The Dog House Megaways 1000

{
  "game": {
    "name": "The Dog House Megaways 1000",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "theme": "Suburban backyard/doghouse theme starring four cartoon pet dogs (Rottweiler, Yorkshire terrier, Pug, Dachshund) framed inside a large wooden dog-kennel structure that forms the reel housing. Warm daytime blue-sky/green-lawn palette on the base game and preview; free-spins rounds shift the sky to night (deep blue/purple with stars), dusk (orange/pink sunset) or twilight-purple depending on the variant. A small blue cartoon bird perches on the kennel roof on every screen.",
    "series_context": "Megaways instalment of the established 'The Dog House' slot line, built on the Big Time Gaming Megaways engine ('MEGAWAYS is used under licence from Big Time Gaming' shown on info_p1). The '1000' in the title refers to the maximum per-wild multiplier (1000x), reinforced by the preview text 'WILDS WITH MULTIPLIERS UP TO 1000X'.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) from 29 desktop screenshots (1280x800) listed in manifest.json + verbatim OCR + zoomed crops of the paytable and symbols.",
    "method_notes": "Paytable (info_p1) and rules pages (info_p2-info_p8) were legible directly at full 1280x800 resolution; additional 4x zoom crops were made of the Rottweiler, Yorkshire terrier and WILD doghouse icons to verify exact artwork for logo_refs.json and for the colorblind/appearance notes below. pytesseract OCR was run on every rules/paytable page as ground truth (some OCR lines are noisy/garbled due to background art bleeding through the semi-transparent panel; visual reading of the actual screenshot was used to resolve any OCR ambiguity, and the OCR text is still included per-screen below as the anchor). Demo default bet at capture time was $2.00 (BET field), credit $100,000.00 to $99,820,000-ish range depending on capture order; paytable dollar values below are the actual on-screen amounts at that $2.00 bet. A bet-multiplier of 20x-total-bet corresponds to 'Normal play' per info_p4, implying a coin denomination of bet/20 = $0.10 at the captured $2.00 bet; this coin-unit figure is a derived cross-check (not itself printed on screen) used only to reconcile the Special Bets dialog dollar amounts with the 60x/400x/10000x multipliers stated in the rules text — see 'special_bets' below.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Clear daytime sky (light-to-medium blue) with white clouds behind the kennel; green lawn/grass strip at the very bottom; a white picket fence and a second, smaller pink/lavender house visible in the far background to both sides.",
    "reel_housing": "Large wooden dog-kennel/doghouse structure: reddish-brown shingled roof, honey-gold/tan wood-plank walls forming the frame, silver rivets/bolts at the panel joins, climbing green vine with small pink flowers curling up the left and right posts.",
    "reel_cells": "Base game: dark reddish-brown wood-plank tiles. Free-spins variants recolor the same cell tiles to a deep purple (Sticky Wilds), or leave them a warmer dusk-purple/pink (Super Bonus Free Spins) while the sky behind the kennel changes.",
    "title_banner": "'THE DOG HOUSE' rendered as a wood-plank/bone-shaped sign: 'THE' in yellow, 'DOG' in orange/red, 'HOU$E' in yellow with the S rendered as a gold dollar sign; 'MEGAWAYS' in smaller gold italic lettering with a trademark symbol underneath; '1000' in large gold 3D numerals below that.",
    "ways_counter": "Top-right purple plaque with gold trim reading 'MEGAWAYS' and a gold number underneath showing the current number of ways-to-win for that spin (observed values fluctuate spin to spin, e.g. 7200, 672, 864, 288, 640, 2592, 16 - see technical_summary.ways_to_win).",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow (banner, buttons outlines, coin/paw BONUS symbol, win banners), red (HOU$E lettering, A royal, BONUS text), teal/turquoise (dachshund card, collar symbol, SUPER BONUS coin), pink/magenta (Yorkshire terrier card, Q royal, night-round Sticky-Wilds background), green (grass, 10 royal, collar symbol, positive buttons)."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All identities and payouts read directly from the info_p1 paytable at full resolution and cross-verified with 4x zoom crops of the top two symbols. Payouts shown are the actual dollar amounts displayed at the captured $2.00 demo bet (i.e. these are NOT generic 'x bet' multiples printed on screen - the multiple-of-bet equivalents are added in parentheses for convenience, computed as amount/2.00).",
    "high_value_premium_dogs": [
      {"name": "Rottweiler", "appearance": "Black-and-tan Rottweiler face, mouth open with pink tongue out, on a blue rounded card", "payouts": {"6": "$15.00 (7.5x bet)", "5": "$6.00 (3x)", "4": "$4.00 (2x)", "3": "$1.50 (0.75x)"}, "rank": "top-paying symbol"},
      {"name": "Yorkshire terrier", "appearance": "Pale-gold/pink long-haired Yorkshire terrier with a pink bow on its head and a pink jewelled collar, on a pink/magenta rounded card", "payouts": {"6": "$6.00 (3x)", "5": "$3.00 (1.5x)", "4": "$2.00 (1x)", "3": "$1.00 (0.5x)"}},
      {"name": "Pug", "appearance": "Tan pug with tongue out and a red collar with a bone tag, on a gold/tan rounded card", "payouts": {"6": "$4.00 (2x)", "5": "$2.00 (1x)", "4": "$1.50 (0.75x)", "3": "$0.70 (0.35x)"}},
      {"name": "Dachshund", "appearance": "Brown-and-white dachshund with a purple collar, on a teal/turquoise rounded card", "payouts": {"6": "$3.00 (1.5x)", "5": "$1.50 (0.75x)", "4": "$1.00 (0.5x)", "3": "$0.40 (0.2x)"}}
    ],
    "mid_value_objects": [
