Starlight Princess Pachi

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Starlight Princess Pachi",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "theme": "A cute anime-style celestial fairy-tale princess theme. A long red-haired winged 'starlight princess' character (blue-and-white ruffled dress, gold trim, holding a blue star-tipped wand/staff) is the game's mascot and SCATTER symbol. Base game is set in a bright daytime sky with pale lavender fairy-tale castle spires and clouds; the two bonus rounds move the setting into a warm palace interior (Free Spins) and then deep space among stars and a ringed planet (Super Free Spins), visually escalating the 'starlight'/celestial theme as the player progresses through the feature chain.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 22 desktop screenshots (1280x800), pytesseract OCR ground truth, and zoomed crops of the paytable and volatility badge.",
    "method_notes": "Numeric values (RTP, bet limits, payouts, max win, multiplier ranges, free-spin symbol ranges) are copied verbatim from on-screen text confirmed by OCR and, for the paytable and volatility badge, by a x3-x4 zoomed crop. Nothing in 'unreadable_or_uncertain' was inferred or guessed.",
    "important_naming_note": "The name 'Pachi' in the title does NOT indicate a pachinko/peg-board game. Mechanically this is a completely ordinary 3-reel x 3-row video slot with a 'ways to win' payout model. The demo URL's internal code name 'vswaysjapan' is an internal development slug and is not used anywhere in the visible game UI.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "grid_and_mechanic": {
    "layout": "3 reels (columns) x 3 rows = a 3x3 grid of symbols, fixed size (not a 5-reel game).",
    "mechanic": "27 WAYS TO WIN (paytable_p1.png, page 1/8: heading '27 ways to win'; arithmetic check: 3 columns^3 rows = 27, matching the printed number). This is NOT a fixed-payline game and NOT a cluster/pays-anywhere game.",
    "win_rule": "Wins are awarded for left-to-right adjacent symbol combinations starting from the leftmost reel, matching symbols in adjacent columns regardless of row position. Paytable page 1 shows a small 3x3 diagram with a green check mark example (matching symbols in adjacent columns, any row) and a red X example (symbols not in adjacent columns) to illustrate this.",
    "other_rules_from_page5": [
      "All symbols pay from left to right on selected payways.",
      "Only the highest win is paid per way.",
      "When winning on multiple payways, all wins are added to the total win.",
      "All wins are multiplied by bet per way.",
      "All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.",
      "Free Spins win is added to the payway win and is awarded to the player after the round completes.",
      "Free Spins total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle.",
      "SPACE and ENTER keyboard keys start and stop the spin.",
      "Malfunction voids all pays and plays."
    ]
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Bright daytime sky-blue with soft white clouds; pale lavender/white fairy-tale castle turrets visible at the left and right edges of the screen.",
    "reel_frame": "An icy, semi-transparent light-blue/white crystalline glass frame with faceted corner ornaments, sitting on a matching crystal pedestal.",
    "reel_cells": "Flat deep purple/violet background tiles behind the symbols, separated by thin light-blue vertical dividers between the 3 columns.",
    "free_spins_background": "Warm cream/pink marble palace interior: pale pink stone columns, a pink-blossoming tree at the left, red/pink flower petals scattered on the floor.",
    "super_free_spins_background": "Deep-space cosmic scene: dark navy-blue and purple starfield with a swirling nebula and a distant ringed planet (Saturn-like), giving a 'ascended to the stars' feel.",
    "ui_accent_colors": "Gold/yellow for currency text (CREDIT, BET) and most headline text; bright green for confirm/positive buttons (START AUTOPLAY, ON toggle states, paytable nav arrows); purple/violet for the BUY FEATURE button and bonus-buy dialog panels; teal/cyan for informational banner ticker text; pink/magenta and gold for the 'CONGRATULATIONS' win-summary plaques.",
    "colorblind_note": "Every color-coded element in this game is paired with either text, a numeral, an icon shape, or a fixed position, so no information is conveyed by color alone (see per-screen notes below)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Read and zoomed from paytable_p1.png (page 1/8, GAME RULES) at demo bet $2.00. This is a 3-reel game, so the paytable lists only ONE payout tier per symbol: 3-of-a-kind (there is no 4- or 5-of-a-kind, since there are only 3 reels). There are exactly NINE paying symbols plus one separate SCATTER symbol (ten distinct symbols total). Dollar amounts are the values printed on the paytable at the $2.00 demo bet; the multiplier-of-total-bet column is that dollar amount divided by $2.00, and is provided as an aid, described in words as 'multiplier of total bet'.",
