Release the Kraken

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Release the Kraken",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "theme": "Undersea pirate/shipwreck adventure. A giant purple-and-teal kraken (octopus-like sea monster with a spiky, ridged purple head, glowing pale-blue eyes and a fanged mouth) guards sunken pirate shipwrecks and gold-filled treasure chests. Deep-sea blue/teal background throughout, with coral, kelp, bubbles, rocks and a wrecked wooden ship visible around the reels.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 28 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + zoomed crops + a 100-spin heuristic scan for rare random features.",
    "method_notes": "tesseract OCR (scripts/ocr.py) reliably timed out (25s) on the dense paytable/rules pages under host load (confirmed reproducible on paytable_p2.png and paytable_p3.png); it succeeded only on small crops (e.g. the CREDIT/bet bar). Consequently this documentation relies primarily on direct vision reading of full-resolution screenshots plus scripts/zoom.py crops (x2-x6) for paytable symbols, payouts, the volatility badge and the paylines diagrams, cross-checked against on-screen numeric deltas (credit before/after) wherever possible. No numbers were invented; anything not clearly legible is listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "overall_background": "Deep underwater blue/teal gradient with a pale moon/light-shaft glow upper right, purple rock silhouettes, dark shipwreck hull outlines, green kelp fronds, pink/orange coral and purple sea-anemone-like tube coral in the corners.",
    "reel_frame": "Weathered brown wooden plank frame with grey metal rivets/braces at the corners and mid-edges; rope-like brown knot ornaments at the four corners.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark blue-black semi-transparent tiles separated by thin gold/tan vertical dividers.",
    "logo_wordmark": "'Release the' in small script/cursive white-outlined text above 'KRAKEN' in large 3D gold letters with a brown outline, sitting on a pink octopus-tentacle motif banner, centered above the reels.",
    "kraken_creature": "Purple ridged/spiked head fading to teal-blue lower face and tentacles, pale glowing blue eyes, white/cream fangs, dark red mouth interior; teal tentacles with pink/magenta suckers.",
    "buy_panel": "Wooden plank sign on the left of the base game reading 'KRAKEN / BUY Free Spins / $200' in gold/white text on brown wood, wrapped with pink tentacles.",
    "ui_buttons": "White glyphs (menu lines, speaker, info 'i', +/- , circular spin arrows) on dark semi-transparent circles; AUTOPLAY as a dark rounded rectangle with a small icon.",
    "text_and_currency": "CREDIT and BET labels in orange/gold text; WIN amounts in large white or yellow text with dark outline.",
    "free_spins_palette": "Same deep-sea blue/teal palette continues into the feature (no dramatic color shift), but the wrecked-ship backdrop becomes more prominent and a rope/fishing-line with a hook is visible lower-right; 'Roaming Kraken Free Spins' logo banner (gold text, purple kraken head icon) sits above the reels; 'ALL WINS X<n>' wooden sign and '40 Paylines Active' wooden sign appear stacked on the left edge.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frame trim, wordmarks, win text outlines, WILD/BONUS symbol text), teal/turquoise (tentacles, water), pink/magenta (tentacle suckers, coral), green (checkmark confirm buttons, toggle-on switches, ambient toggles), red (X close/cancel buttons)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Identities and payouts read from zoomed paytable crops (paytable_p1.png). All payout figures shown are cash values at the paytable's displayed reference bet of $2.00 (the demo's default total bet, seen consistently as 'BET $2.00' at the bottom of every info page and at base-game load).",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "'Release the Kraken' plaque (game logo symbol)", "appearance": "Wooden treasure-chest-style plaque with a gold anchor and pink tentacles wrapped around it; gold cursive/serif text 'Release the Kraken' on the plaque face", "payouts": {"5": "$50.00", "4": "$20.00", "3": "$5.00"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"},
      {"name": "Shark", "appearance": "Blue-grey shark with white underbelly, red eyes, dorsal fin raised, wide toothy open-mouth grin with visible red gums", "payouts": {"5": "$25.00", "4": "$10.00", "3": "$4.00"}, "rank": 2},
      {"name": "Sea turtle", "appearance": "Green sea turtle with a brown/orange mottled shell, large cartoon eyes (blue iris, orange ring), teal flippers, smiling", "payouts": {"5": "$20.00", "4": "$8.00", "3": "$4.00"}, "rank": 3},
      {"name": "Blue spike-fin fish", "appearance": "Blue fish with a yellow spiky dorsal crest, large purple eyes and a protruding yellow lower jaw/tooth", "payouts": {"5": "$15.00", "4": "$6.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "rank": 4},
