Saint Nicked 4

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Saint Nicked 4",
    "provider": "Blueprint Gaming",
    "wordmark_in_game": "SAINT NICKED ...4LMOST (neon sign: red outlined SAINT, yellow dotted-bulb NICKED with a small Santa hat on the N, magenta ...4LMOST; the bottom info bar prints SAINT NICKED 4LMOST)",
    "name_discrepancy": "The catalog and the provider page call the game 'Saint Nicked 4' (game code BP_SaintNicked492, page slug saint-nicked-4-ont--ab-release, marked Ontario/Alberta). The build prints a stylised wordmark in which the word 'Almost' is spelled with the digit 4 ('4LMOST', pun on 'Saint Nick-ed Almost'). Same game, mechanics match the provider page word for word; the printed wordmark is NOT a different game. Frames confirm the printed text (preview.png, rules_p1.png, bottom bar of every frame).",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "layout": "5 reels x 3 rows, 20 fixed paylines (all always active), wins left to right",
    "theme": "A rowdy Christmas crime-comedy: a scruffy, party-loving Santa in a fur-trimmed red coat and heart-patterned boxer shorts races through a neon night city in a souped-up sleigh pulled by a grinning tipsy reindeer, chased by a police car, with wrapped gifts, foaming beer mugs, kegs and festive bottles as loot.",
    "art_style": "glossy 3D-rendered cartoon illustration with painterly textures, soft glowing edges and neon light effects, saturated colours, night-city motion-blur speed streaks, mischievous festive-comedy mood, side-on view, no flat vector look",
    "language": "English",
    "display_currency_in_demo": "pound sign (GBP) is how this demo build prints amounts; it is the demo wallet display, not a documented game attribute",
    "game_version_printed": "1.7.0.3 (rules_p11.png)",
    "rules_version_printed": "V2.0, APPLICABLE DATE FROM 8/13/2026 (rules_p12.png) - date of the rules revision, NOT the release date",
    "provider_marks_on_screen": "Blueprint Gaming logo and the gold 'CASH LOCK' badge on the loading splash (preview.png, 98% preloader); CASH LOCK badge repeated in the rules next to Cash Lock Hot Pursuit and Tipsy Turbo Cash Lock",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision, deaf/hard-of-hearing, colour-blind, motor-impaired) from desktop frames 1280x800 plus the Game Information panel text reference (_rules_reference.txt) checked against every rules page.",
    "method_notes": "Every frame was viewed at full resolution; numbers below are read from the frames or from the verbatim rules reference. Paytable numbers cross-checked by tesseract on paytable_p2 and by arithmetic against PAID banners. Anything not readable is listed in unreadable_or_uncertain."
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Blurred night-city street in motion: electric blue, teal and magenta/violet speed streaks over dark buildings.",
    "reel_frame_and_cells": "Thin white-and-red metallic frame around a deep navy-blue grid; plain-symbol cells are dark navy, picture tiles (sleigh, gin, gingerbread, sack, Santa) carry their own coloured backgrounds.",
    "hot_pursuit_screen": "Purple and magenta speed-streak background; empty cells show a glowing blue neon beer-mug outline on dark navy.",
    "tipsy_turbo_screen": "Cash-lock cabinet: glossy red truck-grille body with chrome rings, ten round chrome holes with a blue neon beer mug in each, blue pipes in the middle, glowing cyan headlights at the sides, a pile of coloured gift boxes on top, night skyline behind.",
    "festive_frenzy_screen": "Red and pink speed-streak background (versus blue/teal in the main game).",
    "win_banners": "Graffiti-style lettering: pink BIG with gold WIN (dripping), cyan SUPER with gold WIN; dark blue cinematic backdrop; gold figures; numbers in gold.",
    "ui_text": "Bright yellow for headings, STAKE/CREDIT labels and PAID; white for other text; dark grey translucent panels; dark pop-up windows with a white outlined button per value.",
    "accent_colors": "bright yellow, neon magenta, hot red, electric blue, bright green",
    "accent_colors_where": "Yellow: panel headings, STAKE and CREDIT labels, PAID, winline cells in the rules. Magenta: ...4LMOST on the sign, glow around the wild gift and Santa tile frame. Red: SAINT on the sign, the A symbol, cash digits, police light, cash-lock cabinet. Blue: police light, Q/J tones, neon beer mugs, Major keg. Green: neon bars on the sign, Q symbol, Express Bet check mark, gift boxes."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "note": "Identities and payouts read from paytable_p1.png / paytable_p2.png (STAKE 2.00 printed on the panel, so values are in pounds at stake 2.00; multiples of total bet = value / 2.00). Payouts are for 3/4/5 of a kind on a payline from the leftmost reel. Verified by two PAID banners (see payout_basis). Bonus Scatter, cash symbols, Christmas Spirit and cashpots have no entry in the winplan.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Wild gift box",
      "appearance": "A glossy red gift box with vertical gold ribbon stripes and a big gold bow, surrounded by a magenta glow. No lettering is printed on it. In Festive Frenzy Spins any wild in view expands into a tall stack of gift boxes (red, green, red, orange, all with gold ribbons) covering the whole reel (rules_p2.png, free_spins_play.png).",
      "behaviour": "Appears anywhere on the reels; substitutes for all symbols except Bonus Scatter, Cash Prize Scatter and Christmas Spirit (rules_p2). Pays like the sleigh: 3 = 4.00, 4 = 20.00, 5 = 30.00 (paytable_p1/p2). Frame base_game_win_line.png shows K - Wild - K on line 19 paying 0.02 at stake 0.10 (= 3 K).",
      "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
        "5": "30.00",
        "4": "20.00",
        "3": "4.00"
      },
      "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
        "5": "15x",
        "4": "10x",
        "3": "2x"
      },
      "rank": "highest-paying (ties with the sleigh)"
    },
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Sleigh",
