Shark Bounty

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Shark Bounty",
    "in_game_wordmark": "SHARK BOUNTY (two-line title on the splash screen, frame preview.png)",
    "wordmark_differs_from_catalog_name": false,
    "provider": "Pocket Games Soft (PG SOFT)",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "theme": "Big-game sport fishing from a motor yacht: a bearded angler in a cap hunts sharks and tropical fish on the open sea",
    "art_style": "semi-realistic digital painting with glossy, softly shaded symbols and soft gradients, glowing highlights and light rays, bright sunny daylight over open blue sea, energetic action-adventure mood, symbols seen from the front or side",
    "orientation": "portrait (frames are 760x1360)",
    "engine_note": "Cocos Creator build; panels (Paytable, Game Rules, Bet Options, Auto Spin) are DOM overlays",
    "max_win": "5,000x of the bet amount (printed in paytable_p8.png and rules_p6.png as 'The maximum win amount is 5,000x of the bet amount'; also on the splash banner 'Win up to 5000x!' in preview.png). If the total win in the main game or the Free Spins Feature reaches 5,000x the spin ends.",
    "rtp": null,
    "rtp_note": "RTP is not printed anywhere in the build: both the Paytable panel (8 pages) and the Game Rules panel (9 pages) were read in full by machine acceptance and contain no RTP or version number. Nothing from the provider website is used in this document.",
    "version": null,
    "volatility": null,
    "bonus_buy": "none. Not offered on screen and not mentioned in the rules text. The scene tree has feature_buy holder nodes but they have size 0x0 (engine scaffolding, not a feature).",
    "jackpot": "none printed"
  },
  "grid": {
    "columns": 6,
    "rows": 5,
    "rules_wording": "Shark Bounty is a 5 by 6 symbols combination video slot (rules_p1.png)",
    "verified_by": "base_game.png and free_spins_5.png: six columns by five rows of tiles counted on the frames",
    "pay_mechanic": "scatter pays: 7 or more matching symbols anywhere on the reels win; no paylines, ways or line count printed",
    "cascades": "After the payout of every round all winning symbols explode and the symbols above cascade down for a new round; extra winning combinations are tallied in every round until no more can be tallied."
  },
  "bets_and_limits": {
    "formula": "Bet Size x Bet Level x Base Bet = Bet Amount",
    "base_bet": "20 (fixed), column labelled 'Base Bet' in the Bet Options panel",
    "bet_sizes": [
      "0.03",
      "0.10",
      "0.30",
      "0.90"
    ],
    "bet_levels": "1 to 10",
    "default_bet": "0.30 x 2 x 20 = 12.00 (settings_bet_default.png, base_game.png)",
    "min_bet": "0.03 x 1 x 20 = 0.60 (settings_bet_min.png)",
    "max_bet": "0.90 x 10 x 20 = 180.00 (settings_bet_max.png)",
    "starting_demo_balance": "100,000.00 (base_game.png)",
    "payout_basis": "Table values are not multipliers of the total bet. Rules: 'A combination win in cash is equal to the value shown in the Paytable multiplied by the bet size and bet level' (rules_p1.png). So cash win = table value x bet size x bet level = table value x total bet / 20.",
    "payout_check": "base_game_pliers7_pre_win.png: exactly 7 pliers on the grid (columns 2, 3 and 5 hold 2, 2 and 3 of them). Tier 7-8 for pliers = 5. Bet 0.60 = 0.03 x 1 x 20, so 5 x 0.03 x 1 = 0.15, which equals the printed 'Win 0.15' on base_game_win_line.png (same spin, after the explosion).",
    "paytable_bet_anchor": "table values are shown independent of the bet; the bet-size-and-level multiplication above applies"
  },
  "symbols": {
    "note": "Pay symbols pay for 7 or more of a kind anywhere on the reels. Payout columns are tiers by symbol count, values are table units (see bets_and_limits.payout_basis). Source: paytable_p1.png and paytable_p2.png, read directly from the in-game DOM panel.",
    "tiers": [
      "28-30",
      "25-27",
      "21-24",
      "17-20",
      "15-16",
      "13-14",
      "11-12",
      "9-10",
      "7-8"
    ],
    "special_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Scatter",
        "appearance": "A yellow-and-white motor yacht cutting through a blue splash of water, seen from the front-left.",
        "inscription": "The word 'Scatter' in orange letters is printed under the boat on the tile.",
        "function": "3 Scatter symbols anywhere trigger the Free Spins Feature with 10 free spins; each additional Scatter gives 2 more free spins. Scatter has no payout row in the paytable. Source: paytable_p7.png, rules_p3.png.",
        "kind": "scatter"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hunter",
        "appearance": "A smiling bearded angler in a red-and-tan baseball cap and a dark jacket, framed by a thin fishing rod and line with an orange outline.",
        "inscription": "In play a gold number equal to the current value (for example 12.00) is printed across the bottom of the tile.",
        "function": "Appears in the main game with a value equal to the current bet amount (12.00 on base_game.png at the 12.00 bet). Sharks multiply it; in free spins Hunters are collected for extra spins and higher values.",
        "kind": "money symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Shark",
        "appearance": "A great white shark framed by a cyan glowing square, with a red multiplier number printed over its lower body.",
        "inscription": "Multiplier values 1x to 50x are printed on it (1x, 2x, 3x, 10x, 15x seen).",
        "function": "At any round, if there are one or more winning combinations, one Shark symbol with a value from 1x to 50x is added to the reels in the next round for each winning combination (paytable_p3.png, paytable_p4.png, rules_p2.png).",
