The Big Dog House

{
  "game": {
    "name": "The Big Dog House",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": "Not observed. Footer text on every in-game frame and the loading screen both read only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' (grey small-caps, bottom-left of the game frame / centered under the logo on the loading screen). No sub-studio badge (e.g. Reel Kingdom, Fat Panda) is visible anywhere in the captured set, unlike some other titles in the Dog House lineage.",
    "theme": "Suburban backyard / dog-show theme. A cast of pampered pet dogs (Rottweiler, Yorkshire/Shih-Tzu type, Pug, Beagle/Dachshund-eared dog) live in a large wooden dog house/kennel structure. Daytime base game (blue sky, white picket fence, green lawn, small blue bird and butterflies); free-spins rounds shift to night scenes with a coloured full moon and coloured sky tint that signals which modifier is active.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, colour-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 35 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus OCR ground truth and zoomed paytable/icon crops.",
    "method_notes": "All symbol payouts, RTP values, bet limits, special-bet multipliers and feature-buy prices were read directly from in-game text (paytable / rules pages / buy-feature and special-bet dialog OCR, cross-checked with zoomed crops). The printed MAXIMUM BET figure was independently verified against the bet-ladder pushed to its ceiling with the '+' control (see technical_summary.bet_limits). Nothing not visible on a captured frame is stated as fact; unclear items are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Daytime suburban scene: pale blue sky with soft white clouds, green grass lawn, cream/white picket fence, small pastel houses in the distance either side.",
    "reel_frame": "Large wooden kennel/dog-house structure with a brown wood-grain roof edged in dark red/maroon shingles; reel window is a plum/maroon-purple wood-panel background split by thin brown wood dividers.",
    "wild_kennel_icon": "Small ornate dog-house icon: coral/salmon-pink wood walls, gold-yellow trim and star/scallop roofline, sky-blue open curtains inside a gold archway, a small gold bone charm above the doorway.",
    "ghost_wild_icon": "Same kennel silhouette rendered in translucent ice-blue/white with a frosty glow, giving a 'ghost' appearance distinct from the warm-coloured normal WILD kennel.",
    "free_spins_standard_theme": "Dark navy-blue night sky with stars; frame and reels unchanged in shape but ambient light is cool/blue.",
    "biggie_free_spins_theme": "Bright green sky/fog tint with a pale full moon top-right; a green-tinted 'BIGGIE BONUS' paw icon appears in the trigger banner.",
    "ghost_out_free_spins_theme": "Purple/violet night sky with a pale moon; a blue paw-print 'GHOST OUT BONUS' icon appears in the trigger banner.",
    "biggie_ghost_out_free_spins_theme": "Deep red sky and fog tint with a pale/white moon, combining both modifier trigger icons in the banner.",
    "buy_feature_dialog": "Red/crimson panel with a gold ornate border and gold corner flourishes; individual option cards are dark-red (standard) or grey/silver-bordered (modifier variants), with the selected/highlighted option in a brighter red outline.",
    "super_bets_dialog": "Green panel with a gold ornate border; each of the 4 option cards is a darker green tile with gold text; the currently unaffordable/greyed option (Super Spin 4 in the captured frame) has a dotted gold border instead of solid.",
    "ante_bets_dialog": "Blue/indigo panel with a gold ornate border; option cards are darker navy tiles with white/yellow text; Ante Bet 4 has a dotted gold border (premium option) in the captured frame.",
    "win_text": "CONGRATULATIONS in large yellow-gold letters with a red/orange 3D outline on a wood-plank banner; the win amount is on a lighter gold wood plank in bright yellow-gold text; feature-name subtitle text is colour-coded to the modifier: white/gold for standard Free Spins, green for Biggie Free Spins, blue for Ghost Out Free Spins, orange/red for Biggie Ghost Out Free Spins.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold (frames, borders, currency numbers), red (Rottweiler collar, A royal, standard BONUS paw), green (Biggie BONUS paw, positive UI accents), blue (Ghost Out BONUS paw, Ghost Wild), purple/magenta (Q royal, Yorkshire dog frame)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payout figures were read from the paytable at the demo default total bet of $2.00 (20 lines, base bet mode, bet multiplier 20x = 'normal play'). Because total bet = $2.00, the multiplier of total bet equals the printed dollar value divided by 2; both are given below. Source: paytable_p1.png (page 1/8 of the info booklet), confirmed by OCR.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Rottweiler (dark dog with spiked collar)",
        "appearance": "Portrait of a dark brown/near-black Rottweiler with a lolling pink tongue, wide grin, and a red leather collar with gold spikes and a gold paw-shaped tag, on a sky-blue rounded-square card frame.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$75.00", "4": "$15.00", "3": "$5.00"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "37.5x", "4": "7.5x", "3": "2.5x"},
        "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Yorkshire/Shih-Tzu type dog ('York')",
        "appearance": "Long-haired cream/tan-and-white small dog with a pink bow on its head and a pink heart-shaped pendant on its collar, on a magenta/pink card frame.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$50.00", "4": "$10.00", "3": "$3.50"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "25x", "4": "5x", "3": "1.75x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Pug",
