St. Patrick's Pots Hold and Win

{
  "game": {
    "name": "St. Patrick's Pots Hold and Win",
    "provider": "BGaming",
    "theme": "Irish/St. Patrick's Day folklore: a friendly leprechaun and his hidden forest campsite, gold coins, rainbows, four-leaf clovers, a beer mug and a smoking pipe. Misty blue-grey mountain peaks and soft pine trees frame a pale, glassy-green reel area lit by a diffuse rainbow glow.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 44 catalogued desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus OCR ground truth and the manifest's own pixel/text evidence notes.",
    "method_notes": "Numbers are taken verbatim from on-screen text where legible. The base-game payout basis (multiplier of TOTAL bet, not per-way) and the win/paytable arithmetic were re-derived and verified by the team lead directly from win_screen_base.png before this document was written (see 'payout_basis'); this document reuses that verified arithmetic rather than re-deriving it. Number of ways (243) is NOT printed anywhere in the game; it is calculated from the reel grid (5 reels x 3 symbol positions each = 3^5) and cross-checked against BGaming's own game-lines figure. Items that remained unclear are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' and not invented.",
    "language": "English",
    "game_kind": "video_slot with a Hold and Win (coin hold/respin) bonus feature -- NOT a free-spins slot. features_present.free_spins = false; the manifest's 'bonus_*' frames are the Hold and Win coin-collection round, not free spins.",
    "rules_version_footer": "Bottom of the rules booklet (rules_p10.png) reads verbatim: 'This is the game rule version 1.0, dated August, 2026. Game Version 1.0.0.'"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Soft, hazy blue-grey mountain silhouettes with green pine-tree clusters at the far left and right edges; a pale rainbow-tinted glow radiates behind the reel area.",
    "reel_cells": "Very light, almost translucent pale-green/white glassy panes separated by thin white dividing lines -- unlike many slots there is no dark background behind individual symbols, the mountain/sky art shows through faintly.",
    "logo_badge": "Round gold coin-shaped medallion; 'ST.' and 'PATRICK'S POTS' in white 3-D letters with a gold outline sit on the gold medallion, 'HOLD AND WIN' sits below in white letters on a green ribbon banner.",
    "feature_pot_ribbons": "Boost pot: magenta/pink pot and ribbon. Jackpot pot: red pot and ribbon. Min Coin pot: orange/amber pot and ribbon. All three sit side by side above the reels, each holding a small pile of gold coins.",
    "jackpot_ladder_badges": "Four pill-shaped badges stacked vertically on the left edge of the game: GRAND (multicolor rainbow gradient: pink/purple/blue), MAJOR (red), MINOR (blue-purple), MINI (green-teal). Each badge shows its name and current multiplier in white text plus a row of small dots (jackpot counter, see 'jackpot_tiers').",
    "special_symbol_colors": "Boost special coin = purple/magenta with a purple clover. Jackpot special coin = green (Mini), blue (Minor), red (Major), or multicolor rainbow (Grand), each a coin with a heart-shaped four-leaf clover. Min Coin special coin = orange/gold with an orange clover.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (coins, frames, the leprechaun's coin, badge trim), green (leprechaun's hat/coat, clovers, the START and BUY/ACTIVATE buttons, positive UI accents), purple/magenta (Boost feature), red (Jackpot feature, Major/high-value UI), orange (Min Coin feature), rainbow gradient (used specifically as the visual signature of the Grand jackpot and of bonus-trigger transitions)."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "note": "Payout amounts are read verbatim from the paytable at the demo anchor bet Total bet = 2.00 FUN (paytable_p2.png / paytable_p3.png). The 'multiplier_of_total_bet' figures are DERIVED by the team lead as printed_FUN_value / 2.00 -- this is the correct conversion because the paytable prints currency sums at the current bet, not raw way-count multipliers; dividing by 243 (the way count) would be wrong (243 is the number of paths across the grid, not a payout divisor). Wins on multiple ways are summed (rules_p9.png: 'Matching wins on different bet ways are summed up').",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Leprechaun",
        "appearance": "Elderly leprechaun character portrait: green pointed hat with a gold buckle and a four-leaf clover, white bushy beard and eyebrows, pink cheeks, green coat, holding a gold coin in one hand, winking.",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 10.0,
          "4": 4.0,
          "3": 2.0
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "5.0x",
          "4": "2.0x",
          "3": "1.0x"
        },
        "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Horseshoe",
        "appearance": "Gold horseshoe with a rainbow-colored sparkle/shine arc across its face and small white star glints.",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 6.0,
          "4": 2.4,
          "3": 1.2
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "3.0x",
          "4": "1.2x",
          "3": "0.6x"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mid_value": [
      {
        "name": "Beer mug",
        "appearance": "Wooden mug/tankard with white foam overflowing the top and a small green four-leaf clover printed on the front.",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 4.0,
          "4": 2.0,
          "3": 1.0
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "2.0x",
          "4": "1.0x",
          "3": "0.5x"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Smoking pipe",
        "appearance": "Curved wooden tobacco pipe with a gold band, white smoke curling up from the bowl.",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 4.0,
          "4": 2.0,
          "3": 1.0
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "2.0x",
          "4": "1.0x",
          "3": "0.5x"
        }
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {
        "name": "A",
        "color": "purple/violet 3-D letter with a brown bevel edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 3.0,
          "4": 1.6,
          "3": 0.8
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "1.5x",
          "4": "0.8x",
