Release the Kraken Megaways

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Release the Kraken Megaways",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": "no sub-studio identified; only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' text found on the splash (preview.png), the base-game footer (base_game.png, crop x0-250,y760-800) and the last rules page (rules_p6.png) — see studio_evidence below",
    "theme": "Shipwreck / pirate treasure-hunt under the sea, themed around a giant kraken (octopus/sea-monster). Daylight beach and derelict pirate ship in the base game background; a darker, more submerged underwater ruin (green shipwreck, coral, treasure chest) during the Free Spins feature.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 36 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + verbatim on-screen text read directly from each frame + zoomed crops for fine detail.",
    "method_notes": "Every one of the 36 supplied frames was opened and read directly (not by filename or capturer caption). Numbers/text are transcribed verbatim from the pixels. Where the capturer's manifest note used different wording than what is actually printed on the frame, the discrepancy is called out explicitly (see 'manifest_vs_pixel_discrepancies'). Reel-height/megaways arithmetic, RTP variants, ante multiplier and real bet ceiling were independently re-confirmed by opening the relevant frames myself.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "studio_evidence": {
    "text_found": "PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "frames_checked": ["preview.png", "base_game.png (footer crop ~0,760-250,800)", "rules_p6.png (page 7/7, final rules page)"],
    "conclusion": "No sub-studio brand (e.g. Reel Kingdom / Fat Panda / Wild Streak Gaming) is present anywhere in the 36 frames. Only the base Pragmatic Play wordmark appears, small grey text bottom-left on every screen."
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Sunlit beach/ocean scene: pale blue sky with white clouds, teal-green sea, sandy shore with rocks, wooden barrels and a treasure chest at bottom-left, a battered wooden pirate ship with tattered sails on the right side of the screen.",
    "reel_frame": "Weathered wooden plank frame bound in gold metal fittings; gold octopus-tentacle ornaments curl around all four corners and hinge-plates along the frame edges.",
    "reel_cells": "Dark navy-blue semi-transparent tiles, each cell individually bordered; the border color of a cell matches that symbol's rarity tier (see 'symbols').",
    "free_spins_background": "Darker, more submerged underwater scene: teal/turquoise water with visible light shafts from above, coral and sea plants (pink coral, blue/purple anemones) in the foreground corners, a sunken green-tinted shipwreck visible mid-right, an open glowing treasure chest bottom-right.",
    "bonus_chest_screen_background": "Deep turquoise underwater scene with rock ledges holding 12 identical red/gold treasure chests (each decorated with a small gold octopus emblem on the lid), pink coral, bubbles, and a shadowy shipwreck silhouette in the background; chains and tentacles hang from the top edge.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow (frames, headings, currency figures, 'WIN' text), red (WILD kraken icon, BONUS-buy left panel plaque, 'CONGRATULATIONS'), teal/turquoise (wordmark 'KRAKEN' outline, water), green (Q letter symbol, ON toggle switches, positive nav arrows), purple/magenta (K letter symbol), orange (A and J letter symbols, MYSTERY bomb fuse spark)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payouts read directly from paytable_p1.png (page 1 of 7 of the info booklet) at the paytable bet anchor of $2.00. Values are dollar amounts for landing that many matching symbols on adjacent reels left-to-right (megaways scatter-adjacency rule, see 'ways_to_win').",
    "high_value": [
      {"name": "Shark", "appearance": "Grey/blue great white shark baring its teeth, swimming pose, on a purple-bordered tile", "payouts": {"6": "$15.00", "5": "$6.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00", "2": "$1.00"}, "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol; the only symbol with a printed 2-of-a-kind payout"},
      {"name": "Pufferfish / blowfish", "appearance": "Round spiky white/tan pufferfish with large green eyes, on a blue-bordered tile", "payouts": {"6": "$8.00", "5": "$4.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$1.50"}},
      {"name": "Anglerfish", "appearance": "Teal/blue deep-sea fish with sharp teeth and a glowing lure stalk on its head, on a purple-bordered tile", "payouts": {"6": "$6.00", "5": "$3.00", "4": "$1.50", "3": "$1.00"}},
      {"name": "Eel", "appearance": "Long grey-green moray eel, on a cyan-bordered tile", "payouts": {"6": "$4.00", "5": "$2.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.80"}},
      {"name": "Jellyfish", "appearance": "Translucent pink/purple jellyfish with trailing tentacles, on a mint/teal-bordered tile", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00", "5": "$1.50", "4": "$0.80", "3": "$0.60"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red/orange carved stone letter with green moss patches, gold outline", "payouts": {"6": "$1.60", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "magenta/pink carved stone letter with green moss patches, gold outline", "payouts": {"6": "$1.60", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "green carved stone letter with gold outline", "payouts": {"6": "$1.60", "5": "$1.00", "4": "$0.60", "3": "$0.40"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "orange/yellow carved stone letter with green moss patches, gold outline", "payouts": {"6": "$1.20", "5": "$0.70", "4": "$0.50", "3": "$0.30"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "blue carved stone number with green moss patches, gold outline", "payouts": {"6": "$1.20", "5": "$0.70", "4": "$0.50", "3": "$0.30"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Red/orange octopus (kraken) head with tentacles, on a golden tile with the word 'WILD' printed below it",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except BONUS and MYSTERY. Appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only (NOT reel 1). Source: rules_p1.png, page 1/7 ('WILD symbol... appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6').",
      "no_own_payout": "WILD has no symbol-payout of its own in the paytable; it only substitutes."