    "payout_basis": "Rules page 5/8 states 'All wins are multiplied by bet per way' and 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins' -- i.e. the printed paytable dollar figures already reflect the demo total bet of $2.00 and coin denomination in play.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Star medallion (top symbol)",
        "appearance": "A five-pointed solid gold-yellow star centered inside a round deep-blue/indigo badge, set inside a teal/turquoise faceted starburst medallion frame with iridescent pink-purple edge highlights.",
        "payout_3": "$40.00",
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": "20x",
        "rank": "highest-paying symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Heart-crest medallion",
        "appearance": "A solid gold-yellow heart centered on a round pink/magenta-to-red gradient badge, topped by a small gold crown with a blue gem, with orange/gold wing-shaped flourishes fanning out to the right.",
        "payout_3": "$10.00",
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": "5x"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sun medallion",
        "appearance": "A gold-yellow sun disc with a spiky sunburst pattern, set on a round red-orange badge with gold trim and small red gem accents.",
        "payout_3": "$4.00",
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": "2x"
      },
      {
        "name": "Moon medallion",
        "appearance": "A gold-yellow crescent moon on a round deep purple/violet badge, framed by a spiky teal-and-purple iridescent starburst aura and three small white candle/flame shapes above it.",
        "payout_3": "$2.00",
        "multiplier_of_total_bet": "1x"
      }
    ],
    "low_value_gems": {
      "note": "Five low-paying symbols are gem/jewel icons in gold settings; they are distinguished from each other ONLY by color and, to a lesser extent, cut/shape -- described exhaustively below for color-blind accessibility.",
      "list": [
        {"name": "Red heart gem", "appearance": "A faceted ruby-red heart-shaped gemstone in a gold heart-outline frame with a small gold crown point at the top.", "payout_3": "$1.60", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "0.8x"},
        {"name": "Green diamond gem", "appearance": "A faceted emerald-green diamond/rhombus-cut gemstone in a gold diamond-shaped frame with four small green bead accents at the corners.", "payout_3": "$1.20", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "0.6x"},
        {"name": "Blue kite-cut gem", "appearance": "A faceted sapphire-blue gemstone cut in an elongated kite/shield shape (pointed at the bottom, flat at the top) in a gold pointed-arch frame.", "payout_3": "$0.80", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "0.4x"},
        {"name": "Gold hexagon gem", "appearance": "A faceted amber/gold hexagonal-cut gemstone in a gold hexagon frame with small triangular gold spikes around the rim.", "payout_3": "$0.40", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "0.2x"},
        {"name": "Teal round gem", "appearance": "A faceted teal/turquoise round-cut gemstone (many small triangular facets, octagon-like outline) in a plain gold circular frame.", "payout_3": "$0.20", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "0.1x"}
      ]
    },
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER",
      "appearance": "A circular portrait medallion in an ornate gold jagged-edged frame showing the starlight princess character (fair skin, long red/crimson hair, blue eyes, blue-and-white outfit) holding her blue star-tipped wand up and to the left of her face; the word 'SCATTER' is printed in bold gold 3D letters directly beneath the medallion.",
      "rules": "Can appear on all 3 reels. Paytable page 1/8 states only 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It can appear on all reels.' -- it has no symbol-payout table of its own on this page; its function is defined in the rules pages (see 'feature_chain' below): landing 3 SCATTER symbols on screen triggers the FREE SPINS round via the Scatter Respin feature.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png page 1/8; mechanic detailed in rules_p1.png page 2/8"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.04,
    "rtp_percent_buy_free_spins": 96.04,
    "rtp_percent_buy_super_free_spins": 96.04,
    "rtp_note": "All three RTP figures are printed as the identical value 96.04% on rules_p4.png (page 5/8): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.04%', 'The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.04%', 'The RTP of the game when using \"BUY SUPER FREE SPINS\" is 96.04%'.",
