Pelican Payday

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Pelican Payday",
    "wordmark_in_game": "PELICAN PAYDAY (splash, preview.png; green 'PELICAN' over blue 'PAYDAY' in glossy bubble lettering)",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio_sub_label": null,
    "studio_note": "No sub-studio name on any frame; only the line 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' with a clock under the balance bar.",
    "game_type": "video slot, 3 reels x 5 rows, 10 fixed paylines, fixed jackpots on money symbols, free spins with persistent prize pot",
    "theme": "cheerful seaside fishing trip: a goofy pelican in a green fishing vest and flowered bucket hat grabs piles of banknotes and gold coins from the sea; sandy beach, bright blue ocean, lighthouse",
    "art_style": "polished glossy 3D-rendered cartoon, soft rounded shapes with gentle gradients and shiny highlights, saturated candy colours, bright sunny daytime sea (turns to warm pink-orange sunset during bonus), playful family-friendly casual-casino mood, front-on side view",
    "orientation": "portrait build inside a 1280x800 desktop window: game column about x445..835, the rest is a decorative animated seascape background that is not part of the interface",
    "version": null,
    "version_note": "game version and RNG certificate are not printed anywhere in the booklet or settings",
    "capture_window": "1280x800 desktop"
  },
  "numbers": {
    "grid": {"reels": 3, "rows": 5, "source": "base_game.png (3 columns x 5 rows visible); fixed, no expansion seen"},
    "paylines": {"count": 10, "source": "rules_p3.png: ten line diagrams numbered 1..10; bet menu 'BET MULTIPLIER 10x' (bet_menu.png)", "type": "fixed, pay left to right on adjacent reels starting from reel 1; wins on several lines are added"},
    "rtp": {"value": 96.59, "unit": "percent", "source": "rules_p3.png / rules_p4.png: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.59%'", "note": "single RTP printed; no variants (no ante, no bonus buy)"},
    "volatility": {"value": "low", "source": "rules_p3.png: badge 'LOW VOLATILITY' + 'Low volatility games pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still having the chance to win big'; preview.png badge 'LOW VOLATILITY'", "note": "printed as a word, bolt scale not counted"},
    "max_win": {"multiplier": 5000, "source": "rules_p3.png and rules_p6/p7: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 5,000x the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited'"},
    "bet_limits": {"min": 0.10, "max": 250.00, "currency_shown": "$", "source": "rules_p4.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.10 / MAXIMUM BET: $250.00'; measured with bet menu arrows: bet_min.png (BET 1, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL BET $0.10, minus buttons greyed) and bet_max.png (BET 10, COIN VALUE $2.50, TOTAL BET $250.00, plus buttons greyed)", "special_bets": "none: no ante bet and no bonus buy exist in this game (no such button on the control bar or in the bet menu or settings, and no mention in the rules text), so there is only one maximum bet"},
    "bet_menu": {"bet_multiplier": "10x", "fields": "BET (coin count, 1..10), COIN VALUE ($0.01 .. $2.50), TOTAL BET (=BET x COIN VALUE x 10)", "example_min_base": "BET 1, COIN VALUE $0.20, TOTAL BET $2.00 (bet_menu.png)"},
    "max_win_note": "5,000x total bet",
    "release_date": "not on these frames",
    "demo_balance": "$100,000.00 (demo credit)"
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "basis": "per_line",
    "explanation": "All symbol payouts are multipliers of the BET PER LINE (total bet / 10), NOT of the total bet. Rules text rules_p3.png: 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line.'",
    "paytable_anchor_total_bet": 2.00,
    "paytable_anchor_line_bet": 0.20,
    "paytable_note": "The paytable (paytable_p1.png) prints dollar amounts for a total bet of $2.00 (credit bar shows BET $2.00 on that frame), so 3 of a kind pays: fish $20.00, chest $4.00, lure $3.00, A $2.00, K $1.60, Q $1.00, J $0.60.",
    "implied_multipliers_of_line_bet": {"fish": 100, "chest": 20, "lure": 15, "A": 10, "K": 8, "Q": 5, "J": 3},
    "live_measurement": "base_game_win_line.png: J J J on line 1 (top row) at total bet $0.10 with 10 lines (line bet $0.01) paid $0.03 ('LINE 1 PAYS $0.03', WIN $0.03). 3 x $0.01 = $0.03, matching 0.60 / 0.20 = 3x line bet. A total-bet basis would give $0.30, ten times more than the game paid.",
    "money_symbol_basis": "MONEY values are separate and are multiples of the BASE (total) bet: at bet $0.10 the field shows $0.05 (0.5x), $0.10 (1x), $0.20 (2x) (base_game_win_line.png, free_spins_5.png). Jackpot tiers are also multiples of base bet."