    },
    "bonus_scatter": {
      "name": "BONUS",
      "appearance": "Golden octopus emblem on a dark-red plaque with the word 'BONUS' beneath it",
      "rules": "Can appear on all reels. Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols anywhere triggers the FREE SPINS feature.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png / rules_p1.png"
    },
    "mystery": {
      "name": "MYSTERY",
      "appearance": "Round dark-blue bomb (cannonball shape) with a black fuse cap and a small lit orange flame/spark on top, sitting on a cracked, fiery red/orange-tinted reel tile (distinct warm background vs. the normal navy-blue cell)",
      "rules": "Appears only during the base game. Whenever it hits, ALL MYSTERY symbols on the screen transform simultaneously into the same random paying symbol.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png, page 2/7; observed live on mystery_symbol.png (multiple unrevealed bomb placeholders on reels 1, 3 and 4; the resolved paying symbols after transformation were not captured on a separate frame)."
    }
  },

  "reel_and_ways_mechanics": {
    "mechanic": "Megaways (licensed from Big Time Gaming, credit line 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BTG' shown bottom-right of paytable_p1.png)",
    "reels": 6,
    "heights_per_spin": "Each of the 6 reels can independently show 2 to 7 symbols on every spin (RNG per spin, not a progression within a round).",
    "declared_max_ways": 117649,
    "declared_max_ways_source": "printed in the wordmark on preview.png ('RELEASE THE KRAKEN MEGAWAYS 117649') and in paytable_p1.png text: 'Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols... the maximum number of possible ways to win is 117649' (=7^6, all six reels at their maximum height of 7).",
    "example_spin_heights": [2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7],
    "example_spin_ways_badge": 6048,
    "example_spin_note": "base_game.png shows a concrete spin with reel heights [2,3,4,6,6,7]; their product (2x3x4x6x6x7=6048) matches the live 'MEGAWAYS' badge printed on that exact frame ('RELEASE THE KRAKEN MEGAWAYS 6048'). This proves the on-screen badge always reports the CURRENT spin's ways count, while 117649 in the wordmark/paytable is the theoretical ceiling (all reels at height 7), not a per-spin constant.",
    "ways_to_win": "All wins pay for matching symbols on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost (reel 1), of any run length/size (not fixed paylines). Diagram on paytable_p1.png shows a green checkmark example of a staggered adjacent-reel win and a red X example of a vertical (same-reel, non-adjacent) non-win.",
    "win_evaluation_rules": "Only the highest win per matching combination on a pay-way is paid. When a spin wins on multiple pay-ways, all wins are added to the total win. Free spins and respin wins are added to the pay-way win. All wins are multiplied by base bet; values are expressed as actual wins in coins. Free spins and respin total win is credited to the player after the round completes. (source: rules_p3.png, page 4/7)",
    "rows_field_note": "No fixed 'rows' value applies to this game; per-spin height is random per reel (see heights_per_spin). This is consistent with the project convention of omitting a fixed rows field for Megaways titles."