    "volatility": "High. Shown as a dark-teal pill-shaped badge reading 'VOLATILITY' followed by 5 gold lightning-bolt icons, all 5 filled/lit (confirmed by a x4 zoom crop -- no bolts are dimmed). Accompanying text: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.' Both the text and the fully-lit bolt count agree.",
    "bet_min": "$0.10",
    "bet_max": "$250.00",
    "bet_source": "rules_p4.png page 5/8: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.10' / 'MAXIMUM BET: $250.00'. Confirmed independently by pressing the bet-increase (+) control to its ceiling during capture -- both the printed rule and the measured in-game ceiling agree, and there is no ante/special-bet mode in this game that would inflate the printed maximum.",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_starting_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "reels_rows": "3 reels x 3 rows (fixed, not a variable-height reel set).",
    "max_win": "5,000x total bet. Rules state: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a round reaches 5,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.' (stated twice, rules_p2.png page 3/8 and rules_p6.png page 7/8, identical wording both times).",
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": true,
      "access": "Purple rectangular 'BUY FEATURE' button on the lower-left of the base game screen; clicking it opens a two-tile purchase dialog.",
      "option_1": {"label": "BUY FREE SPINS", "price_at_demo_bet": "$140.00", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "70x", "effect": "Instantly triggers the FREE SPINS round (entering directly into the Collect-Free-Spins mini game to determine the number of spins)."},
      "option_2": {"label": "BUY SUPER FREE SPINS", "price_at_demo_bet": "$600.00", "multiplier_of_total_bet": "300x", "effect": "Instantly triggers the SUPER FREE SPINS round directly (skipping the base game, the Scatter Respin feature, and the ordinary Free Spins round entirely; enters directly into the Super Mini Game to determine the multiplier)."},
      "source": "rules_p2.png page 3/8 'BUY FEATURE' section; bonus_buy_dialog.png"
    },
    "special_bets": "None observed (no ante bet, no super-spin mode).",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (rules_p4.png).",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels are clickable to switch between coins view and cash view (rules_p5.png / rules_p6.png text); not captured in a screenshot toggled state."
  },

  "feature_chain": {
    "overview": "This slot's central design is a single long chain of nested features, visualized in-game on a dedicated 'FLOW OF FEATURES' rules page and on the persistent preview/splash screen as a flowchart. The sequence, in order, is: NORMAL MODE -> MID HIT (a SCATTER lands in the middle row) -> SCATTER RESPIN ('STARLIGHT SPINS') -> (on 3 SCATTERS) COLLECT FREE SPINS MINI GAME -> FREE SPINS -> (on 12/12 SCATTERS collected during Free Spins) SUPER MINI GAME (GET MULTIPLIER) -> SUPER FREE SPINS. Two Buy-Feature shortcuts let the player skip directly into the Free Spins entry point or the Super Free Spins entry point.",
    "steps": [
      {
        "step": "1. Scatter Respin Feature ('STARLIGHT SPINS')",
        "trigger": "Whenever a SCATTER symbol hits in the middle of the grid (a 'MID HIT') and there are not already two more SCATTERS on the other reels.",
        "mechanic": "The reel(s) that already show a SCATTER lock in place; the remaining reel(s) respin. If a new SCATTER lands after that respin, that reel also locks and the last remaining reel respins once more. When respins end, if there are 3 SCATTER symbols on screen, the FREE SPINS feature is triggered.",
        "visual": "The flowchart depicts this step with a purple plaque reading 'STARLIGHT SPINS!!' and the princess character standing beside the locked reel.",
        "source": "rules_p1.png page 2/8, 'SCATTER RESPIN FEATURE'"
      },
      {
        "step": "2. Collect Free Spins Mini Game (a.k.a. Respin Mini Game)",
        "trigger": "Reached automatically once 3 SCATTER symbols are on screen after the Scatter Respin feature resolves, or entered directly via the 'BUY FREE SPINS' purchase.",
        "mechanic": "A separate 3x3 grid mini-game. Cells show either a blue X placeholder or a free-spins symbol carrying a random spin value. Possible free-spins symbol values are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16. The round starts with 3 'respins' (tracked by a 'LIVES' indicator of 3 hexagon icons at the left, each showing a small gold star). Every time one more free-spins symbol lands, the respin count resets back to 3. The round ends when respins run out or the whole grid is filled with free-spins symbols. All the numeric values collected on screen are then summed to give the total number of Free Spins to be played next.",
        "visual": "Banner text reads 'COLLECT [wand icon] FOR THE FREE SPINS ROUND'; a small white winged fox/rabbit mascot creature perched on a purple ball sits above the grid. Captured example round collected a '+2 SPINS' and a '+3 SPINS' symbol (partial state) and the final award screen read 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 5 FREE SPINS'.",
