Rat Royale

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Rat Royale",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio_sub_brand": null,
    "studio_note": "Only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' is printed on the loading screen (preview_1.png) and in the footer; no sub-studio name appears on any frame.",
    "game_symbol_in_demo_url": "vswaysratking",
    "in_game_wordmark": "RAT ROYALE (a stone-and-metal crest with a crowned rat head behind the lettering; a small blood-red scribble sits between the two words)",
    "wordmark_differs_from_name": false,
    "theme": "dark-fantasy medieval ratfolk kingdom: a crowned rat king and gem-bearing rat warriors in a gloomy gothic stone hall full of gold coins, skulls and cobwebs",
    "art_style": "painterly semi-realistic digital fantasy illustration, gritty textures of worn stone, dark metal and cobweb, soft dramatic lighting with warm torch and blood-red glow, moody gothic atmosphere, front-facing view",
    "kind": "video_slot",
    "reels_x_rows": "5 reels x 5 rows (all five reels have height 5; verified by eye on base_game.png)",
    "mechanic": "adjacent-reel paths (not classic ways, not paylines): symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels connected on the same row or one row up or down",
    "max_ways_declared": 259,
    "max_ways_source": "paytable_p1.png: 'The maximum number of possible ways to win is 259.' This is NOT 5^5=3125; the product of heights does not apply to adjacency paths. Verified independently by TL (path count by rows gives 259).",
    "paylines": null,
    "volatility": "Medium (printed word, rules_p3.png 'MEDIUM VOLATILITY'; this build has no lightning-bolt scale)",
    "rtp_base_percent": 96.52,
    "max_win": "15,000x bet (rules_p1.png, rules_p5.png); if a round reaches the cap the round ends immediately, win is paid up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited. Also advertised on the promo slide preview_2.png as 'WIN UP TO 15,000X BET'.",
    "version_or_rng": null,
    "version_note": "Game version and RNG version are not printed on any rules page nor in the settings panel (checked rules_p1..p6 and settings.png)."
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "overall": "dark, desaturated charcoal and stone grey with antique gold and dried-blood red accents",
    "base_game_background": "grey-black gothic stone hall with pale cobwebs, grey fog and a faint cold light from above",
    "reel_tile_color": "dark brown-grey cracked stone tiles with a thin lighter edge",
    "accent_colors": ["antique gold", "dried-blood red", "emerald green", "royal purple", "sapphire blue"],
    "accent_colors_where": "Gold: wild tile, coins, crowns, chains on the king, wording of payouts and CREDIT/BET/WIN labels. Blood red: free-spin backdrop and dripping frame, red-gem rat, Blood Lust/Pact wordmark. Green, purple, blue, red: the four gem colours of the rat symbols and of the four Rat King wilds.",
    "free_spins_background": "saturated blood-red cavern/crypt with dripping red paint along the top of the reel frame",
    "ui_panels": "olive-green stone-slab panels (Buy Feature, Special Bets), black translucent info/settings panels with white text, bright green arrow and close buttons, white-outlined round spin button",
    "text_colors": "white body text on black panels; orange-gold CREDIT/BET/WIN labels with white numbers; gold headings on settings"
  },
  "screens": {
    "base_game.png": {
      "ocr_text": null,
      "ocr_note": "tesseract does not read the service strip (dark stone background); numbers read by eye (TL and documenter).",
      "layout": "Reel grid in the centre (5 columns x 5 rows) inside a carved grey stone frame with two pillars and cobwebs. Left column: olive stone plaque 'BUY FEATURE / 2 OPTIONS' at top, below it 'SPECIAL BETS / 2 OPTIONS' with a small arrow bar, below a glowing red rune-disc with a rat emblem (decorative). Right: the game crest 'RAT ROYALE' at top and a large crowned rat king seated on a throne atop a heap of gold, holding a skull-topped staff. Bottom bar left to right: round menu button (three lines) and sound button stacked at left, round 'i' info button, CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 (orange-gold labels, white numbers), the text 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in the centre, minus button, large circular spin button with two white arrows chasing in a circle, plus button, a small 'AUTOPLAY' pill under the spin button, 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' wordmark at bottom-left.",
      "state": "idle, balance $100,000.00 (demo), bet $2.00 (the bet at which the paytable was captured)",
      "colorblind_note": "Symbols are distinguishable by shape and not only by colour: gem rats differ in pose and gear; the four gem colours additionally differ in the held gem shape/brightness. Letter tiles are pure text shapes."