          "3": "0.4x"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "K",
        "color": "blue-purple 3-D letter with a brown bevel edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 2.0,
          "4": 1.0,
          "3": 0.6
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "1.0x",
          "4": "0.5x",
          "3": "0.3x"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Q",
        "color": "teal/cyan 3-D letter with a brown bevel edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 2.0,
          "4": 1.0,
          "3": 0.6
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "1.0x",
          "4": "0.5x",
          "3": "0.3x"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "J",
        "color": "green-to-yellow gradient 3-D letter with a brown bevel edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 1.6,
          "4": 0.8,
          "3": 0.4
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "0.8x",
          "4": "0.4x",
          "3": "0.2x"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "10",
        "color": "brown/orange 3-D numeral with a darker brown bevel edge",
        "payouts_fun_at_bet_2": {
          "5": 1.2,
          "4": 0.4,
          "3": 0.2
        },
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
          "5": "0.6x",
          "4": "0.2x",
          "3": "0.1x"
        }
      }
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A gold decorative frame/holder (like a small trophy plinth) filled with stacked gold coins, with a vertical rainbow beam of light behind it and the white word 'WILD' across the middle.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for any symbol to complete a winning combination. Appears only on reels 2 to 5 (never on reel 1).",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png ('WILD ... Substitutes for any symbol to complete a winning combination. Appears only on reels 2-5.') and rules_p3.png ('Wild symbol substitutes for any symbol to complete a winning combination. Appears only on reels 2-5.')"
    },
    "coin_bonus_symbol": {
      "name": "COIN",
      "appearance": "A plain round gold coin with a raised four-leaf-clover-shaped rim/flower pattern; during the bonus round each coin additionally displays a white value label such as '1x', '8x', '15x', '20x' etc. in its center.",
      "rules": "Appears ONLY during the Hold and Win bonus game (never in the base game). Each Coin symbol has its own fixed value: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, or 20x. Landing any Coin symbol on the reels resets the remaining spin counter back to 3.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png, quoted verbatim: 'Appears only in the bonus game. Each Coin symbol has its own value: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, or 20x. Each Coin that appears on the reels during the bonus game resets the spins to 3.'"
    },
    "special_symbols_base_game": {
      "note": "These are overlay symbols that can appear stamped on top of any regular paying symbol in the BASE game only (rules_p3.png: 'Special symbol can appear on top of any other symbol in the main game'). They do not pay directly; they feed the three Feature Pots and can trigger the Hold and Win bonus.",
      "boost_special": {
        "appearance": "Small purple/magenta round coin with a purple four-leaf-clover pattern and a white '×N' value (seen as '×2' on chance_x2_active.png cart icon context, and as the Boost feature-pot value on base_game.png).",
        "rules": "May increase the Boost Feature Pot value by one step (e.g. ×2 -> ×3). Minimum Feature Pot value is ×2, maximum is ×10. Reaching the maximum guarantees the Hold and Win bonus triggers.",
        "source": "rules_p4.png / paytable_p9.png"
      },
      "jackpot_special": {
        "appearance": "Round gold coin with a heart-shaped four-leaf clover; color-coded green (Mini), blue (Minor), red (Major), or rainbow multicolor (Grand).",
        "rules": "Accumulates on the corresponding Jackpot progress bar next to the reels. Landing enough Jackpot specials of one color upgrades/wins that jackpot tier (see jackpot_tiers).",
        "source": "rules_p4.png / paytable_p11.png"
      },
      "min_coin_special": {
        "appearance": "Small orange/gold round coin with an orange four-leaf-clover pattern and a white '×N' value.",
        "rules": "May increase the Min Coin Feature Pot value by one step (e.g. 3x -> 4x). Minimum value is 3x, maximum value is 10x. This feature sets the minimum value a Coin symbol can land with during the bonus game -- Coins below the shown number simply do not land.",
        "source": "rules_p4.png / rules_p6.png / paytable_p10.png"
      }
    }
  },
  "feature_pots": {
    "description": "Three ribbon-shaped 'pots' are displayed above the reels at all times in the base game: BOOST (magenta), JACKPOT (red), MIN COIN (orange). Each pot shows its current accumulated value (e.g. Boost x2, Min Coin 3x) and fills up as matching Special symbols land in the base game. Landing enough Special symbols of one type can either upgrade that Feature Pot's value, or immediately trigger the Hold and Win bonus game with that feature active at its current accumulated level.",
    "boost_pot": "Multiplies the value of every Coin symbol in the SAME ROW as a landed Boost coin, by the pot's current value (e.g. if the pot shows x5, all Coins in that row are multiplied by 5). Range: x2 (minimum/starting) to x10 (maximum).",
    "jackpot_pot": "Feeds the four jackpot tiers (Mini/Minor/Major/Grand) -- see jackpot_tiers below.",
    "min_coin_pot": "Sets the lowest value a Coin symbol is allowed to land with during the bonus round; Coins below this number are excluded from landing. Range: 3x (minimum/starting) to 10x (maximum).",
    "cross_bet_note": "Changing the Total bet resets all three Feature Pots to their minimum values, but switching back to a previously-used bet restores the progress that had accumulated at that bet (rules_p5.png: 'Note that changing the bet resets the Feature Pots. However, if you switch back to your previous bet, the progress will be restored.').",
    "buy_bonus_note": "In a bonus game entered via Buy Bonus, the special feature level(s) granted are random and the base-game Feature Pots are NOT reset by the purchase (rules_p6.png: 'In a purchased bonus game, special feature levels are random. The Feature Pots in the main game do not reset.')."