        "source": "rules_p1.png page 2/8; bonus_minigame_freespins_collect.png; bonus_freespins_awarded_5.png"
      },
      {
        "step": "3. Free Spins round",
        "mechanic": "The reels have long stacks of a single symbol type per column ('ALL REELS STACKED DURING FREE SPINS'), so every spin is guaranteed to have a winning combination. Throughout the round, every SCATTER symbol that lands is collected toward a running total shown top-left as 'X/12 SCATTERS'. If 12 SCATTERS are collected during the SAME Free Spins round, the SUPER FREE SPINS feature is triggered once the current Free Spins round ends.",
        "visual": "Left side shows a 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter and, above it, the '_/12 SCATTERS' progress badge with the fox/rabbit mascot icon. Captured gameplay frame showed '3/12 SCATTERS' and 'FREE SPINS LEFT 2' with a win of $16.20 on a board of 6 green diamond gems and 3 red heart gems.",
        "source": "rules_p1.png page 2/8; free_spins_gameplay.png"
      },
      {
        "step": "4. Super Mini Game (a.k.a. Super Respin Mini Game)",
        "trigger": "Reached automatically after collecting 12/12 SCATTERS in a Free Spins round, or entered directly via the 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS' purchase.",
        "mechanic": "The same 3x3 mini-game structure as step 2, but grid cells reveal multiplier symbols instead of spin-count symbols. Possible multiplier values range from x1 up to x91. The round again starts with 3 respins, resetting to 3 whenever a new multiplier symbol lands, and ends when respins run out or the grid fills. All multiplier values collected on screen are summed into one total multiplier that will apply to every win during the upcoming Super Free Spins round.",
        "visual": "Banner text reads 'COLLECT [mascot icon] FOR SUPER FREE SPINS MULTIPLIER'. Captured example round showed an 'X2' multiplier symbol collected mid-round (partial state) and the final award screen read 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 3 FREE SPINS' with an 'X5 MULTIPLIER' indicator on the left (i.e. the collected multiplier total for this particular round was x5).",
        "source": "rules_p2.png page 3/8, 'SUPER FREE SPINS'; bonus_super_minigame_multiplier.png; bonus_super_freespins_awarded.png"
      },
      {
        "step": "5. Super Free Spins round",
        "mechanic": "3 free spins are played. Reels again have long stacks of symbols and every spin is guaranteed a winning combination. ALL wins during this round are multiplied by the total multiplier determined in the Super Mini Game (e.g. x5 in the captured round).",
        "visual": "Top banner reads 'ALL WINS ARE MULTIPLIED BY X5'; left side shows an 'X5 MULTIPLIER' badge and 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter. The princess character's artwork changes here to a more elaborate golden/white 'ascended' angelic appearance with larger, more colorful wings and a different staff, set against a deep-space starfield background with a distant ringed planet -- visually marking this as the most powerful stage of the feature chain. Captured gameplay frame showed a win of $33.00 on a board of 6 blue kite-cut gems and 3 teal round gems; the round's final summary screen read 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON $174.00 IN 3 FREE SPINS'.",
        "source": "rules_p2.png page 3/8; super_free_spins_gameplay.png; super_free_spins_win_screen.png"
      }
    ],
    "flowchart_reference": "rules_p3.png (page 4/8, headed 'FLOW OF FEATURES') and preview.png (splash screen) both show the complete chain as a labelled diagram with small illustrative grid thumbnails at each step; the preview's worked example shows 9 Free Spins awarded and a x6 multiplier collected, which are illustrative example values, not fixed amounts.",
    "banner_ticker": "A rotating banner strip above the reels cycles between at least 3 informational messages observed across different captures: 'ALL REELS STACKED DURING FREE SPINS', 'COLLECT 12 [scatter icon] TO WIN SUPER FREE SPINS', and 'ALL WINS HAVE MULTIPLIER IN SUPER FREE SPINS'. This gives players (and screen-reader-adjacent text scrapers) a redundant textual explanation of the feature chain even before any bonus is triggered."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "behavior": "A persistent promo/splash screen shown on demo load (captured with zero wait time immediately after entering the demo). It does NOT close when clicking the background, the checkbox, or the logo -- only a specific circular icon closes it.",