        "appearance": "A battered red off-road sleigh on silver ski runners piled with wrapped presents, set in a riveted gold metal frame tile. Headlights and a bull bar on the front, strapped-on gifts in the back.",
        "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
          "5": "30.00",
          "4": "20.00",
          "3": "4.00"
        },
        "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "15x",
          "4": "10x",
          "3": "2x"
        },
        "rank": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "Gin flask",
        "appearance": "A round glass flask with a cork stopper, glowing amber-green, resting on pine branches in front of warm gold and green lights. Its blue label reads GIN.",
        "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
          "5": "20.00",
          "4": "12.00",
          "3": "2.00"
        },
        "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "10x",
          "4": "6x",
          "3": "1x"
        },
        "rank": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "Gingerbread man in whisky glass",
        "appearance": "A gingerbread man with a green bow tie sitting in a square glass of amber whisky with ice cubes and a candy cane, a red-and-white peppermint sweet on the table, warm orange-brown backdrop.",
        "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
          "5": "20.00",
          "4": "12.00",
          "3": "2.00"
        },
        "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "10x",
          "4": "6x",
          "3": "1x"
        },
        "rank": 3
      },
      {
        "name": "Santa's sack",
        "appearance": "An open red sack with white fur trim, spilling blue and purple wrapped gifts with gold ribbons and a bottle, on a green background. A bottle lies on the floor beside it.",
        "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
          "5": "10.00",
          "4": "4.00",
          "3": "2.00"
        },
        "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "5x",
          "4": "2x",
          "3": "1x"
        },
        "rank": 4
      }
    ],
    "low_value_royals": {
      "note": "Five separate letter/number symbols with a cracked, scratched metal look and a coloured glow; they are different symbols with their own colour and shape.",
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "A",
          "colour": "red",
          "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
            "5": "6.00",
            "4": "2.00",
            "3": "0.40"
          },
          "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
            "5": "3x",
            "4": "1x",
            "3": "0.2x"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "K",
          "colour": "orange-gold",
          "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
            "5": "6.00",
            "4": "2.00",
            "3": "0.40"
          },
          "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
            "5": "3x",
            "4": "1x",
            "3": "0.2x"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "Q",
          "colour": "green",
          "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
            "5": "6.00",
            "4": "2.00",
            "3": "0.40"
          },
          "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
            "5": "3x",
            "4": "1x",
            "3": "0.2x"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "J",
          "colour": "blue",
          "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
            "5": "2.00",
            "4": "1.00",
            "3": "0.40"
          },
          "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
            "5": "1x",
            "4": "0.5x",
            "3": "0.2x"
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "10",
          "colour": "purple",
          "payouts_at_stake_2.00": {
            "5": "2.00",
            "4": "1.00",
            "3": "0.40"
          },
          "payout_multiples_of_total_bet": {
            "5": "1x",
            "4": "0.5x",
            "3": "0.2x"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "special_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Bonus Scatter (Santa)",
        "appearance": "A square tile with a pink frame and a string of coloured festive lights: Santa with a white beard, red hat, fur-trimmed red coat, small dark glasses and a fingerless glove, snowy purple-blue background (rules_p3.png).",
        "rule": "3 or more in view in the main game trigger Festive Frenzy Spins: 3 = 6 spins, 4 = 8 spins, 5 = 10 spins. Not substituted by wild. No coin payout is printed for it on the paytable.",
        "can_be_added_by": "Sack Attack, on a main-game spin only"
      },
      {
        "name": "Cash symbol (beer mugs with a value plate)",
        "appearance": "Three foaming amber beer mugs above a dark-gold plate that prints a money value. The value is red on the plate for the smaller prizes seen (for example 2.00, 5.00 at stake 2.00; 0.10-0.70 at stake 0.10) and purple for the larger ones seen (20.00, 30.00 at stake 2.00; 1.00 at stake 0.10).",
        "rule": "Values 1-15x base game bet anywhere in the main game, Festive Frenzy Spins and Cash Lock Hot Pursuit; 5-50x base game bet in Tipsy Turbo Cash Lock (rules_p4.png). Seen on frames: 1x, 2.5x, 10x, 15x at stake 2.00 (base_game.png); 1x-2.5x in Hot Pursuit; 5x, 7x, 10x in Tipsy Turbo at stake 0.10 (tipsy_turbo_play.png). The plate colour threshold is only an observation, not a printed rule.",
        "text_on_item": "the numeric value; the paytable icon prints three dollar signs ($$$) instead of a number"
      },
      {
        "name": "Cashpot MINI",
        "appearance": "A bronze beer keg with a tap handle on top; the word MINI is printed across it in a copper-metal style.",
        "rule": "25x base game bet; max 1 of this type per spin; value revealed and paid as a cash prize."