        "appearance": "Cream/fawn-coloured pug with a dark wrinkled face and tongue out, wearing a red collar with a gold bone-shaped tag, on a gold/tan card frame.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$30.00", "4": "$6.00", "3": "$2.50"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "15x", "4": "3x", "3": "1.25x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Beagle/long-eared dog ('Dachshund-eared')",
        "appearance": "Tan-and-white dog with long floppy ears and a worried expression, wearing a purple/lavender collar with a round silver tag, on a teal/green card frame.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$20.00", "4": "$4.00", "3": "$2.00"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "10x", "4": "2x", "3": "1x"}
      }
    ],
    "low_value_thematic": [
      {
        "name": "Dog collar",
        "appearance": "Green leather collar with a gold buckle and a small round gold pendant/tag hanging from it.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$15.00", "4": "$2.50", "3": "$1.20"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "7.5x", "4": "1.25x", "3": "0.6x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Bone",
        "appearance": "Cream/off-white dog bone tied with a gold ribbon bow at its centre.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$10.00", "4": "$2.00", "3": "$0.80"},
        "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "5x", "4": "1x", "3": "0.4x"}
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red/orange gradient, bevelled 3D letter", "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$5.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.50"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "2.5x", "4": "0.5x", "3": "0.25x"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "yellow/gold gradient, bevelled 3D letter", "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$5.00", "4": "$1.00", "3": "$0.50"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "2.5x", "4": "0.5x", "3": "0.25x"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "purple/magenta gradient, bevelled 3D letter", "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$2.50", "4": "$0.50", "3": "$0.20"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.25x", "4": "0.25x", "3": "0.1x"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue gradient, bevelled 3D letter", "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$2.50", "4": "$0.50", "3": "$0.20"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.25x", "4": "0.25x", "3": "0.1x"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "green gradient, bevelled 3D digits", "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": "$2.50", "4": "$0.50", "3": "$0.20"}, "payouts_x_total_bet": {"5": "1.25x", "4": "0.25x", "3": "0.1x"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD (dog kennel/house icon)",
      "appearance": "Small ornate coral-pink dog-house icon with a gold roofline, gold bone charm above the door, and a sky-blue curtained archway doorway; carries a bold yellow '2X' or '3X' plaque across the doorway when its per-spin multiplier is shown.",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols except any BONUS symbol. Present only on reels 2, 3 and 4 (never reels 1, 3-only-as-bonus, or 5). Can appear as a 1x1 normal cell, a 1x3 EXPANDED symbol (fills the whole reel vertically), or a 3x3 COLOSSAL symbol (fills reels 2-3-4 and all 3 rows). Every spin, every WILD present is independently assigned a random multiplier of 2x or 3x, applied to the win of every payline that WILD participates in. If a payline's win includes more than one WILD, their multipliers are ADDED together (not multiplied) before applying to that line's win.",
      "in_free_spins": "During the FREE SPINS round all WILDs are forced to 1x1 size (unless the round carries the BIGGIE modifier, see below), can land on reels 2, 3 or 4, and become STICKY: they remain fixed on the reels for the rest of the round once revealed, keeping their random 2x/3x multiplier for the whole round.",
      "biggie_modifier_effect": "If the round was triggered with the BIGGIE modifier, all WILDs on reels 2, 3 and 4 can only land as 1x3 (EXPANDED) or 3x3 (COLOSSAL) size (never plain 1x1) during that free-spins round.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png; rules_p1.png; rules_p2.png"
    },
    "ghost_wild": {
      "name": "GHOST WILD",
      "appearance": "Same dog-kennel silhouette as the normal WILD but rendered translucent ice-blue/white with a frosty glow, distinguishing it visually from the warm-coloured sticky WILD.",
      "rules": "Appears only on reel 5, and only during the FREE SPINS round. Substitutes for all symbols and carries its own random multiplier of 2x or 3x. Whenever a GHOST WILD hits, it immediately selects one random sticky WILD currently on the screen and 'unsticks' it, removing that WILD from the reels at the start of the next spin.",
      "restrictions": "Cannot appear if the round was triggered with the GHOST OUT modifier (no GHOST WILDs on reel 5 in that case, so sticky WILDs are permanent for that round). Also absent when the round was triggered with both BIGGIE and GHOST OUT modifiers together.",
      "source": "rules_p2.png"
    },
    "bonus_symbols": [
      {
        "name": "BONUS (standard, red)",
        "appearance": "Round gold medallion with a red paw-print in the centre and the word 'BONUS' on a yellow ribbon banner beneath it.",
        "rules": "Appears only on reels 1, 3 and 5. Landing 3 RED BONUS symbols (one on each of reels 1, 3, 5) as part of a winning combination triggers the standard FREE SPINS ROUND."
      },
      {
        "name": "BIGGIE BONUS (green)",
        "appearance": "Same round gold medallion shape but with a green paw-print, ribbon reads 'BIGGIE BONUS'.",
        "rules": "Appears only on reels 1, 3 and 5. If it is part of a winning combination together with any other BONUS-type symbol (standard or Ghost Out) filling the remaining required positions, it triggers FREE SPINS with the BIGGIE modifier active."