      "content": "Large 'FLOW OF FEATURES' diagram occupying the left ~80% of the screen (see feature_chain.flowchart_reference). Right side, top to bottom: the game logo 'Starlight Princess Pachi' (gold crown above orange-to-blue-to-pink gradient wordmark with rainbow feather-wing flourishes on both sides), a full-body art of the princess character in her base outfit, a round black 'reload/refresh' icon button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) used to dismiss the screen, a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 lit gold lightning bolts, and a yellow-outlined 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox (unchecked, square, empty).",
      "purpose": "Entry point / feature-chain explainer shown before the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The dismiss control is a distinct icon shape (circular double-arrow) rather than a color cue; the checkbox uses a square outline plus label text."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "3-column x 3-row grid of symbols centered on screen inside a light-blue/white icy crystalline frame on a matching crystal pedestal.",
      "top_banner": "A dark-blue rotating ticker banner directly above the reel frame (see feature_chain.banner_ticker for observed message variants).",
      "right_side": "Game logo 'Starlight Princess Pachi' and full-body princess artwork, matching the preview screen, positioned at the top-right / right edge of the screen, alongside the reels.",
      "left_side": "A purple rectangular 'BUY FEATURE' button positioned to the left of the reel frame, roughly mid-height.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_column": "Two stacked round buttons: a hamburger-menu icon ('≡', three horizontal lines) that opens SYSTEM SETTINGS, above a speaker/sound icon that toggles audio.",
        "info_button": "A round 'i' INFORMATION button just to the right of the menu/speaker column; opens the 8-page paginated info booklet (paytable + rules combined).",
        "balance_labels": "Center-left, orange/yellow text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' (upper line) and 'BET $2.00' (lower line).",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white text, centered at the very bottom of the screen.",
        "right_controls": "A large circular SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle) at the bottom-right; a round '−' (decrease bet) button to its left and a round '+' (increase bet) button to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' button (with a small icon) directly below the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text at the very bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All bottom-bar controls are white icon glyphs on dark circular buttons -- distinguished by icon shape/position, not by color. CREDIT/BET are yellow text on a dark background for high contrast."
    },
    "base_game_scatter_example": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "A captured real spin showing 2 SCATTER symbols on screen (top-left cell and middle cell of the middle column) -- an example of the Scatter Respin feature in progress where a 3rd scatter did not land, so Free Spins was not triggered on this attempt. Center-bottom text reads 'PLACE YOUR BETS!' (an idle-state prompt) instead of the turbo-spin hint. Demonstrates that 2 of 3 columns showing SCATTER does not by itself guarantee a Free Spins trigger.",
      "source": "base_game_spin_2scatters.png"
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8, header 'GAME RULES'",
      "content": "Top text: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Grid of the 4 high-value medallion symbols with their 3-of-a-kind payouts, then a row of the 5 low-value gem symbols with their 3-of-a-kind payouts (see 'symbols' section for full detail). Below-left: the SCATTER symbol with caption 'This is the SCATTER symbol. It can appear on all reels.' Below-right: '27 ways to win' heading with a small 3x3 diagram (green check mark example vs red X example) and caption 'Wins awarded for left to right adjacent symbol combinations.'",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: green ◄ (previous), green X (close, center), green ► (next); a separate 'X' close button also sits at the top-right of the panel. 'Page 1/8' printed bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green navigation icons are differentiated by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle), not by color alone."
    },
    "rules_pages": {
      "type": "rules (8-page paginated info booklet, pages 2 through 8; page 1 is the paytable above)",
      "panel_style": "Same dark semi-transparent panel with the same green ◄ X ► navigation and 'Page n/8' indicator on every page.",
      "page_2": "'SCATTER RESPIN FEATURE' and 'FREE SPINS' rules text (see feature_chain steps 1-2 for full content). Source: rules_p1.png.",
      "page_3": "'SUPER FREE SPINS', 'MAX WIN', and 'BUY FEATURE' rules text (see feature_chain step 4-5, technical_summary.max_win, technical_summary.bonus_buy). Source: rules_p2.png.",
