The Grand Show

{
  "game": {
    "name": "The Grand Show",
    "provider": "Push Gaming",
    "provider_ref": "thegrandshow-96",
    "theme": "Vintage travelling circus / big-top carnival. Striped red-and-cream circus tents fill the background of every screen; gold string-lights, purple and pink bunting, star confetti and spotlight glows decorate the scene. Cast of circus performers as symbols: a female ringmaster in a top hat and red-and-gold jacket, a purple-wigged clown, a roaring tiger (Wild), plus circus snack food (hotdog, popcorn) and playing-card royals decorated with balloons.",
    "art_style": "Flat, brightly-lit 2D vector cartoon illustration with thick dark outlines and cel-shaded (mostly flat, lightly airbrushed) fills; no photorealistic lighting or 3D rendering. Symbols and UI plaques have a glossy, bevelled 'candy' finish (soft rim-light highlights, drop shadows, sparkle particles) typical of casual mobile-casino art. Palette is saturated purple/magenta, gold/amber and teal-blue against a warm red-and-cream circus-tent backdrop. Camera is a flat frontal view of the reels (no isometric or 3D perspective); promo/interstitial screens use a radiant golden sunburst behind a chunky 3D-bevelled logo wordmark. Overall mood is cheerful, whimsical and family-friendly, not dark or cinematic.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind of all types, motor-impaired) built from 43 desktop screenshots (1280x800) + OCR ground truth + zoomed crops.",
    "method_notes": "All numeric values quoted verbatim from on-screen text (paytable/rules/RTP/jackpot ladder). Where the game's own rules booklet contradicts itself (payout basis wording), both statements are quoted and the resolution is explained. Two live gameplay frames of the Bonus Feature multiplier ladder are cross-checked against the printed 'Boost Symbol' rule and match exactly, confirming the mechanic. Nothing not directly visible/legible on a captured frame is asserted; gaps are listed in 'unreadable_or_uncertain'.",
    "language": "English"
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "background": "Warm red-and-cream vertically striped circus big-top tents fill the sides of every screen; gold string-lights and small pennant bunting (red/purple/teal) line the tent edges; soft golden spotlight glow radiates from the center behind the reels.",
    "reel_frame": "Ornate pink/magenta carved wood-and-gold scroll frame around the base-game reels; the same frame turns golden-orange/amber during the Free Spins Feature to signal the feature is active.",
    "reel_cells": "Cool blue-grey/steel-blue rectangular cells divided by thin gold trim; individual symbol cards each carry their own inner gold or colored border.",
    "jackpot_ladder_bar": "Five stacked pill-shaped plaques above the reels: MINI (dark blue-grey), MAJOR (purple/magenta), GRAND (red-gold, largest, center), MEGA (dark red/maroon), MINOR (teal-green) — left-to-right screen order is MINI, MAJOR, GRAND, MEGA, MINOR (not sorted by value).",
    "instant_prize_tiles": "Small cyan/turquoise-to-purple gradient rectangular tiles with a gold ribbon-bow at top and bottom, printed multiplier/currency value in white/dark-purple bold text on the tile face.",
    "buttons_and_ui": "Dark semi-transparent circular icon buttons with white line-art glyphs (speaker, hamburger menu, star for Bonus Buy, play-triangle for Autoplay, stacked-coin disc for Bet Select) on the right edge of the game screen; large white double-arrow SPIN button bottom-right on a dark circular disc.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/amber (frames, jackpot numerals, win banners), magenta/purple (clown, royals A/K, ticket scatter frame), red (ringmaster jacket, MEGA plaque, hotdog plate rim, CONGRATULATIONS text stroke), teal/cyan (MINOR plaque, popcorn bucket stripes, instant-prize tiles, Q/J royal balloons)."
  },

  "grid_and_mechanics": {
    "reels": "5 reels x 4 rows, fixed grid (no cascades in the base game); confirmed by base_game.png and rules_p1.png text: 'The Grand Show is a 5-reel slot game with 4 symbols per reel.'",
    "win_mechanic": "20 fixed paylines, left-to-right adjacency starting from reel 1; only the highest win per line is paid, wins on different lines are summed. Diagrams for all 20 lines are printed on paytable_p9.png.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "Wild",
      "appearance": "Roaring orange tiger head (open red mouth, white fangs, gold/orange striped fur) with raised gold-clawed paws, on a purple starburst plaque inside a silver-and-gold light-bulb marquee frame; the word 'WILD' in red-and-gold letters is printed at the bottom of the card art itself.",
      "payouts": {"5": "50.00", "4": "8.00", "3": "2.00", "2": "0.50"},
      "rules": "Substitutes for all other symbols EXCEPT the Instant Prize Symbol, Jackpot Symbol, Scatter Symbol and Top Hat Symbols (rules_p3.png).",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png + rules_p3.png"
    }
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "All payouts read from paytable_p1/p2.png at the 0.50 fun bet anchor; values are multipliers of the current Base Bet (see payout_basis below). Values are quoted verbatim, not derived.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Ringmaster (girl in top hat)",