        "kind": "multiplier symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Mega Shark",
        "appearance": "A larger blue-ringed shark with an open mouth and a red value on its body, drawn above a group of smaller hammerhead sharks with red values.",
        "function": "At any round when there is no more winning combination, if there are 5 or more Shark symbols on the reels, all Shark symbols are combined into a single Mega Shark symbol with the values combined (paytable_p5.png, rules_p2.png).",
        "kind": "combined multiplier symbol"
      }
    ],
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Tuna-like blue-green fish",
        "rank": 1,
        "appearance": "A big silvery game fish with a blue back, yellow-green flanks, a white belly, a red eye and red-brown fins, shown mouth open and angled toward the lower left. Rendered glossy and painted.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 20000,
          "25-27": 10000,
          "21-24": 4000,
          "17-20": 2000,
          "15-16": 1000,
          "13-14": 400,
          "11-12": 100,
          "9-10": 50,
          "7-8": 20
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Red spotted grouper",
        "appearance": "A round-bodied orange-red reef fish with small pale blue spots, a yellow-orange belly and a big pectoral fin, facing right.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 10000,
          "25-27": 4000,
          "21-24": 2000,
          "17-20": 1000,
          "15-16": 400,
          "13-14": 100,
          "11-12": 50,
          "9-10": 30,
          "7-8": 15
        },
        "rank": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "Black-white-yellow angelfish",
        "appearance": "A slim flat tropical fish with black and white vertical bands, a yellow patch and a long trailing white fin streamer.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 4000,
          "25-27": 2000,
          "21-24": 1000,
          "17-20": 400,
          "15-16": 100,
          "13-14": 50,
          "11-12": 30,
          "9-10": 20,
          "7-8": 10
        },
        "rank": 3
      },
      {
        "name": "Green tackle box",
        "appearance": "An open olive-green plastic tackle box with a lid and compartments full of small colourful lures.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 2000,
          "25-27": 1000,
          "21-24": 500,
          "17-20": 200,
          "15-16": 80,
          "13-14": 40,
          "11-12": 20,
          "9-10": 10,
          "7-8": 5
        },
        "rank": 4
      }
    ],
    "low_value": [
      {
        "name": "Teal pliers",
        "appearance": "A pair of long-nosed teal-green pliers with grey metal jaws and handles, tilted diagonally.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 2000,
          "25-27": 1000,
          "21-24": 500,
          "17-20": 200,
          "15-16": 80,
          "13-14": 40,
          "11-12": 20,
          "9-10": 10,
          "7-8": 5
        },
        "rank": 5
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue-green fishing lure",
        "appearance": "A glossy blue-green crankbait lure shaped like a small fish with a round eye and a cluster of silver treble hooks at the tail.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 2000,
          "25-27": 1000,
          "21-24": 500,
          "17-20": 200,
          "15-16": 80,
          "13-14": 40,
          "11-12": 20,
          "9-10": 10,
          "7-8": 5
        },
        "rank": 6
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple spade",
        "appearance": "A glossy lilac card-suit spade with a darker purple rim.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 1000,
          "25-27": 400,
          "21-24": 200,
          "17-20": 100,
          "15-16": 40,
          "13-14": 20,
          "11-12": 10,
          "9-10": 5,
          "7-8": 3
        },
        "shared_row_note": "Printed on one paytable tile together with the pink heart; same values. Separate symbols on the reels.",
        "rank": 7
      },
      {
        "name": "Pink heart",
        "appearance": "A glossy pale-pink card-suit heart with a magenta rim.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 1000,
          "25-27": 400,
          "21-24": 200,
          "17-20": 100,
          "15-16": 40,
          "13-14": 20,
          "11-12": 10,
          "9-10": 5,
          "7-8": 3
        },
        "shared_row_note": "Paytable column of spade and heart is one shared tile with one set of values.",
        "rank": 8
      },
      {
        "name": "Teal club",
        "appearance": "A glossy light-teal card-suit club with a darker teal rim.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 1000,
          "25-27": 400,
          "21-24": 200,
          "17-20": 100,
          "15-16": 40,
          "13-14": 20,
          "11-12": 10,
          "9-10": 5,
          "7-8": 3
        },
        "shared_row_note": "Printed on one paytable tile together with the blue diamond; same values. Separate symbols on the reels.",
        "rank": 9
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue diamond",
        "appearance": "A glossy steel-blue card-suit diamond with a darker blue rim.",
        "pays": {
          "28-30": 1000,
          "25-27": 400,
          "21-24": 200,
          "17-20": 100,
          "15-16": 40,
          "13-14": 20,
          "11-12": 10,
          "9-10": 5,
          "7-8": 3
        },
        "shared_row_note": "Paytable column of club and diamond is one shared tile with one set of values.",
        "rank": 10
      }
    ],
    "wild_note": "No Wild symbol exists: it is not listed in the paytable or the rules."
