Rat King

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Rat King",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "theme": "An abandoned, dimly-lit candy factory at night. Backgrounds show idle purple-toned conveyor belts, stacked crates of candy, giant metal mixing vats, hanging industrial lamps and looping pipework. The factory has been taken over by a gang of mischievous white mice/rats led by a crowned 'Rat King' mascot who steals the candy stock.",
    "art_style": "Flat 2D pixel art (visible individual square pixels on every symbol, icon and font glyph) with thick dark outlines and bright rim-light highlights on rounded, glossy candy shapes. No photorealistic shading or gradients beyond simple 2-3 tone pixel shading; strong saturated colors (hot pink, cyan, purple, orange, gold) against a desaturated dark-purple/near-black industrial background. Flat, straight-on 2D view of the reel grid (no isometric or 3D perspective). Overall mood is playful, cartoonish and mildly spooky/mischievous rather than dark or menacing - a retro arcade / 8-16 bit console look.",
    "provider_footer_watermark": "A faint grey 'PUSH GAMING' logo wordmark is visible at the bottom center of the loading/intro screen (preview.png), watermarked into the factory-floor background art."
  },
  "screens_captured": {
    "preview": ["preview.png"],
    "base_game": ["base_game.png"],
    "paytable": ["paytable_p1.png ... paytable_p6.png (6 pages)"],
    "rules": ["rules_p1.png ... rules_p9.png (9 pages)"],
    "settings": ["settings.png"],
    "autoplay": ["autoplay.png"],
    "bet_selector_extremes": ["bet_limits_min.png", "bet_limits_max.png"],
    "bonus_buy_dialog": ["bonus_buy_dialog.png", "bonus_buy_dialog_5scatters.png"],
    "collection_boxes_mechanic": ["collection_box_trigger.png"],
    "free_spins": ["free_spins_trigger_intro.png", "free_spins_3scatters_play.png", "free_spins_retrigger.png", "free_spins_5scatters_play.png"],
    "win_screens": ["big_win_4scatters.png", "win_screen_3scatters.png", "win_screen_4scatters.png", "win_screen_5scatters.png", "base_game_win.png"],
    "not_captured": "See top-level 'not_captured' block: (1) a frame showing a Star Multiplier symbol landing exactly inside a Collection Box at the moment of collection; (2) a clean, non-cascaded cluster-win frame usable for arithmetic verification of the payout basis. Both are explained below with the methods tried."
  },
  "grid_and_mechanic": {
    "grid": "6 columns x 6 rows, 36 symbol positions, fully rectangular grid (confirmed visually by the TL by zoom-counting columns/rows on collection_box_trigger.png, and by text on rules_p1.png: 'Rat King is a 6-row, 6-column matching symbol game').",
    "mechanic": "Cluster pays / matching-anywhere. There are no paylines and no 'ways' in this game. Rules_p2.png states verbatim: 'Winning combinations are achieved by matching the same symbol type anywhere in the game.' A minimum of 7 matching symbols anywhere on the 6x6 board forms a win; only the highest-value combination for a symbol is paid ('The highest winning combination value is always awarded in any winning combination.').",
    "cascade": "Cascading and Collapsing mechanic (rules_p2.png). At the start of a round all symbols from the previous round are cleared and new symbols drop in from the top. When a win occurs, the winning symbols are paid and removed, the remaining symbols collapse downward to fill the gaps, and new symbols drop from the top to refill the board. This repeats until no further wins occur.",
    "win_cap": "10,000x the current Base Bet per game round, stated three times: on the paytable feature card 'MAX WIN' (paytable_p2.png, with an in-game illustration of a '10000 X' arch), in the rules 'Win Cap' section (rules_p2.png / rules_p9.png), and again in 'Additional Information' at the end of the rules (rules_p9.png): '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.' The rules also add (rules_p9.png): 'It is possible that the operator has configured a win cap which differs from the 10,000x win cap. If this is the case, it will not be possible to reach the 10,000x win cap.' This last sentence documents that the printed number is the DEFAULT build configuration and may be overridden by the operator."