      },
      {
        "name": "GHOST OUT BONUS (blue)",
        "appearance": "Same round gold medallion shape but with a blue paw-print, ribbon reads 'GHOST OUT BONUS'.",
        "rules": "Appears only on reels 1, 3 and 5. If it is part of a winning combination together with any other BONUS-type symbol filling the remaining required positions, it triggers FREE SPINS with the GHOST OUT modifier active. A combination of BIGGIE BONUS + GHOST OUT BONUS (+ a third bonus symbol) triggers the combined BIGGIE GHOST OUT modifier."
      }
    ]
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows, fixed rectangular grid (reel_layout heights 3-3-3-3-3).",
    "bet_mechanic": "20 fixed paylines (line diagram 1-20 printed on rules_p4.png / GAME RULES page 5/8).",
    "bet_limits": {
      "normal_play_min": "$0.20",
      "normal_play_max": "$240.00",
      "min_source": "rules_p4.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20' (matches the lower end of the in-game bet ladder, '-' control disables there).",
      "max_source": "Measured directly: bet_max.png shows the bet-selector panel at 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' (normal play) with BET=10, COIN VALUE=$1.20, TOTAL BET=$240.00, and the 'BET MAX' button already applied / '+' control exhausted.",
      "printed_max_bet_anomaly": "rules_p4.png also prints 'MAXIMUM BET: $48,000.00'. This is NOT the normal-play ceiling. It is the total bet reached if the player sets base bet to the real maximum ($240.00) and then switches to the SUPER SPIN 4 special-bet mode (bet multiplier 4000x vs 20x for normal play, i.e. a 200x scale-up: 4000/20 = 200; $240 x 200 = $48,000). This reconciles exactly with the special-bet dollar amounts shown in super_bets.png ($10/$100/$200/$400 for Super Spin 1-4 at the $2.00 demo base bet: unit-per-'x' = $2.00/20 = $0.10, so Super Spin 4 = 4000 x $0.10 = $400 at base bet $2; scaling the same ratio to the $240 base bet ceiling gives $48,000)."
    },
    "special_bets": {
      "super_bets": {
        "source": "rules_p3.png (text) and super_bets.png (dialog, values shown at $2.00 base bet)",
        "normal_play": "Bet multiplier 20x - normal play (baseline for all other multipliers).",
        "options": [
          {"name": "SUPER SPIN 1", "bet_multiplier": "100x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$10.00", "effect": "Every base-game spin, at least 1 EXPANDED WILD is guaranteed to hit in a random position. FREE SPINS feature cannot be triggered while this mode is on."},
          {"name": "SUPER SPIN 2", "bet_multiplier": "1000x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$100.00", "effect": "Every base-game spin, at least 1 normal, EXPANDED or COLOSSAL WILD is guaranteed to hit in a random position. FREE SPINS cannot be triggered."},
          {"name": "SUPER SPIN 3", "bet_multiplier": "2000x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$200.00", "effect": "Every base-game spin, 50% chance to hit at least 1 COLOSSAL WILD. FREE SPINS cannot be triggered."},
          {"name": "SUPER SPIN 4", "bet_multiplier": "4000x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$400.00", "effect": "Every base-game spin, at least 1 COLOSSAL WILD is guaranteed to hit. FREE SPINS cannot be triggered."}
        ]
      },
      "ante_bets": {
        "source": "rules_p3.png (text) and ante_bets.png (dialog, values shown at $2.00 base bet)",
        "options": [
          {"name": "ANTE BET 1", "bet_multiplier": "40x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$4.00", "effect": "24x higher chance to win the FREE SPINS round with the BIGGIE modifier."},
          {"name": "ANTE BET 2", "bet_multiplier": "40x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$4.00", "effect": "24x higher chance to win the FREE SPINS round with the GHOST OUT modifier."},
          {"name": "ANTE BET 3", "bet_multiplier": "80x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$8.00", "effect": "6x higher chance to win any FREE SPINS round, with any modifier or without a modifier."},
          {"name": "ANTE BET 4", "bet_multiplier": "120x", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$12.00", "effect": "170x higher chance to win the FREE SPINS round with BOTH the BIGGIE and GHOST OUT modifiers active simultaneously."}
        ]
      }
    },
    "buy_features": {
      "source": "rules_p3.png (text) and bonus_0.png (dialog, prices at $2.00 base bet)",
      "options": [
        {"name": "FREE SPINS", "cost_multiplier": "100x total bet", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$200.00", "note": "'Standard Free Spins' - all base free-spins rules apply, sticky WILDs 1x1 only, Ghost Wild active on reel 5."},
        {"name": "BIGGIE FREE SPINS", "cost_multiplier": "200x total bet", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$400.00", "note": "BIGGIE modifier active - WILDs on reels 2,3,4 land only as 1x3 (EXPANDED) or 3x3 (COLOSSAL)."},
        {"name": "GHOST OUT FREE SPINS", "cost_multiplier": "200x total bet", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$400.00", "note": "GHOST OUT modifier active - sticky WILDs are PERMANENT for the whole round; no GHOST WILD symbol appears on reel 5."},
        {"name": "BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS", "cost_multiplier": "500x total bet", "price_at_2_base_bet": "$1,000.00", "note": "Both modifiers combined - WILDs on reels 2,3,4 land only as 1x3/3x3 AND sticky WILDs are permanent (no GHOST WILD on reel 5)."}
      ]
    },
    "rtp_table": {
      "source": "rules_p4.png (GAME RULES page 5/8), OCR-verified verbatim",
      "base_normal_play": 96.53,
      "ante_bet_1": 96.51,
      "ante_bet_2": 96.55,
      "ante_bet_3": 96.53,
      "ante_bet_4": 96.54,
      "super_spin_1": 96.55,
      "super_spin_2": 96.54,
      "super_spin_3": 96.47,
      "super_spin_4": 96.54,
      "buy_free_spins": 96.54,
      "buy_biggie_free_spins": 96.50,
      "buy_ghost_out_free_spins": 96.43,
      "buy_biggie_ghost_out_free_spins": 96.56,
      "unit": "percent, theoretical RTP",
      "note": "All twelve values are printed on the same info page, each preceded by an explicit game-mode label; none were inferred."