      "page_4": "'FLOW OF FEATURES' -- the full illustrated flowchart of the feature chain (see feature_chain.flowchart_reference). Source: rules_p3.png.",
      "page_5": "'GAME RULES' -- VOLATILITY badge (5/5 lightning bolts) plus explanatory text; win/payway rules; all three RTP figures (96.04% base / buy free spins / buy super free spins); SPACE/ENTER keyboard controls; malfunction disclaimer; MINIMUM BET $0.10 and MAXIMUM BET $250.00. Source: rules_p4.png.",
      "page_6": "'HOW TO PLAY' and 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' -- explains the +/- bet buttons and bet menu, the SPIN button, the settings-menu icon, the spin-speed cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo), the sound toggle, the info-page icon, the CREDIT/BET labels (with coins/cash view toggle), and the AUTOPLAY button. Source: rules_p5.png.",
      "page_7": "'SETTINGS MENU' (INTRO SCREEN / AMBIENT / SOUND FX / GAME HISTORY toggles), 'INFORMATION SCREEN' navigation, 'BET MENU' explanation, and a repeat of the MAX WIN 5,000x rule. Source: rules_p6.png.",
      "page_8": "'AUTOPLAY' -- explains starting autoplay via the auto-spins-count buttons and the SKIP SCREENS option (auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay). Source: rules_p7.png.",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white on a dark semi-transparent panel; section headers are white/bold, centered."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered black semi-transparent panel with a gold 'SYSTEM SETTINGS' title and an 'X' close button at the top-right.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' greyed-out label with an external-link icon, and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper: round white '−' button, '$2.00' value in a dark field, round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, top to bottom: 'BATTERY SAVER' (caption: 'save battery life by reducing animation speed') shown OFF (white knob on the left, dark track); 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (caption: 'turn on or off the game music') shown ON (green track, knob on the right); 'SOUND FX' (caption: 'turn on or off the game sounds') shown ON (green track, knob on the right); 'INTRO SCREEN' (caption: 'show the intro screen before starting the game') shown OFF (white knob on the left, dark track).",
      "captured_context": "This particular capture was taken with the banner ticker mid-cycle reading 'ALL WINS HAVE MULTIPLIER IN SUPER FREE SPINS' visible behind the panel, and CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 in the bottom bar.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by BOTH knob position (left=off, right=on) AND track color (dark=off, green=on) -- position is the non-color-dependent cue."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel over the dimmed reels; white 'X' close icon at the top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row, all unchecked except one: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked, white outline square), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked, white outline square), 'SKIP SCREENS' (CHECKED -- filled green square with a white checkmark).",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider; green filled track up to the round handle (positioned at roughly 40% of the track), value '100' printed to the right.",
      "action_button": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the width of the panel, below the slider.",
      "captured_context": "This capture was taken right after a Super Free Spins round completed: the reels behind the dialog show 3 blue kite-cut gems (top row) and the bottom bar reads 'WIN $174.00' and 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED', with CREDIT $99,387.18.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by a checkmark glyph plus fill (shape-based), not color alone; the primary action button additionally carries explicit text 'START AUTOPLAY'."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "top_banner": "'COLLECT 12 [small scatter icon] TO WIN SUPER FREE SPINS' ticker visible behind the dialog.",
      "content": "Two vertical purple plaques with ornate gold scroll-frame borders, side by side, each capped by a small gold crown-and-gem ornament at the top center where the two frames meet: LEFT plaque reads 'BUY FREE SPINS' with price '$140.00' in gold; RIGHT plaque reads 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS' with price '$600.00' in gold. The grid symbols and the SCATTER label are dimly visible behind/around the two plaques.",
      "footer": "'TOTAL BET' with '−' / '$2.00' / '+' stepper centered at the bottom of the screen (distinct from the usual CREDIT/BET bottom-left layout, since this dialog repositions the bet control to directly under the two purchase plaques).",
      "color_blind_notes": "The two purchase options are distinguished by their text labels and prices, not by color (both plaques share the same purple/gold styling)."