    },
    "paytable_p1.png": {
      "ocr_text": "GAME RULES All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels connected on the same row or one row up or down. 5 - $6.00 4 - $2.50 3 - $1.00 ... Ways to win ... Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations connected on the same row or one row up or down. The maximum number of possible ways to win is 259. Page 1/8",
      "ocr_note": "Dollar figures read by eye from the zoomed frame; tiers printed at bet $2.00.",
      "content": "Top row: four gem-rat symbols with three tiers each. Second row: A K Q J 10 tiles with three tiers. Bottom left: SCATTER tile with text 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It appears on all reels.' Bottom right: 'Ways to win' mini-diagrams: first diagram (black dots on a 5x5 white grid, zig-zagging one row up/down between adjacent reels) has a green check mark = valid; second (dots jump two rows) has a red cross; third (two dots on the same reel highlighted in red column) has a red cross. Page 1/8, left and right green arrows and a green close cross at bottom left.",
      "colorblind_note": "Valid/invalid ways diagrams use green check vs red cross glyphs, so meaning is carried by the check/cross shape."
    },
    "paytable_p2.png": {
      "ocr_text": "This is the normal WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER symbol. It can carry a random multiplier of x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x8, x10, x12, x15, x25, x50 or x100 that applies to all wins that pass through it. ... A maximum of 3 WILD symbols can hit on each reel. ... RED GEM RAT KING WILD ... PURPLE GEM RAT KING WILD ... GREEN GEM RAT KING WILD ... BLUE GEM RAT KING WILD ... Page 2/8",
      "content": "Normal WILD (gold framed tile with a large metallic letter on it) pays '5 - $6.00' at bet $2.00. Four RAT KING WILD symbols (crowned rat king in black robe holding a gem, gold frame, one per gem colour) are described, only on reel 3."
    },
    "rules_p1.png": {"page": "3/8 of booklet", "content": "FREE SPINS and MAX WIN text (see features)."},
    "rules_p2.png": {"page": "4/8 of booklet", "content": "SPECIAL BETS (bet multipliers 100x / 50x / 20x) and BUY FEATURE (100x and 500x current base bet)."},
    "rules_p3.png": {"page": "5/8 of booklet", "content": "MEDIUM VOLATILITY, rules, five RTP values, SPACE/ENTER keys, MINIMUM BET $0.20, MAXIMUM BET $1,200.00 (printed maximum equals ANTE BET 2 at the top of the bet ladder, not the plain-bet maximum)."},
    "rules_p4.png": {"page": "6/8 of booklet", "content": "HOW TO PLAY and MAIN GAME INTERFACE: menu button, speed-cycle button (normal, quick spin, turbo spin), sound toggle, info button, CREDIT/BET labels (click to switch coins/cash view), plus/minus open bet menu, spin button, AUTOPLAY button."},
    "rules_p5.png": {"page": "7/8 of booklet", "content": "SETTINGS MENU, INFORMATION SCREEN, BET MENU (base bet is the amount before feature-related increases), MAX WIN 15000X bet."},
    "rules_p6.png": {"page": "8/8 of booklet", "content": "AUTOPLAY (skip screens) text page."},
    "settings.png": {
      "ocr_text": null,
      "content": "SYSTEM SETTINGS panel (black, centred): left block GAME HISTORY link (external-link icon) and TOTAL BET $2.00 with a white minus and green plus button; right block toggles: BATTERY SAVER (off, white knob on left), AMBIENT MUSIC (on), SOUND FX (on), INTRO SCREEN (on, 'show the intro screen before starting the game'), SLOTS PROMOTIONS (on, 'display promo badge'). Close cross at top right.",
      "colorblind_note": "Toggle state is shown by knob position (left = off, right = on) as well as by colour (grey vs green)."