      },
      {
        "name": "Cashpot MAJOR",
        "appearance": "A silver-blue steel beer keg with a coiled hose and tap handle on top; the word MAJOR is printed across it in a chrome-and-blue style.",
        "rule": "100x base game bet; max 1 of this type per spin; value revealed and paid as a cash prize."
      },
      {
        "name": "Christmas Spirit",
        "appearance": "A dark amber bottle with a red-and-white striped candy-cane fuse and a lit spark, in a red circle with a gold rim. The label reads CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.",
        "rule": "Max 1 in view at any time. Counts toward the Hot Pursuit trigger (5 cash/cashpot + 1 Spirit), resets the spin counter, and if in view when Hot Pursuit ends triggers Tipsy Turbo Cash Lock; also retriggers Tipsy Turbo. Not substituted by wild."
      },
      {
        "name": "Grand Cashpot (jackpot plate, not a reel symbol)",
        "appearance": "Gold beer keg on the central top jackpot plate with a dark-red sign.",
        "rule": "500x base game bet for a blackout in Hot Pursuit or Tipsy Turbo (rules_p5.png)."
      }
    ],
    "paytable_screens": {
      "paytable_p1.png": "Winlines 9-20 (yellow cells on dark grid) then WINPLAN with five picture symbols: gift, sleigh, gin flask, gingerbread man, sack; pay rows for 5/4/3 under each (rows of the gift are cut off at the bottom of this page).",
      "paytable_p2.png": "The same five pictures with complete 5/4/3 rows, then the five royals A K Q J 10 with their rows, then the start of the AUTOPLAY text. STAKE 2.00 printed in the bottom-left corner."
    }
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "basis": "total bet",
    "paytable_bet_anchor": "STAKE 2.00 printed on the panel (paytable_p1/p2 bottom-left)",
    "evidence_1": "base_game_win_4k.png: K x4 on line 1, STAKE 0.10, PAID 0.10, 'LINE 1 PAYS 0.10'. Paytable K x4 = 2.00 at stake 2.00 = 1.00x total bet; 1.00 x 0.10 = 0.10. OCR (tesseract) of the bottom strip: 'PAID 0.10 / LINE 1 PAYS 0.10'.",
    "evidence_2": "base_game_win_line.png: K - Wild - K on line 19 (bottom, bottom, top, bottom, bottom), STAKE 0.10, PAID 0.02. Paytable 3 K = 0.40 at stake 2.00 = 0.2x; 0.2 x 0.10 = 0.02.",
    "evidence_3": "free_spins_play.png: J x5 on line 14 (top, middle, top, middle, top; reels 2 and 4 are expanded wilds) 'LINE 14 PAYS 0.10' at stake 0.10; paytable J x5 = 2.00 at stake 2.00 = 1.00x. Matches.",
    "conclusion": "Payline wins are multiples of the TOTAL BET (20 lines, not divided per line). Cash prizes, cashpots, grand are multiples of the BASE GAME BET (rules text)."
  },
  "features": {
    "paylines": {
      "count": 20,
      "rule": "Wins from leftmost reel, matching symbols on consecutive reels; only the highest line win is paid on each line; wins on different lines are added; scatter wins are paid in addition to reel wins (rules_p10.png, rules_p11.png).",
      "shapes_row_per_reel": "T = top, M = middle, B = bottom row for reels 1-5. Line 1 MMMMM; 2 TTTTT; 3 BBBBB; 4 TMBMT; 5 BMTMB; 6 MTTTM; 7 MBBBM; 8 TTMBB; 9 BBMTT; 10 MBMTM; 11 MTMBM; 12 TMMMT; 13 BMMMB; 14 TMTMT; 15 BMBMB; 16 MMTMM; 17 MMBMM; 18 TTBTT; 19 BBTBB; 20 TBBBT. Lines 1-8 read from rules_p9.png, lines 9-20 from a x3 zoom of paytable_p1.png."