  },
  "jackpot_tiers": {
    "description": "Four fixed-name jackpot tiers, each represented by a colored pill badge stacked on the left edge of the game screen with the tier name and its multiplier of total bet. Small dots under/beside each name are a 'Jackpot Counter' showing how many times that tier has been won in the current session/round context (paytable_p11.png: 'You can keep track of how many times you've won this or that Jackpot by checking the number next to a Jackpot's Progress Bar.').",
    "tiers": [
      {
        "name": "GRAND",
        "color": "multicolor/rainbow",
        "requirement": "5 Grand Jackpot special symbols must land",
        "base_value_multiplier": "500x (fixed)",
        "grows": false
      },
      {
        "name": "MAJOR",
        "color": "red",
        "requirement": "4 Major Jackpot special symbols must land",
        "base_value_multiplier": "200x (fixed)",
        "grows": false
      },
      {
        "name": "MINOR",
        "color": "blue/purple",
        "requirement": "3 Minor Jackpot special symbols must land",
        "base_value_multiplier": "starts at 80x, can grow up to 150x by +5 per extra Minor special landed",
        "grows": true
      },
      {
        "name": "MINI",
        "color": "green/teal",
        "requirement": "2 Mini Jackpot special symbols must land",
        "base_value_multiplier": "starts at 20x, can grow up to 50x by +5 per extra Mini special landed",
        "grows": true
      }
    ],
    "evidence": "rules_p4.png, quoted verbatim: 'There are 4 Jackpots: Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand. Jackpot Special symbols may increase the values of Mini or Minor Jackpot by +5. The starting values of Mini and Minor Jackpots are 20x and 80x, and their maximum values are 50x and 150x. The values of Major and Grand Jackpots are fixed - 200x and 500x.' Confirmed visually: base_game.png shows GRAND 500x / MAJOR 200x / MINOR 80x / MINI 20x at the default (un-accumulated) state; bonus2_intro.png shows MINOR having grown to 110x and MINI to 30x after in-round accumulation, and bonus3_intro.png shows MINOR at 90x -- proving Minor/Mini are variable while Major/Grand stay fixed across all captured frames (always 200x/500x).",
    "resolution_rule": "To win a tier, the required count of that color's Jackpot special symbol must land (2 for Mini, 3 for Minor, 4 for Major, 5 for Grand). Multiple different tiers can be won within the SAME Hold and Win round (paytable_p12/bonus3_multi_jackpot.png message: 'You can win MULTIPLE Jackpots in the bonus game!'), and the same tier can in principle be won more than once in a single round. When the Hold and Win round ends, all won Jackpot values are summed together with the total Coin value on the grid and the combined amount is multiplied by the round's Total bet (rules_p6.png / rules_p7.png)."
  },
  "hold_and_win_bonus": {
    "trigger": "Either (a) organically in the base game, when a Special symbol completes the requirement for a Feature Pot / Jackpot tier, or (b) purchased directly via Buy Bonus (see bonus_buy).",
    "mechanics_verbatim": "paytable_p7.png / rules_p6.png: 'It is a bonus game that features Coin symbols and initially consists of 3 spins. All Coin symbols stay on the reels for the duration of the round. During the bonus game, up to 3 special features are active. Your winnings are equal to the total value of all Coins on the reels.' rules_p6.png adds: 'The bonus game continues until you run out of spins, all cells are filled with Coins, or the maximum win is reached.'",
    "grid": "Same 5-column x 3-row grid as the base game (15 cells total), rendered as pale lavender/lilac translucent tiles with a faint decorative lattice pattern and small twinkling star sparkles; empty cells stay blank/sparkling until a Coin or Jackpot special lands there.",
    "spin_counter": "A 'Respins' counter (large yellow number, e.g. '3', '2', '1', '0', with the label 'Respin(s)') is shown bottom-right of the message bar; it resets to 3 every time a new Coin symbol lands anywhere on the grid, and the round ends when it reaches 0 with no landing coin, or when the grid fills completely (15/15), or when the game's maximum win (3000x bet) is reached.",
    "end_of_round": "A 'TOTAL WIN' rainbow-arch overlay appears showing the FUN amount and, on a green ribbon beneath it, the multiplier of the round's Total bet (e.g. '19× BET', '59× BET', '1575× BET'), with 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' below.",
    "observed_rounds": [
      {
        "purchase": "1 FEATURE (bet 2.00 FUN, price 140.00 FUN)",
        "feature_granted": "Boost only, landed at maximum value x10 immediately on trigger (bonus1_intro.png: pot shows 'x10 BOOST', Jackpot and Min Coin pots greyed out/inactive)",
        "outcome": "Total win 38.00 FUN = 19x bet (bonus1_win.png); coins observed on the grid included values 1x, 1x, 4x, 3x, 1x, 8x, 1x (per capturer's frame note, not independently re-summed by the documentation pass)",
        "frames": [
          "bonus1_intro.png",
          "bonus1_gameplay.png",
          "bonus1_coins.png",
          "bonus1_win.png"
        ]
      },
      {
        "purchase": "1-3 FEATURES (bet 2.00 FUN, price 400.00 FUN)",