        "appearance": "Young woman with long wavy auburn hair, smiling, wearing a black top hat, a red-and-gold military-style circus jacket with epaulettes and gold braid, holding a pink-tasselled ringmaster's baton; framed on a dark maroon ornate card with a gold border.",
        "payouts": {"5": "50.00", "4": "8.00", "3": "2.00"},
        "rank": "highest-paying regular (non-Wild) symbol"
      },
      {
        "name": "Clown",
        "appearance": "Male circus clown with a puffy purple/magenta afro wig, small purple top hat, red round nose, white face makeup with purple eye markings, white gloved fists raised in a boxer-like pose, purple bow tie and jacket; framed on a purple/violet card.",
        "payouts": {"5": "20.00", "4": "4.00", "3": "1.00"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Hotdog",
        "appearance": "A hotdog in a bun with a wavy red ketchup/mustard squiggle on top, on a round green plate/badge.",
        "payouts": {"5": "8.00", "4": "2.00", "3": "0.50"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Popcorn",
        "appearance": "A striped blue-and-white popcorn bucket overflowing with white popcorn kernels, on a round blue badge.",
        "payouts": {"5": "6.00", "4": "1.50", "3": "0.40"}
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {"name": "A", "color": "deep red/crimson letter with a cluster of pink/red party balloons tied to the top serif", "payouts": {"5": "2.00", "4": "0.60", "3": "0.20"}},
      {"name": "K", "color": "pink/magenta letter with pink balloons", "payouts": {"5": "2.00", "4": "0.60", "3": "0.20"}},
      {"name": "Q", "color": "green letter with teal/cyan balloons", "payouts": {"5": "1.00", "4": "0.30", "3": "0.10"}},
      {"name": "J", "color": "cyan/turquoise letter with teal balloons", "payouts": {"5": "1.00", "4": "0.30", "3": "0.10"}}
    ],
    "royals_note": "A and K share an identical payout ladder (2.00/0.60/0.20), and Q and J share an identical ladder (1.00/0.30/0.10) - these are four DISTINCT symbols (different letters, different balloon colors), not duplicates; each is documented separately per project rule on not merging same-payout symbols.",
    "instant_prize_symbol": {
      "name": "Instant Prize Symbol",
      "appearance": "Small rectangular tile, cyan-to-purple gradient face, gold ribbon/bow decoration top and bottom, a bold number printed in the center (e.g. '1', '10', '100', '0.50', '1.00' depending on the currently attached value).",
      "rules": "Carries an Instant Prize value attached to it; may land on any reel; values are Base Bet multipliers x1, x2, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x250, x500 (paytable_p3.png / rules_p3.png). Available throughout the base game and both features.",
      "note": "On base_game.png the tile shows a currency amount ('0.50') rather than a bare multiplier — this is the Base-Bet-multiplier value already converted to fun at the current 0.50 fun bet, i.e. x1 Instant Prize Symbol shown as its cash value. Do not confuse the printed currency amount with the feature's fixed multiplier badges (which are always a bare 'xN')."
    },
    "jackpot_symbol": {
      "name": "Jackpot Symbol",
      "appearance": "Five distinct banner/plaque icons, one per jackpot tier, each a colored ribbon-scroll banner with the tier name in bold letters: MINI (blue-grey scroll), MINOR (teal-green scroll), MAJOR (purple/magenta scroll), MEGA (dark red/maroon scroll), GRAND (gold scroll, largest, shown as a bundle of gold circus-cannon/confetti-popper trophies with a gold star emblem on paytable_p3.png).",
      "rules": "Carries an Instant Prize value attached to it (their current cash values are shown at all times on the jackpot ladder above the reels). Can land on any reel; available throughout the base game and both features.",
      "no_payouts": true
    },
    "top_hat_symbol": {
      "name": "Top Hat Symbol",
      "appearance": "Not shown as an individual paytable tile in the captured frames; illustrated in the Bonus Feature intro art (bonus_trigger.png / paytable_p6.png thumbnail) as a red-and-blue striped top hat spilling gold coins next to a red-and-gold 'BONUS' hat/megaphone icon.",
      "rules": "Available only on reels 1 and 5. If a Top Hat lands on reel 1 with an Instant Prize/Jackpot Symbol on consecutive reels starting from reel 1, those values are collected as a win. If a Top Hat lands on BOTH reel 1 and reel 5 in the same spin, the Bonus Feature is triggered; any Instant Prize/Jackpot Symbols present on that spin (when Top Hats are on reels 1 and 5) carry over into the Bonus Feature. Can trigger during the base game AND during the Free Spins Feature (rules_p5.png: 'When a Top Hat Symbol lands on reels 1 and 5 during the Free Spins Feature, the Bonus feature will immediately be triggered ... Once the Bonus Feature is complete, the game returns to the Free Spins Feature and continues with the remaining Free Spins.').",
      "no_payouts": true
    },
    "scatter_symbol": {
      "name": "Scatter (Ticket)",
      "appearance": "An ornate purple-and-gold theatre/circus admission ticket with a gold star pattern and scalloped gold border, seen on base_game.png reel 4 row 4.",
      "rules": "3 or more anywhere on the reels trigger the Free Spins Feature (rules_p4.png).",
      "no_payouts": true
    },
    "bonus_feature_only_symbols": {