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "value": "total_bet",
    "note_for_accessibility_team": "The in-game paytable prints payouts directly as currency amounts, not as multipliers, and is explicitly anchored to a specific bet: paytable_p1.png states 'All wins shown are in fun and valid for the current Base Bet of 0.50 fun'. Because the game is cluster-pays with no paylines/ways of any kind, there is no 'per line' alternative basis to consider structurally. All currency figures below were captured at Base Bet = 0.50 fun and are also expressed as multipliers of that Total Bet (division by 0.50) for portability.",
    "uncertain": "A clean, single, non-cascaded cluster win could not be captured to arithmetically prove tier-value = printed-WIN / bet, because the game removes and replaces winning symbols (cascade) before any screenshot can be taken after a win resolves - by the time a frame is captured, the board already shows the NEXT cascade step, not the winning cluster itself. This was attempted across roughly a dozen base-game spins; see 'not_captured' below. The basis is therefore accepted on the explicit printed text of the build rather than on a verified arithmetic match, consistent with the wave brief."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "paying_symbols_high_to_low": [
      {
        "name": "Red raspberry candy (cluster of glossy red berries)",
        "colors": "deep red/crimson berries with bright white/pink glossy highlights, on a dark near-black tile background",
        "appearance": "a tight cluster of round, bumpy red candy pieces shaped like a raspberry or cluster of berries, rendered in chunky pixel art with strong specular highlights",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 25.00, "15-19": 10.00, "11-14": 4.00, "9-10": 2.00, "7-8": 1.00},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "50x", "15-19": "20x", "11-14": "8x", "9-10": "4x", "7-8": "2x"},
        "rank": "highest paying regular symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Pink layered cake slice",
        "colors": "magenta/hot-pink cake body with lighter pink cream/frosting layer, triangular wedge shape",
        "appearance": "a triangular slice of layered pink cake seen from the side, with a lighter frosting stripe near the top edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 18.75, "15-19": 7.50, "11-14": 3.00, "9-10": 1.50, "7-8": 0.75},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "37.5x", "15-19": "15x", "11-14": "6x", "9-10": "3x", "7-8": "1.5x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Golden pudding / caramel dome",
        "colors": "pale golden-cream dome with a darker amber/brown caramel drip running down the sides",
        "appearance": "a rounded dome-shaped custard/pudding with caramel sauce dripping over its edges",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 12.50, "15-19": 5.00, "11-14": 2.00, "9-10": 1.00, "7-8": 0.50},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "25x", "15-19": "10x", "11-14": "4x", "9-10": "2x", "7-8": "1x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Orange swirl lollipop",
        "colors": "orange and amber spiral stripes, small tan/beige stick visible at the bottom",
        "appearance": "a teardrop-shaped hard-candy lollipop with a tight spiral swirl pattern, mounted on a short stick",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 6.25, "15-19": 2.50, "11-14": 1.00, "9-10": 0.50, "7-8": 0.35},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "12.5x", "15-19": "5x", "11-14": "2x", "9-10": "1x", "7-8": "0.7x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple sprinkled donut",
        "colors": "purple/violet glaze with small lighter purple/pink sprinkle dots, brown donut base barely visible at the edge",
        "appearance": "a round ring donut coated in purple icing dotted with sprinkles",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 5.00, "15-19": 2.00, "11-14": 0.80, "9-10": 0.45, "7-8": 0.30},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "10x", "15-19": "4x", "11-14": "1.6x", "9-10": "0.9x", "7-8": "0.6x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue round macaron/candy",
        "colors": "bright cyan/sky-blue glossy sphere with a thin lighter ridge line near the base and a bright diagonal highlight",
        "appearance": "a round, glossy blue candy or macaron shell shape",