  },
  "paytable": {
    "source": "paytable_p1.png (values in dollars at total bet $2.00)",
    "symbols_pay_from": 3,
    "direction": "left to right on adjacent reels starting from reel 1 ('All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel')",
    "only_3_of_a_kind_listed": true,
    "note": "Only 3 reels exist, so 3 in a row is the only winning count. No wild symbol exists."
  },
  "symbols": [
    {"name": "Goldfish", "role": "high pay", "pays": {"3": "$20.00 at bet $2.00 (100x line bet)"}, "appearance": "A chubby happy orange-gold cartoon fish with a wide open pink mouth, big white eyes with green pupils and fan-like orange fins, sitting on a small pile of gold coins.", "source": "paytable_p1.png, base_game.png"},
    {"name": "Treasure chest", "role": "high pay", "pays": {"3": "$4.00 at bet $2.00 (20x line bet)"}, "appearance": "An open bright green treasure chest with gold trim and corners, packed with fish and gold, a few gold coins spilled around its base.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "Fishing lure", "role": "mid pay", "pays": {"3": "$3.00 at bet $2.00 (15x line bet)"}, "appearance": "A purple and gold striped fish-shaped fishing lure with a round eye and a golden hook and line loop at its tail.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "A", "role": "low pay royal", "pays": {"3": "$2.00 at bet $2.00 (10x line bet)"}, "appearance": "Pink-magenta letter A with a thick golden outline, a green seaweed tuft and tiny bubbles at its base.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "K", "role": "low pay royal", "pays": {"3": "$1.60 at bet $2.00 (8x line bet)"}, "appearance": "Orange-coral letter K with a thick golden outline, a green seaweed tuft and tiny bubbles at its base.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "Q", "role": "low pay royal", "pays": {"3": "$1.00 at bet $2.00 (5x line bet)"}, "appearance": "Golden-yellow letter Q with a thick darker gold outline, a green seaweed tuft and tiny bubbles at its base.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "J", "role": "low pay royal", "pays": {"3": "$0.60 at bet $2.00 (3x line bet)"}, "appearance": "Purple-violet letter J with a thick golden outline, a green seaweed tuft and tiny bubbles at its base.", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
    {"name": "SCATTER (lighthouse)", "role": "scatter", "pays": null, "appearance": "A red and white striped lighthouse with a glowing lamp on a small rocky islet at sunset, set inside a rectangular tile with a red ornate frame.", "rule": "'This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels.' 3 SCATTER trigger the FREE SPINS feature and award 8 free spins; 3 more during the feature award 8 additional free spins.", "source": "paytable_p1.png, rules_p1.png, preview.png ('3X lighthouse symbols triggers the FREESPINS feature')", "no_paytable_payout": true},
    {"name": "MONEY (barrel of cash)", "role": "special / cash prize", "pays": null, "appearance": "A wooden barrel filled to the brim with gold coins and green banknotes, inside a square tile with a golden frame; the prize value is printed across the lower part of the barrel in bold gold digits.", "rule": "'It appears on all reels. Possible values are: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, MINI (20x), MINOR (50x), MAJOR (100x) or GRAND (1000x) base bet.' Values observed at bet $0.10: $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $1.00 (as collected sum).", "source": "rules_p1.png, rules_p2.png, base_game_win_line.png, free_spins_5.png", "no_paytable_payout": true},
