen Golden Pharaoh Symbols + 8 Free Spins together) exists only in an unlabelled intermediate capture file, not in a shipped/manifest screenshot; documented from that file only as supporting context, not as a citable numbered screenshot.",
    "Server/Client build-version string (1.2.0 / 4.194.3, 01-07-2026) was found on rules_p12.png contrary to the initial brief -- flagged for the team lead's attention (see corrections_to_brief) in case other Push Gaming slots need the same value re-checked."
  ]
}