  },

  "features": {
    "wild_respins": {
      "trigger": "In the base game, 3 or more WILD symbols hit on a single spin.",
      "mechanic": "The game enters a respin mode. All WILD symbols become 'roaming': after every respin, each roaming WILD moves to a new random position on the reels, and the game pays between each respin. Any NEW WILD that lands during this mode awards one more respin and itself becomes roaming too. The round ends when there are no respins left.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png, page 2/7, verbatim: 'In the base game, if 3 or more WILD symbols hit, the game enters a respin mode. In this round, all WILD symbols roam the reels, moving to random positions after every respin and the game pays between each respin. Any new WILD that hits during this time, awards one more respin and the new WILD becomes roaming. The round ends when there are no more respins left.'",
      "capture_status": "NOT CAPTURED on any of the 36 frames. There is no dedicated buy option for this specific feature (bonus buy only targets FREE SPINS). Hunted approximately 400 base-game spins (skip screens off, turbo off, per-spin captures plus autoplay batches) without a confirmed trigger; several near-miss spins showed 2 WILD symbols on one reel but not the required 3+ simultaneous WILD hit. Mechanic description above is taken entirely from the printed rules text, not inferred."
    },
    "random_win": {
      "trigger": "RNG, base game only; can occur on any spin that results in no win.",
      "mechanic": "The symbols on screen are randomly changed to a winning configuration that awards a minimum of 10x total bet.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png, page 2/7, verbatim: 'Randomly on a base game spin that results in no win, the symbols on the screen change to a winning configuration randomly that awards a minimum of 10x total bet.'",
      "capture_status": "NOT CAPTURED on any of the 36 frames. No buy option exists for this feature. Hunted approximately 400 base-game spins without a confirmed trigger. Mechanic description above is taken entirely from the printed rules text."
    },
    "mystery_symbol": {
      "trigger": "RNG, base game only.",
      "mechanic": "Placeholder MYSTERY bomb tiles can land on the reels; whenever a MYSTERY hits, ALL MYSTERY tiles currently on screen transform simultaneously into the same random paying symbol.",
      "capture_status": "Captured mid-transformation on mystery_symbol.png (bomb placeholders visible on reels 1, 3 and 4 with the reddish fiery background tint that flags an in-progress reveal). The resolved post-transformation symbols were not saved on a separate frame."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "Land 3, 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols anywhere on the reels.",
      "base_award": "6 starting free spins are always awarded on trigger, regardless of whether 3, 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols hit.",
      "pre_round_chest_picks": "Before the free-spins round starts, the player opens a number of treasure chests from a field of 12 identical closed chests equal to the number of BONUS symbols that hit on the triggering spin (3 chests for a 3-BONUS trigger, 4 for a 4-BONUS trigger, etc.). Screen header shows 4 category plaques: 'EXTRA FREE SPINS', 'EXTRA WILDS', 'EXTRA MULTIPLIER', 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS', and a live counter 'N PICKS LEFT' that counts down as chests are opened.",
      "chest_reward_pool": [
        "+1, +2, +3 or +4 free spins, randomly (adds to the 'EXTRA FREE SPINS' plaque total)",
        "Start the round with an extra roaming WILD (adds to the 'EXTRA WILDS' plaque total)",
        "+1x or +2x multiplier randomly, applied to ALL wins during the round (adds to the 'EXTRA MULTIPLIER' plaque, shown in-round as an 'ALL WINS Nx' panel)",
        "A minimum guaranteed ways-to-win of 2000, 5000 or 10000 for every spin during the round (adds to the 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS' plaque)"
      ],
      "in_round_wild_behaviour": "During the free-spins round, every WILD symbol that hits transforms into a roaming WILD that moves to a new random position on the screen at every subsequent spin. If two roaming WILDs land on the exact same reel position on the same spin, the round's win multiplier increases by 1x.",
      "retrigger": "Landing 1 BONUS symbol specifically on REEL 6 during the free-spins round awards one additional free spin AND one additional chest-opening pick (a random single upgrade applies from that point onward). This is a partial/single-pick retrigger, not a full reset of the pick round.",
      "source": "rules_p1.png (page 2/7, verbatim rule text)."
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "present": true,
      "option_1": {"label": "BUY FREE SPINS - 3 BONUS SYMBOLS", "cost": "$200.00 (100x total bet)", "effect": "The FREE SPINS feature triggers instantly with exactly 3 BONUS symbols guaranteed on the triggering spin -> 3 chest picks before the round."},
      "option_2": {"label": "BUY FREE SPINS - 4, 5 or 6 BONUS SYMBOLS RANDOMLY", "cost": "$300.00 (150x total bet)", "effect": "The FREE SPINS feature triggers instantly with 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols hitting randomly on the triggering spin -> 4, 5 or 6 chest picks before the round (the captured purchase produced 4 BONUS symbols -> 4 picks)."},
      "source": "bonus_buy_dialog.png and rules_p2.png, page 3/7 ('Pay 100x total bet to trigger the FREE SPINS feature with 3 BONUS symbols guaranteed to hit on the triggering spin. Pay 150x total bet to trigger the FREE SPINS feature with 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols hitting randomly on the triggering spin.')"