    {"name": "COLLECT (pelican)", "role": "special / collector", "pays": null, "appearance": "The pelican mascot in a flowered purple-pink bucket hat and green fishing vest, beak wide open and holding a bundle of banknotes, inside a rectangular tile with a golden frame and a blue sky behind him; in bonus it displays the current pot value on its lower part.", "rule": "'In the base game it can appear only on reel 3. Whenever the COLLECT symbol hits alongside MONEY symbols, the values of the MONEY symbols are collected and paid.' In free spins it can appear on all reels.", "source": "rules_p1.png, bonus_collect_base.png, free_spins_3.png", "no_paytable_payout": true}
  ],
  "symbol_notes": "Seven paying symbols (3 pictorial + 4 royals A K Q J), plus 3 special symbols (SCATTER, MONEY, COLLECT) that have no paytable pay and are described after the table. There is no wild.",
  "features": {
    "base_game_money_collect": {
      "description": "MONEY symbols (cash barrels with a value) land on any reel; when a COLLECT pelican lands on reel 3 together with MONEY symbols, the values of all MONEY symbols on screen are collected and paid.",
      "evidence": "bonus_collect_base.png: MONEY $1.00 on reel 3 and COLLECT on reel 3, WIN $1.00 at bet $0.10 (value sits in a one-row block at the top of reel 3 and the pelican tile lower on the same reel)",
      "jackpot_values": "MINI 20x, MINOR 50x, MAJOR 100x, GRAND 1000x of base bet (rules_p1.png/rules_p2.png)"
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 SCATTER (lighthouse) symbols anywhere; on the trigger spin the first two lighthouses were seen landing on reels 1 and 2 while reel 3 was still spinning (free_spins_trigger_reels.png); caught by natural play after ~118 hunt spins (no buy option)",
      "award": "8 free spins; the intro screen says 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 8 FREE SPINS, PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' (free_spins_intro.png)",
      "retrigger": "'Whenever 3 SCATTER symbols hit during the FREE SPINS feature, 8 additional free spins are awarded.'",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the feature.' Reel contents are not published in the booklet.",
      "persistent_prize_pot": "COLLECT can appear on all reels. 'During the round, the values of all MONEY symbols that hit are collected in a pot if a COLLECT symbol is on the screen. The pot stays on the screen until the end of the round. Each COLLECT symbol that hits during the round collects and pays the current value of the pot.'",
      "pot_display": "A wooden barrel of coins above the reels with the pot value in large gold digits (free_spins_3.png $0.90, free_spins_4.png $1.15, free_spins_5.png $1.15); a lighthouse stands to the right of the barrel and the pelican to its left; the COLLECT tile on the reel shows the current pot value",
      "round_total_example": "win_screen.png: 'YOU HAVE WON $2.75 IN 8 FREE SPINS' at bet $0.10 (balance $99,996.60)",
      "payment": "Free spins win is added to the payline win and awarded after the round completes; history shows the whole cycle's win",
      "visual_change": "background changes from sunny blue day to pink-orange sunset sky, reels backdrop turns purple",
      "max_win_cap": "round ends immediately at 5,000x bet and remaining free spins are forfeited"
    },
    "fixed_jackpots": {
      "type": "fixed multipliers of base bet, awarded as MONEY symbol values (no progressive pool)",
      "tiers": [
        {"name": "MINI", "multiplier": 20, "color_of_plate": "green", "shown_at_bet_2.00": "$40.00", "shown_at_bet_0.10": "$2.00"},
        {"name": "MINOR", "multiplier": 50, "color_of_plate": "blue", "shown_at_bet_2.00": "$100.00", "shown_at_bet_0.10": "$5.00"},