      {"name": "Collar", "appearance": "Green leather dog collar with a gold buckle and a small gold paw-shaped tag; no colored card background", "payouts": {"6": "$3.00 (1.5x)", "5": "$1.00 (0.5x)", "4": "$0.80 (0.4x)", "3": "$0.30 (0.15x)"}},
      {"name": "Bone", "appearance": "Cream/white dog bone with a thin gold trim outline; no colored card background", "payouts": {"6": "$3.00 (1.5x)", "5": "$1.00 (0.5x)", "4": "$0.80 (0.4x)", "3": "$0.30 (0.15x)"}}
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "red/orange gradient 3D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x)"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "orange/gold gradient 3D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x)"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "purple gradient 3D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$2.00 (1x)", "5": "$0.60 (0.3x)", "4": "$0.40 (0.2x)", "3": "$0.20 (0.1x)"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "blue gradient 3D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$1.00 (0.5x)", "5": "$0.40 (0.2x)", "4": "$0.20 (0.1x)", "3": "$0.10 (0.05x)"}},
      {"name": "10", "color": "green gradient 3D letter", "payouts": {"6": "$1.00 (0.5x)", "5": "$0.40 (0.2x)", "4": "$0.20 (0.1x)", "3": "$0.10 (0.05x)"}}
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A small ornate doghouse icon: pink/salmon wood-plank roof and walls with gold scalloped trim, a gold bone ornament at the roof peak, and a gold-arched doorway with a blue curtain and a red cushion inside. On first landing the graphic shows the word 'WILD' inside the doorway; once its multiplier is revealed the word is replaced by the multiplier value in large gold digits (e.g. '2X', '3X', '100X') inside the same doghouse graphic.",
      "reel_restriction": "Appears only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 (confirmed both in the info_p1 paytable text and visually - reels 1 and 6 never showed a WILD in any captured frame).",
      "substitution": "Substitutes for all symbols except BONUS, SUPER BONUS and STICKY WILD.",
      "multiplier_values": "Random multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 100x or 1000x is attached whenever a WILD hits.",
      "multiplier_stacking": "If more than one WILD is part of the same winning combination, the multipliers MULTIPLY each other (not additive) - explicit text on info_p1: 'If more than one wild is part of a winning combination, multipliers multiply each other.'",
      "base_game_note": "The WILD/multiplier doghouse also appears during ordinary (non-bought, non-feature) base-game spins - observed on base_win_screen.png with a '3X' value on a normal $3.00 win, so wild multipliers are not exclusive to Free Spins.",
      "source": "paytable (info_p1), confirmed visually on base_win_screen.png, sfs1_gameplay1.png, fs_gameplay2.png/fs_gameplay3.png"
    },
    "sticky_wild": {
      "name": "STICKY WILD",
      "appearance": "Visually identical doghouse-with-multiplier graphic to the regular WILD (see above); the distinguishing behaviour, not the artwork, is what makes it 'sticky'.",
      "rules": "Can appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 during the Sticky Wild Free Spins and Super Free Spins features. Whenever a STICKY WILD of any size hits, it is assigned a random multiplier (1x/2x/3x/5x/10x/25x/100x/1000x) and remains locked in place on the reels until the end of the round, changing size as the reel's height changes on subsequent spins. Each reel is guaranteed to keep at minimum the height needed to display all sticky wilds placed on it.",
      "observed": "fs_gameplay2.png shows a single '2X' sticky wild on reel 2; fs_gameplay3.png (one spin later, same purple night-sky round) shows TWO sticky wilds retained in the same reel-2 position ('2X' and '2X') plus a new one, demonstrating the wilds persist and accumulate across spins rather than resetting.",
      "source": "rules (info_p2), visually confirmed fs_gameplay2.png / fs_gameplay3.png"
    },
    "bonus_scatter": {
      "name": "BONUS",
      "appearance": "Round gold coin/medallion with a red jewelled paw-print emblem and the word 'BONUS' in orange/red lettering below the paw.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reels. 3, 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols anywhere on screen trigger the (standard) FREE SPINS feature, awarding 7, 12, 15 or 20 free spins respectively.",
      "source": "rules (info_p2), visually confirmed on fs_trigger3.png (base game) and sfs1_gameplay1.png"
    },
    "super_bonus_scatter": {
      "name": "SUPER BONUS",
      "appearance": "Round coin/medallion visually similar to BONUS but in teal/turquoise with a pink/magenta jewelled paw print and 'SUPER BONUS' text - distinguished from the plain BONUS coin by both color and the extra word 'SUPER' in the label.",
      "rules": "Appears on all reels. A combination of 3-6 BONUS/SUPER BONUS symbols containing at least 1 SUPER BONUS and 1 BONUS triggers SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS. 3-6 SUPER BONUS symbols alone (no plain BONUS needed) trigger ALL SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS, awarding 7/12/15/20 free spins respectively - these two variants are only reachable via the 'Super Free Spins 1' buy option ($1,000 at the captured $2.00 bet), which resolves randomly into one or the other; there is no manual player choice between them.",
      "source": "rules (info_p3), visually confirmed sfs1_gameplay1.png (shows both a plain WILD and a SUPER BONUS symbol side by side)"
    }