        "feature_granted": "Jackpot only (bonus2_intro.png: 'You have won Hold and Win', pot shows only JACKPOT lit/active in red, Boost and Min Coin greyed out); message ticker shows this round's Jackpot pot had already reached '4 Major Jackpot symbols = Major Jackpot!' at trigger",
        "mid_round_events": "bonus2_jackpot_symbol.png shows individual Coin values 1x and, moments later, 8x and a second 1x landing on the grid while 1 respin remains. bonus2_grand_symbol.png shows a single multicolor 'GRAND' jackpot special symbol landing on the grid alongside coins 15x/8x/1x, with the message ticker reading 'You can win MULTIPLE Jackpots in the bonus game!' -- only 1 of the 5 Grand specials needed to win the Grand tier had landed in this particular round, so Grand itself was not completed here.",
        "outcome": "Total win 118.00 FUN = 59x bet (bonus2_win.png). The exact arithmetic split between the pre-round Major Jackpot award and the in-round Coin/Grand-progress values is not fully re-derivable from the captured frames alone and is left uncertain rather than guessed (see unreadable_or_uncertain).",
        "frames": [
          "bonus2_intro.png",
          "bonus2_gameplay.png",
          "bonus2_jackpot_symbol.png",
          "bonus2_grand_symbol.png",
          "bonus2_win.png"
        ]
      },
      {
        "purchase": "3 FEATURES (bet reduced to 0.50 FUN for balance reasons, price 500.00 FUN at that bet)",
        "feature_granted": "All three features active simultaneously: Boost x3, Jackpot, Min Coin 3x (bonus3_intro.png / bonus3_gameplay.png)",
        "mid_round_events": "bonus3_multi_jackpot.png: message ticker reads '5 Grand Jackpot symbols = Grand Jackpot!' with the grid showing a multicolor GRAND badge plus a blue MINOR badge and assorted Coin values (20x, 8x, 6x, 12x, 15x, 15x, 10x) -- both the Grand and Minor jackpot requirements were completed within this single round, illustrating that multiple different jackpot tiers can be won in one Hold and Win round. bonus3_full_grid.png shows the grid almost fully populated (14 of 15 cells) with a red MAJOR badge and large Coin values including 135x appearing twice and 45x, 30x, 24x (twice) alongside a purple 'x3' Boost special sitting directly on the grid -- consistent with the rules' description that Boost multiplies same-row Coin values by the pot's current multiplier (base values such as 45 and 8 and 10 become 135, 24 and 30 respectively once multiplied by x3).",
        "outcome": "Total win 787.50 FUN = 1575x bet at the reduced 0.50 FUN bet (bonus3_win.png) -- the largest observed win of the three purchased rounds, driven by the combination of Boost x3 amplifying many high-value Coins plus multiple completed jackpot tiers (Major, Minor and Grand were all seen completed across this round's frames).",
        "frames": [
          "bonus3_intro.png",
          "bonus3_gameplay.png",
          "bonus3_multi_jackpot.png",
          "bonus3_full_grid.png",
          "bonus3_win.png"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "max_win_cap": "3000x the round's Total bet, printed twice: preview.png/preview_p2.png splash ('MAX WIN 3000x') and rules_p7.png ('The maximum winning amount is ×3000 of the bet.')."
  },
  "chance_x2_feature": {
    "name": "CHANCE ×2",
    "appearance": "In the Buy Features dialog: a small card showing three overlapping gold coins (red clover, purple clover, red clover) with a green upward arrow above them. When active in the base game, a pink vertical ribbon/plaque reading 'CHANCE ×2 ACTIVE' appears on the right edge of the reels (chance_x2_active.png), and the Spin button icon changes from the usual double-arrow circular icon to a five-pointed star icon.",
    "rules": "Increases the chance of landing Special symbols (Boost/Jackpot/Min Coin overlays) in the base game. It is NOT a bonus round and has no dedicated win screen of its own -- it is an ongoing per-spin ante-style surcharge, similar in structure to an 'ante bet' feature seen in other providers' games, though BGaming's own label describes only the effect (doubled chance of Special symbols), not the mechanism.",
    "pricing_is_a_surcharge_not_a_multiplier": "The name 'CHANCE ×2' describes the EFFECT (doubled odds of Special symbols), not the cost. The activation price is a flat addition equal to 40% of the current Total bet, not a doubling of the bet: at Total bet 2.00 FUN the price is 0.80 FUN (bonus_buy_dialog.png) and at Total bet 0.50 FUN the price is 0.20 FUN (bonus_buy_dialog_bet050.png); 0.80/2.00 = 0.40 and 0.20/0.50 = 0.40 in both cases. On chance_x2_active.png the Total bet display itself changed from 2.00 FUN to 2.80 FUN (2.00 + 0.80), confirming the surcharge is added on top of the base bet for as long as the feature stays active, rather than being a separate side-wager.",
    "frames": [
      "bonus_buy_dialog.png",
      "bonus_buy_dialog_bet050.png",
      "chance_x2_active.png"
    ]
  },
  "bonus_buy": {
    "dialog_title": "BUY FEATURES",
    "layout": "Four vertical cards left to right: CHANCE ×2 (green-to-teal gradient, 'ACTIVATE' button), 1 FEATURE (blue gradient, pot icon with a single white '?', 'BUY' button), 1-3 FEATURES (blue-to-purple gradient, pot icon flanked by two white '?' marks, 'BUY' button), 3 FEATURES (purple-to-pink gradient, three colored pots side by side, 'BUY' button). A bet stepper (green diamond '−' / value / green diamond '+') sits below the cards, and an 'X' close button is in the top-right corner.",