    },
    "bonus_minigame_freespins_collect": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "The 'Collect Free Spins' 3x3 Respin Mini Game in progress. Top banner: 'COLLECT [wand icon] FOR THE FREE SPINS ROUND'. Left side: a white winged fox/rabbit-eared mascot creature perched atop a purple ball/badge labelled 'FREE SPINS'; below it, a 'LIVES' column of 3 hexagon icons (captured state: 2 bright pink/magenta hexagons with a gold star, 1 dimmer green-toned hexagon with a duller star -- exact remaining-lives count is conveyed by icon brightness/fill, not by a printed number on this frame). Grid: most cells show a blue X placeholder; two cells show a purple star-wand icon with '+3 SPINS' and '+2 SPINS' text in pink, respectively. Bottom-center prompt: 'GOOD LUCK!'. CREDIT $99,854.40 / BET $2.00.",
      "source": "bonus_minigame_freespins_collect.png"
    },
    "bonus_freespins_awarded": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Result screen of the Collect Free Spins mini game: large purple-to-magenta gradient plaque with an ornate gold scroll frame and a gold crown with a blue gem at the top center. Gold 3D text 'CONGRATULATIONS'; teal/green text 'YOU HAVE WON'; the number '5' in gold on a blue rounded-rectangle pill; teal/green text 'FREE SPINS' below it; white text 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' beneath the plaque. A star-tipped wand icon floats at the left edge. Bottom bar shows 'FREE SPINS LEFT 5'.",
      "source": "bonus_freespins_awarded_5.png"
    },
    "bonus_super_minigame_multiplier": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "The 'Super Respin Mini Game' in progress -- visually identical layout to the Collect Free Spins mini game, but the top banner reads 'COLLECT [mascot icon] FOR SUPER FREE SPINS MULTIPLIER' and the badge on the left reads 'MULTIPLIER' instead of 'FREE SPINS'. Grid: mostly blue X placeholders, with one cell showing the mascot creature and 'X2' in pink text (a collected multiplier value, mid-round). LIVES column shows 3 hexagons, all in a dimmer muted state on this particular frame. Bottom-center prompt: 'GOOD LUCK!'. CREDIT $99,293.60 / BET $2.00.",
      "source": "bonus_super_minigame_multiplier.png"
    },
    "bonus_super_freespins_awarded": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Result screen of the Super Respin Mini Game, styled identically to the ordinary Free Spins award screen (gold-framed purple plaque, crown ornament, 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON'): the pill shows '3' and the caption below reads 'FREE SPINS' -- i.e. this screen awards the number of SUPER free spins to be played (3), not the multiplier value (the collected multiplier is instead carried into and displayed during the following gameplay screen as 'X5 MULTIPLIER').",
      "source": "bonus_super_freespins_awarded.png"
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "top_banner": "'COLLECT 12 [scatter icon] TO WIN SUPER FREE SPINS'.",
      "left_side": "'3/12 SCATTERS' progress badge (gold number on a purple circular badge) below the mascot icon; 'FREE SPINS LEFT' box below that showing '2'.",
      "reels_and_background": "Same 3x3 crystal-framed reel layout, now set against the warm cream/pink marble-palace background (see color_palette.free_spins_background). Captured board: all 3 columns show the identical stack top-to-bottom (green diamond gem, green diamond gem, red heart gem) -- i.e. every reel is stacked with the same symbol sequence, which is what guarantees a win on every free spin.",
      "win_readout": "Bottom-center: 'WIN $16.20' in gold text, with 'FREE SPINS LEFT 2' beneath it.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state is signalled by BOTH a background/palette shift (palace interior vs base-game sky) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT', 'X/12 SCATTERS') -- not color alone.",
      "source": "free_spins_gameplay.png"
    },
    "super_free_spins_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "top_banner": "'ALL WINS ARE MULTIPLIED BY X5' (the X5 portion rendered in gold to stand out from the surrounding cyan text).",
      "left_side": "'X5 MULTIPLIER' badge below the mascot icon (gold number on a purple circular badge); 'FREE SPINS LEFT' box below that showing '2'.",
      "reels_and_background": "Same 3x3 crystal-framed reel layout, now set against the deep-space starfield background with a distant ringed planet (see color_palette.super_free_spins_background). Captured board: all 3 columns show the identical stack top-to-bottom (blue kite-cut gem, blue kite-cut gem, teal round gem) -- every reel stacked with the same symbol sequence, again guaranteeing a win.",
      "character_change": "The princess artwork at the right of the screen shows an alternate, more elaborate golden-and-white 'ascended' outfit with larger, multi-colored angel wings and a different ornate staff, distinct from her everyday blue-and-white dress seen in the base game and ordinary Free Spins.",
      "win_readout": "Bottom-center: 'WIN $33.00' in gold text, with 'FREE SPINS LEFT 2' beneath it.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The multiplier value is printed as an explicit number (X5) in two places (banner and left badge), not conveyed by color alone.",
      "source": "super_free_spins_gameplay.png"
    },