    },
    "cash_prize_scatter_and_pot": {
      "summary": "Cash symbols (1-15x base bet) and cashpots MINI 25x / MAJOR 100x can land anywhere in the main game and Festive Frenzy Spins and are paid as cash prizes. At most one MINI and one MAJOR per spin.",
      "source": "rules_p4.png, rules_p5.png"
    },
    "sack_attack": {
      "summary": "On any main-game or Festive Frenzy spin where cash prize symbols land, they are added to the pot. Randomly on a spin, at least 2 cash/cashpot symbols (or 1 Christmas Spirit plus at least 1 cash/cashpot symbol) can be added over any reel positions; wilds can also be added on any main-game or Festive Frenzy spin, and Bonus Scatters on a main-game spin. Only one of these can occur on a single spin. At the end of a spin there is a chance the pot adds cash symbols onto the reels, guaranteeing Cash Lock Hot Pursuit.",
      "visual": "The reindeer runs across the left side carrying a large gift box (free_spins_trigger.png), sparks and flying gifts cross the reels; text GOOD LUCK! on the message strip.",
      "source": "rules_p7.png, rules_p8.png, free_spins_trigger.png"
    },
    "cash_lock_hot_pursuit": {
      "trigger": "In the main game and Festive Frenzy Spins: 6 or more cash/cashpot symbols, or 5 or more cash/cashpot symbols with 1 Christmas Spirit, in view.",
      "rules": "Starts with 3 spins. Only cash/cashpot symbols, a Christmas Spirit or blanks can land. Any landing non-blank symbol locks and resets spins to 3. When no new non-blank symbol lands 3 times in a row the feature ends and pays the total of all cash/cashpot values in view, plus the Grand Cashpot (500x) if every position is filled. Grid used: the full 5x3 field = 15 positions.",
      "display": "Newspaper intro (hot_pursuit_intro.png): headline CASH LOCK HOT PURSUIT, text 'Landing cash prize or Christmas Spirit symbols in view will reset the spins remaining to 3', 'Fill all positions to win GRAND 500x', 'Christmas Spirit TRIGGERS Tipsy Turbo Cash Lock', prompt GOOD LUCK! / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE. In play the central jackpot plate shows 'N TILL GRAND' (N = free positions: 9 with 6 non-blank cells including the Christmas Spirit in hot_pursuit_start.png, 8 with 7 in hot_pursuit_reset.png), message '3 SPINS REMAINING / PRESS TO SPIN', and a neon sign of three stars at top-left that repeats the spins left (three yellow stars at 3 spins; two yellow and one dark-blue star at 2 spins, hot_pursuit_express_play.png). Empty cells show a blue neon beer mug.",
      "end_of_round": "A cream paper tag prints the total over the field (hot_pursuit_total.png: 1.10 in a red capsule at the bottom; win_screen.png: 5.25 on a cream tag with a yellow glow). In hot_pursuit_total.png the Christmas Spirit is still in view, so Tipsy Turbo follows. Sum of the seven visible prizes in hot_pursuit_total.png: 0.15+0.15+0.10+0.25+0.15+0.20+0.10 = 1.10, equals the printed total.",
      "source": "rules_p6.png, hot_pursuit_*.png, win_screen.png"
    },
    "tipsy_turbo_cash_lock": {
      "trigger": "A Christmas Spirit in view at the end of Cash Lock Hot Pursuit.",
      "rules": "10 active positions (two rows of five, tipsy_turbo_start.png), starts with 3 spins, non-blank symbols lock and reset to 3, ends after 3 spins without a new landing, pays all cash/cashpot values in view plus Grand Cashpot 500x on a full board. Cash values 5-50x base bet. Retriggers if a Christmas Spirit is in view at the end; up to 5 Tipsy Turbo features per round. Multiple Hot Pursuit and Tipsy Turbo features can be won in one game.",
      "display": "Newspaper intro (tipsy_turbo_intro.png): TIPSY TURBO CASH LOCK, 'BIGGER CASH PRIZES!', mugshot boards 'SAINT NICK' and 'RUDY' under 'WANTED! FOR SPREADING ILLICIT JOY!', 'TRIGGER THE FEATURE UP TO 5 TIMES IN TOTAL!', 'RETRIGGER WITH ONLY 1' Christmas Spirit. Play screen: red cabinet, centre bar 'N TILL GRAND' (10 at start, 7 with three prizes), message '3 SPINS REMAINING' then '2 SPINS REMAINING', a blue ring with the digit 1 at the bottom right of the cabinet (the number of the current Tipsy feature, presumably). Locked prizes (0.70, 1.00, 0.50 at stake 0.10 in tipsy_turbo_play.png) glow blue. End: a cream tag prints 4.00 over the cabinet while the filled holes flash bright white-blue (tipsy_turbo_total.png).",
      "source": "rules_p8.png, rules_p9.png, tipsy_turbo_*.png"
    },
    "festive_frenzy_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 or more Bonus Scatter (Santa) symbols in view in the main game: 3 = 6 spins, 4 = 8 spins, 5 = 10 spins.",
      "rules": "Any wild landing in view expands to cover its whole reel. Cash Lock Hot Pursuit can trigger from a Festive Frenzy spin and is played out immediately after the win evaluation of the triggering spin, then Tipsy Turbo features, then the game returns to the remaining Festive Frenzy Spins. The feature runs until all spins are used and awards the accumulated winnings. No retrigger of Festive Frenzy Spins is mentioned.",
      "display": "A round counter 'SPINS 5/6' replaces the spin button (free_spins_play.png, 6 spins in total); background turns red and pink; PAID 3.18 is the running bonus total with 'LINE 14 PAYS 0.10' for the current line; big banner 'BIG WIN 3.18' (free_spins_big_win.png); final 'PAID 3.18 / BONUS COMPLETE' (free_spins_complete.png).",
      "source": "rules_p2.png, rules_p3.png, free_spins_*.png"
    },
    "grand_cashpot_blackout": "In Hot Pursuit or Tipsy Turbo, filling ALL available positions with cash/cashpot symbols (with or without a Christmas Spirit) awards 500x base game bet. Never seen in the captured session (not_captured).",
    "express_bet": {