    },
    "ante_bet": {
      "present": true,
      "label": "Side panel toggle: 'BET $X.XX  HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with a green ON/OFF switch (captured OFF on all frames).",
      "multiplier": 1.25,
      "mechanic": "Bet multiplier 25x (ante ON) vs the normal 20x (ante OFF). With ante ON: the chance to win the FREE SPINS round naturally is higher and more BONUS symbols are present on the reels; the BUY FREE SPINS feature is DISABLED while ante is on.",
      "verified": "At BET $2.00 the side panel showed 'BET $2.50' for ante; at the measured max bet $240.00 it showed 'BET $300.00' -> 240 x 1.25 = 300, confirming the x1.25 relationship at both ends of the bet range.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png page 3/7 ('ANTE BET... Bet multiplier 25x... Bet multiplier 20x - Normal play.')"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_normal": 96.40,
    "rtp_percent_ante": 96.53,
    "rtp_percent_buy_3_bonus": 96.51,
    "rtp_percent_buy_random_bonus": 96.52,
    "rtp_source": "rules_p3.png, page 4/7, verbatim: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.40%. The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.53%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" with 3 BONUS symbols guaranteed is 96.51%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" with 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols randomly is 96.52%.'",
    "volatility": "High. Badge on rules_p3.png/preview.png shows 'VOLATILITY' with 5 of 5 filled yellow lightning bolts, followed by the text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "bet_min_printed": "$0.20",
    "bet_max_printed": "$300.00 (this is the ANTE-inflated ceiling: $240.00 x 1.25 = $300.00 — see bet_limits_verified)",
    "bet_limits_verified": {
      "min_bet": "$0.20 (bet_menu_min.png, decrease button greyed out at this value)",
      "max_bet": "$240.00 (bet_menu_max.png, 'BET MAX' pressed, Bet Multiplier shown as 20x/normal, Bet=10 x Coin Value $1.20 x 20 = $240.00 total bet)",
      "note": "The printed 'MAXIMUM BET: $300.00' on rules_p3.png is the ante-bet-multiplier figure (multiplier 25x), not the normal-play ceiling. The real normal-play maximum, measured with the in-game bet controls up to their limit, is $240.00."
    },
    "paytable_bet_anchor": "$2.00 (CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 shown on base_game.png and paytable_p1.png)",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_default_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "reels": "6 reels, Megaways mechanic; 2-7 symbols per reel per spin (see reel_and_ways_mechanics).",
    "max_win": "Limited to 10,000x bet. If the total win of a round reaches 10,000x bet, the round immediately ends, the win is awarded (capped) and all remaining free spins are forfeited.",
    "max_win_source": "Printed on preview.png splash ('WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET') and stated twice in the rules booklet: rules_p2.png page 3/7 ('MAX WIN... The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet...') and rules_p5.png page 6/7 (repeated, slightly different wording: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10000X bet. If the total win of a round reaches 10000X bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.')",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (rules_p3.png).",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules_p3.png)",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (rules_p4.png / rules_p5.png)."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Loading/splash screen. Center: the reels shown behind an ornate gold-and-tentacle wooden frame, populated with a static array of paying symbols (shark, pufferfish, BONUS, WILD, A/K/Q/J/10, eel, jellyfish) purely for decorative key-art purposes (not a real spin outcome). Top-right: large 3D wordmark 'RELEASE THE KRAKEN MEGAWAYS' in gold/teal lettering with red octopus tentacles curling around the letters, and the number '117649' printed beneath it (the max-ways figure). Right side: a derelict pirate ship on the shoreline. Below the ship: a round white circular-arrow ENTER/spin icon on a black disc, a 'VOLATILITY' pill badge with 5/5 yellow lightning bolts, and a yellow-outlined 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox. Bottom-center: large gold text 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET'.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round white arrow icon enters the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Max-win callout and wordmark are large high-contrast gold text; the volatility bolt count is reinforced by the printed word 'VOLATILITY' and is not the only cue."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "6-reel Megaways grid, variable-height columns, centered in a weathered wooden-and-gold frame with tentacle-hinge corner ornaments.",
      "wordmark": "Top-right, smaller version of the splash wordmark 'RELEASE THE KRAKEN MEGAWAYS' with the LIVE ways-count badge underneath (reads the current spin's ways total, e.g. '6048').",
      "background": "Sunlit beach/ocean panorama with the pirate ship on the right and barrels/treasure chest at bottom-left.",
      "left_side_panels": "Two wooden plaque buttons stacked vertically: 'BUY FREE SPINS' (top) and 'BET $2.50 / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with a green ante ON/OFF toggle switch beneath it (captured OFF).",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger-menu icon ('=', opens SYSTEM SETTINGS) above a round speaker/sound icon.",
        "info_button": "Round 'i' icon just right of the menu/sound column; opens the 7-page paytable/rules booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in yellow text, center-left.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (two curved white arrows) center-right, flanked by a round '-' (decrease bet) on its left and round '+' (increase bet) on its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button beneath the SPIN button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text, bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All control icons are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). Bet +/- distinguished by the +/- glyph, not color."
