Phoenix Rises

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Phoenix Rises",
    "provider": "Pocket Games Soft (PG SOFT)",
    "wordmark_in_game": "PHOENIX RISES (splash title, preview.png); same as catalog name",
    "theme": "Chinese mythology: a fire phoenix rising from a red egg, golden treasures and jade charms, moonlit mountain sky",
    "art_style": "polished 3D-rendered casual-mobile look with glossy shaded objects and soft glow, painterly mountain backdrop under a large pale moon, ornate silver and jade frame; symbols have soft inner lighting and no thick outlines; splash and bonus screens are dramatic fiery illustration, base game is calm and bright",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "device_layout": "portrait (vertical phone-style canvas 760x1360 in the capture window)",
    "demo_url": "https://public.pg-demo.com/demo/?gi=82&lang=en",
    "source_note": "Everything below is from the 26 captured frames in this folder plus the manifest; provider-page facts are marked as such."
  },
  "technical_summary": {
    "reels": 5,
    "rows": 3,
    "heights": [3, 3, 3, 3, 3],
    "mechanic": "ways (243 ways, fixed, left to right, adjacent reels)",
    "ways": 243,
    "ways_is_constant": true,
    "ways_evidence": [
      "scene measure by capturer (Cocos node tree): 15 payout_button nodes = 5 columns x 3 rows",
      "printed text '243 ways (fixed)' in rules_p1.png and '243 Ways' heading in paytable_p5/p6/p7.png",
      "official provider PDF (per TL brief): 5 Reels, 243 ways",
      "arithmetic: 3^5 = 243; free-spin frames show the same 5x3 grid"
    ],
    "rtp_percent": 96.7,
    "rtp_source": "provider storefront payload and official PDF (per TL brief, two witnesses). NOT printed anywhere in the game build (paytable and rules read in full, no RTP text).",
    "volatility": "medium",
    "volatility_source": "provider payload and PDF (per TL brief); not printed in the build",
    "max_win_multiplier_of_bet": 20000,
    "max_win_source": "provider payload and PDF (per TL brief). NOT printed in the build: the only ceiling printed in-game is x150, which is the free-spins win-multiplier cap, not the maximum win of the game.",
    "test_laboratory": "Gaming Associates (official PDF, per TL brief). Splash also prints logos 'ga' and 'bmm testlabs' with 'Certified by GA / BMM' (preview.png).",
    "licence_text_on_splash": "Licensed in Malta (MGA logo); Certified by GA / BMM",
    "studio": "PG SOFT only; no sub-studio on any frame",
    "version": null,
    "version_note": "build/version not printed in paytable, rules or Bet Options",
    "jackpot": "none",
    "bonus_buy": false,
    "bonus_buy_evidence": ["no buy button on base_game.png", "no mention in paytable or rules text", "no feature_buy nodes in scene tree (capturer probe)"],
    "free_spins": true,
    "free_spins_retrigger": "printed in rules only, not observed",
    "wild": true,
    "scatter": "Free Spins egg symbol (pays nothing itself, triggers feature)",
    "release_date": "not on frames (not part of this document)"
  },
  "bet_structure": {
    "formula_printed": "Bet Size x Bet Level x Base Bet 20 = Bet Amount (printed on the Bet Options panel columns)",
    "base_bet": 20,
    "bet_size_values": [0.03, 0.10, 0.30, 0.90],
    "bet_size_values_note": "four selector values seen across settings_bet_options.png, settings_bet_max.png, settings_bet_min.png",
    "bet_level_range": "1 to 10",
    "min_bet": "0.60 = 0.03 x 1 x 20 (settings_bet_min.png)",
    "max_bet": "180.00 = 0.90 x 10 x 20 (settings_bet_max.png)",
    "default_bet": "12.00 = 0.30 x 2 x 20 (settings_bet_options.png, base_game.png)",
    "bet_amount_column": "third scroller shows totals in steps of 2.00 around the default (8.00, 10.00, 12.00, 14.00, 16.00 seen); the full list of reachable amounts was not enumerated",
    "currency": "no currency symbol printed; balance shows 100,000.00 (demo balance, not a game property); all wins 'shown in cash'",
    "max_bet_button": "Max Bet on Bet Options sets Bet Size and Bet Level to maximum; it is greyed out when already at max (settings_bet_max.png)",
    "confirm_button": "orange Confirm button applies the selection",
    "limits_verified_by_capturer": {"min_bet": 0.6, "max_bet": 180.0, "frames": ["settings_bet_min.png", "settings_bet_max.png"]}
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "model": "fourth PG Soft model, value = other: paytable shows a MULTIPLIER of (bet size x bet level) per winning way, not of the total bet and not currency",