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "reels_and_grid": "6-reel Megaways layout; each reel independently displays between 2 and 7 symbol positions per spin (reel height randomizes every spin, which is the Megaways mechanic). Per-cell content is a random snapshot each spin and is NOT enumerated here.",
    "ways_to_win": "Up to 117,649 ways to win when every one of the 6 reels shows the maximum 7 symbols ('Reels 1 to 6 can have up to 7 symbols. In total the maximum number of possible ways to win is 117649' - info_p1). Observed ways-counter values across different captured spins: 7200, 672, 864, 288, 640, 2592, 16, 30, 540 - illustrating the swing in ways caused by variable reel heights; these are per-spin outcomes, not fixed properties.",
    "win_direction_rule": "All symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, for combinations of any size/shape (not fixed paylines) - illustrated on info_p1 by a diagram: a scattered-but-adjacent 5-symbol pattern is marked with a green check (valid way), while a pattern that only fills a single vertical reel-column (no left-to-right adjacency) is marked with a red X (invalid).",
    "win_calculation": "Wins are expressed as actual win amounts (already multiplied by bet per way, per info_p5: 'All symbols pay from left to right on selected payways. All wins are multiplied by bet per way'). Only the highest win is paid per way; when multiple different ways win in the same spin, all those wins are added together to the total win.",
    "rtp_percent": 96.5,
    "rtp_source": "info_p5 (rules page 5/8): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.50%'. Explicitly re-stated as 96.50% for base game AND for each modifier: 'ANTE BET', 'SUPER SPIN 1', 'SUPER SPIN 2', 'BUY FREE SPINS', 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS 1', 'BUY SUPER FREE SPINS 2' - i.e. every bet mode/buy option carries the identical 96.50% RTP.",
    "volatility": "Text on info_p5 explicitly states 'Medium volatility games pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high' under a heading 'VOLATILITY' - so the documented/textual volatility rating is MEDIUM. Note: the preview screen and rules-page badge both render a graphical row of 5 lightning-bolt icons with 3 filled gold/yellow and 2 unfilled grey (a '3 of 5' visual indicator) - this bolt-count is a generic PP UI badge and is NOT itself labelled with a volatility word; the authoritative textual statement (Medium) is what is reported, per anti-hallucination rule of preferring explicit text over a bare visual meter.",
    "bet_min": "$0.20",
    "bet_max": "$120,000.00",
    "bet_source": "info_p5: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20' / 'MAXIMUM BET: $120,000.00'",
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00",
    "demo_credit": "$100,000.00 (starting balance observed on the earliest captured base_game.png)",
    "max_win": "25,000x bet. Explicit text on info_p3: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 25,000x bet. If the total win of a feature reaches 25,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining respins are forfeited.' Repeated near-identically on info_p7.",
    "max_win_source": "info_p3 and info_p7",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER start/stop the spin (info_p5); holding SPACE also triggers turbo spin per the persistent on-screen hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (info_p5)",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to toggle between coins view and cash view (info_p6)."
  },

  "bet_modifiers_and_buy": {
    "special_bets": {
      "description": "A 'SPECIAL BETS' menu (accessed via a purple/blue gem-bordered button, bottom-left of the base game, labelled 'SPECIAL BETS - 3 OPTIONS') lets the player change the bet multiplier, which changes wild-drop behaviour on every subsequent ordinary spin (these are NOT one-off purchased bonus rounds - they persist spin after spin until turned off).",
      "options": [
        {"name": "Normal play", "bet_multiplier": "20x (of coin denomination)", "effect": "Standard base-game behaviour, no guarantee."},
        {"name": "Ante Bet", "bet_multiplier": "60x", "price_observed": "$6.00 (with base bet shown as $2.00 in the same dialog)", "effect": "The chance to randomly trigger FREE SPINS, SUPER FREE SPINS 1 or SUPER FREE SPINS 2 is 10 times higher."},
        {"name": "Super Spin 1", "bet_multiplier": "400x", "price_observed": "$40.00", "effect": "At least 2 WILD symbols are guaranteed to hit in random positions on every spin. The FREE SPINS features cannot be triggered while this is active."},
        {"name": "Super Spin 2", "bet_multiplier": "10000x", "price_observed": "$1,000.00", "effect": "At least 3 WILD symbols are guaranteed to hit in random positions on every spin, and 1 of them is guaranteed to carry a multiplier of at least 25x. The FREE SPINS features cannot be triggered while this is active."}
      ],
      "note_on_price_math": "The dollar amounts shown in special_bets_dialog.png ($6.00 / $40.00 / $1,000.00) are consistent with the stated multipliers (60x/400x/10000x) applied to a $0.10 coin denomination, i.e. base_bet($2.00)/20 - since 'Bet multiplier 20x' is defined as Normal play. This reconciliation is a derived cross-check, not a printed on-screen figure.",
      "source": "info_p4 (rules text) and special_bets_dialog.png (in-game dialog 'SELECT A SPECIAL BET')"
    },
    "buy_feature": {
      "description": "A 'BUY FEATURE' menu (red/gold gem-bordered button, bottom-left of the base game, labelled 'BUY FEATURE - 3 OPTIONS') lets the player instantly purchase one of three feature rounds for a one-off price expressed as a multiple of total bet.",