    "prices_scale_linearly_with_bet": {
      "evidence_bet_2_00": {
        "chance_x2": 0.8,
        "one_feature": 140.0,
        "one_to_three_features": 400.0,
        "three_features": 2000.0
      },
      "evidence_bet_0_50": {
        "chance_x2": 0.2,
        "one_feature": 35.0,
        "one_to_three_features": 100.0,
        "three_features": 500.0
      },
      "multiplier_of_total_bet": {
        "chance_x2": "0.4x (a per-spin surcharge, see chance_x2_feature)",
        "one_feature": "70x",
        "one_to_three_features": "200x",
        "three_features": "1000x"
      }
    },
    "descriptions_verbatim": {
      "chance_x2": "Increases the chance of landing Special symbols",
      "one_feature": "Activates the Hold and Win bonus game with a random special feature",
      "one_to_three_features": "Activates the Hold and Win bonus game with up to 3 random special features",
      "three_features": "Activates the Hold and Win bonus game with 3 special features"
    },
    "rules_note": "rules_p6.png: 'After clicking the Buy Bonus button, the prices will be displayed in the pop-up. They depend on the bet - if the bet changes, the prices change as well.' and 'In a purchased bonus game, special feature levels are random. The Feature Pots in the main game do not reset.'"
  },
  "technical_summary": {
    "reels_and_grid": "5 reels, each showing 3 symbol positions (a fixed 5x3 grid, no expanding/megaways behaviour observed).",
    "bet_mechanic": "Ways (not fixed paylines). Wins form for matching symbols on adjacent reels left-to-right, in any vertical position within a reel; only the longest/highest combination per matching set of symbols is paid (paytable_p13.png / rules_p9.png, with a visual check-mark/cross-mark diagram of valid vs. invalid way patterns).",
    "ways_value": 243,
    "ways_value_source": "NOT printed anywhere in the game (checked across all 13 paytable pages and all 10 rules pages -- the word '243' never appears). Derived arithmetically: 5 reels x 3 symbols each = 3^5 = 243 ways. This matches BGaming's published game-lines figure for this title used elsewhere in the pipeline, but within the captured frames it is a calculation, not a quotation.",
    "payout_basis": "Multiplier of the TOTAL bet (not per-way, not per-coin). Verified on win_screen_base.png: symbol '10' formed 4 separate matching ways (reel1 pos1, reel2 pos2+pos3, reel3 pos2+pos3, reel4 pos1, plus a WILD on reel5 pos1 substituting) at the printed paytable tier value of 1.20 FUN (5-of-a-kind '10' at Total bet 2.00); 4 ways x 1.20 FUN = 4.80 FUN, which exactly matches the 'Total win: 4.80 FUN' printed on that frame.",
    "bet_range_fun": {
      "min": 0.1,
      "max": 85.0
    },
    "bet_range_source": "Bet ladder dropdown, read across three overlapping crops (bet_ladder.png / bet_ladder_max.png / bet_ladder_min.png). Full ascending ladder as visible in the dropdown: 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.50, 0.70, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 10.00, 15.00, 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, 65.00, 85.00 FUN. The list stops moving at 85.00 at the top and 0.10 at the bottom, confirmed by a second identical capture at each end.",
    "max_win": "3000x the Total bet, shown on preview.png/preview_p2.png ('MAX WIN 3000x') and stated in rules_p7.png ('The maximum winning amount is ×3000 of the bet.'). Two independent on-screen sources agree.",
    "rtp_variants_percent": {
      "default": 97.75,
      "buy_bonus_1_feature": 97.38,
      "buy_bonus_1_to_3_features": 97.24,
      "buy_bonus_3_features": 97.76,
      "buy_bonus_chance_x2": 97.91
    },
    "rtp_source_verbatim": "rules_p9.png / rules_p10.png (Return to Player section), quoted exactly: 'The overall theoretical Return to Player (RTP) is 97.75%. RTP in Buy Bonus with 1 Feature is 97.38%. RTP in Buy Bonus with 1-3 Features is 97.24%. RTP in Buy Bonus with 3 Features is 97.76%. RTP in Buy Bonus with Chance ×2 is 97.91%.'",
    "volatility": "Not stated anywhere in the captured frames (no volatility indicator/flame icons and no volatility sentence found across preview, base game, or the full paytable/rules booklets) -- left uncertain, not guessed.",
    "rng_statement": "rules_p10.png verbatim: 'The game is based on a certified random number generator. For more information, visit our BGaming site.'",
    "malfunction_and_session_statement": "rules_p10.png verbatim: 'Malfunction voids all plays and pays! All unfinished rounds will be terminated every 24 hours. If the game requires “Collect” - “Collect” will take place and the win from the round will be added to the player balance. If the game requires action from a player, the result is counted assuming that the player has chosen the action with no risk without raising the initial bet.'",
    "keyboard": "Spacebar can be used to spin instead of clicking the Spin button (toggle 'Spacebar to spin', on by default, in the Settings panel; also documented in rules_p8.png).",
    "quick_spin": "Available as a toggle in both Settings and Autospin settings, off by default; rules_p8.png notes 'Depending on license requirements, this feature may not be available.'",
    "currency_observed": "FUN (BGaming's standard demo play-money denomination) -- this is a property of the demo capture, not a game currency setting."