      "note": "These symbols exist only inside the 5x8 Bonus Feature grid (see 'bonus_feature' below), not in the base game or Free Spins reels.",
      "nudge_up": {"appearance": "Blue-and-gold upward-pointing chevron/arrow icon on a gold plaque", "rule": "Lands only on reels 1-4; nudges any prize already on that reel up by 1 row."},
      "nudge_all": {"appearance": "Teal/purple upward chevron on an ornate gold-framed plaque, reel-5 only variant", "rule": "Lands only on reel 5; nudges ALL prizes on the board up by 1 row."},
      "boost": {"appearance": "Purple urn/chalice with two gold stars, labelled 'BOOST'", "rule": "Lands only on reel 5; increases every active multiplier on the column-5 ladder by a fixed per-tier amount (see bonus_feature.multiplier_boost_table)."},
      "retrigger": {"appearance": "Teal circular badge with a white '+1' (badge can also show '+2'/'+3')", "rule": "Lands only on reel 5; awards 1, 2 or 3 extra Bonus spins, per the number printed on the badge."},
      "dud": {"appearance": "Not individually captured on a frame", "rule": "A symbol with no value (rules_p9.png: 'A Dud Symbol is a symbol with no value.')."}
    }
  },

  "jackpot_ladder": {
    "note": "Five FIXED jackpots, always visible on a bar above the reels in base game and Free Spins (base_game.png, free_spins_gameplay.png). Values shown are in fun at Total Bet 0.50; the printed multiplier of Base Bet is confirmed independently by rules_p3.png/paytable_p4.png ('The Jackpot values are Base Bet multipliers').",
    "tiers": [
      {"name": "Mini", "value_at_0.50_bet": "5.00", "base_bet_multiplier": "x10"},
      {"name": "Minor", "value_at_0.50_bet": "25.00", "base_bet_multiplier": "x50"},
      {"name": "Major", "value_at_0.50_bet": "125.00", "base_bet_multiplier": "x250"},
      {"name": "Mega", "value_at_0.50_bet": "500.00", "base_bet_multiplier": "x1000"},
      {"name": "Grand", "value_at_0.50_bet": "5000.00", "base_bet_multiplier": "x10000"}
    ],
    "on_screen_order_left_to_right": "MINI, MAJOR, GRAND, MEGA, MINOR (display order is NOT sorted by value; GRAND sits visually in the center as the largest/most prominent plaque)",
    "significance": "The Grand tier's x10,000 multiplier is identical to the game's printed maximum win (10,000x Base Bet), and is the number that resolved the ambiguous payout-basis wording in the rules booklet (see payout_basis below)."
  },

  "payout_basis": {
    "value": "total_bet (multiplier of the current Base Bet / total bet-per-spin)",
    "how_determined": "The rules booklet contradicts itself: rules_p9.png/rules_p11.png say the paytable 'is based on the Base Bet' (defined elsewhere as the bet selected for each spin/round), while rules_p2.png's Payout Rules section says it is 'based on the bet per line' - the ninth such self-contradiction observed from this provider. Simple arithmetic on one win frame cannot disambiguate the two readings (one line: 0.20 = 0.4x of the 0.50 total bet, and also = 8x of the 0.50/20 = 0.025 bet-per-line). The jackpot ladder settles it independently: at Total Bet 0.50, GRAND = 5,000.00, i.e. 5000/0.50 = 10,000x -- and this figure matches the game's own printed maximum win of '10,000x the current Base Bet amount' EXACTLY (paytable_p3.png, rules_p2.png Win Cap). Computed instead from the 0.025 bet-per-line, GRAND would be x200,000 - twenty times higher than the printed cap, which is impossible. The jackpot ladder is a channel independent of the symbol paytable (different screen area, different mechanic), so it is treated as the deciding evidence.",
    "measurement_frame": {
      "frame": "base_game_win_k.png",
      "printed_win": "0.20 fun",
      "total_bet": "0.50 fun",
      "lines": 20,
      "tier_symbol": "K (playing card with pink/magenta balloons); the identically-priced A symbol is present on this board only on reels 4-5 and cannot be the payer for a win that requires reel 1",
      "tier_value_from_paytable": "0.20 (K, 3-of-a-kind, matches paytable_p2.png exactly)"
    }
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins_feature": {
      "trigger": "3 or more Scatter (Ticket) symbols anywhere on the reels in the base game.",
      "spins_awarded": {
        "3_scatters": "10 Free Spins",
        "4_scatters": "10 Free Spins with a guaranteed minimum of x5 Instant Prize Symbols on the reels",
        "5_scatters": "10 Free Spins with a guaranteed minimum of x10 Instant Prize Symbols on the reels"
      },
      "retrigger": "Scatters can still land during the feature: 3 Scatters award 3 additional Free Spins, 4 Scatters award 4 additional, 5 Scatters award 5 additional.",
      "bonus_crossover": "If a Top Hat Symbol lands on reels 1 and 5 during Free Spins, the Bonus Feature triggers immediately (any Instant Prize/Jackpot values present on that spin carry over); once the Bonus Feature round finishes, play returns to the Free Spins Feature to use up any remaining spins.",
      "captured_evidence": {
        "buy_dialog": "bonus_fs_dialog.png - dialog titled 'Minimum x1 Instant Prizes', price 23.20 fun at Base Bet 0.50 (= 46.4x Base Bet)",
        "trigger_screen": "free_spins_trigger.png - gold-on-purple banner 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED 10 FREE SPINS' with a large flaming-gold '10' numeral",
        "gameplay": "free_spins_gameplay.png - reel frame turns golden-orange (vs pink/magenta in base game); bottom-center counter reads 'Free Spins: 5/10'; jackpot ladder still shown above the reels; a lit Top Hat symbol and stacked Instant Prize tiles ('0.50') visible on reel 5",