      {"name": "Green/yellow angelfish", "appearance": "Green body with a yellow horizontal stripe/band, blue eye, flowing fins", "payouts": {"5": "$10.00", "4": "$6.00", "3": "$2.00"}, "rank": 5}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "orange/gold with a darker gold outline", "payouts": {"5": "$8.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "magenta/pink with a purple outline", "payouts": {"5": "$8.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "green with a gold outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.50"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "dark red with a gold outline", "payouts": {"5": "$4.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.50"}}
    ],
    "wild_base": {
      "name": "WILD (base wild)",
      "appearance": "Round blue bubble/orb with the gold word 'WILD' across it, small bubble decorations",
      "rules": "Present on all reels; substitutes for all symbols except the BONUS, FREE SPINS and CHEST BONUS symbols. Also pays directly as its own symbol.",
      "payouts": {"5": "$50.00", "4": "$20.00", "3": "$5.00"},
      "note": "Pays identically to the top 'Release the Kraken' plaque symbol.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "wild_random_feature": {
      "name": "Kraken WILD (feature-only wild, three colored variants)",
      "appearance": "A menacing purple/teal kraken head-and-tentacles icon (same creature as the preview-screen hero) on a framed plaque with the word 'WILD' beneath it; the plaque background color differs per variant: teal/blue-green for Kraken Locking Wilds, purple for Colossal Kraken Wilds, and green for Infectious Kraken Wilds.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except BONUS, FREE SPINS and CHEST BONUS. Distinct from the base bubble WILD; used only inside the three Random Spin Features (see features section). Also observed appearing individually/sticky during Roaming Kraken Free Spins gameplay (single-cell kraken-head WILD icon on a red-framed gold plaque), consistent with the FS rule that every WILD hit during the feature stays on screen and roams to a new position each spin.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png; corroborated visually in free_spins_play_2/3/4/6 and fs_end_1/2"
    },
    "bonus_symbols": [
      {"name": "BONUS", "appearance": "Round gold porthole/wheel frame containing a small pirate ship model with blue-grey sails", "reels": "Reels 1 and 3 only", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
      {"name": "FREE SPINS", "appearance": "Gold ship's-wheel icon wrapped in pink octopus tentacles, gold text 'FREE SPINS' across the spokes", "reels": "Reel 5 only", "source": "paytable_p1.png"},
      {"name": "CHEST BONUS", "appearance": "Wooden treasure chest with gold trim, green gems, a gold skull-and-crossbones emblem on the front, wrapped in pink/teal tentacles; gold text 'CHEST BONUS'", "reels": "Reel 5 only", "source": "paytable_p1.png"}
    ],
    "trigger_rule": "A bonus feature is awarded when BONUS lands on reels 1 AND 3 together with either FREE SPINS or CHEST BONUS on reel 5. FREE SPINS on reel 5 triggers 'Roaming Kraken Free Spins'; CHEST BONUS on reel 5 triggers 'Sunken Treasure Bonus'.",
    "trigger_source": "paytable_p1.png footer text"
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent": 96.5,
    "rtp_source": "paytable_p4.png: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.5%'",
    "volatility": "High. Badge shows 4 of 5 gold lightning-bolt icons filled (5th icon greyed out) next to the word 'VOLATILITY', both on the preview splash (00_initial.png) and on paytable_p4.png. Accompanying text on paytable_p4.png: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' Per the icon-count-vs-label rule: 4/5 icons + explicit word 'High' in the body text = documented as High (not Very High).",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$240.00",
    "bet_source": "paytable_p4.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20  MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_starting_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "reels_and_grid": "5 reels x 4 rows, fixed grid (20 fixed symbol positions visible at once).",
    "paylines": {
      "base_game": "20 fixed paylines, numbered 1-20 with small 5x4 win-pattern diagrams shown on paytable_p4.png under the heading 'BASE GAME'.",
      "free_spins_feature": "40 fixed paylines, numbered 1-40 with diagrams shown on paytable_p4.png under the heading 'FREE SPINS'; confirmed in-game by the 'FREE SPINS' 40 Paylines Active' wooden sign visible on the left edge throughout every captured free-spins gameplay frame.",
      "important_note": "The number of active paylines DOUBLES from 20 (base game) to 40 during the Roaming Kraken Free Spins feature. This is stated explicitly in the paytable and confirmed on-screen; do not assume a single fixed line count for the whole game."