      "rules": "Optional, 'subject to operator configuration and jurisdictional requirements'. Can be switched on at any time with the EXPRESS BET button. Costs an additional 0.5x base stake and raises the chance of triggering Cash Lock Hot Pursuit. RTP stays 92% (EXPRESS BET RTP: 92%).",
      "frames": "base_game.png: plate shows 3.00 at stake 2.00 (off). express_bet_on.png: STAKE shows 0.15 and the plate 0.15 with the label 'INCREASED BONUS CHANCE' and a green check mark highlighted next to an orange X; the base stake before switching was 0.10 (not printed on this frame; inferred from 0.15 = 1.5 x 0.10 and jackpot plates 2.50/50.00/10.00 = 25x/500x/100x of 0.10). Inside features the stake label becomes 'FEATURE STAKE 0.10' (hot_pursuit_express_play.png), so features are played at the base stake.",
      "source": "rules_p9.png, express_bet_on.png, hot_pursuit_express_play.png"
    },
    "random_modifiers": "No random reel modifier is announced in the rules (Sack Attack adds symbols, see above); there is no separate modifier feature in Game Information.",
    "collection_feature": "Rules state 'the collection feature in the game is for visual purposes only and does not influence game outcomes' (rules_p10.png). No frame identifies which element this is.",
    "bonus_buy": "None: no buy button or dialog, rules do not describe one; provider page does not announce one.",
    "jackpots": {
      "type": "fixed multiples of base game bet",
      "tiers": {
        "MINI": "25x",
        "MAJOR": "100x",
        "GRAND CASHPOT": "500x (blackout only)"
      },
      "display_at_stake_2.00": "MINI 50.00, GRAND 1,000.00, MAJOR 200.00 (base_game.png)",
      "display_at_stake_0.10": "MINI 2.50, GRAND 50.00, MAJOR 10.00 (express_bet_on.png and others)",
      "plate_order_left_to_right": "MINI (bronze keg), GRAND (gold keg, centre), MAJOR (silver-blue keg)"
    },
    "autoplay": "Autoplay button opens a pop-up 'SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS' with 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 (autoplay.png). Rules: pick the stake first, press AUTOPLAY, stop with the STOP button. No loss/win limit options are shown on the frame. Subject to operator configuration.",
    "other_rules": "Spacebar may start a spin depending on jurisdiction/operator. Malfunction voids all pays and plays. The bonus game is played on the same bet as the base game bet. The game history viewer shows a representation of the on-screen result."
  },
  "technical_summary": {
    "reels_rows": "5 x 3",
    "paylines": 20,
    "rtp_printed": "92% (rules_p11.png), Express Bet RTP 92%, 'RTP is based on long-term payback and gameplay'",
    "max_win_printed": "THE MAXIMUM PAYOUT IS X1800, a multiplier of base game bet, based on long-term simulations; if reached the round ends with the maximum payout awarded (rules_p11/p12). The game's own cap, not an operator phrase.",
    "volatility": null,
    "release_date": null,
    "bet_range_demo": "STAKE SELECT window lists 14 stakes: 0.10, 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, 0.80, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 50.00, 100.00, 125.00 (settings_stake_select.png). The provider page lists 0.10-1000.00 for the main game: demo ladder is narrower (known provider trait P-L12, demo observation, not a game fact).",
    "default_stake_at_start": "2.00 (base_game.png, the paytable was also captured at 2.00)",
    "start_credit": "1,000.00 (P-L13: the demo CREDIT never rises above the starting 1,000.00 at the top-up level; amounts were read from PAID banners)",
    "jurisdiction_text": "None printed; rules say Express Bet and Autoplay are 'subject to operator configuration and jurisdictional requirements'.",
    "game_version": "1.7.0.3",
    "rules_version": "V2.0, applicable date 8/13/2026"
  },
  "screens": {
    "layout_and_ui": {
      "base_game_layout": "Reel grid 5x3 in the centre with a thin white-red metallic border. Above the grid three jackpot plates: MINI (left), GRAND (centre), MAJOR (right), each with its keg and value. Left of the grid the reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh with a police car behind, standing animation (not interactive). Right side: large round spin button (circular arrow) at about x 1200, y 400; the Express Bet plate (green panel, amount, 'INCREASED BONUS CHANCE', check and X buttons) at the right edge below it. Bottom message strip in the middle: PRESS TO SPIN, later PAID / LINE n PAYS / BONUS COMPLETE / N SPINS REMAINING. Bottom-left corner: menu button (three lines) at about x 38, y 710; STAKE button (stack of coins) at about x 118, y 710; yellow label 'STAKE 2.00' under them. Left above them: speed button (three chevrons) at about x 78, y 630. Bottom-right: autoplay button (two arrows) at about x 1160, y 710 and sound button at about x 1240, y 710; yellow label 'CREDIT 1,000.00' under them. Very bottom bar: game title text at the left; clock, session timer and net session result (e.g. +/-0.00) at the right.",
      "spin_button_state": "While spinning the big button becomes a double chevron (fast stop); the small three-chevron speed button stays at the left (base_game_win_line.png). In Festive Frenzy Spins it becomes the round counter SPINS x/6. During a Hot Pursuit/Tipsy Turbo spin the buttons are faded.",
      "menu": "The menu button opens one panel GAME INFORMATION with a single i tab and a close X on its left edge (no separate sections); it scrolls: rules pages 1-12 and paytable pages 1-2 of this capture are ONE scrolling panel (14 captures; the split between rules and paytable is by content).",
      "stake_select": "Pop-up STAKE SELECT with a close X, 14 value buttons in rows of six, six, two; the active stake (2.00) is highlighted white with black text.",
      "autoplay_popup": "Pop-up AUTOPLAY with a close X, 'SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS' and five buttons 10, 25, 50, 75, 100."