    "printed_rule": "'A bet way win in cash is equal to the value shown in the Paytable multiplied by the bet size and bet level.' (rules_p1.png)",
    "normalisation_for_card": "Total bet = bet size x bet level x 20, so (bet size x bet level) = total bet / 20. Therefore the printed paytable tier must be DIVIDED BY 20 to get a multiplier of the TOTAL bet per winning way. Both numbers are given for every symbol below (printed_tier and multiplier_of_total_bet). Do not divide again.",
    "measured_example": {
      "frame": "base_game_win_line.png",
      "total_bet": 0.6,
      "win": 0.3,
      "symbol": "purple J, three of a kind, printed tier 5",
      "matching_ways": 2,
      "matching_ways_explanation": "reel 1 has one J, reel 2 has J plus Wild (two ways), reel 3 has one J, so 1 x 2 x 1 = 2",
      "check": "5 x (0.60 / 20) x 2 = 0.30 equals the printed WIN 0.30"
    },
    "paytable_bet_anchor": {"total_bet": 12.0, "note": "paytable pages shot at default bet 0.30 x 2 x 20 = 12.00; values on the pages are multipliers, not currency"},
    "paytable_generic_example": "paytable_p6/p7 show a generic gold question-mark coin 'symbol' with 5 = 500, 4 = 100, 3 = 10 and '1 x 3 x 2 = 6' ways giving '10 x 6 = 60'; it is a teaching illustration, not a game symbol"
  },
  "symbols": [
    {"name": "Wild (Phoenix)", "role": "wild", "rank": 0, "tier": "wild",
     "appearance": "A blazing orange and gold phoenix with wings spread wide, filling its cell with flame. The word WILD in gold brush lettering with a red edge sits across its chest.",
     "pays": "no own pay values listed; substitutes for all symbols except Free Spins",
     "rules": "Appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only (paytable_p2.png, rules_p1.png); in a win it multiplies the number of matching ways, e.g. J + Wild on reel 2 counted as 2 ways",
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png", "base_game.png", "base_game_win_line.png"]},
    {"name": "Free Spins Egg", "role": "scatter", "rank": 0, "tier": "scatter",
     "appearance": "A glossy deep-red egg with golden flame filigree curling over it and small white feathered wings behind it. The words FREE SPINS in red lettering are on the paytable version; on the reels the egg shows no text.",
     "pays": "no pay values listed; 5, 6 or 7 anywhere trigger Free Spins",
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png", "base_game.png"]},
    {"name": "Gold Ingot", "role": "high", "tier": "high", "rank": 1,
     "appearance": "A shiny golden sycee ingot with a rounded top, resting on a ring of gold coins tied with a red cord.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 150, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 7.5}, "4": {"printed_tier": 60, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 3.0}, "3": {"printed_tier": 30, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1.5}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "Red Ruyi Scepter", "role": "high", "tier": "high", "rank": 2,
     "appearance": "A curled red lacquer ruyi scepter with swirling cloud ends, a golden tassel and a gold bead on a looped cord.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 120, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 6.0}, "4": {"printed_tier": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.5}, "3": {"printed_tier": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1.0}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "Jade Phoenix Disc", "role": "high", "tier": "high", "rank": 3,
     "appearance": "A round green jade disc carved with a phoenix, hung from a thin red cord.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 100, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 5.0}, "4": {"printed_tier": 45, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.25}, "3": {"printed_tier": 15, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.75}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "Phoenix Scroll", "role": "high", "tier": "high", "rank": 4,
     "appearance": "A cream paper scroll with jade-green end caps. A red Chinese character (phoenix) is written on it.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 80, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 4.0}, "4": {"printed_tier": 45, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.25}, "3": {"printed_tier": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.5}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "A", "role": "low", "tier": "low", "rank": 5,