  },
  "features": {
    "cascade": "Winning symbols explode and the symbols above drop down; every extra winning combination after each cascade is paid until none is left.",
    "shark_symbols": "Each winning combination adds one Shark (1x to 50x) for the next round.",
    "mega_shark": "At the end of the cascade chain, 5 or more Sharks merge into one Mega Shark whose value is the sum.",
    "hunter_x_shark_main_game": "At the end of any spin, if both Hunter and Shark symbols are on the reels, the win equals the total value of the Hunters multiplied by the total value of the Sharks (paytable_p6.png, rules_p3.png). The Hunter value in the main game equals the current bet amount.",
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3 Scatter symbols anywhere: 10 free spins; every additional Scatter: 2 more free spins (rules_p3.png, paytable_p7.png). Entry banner (free_spins_1.png): '10 FREE SPINS' with the hint 'Collect 4 [Hunter icon] to win 5 free spins and upgraded [Hunter icon] values!'.",
      "bet": "Free spins are played at the same bet size and bet level as the spin that triggered them (rules_p1.png).",
      "hunter_collection": "At the end of every free spin, after wins are paid, any Hunter symbols are collected at the bottom of the reels (a strip of Hunter portraits under the grid).",
      "hunter_steps": [
        {
          "collected": 4,
          "extra_free_spins": 5,
          "hunter_value": "2x of the current bet amount"
        },
        {
          "collected": 8,
          "extra_free_spins": 5,
          "hunter_value": "3x of the current bet amount"
        },
        {
          "collected": 12,
          "extra_free_spins": 5,
          "hunter_value": "5x of the current bet amount"
        },
        {
          "collected": 16,
          "extra_free_spins": 5,
          "hunter_value": "10x of the current bet amount"
        },
        {
          "collected": "every further 4 after 16",
          "extra_free_spins": 5,
          "hunter_value": "increased by a further 10x of the current bet amount"
        }
      ],
      "observed_in_frames": "free_spins_2.png: Hunter strip shows left tile 0.60 and right tile 1.20 with '+5'; Remaining Free Spin 6. free_spins_4.png: left tile 1.20, right tile 1.80 with '+5'; Remaining Free Spin 5 (the bet in free spins is 0.60, so 2x = 1.20 and 3x = 1.80).",
      "retrigger": "Hunter collection grants extra spins (+5 per step) and was seen in this run; extra Scatters add 2 spins per rules text. A Scatter retrigger itself was not observed on frames.",
      "end": "End banner: 'Total Win 27.27' (free_spins_5.png) with WIN 27.27 and balance 100,036.81 at bet 0.60, then the base game returns.",
      "cap": "If the total win reaches 5,000x of the bet amount the spin ends.",
      "not_captured": "The trigger moment itself (three Scatters on the grid, before the intro banner) is not in this set of frames. Frames cover the entry banner, play, extra-spin collection and result."
    },
    "turbo_spin": "TURBO button reduces the duration of reel spins in the main game (rules_p9.png).",
    "autoplay": "Auto Spin panel offers 10, 30, 50, 80 and 1000 spins and a Start Auto Spin button that is inactive until a number is chosen (autoplay.png). During Auto Spin the spin button shows the number of remaining spins and acts as Stop.",
    "history": "The WIN button and the menu entry History show the game history, with a calendar button to choose dates."