        {"name": "MAJOR", "multiplier": 100, "color_of_plate": "purple", "shown_at_bet_2.00": "$200.00", "shown_at_bet_0.10": "$10.00"},
        {"name": "GRAND", "multiplier": 1000, "color_of_plate": "red-orange", "shown_at_bet_2.00": "$2,000.00", "shown_at_bet_0.10": "$100.00"}
      ],
      "panel": "jackpot_panel.png: four plates in a row between the mascot and the reels, in a wooden rope-bound frame, each with the name over the amount in gold digits; the amounts rescale with the bet (base_game.png at $2.00 vs jackpot_panel.png at $0.10)",
      "source": "rules_p1.png, rules_p2.png, base_game.png, jackpot_panel.png"
    },
    "ante_bet": false,
    "bonus_buy": false,
    "wild": false,
    "gamble": "not found",
    "autoplay": "yes, see screens",
    "turbo_quick_spin": "yes: spin-speed button cycles normal / quick spin / turbo spin; spin button shows 'HOLD FOR TURBO SPIN'"
  },
  "screens": {
    "base_game": "base_game.png: portrait column; top: pelican mascot with fishing rod and banknotes on a sunny sky; under it four jackpot plates (MINI green, MINOR blue, MAJOR purple, GRAND red-orange); then the 3x5 reel window in a blue water panel with a wooden frame; message strip 'PLACE YOUR BETS!' on a wooden plank; then a round SPIN button (two circular arrows, white on teal) with a round minus on its left and plus on its right; a button row: 'i' info at far left, autoplay (circular arrows), speed (three slanted strokes), bet (stack of coins), and a hamburger menu at far right; bottom line 'CREDIT $100,000.00 BET $2.00' in yellow/white and 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' with a clock; at far left outside the column a round sound button.",
    "preview_splash": "preview.png: loading screen with the pelican in a wooden boat full of coins and a fishing rod, glossy title PELICAN PAYDAY, line '3X [lighthouse] SYMBOLS TRIGGERS THE FREESPINS FEATURE', yellow loading bar, capsule badge 'LOW VOLATILITY' at the bottom. No promo carousel was seen; the settings list has no INTRO SCREEN item.",
    "paytable_rules_panel": "paytable_p1.png + rules_p1..p7.png: one vertical drag-scrolled black panel titled GAME RULES with a white X at the top right (8 pages of the series, adjacent pages overlap because the series was thinned from 27 frames). Order: symbol pay table, SCATTER, MONEY, COLLECT, FREE SPINS, MAX WIN, GAME RULES with the volatility badge, 10 payline diagrams, RTP line, MINIMUM/MAXIMUM BET, HOW TO PLAY, MENU, INFORMATION SCREEN, BET MENU, AUTOPLAY.",
    "bet_menu": "bet_menu.png: popup titled 'BET MULTIPLIER 10x' (orange) with three rows: BET (1), COIN VALUE ($0.20), TOTAL BET ($2.00), each with minus and green plus round buttons and a green BET MAX button; white X top right. At limits the arrow button is greyed (bet_min.png, bet_max.png).",
    "system_settings": "settings.png: SYSTEM SETTINGS panel: HOME (house icon), GAME HISTORY (greyed, external link icon), GENERAL SETTINGS: BATTERY SAVER (off, toggle), SOUND (on), SLOTS PROMOTIONS (on, 'display promo badge'), VIBRATION (off); BET SETTINGS: TOTAL BET $0.10 with minus and plus.",
    "autoplay": "autoplay_p1.png: AUTOPLAY SETTINGS popup: checkboxes TURBO SPIN (off), QUICK SPIN (off), SKIP SCREENS (on, green check), slider NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS with value 100, green button START AUTOPLAY (100). One page, no scroll.",
    "free_spins_screens": "free_spins_trigger_reels.png, free_spins_intro.png (CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 8 FREE SPINS), free_spins_3/4/5.png (gameplay with pot), win_screen.png (round total)",