    "free_spins_win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Same gold-scroll-framed purple/magenta plaque style as the mini-game award screens. Gold 'CONGRATULATIONS'; teal 'YOU HAVE WON'; amount '$39.20' in gold on a blue pill; teal 'IN' + gold '5' + teal 'FREE SPINS'; white 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar: 'WIN $39.20', CREDIT $99,878.20.",
      "source": "free_spins_win_screen.png"
    },
    "super_free_spins_win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "Same plaque style. Gold 'CONGRATULATIONS'; teal 'YOU HAVE WON'; amount '$174.00' in gold on a blue pill; teal 'IN' + gold '3' + teal 'FREE SPINS'; white 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Bottom bar: 'WIN $174.00', CREDIT $99,310.82. This is the final summary for the whole feature chain in the captured run: 5 ordinary Free Spins won $39.20, then the Super Free Spins round (3 spins at a x5 multiplier) won an additional $174.00.",
      "source": "super_free_spins_win_screen.png"
    }
  },

  "mascot_character": {
    "name": "Unnamed white winged fox/rabbit-eared creature",
    "appearance": "A small chibi-style white creature with long fox- or rabbit-like ears, a red neck ribbon/bow, and small angel-style wings, shown winking. It perches on top of a purple ball/badge in both mini-game screens and acts as a visual mnemonic for what the player is 'collecting' (free-spins numbers in the Collect Free Spins mini game, multiplier values in the Super Mini Game). It is distinct from the princess herself and only appears in the two mini-game and their related banner-ticker icon references.",
    "source": "bonus_minigame_freespins_collect.png; bonus_super_minigame_multiplier.png"
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Bottom-bar control positions are stable across all base-game states: hamburger-menu + sound stacked at the far left, 'i' info button just to their right, CREDIT/BET balance labels center-left, SPIN centered-right with bet +/- flanking it, AUTOPLAY directly below SPIN, BUY FEATURE at the mid-left of the reel frame. The 8-page info booklet is a strictly linear sequence navigable with ◄/► and closed with the central X.",
    "motor": "All primary controls (SPIN, BUY FEATURE, AUTOPLAY, bet +/-) are large circular or rectangular touch/click targets. SPACE and ENTER keys also start/stop spins, reducing the need for precise pointer clicks. AUTOPLAY (with SKIP SCREENS enabled by default) reduces the number of manual interactions needed to play through the long feature chain.",
    "color_blind": "The great majority of state is conveyed redundantly through text and numerals: exact free-spin counts, multiplier values, scatter-collection progress ('X/12 SCATTERS'), and win amounts are all printed as numbers/words, not inferred from color alone. The one area needing most attention is the 9 low/high paying symbols, several of which (the 5 gem icons) differ from each other only by hue -- for these, this documentation additionally records shape/cut differences (heart vs diamond-rhombus vs kite vs hexagon vs round-faceted) as a non-color distinguishing cue, and their payouts additionally differ, so a screen reader announcing the symbol name plus payout removes any reliance on color.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; SOUND FX and AMBIENT MUSIC are purely decorative toggles (settings.png). All game state (wins, spins left, multiplier, scatter-collection progress, feature transitions) is conveyed via on-screen text and banners."
  },

  "not_captured_or_out_of_scope": [
    "Per-cell content of any base-game reel snapshot is a transient random outcome, not a fixed game property, and is intentionally not enumerated cell-by-cell (consistent with project convention).",
    "The coins-view / cash-view toggle state (CREDIT/BET labels are described as clickable per the rules text, but no screenshot captured the coins view directly)."
  ],

  "anomalies_and_notes": [
    "The demo URL's internal game symbol/slug is 'vswaysjapan', which does not match the visible product name 'Starlight Princess Pachi' anywhere in the game UI; treated purely as an internal development code name and not used to describe the game.",
    "The word 'Pachi' in the title is a branding choice and does not indicate pachinko/peg-board mechanics -- confirmed structurally: this is an ordinary 3x3 reel slot with a 27-ways-to-win payout model, verified against the paytable diagram and the printed '27 ways to win' text.",
    "The top informational banner ticker rotates between at least 3 different messages depending on game state/timing, which is why different captured screenshots (base_game.png vs settings.png vs the free-spins screens) show different banner text even though several were taken in similar contexts."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact number of 'lives' hexagons remaining at the instant each mini-game screenshot was captured is visually ambiguous (icon brightness/fill state only, no printed numeral on those specific frames) -- described qualitatively (bright/filled vs dim/muted) rather than as a precise count.",
    "Whether the base-game reel-cell background is a uniform flat purple or has a subtle gradient/texture was not fully resolved at normal viewing resolution; described as 'flat deep purple/violet' based on the clearest available crop.",
    "No screenshot captured the CREDIT/BET coins-view (as opposed to the default cash-view) despite the rules text stating it exists and is reachable by clicking the labels."
  ]
}