        "payouts_fun_at_0.50_bet": {"20+": 3.75, "15-19": 1.50, "11-14": 0.60, "9-10": 0.40, "7-8": 0.25},
        "payouts_as_total_bet_multiplier": {"20+": "7.5x", "15-19": "3x", "11-14": "1.2x", "9-10": "0.8x", "7-8": "0.5x"},
        "rank": "lowest paying regular symbol"
      }
    ],
    "dud_symbols": {
      "count": 4,
      "colors": "all rendered in flat, desaturated shades of grey (no color hue) - visually identical in silhouette to some of the candy shapes above but drained of color, signalling 'no value' without relying on any text or color cue alone (shape+greyscale double-codes them)",
      "shapes_seen_on_paytable_p2": ["a grey wedge (echoes the cake-slice silhouette)", "a grey lumpy rock/boulder shape", "a grey twisted swirl (echoes the lollipop silhouette)", "a grey round sphere (echoes the macaron/donut silhouette)"],
      "rule_text_verbatim": "The Dud Symbols are grey symbols with no value. By matching a minimum of 7 of a kind Dud Symbol, will clear the Dud Symbols to make way for new symbols to fall in. (paytable_p2.png / rules_p5.png)",
      "payout": "none - these symbols pay nothing; matching 7+ only clears them from the board to allow new (paying) symbols to fall in their place",
      "accessibility_note_colorblind": "Dud symbols are distinguished from paying symbols by BOTH color (fully desaturated grey vs. saturated hues) and by being visually 'flatter'/less glossy than paying candies, so the distinction does not rely on hue discrimination alone."
    },
    "special_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Rat King symbol (scatter)",
        "colors": "white/cream mouse body, bright pink ears, pink cheek blush and pink tear-drop shaped eyes, a gold crown with red gem accents on its head, a thin curling pink tail",
        "appearance": "a round, angry-faced crowned white mouse/rat mascot character, with sharp dark eyebrows and an open frowning mouth; matches the game's title logo character exactly",
        "function": "Scatter symbol; pays no direct currency amount on its own. When it lands in the bottom-most row of a column it is collected into that column's Collection Box (see Collection Boxes feature). When 3 or more Rat King symbols are collected during a single game round, the Free Spins Feature is triggered: 3 collected = 10 Free Spins, 4 collected = 15 Free Spins, 5 collected = 20 Free Spins (rules_p4.png, paytable_p4.png). The Free Spins meter resets at the end of each game round.",
        "payouts": "none (scatter/trigger symbol only, no payout tiers of its own)"
      },
      {
        "name": "Star Symbol (multiplier symbol)",
        "colors": "green, magenta/pink, and gold/orange glowing star shapes, each with a white bold multiplier number and a small white 'x' printed in the center, radiating small white sparkle particles",
        "appearance": "a five-pointed glowing star with a printed multiplier value inside it",
        "function": "A multiplier symbol. When a Star Symbol lands in the bottom-most row of a column it is collected into that column's Collection Box; its printed multiplier value is then added (additively, not multiplicatively) to a running 'multiplier counter' for that game round, and that counter multiplies the total win for that spin/round. More than one Star Symbol may be collected and their values stack additively. Rules_p4.png/rules_p5.png: 'The multiplier values available are: 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x and 500x.' During the Free Spins Feature the collected multiplier applies to only the SINGLE spin on which it was collected, then becomes inactive again until a new Star Symbol is collected (paytable_p6.png / rules_p5.png).",
        "observed_values_on_captured_frames": ["x7 and x3 on collection_box_trigger.png", "x2 and x3 stacking to a displayed counter of x6 on free_spins_retrigger.png", "x7 on free_spins_5scatters_play.png", "x3 on win_screen_4scatters.png", "x2 (twice) on base_game_win.png"]
      }
    ]
  },
  "collection_boxes_feature": {
    "location": "A row of 6 blue box icons runs directly beneath the reel grid, one box under each of the 6 columns (visible on every base-game and free-spins frame, e.g. base_game.png, collection_box_trigger.png).",
    "function": "Collection Boxes sit at the bottom of the grid. When a Star Symbol lands in the bottom-most row of its column, it is collected into that column's box and its multiplier value is added to the round's multiplier counter. When a Rat King symbol lands in the bottom-most row of its column, it is likewise collected and increments the Free Spins meter for that round (paytable_p3.png, rules_p3.png).",