    },
    "frames": {
      "preview.png": {
        "what": "Loading splash at 98% preloader (progress bar almost full): neon title sign with handcuffs and blue/red police lights, Blueprint Gaming logo, CASH LOCK badge, black background.",
        "text": "SAINT NICKED ...4LMOST, 98%, Blueprint Gaming, CASH LOCK"
      },
      "base_game.png": {
        "what": "Base game after skipping the intro, Express Bet off.",
        "text": "MINI 50.00, GRAND 1,000.00, MAJOR 200.00, EXPRESS BET 3.00 INCREASED BONUS CHANCE, PRESS TO SPIN, STAKE 2.00, CREDIT 1,000.00",
        "grid_note": "Cash symbols of values 2.00, 5.00, 30.00, 20.00 and a MAJOR keg on the field; the exact grid is random and not a property of the game."
      },
      "rules_p1-p12": "See the dedicated entries below and manifest notes.",
      "paytable_p1-p2": "See symbols.paytable_screens.",
      "settings_stake_select.png": {
        "what": "STAKE SELECT pop-up over the blurred base game.",
        "text": "STAKE SELECT 0.10 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 100.00 125.00"
      },
      "autoplay.png": {
        "what": "AUTOPLAY pop-up over the blurred base game.",
        "text": "AUTOPLAY SELECT NUMBER OF SPINS 10 25 50 75 100"
      },
      "express_bet_on.png": {
        "what": "Express Bet switched on.",
        "text": "STAKE 0.15, EXPRESS BET 0.15 INCREASED BONUS CHANCE, MINI 2.50, GRAND 50.00, MAJOR 10.00, PRESS TO SPIN, CREDIT 1,000.00"
      },
      "base_game_win_line.png": {
        "what": "Line win K, Wild, K on line 19 with a red line and bright blue frames around the winning cells.",
        "text": "PAID 0.02, STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 997.60, net -2.40"
      },
      "base_game_win_4k.png": {
        "what": "Four K on line 1 with red glowing frames and a red line.",
        "text": "PAID 0.10, LINE 1 PAYS 0.10, STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 997.46, net -2.54"
      },
      "hot_pursuit_intro.png": {
        "what": "Newspaper intro of Cash Lock Hot Pursuit held by two gloved hands in red fur-cuffed sleeves.",
        "text": "SPECIAL REPORT, CASH LOCK HOT PURSUIT, FESTIVE TIMES LATE EDITION, SANTA SHENANIGANS!, LANDING CASH PRIZE OR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SYMBOLS IN VIEW WILL RESET THE SPINS REMAINING TO 3, TRIGGERS, TIPSY TURBO CASH LOCK, FILL ALL POSITIONS TO WIN, GRAND 500 x, GOOD LUCK! PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE, CREDIT 987.25"
      },
      "hot_pursuit_start.png": {
        "what": "Hot Pursuit start: three stars lit; locked on the field: a Christmas Spirit and five cash prizes (reel 1: Spirit, 0.20, 0.25; reel 4: 0.25, 0.10, 0.25), six non-blank cells.",
        "text": "9 TILL GRAND 50.00, 3 SPINS REMAINING, PRESS TO SPIN, STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 987.25"
      },
      "hot_pursuit_reset.png": {
        "what": "Same field with one more locked prize (0.20 at the right of the middle row); counter back to 3 spins.",
        "text": "8 TILL GRAND 50.00, 3 SPINS REMAINING"
      },
      "tipsy_turbo_intro.png": {
        "what": "Newspaper intro of Tipsy Turbo Cash Lock.",
        "text": "SPECIAL REPORT, TIPSY TURBO CASH LOCK, BIGGER CASH PRIZES!, WANTED! FOR SPREADING ILLICIT JOY!, SAINT NICK, RUDY, TRIGGER THE FEATURE UP TO 5 TIMES IN TOTAL!, RETRIGGER WITH ONLY 1, GOOD LUCK!"