    "win_screen": "win_screen.png: CONGRATULATIONS! over the pelican sitting on a heap of coins, 'YOU HAVE WON $2.75 IN 8 FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; sunset background, no tier names like Big Win seen"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "accent_colors": ["sunny sky blue", "turquoise", "golden yellow", "lime green", "coral orange", "magenta pink", "violet purple"],
    "accent_colors_where": "jackpot plates (green, blue, purple, red-orange), gold letter outlines on royals, bonus background pink-orange, reel backdrop blue in base and purple in free spins, spin button teal, confirm buttons green, titles in orange-yellow",
    "base_background": "bright blue sea and sky with white clouds",
    "bonus_background": "pink and orange sunset sea with purple reel backdrop",
    "ui_panels": "black translucent panels with white text and orange headings; green confirm buttons"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "colorblind": [
      "Jackpot plates are distinguished by printed names MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND and by position (left to right in ascending value), not only by green/blue/purple/red-orange color.",
      "Royal symbols are distinguished by letter shape, not only by color (A pink, K coral, Q gold, J purple).",
      "Special symbols differ by shape and framing: SCATTER lighthouse (red frame), MONEY barrel with a printed value, COLLECT pelican tile (gold frame).",
      "Free spins mode is recognisable by the pot barrel above the reels as well as by the color change.",
      "Toggles: ON is shown by green fill and the knob on the right, OFF by grey with knob on the left; checkbox ON shows a tick."
    ],
    "motor": "Spin button supports tap and hold for turbo; autoplay (up to 100 on slider shown); skip-screens option auto-skips feature intro/end screens; pages of info scroll by drag; popups close with an X.",
    "deaf_or_hard_of_hearing": "All results are shown as text (WIN amounts, LINE n PAYS, CONGRATULATIONS screens); sound can be switched off in SYSTEM SETTINGS and with the round sound button.",
    "blind_notes": "Canvas-based interface; no text is exposed to a screen reader (scene probe found no nodes).",
    "text_size": "numbers on jackpot plates, MONEY symbols and the pot are large decorative digits; the rules text is small white text on black."
  },
  "autoplay": {"options": "TURBO SPIN, QUICK SPIN, SKIP SCREENS checkboxes; number of autospins slider (value 100 on the frame); START AUTOPLAY button", "default_state": "SKIP SCREENS checked by default (autoplay_p1.png)"},
  "controls": {
    "bottom_bar": "i (info/rules), autoplay, spin-speed, bet, hamburger menu; sound toggle left of the column",
    "spin": "round central button; minus/plus beside it change total bet by one step",
    "balance_display": "CREDIT and BET labels; clicking toggles coin view and cash view (per rules text)"
  },
  "provider_notes": {
    "booklet_has_no_separate_paytable_page": true,
    "intro_screen": "no INTRO SCREEN item in settings, no carousel observed",
    "game_history": "present in settings but greyed in the demo"
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Release date: not printed on these frames.",
    "Game version / RNG: not printed.",
    "Special reel strips used in free spins: not described anywhere.",
    "Whether the MONEY values 0.5x..10x have equal weights: not printed.",
    "Individual jackpot hit frames were not captured; jackpot tiers documented from the booklet and the plates.",
    "Exact positions of the ten payline diagrams (tiny icons on rules_p3.png) not transcribed; line 1 = top row confirmed by base_game_win_line.png."