    },
    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "A winning base-game spin. Bottom-center reads 'WIN $5.00' in gold text (bet was $2.00). Matched symbols on the visible grid are outlined; reels show a mix of royals, an eel, jellyfish, shark and pufferfish."
    },
    "mystery_symbol": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "In-progress MYSTERY-symbol transformation. Several reel cells show the round dark-blue bomb-with-lit-fuse placeholder icon on a cracked, warm red/orange-tinted tile (distinct from the game's normal navy-blue cell background), across reels 1, 3 and 4. Ways badge on this frame reads '1152'. Bottom bar shows 'AUTO SPINS LEFT 42' (captured during an autoplay batch) and CREDIT $99,923.60.",
      "note": "The resolved paying symbol after the MYSTERY reveal was not captured on a separate frame."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 7",
      "content": "Header 'GAME RULES' and subhead 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Two rows of paying symbols with 6/5/4/3(/2)-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols'). Below: BONUS and WILD symbol explanation panels (left) and a 'Ways to win' diagram (right) with a green-checkmark adjacent-symbol example and a red-X same-reel/non-adjacent example, plus the text 'Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 117649.' Footer credits 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from BTG' with the Big Time Gaming shield logo.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: green ◄ (previous, inactive on page 1) / green X (close) / green ► (next); 'Page 1/7' bottom-right; a separate X top-right also closes the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Nav controls differentiated by arrow-triangle/cross shape, not color alone."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (info booklet pages 2-7 of 7, same dark panel + green nav arrows/X + Page n/7 indicator on each page)",
      "p1_features": "Page 2/7. Explains MYSTERY, WILD RESPINS, RANDOM WIN and FREE SPINS mechanics in full (verbatim text captured under 'features' above).",
      "p2_maxwin_ante_buy": "Page 3/7. MAX WIN (10,000x bet, round ends and forfeits remaining spins at cap), ANTE BET (25x vs 20x bet multiplier explanation), BUY FREE SPINS (both purchase options and prices).",
      "p3_rtp_volatility_bet": "Page 4/7. VOLATILITY badge (5/5 bolts) + high-volatility text; win-evaluation rules (highest win per way, multi-way wins summed, wins x base bet, coins basis, free-spins/respin win credited after round); all 4 RTP variants; SPACE/ENTER hotkeys; malfunction clause; MINIMUM BET $0.20 / MAXIMUM BET $300.00 (ante-inflated figure, see note).",
      "p4_how_to_play": "Page 5/7. Generic control explanations: bet +/- and bet menu, SPIN button, SETTINGS gear menu, spin-speed cycle button (normal/quick/turbo), sound toggle, information button, CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, AUTOPLAY menu.",
      "p5_settings_menu": "Page 6/7. SETTINGS MENU (Intro Screen / Ambient / Sound FX / Game History toggles), INFORMATION SCREEN (nav arrows/close), BET MENU explanation, and a REPEATED, slightly reworded max-win clause ('...win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited').",
      "p6_autoplay_final": "Page 7/7 (last page). AUTOPLAY explanation (click an auto-spins count button to start; SKIP SCREENS auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay). Only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' branding present, no sub-studio credit anywhere on this or any other page.",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white on a dark, semi-transparent panel overlaying the dimmed reels; headers in white/gold."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round white '-' button, value field '$2.00', round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled switches: 'BATTERY SAVER' (captured OFF, grey/white handle left), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (ON, green/handle right), 'SOUND FX' (ON), 'INTRO SCREEN' (ON).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Switch position (left=off, right=on) is a non-color cue in addition to the green fill."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "options": "Three unchecked square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN', 'QUICK SPIN', 'SKIP SCREENS' — all OFF on this captured frame.",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal green-filled slider with a round handle; value shown is '100'.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom."