    },
    "win_rules": "Symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, on the fixed paylines described above. Only the highest win is paid per payline; wins on multiple paylines are summed. All wins are multiplied by the bet per line and expressed as actual wins in coins/cash. Malfunction voids all pays and plays.",
    "win_rules_source": "paytable_p4.png",
    "max_win": "Not stated on any captured screen (no 'WIN OVER Nx BET' promo text observed on the preview or elsewhere).",
    "bonus_buy": "Yes — 'BUY Free Spins' for $200 at the captured $2.00 total bet (i.e. 100x total bet), instantly triggers the Roaming Kraken Free Spins feature. Visible as a permanent wooden side-panel in the base game and confirmed via the purchase confirmation dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png).",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (paytable_p4.png); the base-game bottom bar also shows the on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels are clickable to switch between coins view and cash view (paytable_p5.png)."
  },

  "features": {
    "bonus_buy_free_spins": {
      "name": "Buy Free Spins",
      "cost": "$200.00 (100x the current total bet of $2.00)",
      "flow": [
        "Base game shows a permanent wooden side-panel: 'KRAKEN / BUY Free Spins / $200' (base_game.png).",
        "Clicking it opens a confirmation dialog: large wooden crate graphic with gold 'KRAKEN' text, 'BUY / Free Spins', the price '$200' in gold, a red 'X' (cancel) button and a green checkmark button (confirm) (bonus_buy_dialog.png).",
        "After confirming, credit is immediately debited ($100,000.00 -> $99,800.00) and the reels replay with a 'BONUS ACTIVE' wooden plaque shown top-left and BONUS ship-wheel symbols visible on reels 1 and 3 (fs_trigger_1.png).",
        "Transitions straight into the Roaming Kraken Free Spins award sequence (pick-a-chest), described below."
      ],
      "source": "base_game.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png, fs_trigger_1.png"
    },
    "roaming_kraken_free_spins": {
      "status": "Fully captured (trigger via bonus buy, full award sequence, full gameplay, summary).",
      "trigger_rule": "BONUS symbol on reels 1 and 3 together with FREE SPINS symbol on reel 5 (natural trigger); or instantly via the Buy Free Spins purchase.",
      "award_sequence": "Intro banner 'Roaming Kraken Free Spins' (gold text with a purple kraken-head icon above it) over a shipwreck/treasure background with 10 identical wooden treasure chests scattered across two rock piles (fs_trigger_2.png). The player picks chests one at a time; each pick reveals a gold '+N FREE SPINS' burst (N = 1, 2 or 3) next to the opened chest, and picks continue automatically/consecutively until a COLLECT is revealed. Captured picks in order: +2, +1, +3, +1, +2 (fs_trigger_3 through fs_trigger_7), summing to 9, followed by a 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / 9 / FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' summary card (fs_trigger_8.png).",
      "award_rule_text": "Prizes can be +1, +2 or +3 free spins, up to a maximum of 12 free spins total. After COLLECT is revealed, the round is played with the total number of free spins won.",
      "gameplay_rules": "40 paylines are in play (vs 20 in the base game). The round starts with a win multiplier of 1x. Every WILD symbol that hits during the round increases the win multiplier for ALL remaining free spins by 1x, up to a maximum of 10x. All WILD symbols that have hit during the round remain sticky on screen and randomly change position ('roam') on every subsequent spin. The feature cannot be retriggered. Special reels are in play during the feature.",
      "gameplay_evidence": [
        "free_spins_play_1.png: round start, 'ALL WINS X1' sign, '40 Paylines Active' sign, win $28.00 shown mid-celebration as a large white '28' overlay with light-beam win lines.",
        "free_spins_play_2.png: multiplier risen to 'ALL WINS X2' after a WILD hit; a kraken-head WILD symbol visible reel4-row1; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 7'.",
        "free_spins_play_3.png: still X2, WIN $20.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 6, a sticky roaming WILD visible reel2-row1.",
        "free_spins_play_4.png: still X2, WIN $81.00, FREE SPINS LEFT 5; a tall stack of 'Release the Kraken' top-pay plaque symbols fills reel2 and part of reel3 alongside a WILD, producing a large win.",
        "free_spins_play_6.png: multiplier risen to 'ALL WINS X3', WIN $490.50, FREE SPINS LEFT 3; a full-column stack of 'Release the Kraken' symbols on reel2 plus a WILD on reel4.",
        "fs_end_1.png: still X3, WIN $532.50, FREE SPINS LEFT 1; two sticky roaming WILDs visible mid-reel.",
        "fs_end_2.png: multiplier risen to 'ALL WINS X4' (final observed value), WIN $542.30, last spin; three WILD symbols visible on the grid plus additional 'Release the Kraken' plaque symbols."