  ],
  "ocr_text": {
    "paytable_p1.png": "GAME RULES All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. 3 - $20.00 3 - $4.00 3 - $3.00 3 - $2.00 3 - $1.60 3 - $1.00 3 - $0.60 This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels. This is the MONEY symbol.",
    "rules_p1.png": "This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels. This is the MONEY symbol. It appears on all reels. Possible values are: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, MINI (20x), MINOR (50x), MAJOR (100x) or GRAND (1000x) base bet. This is the COLLECT symbol. In the base game it can appear only on reel 3. Whenever the COLLECT symbol hits alongside MONEY symbols, the values of the MONEY symbols are collected and paid. FREE SPINS Hit 3 SCATTER symbols to trigger the FREE SPINS feature and win 8 free spins. During the round, the COLLECT symbol can appear on all reels. During the round, the values of all MONEY symbols",
    "rules_p2.png": "...that hit are collected in a pot if a COLLECT symbol is on the screen. The pot stays on the screen until the end of the round. Each COLLECT symbol that hits during the round collects and pays the current value of the pot. Whenever 3 SCATTER symbols hit during the FREE SPINS feature, 8 additional free spins are awarded. Special reels are in play during the feature. MAX WIN",
    "rules_p3.png": "MAX WIN The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 5,000x the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited. GAME RULES LOW VOLATILITY Low volatility games pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still having the chance to win big. All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines. Free spins win is added to the payline win. All wins are multiplied by bet per line. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. When winning on multiple paylines, all wins are added to the total win. Free spins win is awarded to the player after the round completes. Free spins total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle. 1..10 (payline diagrams) The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.59%. Malfunction voids all pays and plays.",
    "rules_p4.png": "The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.59%. Malfunction voids all pays and plays. MINIMUM BET: $0.10 MAXIMUM BET: $250.00 HOW TO PLAY Click the bet button to open the bet menu. Select the bet you want to use in the game by adjusting values using the + and - buttons. Press the SPIN button to play. MENU opens the menu that contains the settings which affect the way the game is being played. cycles through spin speed settings, normal speed, quick spin and turbo spin. BATTERY SAVER - helps reduce the battery consumption of the game and can help to prevent",
    "rules_p5.png": "BATTERY SAVER - ... the device from becoming warm during longer play sessions. SOUND - toggles sound and music on and off. [history] opens the game history page. i opens the Information page. CREDIT and BET labels show the current balance and current total bet. Click on the labels to switch between coins view and cash view. MENU ... starts the game ... opens the automatic play menu. INFORMATION SCREEN Drag pages up and down to scroll between information pages",
    "rules_p6.png": "INFORMATION SCREEN Drag pages up and down to scroll between information pages. X closes the information screen. BET MENU The base bet is the bet amount before feature-related increases. The bet menu shows the bet multiplier available in the game, and the current total bet in both coins and cash. Use the + and - buttons in the BET and COIN VALUE fields to change the values. The maximum win amount is limited to 5000X bet. If the total win of a round reaches 5000X bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited. AUTOPLAY Click on the buttons showing the number of possible auto-spins to start Autoplay. SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips the feature introduction and end screens after a short period of time",
    "rules_p7.png": "same text as rules_p6.png (bottom of the panel, scrollbar at the lower edge)",
    "other_frames_note": "jackpot amounts, MONEY values, WIN and balance numbers are in large decorative fonts that OCR does not read; they were read visually from the frames"
  },
  "frames_index": {
    "base_game.png": "base game, bet $2.00, jackpots MINI $40.00 / MINOR $100.00 / MAJOR $200.00 / GRAND $2,000.00",
    "jackpot_panel.png": "bet $0.10: MINI $2.00 / MINOR $5.00 / MAJOR $10.00 / GRAND $100.00, balance $99,996.26",
    "base_game_win_line.png": "J J J line 1 pays $0.03 at bet $0.10",
    "bonus_collect_base.png": "MONEY $1.00 + COLLECT on reel 3, WIN $1.00",
    "free_spins_trigger_reels.png": "two lighthouses landed, third reel spinning",
    "free_spins_intro.png": "8 FREE SPINS awarded",
    "free_spins_3.png": "pot $0.90, WIN $0.70",
    "free_spins_4.png": "pot $1.15, WIN $1.60",
    "free_spins_5.png": "pot $1.15, WIN $2.36",
    "win_screen.png": "round total $2.75 in 8 free spins"
  }
}