    },
    "bet_min_normal.png": {"content": "Bet menu at minimum: BET 1, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL BET $0.20 (bet multiplier is 20x)."},
    "bet_max_normal.png": {"content": "Bet menu at maximum plain bet: BET 10, COIN VALUE $1.20, BET MULTIPLIER 20x, TOTAL BET $240.00."},
    "special_bets_dialog.png": {
      "content": "SELECT A SPECIAL BET at base bet $0.20: teal slab ANTE BET 1 $0.50 '4X HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE'; maroon slab ANTE BET 2 $1.00 'BLOOD LUST ON FEATURE TRIGGER'; BASE BET $0.20 with minus (red) and plus (green) buttons; red close button top right; crowned rat peeks over the slab."
    },
    "special_bets_max.png": {"content": "Same dialog at base bet $240.00: ANTE BET 1 $600.00, ANTE BET 2 $1,200.00."},
    "buy_feature_min.png": {
      "content": "BUY FEATURE at base bet $0.20: green slab FREE SPINS $20.00 'STANDARD FREE SPINS'; brown-red slab SUPER FREE SPINS $100.00 'GUARANTEED BLOOD LUST SPINS'; BASE BET $0.20 with minus/plus."
    },
    "buy_feature_dialog.png": {"content": "Same dialog at base bet $240.00: FREE SPINS $24,000.00, SUPER FREE SPINS $120,000.00."},
    "buy_fs_confirm.png": {"content": "CONFIRM BUY: FREE SPINS $20.00 (standard free spins), buttons CANCEL / YES."},
    "buy_sfs_confirm.png": {"content": "CONFIRM BUY: SUPER FREE SPINS $100.00 (guaranteed Blood Lust spins), buttons CANCEL / YES."},
    "free_spins_intro_buy.png": {"content": "Entry screen: 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 10 FREE SPINS, PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. CREDIT $99,980.00, BET $0.20."},
    "free_spins_intro_super.png": {"content": "Entry screen after Super buy; identical text to the normal entry screen (no word 'Super'). CREDIT $99,894.79, BET $0.20, WIN $0.04."},
    "free_spins_play_pact.png": {
      "content": "BLOOD PACT variant: red-orange crypt background; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 7' plaque at top-left (gold number 7); wordmark 'BLOOD PACT' at top-right; centre cell of reel 3 shows a Rat King wild (green gem) with a x2 plate and a green glow; a normal WILD with x5 plate on reel 1; WIN $0.27, CREDIT $99,980.00, BET $0.20; the spin button shows a red stop square.",
      "state": "spin 3 of 10 (7 left)"
    },
    "free_spins_play_last.png": {"content": "BLOOD PACT last spin: counter '1 FREE SPINS LEFT'; WIN $11.26; four wilds with multipliers X3, X2, X4, X2 and a Rat King wild X2 on reel 3; CREDIT $99,980.00, BET $0.20."},
    "free_spins_play_lust.png": {
      "content": "BLOOD LUST (Super): bright red background; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 8' plaque; wordmark 'BLOOD LUST'; whole reel 3 is a fully expanded Rat King wild with blue gem, multiplier plate X16 above the column and a big metallic letter at the bottom of the column; two SCATTER tiles visible; WIN $6.27; CREDIT $99,894.79, BET $0.20.",
      "state": "spin 2 of 10 (8 left)"
    },
    "win_screen_superb.png": {"content": "Banner 'SUPERB!' with $5.14 shown during Blood Pact free spins."},
    "win_screen_mega.png": {"content": "Banner 'MEGA!' with $0.87 during Super Free Spins (Blood Lust)."},
    "win_screen_sensational.png": {"content": "Banner 'SENSATIONAL' with $18.08 during Super Free Spins (Blood Lust)."},
    "win_screen_fs_total.png": {
      "ocr_text": null,
      "content": "Totals plaque: 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / $14.79 / IN 10 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; five armoured rat warriors and the rat king behind a chest of coins; bottom strip WIN $14.79, FREE SPINS LEFT 0, CREDIT $99,989.59, BET $0.20. The buy price ($20.00) is not on this frame."