     "appearance": "Red brush-stroke letter A with a light copper edge.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.5}, "4": {"printed_tier": 15, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.75}, "3": {"printed_tier": 6, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.3}},
     "note": "same payouts as K but a separate symbol (D-49)", "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "K", "role": "low", "tier": "low", "rank": 6,
     "appearance": "Green brush-stroke letter K with a light copper edge.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.5}, "4": {"printed_tier": 15, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.75}, "3": {"printed_tier": 6, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.3}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "Q", "role": "low", "tier": "low", "rank": 7,
     "appearance": "Blue brush-stroke letter Q with a light copper edge.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 40, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.0}, "4": {"printed_tier": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.5}, "3": {"printed_tier": 5, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.25}},
     "note": "same payouts as J but a separate symbol (D-49)", "frames": ["paytable_p1.png"]},
    {"name": "J", "role": "low", "tier": "low", "rank": 8,
     "appearance": "Purple brush-stroke letter J with a light copper edge.",
     "pays": {"5": {"printed_tier": 40, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2.0}, "4": {"printed_tier": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.5}, "3": {"printed_tier": 5, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.25}},
     "frames": ["paytable_p1.png", "base_game_win_line.png"]}
  ],
  "symbol_count": 10,
  "symbol_notes": [
    "Paytable lists 10 symbols on page 1: Wild, Free Spins, four themed high symbols and four royal letters. Minimum win is 3 of a kind from the leftmost reel; no 2-of-a-kind pays.",
    "Wins pay only for 3, 4 or 5 in succession from reel 1; Free Spins pays only by triggering the feature.",
    "Colour-blind note: royals are told apart by letter shape; high symbols differ in silhouette (ingot, scepter, round disc, scroll), so no symbol relies on colour alone."
  ],
  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "5, 6 or 7 Free Spins symbols anywhere on the reels trigger 12 free spins (paytable_p4.png, rules_p3.png).",
      "starting_multiplier": {"5_scatters": "x1, +1 per free spin", "6_scatters": "x2, +2 per free spin", "7_scatters": "x3, +3 per free spin"},
      "multiplier_cap": "The maximum multiplier value achievable is x150 (printed). This is a multiplier cap in free spins, NOT the game's max win.",
      "same_bet": "Free spins are played at the same bet size and bet level as the triggering spin.",
      "banner_text": "FREE SPINS WON 12 / Every Free Spin Increases Multiplier By +1 (free_spins_intro.png, 5-scatter case, +1 step)",
      "observed_round": {
        "bet": 0.6,
        "frames": ["free_spins_intro.png", "free_spins_play_x2.png (multiplier x2, Remaining Free Spin 10)", "free_spins_play_x5.png (multiplier x5, Remaining Free Spin 7)", "win_screen.png (12 Free Spins, TOTAL WIN 21.63, COLLECT button)"],
        "ladder_note": "On the observed 5-scatter round the multiplier showed x2 with 10 spins remaining and x5 with 7 remaining, i.e. it equals spins played so far; the displayed value x2 at 2 spins played differs by a step from the printed 'starts at x1' wording, so which spin carries which multiplier is not pinned down by two frames.",
        "unreliable_display": "Both mid-round frames show WIN 0.18 and balance 99,998.95 (identical), so the WIN field on at least one of them looks stale; do not derive per-spin wins from it."
      },
      "retrigger": {
        "printed": "5 Free Spins symbols appearing anywhere during the Free Spins Feature award 12 more free spins (paytable_p4.png, rules_p3.png).",
        "observed": false,
        "note": "No frame shows a retrigger: it did not occur in the captured round and no second hunt was made. This is printed rule only, not an observation."
      },
      "presentation": "Splash with a huge flaming phoenix, a red egg on a cloud-shaped plaque; free-spin play replaces the top with the phoenix art, shows the big red multiplier number and a banner 'REMAINING FREE SPIN : N' under the reels. Reels turn lavender-purple."