      ],
      "summary_screen": "fs_summary.png: 'Roaming Kraken Free Spins / CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON / [amount] / IN 9 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. The amount shown ($8.40) and the CREDIT figure ($99,807.60) on this frame are a mid-count-up animation snapshot, not the final total — the bottom win meter on the same frame already reads the correct final 'WIN $587.50'.",
      "final_result": "back_to_base.png confirms the true final outcome: CREDIT $100,387.50 (up from $99,800.00 after the $200 buy), WIN $587.50 displayed at the bottom, consistent with $99,800.00 + $587.50 = $100,387.50.",
      "source_screens": "bonus_buy_dialog.png, fs_trigger_1.png..fs_trigger_8.png, free_spins_play_1/2/3/4/6.png, fs_end_1/2.png, fs_summary.png, back_to_base.png; rules text from paytable_p3.png"
    },
    "sunken_treasure_bonus": {
      "status": "NOT captured — documented from rules text only (paytable_p3.png) plus the promo splash (00_initial.png).",
      "trigger_rule": "BONUS symbol on reels 1 and 3 together with the CHEST BONUS symbol on reel 5 (natural random trigger only — no dedicated buy button was found anywhere in the UI; the only purchasable feature is Buy Free Spins).",
      "mechanic": "Awards a pick of 3 chests, each revealing a random money prize. Consecutive picks continue being awarded as long as money prizes keep being hit; hitting a COLLECT item ends the bonus feature.",
      "why_not_captured": "No separate purchase control exists for this feature in the demo UI (confirmed by reviewing base_game.png and the bonus_buy_dialog — only 'BUY Free Spins' is offered). A dedicated 50-spin manual batch (normal speed, turbo off) was run to try to trigger it naturally and it did not land; a further ~100-spin automated heuristic scan (screenshots/.../_scan/, logged in _scan_summary.json) was also reviewed frame-by-frame for BONUS+CHEST BONUS reel-5 combinations and did not find a clean trigger either (two frames, spin_023 and spin_046, showed two BONUS symbols mid-spin with reel 5 still blurred/spinning, i.e. inconclusive near-misses, not confirmed triggers).",
      "splash_screen_seen": "00_initial.png shows the feature's promo splash: 'SUNKEN TREASURE BONUS' gold/teal wordmark top-right, a framed illustration of the kraken guarding an open glowing treasure chest between two broken shipwreck hulls with two closed chests, captioned 'PICK A CHEST' inside the frame and 'SUNKEN TREASURE BONUS GAME' below it; three small gold sun/star icons are shown beneath the frame (their exact function is not stated on this screen and is not documented elsewhere in the captured pages — see unreadable_or_uncertain).",
      "source": "paytable_p3.png (rules text), 00_initial.png (splash only, not live gameplay)"
    },
    "random_spin_features": {
      "status": "NOT captured live in gameplay — documented from rules text only (paytable_p2.png).",
      "trigger_rule": "In the base game, on any spin, a choice between 3 tentacles can randomly appear. Selecting one of the tentacles triggers one of three random features.",
      "variants": [
        {
          "name": "Kraken Locking Wilds",
          "wild_appearance": "Kraken head-and-tentacle icon on a teal/blue-green-framed plaque, word 'WILD' beneath",
          "rule": "This symbol is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except BONUS, FREE SPINS and CHEST BONUS. When the feature starts, reels keep spinning while consecutive choices of 1 of 3 chests appear randomly, awarding one of: More Wilds, Continue Spinning, All Wins x2 and Collect, More Wilds and Collect, or Collect. All winning combinations are paid when the feature ends."