  },
  "screens": {
    "preview.png": {
      "type": "preview",
      "describes": "Splash screen: a close-up of a bearded angler in a cap at the top, the large two-line title SHARK BOUNTY in purple and blue metallic letters in the middle, a tagline 'The exciting hunt for sharks is here! Win up to 5000x !' (5000x in yellow), a great white shark swimming under water at the bottom right, a purple GET STARTED button, and below the PG Pocket Games Soft logo, 'Licensed in Malta' with MGA and 'Certified by GA / BMM'; footer 'PGSOFT.COM 2026 (c) PG SOFT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED'.",
      "ocr_note": "stylised letters; read by eye"
    },
    "base_game.png": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "describes": "Portrait layout. The 6x5 reel grid takes the top 57 percent of the frame on a blue sky background framed by thin yellow-green and blue rails at its top and bottom edges. Below it a yacht deck at sea. A ticker banner with scrolling text ('...or more free spins') sits across the screen above the three info fields: wallet balance on the left (100,000.00), bet amount in the middle (12.00), win amount on the right (0.00). The bottom row, left to right: TURBO button, minus, a large round blue spin button with yellow circular arrows in the centre, plus, AUTO button and a hamburger menu at the far right edge.",
      "state": "Two Scatters stand side by side in column 3 and 4, two Hunters hold 12.00 each in columns 2 and 5."
    },
    "base_game_pliers7_pre_win.png": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "describes": "Spin before the payout: 7 pliers on the grid, one Scatter at the top of column 4, bet 0.60, Win 0.00, balance 99,998.89; the ticker reads 'Win up to 5000x!'."
    },
    "base_game_win_line.png": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "describes": "Same spin after payout: exploded cells are empty and a new Shark 2x tile has dropped in at the top of column 5; banner 'Win 0.15', WIN field 0.15, balance 99,999.04."
    },
    "win_screen.png": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "describes": "Full-screen MEGA WIN banner with a leaping blue marlin-like fish in a pink and purple splash; the large gold counter reads 12.03 and was captured while counting up (underlying win field 0.63, bet 0.60, balance 100,005.58). The thresholds for Big Win, Mega Win and similar tiers are not printed in the build."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "pages": 8,
      "describes": "Full-screen panel 'Paytable' with an X at the top right. Page 1: header 'Symbol Payout Values', Scatter and Hunter tiles, then two blocks of four pay symbols with nine tiers each. Then five bullet notes (7 or more matching symbols anywhere win, payout per the paytable, explode and cascade, extra combinations tallied, all wins shown in cash), then sections Shark Symbols, Mega Shark Feature, Hunter Symbols, Free Spins Feature, Maximum Win, each with a picture and bullets."
    },
    "rules": {
      "pages": 9,
      "describes": "Full-screen panel 'Game Rules': general rules, Shark Symbols, Mega Shark Feature, Hunter Symbols, Free Spins Feature, Maximum Win, a Main Game section that lists every button with an icon (Spin, Stop, Minus, Plus, Wallet Balance, Bet Amount, Win Amount, Auto Spin, Turbo Spin, More Settings, Sound, Paytable, Rules, History, Close), the PC-only Space key controls, and Additional Information ('Malfunction voids all pays and plays', game history results are final)."
    },
    "settings_bet_*.png": "Bet Options bottom sheet with four columns (Bet Size, Bet Level, Base Bet, Bet Amount), scrolling wheels, a Max Bet button, a green Confirm button and a round X. The same wallet, bet and win fields stay visible beneath.",
    "autoplay.png": "Auto Spin bottom sheet: title, 'Number of Auto Spins' with five pill buttons 10, 30, 50, 80, 1000, a wide Start Auto Spin button (dimmed until a number is selected) and an X.",
    "menu": "The hamburger button opens a menu with Quit, Sound, Paytable, Rules, History and Close; there is no separate Settings panel (from capture notes)."
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "primary_colors": [
      "sky blue",
      "deep ocean teal",
      "white"
    ],
    "accent_colors": [
      "warm gold yellow",
      "coral red",
      "lilac purple",
      "light pink",
      "bright cyan"
    ],
    "accent_colors_where": "Gold yellow marks the yacht Scatter and counters; coral red the multiplier numbers on sharks; lilac purple the title lettering and spade; light pink the heart; bright cyan the glowing frame around Shark symbols and the spin button ring.",
    "background": "Bright blue daytime sky behind the reels; yacht deck and dark blue-green sea under them; free spins background is deep underwater teal",
    "ui_colors": "Dark slate-grey panels with soft green headings and green action buttons"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "colorblind": [
      "Pay symbols are told apart by silhouette (fish, box, pliers, lure, four card suits), not only by colour.",
      "The four card suits differ in shape: spade, heart, club, diamond; pink heart versus lilac spade and teal club versus blue diamond are also separate in colour but shape is decisive.",
      "Shark tiles carry the multiplier as a printed number, and Hunter tiles carry their value as a printed number, so value does not depend on colour.",
      "Win amounts and remaining free spins are printed as numbers."