      },
      "tipsy_turbo_start.png": {
        "what": "Empty cabinet: two rows of five holes with blue neon beer mugs.",
        "text": "10 TILL GRAND, 3 SPINS REMAINING, PRESS TO SPIN, MINI 2.50, GRAND 50.00, MAJOR 10.00, ring with 1"
      },
      "tipsy_turbo_play.png": {
        "what": "Three locked prizes on the lower row (positions 1, 3, 4), two spins remain.",
        "text": "0.70 (red), 1.00 (purple), 0.50 (red), 7 TILL GRAND, 2 SPINS REMAINING"
      },
      "tipsy_turbo_total.png": {
        "what": "End of the Tipsy round: cream tag with the total, four bright flashing holes on the lower row, the others black.",
        "text": "4.00"
      },
      "win_screen.png": {
        "what": "End of Hot Pursuit with the total tag over the faded field.",
        "text": "5.25, 8 TILL GRAND, MINI 2.50, MAJOR 10.00"
      },
      "free_spins_trigger.png": {
        "what": "Trigger spin with Sack Attack: reindeer carrying a gift, sparks, Santa tiles on reels 3 and 5, a Christmas Spirit and gifts on reel 2/4.",
        "text": "GOOD LUCK!, 0.15 at the top left cell, STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 978.47"
      },
      "free_spins_play.png": {
        "what": "Festive Frenzy Spins: two expanded wild stacks on reels 2 and 4, J on the top row of reels 1, 3, 5, line 14 highlighted.",
        "text": "SPINS 5/6, PAID 3.18, LINE 14 PAYS 0.10, CREDIT 978.47"
      },
      "free_spins_big_win.png": {
        "what": "Full-screen BIG WIN banner: graffiti BIG and WIN, two police officers (one tall with star glasses and a beer, one stout with a beer mug and party glasses), Santa in a bathrobe-style red coat, the reindeer in a split, police car, scattered gifts and cans.",
        "text": "BIG WIN, 3.18, CREDIT 981.65"
      },
      "free_spins_complete.png": {
        "what": "After the feature: field with a cash symbol 0.30 at reel 2.",
        "text": "PAID 3.18, BONUS COMPLETE, CREDIT 981.65"
      },
      "hot_pursuit_express_play.png": {
        "what": "Hot Pursuit with Express Bet on: left stars two lit, one dark; prizes on reels 3 and 5.",
        "text": "9 TILL GRAND, 2 SPINS REMAINING, FEATURE STAKE 0.10, CREDIT 978.40"
      },
      "hot_pursuit_total.png": {
        "what": "End of this Hot Pursuit with the total in a red capsule; spin button turned into a stop square.",
        "text": "1.10, 7 TILL GRAND, FEATURE STAKE 0.10"
      },
      "win_screen_super.png": {
        "what": "SUPER WIN banner: cyan SUPER and gold WIN, Santa falling head-first, reindeer with two beer mugs, two police officers, flying gold coins.",
        "text": "SUPER WIN, 4.50, STAKE 0.15, CREDIT 986.35"
      },
      "bonus_complete_paid.png": {
        "what": "After the bonus: a neon hint sign at the top left (6+ beer mugs, CASH LOCK, HOT PURSUIT) reminding of the trigger; prizes on reels 3 and 5.",
        "text": "PAID 7.95, BONUS COMPLETE, STAKE 0.15, CREDIT 986.35"
      }
    },
    "rules_pages_content": {
      "rules_p1": "Neon title sign (handcuffs, blue and red police lights) and heading WILD SYMBOL; top of the gift tile at the bottom edge.",
      "rules_p2": "Wild illustrations: single gift and a stack of four coloured gifts; text 'wild can appear anywhere', substitutes for all except Bonus Scatter, Cash Prize Scatter and Christmas Spirit; expands to the whole reel in Festive Frenzy Spins; heading BONUS SCATTER SYMBOL.",
      "rules_p3": "Santa Bonus Scatter tile; 3/4/5 scatters award 6/8/10 Festive Frenzy Spins; Hot Pursuit inside Festive Frenzy Spins plays out first; the feature continues until all spins are used; heading CASH PRIZE SCATTER SYMBOLS.",
      "rules_p4": "Icons MAJOR keg, MINI keg and the beer-mug cash symbol with $$$; cash values 1-15x base game bet (main game, Festive Frenzy, Hot Pursuit) and 5-50x (Tipsy Turbo); start of the cashpot list.",
      "rules_p5": "Cashpot values MAJOR 100x and MINI 25x, max one of each type per spin, values paid as cash; GRAND CASHPOT 500x for a blackout; heading CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SYMBOLS with the bottle icon and the limit of one in view.",
      "rules_p6": "CASH LOCK HOT PURSUIT FEATURE with the CASH LOCK badge: 6+ cash or 5+ with Spirit trigger, 3 spins, reset to 3, end rules; heading SACK ATTACK.",
      "rules_p7": "SACK ATTACK illustration (reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh, police car) and its three paragraphs (pot, random additions, one event per spin).",
      "rules_p8": "End of Sack Attack (pot can add cash symbols guaranteeing Hot Pursuit); TIPSY TURBO CASH LOCK FEATURE: trigger by Spirit, 10 positions, 3 spins, locking and reset rules, retrigger.",
      "rules_p9": "Tipsy Turbo limit of 5 per round; EXPRESS BET text (0.5x additional cost, increased Hot Pursuit chance, subject to operator configuration); start of WINLINES with lines 1-8 and the top of lines 9-16.",
      "rules_p10": "AUTOPLAY description end and GAME RULES list (total bet button, stake list, random stop, left-to-right wins, 20 lines always active, multiple features, scatter wins in addition, bonus on same bet, collection feature visual only, spin/spacebar).",
      "rules_p11": "End of game rules, game history note, GAME VERSION 1.7.0.3, RTP 92% and EXPRESS BET RTP 92%, WIN INFORMATION (highest line win only, maximum payout x1800 of base game bet, malfunction voids all pays) and start of GAME INTERFACE INFORMATION.",
      "rules_p12": "RTP/WIN INFORMATION repeated at the top, GAME INTERFACE INFORMATION icon list (start spin, change speed, autoplay options, menu, change stake pop-up, local time and session time), VERSION V2.0, APPLICABLE DATE FROM 8/13/2026."