  },
  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Modal splash shown before entering the game, over the same misty-mountain/pine-tree background as the base game. Top-center: the gold coin-medallion logo 'ST. PATRICK'S POTS / HOLD AND WIN'. Below it: 'MAX WIN 3000x' in light blue-white text. Center: a 3-tier stack of pots -- a large red 'JACKPOT' pot on top overflowing with gold coins and holding two small clover coins (green and blue), flanked below by a magenta 'BOOST' pot with an '×2' badge and an orange 'MIN COIN' pot with a '3×' badge -- all sitting on a horizontal rainbow band. Tagline below: 'COLLECT SPECIAL SYMBOLS AND UPGRADE THE FEATURE POTS'. Two small circular page-indicator dots beneath the tagline (one darker/purple, one gold -- suggesting a 2-frame splash carousel). A green 'START' button at the very bottom center. Gold 3-D chevron arrows on the far left and right edges (carousel navigation). Top-left corner: a yellow square badge with a black 'B' (BGaming demo/build indicator). Top-right: a speaker/mute icon plus a small digital clock readout (e.g. '16:38') -- the clock value changes between frames in step with real elapsed time and is judged to be a capture/debug overlay rather than an in-game UI element.",
      "second_frame": "preview_p2.png shows the same splash after clicking the right-hand chevron: the animation has progressed so a red 'MAJOR'-style coin (heart-shaped red clover) is shown flying/falling in front of the logo and the 'MAX WIN 3000x' text, overlapping and partially obscuring the wordmark. No new information is presented; this is a different animation frame of the same single splash screen, not a second content page.",
      "color_blind_notes": "MAX WIN and tagline text are large, high-contrast light text; the pot values are printed as plain numerals ('×2', '3×') rather than relying on color alone."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5x3 reel grid centered on screen, no ornate frame (unlike many BGaming titles) -- the reels sit directly over the misty background with only thin white cell dividers.",
      "top_bar": "Three ribbon-shaped Feature Pots span the top of the reels: BOOST (magenta, showing current multiplier e.g. '×2'), JACKPOT (red, showing two small clover coin icons), MIN COIN (orange, showing current minimum e.g. '3×').",
      "left_sidebar": "Four stacked pill badges (top to bottom): GRAND 500x (rainbow), MAJOR 200x (red), MINOR 80x (blue/purple), MINI 20x (green/teal) -- the always-visible jackpot ladder.",
      "right_sidebar": "A single square button showing a shopping-cart icon on a pale lilac background inside an ornate gold frame -- opens the Buy Features dialog.",
      "logo": "Top-left corner, smaller version of the gold medallion logo ('ST. PATRICK'S POTS / HOLD AND WIN').",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Two small round icons stacked: an 'i' Information icon (opens the paytable/rules booklet) above a gear/Settings icon.",
        "balance_and_bet": "'Balance 1,000.00 FUN' text to the right of the icons; further right, 'Total bet' label with small up/down triangle stepper arrows and the current value (e.g. '2.00 FUN').",
        "message_ticker": "Center of the bar shows a rotating flavor-text message, e.g. 'The leprechaun grants you luck!' -- this area also displays win amounts and bonus prompts during/after a spin.",
        "right_controls": "A round 'A' icon (opens Autospin settings) and a round circular-arrows Spin icon; the Spin icon changes to a five-pointed star while CHANCE ×2 is active."
      },
      "reel_contents_note": "The specific symbols visible on any given base_game capture are a random spin snapshot and are not enumerated cell-by-cell as a fixed game property.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The four jackpot badges and three feature pots differ in both color AND text label/printed value, so their identity does not depend on color alone."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "See 'bonus_buy' section above for full card-by-card breakdown. Captured at two different Total bet levels (2.00 FUN and 0.50 FUN) specifically to prove that all four prices scale linearly with the bet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each card carries a distinct icon (arrow/pot/pot-with-question-marks/three-pots) as well as a distinct gradient color, so the four options remain distinguishable without color."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "Settings",
      "content": "Dark rounded panel, centered over the dimmed reels, with an 'X' close button top-right. Checkboxes: 'Quick spin' (unchecked by default) and 'Spacebar to spin' (checked by default, white checkmark). Below an 'Audio' heading: a 'Volume' label with a horizontal slider (grey track, white round handle, shown near maximum), then 'Music' and 'Sound FX' checkboxes (both checked by default).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by a checkmark glyph and by fill color together (filled+checkmark = on), so it does not rely on hue alone."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "Autospin settings",
      "content": "Dark panel over the dimmed reels with an 'Advanced' toggle (chevron) top-right. Two checkboxes: \"Don't stop the game on pop-ups\" and 'Enable quick spin' (both unchecked by default). 'Numbers of rounds' section with two rows of preset buttons: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 (row 1) and 500, 750, 1000, ∞/infinity (row 2).",
      "rules_cross_reference": "rules_p2.png/rules_p3.png describe additional Advanced stop conditions available once expanded: stop on any win, stop if bonus game is won, stop if a single win exceeds a set amount, stop if cash balance increases/decreases by a set amount. These extra fields were described in the rules text but the expanded 'Advanced' panel itself was not captured showing all fields simultaneously -- see unreadable_or_uncertain."