    },
    "win_screen_sfs_total.png": {"content": "Totals plaque: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $293.03 IN 10 FREE SPINS (Super Free Spins bought for $100.00; the frame itself does not show the price). After this the left plaque reads 'REBUY SUPER FREE SPINS $100.00' and CREDIT is $100,187.82 (autoplay.png background)."},
    "autoplay.png": {
      "ocr_text": null,
      "content": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS: three checkboxes TURBO SPIN (unchecked), QUICK SPIN (unchecked), SKIP SCREENS (checked, green with tick); NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS slider with green knob at 100 (number printed right of slider); wide green button 'START AUTOPLAY (100)'; close cross top right. Panel fits one frame, no scrolling. Behind it the left plaque shows 'REBUY SUPER FREE SPINS $100.00' (post-Super-buy state).",
      "colorblind_note": "Checkbox state is shown by a tick mark, not only by green fill."
    },
    "base_game_win_line.png": {"content": "Plain win: BET $0.20, WIN $0.03, line text '3X K PAYS $0.03' (one adjacent path of three K tiles, highlighted with a glowing orange tile background)."},
    "base_game_win_wild.png": {"content": "Win with normal wild x2: '3X red gem rat PAYS $0.10 x 2 = $0.20', WIN $0.20."},
    "base_game_ante1.png": {"content": "ANTE BET 1 active: left plaque 'ANTE BET 1 ACTIVE', BET $0.50, WIN $0.20, line '6X K PAYS $0.20 ON 4 WAYS'. Pay is computed from the BASE bet ($0.20), not from the inflated total $0.50; numbers from this frame must not be used for the paytable."},
    "preview_1.png": {"content": "Loading splash: dark gothic fortress gate, two armoured rat guards holding blue gems, crest 'RAT ROYALE' with crowned rat, a blood-red line with a rat running along it, 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' at bottom."},
    "preview_2.png": {"content": "Promo slide 1 of 3: 'WIN UP TO 15,000X BET', 5x5 grid with scatters, MEDIUM VOLATILITY badge, checkbox DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME."},
    "preview_3.png": {"content": "Promo slide 2 of 3: 'WILDS WITH RANDOM MULTIPLIERS UP TO 100X'."},
    "preview_4.png": {"content": "Promo slide 3 of 3: 'FREE SPINS WITH WILD MODIFIERS' showing a full-reel Rat King wild with blue gem and plate X500; three round carousel dots at bottom, third lit."}
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "basis": "total_bet",
    "paytable_bet_anchor_usd": 2.0,
    "unit": "multiplier of the full (demo) total bet",
    "explanation": "Paytable is printed in dollars at total bet $2.00 (base_game.png and paytable frames). Verified by base_game_win_line.png: '3X K PAYS $0.03' at bet $0.20 equals tier $0.30 x (0.20/2.00) x 1 path. Values below are dollars / 2.00. Game phrase 'All wins are multiplied by base bet' (rules_p3.png) is context only; base bet is a fixed 1/20 of total bet (bet multiplier 20x), so arithmetic cannot distinguish the two labels and the consumer contract uses total bet.",
    "ante_trap": "With an Ante Bet active the payout is computed from the BASE bet, not from the inflated total (base_game_ante1.png: BET $0.50, '6X K PAYS $0.20 ON 4 WAYS'; K x4 tier $0.50 at anchor $2.00 gives $0.05 per path on base $0.20, 4 paths = $0.20). Ante raises the chance, not the payout. Ante frames were not used for payout figures.",
    "cap_check": "highest symbol pay is 3.0x total bet, far below the 15,000x cap"
  },
  "symbols": [
    {
      "name": "Red gem rat (rat warrior in dark armour with a round shield, holding a large red gem)",
      "tier": "high 1 (top paying)",
      "appearance": "A grey rat warrior in dark brown armour with a round rune-marked shield, clutching a large faceted red gem, on a dark red-brown framed tile.",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 6.00, "4": 2.50, "3": 1.00},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 3.0, "4": 1.25, "3": 0.5},
      "colors": "brown-black armour on a dark red-brown tile, bright red gem, thin bronze frame with red corner studs",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Purple gem rat (hooded rat in grey-violet robes holding a large purple gem)",
      "tier": "high 2",
      "appearance": "A grey rat in a hooded grey-violet robe with glowing violet eyes, clutching a large faceted purple gem, on a dark violet framed tile.",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 3.00, "4": 2.00, "3": 0.80},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 1.5, "4": 1.0, "3": 0.4},
      "colors": "dark violet-grey tile, glowing purple gem, silver-purple frame",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Green gem rat (hooded rat in grey-green cloak holding a large green gem)",
      "tier": "high 3",