    },
    "bet_menu_min": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Bet-adjustment popup pinned to the right of the reels. Header 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x'. Rows: BET stepper at '1' (decrease button greyed out, at floor), COIN VALUE '$0.01' (decrease greyed out), TOTAL BET '$0.20' (decrease greyed out). Green 'BET MAX' button at the bottom."
    },
    "bet_menu_max": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "Same popup at the ceiling after pressing BET MAX. Header 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x'. BET stepper '10', COIN VALUE '$1.20', TOTAL BET '$240.00' (all decrease buttons still active — only the increase side is capped, confirmed by the unchanged active white '-' icons and the fact BET MAX produced exactly this value)."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Two wooden scroll-plaques over the dimmed reels, each wrapped in an octopus tentacle. Left (maroon plaque): 'BUY FREE SPINS / 3 BONUS SYMBOLS / $200.00'. Right (blue plaque): 'BUY FREE SPINS / 4, 5 or 6 BONUS SYMBOLS RANDOMLY / $300.00'. A red X close icon sits top-right of the dialog. Bottom: TOTAL BET stepper showing '$2.00'."
    },
    "bonus_buy_random_confirm": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Confirmation step after choosing the $300 option: a single wooden plaque wrapped in tentacles reading 'BUY FREE SPINS / $300.00', with a red X (cancel) button and a green checkmark (confirm) button beneath it."
    },
    "bonus_chest_intro": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Chest-picking screen shown immediately after confirming the $200 (3-BONUS-guaranteed) purchase, CREDIT already debited to $99,800.00. Header row: 4 red/gold plaques 'EXTRA FREE SPINS' / 'EXTRA WILDS' / 'EXTRA MULTIPLIER' / 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS' (all still empty) flanking the game wordmark. Center text 'RELEASE THE KRAKEN MEGAWAYS'. Below: '3 PICKS LEFT'. Field of 12 identical closed red treasure chests (gold octopus emblem on each lid) scattered across underwater rock ledges. No chest yet opened."
    },
    "bonus_chest_results": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Same 12-chest field after all 3 picks for the guaranteed-buy path are used. Three chests are open and glowing, each showing its revealed reward on the lid: '+2X MULTIPLIER', '+3 FREE SPINS', '2000 MEGAWAYS' (this last one corresponds to the 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS' category — a guaranteed minimum of 2000 ways per spin during the round). The other 9 chests remain closed. CREDIT still $99,800.00 (round not yet started)."
    },
    "free_spins_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Transition screen after the chest picks resolve: 'CONGRATULATIONS' banner (gold 3D letters), 'YOU HAVE WON', a wooden plaque with a large gold number '9' and 'FREE SPINS' label beneath, 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' prompt. Footer shows 'FREE SPINS LEFT 9'.",
      "note": "6 base free spins + 3 extra from the '+3 FREE SPINS' chest = 9, matching the bonus_chest_results reward."
    },
    "free_spins_1": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Gameplay of the bought (guaranteed) free-spins round. Left side shows two wooden plaques: 'ALL WINS 3X' (the +2x multiplier chest reward applied on top of the game's base 1x) and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 7'. Underwater background with a visible shipwreck silhouette and treasure chest. Ways badge on this frame reads '2160'."
    },
    "free_spins_2": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Later spin of the same round, 'FREE SPINS LEFT 1'. A golden BONUS octopus symbol is visible on reel 6 (bottom row) — the trigger condition for the reel-6 retrigger rule. 'WIN $6.00' shown at the bottom."
    },
    "free_spins_retrigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Chest-picking screen triggered by the reel-6 BONUS hit seen on free_spins_1/2's neighbouring spin. Same 12-chest layout, all category plaques still showing their prior totals (empty on this frame — pre-pick), counter reads '1 PICKS LEFT' (single extra pick, consistent with the reel-6 retrigger rule granting exactly one additional chest opening). CREDIT $99,800.00, BET $2.00, WIN $20.40 shown at the bottom (a pending win amount, not the chest reward)."