      "options": [
        {"name": "Free Spins", "price_multiplier": "100x total bet", "price_observed": "$200.00 (at $2.00 base bet)", "description_on_button": "STANDARD FREE SPINS", "leads_to": "the standard BONUS-triggered Free Spins feature (player then still gets the Sticky Wilds vs Random Wilds choice screen, see features.free_spins_standard)"},
        {"name": "Super Free Spins 1", "price_multiplier": "500x total bet", "price_observed": "$1,000.00", "description_on_button": "SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS OR ALL SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS RANDOMLY", "leads_to": "one of the two Super Bonus variants, chosen randomly by the game (no player choice screen)"},
        {"name": "Super Free Spins 2", "price_multiplier": "2500x total bet", "price_observed": "$5,000.00", "description_on_button": "GUARANTEED ONE STICKY OR RANDOM WILD WITH MINIMUM 25X MULTIPLIER", "leads_to": "the player chooses between Sticky Wilds Free Spins or Random Wilds Free Spins (same two-door choice as the standard feature), but with a guaranteed minimum-25x wild built in on the first/every spin depending on which door is picked"}
      ],
      "confirm_dialog": "Selecting an option opens a 'CONFIRM BUY' dialog restating the option name, price and description with CANCEL (red) and YES (green) buttons, plus a back-arrow and an X close icon.",
      "source": "info_p4 (rules text), bonus_buy_menu.png, buy_fs_confirm.png, sfs1_confirm.png, sfs2_confirm.png"
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins_standard": {
      "trigger": "3, 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols anywhere on screen award 7, 12, 15 or 20 free spins respectively (info_p2). Confirmed visually: fs_trigger3.png shows 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 7 FREE SPINS' after landing exactly 3 BONUS on the base game.",
      "feature_choice": "At the start of the feature the player chooses one of two doors: 'STICKY WILDS' or 'RANDOM WILDS' (both doors show the same free-spins count, e.g. '7 FREE SPINS' on each door in the captured round) - two wood doors with a paw-print handle and small blue birds perched on top, against the kennel backdrop.",
      "sticky_wilds_variant": {
        "description": "STICKY WILD symbols can land on reels 2-5 during the round; each hit gets a random multiplier (1x-1000x) and stays locked in place, growing/persisting across the remaining spins until the round ends. Each reel is guaranteed to stay at least as tall as the number of sticky wilds placed on it. Cannot be retriggered. Special (different-weighted) reels are used during the feature.",
        "observed": "fs_gameplay2.png (5 free spins left, purple night-sky background, 1 sticky wild '2X') and fs_gameplay3.png (4 free spins left, same round, now 2 sticky wilds '2X'+'2X' visible in the same positions as before plus additional symbols) - confirms persistence across spins. Round total win result: fs_win_total.png 'YOU HAVE WON $20.60 IN 7 FREE SPINS'."
      },
      "random_wilds_variant": {
        "description": "At every spin, up to 6 WILD symbols of random size and random multiplier (1x-1000x) can be added to the screen in random positions; these do NOT persist (they are not sticky) - each spin's added wilds apply to that spin only. Cannot be retriggered. Special reels are used during the feature.",
        "observed": "sfs2_pick2.png / sfs2_gameplay2.png / sfs2_bigwin_mid.png / sfs2_win_total.png document a Random Wilds round purchased via the Super Free Spins 2 buy option (see super_free_spins_2 below) - a mid-round intermediate win display read 'SENSATIONAL! $12.00' (6 free spins left) and a later frame with an identical background symbol layout read 'SENSATIONAL! $444.00' with the free-spins-left counter obscured by falling coins."
      },
      "retrigger": "Not documented as retriggerable for the two standard variants above ('The feature can not be retriggered' - stated for both Sticky Wilds and Random Wilds on info_p2).",
      "source": "info_p2 (Free Spins Rules page)"
    },
    "super_bonus_free_spins": {
      "trigger": "A combination of 3-6 BONUS/SUPER BONUS symbols with at least 1 SUPER BONUS AND at least 1 BONUS present.",
      "mechanic": "At every spin a random number of WILD or STICKY WILD symbols can hit on reels 2-5, in random positions and random size. STICKY WILD stays until the round ends; plain WILD leaves the screen after that spin. Each reel is guaranteed to stay at least as tall as its number of sticky wilds. Cannot be retriggered.",
      "source": "info_p3"
    },
    "all_super_bonus_free_spins": {
      "trigger": "3, 4, 5 or 6 SUPER BONUS symbols (no plain BONUS required) award 7/12/15/20 free spins respectively.",
      "mechanic": "At every spin a random number of WILD or STICKY WILD can hit reels 2-5 in random positions/sizes; UNLIKE the Super Bonus variant above, here ANY wild that hits (sticky or not) stays on screen until the round ends. Cannot be retriggered.",
      "source": "info_p3",
      "note": "Both super_bonus_free_spins and all_super_bonus_free_spins are only reachable through the 'Super Free Spins 1' buy option, which resolves into one of the two at random; the game screens captured (sfs1_trigger2.png: 'YOU HAVE WON 12 SUPER FREE SPINS', sfs1_gameplay1.png, sfs1_win_total.png: 'YOU HAVE WON $652.30 IN 12 SUPER FREE SPINS') do not by themselves indicate which of the two sub-variants ran - the gameplay frame (sfs1_gameplay1.png) shows both a plain WILD and a SUPER BONUS scatter present, consistent with either sub-variant."