        },
        {
          "name": "Colossal Kraken Wilds",
          "wild_appearance": "Kraken head-and-tentacle icon on a purple-framed plaque, word 'WILD' beneath",
          "rule": "This symbol is WILD (same exclusions as above). After the reels stop, a randomly placed colossal 3x4 WILD symbol is guaranteed to land on the reels."
        },
        {
          "name": "Infectious Kraken Wilds",
          "wild_appearance": "Kraken head-and-tentacle icon on a green-framed plaque, word 'WILD' beneath",
          "rule": "This symbol is WILD (same exclusions as above). After the reels stop, at least one WILD is guaranteed to land in view; this symbol 'infects' adjacent symbols, turning them into wilds too."
        }
      ],
      "why_not_captured": "No dedicated purchase control exists for these features (only Buy Free Spins is purchasable). A 50-spin manual batch and a further ~100-spin automated heuristic scan (normal speed, turbo off) were run to try to trigger the random tentacle choice naturally; neither surfaced a confirmed trigger — regular (non-feature) bubble WILD symbols were seen landing individually on some frames (e.g. the _scan/spin_057.png candidate), but no 3x4 colossal wild block, infectious spread, or tentacle pick-a-chest sub-screen was observed on any reviewed frame.",
      "source": "paytable_p2.png"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Promo/splash screen for the Sunken Treasure Bonus feature (00_initial.png), shown on demo load. Center-left: a framed illustration inside the wooden reel-style border — the purple/teal kraken looming behind two broken pirate shipwrecks with an open glowing treasure chest spilling gold coins in the foreground and two closed chests further back; caption 'PICK A CHEST' in gold inside the frame. Top-right: 'SUNKEN TREASURE BONUS' wordmark (gold 'SUNKEN'/'BONUS', teal-outlined 'TREASURE') on a wooden treasure-chest-shaped banner with a green gem. Below the frame: 'SUNKEN TREASURE BONUS GAME' in gold script. Below-left of the wordmark: a round white circular-arrows 'enter/play' icon button. Below the enter button: a 'VOLATILITY' badge (4 of 5 lightning bolts filled). Bottom-right: an orange-outlined square checkbox with 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'. Three small gold sun/star icons appear centered below the picture frame (function not explained on this screen).",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round enter button loads the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Volatility communicated by both bolt-icon COUNT (4/5) and adjacent text label; enter icon is a high-contrast white glyph on dark, shape-based not color-based."
    },

    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5-reel x 4-row fixed grid centered on screen inside a weathered wooden plank frame with grey rivet/brace details and rope-knot corner ornaments.",
      "title_banner": "Top-center: small white cursive 'Release the' above large 3D gold 'KRAKEN' lettering with a brown outline, sitting on a pink-tentacle ribbon motif.",
      "background": "Deep-sea blue/teal water with a pale moon-glow upper right, dark rock silhouette right edge, green/purple coral and kelp at the bottom corners, a dark shipwreck hull faintly visible behind the reels.",
      "reel_cells": "Dark blue-black semi-transparent tiles divided by thin gold vertical lines.",
      "left_side_panel": "Permanent wooden sign reading 'KRAKEN' (gold) / 'BUY' / 'Free Spins' (white) / '$200' (gold), wrapped in pink tentacles — opens the bonus-buy confirmation dialog when clicked.",
      "symbols_on_this_frame": "A transient random mix (changes every spin) — the captured base_game.png frame shows shark, the 'Release the Kraken' plaque symbol (x2), royals J/Q/K/A, the blue spike-fin fish and the green angelfish. NOTE: exact per-cell layout is random each spin and intentionally not enumerated.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_vertical": "Round hamburger MENU button (three horizontal white lines on a dark translucent circle) opens System Settings; round SOUND/speaker button below it.",
        "info_button": "Round 'i' INFORMATION button to the right of menu/speaker — opens the 7-page paytable/rules booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left, orange/gold text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00'; clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle); oval '-' (decrease bet) to its left, oval '+' (increase bet) to its right; 'AUTOPLAY' rounded-rectangle button below/beside the spin button with a small quick-spin icon.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text bottom-left."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All primary controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). Bet +/- distinguished by the +/- glyph, not color. CREDIT/BET text is gold/orange on dark background — high contrast."