    },
    "free_spins_big_win": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Win celebration overlay during the bought round: large gold 3D text 'MONSTROUS' (a win-tier label) wrapped in red tentacles, with a running win counter '$29.18' (mid-animation, not final) and gold coins falling across the screen. Partial text visible behind the overlay: 'WIN $49.58 / 11X K PAYS $12.80 x 3x 2 = $115.20 on 24 ways' (win-breakdown ticker)."
    },
    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "End-of-round summary for the bought (guaranteed) free-spins path: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / large gold '$163.20' on a green plaque / 'IN 10 FREE SPINS' / 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Footer 'WIN $163.20', CREDIT $99,846.67 (win counter still animating up to the final credited amount at this exact frame).",
      "note": "10 free spins = 9 initially awarded + 1 from the reel-6 retrigger, consistent with free_spins_retrigger."
    },
    "free_spins_natural_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Chest-picking screen immediately after a NATURAL (non-bought) FREE SPINS trigger during autoplay. All 4 category plaques still empty, counter '3 PICKS LEFT' (i.e. 3 BONUS symbols landed naturally on the trigger spin). CREDIT $99,829.50, BET $2.00, WIN $0.40 (pending win from the triggering spin, unrelated to the feature)."
    },
    "free_spins_roaming_wilds": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Gameplay of the naturally-triggered round. Left plaques: 'ALL WINS 2X' and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 1'. Three red kraken WILD symbols are visible mid-animation, overlapping reel positions (the 'roaming WILD' relocation effect described in the rules). 'WIN $49.60' at the bottom."
    },
    "bonus_random_chest_intro": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Chest field immediately after confirming the $300 (4/5/6-BONUS-random) purchase, CREDIT debited to $99,700.00. All 4 category plaques empty, no pick counter shown yet (first pick still pending)."
    },
    "bonus_random_chest_pick1": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "After the first chest of the random-buy path is opened: reveal '+3 FREE SPINS' (glowing chest), category plaque 'EXTRA FREE SPINS' now shows '3'. Counter reads '3 PICKS LEFT' — since this is the total REMAINING after pick 1 of what is a 4-total-pick sequence (this buy variant hit 4 BONUS symbols, so 4 total chest picks vs 3 for the guaranteed-buy path)."
    },
    "bonus_random_chest_pick3": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "After the third pick: counter '1 PICKS LEFT'. Plaques now read 'EXTRA FREE SPINS 4' (was 3, one more +1 free spin revealed) and 'EXTRA WILDS 1' (a 'start with extra roaming WILD' reward from the third pick). 'EXTRA MULTIPLIER' and 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS' plaques still empty. One glowing chest lid reads '+1 FREE SPINS' next to the still-glowing earlier '+3 FREE SPINS' chest."
    },
    "free_spins_random_trigger": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Transition into the random-buy round after the 4th (final) pick. Semi-transparent 'CONGRATULATIONS' banner over the reels, wooden plaque with gold number '10' and 'FREE SPINS' label, footer 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10'. Ways badge on this frame reads '640'.",
      "note": "6 base free spins + 4 extra (3 then +1 from the picks) = 10, matching the chest reveals. The 4th pick's reward ('EXTRA MULTIPLIER') is not directly visible on this transitional frame but its 2x value is confirmed on the next gameplay frame."
    },
    "free_spins_random_1": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "First gameplay spin of the random-buy round. 'FREE SPINS LEFT 9'. No 'ALL WINS' multiplier plaque shown yet on this particular no-win spin. Two red kraken WILD symbols visible on reels 3-4."
    },
    "free_spins_random_2": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "'ALL WINS 2X' plaque confirms the 4th chest pick's 'EXTRA MULTIPLIER' reward was +1x on top of the base 1x. 'FREE SPINS LEFT 7', ways badge '1440', 'WIN $16.00', multiple WILD symbols visible on reels 3, 5 and 6."
    },
    "free_spins_random_3": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "'ALL WINS 4X' (multiplier increased mid-round, consistent with the 'two roaming WILDs landing on the same position adds 1x' rule), ways badge '1620', 'FREE SPINS LEFT 2', 'WIN $1,372.00', several WILD symbols scattered across reels 2-6."
    },
    "free_spins_random_4": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "Final spin of the round. 'ALL WINS 5X' and 'LAST FREE SPIN' plaques replace the standard spins-left counter. 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0'. Multiple gold BONUS octopus symbols visible on the grid (no additional retrigger occurred, this variant does not show the reel-6-only condition being met). 'WIN $1,372.00' (win counter mid-animation, not yet the final total)."