        "win_screen": "free_spins_win.png - 'FEATURE COMPLETE / YOU HAVE WON 0.50 / DURING FREE SPINS' banner with a faint PUSH GAMING watermark shield"
      }
    },

    "bonus_feature": {
      "trigger": "A Top Hat Symbol lands on BOTH reel 1 and reel 5 in the same spin, in the base game or during Free Spins.",
      "spins_awarded": "6 Bonus spins (fixed).",
      "layout": "A 5x8 grid distinct from the main 5x4 reels: only the bottommost row (5 positions) actually spins each round; the other rows above act as a static climbing board. Column 5 (rightmost) additionally carries a vertical row of fixed multiplier badges next to the grid.",
      "core_mechanic": "Instant Prize Symbols and Jackpot Symbols that land in the bottommost row of reels 1-4 move UP by one row every subsequent spin. If a new prize lands on a reel where a prize is already climbing, the two values merge into one (sum of the two Instant Prizes; or the larger Jackpot value absorbs and replaces a smaller Instant Prize, and vice versa - the merged/updated value is reflected on the jackpot ladder UI immediately). Prizes can also merge again once they reach the very top row. Every prize that reaches the top row lights up one of 4 nodes on the Jackpot UI for that column; when all 4 top-row nodes are lit (all four columns 1-4 filled at the top with a prize), the GRAND Jackpot is awarded and the Bonus Feature ends.",
      "column_5_special_symbols": {
        "note": "Reel 5 (rightmost) only ever produces these four special symbols, never a plain prize tile:",
        "nudge_all": "nudges every prize currently on the board up by 1 row",
        "boost": "increases every currently-showing multiplier badge in the column-5 ladder (see multiplier_boost_table)",
        "retrigger": "awards 1, 2 or 3 extra Bonus spins, shown as a '+1' / '+2' / '+3' badge",
        "dud": "no effect / no value"
      },
      "multiplier_ladder": {
        "base_tiers_static_illustration": ["x1", "x2", "x3", "x4", "x6", "x8", "x10"],
        "static_illustration_source": "paytable_p6.png, an unboosted example board",
        "multiplier_boost_table": {
          "source": "rules_p8.png, verbatim per-tier increments applied by each Boost Symbol landed",
          "x10": "+5 per Boost",
          "x8": "+4 per Boost",
          "x6": "+3 per Boost",
          "x4": "+2 per Boost",
          "x3": "+1 per Boost",
          "x2": "+1 per Boost",
          "x1": "+1 per Boost"
        },
        "live_evidence_one_boost_applied": {
          "frame": "bonus_gameplay.png ('4 Spins Left')",
          "observed_ladder_top_to_bottom": ["x15", "x12", "x9", "x6", "x4", "x3", "x2"],
          "check": "Exactly matches base tiers (x10,x8,x6,x4,x3,x2,x1) each incremented ONCE per the printed per-tier boost table (x10+5=15, x8+4=12, x6+3=9, x4+2=6, x3+1=4, x2+1=3, x1+1=2) - confirms the Boost rule is implemented as printed."
        },
        "live_evidence_two_boosts_applied": {
          "frame": "bonus_win_grid.png ('0 Spins Left', highlighted x8)",
          "observed_ladder_top_to_bottom": ["x20", "x16", "x12", "x8", "x5", "x4", "x3"],
          "check": "Matches base tiers each incremented TWICE (x10+5+5=20, x8+4+4=16, x6+3+3=12, x4+2+2=8, x3+1+1=5, x2+1+1=4, x1+1+1=3) - a second independent confirmation of the Boost table."
        }
      },
      "how_win_is_scored": "When no Bonus spins remain, all Instant Prize and Jackpot symbols still on the board are multiplied by their row's column-5 multiplier badge and the wins are evaluated (rules_p7.png).",
      "captured_evidence": {
        "buy_dialog": "bonus_game_dialog.png - dialog titled 'Bonus Game', price 29.30 fun at Base Bet 0.50 (= 58.6x Base Bet)",
        "trigger_screen": "bonus_trigger.png - 'YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED 6 BONUS SPINS' banner, with two side illustrations: left = 'LAND SPECIAL SYMBOLS TO MOVE PRIZES UP' (climbing-ladder mini diagram), right = 'GRAND 10,000 / PROGRESS INSTANT PRIZES TOWARDS A GRAND JACKPOT' (4-node jackpot UI mini diagram)",
        "gameplay_mid_round": "bonus_gameplay.png - '4 Spins Left', jackpot ladder still visible on the left, a '1.00' Instant Prize tile climbing column 2, multiplier column showing x15..x2",
        "gameplay_final_spin": "bonus_win_grid.png - '0 Spins Left', 'WIN: 25.00 fun' shown mid-count (animated counter, not necessarily the final settled total), MINI jackpot tile and a '0.50' Instant Prize tile visible, x8 multiplier highlighted gold",
        "win_screen": "bonus_win_final.png - 'CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON 39.00 / DURING BONUS SPINS' banner with the same faint PUSH GAMING watermark shield"
      }
    },

    "push_bet": {
      "description": "TWO INDEPENDENT toggles, each raising the total bet to increase the odds of triggering ONE specific feature; unusual in that most Push Bet / Ante Bet mechanics offer only a single toggle.",
      "free_spins_toggle": {
        "effect": "+40% to the total bet",
        "observed_price_change": "0.50 fun (base) -> 0.70 fun with the toggle armed, at Base Bet 0.50 (bet_select_p1.png)",
        "purpose": "Increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature (rules_p11.png)."