    }
  },
  "accessibility_observations": {
    "blind_and_low_vision": [
      "Every important state has a printed message in the bottom strip: PRESS TO SPIN, PAID x, LINE n PAYS x, BONUS COMPLETE, N SPINS REMAINING, SPINS x/6, FEATURE STAKE x.",
      "Hot Pursuit and Tipsy Turbo show 'N TILL GRAND' as text next to the jackpot plate; the three stars at the left repeat the remaining spins.",
      "Win banners print the amount in large digits (BIG WIN 3.18, SUPER WIN 4.50); feature totals appear on cream tags (4.00, 5.25) or in a red capsule (1.10).",
      "The paytable prints exact 3/4/5 values per symbol at the printed stake, so symbols can be read in order without needing colour.",
      "All text is rendered on a canvas, not in a text layer; a screen reader will not see it without the operator's own accessibility layer."
    ],
    "colour_blind": [
      "Royal symbols are told apart by the letter or number shape as well as colour (A red, K orange, Q green, J blue, 10 purple): shape is enough.",
      "The three jackpot plates are named in text (MINI, GRAND, MAJOR) as well as by keg colour (bronze, gold, silver-blue) and position (left, centre, right).",
      "Cash values use red or purple digits, but the digits themselves carry the value; colour is only an extra cue.",
      "Winning lines are marked by a red line plus bright frames round the winning cells and a PAID text; the line number is printed in 'LINE n PAYS'.",
      "The Express Bet switch uses a green check and an orange X; both marks have different shapes and the stake label changes to the higher number."
    ],
    "deaf_and_hard_of_hearing": [
      "All feature starts have a printed intro (newspaper cards with PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE) and on-screen messages; no information appears to be audio-only in these frames. A sound toggle exists at the bottom right; the audio itself was not assessed."
    ],
    "motor": [
      "One round spin button (large target on the right) and a PRESS TO SPIN strip; spacebar may start a spin depending on jurisdiction.",
      "Autoplay offers 10/25/50/75/100 spins and a STOP button; speed button toggles faster play.",
      "Feature intros wait for any click or tap (PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE), so no precise target is needed.",
      "The game runs time pressure-free: no countdown in the captured states."
    ],
    "cognitive_and_other": [
      "Session clock and net session result are always shown in the bottom bar.",
      "Several rules pages are long scrolling text in capital letters."
    ]
  },
  "capture_notes": {
    "not_captured": [
      "Festive Frenzy Spins intro card (how many spins were awarded): it was dismissed before it could be captured. The counter 'SPINS 5/6' shows 6 spins in total, consistent with 3 Bonus Scatters, but the awarded count was not read from an intro card.",
      "Grand Cashpot blackout: never seen in about 456 base spins and 62 Express Bet spins; best fill was 7 of 10 Tipsy positions."
    ],
    "demo_observation": "Demo stake ladder tops at 125.00 while the provider page lists the main game up to 1000.00."
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Release date and volatility are not printed on the frames: null. RTP 92% and the x1800 cap are printed in the rules.",
    "Composition of the 5.25 tag in win_screen.png is derived, not printed: the six cash prizes of that field (0.25, 0.20, 0.25, 0.10, 0.25, 0.20; two cells are partly hidden by the tag, values taken from the identical field in hot_pursuit_reset.png) add up to 1.25, and the Tipsy Turbo total printed in tipsy_turbo_total.png is 4.00: 1.25 + 4.00 = 5.25.",
    "Total PAID 7.95 in bonus_complete_paid.png (Express, stake 0.15) is quoted as printed; the parts are 1.10 (hot_pursuit_total.png) and SUPER WIN 4.50 (win_screen_super.png) plus parts not on the frames; composition not claimed.",
    "hot_pursuit_start.png counter: 'N TILL GRAND' = 15 - non-blank positions, where the Christmas Spirit counts as one non-blank cell (start: Spirit + 5 cash = 6 non-blank gives 9). Checked on three frames: start 9, reset 8 (Spirit + 6 cash = 7 non-blank), hot_pursuit_total 7 (Spirit + 7 cash = 8 non-blank). The statement 'Spirit counts' is derived from these three counters, not printed in the rules.",
    "Meaning of 'SPINS 5/6' (current spin number or spins left) is not stated; frame only shows the text.",
    "Cash-plate digit colour rule (red below about 7x, purple at 10x and above) is an observation from a handful of frames, not a printed rule.",
    "Which on-screen element is the 'collection feature' (visual only) is not identifiable from the frames.",
    "Audio (music, sound effects) was not assessed.",
    "Balance after the Hot Pursuit + Tipsy Turbo round is not printed on win_screen.png; only 987.25 before the round is visible (hot_pursuit_start.png)."
  ]
}