    },
    "bet_ladder": {
      "type": "info",
      "content": "A scrollable dropdown list of Total bet values overlays the left-center of the reels when the bet stepper is opened; the currently-selected value is shown in a darker highlighted row. Full combined range across the three captured scroll positions: 0.10 up to 85.00 FUN (18 discrete steps, see technical_summary.bet_range_fun)."
    },
    "paytable_booklet": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "pages_total": 13,
      "page_by_page_summary": [
        "Page 1: WILD and COIN symbol explanations (full text quoted in 'symbols').",
        "Page 2: continued COIN text, then the 4 regular symbol group (Leprechaun, Horseshoe, Beer mug, Pipe) with 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts.",
        "Page 3: continued symbol payouts, then the 5 royal letters/numeral (A, K, Q, J, 10) with 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts.",
        "Page 4: continued royal payouts, then a 'FEATURES' header introducing 'FEATURE POTS'.",
        "Page 5: 'FEATURE POTS' text (3 pots: Boost, Jackpot, Min. Coin) with pot icons, then a 'SPECIAL SYMBOLS' header.",
        "Page 6: 'SPECIAL SYMBOLS' text and the 3 special-symbol icons (Boost/Jackpot/Min Coin colored clover coins), then a 'HOLD AND WIN GAME' header.",
        "Page 7: 'HOLD AND WIN GAME' rules text, then a sample fully-populated 15-cell grid showing example Coin values and Jackpot badges (15x, x2, MINI, 3x / 1x, 8x, GRAND, MINOR / MAJOR, 20x, x2, 4x).",
        "Page 8: continuation of the same sample grid (MAJOR, 20x, x2, 4x row), then a 'BOOST SYMBOLS' header and explanatory text with a purple '×2' example coin.",
        "Page 9: 'JACKPOT SYMBOLS' header and full text (4 tiers, colors, requirement counts, summation rule), with the 4 named badge icons (MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND).",
        "Page 10: 'JACKPOT COUNTER' text, then a 'BET WAYS' header begins with the ways-to-win explanation.",
        "Page 11: continuation of Jackpot badges with counter dots and their multipliers (MINI 20x / MINOR 80x / MAJOR 200x / GRAND 500x), then 'BET WAYS' text and a check-mark/cross-mark diagram of valid vs invalid winning patterns.",
        "Page 12: same as page 11's tail content, scrolled slightly further (overlap with page 11).",
        "Page 13: final view of the 'BET WAYS' section and diagram -- end of the booklet's Payments section."
      ],
      "note_on_repetition": "Pages 10-13 show a run of overlapping/near-duplicate content (Jackpot badges + Bet Ways) because the panel was captured with fine-grained overlapping scroll steps to guarantee no content was skipped, then thinned by the team lead from 23 to 13 pages while preserving continuity; consecutive pages legitimately repeat some content at their top/bottom edges."
    },
    "rules_booklet": {
      "type": "rules",
      "pages_total": 10,
      "page_by_page_summary": [
        "Page 1: 'About the Game' flavor text (leprechaun/rainbow intro, Feature Pots overview) and start of 'How to play' (ways-based game, Total bet field, Spin button) and start of 'Autospins'.",
        "Page 2: continued 'Autospins' -- Autospins settings (A) button, pop-up confirmation, Advanced options list (don't stop on pop-ups, enable quick spin), and Stop-of-Autospins conditions (on any win / if bonus game is won / if single win exceeds / if balance increases or decreases by).",
        "Page 3: end of Autospins text (Stop Autospins button resets adjustments and bet), then 'Features' header: Wild symbol rule, and start of Special symbol description (Boost purple / Jackpot red / Min. Coin orange) and what a landed Special symbol may do.",
        "Page 4: continued Special symbol text (bonus game activation not guaranteed for every landed special), then 'Feature Pots' detail for Boost (min x2, max x10) and Jackpot (4 tiers, +5 growth rule for Mini/Minor, fixed 200x/500x for Major/Grand) and start of Min. Coin text.",
        "Page 5: continued Min. Coin text (min 3x, max 10x), the bet-change-resets-pots note, Coin symbols text (values list, resets spins to 3), and start of 'Hold and Win' bonus description (3 initial spins, coins stay on reels).",
        "Page 6: continued Hold and Win text (round ends on out-of-spins / full grid / max win reached), then per-feature operation text for Boost, Jackpot (4 tiers, counts required, summed+multiplied by bet at round end) and Min. Coin (caps minimum Coin value at 10x).",
        "Page 7: 'Buy Bonus' section -- lists the 4 purchasable options (1 Feature / 1-3 Features / 3 Features / Chance x2) with their one-line descriptions, pricing-scales-with-bet note, random-feature-levels note; then 'Spin Results' header with the general win-formation rules (adjacent left-to-right, ways summed, paytable payouts, multiplied by bet per way, only highest combination per way paid, Hold and Win triggers at the round's bet, Hold and Win payout totalling, Jackpot value+Coins both paid out).",
        "Page 8: end of 'Spin Results' (maximum win = x3000 of the bet; where to find payouts: Information (I) -> Payments), then 'Settings' header (game speed and volume settings; Quick spin note re: license availability; Spacebar to spin).",
        "Page 9: continued Settings text (volume adjustment, music on/off, sound effects on/off), then 'Return to Player' header with the full RTP quote (default + 4 buy-bonus variants).",
        "Page 10: continued RTP quote, then 'RNG' section (certified RNG statement) and 'Additional information' section (malfunction voids plays/pays, 24-hour unfinished-round termination, Collect behavior, no-risk-action assumption, and the rules version/date footer 'version 1.0, dated August, 2026, Game Version 1.0.0')."