    },
    "super_free_spins_2_guarantee": {
      "description": "When bought via 'Super Free Spins 2' ($5,000 / 2500x bet at the captured $2.00 bet), before the round starts the player still chooses Sticky Wilds or Random Wilds (same two-door screen as the standard feature). If Sticky Wilds is chosen, the FIRST free spin is guaranteed a sticky wild with a random multiplier of at least 25x. If Random Wilds is chosen, EVERY free spin is guaranteed at least one wild with a multiplier of at least 25x.",
      "observed": "sfs2_confirm.png (Confirm Buy dialog: 'SUPER FREE SPINS 2 $5,000.00 GUARANTEED ONE STICKY OR RANDOM WILD WITH MINIMUM 25X MULTIPLIER'), sfs2_pick2.png ('YOU HAVE WON 7 FREE SPINS' after picking Random Wilds), sfs2_gameplay2.png / sfs2_bigwin_mid.png (Random Wilds gameplay), sfs2_win_total.png ('YOU HAVE WON $3,307.50 IN 7 FREE SPINS', Free Spins Left 0).",
      "source": "info_p4, sfs2_confirm.png"
    },
    "cascade_tumble_not_confirmed": {
      "observation": "sfs2_gameplay2.png and sfs2_bigwin_mid.png show two 'SENSATIONAL!' win-celebration frames with an IDENTICAL background reel layout (same symbols in the same cells) but different displayed win totals ($12.00 then $444.00), and the second frame's free-spins-left counter is obscured. This could indicate either (a) a single win-counter roll-up animation for one spin's total win, or (b) an actual cascade/tumble mechanic where winning symbols are removed and replaced with new ones falling into place, adding further wins to a running total within the same spin.",
      "verdict": "NOT CONFIRMED. All 8 rules/paytable pages (info_p1 through info_p8) were read in full and contain NO mention of the words 'tumble', 'cascade', 'consecutive wins' or any description of symbols being removed/replaced within a single spin. The documented win-calculation rule is only: 'When winning on multiple pay ways, all wins are added to the total win' (info_p5), which already explains an accumulating win total across multiple simultaneous ways-to-win on ONE static grid, without requiring a tumble mechanic. Per anti-hallucination policy this feature is NOT asserted as part of the game; it is recorded here only as an unresolved visual observation.",
      "source": "sfs2_gameplay2.png, sfs2_bigwin_mid.png; absence check across info_p1-info_p8"
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Promo/splash screen before entering the demo. Large 'THE DOG HOU$E MEGAWAYS 1000' banner at top with four dog faces (pug, Rottweiler, Yorkshire terrier with pink bow, and a beagle/dachshund-type dog) peeking over the kennel roofline. A purple 'MEGAWAYS 117649' plaque top-right. Below the banner, a preview of the reel grid (dimmed/inactive) showing static symbols including a '100X' and a '1000X' wild multiplier graphic and a doghouse WILD. Center-bottom text: 'WILDS WITH MULTIPLIERS UP TO 1000X' in large pink/white 3D lettering. Bottom-right: a round white circular-arrow SPIN/enter icon, a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 lightning-bolt icons (3 filled gold, 2 grey), and a 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox.",
      "purpose": "Entry point; clicking the round icon enters the base game.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Max-multiplier and feature callouts are large high-contrast text; the volatility badge is a bolt-count (position/count-based, not hue-dependent) though the authoritative rating is textual ('Medium', see technical_summary)."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "6-reel Megaways grid with variable-height reels (captured frame shows reels of differing heights, consistent with the Megaways mechanic) set inside the large wooden kennel structure.",
      "title_banner": "'THE DOG HOU$E MEGAWAYS 1000' wood/bone-shaped sign at top-center; purple 'MEGAWAYS' ways-counter plaque top-right (captured value: 7200).",
      "left_side_buttons": "Two square gem-bordered buttons stacked vertically on the far left: a red/gold-bordered 'BUY FEATURE - 3 OPTIONS' button (red gem background) above a blue/purple-bordered 'SPECIAL BETS - 3 OPTIONS' button (blue gem background) with an arrow icon.",
      "bottom_bar": {
        "far_left": "Round hamburger MENU button ('≡' white lines on dark circle) with a round SOUND (speaker) button below it; small grey 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' wordmark at the very bottom-left.",
        "info_button": "Round 'i' INFORMATION button just right of the menu/speaker column, opens the 8-page paytable/rules booklet.",
        "balance_labels": "Yellow/orange text 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00', center-left.",
        "center_hint": "'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'.",
        "right_controls": "Large round SPIN button (white double-arrow circular icon); round '-' (decrease bet) to its left and round '+' (increase bet) to its right; an 'AUTOPLAY' pill-shaped button below/right of SPIN with a small icon."