      },
      "bonus_feature_toggle": {
        "effect": "+60% to the total bet",
        "observed_price_change": "0.50 fun (base) -> 0.80 fun with the toggle armed",
        "purpose": "Increases the chance of triggering the Bonus Feature (rules_p11.png)."
      },
      "ui": "Both toggles live in the BET SELECT panel (bet_select_p1.png), as two side-by-side cards above the Base Bet list, each showing its own thumbnail art, the resulting total-bet amount and an 'OFF' state label. Card art: Free Spins card shows a purple ticket/scatter bundle on a blue sky background; Bonus Feature card shows the gold Top-Hat-and-coins Bonus icon on a purple spotlight background.",
      "wins_evaluation": "Confirmed by rules_p11.png: 'When using the Push Bet, wins are evaluated respectively of the Base Bet amount and not the Push Bet amount' - i.e. payouts stay Base-Bet-multiples even though the debited stake is higher.",
      "deactivation": "Can be turned off at the end of a round; during Autoplay it can only be switched off by first switching off Autoplay.",
      "rtp_with_push_bet": {
        "free_spins_push_bet": "96.35%",
        "bonus_feature_push_bet": "96.38%",
        "without_any_push_bet": "96.28%",
        "source": "info.png (KNOW THE GAME) and rules_p12.png, identical wording on both"
      }
    }
  },

  "bonus_buy": {
    "entry": "Star icon button, top-right of the game screen (also visible top-right on preview.png as 'Bonus Buy'); opens the BONUS BUY panel which lets the player raise/lower the Base Bet with -/+ before buying (rules_p10.png).",
    "options": [
      {
        "label": "Minimum x1 Instant Prizes",
        "mechanic": "Free Spins Feature, 3-Scatter-equivalent entry (10 Free Spins, no guaranteed minimum)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "23.20",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "46.4x",
        "rtp": "96.20%",
        "captured": true,
        "capture_frames": ["bonus_fs_dialog.png", "free_spins_trigger.png", "free_spins_gameplay.png", "free_spins_win.png"]
      },
      {
        "label": "Minimum x5 Instant Prizes",
        "mechanic": "Free Spins Feature, 4-Scatter-equivalent entry (10 Free Spins with minimum x5 Instant Prize Symbols on the reels)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "43.30",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "86.6x",
        "rtp": "96.38%",
        "captured": false,
        "note": "Same Free Spins Feature as the purchased x1 option, just a pricier guaranteed-minimum entry point; not purchased separately per TL instruction (different entry price into the SAME mechanic, not a different mechanic)."
      },
      {
        "label": "Minimum x10 Instant Prizes",
        "mechanic": "Free Spins Feature, 5-Scatter-equivalent entry (10 Free Spins with minimum x10 Instant Prize Symbols on the reels)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "73.50",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "147x",
        "rtp": "96.37%",
        "captured": false,
        "note": "Same mechanic as above, priciest guaranteed-minimum Free Spins entry; not purchased separately."
      },
      {
        "label": "Random Scatter Symbols",
        "mechanic": "Free Spins Feature, random scatter-count entry (game randomly decides how many Scatters trigger it)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "37.50",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "75x",
        "rtp": "96.42%",
        "captured": false,
        "note": "Same underlying Free Spins Feature, a randomized-cost variant; not purchased separately."
      },
      {
        "label": "Bonus Game",
        "mechanic": "Bonus Feature, base entry (6 Bonus spins, no guaranteed minimum)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "29.30",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "58.6x",
        "rtp": "96.24%",
        "captured": true,
        "capture_frames": ["bonus_game_dialog.png", "bonus_trigger.png", "bonus_gameplay.png", "bonus_win_grid.png", "bonus_win_final.png"]
      },
      {
        "label": "Super Bonus Game",
        "mechanic": "Bonus Feature, guaranteed-minimum entry (6 Bonus spins with minimum x10 Instant Prize Symbols)",
        "price_fun_at_0.50_base": "225.00",
        "price_base_bet_multiplier": "450x",
        "rtp": "96.35%",
        "captured": false,
        "note": "Same Bonus Feature as the purchased base option, pricier guaranteed-minimum entry; not purchased separately."
      }
    ],
    "total_options": 6,
    "total_purchased": 2,
    "purchase_ui_note": "Buy/confirm/cancel dialog (bonus_fs_dialog.png / bonus_game_dialog.png) shows the option's thumbnail art, 'Base Bet: 0.50 fun' readout, the total debit amount in large white text, and two buttons: red 'OK' (confirm) and dark grey 'CANCEL'; an info '(i)' icon sits next to the option title."
  },

  "rtp": {
    "base_default": "96.28%",
    "free_spins_push_bet": "96.35%",
    "bonus_feature_push_bet": "96.38%",
    "bonus_buy_variants": "see bonus_buy.options[].rtp above (range 96.20% - 96.42%)",
    "printed_locations": ["preview.png (top-left corner, 'RTP 96.28%')", "info.png (KNOW THE GAME panel)", "rules_p12.png (Additional Information section)"]
  },

  "limits": {
    "min_bet": "0.05 fun",
    "max_bet": "100.00 fun",
    "how_measured": "BET SELECT list scrolled to its confirmed top (bet_select_min.png, first entry 0.05 fun) and confirmed bottom (bet_select_max.png, last entry 100.00 fun)",
    "max_win": "10,000x the current Base Bet amount per game round (paytable_p3.png 'MAX WIN' page and rules_p2.png 'Win Cap' section, both identical wording); this exact multiplier equals the GRAND jackpot's Base-Bet multiplier."