    },

    "paytable_p1": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Grid of 9 paying symbols with 5/4/3-of-a-kind cash payouts (see 'symbols'). Footer line: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Bottom-left: the bubble WILD symbol with text 'This is the wild and substitutes for all symbols except [BONUS], [FREE SPINS] and [CHEST BONUS]. Wild symbol is present on all reels' plus its own 5/4/3 payouts. Bottom-right: the three BONUS/FREE SPINS/CHEST BONUS symbol icons with text 'These are the BONUS symbols' and 'A bonus feature will be triggered if [BONUS] lands on reel 1 and 3 and [FREE SPINS] or [CHEST BONUS] lands on reel 5.'",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: green ◄ (previous), green X (close, center), green ► (next); 'Page 1/7' bottom-right. A separate dark 'X' square at the top-right of the panel also closes the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green nav controls are differentiated by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle), not color alone."
    },
    "paytable_p2": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "2 of 7 — 'RANDOM SPIN FEATURES'",
      "content": "Intro text: 'In the base game, on any spin, a choice between 3 tentacles can randomly appear. Select one of the tentacles to trigger a random feature, as follows:' followed by three stacked sections — KRAKEN LOCKING WILDS, COLOSSAL KRAKEN WILDS, INFECTIOUS KRAKEN WILDS — each with its distinct-colored kraken WILD icon and full rule text (see 'features.random_spin_features').",
      "color_notes": "Body text white on a near-black translucent panel; section headers in white/gold caps; each feature's WILD icon plaque is color-coded (teal/purple/green) though the coding is redundant with the section name text."
    },
    "paytable_p3": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "3 of 7 — 'SUNKEN TREASURE BONUS' and 'ROAMING KRAKEN FREE SPINS'",
      "content": "Full rule text for both reel-5 bonus features, including the trigger condition (BONUS on reels 1&3 plus CHEST BONUS or FREE SPINS on reel 5), the Sunken Treasure pick-a-chest money-prize mechanic, the Roaming Kraken Free Spins award mechanic (+1/+2/+3 picks up to 12 spins), the win-multiplier/sticky-roaming-wild rule, and the closing line 'The FREE SPINS round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current total bet.'"
    },
    "paytable_p4": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "4 of 7 — 'GAME RULES'",
      "content": "VOLATILITY badge (4/5 bolts) plus 'High volatility...' text. Win-calculation rules (left-to-right, selected paylines, bet-per-line multiplier, highest win per line, wins on multiple lines summed, values in coins). Two payline diagrams: 'BASE GAME' with 20 numbered 5x4 win-pattern grids (lines 1-20), and 'FREE SPINS' with 40 numbered win-pattern grids (lines 1-40). Footer: SPACE/ENTER keyboard hint, 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.5%', 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20', 'MAXIMUM BET: $240.00', 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'"
    },

    "rules_p5_how_to_play": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5 of 7 — 'HOW TO PLAY'",
      "content": "Explains +/- buttons (change bet, open bet menu), SPIN button, MAIN GAME INTERFACE icons: hamburger menu (settings), spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo), speaker icon (sound/music toggle), 'i' info icon (opens information page), CREDIT/BET labels (click to switch coins/cash view), +/- (change bet & open bet menu with denominations), circular-arrow icon (starts the game), AUTOPLAY button (opens auto-play menu; click again to stop)."
    },
    "rules_p6_settings_menu": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6 of 7 — 'SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU'",
      "content": "Describes INTRO SCREEN toggle, AMBIENT toggle, SOUND FX toggle, GAME HISTORY link; information-screen ◄/► page navigation and X close; bet menu shows number of lines and current total bet in coins/cash, with +/- for COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE."
    },
    "rules_p7_autoplay": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7 of 7 — 'AUTOPLAY'",
      "content": "Explains clicking a number-of-autospins button starts Autoplay; SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay."