    },
    "volatility": "Medium. rules_p4.png prints: 'Medium volatility games pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high.' Volatility bolt/flame badge on this page shows approximately 3.5 of 5 segments filled (consistent with the 'Medium' text label, no contradiction found).",
    "max_win": "15,000x total bet, hard cap. rules_p2.png: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 15,000x bet. If the total win of a FREE SPINS round reaches 15,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' Repeated verbatim on rules_p6.png and as a promo banner ('WIN UP TO 15,000 X BET') inside free-spins gameplay frames (e.g. free_spins_4.png, free_spins_5.png).",
    "win_rules": "All symbols pay left-to-right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, along the 20 fixed paylines. Wins are multiplied by bet-per-line. Wins on multiple paylines are added together. Only the highest win is paid per line (no multi-tier stacking on one line). Free Spins total win is credited to the player after the whole round completes.",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start/stop the spin (rules_p4.png, rules_p5.png).",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules_p4.png).",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels are clickable and toggle between cash view and coins view (rules_p5.png / rules_p6.png description); all captured frames use cash/dollar view."
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins_award_mechanic": {
      "trigger": "3 BONUS-type symbols (any combination of standard/BIGGIE/GHOST OUT) landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 as part of a winning combination.",
      "reveal_grid": "Before the round starts, a 3x3 grid of vertical barrel reels (inside the dog-house structure, with an animated dog on a treadmill to the right of the grid) spins automatically. Each of the 9 cells reveals a random number of 1, 2 or 3 free spins; all 9 cell values are summed to give the total number of free spins awarded for the round. The barrel colour matches the modifier: tan/orange wood for standard Free Spins, green for BIGGIE Free Spins, blue for GHOST OUT Free Spins, red for BIGGIE GHOST OUT Free Spins.",
      "retrigger": "Explicitly disabled: 'BONUS symbols are not present on the reels during the FREE SPINS round. Feature cannot be retriggered.' (rules_p2.png).",
      "post_reveal_explainer_screen": "After the barrel-grid reveal, a second screen explains the active WILD behaviour for that specific run using two icon panels (e.g. 'STICKY WILDS' vs 'NON-STICKY WILD / REMOVE A STICKY WILD' for the standard round; 'EXPANDED AND COLOSSAL WILDS' for BIGGIE; 'PERMANENT STICKY WILDS' + 'GHOST WILDS ELIMINATED' for GHOST OUT; both combined for BIGGIE GHOST OUT).",
      "captured_examples": [
        {"variant": "Standard Free Spins", "spins_awarded_in_capture": 11, "cost": "$200.00 (100x total bet)", "round_total_win": "$90.30"},
        {"variant": "BIGGIE Free Spins", "spins_awarded_in_capture": 12, "cost": "$400.00 (200x total bet)", "round_total_win": "$3,100.10"},
        {"variant": "GHOST OUT Free Spins", "spins_awarded_in_capture": 11, "cost": "$400.00 (200x total bet)", "round_total_win": "$267.80"},
        {"variant": "BIGGIE GHOST OUT Free Spins", "spins_awarded_in_capture": 11, "cost": "$1,000.00 (500x total bet)", "round_total_win": "$10.00"}
      ]
    },
    "wild_multiplier_mechanic": "See symbols.wild for full rules; summary: every WILD gets an independent random 2x or 3x multiplier each spin; multipliers of multiple WILDs contributing to the same payline win are ADDED (not multiplied); WILDs can be 1x1/1x3/3x3 in size and only appear on reels 2-4 in the base game, while in free spins they additionally become sticky (fixed for the round) unless removed by a GHOST WILD.",
    "buy_feature_and_special_bets": "See technical_summary.buy_features / special_bets for full price and effect tables."