      },
      "color_blind_notes": "Controls are white glyphs on dark circles (shape-based). BUY FEATURE vs SPECIAL BETS panels are also distinguished by their button labels/text, not color alone."
    },
    "base_win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "An ordinary (non-purchased) base-game spin result. Reel grid shows a doghouse WILD with '3X' displayed on reel 2, plus assorted royal letters/bones. Center-bottom: 'WIN $3.00' in yellow, with 'WINNER' in white below it.",
      "note": "Confirms WILD multipliers can occur on normal, non-bought, non-feature spins.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount and 'WINNER' label are high-contrast text, not color-coded."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8, header 'GAME RULES'",
      "content": "Grid of 11 paying symbols with 6/5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts (Rottweiler, Yorkshire terrier, Pug, Dachshund, Collar, Bone, A, K, Q, J, 10 - see 'symbols'). Below: the WILD doghouse icon with substitution/reel-restriction/multiplier text. Right side: a 'Ways to win' section with two 6x-tall-grid diagrams - one showing a scattered-but-adjacent set of dots with a green check mark (valid way), one showing dots confined to a single reel column with a red X (invalid) - plus text confirming the 117,649 max ways figure.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: green ◄ (previous), green X (close, center), green ► (next). 'Page 1/8' bottom-right. A separate white X top-right also closes the booklet. A 'MEGAWAYS is used under licence from Big Time Gaming' credit line runs along the bottom of the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The Ways-to-win diagram uses a green check vs red X - the CHECK/CROSS SHAPES are also distinct glyphs, not color alone, so the distinction survives a red-green color-vision deficiency."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (info booklet pages 2-8 of 8; same green ◄ X ► navigation and Page n/8 indicator on each page)",
      "p2_free_spins_rules": "Page 2/8 'FREE SPINS RULES'. BONUS and SUPER BONUS symbol descriptions; trigger table (3/4/5/6 = 7/12/15/20 free spins); the two feature choices (STICKY WILD FREE SPINS / RANDOM WILD FREE SPINS) with full mechanic text (see 'features').",
      "p3_super_bonus_rules": "Page 3/8. SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS and ALL SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS trigger conditions and mechanics; a 'MAX WIN' section stating the 25,000x bet cap and forced round-end behaviour.",
      "p4_special_bets_and_buy": "Page 4/8 'SPECIAL BETS' (Super Spin 2 10000x / Super Spin 1 400x / Ante Bet 60x / Normal 20x) and 'BUY FREE SPINS' (100x / 500x / 2500x total bet options with their descriptions) - see 'bet_modifiers_and_buy'.",
      "p5_game_rules_rtp": "Page 5/8 'GAME RULES'. VOLATILITY badge (5 bolts, 3 filled) + explicit 'Medium volatility' text; win-calculation rules; RTP 96.50% restated for base game and every bet mode/buy option; SPACE/ENTER controls; malfunction clause; MIN BET $0.20 / MAX BET $120,000.00.",
      "p6_how_to_play": "Page 6/8 'HOW TO PLAY' and 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE'. Describes the +/- bet buttons and bet menu, SPIN button, settings-menu icon, spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick/turbo), sound toggle, information-page icon, CREDIT/BET labels with coins/cash toggle, AUTOPLAY button.",
      "p7_settings_menu": "Page 7/8 'SETTINGS MENU'. INTRO SCREEN / AMBIENT / SOUND FX / GAME HISTORY toggles; information-screen navigation (◄ ► scroll, X close); BET MENU description; repeats the 25,000x max-win cap text.",
      "p8_autoplay": "Page 8/8 'AUTOPLAY' (final page of the booklet). Explains clicking an auto-spin-count button to start Autoplay, and that SKIP SCREENS auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay.",
      "color_notes": "Body text is white/light-grey on a black semi-transparent panel with faint reel art bleeding through behind it; headers in white or gold; green nav icons throughout."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "panel_style": "Centered black semi-transparent panel over the dimmed base game; white X top-right closes it.",
      "left_side": "'GAME HISTORY' link (external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' adjuster: round white '-' button, '$2.00' value field, round green '+' button.",
      "right_side_toggles": "Four labelled on/off switches: 'BATTERY SAVER' (off in captured frame - switch left, grey), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on - switch right, green), 'SOUND FX' (on - switch right, green), 'INTRO SCREEN' (on - switch right, green).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each toggle's on/off state is shown by BOTH switch position (left=off, right=on) and green-vs-grey fill - position is the non-color-dependent cue."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "layout": "Black semi-transparent panel over the dimmed reels; white X close top-right.",
      "options": "Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green fill with white check mark) in the captured frame.",
      "autospins_selector": "'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track left of the round handle, grey track right of it) showing value '100'.",
      "action": "Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button spanning the bottom of the panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checked vs unchecked state is shown by an explicit check-mark glyph (shape), not fill color alone."