    "observed_state_on_collection_box_trigger.png": "All six Collection Boxes are shown empty (stencil paw/star icon visible, nothing currently sitting in them) - this frame documents the boxes and the surrounding meters rather than the instant of a symbol landing in one. Two green Star Symbols (values x7 and x3) are visible higher up on the board, not yet at the bottom row.",
    "left_side_free_spins_ladder": "A vertical stack of 6 cells runs down the left edge of the screen, above the reels. The top three cells show fixed pink-bordered labels '20', '15' and '10' next to a dark crowned-paw glyph - these correspond to the Free Spins awarded for 5, 4 and 3 Rat King symbols collected respectively (per rules_p4.png). The bottom three cells are unlabelled collection slots that light up with a glowing gold crown-and-flame icon each time a Rat King symbol is actually collected during the round; a small empty pink oval sits beneath the stack as a round-progress indicator. In base_game.png (fresh round) all six cells are dark/unlit. In collection_box_trigger.png the '10' cell and the two unlabelled cells beneath it are lit with the gold glowing crown icon (three Rat King symbols already collected in that round, after the 3-scatter bonus buy), while the '20' and '15' cells above remain dark and the bottom progress oval is empty.",
    "right_side_multiplier_counter": "A separate UI element sits to the upper right of the reels: a dark grey star-shaped badge with an 'X' placeholder. It is empty/blank in the base game before any Star Symbol has been collected (base_game.png, collection_box_trigger.png), and during Free Spins it displays the current additive multiplier total as a white number inside a dark panel beneath a star icon, e.g. 'X 3', 'X 6', 'X 5' seen across free_spins_3scatters_play.png, free_spins_retrigger.png and free_spins_5scatters_play.png.",
    "not_captured": "No frame shows a Star Multiplier symbol visually inside a Collection Box at the exact instant of landing/collection (as opposed to already-collected state reflected in the counter, or the symbol still mid-board). Methods tried: roughly a dozen manual base-game spins with a screenshot taken after each result, and review of every captured Free Spins frame across all three bonus-buy variants looking for a star sitting in the bottom row exactly over a box. The mechanic itself is fully documented by the paytable text and illustration (paytable_p3.png/p4.png) and is corroborated indirectly by the multiplier counter visibly increasing between spins."
  },
  "push_bet": {
    "name_on_screen": "PUSH BET (purple banner above the Total Bet selector list, and a toggle switch)",
    "effect": "Raises the player's Base Bet by 20% and, per the rules text, increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature. The on-screen promotional label in the bet panel reads 'INCREASE chance to win feature by 39%' (bet_limits_min.png / bonus_buy area), while the rules page states the mechanical effect as +20% to Base Bet (rules_p7.png: 'Activating Push Bet mode will raise your Base Bet by 20%, increasing the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature.'). These are two different numbers describing two different things (the raw bet surcharge vs. the resulting change in trigger probability) and both are reproduced here verbatim rather than reconciled.",
    "toggle_behavior": "A single ON/OFF toggle (not a multi-tier ladder). Shown grey/OFF and white/OFF-styled circle-left in the captured frames; per rules_p7.png the switch displays green when active and grey when inactive. It can be switched off at the end of a game round; if autoplay is running, autoplay must first be stopped to deactivate Push Bet.",
    "payout_basis_when_active": "Rules_p7.png states wins are evaluated respective of the Base Bet amount, not the Push Bet amount, when Push Bet is active - i.e. the paytable multipliers themselves do not change; only the wager (and hence feature-trigger odds) increases.",
    "rtp_impact": {
      "without_push_bet": "96.30%",
      "with_push_bet": "96.34%",
      "source": "rules_p8.png, verbatim: 'The theoretical average return to player (RTP) using the Push Bet is 96.34%.' and 'The theoretical average return to player (RTP) without using the Push Bet is 96.30%.'"