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Loading/splash screen on a solid black background. Centred wordmark 'THE BIG DOG HOUSE' rendered as a bone-shaped wooden plaque banner: 'THE' in orange, 'BIG' in yellow with dark-purple outline, 'DOG' in white with pink/purple outline, 'HOU$E' in yellow (dollar-sign styled S) with pink outline. Below the title, a long horizontal loading bar shaped like a bone-ended trough: filled portion bright yellow-gold, unfilled portion dark maroon, with a bone icon marking the current fill position; a small blue bird sits on a green vine to the left of the bar. To the right of the bar, a small illustrated dog house with a Rottweiler dog sitting in its doorway wearing a purple bandana/cap. Butterflies (orange and blue) float above the loading bar. 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' logo (white text, orange ring-and-crown icon around the 'PLAY') is centered at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Progress is shown by both fill position (shape/length of the bar) and location of the bone marker, not by colour alone."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5x3 reel grid inside a large brown wooden dog-house/kennel structure with a red-shingled roof, set on a green lawn against a pale blue daytime sky with a white picket fence either side.",
      "title_banner": "Top of the frame: three small round gold medallions (red BONUS paw, green BIGGIE BONUS paw, blue GHOST OUT BONUS paw) followed by orange 3D text reading 'WINS BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS' (a rotating promotional message; other captured spins show the game logo bone-plaque instead, e.g. base_game_win.png shows '3X [BONUS icon] AWARDS FREE SPINS').",
      "left_side_buttons": "Three stacked rounded-rectangle buttons: red 'BUY FEATURES / 4 OPTIONS' (top), green 'SUPER BETS / 4 OPTIONS' (middle), blue 'ANTE BETS / 4 OPTIONS' (bottom), each with a small right-pointing arrow icon; positioned on a wooden signpost graphic.",
      "reel_cells": "Plum/maroon-purple wood-panel tiles separated by thin brown wood dividers; symbols are drawn as illustrated dog portraits in coloured picture-frame cards or bevelled 3D letters/digits for royals.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left_vertical": "Round hamburger MENU button ('≡' three horizontal lines) opening System Settings, with a round SOUND (speaker icon) button beneath it.",
        "info_button": "Separate round 'i' INFORMATION button just to the right of the menu/speaker column, opening the 8-page info booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Centre-left, gold/yellow text: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' (demo default). Labels are clickable to toggle coins/cash view.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' in white text, centred.",
        "right_controls": "Large round dark-green SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle); an oval '−' (decrease bet) to its left and oval '+' (increase bet) to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button (with a small looping-arrows icon) below/beside the spin button.",
        "branding": "'PRAGMATIC PLAY' small grey text bottom-left corner."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "All controls are white glyph-on-dark-circle icons (shape-based); bet +/- distinguished by +/- glyphs, not colour. The three left-side feature buttons (buy/super/ante) are colour-coded (red/green/blue) but each also carries distinct text labels, so colour is not the only cue."
    },
    "base_game_win": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "content": "Example base-game payline win: a 3-of-a-kind 'A' combination on line 6. Bottom bar shows 'WIN $1.30' in large gold text with a secondary line '3x [A icon] Line 6 pays $0.50' underneath in smaller white/red text, explaining exactly which line and symbol produced part of the shown total win.",
      "note": "The win breakdown line confirms individual per-line payout attribution is shown to the player, useful for screen-reader narration of exactly which combination paid."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8 (header 'GAME RULES')",
      "content": "Header: 'GAME RULES' with instruction 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Row 1: six paying symbols (Rottweiler, Yorkshire dog, Pug, Beagle, Collar, Bone) each with 5/4/3-of-a-kind dollar payouts printed directly beneath its icon. Row 2: five royal symbols (A, K, Q, J, 10) with their own 5/4/3 payouts. Bottom-left: WILD kennel icon with full substitution/size/multiplier rules text (see symbols.wild). Navigation: three green icons bottom-left (◄ previous / X close, centre / ► next); 'Page 1/8' bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three green navigation icons are distinguished by shape (left triangle / cross / right triangle), safe for colour-blind users."
    },
    "rules_page_2": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 1,
      "title": "GAME RULES - BONUS symbols and Free Spins award",
      "content": "Three BONUS-type symbol explanations stacked vertically (red BONUS, green BIGGIE BONUS, blue GHOST OUT BONUS) each with its icon and a paragraph explaining reel restriction (1, 3, 5) and trigger condition. Below, a 'FREE SPINS' section explains the 3x3 barrel-grid reveal mechanic (1/2/3 spins per cell, summed) and that base free-spins WILDs are 1x1, land on reels 2-3-4, and are sticky with a random locked-in multiplier."
    },
    "rules_page_3": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 2,
      "title": "GAME RULES - GHOST WILD, modifiers and MAX WIN",
      "content": "GHOST WILD icon (frosted-blue kennel) and full rule text (reel 5 only, free spins only, substitutes for all, 2x/3x multiplier, un-sticks a random sticky WILD on hit). Modifier interaction rules for BIGGIE / GHOST OUT / combined. Statement that BONUS symbols are absent during free spins and the feature cannot retrigger. 'MAX WIN' section: 15,000x bet hard cap with early round termination."