    },
    "bonus_buy_menu": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "'BUY FEATURE' dialog on a red gem-textured panel with a gold border and a bone-shaped handle at the top, white X close top-right. Three side-by-side option cards: 'FREE SPINS $200.00 - STANDARD FREE SPINS' (orange card, blue-bordered/highlighted as if default), 'SUPER FREE SPINS 1 $1,000.00 - SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS OR ALL SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS RANDOMLY' (orange-red card with paw-print corner icons), 'SUPER FREE SPINS 2 $5,000.00 - GUARANTEED ONE STICKY OR RANDOM WILD WITH MINIMUM 25X MULTIPLIER' (gold/yellow card with paw-print corner icons). Below: 'BASE BET' label with a '-' / '$2.00' / '+' bet-adjust row.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The three buy tiers are distinguished primarily by their printed price and description text, not by color alone (though each does have a distinct card tint)."
    },
    "buy_fs_confirm": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "'CONFIRM BUY' dialog (red/gold panel, blue back-arrow top-left, white X top-right) restating 'FREE SPINS $200.00 STANDARD FREE SPINS' with a red 'CANCEL' button and a green 'YES' button.",
      "color_blind_notes": "CANCEL/YES are labelled with explicit text in addition to red/green fill."
    },
    "free_spins_trigger_and_pick": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "fs_trigger3.png: a 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 7 FREE SPINS' plaque (yellow 3D 'CONGRATULATIONS!' arc, dark wood-plank plaque, 'YOU HAVE WON' in white, spin count in large yellow numerals, 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' prompt) shown after the Sticky Wilds door was chosen at the (unlisted intermediate) two-door select screen.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All key values (spin count, prompt) are high-contrast text on a dark wood plaque."
    },
    "free_spins_gameplay_sticky": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "fs_gameplay2.png / fs_gameplay3.png: deep-purple starry-night sky behind the kennel; reel cells recolored dark purple. Top-left red gem-bordered badge shows 'N FREE SPINS LEFT' (5, then 4). One or more sticky-wild doghouse icons with gold multiplier numerals ('2X', later '2X'+'2X') remain fixed in the same reel-2 cells across the two captured spins. Bottom-center 'WIN $x.xx' readout.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Feature state signalled by BOTH the palette shift (purple night sky) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT N') - not color alone; multiplier values are printed numerals ('2X'), legible regardless of hue."
    },
    "free_spins_win_total": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "fs_win_total.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' yellow arc banner, dark wood plaque, 'YOU HAVE WON' in white, amount '$20.60' in yellow-outlined-red on a teal bone-shaped plaque, 'IN 7 FREE SPINS' in white/red, 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. A 'LAST FREE SPIN' red badge is shown top-left.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win amount uses large high-contrast lettering, legible without color discrimination."
    },
    "super_free_spins_2_confirm_and_pick": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "sfs2_confirm.png: 'CONFIRM BUY' dialog on a gold-yellow panel with paw-print corner icons, restating 'SUPER FREE SPINS 2 $5,000.00 GUARANTEED ONE STICKY OR RANDOM WILD WITH MINIMUM 25X MULTIPLIER', CANCEL/YES buttons. sfs2_pick2.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 7 FREE SPINS' on a BLUE wood plaque (color differs from the standard-feature orange/red plaque, signalling the Super variant) after choosing Random Wilds at the (unlisted intermediate) two-door screen; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 12' shown at the bottom (this figure reflects a still-active earlier Super Free Spins 1 round's leftover counter carrying over visually in this capture sequence per manifest ordering - treated as an artifact of capture sequencing, not a documented rule)."
    },
    "super_free_spins_2_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "sfs2_gameplay2.png: dusk/orange-lavender sky, reel cells purple-tinted; large yellow 'SENSATIONAL!' banner with a white bone-shaped plaque reading '$12.00'; falling gold coin-with-star particles; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 6' partially visible bottom-left; bottom-center 'WIN $12.00 SENSATIONAL'. sfs2_bigwin_mid.png: same reel layout, same 'SENSATIONAL!' banner style, plaque now reads '$444.00' - read together with sfs2_gameplay2.png these two frames are the basis for the (unconfirmed) cascade/tumble observation, see features.cascade_tumble_not_confirmed.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Win totals are large embossed numerals on a light plaque, high-contrast against the red-tinted background."
    },
    "super_free_spins_2_win_total": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "sfs2_win_total.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' yellow arc, dark wood plaque, 'YOU HAVE WON' white, amount '$3,307.50' in yellow-outlined-red on a teal bone plaque, 'IN 7 FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0' at the bottom; a 'LAST FREE SPIN' badge top-left."
    },
    "super_free_spins_1_confirm_and_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "sfs1_confirm.png: 'CONFIRM BUY' dialog (red/gold panel, paw-print corners) restating 'SUPER FREE SPINS 1 $1,000.00 SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS OR ALL SUPER BONUS FREE SPINS RANDOMLY', CANCEL/YES. sfs1_trigger2.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON 12 SUPER FREE SPINS' on a BLUE wood plaque (again the blue plaque style marks a 'Super' variant, distinct from the orange/red plaque used for the standard feature) - note there is no player choice screen for this buy option, consistent with rules text ('...can trigger randomly')."