    },
    "wild_rules": "Wild substitutes for all symbols except Free Spins; appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only.",
    "ways_rules": "Bet ways win if the winning symbols are in succession from the leftmost reel to the right; ways per symbol = product of adjacent matching symbols per reel; payout is multiplied by number of ways; simultaneous wins on different ways are added.",
    "not_present": ["bonus buy", "jackpot", "gamble", "respin"]
  },
  "screens": {
    "preview": {"frame": "preview.png", "description": "Splash before play: gold brush title PHOENIX RISES over a red swirl, large fire phoenix at left, red egg in centre, text WIN UP TO x150 MULTIPLIER IN FREE SPINS!, red rounded button GET STARTED, below it PG POCKET GAMES SOFT, Licensed in Malta (MGA), Certified by GA / BMM, copyright line PGSOFT.COM 2026 (c) PG SOFT."},
    "base_game": {
      "frames": ["base_game.png", "base_game_win_line.png"],
      "layout": "Top to bottom: pale moon and mountain sky; big red winged egg on a silver stand; dark-green marquee plaque that scrolls promo text (seen: 'Every Free Spin Increases Multiplier ...', '... Up To x150 During Free Spin!') and shows 'WIN 0.30' after a win; reel grid 5x3; three dark-green info bars (wallet balance left with wallet icon, bet amount middle with coin-stack icon, win right with WIN-ribbon icon); control row: TURBO, minus, large round green SPIN button with yellow-orange arrows, plus, AUTO, and a hamburger menu icon cut off at the right edge.",
      "win_presentation": "Winning cells get orange glowing frames while non-winning cells darken; the amount for the line appears in gold over the winning area (0.30) and in the marquee."
    },
    "menu": {"frame": "_menu.png (working crop, not in manifest)", "description": "Hamburger menu strip replaces the control row: Quit, Sound, Paytable, Rules, History, Close (round X). Icons are outline-style in copper with labels beneath."},
    "bet_options": {"frames": ["settings_bet_options.png", "settings_bet_max.png", "settings_bet_min.png"], "description": "Bottom sheet 'Bet Options' with close X: four scroll columns Bet Size, Bet Level, Base Bet (fixed 20), Bet Amount (orange) with 'x' and '=' signs, selected row highlighted; buttons Max Bet (outlined) and Confirm (solid orange). Balance bars stay at the bottom."},
    "autoplay": {"frame": "autoplay.png", "description": "Bottom sheet 'Auto Spin' with 'Number of Auto Spins' choices 10, 30, 50, 80, 1000 and a Start Auto Spin button (disabled brown until a value is chosen). No Skip Screens, loss limit or win limit options. The sheet does not scroll. The running autoplay Stop button shows the remaining spin count (rules_p4.png)."},
    "paytable": {"frames": ["paytable_p1.png .. paytable_p7.png"], "description": "Single scrolling panel titled Paytable. Page 1: heading 'Symbol Payout Values', Wild and Free Spins symbols, then four themed symbols and four royals in two columns, each with 5/4/3 values (numbers in orange for the count, white for the value). Then bullets: Wild substitutes for all symbols except Free Spins; Wild appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only. Pages 2-4: 'Free Spins Feature' with a phoenix art (a x30 label is part of the illustration, not a rule), an example 5x3 grid and bullets on triggers, multipliers, x150 cap and retrigger. Pages 4-7: '243 Ways' section with two grid diagrams (tick and cross), formula '1 x 3 x 2 = 6', generic question-mark coin example 10 x 6 = 60, and 'All wins shown in cash.'. Page 7 is the bottom (scrollbar at end)."},
    "rules": {"frames": ["rules_p1.png .. rules_p8.png"], "description": "Single scrolling panel 'Game Rules'. Sections: game summary (5-reel, 3-row, increasing multipliers up to x150, 20 base bet, 243 ways fixed, bet level 1 to 10, bet size 0.03 to 0.90); how bet size / level / amount are chosen; cash wallet; ways rule; wild rule; Free Spins Feature; Main Game button list; Additional Information.",
      "button_list": ["Spin: tap to spin; tap during a spin to stop the reels; PC only: Space starts a spin, holding Space continues spinning until released, Space during spin skips the animation, and Space activates the only available on-screen button", "Stop: stops Auto Spin, number shows remaining spins", "Minus / Plus: reduce / increase Bet Amount", "Wallet Balance", "Bet Amount: opens Bet Options (Bet Size, Bet Level, Bet Amount scrollers, Max Bet)", "Win Amount: opens Game History", "Auto Spin", "Turbo Spin: enable or disable to reduce reel spin duration in the main game", "More Settings (hamburger)", "Sound on/off", "Paytable", "Rules", "History: previous games, scroll to end to load more, calendar icon selects dates", "Close"],
      "additional_information": "Malfunction voids all pays and plays. In the event of disputes over game results, all results shown in the game history page are absolute and final."}
  },
  "turbo": {
    "icon": "Lightning-bolt TURBO icon at bottom left; when turbo is off the icon is shown crossed with the word OFF (base_game_win_line.png); when on it reads TURBO (base_game.png).",
    "measurement_by_capturer": "OFF state: reels stop in about 2.5-2.7 s; after one click (TURBO) under 0.7 s. The first click is not a no-op.",
    "initial_state": "Not established: base_game.png shows TURBO without OFF, but the first spin of the session measured about 2.15 s, which matches neither state cleanly. The session start state is therefore stated as unknown.",
    "rules_text": "Tap to enable or disable the Turbo Spin to reduce the duration of reel spins in the main game."