      "appearance": "A grey rat in a hooded olive-green cloak with glowing green eyes, clutching a large faceted emerald gem, on an olive-green bronze-framed tile.",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 2.00, "4": 1.20, "3": 0.50},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 1.0, "4": 0.6, "3": 0.25},
      "colors": "olive-green tile, emerald gem, bronze-gold frame",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Blue gem rat (helmeted rat in steel armour holding a large blue gem)",
      "tier": "high 4",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 1.50, "4": 1.00, "3": 0.40},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.75, "4": 0.5, "3": 0.2},
      "colors": "steel-blue grey tile, sapphire gem, silver frame",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "A (letter tile)",
      "tier": "low",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 1.20, "4": 0.50, "3": 0.30},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.6, "4": 0.25, "3": 0.15},
      "colors": "cream-beige carved letter with a drip-like wax look on dark stone tile",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "K (letter tile)",
      "tier": "low",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 1.20, "4": 0.50, "3": 0.30},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.6, "4": 0.25, "3": 0.15},
      "colors": "cream-beige letter on dark stone tile",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Q (letter tile)",
      "tier": "low",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 1.00, "4": 0.40, "3": 0.20},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.5, "4": 0.2, "3": 0.1},
      "colors": "cream-beige letter on dark stone tile",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "J (letter tile)",
      "tier": "low",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 0.60, "4": 0.30, "3": 0.20},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.3, "4": 0.15, "3": 0.1},
      "colors": "cream-beige letter on dark stone tile",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "10 (numeral tile)",
      "tier": "low",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 0.60, "4": 0.30, "3": 0.20},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 0.3, "4": 0.15, "3": 0.1},
      "colors": "cream-beige numerals on dark stone tile",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "SCATTER (crowned rat king sitting on a throne holding a red gem, caption SCATTER)",
      "pays": null,
      "pays_note": "No pay table printed for scatter; it appears on all reels and triggers free spins: 3 scatters = BLOOD RITUAL, 4 = BLOOD PACT, 5 = BLOOD LUST (rules_p1.png). During free spins 3+ scatters retrigger for +5 spins.",
      "colors": "gold-orange framed tile with a dark rat king and red gem, gold caption on the lower edge",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, rules_p1.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Normal WILD",
      "appearance": "Gold-bordered ornate bronze tile with a polished metallic gold finish. On it the wild is a large golden letter W (second sentence on purpose: the wild itself is a letter); a plate below shows its multiplier.",
      "pays_printed_usd_at_bet_2": {"5": 6.00},
      "pays_multiplier_of_total_bet": {"5": 3.0},
      "behaviour": "Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER. Carries a random multiplier x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x8, x10, x12, x15, x25, x50 or x100 that applies to all wins passing through it; multipliers of several wilds in one winning combination add. Maximum 3 wilds per reel.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rat King WILD (four variants, reel 3 only)",
      "appearance": "Crowned rat king in a black robe holding a gem in his claws, inside an ornate gold frame; the gem colour (red, purple, green, blue) tells the variant.",
      "behaviour": "Appears only on reel 3; substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER; random multiplier x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x8, x10, x12, x15, x20, x25, x50, x100, x200 or x500, applies to all wins through it; multipliers of wilds in a combination add.",
      "variants": {
        "red": "If there is at least one winning combination on the spin it expands to fill the whole reel vertically, then for each rat paying symbol holding a red gem on screen +1x is added to its multiplier.",
        "purple": "Multipliers of all normal WILDs on screen are added to this symbol's multiplier.",
        "green": "Adds its current multiplier to the multiplier of all normal WILDs on screen.",
        "blue": "Each rat paying symbol holding a blue gem on screen becomes a normal WILD with a random multiplier."