    }
  },
  "bonus_buy": {
    "how_to_open": "A star-shaped icon on the right-hand vertical control panel opens the BONUS BUY dialog (rules_p6.png: 'By pressing or clicking on the [star] button, you will be presented with the option to buy the Free Spins Feature. You can reduce or increase your Base Bet by pressing the \"-\" or \"+\" buttons.').",
    "dialog_layout": "A stacked list of 3 purchase cards, each showing a heading ('3 SCATTERS' / '4 SCATTERS' / '5 SCATTERS'), a currency price, a red 'BUY' button, and an illustration of the corresponding number of crowned Rat King mascots plus a pink badge with the Free Spins count (10/15/20). A 'BASE BET' stepper with +/- controls sits fixed at the bottom of the dialog, currently 0.50 fun in the captured frames (bonus_buy_dialog.png shows cards 1-2 with card 3 partially cut off at the bottom edge; bonus_buy_dialog_5scatters.png shows the dialog scrolled down to reveal cards 2-3 fully).",
    "options": [
      {
        "trigger": "3 Rat King Scatter Symbols",
        "free_spins_awarded": 10,
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": 50.00,
        "price_as_base_bet_multiplier": "100x",
        "rtp": "96.58%",
        "played": true,
        "played_result_fun": 43.25,
        "played_note": "10 base Free Spins grew to 16 via retriggers (+3 per Rat King collected during Free Spins), final result WIN 43.25 fun at 0.50 fun bet (win_screen_3scatters.png)."
      },
      {
        "trigger": "4 Rat King Scatter Symbols",
        "free_spins_awarded": 15,
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": 125.00,
        "price_as_base_bet_multiplier": "250x",
        "rtp": "96.63%",
        "played": true,
        "played_result_fun": 184.25,
        "played_note": "15 base Free Spins, multiplier counter grew to x22 across the round; an intermediate BIG WIN screen was captured mid-round (big_win_4scatters.png, showing a partially-animated running total '1.55', not the final amount), final result WIN 184.25 fun at 0.50 fun bet (win_screen_4scatters.png)."
      },
      {
        "trigger": "5 Rat King Scatter Symbols",
        "free_spins_awarded": 20,
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base_bet": 250.00,
        "price_as_base_bet_multiplier": "500x",
        "rtp": "96.93%",
        "played": true,
        "played_result_fun": 38.40,
        "played_note": "20 base Free Spins, final result WIN 38.40 fun at 0.50 fun bet (win_screen_5scatters.png)."
      }
    ],
    "all_three_options_purchased_and_played_to_completion": true
  },
  "free_spins_feature": {
    "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 Rat King scatter symbols collected in the Collection Boxes during a single base-game round (naturally, or via Bonus Buy).",
    "entry_screen": "A dark 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED' announcement screen with a glass dome/trophy pedestal displaying the awarded Free Spins count in large pink 3D digits, and 'FREE SPINS' in pink pixel-art lettering with a red outline below; 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt at the bottom (free_spins_trigger_intro.png, showing '15' after the 4-scatter buy).",
    "visual_theme_change": "During Free Spins the reel frame border switches from the base game's neutral grey/gold metal frame to a magenta/pink-and-gold ornate frame, and the background lighting shifts to a darker red/magenta tone (visible across all free_spins_*.png and win_screen_*scatters.png frames), giving clear visual feedback that the feature mode is active without relying on the counter text alone.",
    "counter_ui": "A 'Free Spins: N / M' counter is shown centered at the bottom of the screen (e.g. 'Free Spins: 1 / 10', 'Free Spins: 2 / 16', 'Free Spins: 4 / 15'), where M is the current total including any retriggers.",
    "retrigger_rule": "During Free Spins, each additional Rat King symbol collected awards +3 extra Free Spins to the counter (rules_p5.png, paytable_p4.png). Demonstrated on free_spins_retrigger.png: the counter reads '2 / 16' where the base award had been 10 and had already grown from prior collections.",
    "multiplier_behavior_in_free_spins": "The Star Symbol multiplier collected during Free Spins applies ONLY to the single spin on which it was collected; it then becomes inactive until a new Star Symbol is collected, at which point the process repeats for the remainder of the feature (paytable_p6.png / rules_p5.png verbatim). This differs from the base game round description, where the collected multiplier applies to the whole game round. The Star Multiplier counter is reset to zero before entering Free Spins (rules_p5.png: 'The Star Multiplier counter will reset before entering the Free Spins.').",
    "top_bar_win_display": "A horizontal bar above the reels shows either a plain running win amount (e.g. '2.40', '0.75') or, once a multiplier has been collected that spin, the format 'N x AMOUNT' (e.g. '6 x2.85' seen on free_spins_retrigger.png, where 6 is the multiplier counter value)."