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "accent_colors": "fiery orange, gold, deep red, jade green, lavender purple",
    "accent_colors_where": "orange and gold in the phoenix, Wild text and winning-cell glow; deep red in the egg and scepter; jade green in the plaque frame, spin button and info bars; lavender purple in the free-spin reels and base-game sky",
    "base_game_background": "pale blue-lavender mountains under a big white-yellow moon, with silver-white scrollwork frame",
    "free_spins_background": "dark violet and magenta with burning orange phoenix flames",
    "ui_panels": "dark charcoal bottom sheets with white titles, copper-orange selected values and buttons",
    "text_colors": "white and copper-orange on dark panels; pale cyan numbers in the base-game info bars; gold brush lettering with red edges for banners"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "colorblind": [
      "Symbol identity is carried by shape (ingot, scepter, disc, scroll, letters A K Q J), never by colour alone.",
      "Win feedback is a glowing frame around cells plus a numeric WIN amount, not only a colour change; non-winning cells are dimmed.",
      "Autoplay Start button changes from dim brown (disabled) to bright state; the disabled state is distinguishable only by brightness, which is low-contrast.",
      "Count labels on the paytable (5/4/3) are copper-orange against white values; contrast is moderate."
    ],
    "deaf_or_hard_of_hearing": "All outcomes are shown as text (WIN amount, FREE SPINS WON 12, TOTAL WIN, Remaining Free Spin). Sound can be switched off from the menu. No frame shows a feature that is announced by audio only.",
    "blind_or_low_vision": "Canvas game; the rules and paytable are real DOM text panels (readable by a screen reader per the manifest's innerText reads), but the reel grid itself is canvas pixels with no text. Marquee text scrolls and is partly cut at any instant.",
    "motor": "Spin by tap on the button or the game area, or Space on PC; Space can be held for continuous spins; Auto Spin 10/30/50/80/1000 and Turbo reduce repeated input. Bet is changed by a scroll picker or minus/plus buttons; large tap targets on the main controls, but the hamburger icon is cut off at the right edge."
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Game version / build number: not printed.",
    "RTP, volatility and max win: not in the build; taken from provider payload and PDF per TL brief (96.70 percent, medium, x20000).",
    "Initial turbo state at session start: unknown, see turbo section.",
    "Free-spin multiplier ladder timing: frames x2 at 10 remaining and x5 at 7 remaining vs printed 'starts at x1'.",
    "WIN 0.18 and balance 99,998.95 identical on free_spins_play_x2 and x5: likely a stale display, unconfirmed.",
    "Retrigger: printed only, never observed.",
    "Trigger board with five Free Spins symbols was not captured as a separate frame (hunt stopped at the intro screen).",
    "Full list of Bet Amount values: only a window of the scroller seen.",
    "Release date: not on frames."
  ],
  "not_captured": [
    "Retrigger during free spins (printed in rules only)",
    "Trigger board with 5 scatters on the reels",
    "6- or 7-scatter entries (x2 / x3 start) - printed only"
  ],
  "logo_refs_review": "logo_refs.json checked: six boxes (two splash hero areas, four paytable_p1 symbols). No Wild and no title text. One remark: the splash boxes are on preview.png, which also carries the PHOENIX RISES wordmark elsewhere on the frame, but the boxes themselves lie below it and contain none. No change suggested."
}