    },
    "rules_page_4": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 3,
      "title": "SPECIAL BETS",
      "content": "Full text description of SUPER SPIN 1-4 and ANTE BET 1-4 bet-multiplier modes (see technical_summary.special_bets) followed by a 'BUY FREE SPINS' section listing the four buy-feature price multipliers (see technical_summary.buy_features)."
    },
    "rules_page_5": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 4,
      "title": "GAME RULES - volatility, win rules, RTP table, bet limits",
      "content": "VOLATILITY heading with bolt/flame badge (~3.5/5) and 'Medium volatility...' sentence. General win-calculation rules (left-to-right, per-line bet multiplier, only highest win per line paid, wins on multiple lines summed, Free Spins win credited after round). A 20-payline diagram (numbered 1-20, each with a small coloured zig-zag line icon) is shown at lower-left of this page. All twelve RTP percentages (see technical_summary.rtp_table). Keyboard shortcuts. Malfunction clause. 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20' / 'MAXIMUM BET: $48,000.00' (see technical_summary.bet_limits.printed_max_bet_anomaly for why the printed maximum is not the normal-play ceiling)."
    },
    "rules_page_6": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 5,
      "title": "HOW TO PLAY",
      "content": "Step-by-step description of bet selection, the SPIN button, the settings gear (spin-speed cycle: normal/quick/turbo), sound toggle, information-page button, CREDIT/BET labels and coins/cash toggle, bet +/- and bet menu, and the autoplay menu button."
    },
    "rules_page_7": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 6,
      "title": "SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU",
      "content": "Describes the four SYSTEM SETTINGS toggles (Intro Screen, Ambient, Sound FX, Game History link), the information-screen scroll arrows and close control, and the bet menu's BET / COIN VALUE +/- controls. Repeats the 15,000x MAX WIN cap statement with the added detail 'win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.'"
    },
    "rules_page_8": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 7,
      "title": "AUTOPLAY",
      "content": "Explains that clicking a preset auto-spin count starts Autoplay, and that the 'SKIP SCREENS' option auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centred dark/near-black translucent panel, no visible frame border beyond a thin outline, gold 'SYSTEM SETTINGS' title text; closed via an 'X' at the top-right of the panel.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link with an external-link icon, and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: white round '−' button, dark value field showing '$2.00', green round '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off toggle switches, each with a short description beneath the label: 'BATTERY SAVER' (grey/off in the captured frame - reduces animation speed), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (green/on), 'SOUND FX' (green/on), 'INTRO SCREEN' (green/on).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's physical handle position (left=off, right=on) plus a small icon inside the handle (pause-bars vs different glyph) supplement the green/grey colour coding."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Dark panel centred over the dimmed base-game reels, wordmark visible faintly behind it; 'X' close top-right.",
      "options": "Three checkbox options in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green box with white checkmark) in the captured frame.",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track to a pause-icon handle) with the numeric value '100' shown to the right.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the panel width at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown by a white checkmark glyph plus fill, not colour alone; the active option count is also spelled out as text on the start button."
    },
    "bet_menu_bet_max": {
      "type": "other",
      "file": "bet_max.png",
      "content": "Bet-adjustment side panel opened from the '+'/'-' controls, titled 'BET MULTIPLIER 20x' (i.e. normal-play mode, not a special bet). Three stacked rows each with white '−' / green '+' buttons: 'BET' = 10, 'COIN VALUE' = $1.20, 'TOTAL BET' = $240.00. A green 'BET MAX' button sits below the rows (already pressed/at ceiling in the captured frame — the '+' controls are visually greyed out, confirming $240.00 is the true maximum total bet in normal play).",
      "purpose": "Used to measure the real bet ceiling independently of the printed 'MAXIMUM BET: $48,000.00' figure on the rules page (that figure requires the SUPER SPIN 4 special bet mode, not normal play)."
    },
    "super_bets_dialog": {
      "type": "other",
      "file": "super_bets.png",
      "content": "Green 'SUPER BETS' dialog with 4 side-by-side cards for SUPER SPIN 1-4, each showing its dollar price at the current $2.00 base bet and a one-line effect description ('GUARANTEED EXPANDED WILD' / 'GUARANTEED RANDOM WILDS' / '50% CHANCE OF COLOSSAL WILD' / 'GUARANTEED COLOSSAL WILD'). A 'BASE BET' adjuster ($2.00, +/- buttons) sits below the cards; red 'X' closes the dialog."
    },
    "ante_bets_dialog": {
      "type": "other",
      "file": "ante_bets.png",
      "content": "Blue 'ANTE BETS' dialog with 4 side-by-side cards for ANTE BET 1-4, each showing its dollar price at $2.00 base bet and its chance-multiplier description ('24x CHANCE TO WIN BIGGIE FREE SPINS' / '24x CHANCE TO WIN GHOST OUT FREE SPINS' / '6x CHANCE TO WIN ALL FREE SPINS' / '170x CHANCE TO WIN BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS'). Same 'BASE BET' adjuster and red 'X' close as the Super Bets dialog."