    },
    "win_screen_random": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Final summary of the random-buy round: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / large gold '$1,537.60' on a green plaque / 'IN 10 FREE SPINS' / 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Footer 'WIN $1,537.60', CREDIT $99,715.30 (mid-animation).",
      "arithmetic_check": "Post-continue CREDIT was confirmed at $101,237.60 = $99,700.00 (after the $300 purchase debit) + $1,537.60 (round win). Consistent."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control layout across all screens: menu+sound icons stacked far-left, 'i' info button immediately to their right, bet -/+ flanking the central SPIN button, autoplay button directly beneath SPIN. The 7-page info booklet is a strictly linear sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with a dedicated X (also top-right of the panel).",
    "motor": "All primary buttons are large round touch targets; SPIN is the largest. SPACE/ENTER also spin (keyboard-operable per rules_p3.png). Autoplay (up to 100+ spins via slider) and SKIP SCREENS reduce required clicks/waits.",
    "color_blind": "Most affordances are non-color: settings toggles use left/right handle position in addition to green fill; nav arrows are differentiated by triangle/cross shape; free-spins/win-multiplier state is always paired with explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT n', 'ALL WINS Nx', 'LAST FREE SPIN') rather than color alone; symbol tier is reinforced by the printed payout table, not just border hue. Residual risk: the 5 royal/high symbol border colors (purple/blue/cyan/teal/mint) are visually close for some color-vision deficiencies, but symbol shape/artwork remains distinct in every case (shark vs pufferfish vs anglerfish vs eel vs jellyfish are unambiguous by silhouette).",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information observed. AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are independently toggleable in SYSTEM SETTINGS; all game state (wins, spins left, multipliers, chest rewards, RTP/bet numbers) is conveyed as on-screen text."
  },

  "not_captured": [
    {
      "feature": "wild_respins",
      "reason": "RNG feature with no bonus-buy option; ~400 base-game spins hunted (mix of per-spin skip+turbo-off captures and autoplay batches) without a confirmed 3+ simultaneous WILD hit. Mechanic documented verbatim from the printed rules (rules_p1.png) instead."
    },
    {
      "feature": "random_win",
      "reason": "RNG feature with no bonus-buy option; ~400 base-game spins hunted without a confirmed trigger. Mechanic documented verbatim from the printed rules (rules_p1.png) instead."
    },
    {
      "detail": "The resolved paying symbol after a MYSTERY-symbol transformation (mystery_symbol.png only shows the mid-transformation bomb placeholders, not the post-reveal symbol)."
    }
  ],

  "manifest_vs_pixel_discrepancies": [
    "bonus_chest_results.png: capturer note paraphrased the fourth chest category as '2000 MIN MEGAWAYS'; the pixels actually print '2000 MEGAWAYS' on the chest lid itself (the category HEADER above the chest field is separately labelled 'MINIMUM MEGAWAYS'). Not a misclassification, just an imprecise paraphrase — corrected to verbatim wording in this document.",
    "mystery_symbol.png: initially mis-read at low zoom as a blue urn/pot; a tighter crop (see zoom crop 320,350-420,530) confirms it IS a round dark-blue bomb with a lit fuse on a fiery red-orange tile, matching the capturer's original note ('bomb with red highlighting'). No actual discrepancy after verification — listed here for the record since it was double-checked.",
    "All RTP variants, bet limits, ante multiplier, max-win text, both bonus-buy prices/effects, every 'FREE SPINS LEFT'/'ALL WINS Nx'/ways-badge number, and every win amount named in the manifest notes were independently re-read from the frames and matched exactly; no other discrepancies were found.",
    "Confirmed pixel-accurate: the TL's GATE-1 relabel of free_spins_retrigger.png and free_spins_natural_trigger.png to type=bonus is correct — both are the 12-chest picking screen (with a 'N PICKS LEFT' counter and closed/partially-open chests), not free-spin reel gameplay."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact per-cell content of any base-game or free-spins reel snapshot is a random RNG outcome, not a fixed game property, and is intentionally not enumerated cell-by-cell.",
    "The specific paying symbol each MYSTERY bomb resolves into on mystery_symbol.png (transformation was mid-animation, resolved frame not captured).",
    "Whether the reel-6 BONUS retrigger can itself chain further reel-6 retriggers within the same round is not stated in the rules text and was not observed to repeat in the captured rounds; not claimed either way."
  ]
}