      ]
    },
    "win_screen_base": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "A regular (non-bonus) base-game win overlay. White-outlined boxes highlight each of the 4 matching '10' symbol positions used in the win (reel 1 top row, reel 5 top row area, and two more inside the middle of the grid), connected visually. A green ribbon banner in the middle shows the numeric win total for that combination ('4.80'). The bottom status bar shows 'Total win: 4.80 FUN' at Total bet 2.00 FUN. A gold coin pot icon with a rainbow stripe (the WILD icon, partly dimmed/overlaid by the win-highlight effect so only fragments of the word 'WILD' are legible) is visible at the lower right, consistent with a WILD having substituted into this win.",
      "used_for": "This frame is the team lead's verified source for the payout_basis derivation (see technical_summary.payout_basis)."
    },
    "chance_x2_active": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Base game with CHANCE ×2 switched on. A pink vertical plaque reading 'CHANCE ×2 ACTIVE' sits at the right edge of the reels (where the bonus-buy cart icon normally is). Total bet has increased from 2.00 to 2.80 FUN (see chance_x2_feature for the arithmetic). The Spin button icon has changed from circular arrows to a five-pointed star. On this particular frame the WILD symbol is clearly and fully visible (gold coin pot, rainbow beam, white 'WILD' text) undimmed on reel 5, giving the cleanest unobstructed view of that symbol across all captured frames."
    }
  },
  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control layout is stable across all base-game frames: info(i)/settings stacked far left of the bottom bar, balance and bet readouts center-left, message ticker center, autoplay(A) and spin far right. The 3 Feature Pots and 4 Jackpot badges are always in the same top/left positions respectively and always carry both a text label and a printed numeric value, so their state can be read without interpreting color or icon shape.",
    "motor": "Primary actions (Spin, Buy Features cart, Autoplay) are large clickable icons; the bet stepper offers both a dropdown list and separate +/- style controls (bet stepper diamonds in the buy dialog; up/down triangle arrows in the main bar) so precise values can be reached without dragging a slider. Spacebar can trigger Spin as an alternative to clicking.",
    "color_blind": "Every feature/tier that uses color coding (Feature Pots: magenta/red/orange; Jackpot tiers: green/blue/red/rainbow; Special symbols: purple/red-or-color-coded/orange) is ALSO distinguished by a printed name (BOOST/JACKPOT/MIN COIN, MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/GRAND) and/or a printed numeric value, so no state is color-only. The only place a pure color distinction appears without an adjacent label in the same instant is the four jackpot-symbol colors as they fly onto the grid before the badge/name banner resolves (bonus2_jackpot_symbol.png shows a plain colored coin before its tier name is revealed) -- this is a brief animation state, not a persistent UI element.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "All game-state information observed (wins, respins remaining, bonus feature levels, RTP, prices) is conveyed as on-screen text/numbers; sound is limited to background Music and Sound FX toggles with no audio-only information identified in the captured frames."
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Volatility is not stated anywhere in the captured frames (no flame/bolt icons, no volatility sentence in preview, base game, paytable, or rules) -- left blank rather than guessed.",
    "The exact numeric breakdown of the bonus2_win.png 118.00 FUN (59x bet) total -- specifically how much came from the pre-round Major Jackpot (200x) award versus in-round Coin values versus any partial Grand-jackpot progress -- could not be independently re-derived from the visible frames alone with full confidence, so only the final printed total is reported as fact.",
    "The full expanded 'Advanced' Autospin stop-conditions panel (on any win / if bonus won / if single win exceeds / if balance increases or decreases by) is described in the rules text but was not captured as its own expanded-state screenshot showing all input fields simultaneously.",
    "The yellow 'B' badge (top-left) and the small digital clock readout (top-right, e.g. '16:38') are drawn by BGaming's own demo wrapper, NOT by our capture tooling. Verified by a second channel in the same capture wave: three titles were shot with the identical tool and session server, and Plinko carries neither element (its top-right holds only the four in-game icons), while Candy Monsta renders the badge and clock differently from this title. An overlay added by our screenshotter would appear identically on all three. They are host-wrapper chrome rather than features of this game, so they are not documented as game features -- but they must not be described as capture artefacts either.",
    "Exact per-cell Boost multiplication arithmetic on bonus3_full_grid.png (e.g. whether the underlying un-boosted values were exactly 45/8/10 before becoming 135/24/30) is a plausible reconstruction consistent with the stated x3 Boost rule, not a value printed anywhere on screen, and is presented as inference in the hold_and_win_bonus section rather than fact."
  ]
}