    },
    "buy_feature_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_0.png",
      "content": "Red 'BUY FEATURE' dialog with 4 cards: 'FREE SPINS $200.00 / STANDARD FREE SPINS' (solid red, highlighted/selected border in the captured frame), 'BIGGIE FREE SPINS $400.00 / EXPANDED AND COLOSSAL WILDS ONLY' (grey-bordered), 'GHOST OUT FREE SPINS $400.00 / NO GHOST WILDS' (grey-bordered), 'BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS $1,000.00 / EXPANDED AND COLOSSAL WILDS ONLY, NO GHOST WILDS' (gold dotted border, premium option). Same 'BASE BET $2.00' adjuster and red 'X' close as the other two purchase dialogs."
    },
    "free_spins_reveal_grids": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "Immediately after a trigger or buy, a 'FREE SPINS WON' (or 'BIGGIE/GHOST OUT/BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS WON') wood-plaque banner appears above a 3x3 grid of vertical cylindrical wood barrels set inside the kennel structure; each barrel shows 2-3 stacked numbers (1, 2 or 3) as it settles. An animated Rottweiler-like dog stands on a treadmill to the right of the grid with a bone dangling on a string in front of it and an electric plug/lightning-bolt icon behind, for comic effect. Barrel colour signals modifier: tan/orange = standard, green = BIGGIE, blue = GHOST OUT, red = BIGGIE GHOST OUT.",
      "files": ["bonus_1.png (standard)", "bonus_4.png (Biggie)", "bonus_6.png (Ghost Out)", "bonus_8.png (Biggie Ghost Out)"]
    },
    "free_spins_award_explainer": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "After the reveal grid settles, a second screen shows large 'CONGRATULATIONS!' wood-banner text, the total free-spin count awarded on a wood plaque (e.g. '11', '12'), the round name (e.g. 'FREE SPINS', 'BIGGIE FREE SPINS' in green, 'GHOST OUT FREE SPINS' in blue, 'BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS'), and one or two icon panels illustrating the active WILD rules for this run (e.g. 'STICKY WILDS' + 'NON-STICKY WILD / REMOVE A STICKY WILD' for standard; 'EXPANDED AND COLOSSAL WILDS' alone for Biggie; 'PERMANENT STICKY WILDS' + 'GHOST WILDS ELIMINATED' for Ghost Out; all combined for Biggie Ghost Out). 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' prompt at the bottom.",
      "files": ["bonus_2.png (standard)", "bonus_5.png (Biggie)", "bonus_7.png (Ghost Out)", "bonus_9.png (Biggie Ghost Out)"]
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay": [
      {
        "variant": "Standard Free Spins",
        "file": "free_spins_1.png / free_spins_2.png",
        "background": "Dark navy night sky with stars.",
        "banner": "'3X [BONUS icon] AWARDS FREE SPINS' promotional banner rotates at the top.",
        "counter": "'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter shown on a small red wood-plaque sign to the left of the reels (captured values: 10, then 1).",
        "wild_state": "Sticky orange/gold-outlined kennel WILDs visible on the reels with their locked 2x/3x multiplier plaque; in free_spins_2.png three sticky WILDs are visible simultaneously (two warm-coloured normal sticky WILDs at 3x and 2x, one frosted-blue Ghost-styled WILD at 2x).",
        "win_readout": "'WIN $10.50' / 'WIN $80.66' in large gold/white text at the bottom of the frame; free_spins_2.png additionally shows 'WINNER' text beneath the win amount."
      },
      {
        "variant": "BIGGIE Free Spins",
        "file": "free_spins_3.png",
        "background": "Bright green sky/fog tint with a large pale full moon top-right.",
        "banner": "Trigger-style banner 'WINS BIGGIE FREE SPINS' with red/red/green paw-icon trio at top.",
        "wild_state": "Two EXPANDED (1x3) sticky WILD kennels visible spanning full reel columns (reels 3 and 4), one blue-tinted and one orange-tinted, both showing '2X' multiplier plaques.",
        "win_readout": "'WIN $1,183.00' in large white text."
      },
      {
        "variant": "GHOST OUT Free Spins",
        "file": "free_spins_4.png",
        "background": "Purple/violet night sky with a pale full moon top-right; promotional banner reads 'WIN UP TO 15,000 X BET'.",
        "wild_state": "One tall COLOSSAL-style / expanded WILD kennel column with a '2X' plaque plus a smaller sticky WILD showing '3X' beside it.",
        "counter": "'FREE SPINS LEFT 6' red plaque sign at left.",
        "win_readout": "'WIN $21.00'."
      },
      {
        "variant": "BIGGIE GHOST OUT Free Spins",
        "file": "free_spins_5.png",
        "background": "Deep red sky and fog tint with a pale/white full moon top-right; same 'WIN UP TO 15,000 X BET' banner.",
        "wild_state": "One EXPANDED sticky WILD kennel (reel 4) showing a '2X' plaque.",
        "counter": "'FREE SPINS LEFT 5' red plaque sign at left.",
        "win_readout": "'WIN $1.00'."