  },
  "win_screens": {
    "big_win_intermediate": "During a long Free Spins round, an interstitial 'BIG WIN' style animated counter can appear mid-round showing a running (not-yet-final) total, e.g. big_win_4scatters.png shows the number still animating upward at '1.55' with an otherwise empty reel frame (all symbols cleared) - this is not the round's final result.",
    "round_end_summary": "At the end of a purchased/triggered Free Spins round the reel area is replaced by an empty dark grid, the total round WIN is shown in large white text bottom-center, the updated Balance is shown bottom-left, and the final Free Spins tally (e.g. '3 / 20') remains visible top-right (win_screen_3scatters.png, win_screen_4scatters.png, win_screen_5scatters.png).",
    "ordinary_base_game_win": "base_game_win.png shows a normal (non-purchased) base-game win: WIN 0.85 fun at 0.50 fun Total Bet, balance stepping from 840.90 to 839.40 (pre-spin balance shown), two green x2 Star Symbols and one Rat King symbol visible on the board mid-cascade; because of the cascade mechanic the visible symbol layout on this frame does not cleanly correspond 1:1 to the printed WIN figure (see payout_basis.uncertain)."
  },
  "betting": {
    "currency_label": "fun (demo balance token; not a real-world currency and not recorded as the game's currency)",
    "base_bet_range": {"min": 0.10, "max": 100.00},
    "how_measured": "TOTAL BET selector list scrolled to both extremes with mouse wheel: bet_limits_min.png shows the list starting at 0.10 fun with 0.50 fun highlighted as the currently selected value; bet_limits_max.png shows the list ending at 100.00 fun.",
    "bet_step_increments_observed": "0.10 fun increments from 0.10 to 0.70 fun (visible list top), and 10.00/5.00 fun increments in the 20.00-100.00 fun range (visible list bottom) - the selector is a fixed list of preset values, not a free-form stepper, in the ranges captured.",
    "default_captured_bet": 0.50
  },
  "rtp": {
    "base_without_push_bet": "96.30%",
    "base_with_push_bet": "96.34%",
    "bonus_buy_3_scatters": "96.58%",
    "bonus_buy_4_scatters": "96.63%",
    "bonus_buy_5_scatters": "96.93%",
    "source": "rules_p8.png (base pair), rules_p6.png (bonus buy RTPs)",
    "malfunction_clause": "rules_p8.png, verbatim: 'MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS.'"
  },
  "settings_screen": {
    "layout": "A dark right-hand panel titled 'SETTINGS' with three horizontal rows: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music', each with a speaker-with-cross (muted) toggle icon on the right. In the captured frame all three show the muted/crossed-speaker icon state (settings.png).",
    "accessibility_note": "Audio toggles are icon-only (a speaker glyph with an 'x'); there is no separate text label distinguishing muted/unmuted beyond the icon shape itself, which may need an audio cue or ARIA label for screen-reader users."
  },
  "autoplay_screen": {
    "layout": "A dark popup titled 'AUTOPLAYS' with a vertical list of selectable round counts: Off (currently selected, shown as a solid white highlighted row), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 (autoplay.png).",
    "note": "No separate loss-limit / win-limit / single-session-loss-limit configuration screen was found within the captured autoplay dialog; only the round-count list is present in this build."