    },
    "rules_shared_style": "All 7 info pages share the same dark semi-transparent panel over the dimmed reels, inside the game's wooden frame, with the same green ◄ X ► navigation row and 'Page N/7' indicator bottom-right, plus a persistent bottom game bar (menu/info/sound, CREDIT, BET, hint text, bet +/-, spin, autoplay) and a dark square 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",

    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered dark translucent panel below the 'Release the KRAKEN' title banner, closed via an 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' button (with an external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: white round '-' button, value '$2.00' in a dark field, green round '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a short description line: 'BATTERY SAVER' (save battery by reducing animation speed) — shown OFF (white knob, left position, grey track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (turn on/off game music) — ON (green track, knob right); 'SOUND FX' (turn on/off game sounds) — ON (green); 'INTRO SCREEN' (show intro screen before starting the game) — ON (green).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Every toggle's state is doubly encoded: knob POSITION (left=off/right=on) in addition to track color (grey=off/green=on)."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over the dimmed reel grid; 'X' close top-right.",
      "options": "Three checkbox options in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green box with white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track left portion, round green handle with a pause-bar icon) with the value '100' to its right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel width at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state shown via a white checkmark glyph inside a green box (shape+color redundancy); primary action button has explicit text, not color-only."
    },

    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation dialog over the dimmed reels: a large wooden crate/box graphic wrapped in pink tentacles, gold 'KRAKEN' text banner at the top, white text 'BUY / Free Spins', gold price '$200', and two buttons side by side — a red rectangle with a white 'X' (cancel, left) and a green rectangle with a white checkmark (confirm, right).",
      "footer": "CREDIT $100,000.00, TOTAL BET $2.00 with +/- adjusters still visible/dimmed underneath."
    },

    "free_spins_trigger_sequence": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "step_1_bonus_active": "Immediately after confirming the buy, the reels replay with a 'BONUS ACTIVE' wooden plaque (wrapped in pink tentacles) top-left, and BONUS ship-wheel symbols visible landing on reels 1 and 3 while reel 5 is still resolving (fs_trigger_1.png).",
      "step_2_intro": "Intro banner: gold 'Roaming Kraken Free Spins' text with a small purple kraken-head icon above it, over a shipwreck/rock/coral background; 10 identical closed wooden treasure chests (gold trim, green gems) scattered across two rock piles left and right (fs_trigger_2.png).",
      "step_3_picks": "Player picks chests one at a time; each opened chest shows a gold '+N FREE SPINS' burst graphic beside it (captured values, in pick order: +2, +1, +3, +1, +2), while unopened chests remain visible elsewhere on the rocks.",
      "step_4_collect": "Final card: 'CONGRATULATIONS' (gold), 'YOU HAVE WON' (white), the total '9' in large gold numerals, 'FREE SPINS' (white), 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' (gold) — all on a wooden crate/plank background with tentacles at the corners.",
      "footer_each_step": "CREDIT and BET values remain static at $99,800.00 / $2.00 through the whole award sequence (bet already debited by the buy)."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "top_banner": "'Roaming Kraken Free Spins' gold text logo persists above the reels for the whole feature.",
      "left_side_signs": "Two stacked wooden signs on the left edge: '40 Paylines Active' (top) and 'ALL WINS X<n>' (bottom, n = the current multiplier, updates as the round progresses).",
      "reels": "Same 5x4 grid, same wooden frame and deep-sea background as the base game, now with a wrecked-ship silhouette and a rope/fishing line with a hook visible lower-right.",
      "counter": "Bottom-center: 'FREE SPINS LEFT <n>' text, decrementing each spin (observed: 7, 6, 5, 3, 1).",
      "win_readout": "Bottom-center 'WIN $<amount>' after each winning spin; a large white number with light-beam win-lines sometimes appears centered over the reels during the win celebration on the very first spin (e.g. '28' overlay corresponding to WIN $28.00).",
      "wild_behavior_seen": "Individual kraken-head WILD symbols (on a small red-and-gold framed plaque, word 'WILD' beneath) appear and persist ('roam') at different reel positions across successive spins, consistent with the sticky/roaming rule; on higher-multiplier spins, tall stacks of the top-paying 'Release the Kraken' plaque symbol (filling most/all of a reel column) combine with the WILDs to produce large wins.",
      "multiplier_progression_observed": "1x (spin 1, WIN $28.00) -> 2x (WIN $20.00, then WIN $81.00) -> 3x (WIN $490.50, then WIN $532.50) -> 4x (final observed spin, WIN $542.30).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state communicated redundantly via text ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'ALL WINS X<n>', '40 Paylines Active') in addition to any color cues — fully legible without color discrimination."