      }
    ],
    "win_screens": [
      {"variant": "Standard Free Spins", "file": "win_screen_1.png", "background": "Dark navy night sky (matches standard FS gameplay tint).", "text": "CONGRATULATIONS! / $90.30 / IN 11 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE.", "footer": "WIN $90.30"},
      {"variant": "BIGGIE Free Spins", "file": "win_screen_2.png", "background": "Green sky/fog tint with moon (matches Biggie gameplay tint).", "text": "CONGRATULATIONS! / $3,100.10 / IN 12 BIGGIE FREE SPINS (subtitle in green) / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE.", "footer": "WIN $3,100.10"},
      {"variant": "GHOST OUT Free Spins", "file": "win_screen_3.png", "background": "Purple/violet night sky with moon (matches Ghost Out gameplay tint).", "text": "CONGRATULATIONS! / $267.80 / IN 11 GHOST OUT FREE SPINS (subtitle in blue) / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE.", "footer": "WIN $267.80"},
      {"variant": "BIGGIE GHOST OUT Free Spins", "file": "win_screen_4.png", "background": "Deep red sky/fog tint with moon (matches Biggie Ghost Out gameplay tint).", "text": "CONGRATULATIONS! / $10.00 / IN 11 BIGGIE GHOST OUT FREE SPINS (subtitle in orange/red) / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE.", "footer": "WIN $10.00 / FREE SPINS LEFT 0"}
    ]
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control layout across all screens: menu+sound stacked far-left, info 'i' immediately to their right, bet +/- flanking the central SPIN button, autoplay adjacent to spin. The information booklet is a strict linear 8-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with a centred X, with a 'Page n/8' text indicator on every page for reliable position announcement.",
    "motor": "Large circular touch targets for SPIN/menu/sound/info; SPACE/ENTER keyboard shortcuts remove the need to target the spin button precisely. Autoplay (up to a slider-set count) and quick/turbo spin speed options reduce required repeated interactions. Bet ladder can be set directly via a 'BET MAX' shortcut instead of repeated '+' presses.",
    "color_blind": "Most state is duplicated with text/shape/position rather than colour alone: BONUS-symbol variants differ by paw colour AND explicit printed word (BONUS/BIGGIE BONUS/GHOST OUT BONUS); free-spins variant is identified by on-screen title text, not only background tint; toggle switches use handle position plus icon glyph; WILD multiplier value is always printed as a number ('2X'/'3X') on the plaque, not conveyed by colour alone. Residual risk: the four free-spins variants ARE distinguished primarily by background colour tint (navy/green/purple/red) during gameplay - the counter/banner text is the safe fallback cue for colour-blind users since the background tint difference between green/blue/red variants could be hard to distinguish for some colour-vision deficiencies.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information observed; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are separately toggleable and purely decorative. All game state (win amounts, free spins remaining, active multipliers, modifier names) is conveyed through on-screen text and numbers."
  },

  "provenance_and_anomalies": [
    "Printed 'MAXIMUM BET: $48,000.00' (rules_p4.png) is NOT the normal-play bet ceiling; it corresponds to the SUPER SPIN 4 special-bet mode (multiplier 4000x vs 20x normal = 200x scale factor) applied at the true normal-play maximum base bet of $240.00 (200 x $240 = $48,000). Real normal-play ceiling, independently measured with the bet ladder pushed to maximum via '+' / BET MAX: $240.00 (bet_max.png).",
    "MINIMUM BET printed ($0.20) matches the measured lower bound of the bet ladder ('-' control disabled there); no discrepancy.",
    "No sub-studio branding found anywhere in the captured set; only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' appears on the loading screen and in every in-game footer.",
    "Volatility badge (~3.5/5 bolts) and the printed 'Medium volatility' sentence agree; no conflict requiring omission.",
    "Special-bet and buy-feature dollar amounts shown in the in-game dialogs (super_bets.png, ante_bets.png, bonus_0.png) at the $2.00 demo base bet were cross-checked arithmetically against the multiplier text in rules_p3.png using a derived unit of $0.10 per 'x' (since normal play = 20x = $2.00 base bet). All eight values (4 Super Spin + 4 Ante Bet) and all 4 buy-feature prices reconcile exactly with this ratio, confirming both sources are internally consistent."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact volatility bolt count could not be pinned to a precise integer/half-integer from the rules_p4.png badge crop; visual estimate is ~3.5 of 5, consistent with (not contradicting) the printed 'Medium volatility' text, so 'Medium' is reported with confidence while the exact bolt fraction is only approximate.",
    "The precise generation mechanic determining how many of the 1/2/3 values land in each of the 9 reveal-grid cells (weighting/probability) is not disclosed on any captured rules page - only that the 9 cell values are summed for the total award.",
    "No max-win or RTP breakdown specific to the reveal-grid weighting by modifier is shown; only the aggregate per-mode RTP table (see technical_summary.rtp_table) is provided in-game.",
    "Studio/sub-brand: absence of a sub-studio credit is reported as observed (no sub-studio text seen), not confirmed as a deliberate publisher choice."
  ]
}