  },

  "version_and_misc": {
    "server_version": "1.2.0",
    "client_version": "3.53.15 12-06-2026",
    "source": "rules_p13.png, Additional Information footer",
    "malfunction_clause": "MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS. (printed in bold on rules_p12.png/rules_p13.png)",
    "incomplete_game_policy": "Incomplete games are automatically resolved after 48 hours; any winnings from automatic resolve are paid to the player. Where an incomplete game cannot be resolved, the stake is returned to the player (rules_p13.png).",
    "reel_config_note": "'Different reel configurations are used, depending on the progression in the Free Games Feature and Bonus Feature Mode.' (rules_p13.png)"
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Loading/splash screen: dim circus-tent background behind a large radiant golden sunburst. Center: the game's 3D-bevelled logo 'THE GRAND SHOW' on a purple scroll-and-banner crest with two small purple/red confetti-popper decorations at either side. Below it a horizontal loading progress bar (red fill on dark grey track). Bottom-center: grey 'PUSH GAMING' wordmark with a small shield-shaped provider glyph above it. Top-left: grey shield icon + 'RTP 96.28%'. Top-right: 'Bonus Buy' label with a circular star-icon button.",
      "color_blind_notes": "RTP and provider text are plain high-contrast grey-on-dark text; Bonus Buy is icon+text, not color-coded."
    },
    "preview_features": {
      "type": "preview",
      "content": "Second splash/interstitial screen, three-column feature summary panel over a dim purple circus-tent background, headed by the small game logo. Column 1 'JACKPOTS' - four small jackpot banner icons (MAJOR purple, MEGA dark red, MINI blue-grey, MINOR green) fanned behind a large gold 'GRAND' trophy bundle, caption 'LAND THE TOP HAT SYMBOL AND JACKPOT SYMBOLS TO WIN'. Column 2 'FREE SPINS FEATURE' - three purple scatter-ticket icons stacked, caption 'LAND 3 SCATTERS OR MORE FOR FREE SPINS'. Column 3 'BONUS FEATURE' - a gold 'GRAND 10,000' banner above a mini jackpot-progress UI (up-arrows either side of a '100'/'25'/'1' node stack), caption 'PROGRESS INSTANT PRIZES TOWARDS A GRAND JACKPOT'. Footer prompt: 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Each panel is labelled with a text heading and caption in addition to its icon art; jackpot tier colors are reinforced by printed tier names on their banners."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "overall_layout": "5x4 reel grid in an ornate pink/magenta scroll-carved frame, centered on screen, flanked by tall red-and-cream striped circus tents.",
      "jackpot_bar": "Above the reels, five pill plaques left-to-right: MINI 5.00 (blue-grey), MAJOR 125.00 (purple), GRAND 5,000.00 (red-gold, center, largest), MEGA 500.00 (dark red), MINOR 25.00 (teal).",
      "title_logo": "Left side, floating over the left tent: small 'THE GRAND SHOW' logo badge (same wordmark as the splash logo, smaller scale).",
      "top_right_icons": "Small speaker/mute icon and a hamburger-menu ('=') icon, top-right corner.",
      "right_side_vertical_icons": "From top: red circle with a white star (Bonus Buy), a play-triangle icon in a dark circle (Autoplay), and a stacked-disc/coin icon (Bet Select).",
      "spin_control": "Large white double-curved-arrow icon on a dark translucent circular button, bottom-right - the SPIN button.",
      "bottom_bar": "Bottom-left: 'Balance: 1,000.00 fun'. Bottom-right: 'Total Bet: 0.50 fun'.",
      "reel_cells": "Cool blue-grey rectangular cells with thin gold divider trim; symbol art examples visible on this captured frame: playing-card royals (A, K, Q) with balloon decoration, the purple clown, hotdog, popcorn, the ringmaster girl, an Instant Prize tile printed '0.50' occupying all 4 rows of reel 3, and a purple/gold scatter ticket.",
      "note": "Per-cell symbol layout is a random snapshot (changes every spin) and is not enumerated as a fixed game property, except where used as evidence for a specific measurement (see payout_basis).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Balance/Bet labels are plain white/yellow text on dark, not color-coded; jackpot tiers are distinguished by printed tier NAME text in addition to plaque color; UI icons are white line-art glyphs on dark circles (shape-based)."