      },
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    }
  ],
  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 SCATTERs in one spin start BLOOD RITUAL, BLOOD PACT or BLOOD LUST respectively (rules_p1.png). Which variant a normal trigger gives depends on scatter count; the purchase of plain Free Spins gave BLOOD PACT in the one observed case (do not generalise).",
      "spins": "any variant starts with 10 free spins; 3 or more scatters during the round retrigger and add 5 spins; special reels are in play during the feature",
      "variants": {
        "BLOOD RITUAL": "plays like the base game, but every WILD that hits during the round carries at least x2 multiplier",
        "BLOOD PACT": "a RAT KING WILD is always present in the middle cell of the grid; at every free spin it gets a random gem in its hands; multipliers added to it stay on it until the end of the round",
        "BLOOD LUST": "a fully expanded RAT KING WILD is present on the middle reel; at every spin it gets a random gem; multipliers added to it stay until the end of the round"
      },
      "observed": "Plain bought round (price $20.00): Blood Pact, total $14.79 (win_screen_fs_total.png). Super bought round (price $100.00): Blood Lust, total $293.03 (win_screen_sfs_total.png). Blood Ritual was not captured.",
      "free_spins_win_awarded_after_round": "per rules_p3.png: free spins win is awarded after the round completes; history shows the whole cycle."
    },
    "buy_feature": {
      "options": [
        {"name": "FREE SPINS", "price": "100x current base bet ($20.00 at base bet $0.20; $24,000.00 at $240.00)", "note": "standard free spins", "rtp": 96.54},
        {"name": "SUPER FREE SPINS", "price": "500x current base bet ($100.00 at $0.20; $120,000.00 at $240.00)", "note": "Blood Lust variant guaranteed", "rtp": 96.52}
      ],
      "after_super_buy_ui": "left plaque changes to 'REBUY SUPER FREE SPINS $100.00' (autoplay.png, base_game_ante1.png)"
    },
    "special_bets": {
      "options": [
        {"name": "ANTE BET 2", "bet_multiplier": "100x (printed) = 5 x the plain bet multiplier 20x", "cost": "x5 base total ($1.00 at base $0.20; $1,200.00 at $240.00)", "effect": "higher chance to trigger Free Spins and every feature triggered while active is guaranteed BLOOD LUST (dialog caption 'Blood Lust on feature trigger')", "rtp": 96.48},
        {"name": "ANTE BET 1", "bet_multiplier": "50x (printed) = 2.5 x the plain 20x", "cost": "x2.5 base total ($0.50 at base $0.20; $600.00 at $240.00)", "effect": "free spins feature chance is 4 times higher (dialog caption '4X higher chance to win feature')", "rtp": 96.54},
        {"name": "Plain play", "bet_multiplier": "20x", "cost": "x1", "rtp": 96.52}
      ],
      "ante_bet_cost_single_number": null,
      "ante_note": "Two ante options with different multipliers, so no single ante cost exists. Payouts under ante are computed from the base bet, not the inflated total."