    },
    "super_free_spins_1_gameplay": {
      "type": "free_spins",
      "content": "sfs1_gameplay1.png: warm dusk/sunset sky (orange-pink) behind the kennel, dark-blue-tinted roof, purple reel cells. Both a plain WILD doghouse (text 'WILD', no multiplier revealed yet) and a teal/turquoise 'SUPER BONUS' paw-coin symbol are visible on the grid simultaneously, alongside a red/gold 'BONUS' paw-coin. Top-left red badge 'FREE SPINS LEFT 11'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "BONUS vs SUPER BONUS scatters are distinguished by both color (gold/red vs teal/pink) AND by their printed labels ('BONUS' vs 'SUPER BONUS'), so the distinction is legible without color vision."
    },
    "super_free_spins_1_win_total": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "content": "sfs1_win_total.png: 'CONGRATULATIONS!' yellow arc, dark wood plaque, 'YOU HAVE WON' white, amount '$652.30' on a teal bone plaque, 'IN 12 FREE SPINS', 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'; 'FREE SPINS LEFT 0'; 'LAST FREE SPIN' badge top-left."
    },
    "special_bets_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "content": "'SELECT A SPECIAL BET' dialog on a blue wood-textured panel with a light-blue border and a bone-shaped handle. Three side-by-side option cards: 'ANTE BET $6.00 - 10X HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FREESPINS' (dark purple/blue card), 'SUPER SPIN 1 $40.00 - 2 RANDOM WILDS LANDING EVERY SPINS' (purple card), 'SUPER SPIN 2 $1,000.00 - 3 RANDOM WILDS LANDING EVERY SPIN[S], ONE RANDOM WILD IS GUARANTEED TO BE 25X OR ABOVE' (pink/magenta card). Below: 'BASE BET' with '-' / '$2.00' / '+' adjust row. White X close top-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each tier differentiated primarily by its printed name/price/description text; card tint (purple→pink gradient across the three) is a secondary, non-essential cue."
    }
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Control positions are stable across screens: hamburger menu + sound stacked far bottom-left, 'i' info button just to their right, bet +/- flank the central SPIN button, AUTOPLAY sits below/right of SPIN. BUY FEATURE and SPECIAL BETS are two stacked square buttons on the far left of the base game, each carrying explicit text labels ('N OPTIONS'). The info booklet is a strictly linear 8-page sequence navigated with ◄/► and closed with a center X or a separate top-right X.",
    "motor": "Primary targets (SPIN, menu icons, dialog YES/CANCEL) are large round or pill-shaped buttons. SPACE/ENTER can start/stop spins without using the mouse. Autoplay (with adjustable spin count) reduces the number of required clicks for extended play. A separate SKIP SCREENS option in Autoplay further reduces required interactions by auto-advancing feature intro/end screens.",
    "color_blind": "Most state distinctions are reinforced by shape, position or explicit text rather than color alone: the Ways-to-win diagram uses a check mark vs an X glyph; BONUS vs SUPER BONUS scatters carry different printed words in addition to different hues; toggle switches move position (left/right) in addition to changing fill color; WILD multiplier values are printed numerals inside the doghouse graphic, legible at any hue. Residual risk: the three Buy Feature / three Special Bet option cards use a color gradient (orange/red/gold and purple/pink respectively) as a *secondary* cue for tier - the *primary* distinguishing information (name and price) is always textual, so this residual risk is low.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by audio alone; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are separately toggle-able and purely decorative per the settings-menu description. All game state (win amounts, free-spins-left counters, ways-to-win counter, multiplier values) is presented as on-screen text/numerals."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Whether the cascade/tumble-looking win-count-up seen in sfs2_gameplay2.png -> sfs2_bigwin_mid.png ($12.00 -> $444.00 on an apparently identical reel layout) is an actual tumble/cascade mechanic or simply a win-counter roll-up animation for a single spin's total. No rules page (info_p1-info_p8) mentions tumble/cascade/consecutive-wins text, so this is NOT asserted as a confirmed feature - see features.cascade_tumble_not_confirmed.",
    "Exact reason the 'FREE SPINS LEFT 12' counter appears on sfs2_pick2.png (a Super Free Spins 2 / Random Wilds pick-result screen) rather than a value consistent with the 7-free-spins award shown moments earlier in the same manifest sequence - most likely a capture-session ordering artifact (a leftover on-screen counter from the previous Super Free Spins 1 round still fading out) rather than a documented game rule; not treated as a game mechanic.",
    "Whether the two-door 'select free spins' screen (Sticky Wilds vs Random Wilds, each showing a free-spins count) is visually identical for the standard Free Spins feature and for the Super Free Spins 2 buy option, beyond the guaranteed-25x-wild text difference stated in the rules - the standard-feature door screen exists only in an unlisted supplementary capture frame (fs_pick.png, outside manifest.json) and was used only to cross-verify wording, not as a primary documented screen.",
    "Precise pixel-perfect identity of which of the four preview-banner dog faces is the 'Dachshund' vs a generic 'Beagle' silhouette on the preview.png banner art (the in-game paytable Dachshund card is unambiguous; the small banner illustration is less certain at that scale)."
  ]
}