    },
    "paytable": {
      "type": "paytable (9 pages, header 'PAYTABLE', opened via the grid icon in the bottom info-panel toolbar)",
      "p1": "Symbols: Wild (tiger) card with full payout table and substitution text; Ringmaster and Clown high symbols; Hotdog and Popcorn symbols begin at the bottom of the page.",
      "p2": "Hotdog/Popcorn repeated at top (continuity from p1), then royals A, K, Q, J with payouts; 'Features' section header and 'MAX WIN' heading begin at the bottom.",
      "p3": "MAX WIN thumbnail art with '10000x' and the text 'The maximum payout per game round is 10000x the current Base Bet amount.'; Instant Prize Symbol and Jackpot Symbol introduction with the x1..x500 Instant Prize value list and Major/Mega/Grand banner art.",
      "p4": "Mini/Minor banner art continuing the Jackpot Symbol section; full Jackpot value list (Mini x10, Minor x50, Major x250, Mega x1000, Grand x10,000); Top Hat Symbol rule text; Free Spins Feature heading with an example 5x4 board screenshot begins at the bottom.",
      "p5": "Free Spins Feature trigger text (3/4/5 Scatters); Bonus Feature heading with the Top-Hat-and-coins/BONUS icon art.",
      "p6": "Bonus Feature layout description (5x8 grid, bottommost row spins, column-5 multipliers) illustrated with a labelled example board (multiplier column showing x10 down to x1 in that static illustration); 'Bonus Feature Symbols' / 'Reels 1 to 4 symbols' heading with the Instant Prize tile trio (1/10/100) begins at the bottom.",
      "p7": "Reels 1-4 symbols continued (MINI/MINOR/MAJOR/MEGA jackpot icons, Nudge Up icon); 'Reel 5 symbols' heading with the Nudge All icon.",
      "p8": "Reel 5 symbols continued: Boost icon and Re-trigger ('+1') icon with their rule text; 'Win Lines' heading with the first 5 payline diagrams begins at the bottom.",
      "p9": "All 20 payline diagrams as 5x4 grid maps with highlighted cells (lines 1-20).",
      "navigation": "Bottom toolbar with four icons: grid (paytable), '?' (game info/rules), gear (settings), shield (a fourth panel not separately captured, likely responsible-gaming/history)."
    },
    "rules": {
      "type": "rules (13 pages, header 'GAME INFO', opened via the '?' icon)",
      "p1": "Intro line ('5-reel slot game with 4 symbols per reel'); How to Play; Autoplay; Quick Play; Payout Rules heading begins at bottom.",
      "p2": "Payout Rules text (includes the disputed 'based on the bet per line' phrase); Win Cap ('10,000x the current bet amount per game round'); Symbols heading with Wild Symbol rule text.",
      "p3": "Instant Prize Symbol and Jackpot Symbol rule text with the full Jackpot value list (Mini x10 .. Grand x10,000); Top Hat Symbol heading begins at bottom.",
      "p4": "Top Hat Symbol full rule text (reel 1+5 trigger logic, carry-over rule); Scatter Symbol rule text; Free Spins Feature heading begins at bottom.",
      "p5": "Free Spins Feature full trigger/retrigger table; Top-Hat-during-Free-Spins crossover rule into the Bonus Feature.",
      "p6": "Bonus Feature layout/mechanic text (5x8 grid, 6 spins, column-5 multipliers); Reels 1-4 symbols heading (Instant Prize / Jackpot merge rules) begins at bottom.",
      "p7": "Merge rules continued (prize merging, jackpot UI node lighting, Grand Jackpot award condition); Nudge Up Symbol heading at bottom.",
      "p8": "Nudge Up Symbol / Reel 5 symbols (Boost Symbol per-tier increment table, x10..x1).",
      "p9": "Boost table tail (x3/x2/x1); Re-trigger Symbol, Nudge All Symbol, Dud Symbol rule text; Paytable heading ('based on the Base Bet' - contradicts p2) and Bonus Buy heading begin at bottom.",
      "p10": "Bonus Buy panel instructions and the first 3 Bonus Buy price/RTP lines (3/4/5 Scatter options).",
      "p11": "Remaining 3 Bonus Buy price/RTP lines (Random Scatter, Bonus Feature, Super Bonus Feature); Base Bet definition; Push Bet full rule text (40%/60% raise, evaluation-vs-Base-Bet rule, deactivation rule).",
      "p12": "Push Bet deactivation-during-autoplay note; Additional Information heading: 48-hour auto-resolve policy, MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS, and the three RTP figures (Free Spins Push Bet 96.35%, Bonus Feature Push Bet 96.38%, no Push Bet 96.28%).",
      "p13": "Max-win RTP-restriction note; reel-configuration-varies-by-progression note; Server Version 1.2.0 / Client Version 3.53.15 12-06-2026 footer."
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "title": "SETTINGS",
      "content": "Simple list of three audio rows, each with a label on the left and a speaker/mute glyph toggle on the right: 'All Sounds', 'Sound Effects', 'Music'. No graphics or gameplay options are present in this panel.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by the speaker-glyph icon itself (filled speaker with sound waves vs muted), not by color."
    },
    "info": {
      "type": "info (KNOW THE GAME panel)",
      "content": "Text-only summary panel restating: MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS AND PLAYS; RTP with Free Spins Push Bet (96.35%), RTP with Bonus Feature Push Bet (96.38%), RTP without Push Bets (96.28%); the 10,000x max-win statement and RTP-restriction note; and the full list of the six Bonus Buy options with their price-in-Base-Bet-multiples and individual RTPs.",
      "purpose": "A single condensed, scroll-free reference screen duplicating figures otherwise spread across the 13-page rules booklet."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "title": "AUTOPLAYS",
      "content": "Vertical list of 8 selectable rows: 'Off' (highlighted white/selected by default), 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000; red 'OK' confirm button at the bottom. No turbo/quick-spin/loss-limit checkboxes are present in this panel (unlike some other providers' autoplay dialogs).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Selected option is shown by a white-filled row (vs dark grey unselected rows) AND by its position/text - not by hue alone."