    },
    "autoplay": "Settings: Turbo Spin, Quick Spin, Skip Screens (checked by default), slider NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS (default 100), START AUTOPLAY (100).",
    "spin_speed": "the speed button cycles normal, quick spin, turbo spin; HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN; SPACE and ENTER start/stop spin"
  },
  "bets_and_limits": {
    "currency_display": "USD ($) on all frames; credit shown as demo balance $100,000.00 at start",
    "bet_structure": "TOTAL BET = BET (coins) x COIN VALUE x 20 (bet multiplier)",
    "min_bet": 0.20,
    "min_bet_source": "bet_min_normal.png: BET 1, COIN VALUE $0.01, TOTAL $0.20; also printed 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20' (rules_p3.png)",
    "max_bet_plain": 240.00,
    "max_bet_plain_source": "bet_max_normal.png: BET 10, COIN VALUE $1.20, TOTAL BET $240.00 measured with the plus button",
    "max_bet_with_ante1": 600.00,
    "max_bet_with_ante2": 1200.00,
    "printed_maximum_bet": "MAXIMUM BET $1,200.00 (rules_p3.png) is the ANTE BET 2 total at the top of the ladder, NOT the plain-bet limit",
    "balance_demo": 100000.00
  },
  "rtp": {
    "base": 96.52,
    "ante_bet_1": 96.54,
    "ante_bet_2": 96.48,
    "buy_free_spins": 96.54,
    "buy_super_free_spins": 96.52,
    "source": "rules_p3.png (page 5/8)"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "blind_deaf_notes": "Sound can be toggled with the speaker button; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are separate switches in settings. Win amounts appear as printed text in the bottom strip and as banners (SUPERB!, MEGA!, SENSATIONAL). Winning paths are highlighted with glowing orange tile backgrounds and a text line like '3X K PAYS $0.03'.",
    "motor_notes": "Spin by the round button or SPACE/ENTER; HOLD SPACE for turbo; autoplay with up to 100 spins in the dialog; 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' on entry/total screens; Battery Saver reduces animation speed.",
    "colorblind_notes": "Gem colours (red/purple/green/blue) also differ in rat pose, armour and tile frame; ante dialog slabs (teal vs maroon) have captions and prices in text; toggles differ by knob position; checkboxes by tick."
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Service strip numbers (CREDIT/BET/WIN) are not read by tesseract in this build; every figure from it comes from eye reading by the TL and the documenter.",
    "Blood Ritual variant was never captured; which variant a plain trigger yields is only known from the scatter-count rule (3/4/5).",
    "Version and RNG version are not printed anywhere.",
    "SCATTER has no printed pay table.",
    "Normal WILD '5 - $6.00' line is read as the pay for five wilds in a path; no 3/4 tiers printed.",
    "Dollar figures on win banners (SUPERB $5.14, MEGA $0.87, SENSATIONAL $18.08) are shown by eye on banner frames; tier thresholds are not printed."
  ],
  "ocr_status": "Tesseract was not run frame-by-frame: the booklet frames are readable by eye at 1280x800 and the service strip is unreadable by OCR per TL note; all text above was transcribed from zoomed frames.",
  "cross_checks": [
    "Ways: 259 printed (paytable_p1.png) == TL independent path count; not 5^5.",
    "Payout basis: K 3-tier $0.30 at anchor $2.00 vs $0.03 at bet $0.20 in base_game_win_line.png (one path).",
    "Ante trap: base_game_ante1.png K x4 tier 0.50 at anchor 2.00 -> 0.05 per path on base bet 0.20, 4 ways = 0.20, matches printed.",
    "Max plain bet $240 = 10 x 1.20 x 20 (bet_max_normal.png); ante2 x5 = $1,200 matches printed MAXIMUM BET.",
    "Buy prices: 100x of $0.20 = $20.00, 500x = $100.00 (buy_feature_min.png); at $240.00 -> $24,000.00 and $120,000.00 (buy_feature_dialog.png).",
    "RTP five values from rules_p3.png only; no second source on frames."
  ]
}