    ],
    "blind_screenreader": "Panels (Paytable, Game Rules, Bet Options) are DOM overlays with real text; the reels are drawn on a canvas and carry no text for a screen reader.",
    "deaf": "Win information is shown as text banners (Win, Total Win, MEGA WIN) and numbers; no audio-only information was identified. Sound can be switched off from the menu.",
    "motor": "Large round spin button in the centre; plus and minus bet buttons; Turbo and Auto toggles; PC version also supports the Space key (press to spin, hold to repeat, press during a spin to skip the animation).",
    "readability": "Small yellow gold numbers on Hunter and Shark tiles are readable on frames but sit over busy art."
  },
  "ocr_text": {
    "note": "Tesseract does not read the stylised game font. DOM panels were machine-compared with the in-game text (paytable 20 of 20 reference lines, rules 53 of 53). Key printed strings were read from the frames by eye.",
    "free_spins_1.png": "10 FREE SPINS; Collect 4 [icon] to win 5 free spins and upgraded [icon] values!",
    "free_spins_2.png": "0.60; 1.20; +5; Win 0.15; REMAINING FREE SPIN: 6; 100,010.44; 0.60; 0.90",
    "free_spins_3.png": "1x; 1x; 15x; 25x; 0.60; 0.60; 1.20; Total Win 0.57; REMAINING FREE SPIN: 1; 100,012.39; 0.60; 2.85",
    "free_spins_4.png": "1.20; 1x; 2x; 1x; 2x; 1.20; 1.80; +5; Total Win 8.13; REMAINING FREE SPIN: 5; 100,035.52; 0.60; 25.98",
    "free_spins_5.png": "1x; Total Win 27.27; 100,036.81; 0.60; 27.27",
    "win_screen.png": "MEGA WIN 12.03; 0.63; 100,005.58; 0.60; 0.63",
    "base_game.png": "12.00; 12.00; Scatter; Scatter; ... or more free spins; 100,000.00; 12.00; 0.00; TURBO; AUTO",
    "base_game_pliers7_pre_win.png": "Scatter; Win up to 5000x!; 99,998.89; 0.60; 0.00",
    "base_game_win_line.png": "Scatter; 2x; Win 0.15; 99,999.04; 0.60; 0.15",
    "settings_bet_default.png": "Bet Options; Bet Size; Bet Level; Base Bet; Bet Amount; 0.30 x 2 x 20 = 12.00; Max Bet; Confirm; 100,000.00; 12.00; 0.00",
    "settings_bet_min.png": "0.03 x 1 x 20 = 0.60",
    "settings_bet_max.png": "0.90 x 10 x 20 = 180.00",
    "autoplay.png": "Auto Spin; Number of Auto Spins; 10; 30; 50; 80; 1000; Start Auto Spin"
  },
  "discrepancies_and_notes": [
    "free_spins_2.png: the banner shows 'Win 0.15' while the WIN field shows 0.90 (banner is the win of the current round, the field a running value); free_spins_3.png shows pop-up '25x' and '0.60' while the Shark values visible on the edges are 1x, 1x and 15x. The exact arithmetic that links these on screen is not derivable from the frames.",
    "win_screen.png was captured while the MEGA WIN counter was still counting; the final amount of that win is not read from this frame. The panel total 12.03 is what the banner showed at that instant.",
    "The paytable draws the spade and heart on one tile and the club and diamond on another, and gives one set of values to each tile. They are listed here as four separate symbols with identical values."
  ],
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "RTP: not printed in the build (both panels read in full).",
    "Version / RNG number: not printed in the build.",
    "Volatility: not printed in the build.",
    "Bonus buy: not offered (three channels: field pixels, rules text, scene tree with 0x0 holders).",
    "Trigger moment of the free spins (three Scatters on the grid): not captured.",
    "Thresholds and names of win tiers other than the MEGA WIN banner seen: not printed.",
    "Number of lines or ways: not printed (scatter pays, so none expected).",
    "Exact on-screen arithmetic of the free spins multiplier pop-up: not derivable from the frames."
  ]
}