    },
    "bet_select": {
      "type": "other (BET SELECT panel)",
      "content": "Header 'BET SELECT' with a small 'PUSH BET' logo/help icon. Two Push Bet toggle cards side by side (Free Spins Feature 0.70 fun / OFF; Bonus Feature 0.80 fun / OFF), each with its own thumbnail art. Below, a 'Base Bet' vertical list of selectable stake amounts (0.05 up to 100.00 fun observed across the full scrolled range; 0.50 is the highlighted/selected default), and a red 'OK' confirm button.",
      "min_max_evidence": {"top_of_list": "0.05 fun (bet_select_min.png)", "bottom_of_list": "100.00 fun (bet_select_max.png)"}
    },
    "bonus_buy_menu": {
      "type": "bonus (menu)",
      "content": "Scrollable list of the six purchasable options (see bonus_buy.options), each row showing title, price in fun, a red 'BUY' button and thumbnail art; a persistent 'BASE BET 0.50 fun' control with -/+ buttons is pinned at the bottom of the panel."
    },
    "win_screens": {
      "base_game": "win_screen.png / base_game_win_k.png - no dedicated full-screen win banner for ordinary base-game wins; the win amount is shown live in large white text at the bottom-center of the game screen ('WIN: 0.20 fun' / 'WIN: 0.30 fun' on the two captured examples) while the winning symbols remain visible on the reels.",
      "free_spins_feature_end": "free_spins_win.png - centered gold-framed plaque over the purple/gold circus background: 'FEATURE COMPLETE' / 'YOU HAVE WON' in gold, the amount in large gold numerals ('0.50'), 'DURING FREE SPINS' caption, faint PUSH GAMING watermark shield beneath, 'CLICK TO CONTINUE' prompt below the plaque.",
      "bonus_feature_end": "bonus_win_final.png - same plaque style: 'CONGRATULATIONS' / 'YOU HAVE WON' / large amount '39.00' / 'DURING BONUS SPINS' caption / PUSH GAMING watermark / 'CLICK TO CONTINUE'.",
      "color_blind_notes": "All win amounts are large high-contrast gold/white numerals on a dark plaque, legible without color discrimination; feature identity is confirmed by caption text ('DURING FREE SPINS' / 'DURING BONUS SPINS'), not by color alone."
    }
  },

  "studio_watermark": {
    "text": "PUSH GAMING",
    "appearance": "Small grey shield-outline glyph above small grey wordmark text",
    "frames": ["preview.png (bottom-center, full size)", "free_spins_win.png (faint/translucent, under the win amount)", "bonus_win_final.png (faint/translucent, under the win amount)"],
    "note": "No separate 'Powered by <sub-studio>' credit was found anywhere in the capture; Push Gaming is the sole studio credit visible."
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Stable control positions across the base game: menu + sound icons top-right; Bonus Buy (star), Autoplay (play-triangle) and Bet Select (coin-stack) stacked vertically on the right edge; the large round SPIN button is bottom-right; Balance/Total-Bet readouts are fixed bottom-left/bottom-right text. The rules and paytable booklets are linear paged sequences (13 and 9 pages respectively) reachable from a shared 4-icon toolbar (grid / '?' / gear / shield) at the bottom of any info panel.",
    "motor": "Large circular touch targets for SPIN, Bonus Buy, Autoplay and Bet Select; Autoplay offers fixed spin-count presets (10-1000) to reduce repeated clicking; Push Bet toggles are simple on/off cards requiring one tap each.",
    "color_blind": "Most game-state information is duplicated as printed text or numerals rather than relying on hue alone: jackpot tiers carry their tier NAME on the plaque; Free Spins mode is signalled by BOTH a palette shift (frame turns gold/amber) AND an explicit 'Free Spins: n/10' counter; Bonus Feature multiplier tiers are printed as 'xN' numerals, not just colored bars; win amounts are large high-contrast numerals. Residual risk: the A/K vs Q/J royal card colors (red/magenta vs green/cyan) are the primary way to tell those four symbols apart at a glance, though the printed letter (A/K/Q/J) is always legible as a second, non-color cue.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed that is conveyed by audio only; the Settings panel exposes independent All Sounds / Sound Effects / Music mute toggles, and all wins, feature triggers and jackpot values are presented as on-screen text/numerals."
  },

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Volatility rating is not printed anywhere in the captured build: all 9 paytable pages, all 13 rules pages, Settings, Info (KNOW THE GAME) and Autoplay were checked and contain no VOLATILITY label or flame/bar-scale icon. Not asserted; would need the provider storefront (outside this capture's scope).",
    "The Top Hat Symbol's own paytable tile artwork was not captured as an individual symbol card (only its Bonus Feature intro illustration and Free Spins/Bonus rule-text mentions are available); its exact color palette/shape as an in-reel tile is therefore not independently described.",
    "The Dud Symbol (Bonus Feature, reel 5) has no captured close-up frame; its appearance is not described beyond the rules-text definition ('a symbol with no value').",
    "bonus_win_grid.png's displayed 'WIN: 25.00 fun' is explicitly a mid-animation counter value (per project convention, win counters animate and a captured frame may show a value in transit), not necessarily the final settled amount for that spin; the true final round total is the one shown on the following win_screen (bonus_win_final.png, 39.00 fun).",
    "Exact pixel layout/order of the 5x8 Bonus Feature grid's static (non-spinning) upper rows versus its example board in paytable_p6.png was not cross-verified against a fresh, unboosted live capture; only two live states (1-boost and 2-boost) were captured, both already affected by Boost Symbols.",
    "Four of the six Bonus Buy options (Minimum x5, Minimum x10, Random Scatter, Super Bonus Game) were not purchased/played; their prices and RTPs are taken verbatim from the rules booklet and Info panel, not measured by a captured purchase+payout cycle."
  ]
}