  },
  "layout_and_ui_base_game": {
    "top_left": "Game name logo 'RAT KING' badge (crowned white mouse head icon inside a pink/purple crown-shaped wordmark banner) sits above the reel frame, left of center.",
    "left_panel": "Vertical Free Spins collection ladder (6 cells, described above under collection_boxes_feature).",
    "reel_frame": "Ornate grey-and-gold metal frame with round amber gem/rivet decorations at the top two corners, surrounding the 6x6 symbol grid.",
    "top_right": "Empty dark star-badge multiplier counter (see collection_boxes_feature.right_side_multiplier_counter).",
    "top_bar_icons": "Speaker/mute icon and a hamburger (three horizontal lines) menu icon at the very top-right corner of the screen.",
    "right_vertical_control_column": "From top to bottom: red circular star icon (Bonus Buy), white circular play/triangle icon (Autoplay), stacked-coins icon (Bet Select / Total Bet panel), and a large circular double-arrow Spin button at the bottom.",
    "bottom_bar": "Balance shown bottom-left as 'Balance: N.NN fun'; Total Bet shown bottom-right as 'Total Bet: N.NN fun'; during an active win/Free Spins round a centered 'WIN: N.NN fun' and/or 'Free Spins: N / M' label also appears bottom-center.",
    "colors_overall": "Deep purple/near-black background with cyan and magenta pipework accents; UI panels are dark grey/near-black with white text and red or purple accent buttons; candy symbols provide the only fully saturated, brightly-lit elements on screen, which helps them stand out against the darker factory backdrop for low-vision users."
  },
  "version": {
    "server_version": "2.6.0",
    "client_version": "7.3.7",
    "client_build_date": "13-07-2026",
    "source": "rules_p9.png"
  },
  "additional_information_text": {
    "incomplete_games": "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_p9.png, verbatim)"
  },
  "studio_evidence": {
    "finding": "No on-screen text identifies Push Gaming as the studio/provider anywhere in the captured gameplay screens, paytable pages, or rules pages - only the game's own name 'Rat King' and Server/Client Version strings appear.",
    "exception": "A faint, semi-transparent 'PUSH GAMING' wordmark watermark is visible in the background art of the loading/intro screen (preview.png), below the three feature cards.",
    "second_channel_note": "The provider's own second-channel tool (scene_probe.py) is not usable for this provider because the game runs inside a cross-domain iframe (known Push Gaming build property, P-U03/P-U04) - this negation therefore rests on one method (exhaustive visual + OCR review of all 9 rules pages and 6 paytable pages) plus the one positive watermark sighting noted above."
  },
  "not_captured": [
    {
      "claim": "No frame captures a Star Multiplier symbol visually landing inside/at the moment of collection into a Collection Box (as opposed to already being reflected in the running multiplier counter).",
      "methods_tried": [
        "~12 manual base-game spins, screenshot taken after each spin result",
        "review of every captured Free Spins frame across all three bonus-buy variants for a star sitting exactly in the bottom row over a box"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "No clean (non-cascaded) single cluster-win frame was captured that would let the payout basis be verified arithmetically (visible cluster size x tier value = printed WIN).",
      "methods_tried": [
        "~12 base-game spins attempting to match a visible cluster of symbols to the printed WIN figure, including zoomed review of the board",
        "reading rules_p2.png (Cascading and Collapsing), which structurally explains why this is not obtainable: winning symbols are removed and replaced before a screenshot can be taken of the resolved win state"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact pixel-level mapping of the 6-cell left-side collection ladder to the underlying game state (which cell corresponds to which exact internal counter) is inferred from visual comparison between base_game.png (all unlit, fresh round) and collection_box_trigger.png (bottom 3 of 6 cells lit, after collecting 3 Rat King symbols); the paytable/rules text describes the meter's function but does not itemise each of the six visual cells individually.",
    "The precise increment step size of the Total Bet selector between 0.70 fun and 20.00 fun was not captured (the two extremes and a handful of values near each end are the only ones documented)."
  ],
  "anomalies": []
}