    },

    "free_spins_summary": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "'Roaming Kraken Free Spins' logo persists at top. Large wooden crate/plank panel: 'CONGRATULATIONS' (gold 3D letters), 'YOU HAVE WON' (white), a large gold dollar amount, 'IN 9 FREE SPINS' (white), 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' (gold).",
      "caveat": "The captured frame (fs_summary.png) shows the panel amount mid-count-up ('$8.40') with CREDIT also mid-count-up ('$99,807.60'); the true final total is read from the same frame's bottom win meter, 'WIN $587.50', and confirmed by the very next frame back_to_base.png (CREDIT $100,387.50 = $99,800.00 + $587.50).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Large high-contrast gold/white text on dark wood — legible without color discrimination."
    },

    "back_to_base": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "Base game reels shown again after the feature ends, with a bubble WILD symbol landing on reel1-row2 and reel4-row1 as part of the settling win, plus other regular symbols. 'BUY Free Spins $200' side panel has returned. CREDIT now reads $100,387.50, BET $2.00, and 'WIN $587.50' is still shown at the bottom as the just-completed round result."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control positions across every screen: menu+sound stacked far-left, 'i' info button just to their right, CREDIT/BET text center-left, bet +/- flanking the central circular SPIN button, AUTOPLAY near the spin button. The info booklet is a strictly linear 7-page sequence (◄/► to move, X or top-right X to close), consistent on every page.",
    "motor": "Large round click targets; the central SPIN button is the largest single target. SPACE/ENTER also spin (keyboard-operable, per paytable_p4.png). Autoplay (with adjustable spin count and a SKIP SCREENS option) substantially reduces the number of required clicks for extended play, including through the free-spins award sequence.",
    "color_blind": "Most affordances are non-color: icon glyphs (menu lines, speaker, info 'i', +/-, spin arrows), toggle-switch knob position (settings.png), explicit checkmark glyphs (autoplay.png), and numeric/text counters (FREE SPINS LEFT, ALL WINS X<n>, 40/20 Paylines Active, +N FREE SPINS burst text on chest picks). The three Random-Spin-Feature WILD variants (Locking/Colossal/Infectious) are color-coded (teal/purple/green) but each is also fully identified by its own on-screen section heading text in the rules — no color-only distinction was found in the captured material. Residual note: the paytable's green ◄ X ► navigation triplet reuses the same green as 'on' toggle states elsewhere, but each is independently distinguished by shape and by position.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed in any captured screen; all game state (wins, spins remaining, multiplier, prize amounts, bonus outcomes) is conveyed through on-screen text and numerals. Sound/music are togglable and purely decorative (settings.png: AMBIENT MUSIC, SOUND FX)."
  },

  "not_captured": [
    {
      "feature": "Sunken Treasure Bonus (money pick-a-chest bonus, CHEST BONUS symbol on reel 5)",
      "reason": "No dedicated bonus-buy control exists for this feature (only 'Buy Free Spins' is purchasable in this demo build). A 50-spin manual batch and a further ~100-spin automated scan (normal speed, turbo off) failed to trigger it naturally within the session's spin budget. Documented from paytable_p3.png rule text and the 00_initial.png promo splash (static image only, not live gameplay)."
    },
    {
      "feature": "Random Spin Features — Kraken Locking Wilds / Colossal Kraken Wilds / Infectious Kraken Wilds",
      "reason": "No purchase control exists for these either; they are a fully random base-game event ('a choice between 3 tentacles can randomly appear'). The same 50-spin manual batch plus ~100-spin automated heuristic scan (logged in _scan_summary.json / _scan/spin_*.png) did not surface a confirmed trigger of the tentacle-pick sub-screen, a 3x4 colossal wild block, or an infectious-wild spread. Documented from paytable_p2.png rule text only."
    }
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact function of the three small gold sun/star icons shown beneath the 'PICK A CHEST' frame on the preview splash (00_initial.png) — not explained on any captured info page; possibly a difficulty/feature-tier indicator specific to the Sunken Treasure Bonus splash, but not confirmed.",
    "Maximum win multiplier (stated in rules as up to 10x for Roaming Kraken Free Spins) was not reached in the captured 9-spin round — only 1x/2x/3x/4x were actually observed on screen.",
    "No max-win (e.g. 'WIN OVER Nx BET') figure appears on any captured screen, so total max win potential is not documented here.",
    "OCR (pytesseract) timed out repeatedly on the dense paytable/rules pages under host load; all text on those pages was instead read directly from the full-resolution screenshots and zoomed crops rather than from OCR output."
  ]
}