Triple Pot Plinko – Hercules

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Triple Pot Plinko - Hercules",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "internal_slug": "vswaysplnk3p (demo gameSymbol)",
    "category_note": "Despite the 'Plinko' branding in the title, this is NOT a standalone crash/plinko-only game. It is a full 5-reel, 3-row video slot with a '243 ways to win' base game. Plinko is (a) a bonus feature reached from the base game via scatter-collection or direct purchase, and (b) a separate alternate 'special bet' mode (PLINKO PLAY) that replaces the reels with a Plinko pyramid on every spin. Recommended game_category = video_slot.",
    "theme": "Greek mythology / the Twelve Labours of Hercules. A muscular blond-haired Hercules character (spiked club/mace, lion-pelt cape over one shoulder, red kilt with a gold spiral-emblem belt, blue-and-gold greaves) stands beside a white-and-gold marble temple on a cloud-covered platform in the sky. The three scatter symbols are stylised depictions of Hercules's mythological foes: a three-headed golden wolf/dog (Cerberus), a multi-headed golden dragon/serpent (the Lernaean Hydra), and a golden boar (the Erymanthian Boar).",
    "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 24 desktop screenshots (1280x800), pytesseract OCR ground truth, and pixel-level zoomed crops of the paytable and rule pages.",
    "method_notes": "OCR ran successfully via scripts/ocr.py on all 8 rules/paytable pages (no server load at capture time, unlike some other waves). All symbol payout tiers were individually zoomed and cross-checked against the OCR text and against arithmetic (see payout_basis). Colours described in words only. Numbers not clearly legible are listed in unreadable_or_uncertain and were not invented.",
    "language": "English"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "overall_scene": "A celestial / Mount-Olympus setting: deep blue night sky sprinkled with stars, dense white-gold sunlit clouds filling the lower half of the frame, and warm golden light-rays radiating from behind the reels.",
    "frame_and_reels": "The reel window is framed by two tall white marble Ionic columns with gold capitals; reel background is dark navy blue. Reel cell dividers are thin gold lines.",
    "temple_backdrop": "A white/lavender marble Greek temple with gold-capped columns sits at the upper-left of the base-game screen, lit by a cyan-to-purple glow.",
    "triple_pot_chests": "Three ornate treasure chests sit above the reels: a BLUE chest with a blue gem and gold Greek-key trim, a RED/gold chest with a red gem, and a GREEN chest with a green gem; each has a circular gold medallion clasp bearing a lion-face emblem.",
    "hercules_character": "Golden/blond wavy hair, tanned skin, muscular build, brown/gold fur cape (lion pelt) over the left shoulder, red pleated kilt with a round gold spiral-motif belt buckle, gold armband, blue-and-gold ornamented boots/greaves, holding a dark spiked club (mace) over one shoulder.",
    "ui_panels": "Info/rules panels are a translucent black panel inside a gold ornamental border with a repeating Greek-key motif; body text is white, headings white/gold, navigation arrows and the close 'X' are bright green.",
    "hud_text": "CREDIT and BET labels in yellow/gold text on the dark bottom bar; WIN amounts in bright yellow/gold; 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint in white.",
    "buy_bonus_panel": "Dark plaque with a row of the three scatter-medallion icons (blue/red/green) above the text 'BUY BONUS 2 OPTIONS' in white/blue.",
    "plinko_play_panel": "Pink/magenta plaque labelled 'PLINKO PLAY' with a horizontal green-filled progress-style bar and a small chart/graph icon inside a yellow box.",
    "plinko_board_colors": "Pyramid triangle outlined in gold with a dark purple/navy interior; small round pegs are lavender/purple; the 9 bottom buckets are orange-brown tiles with white multiplier text and a dark 'X' glyph; the centre (blank) bucket is plain yellow/gold with no text.",
    "win_screens": "Warm purple/violet backdrop with white marble columns; 'CONGRATULATIONS' in large gold 3-D letters with a dark-orange outline; win amount in large gold text inside a dark-blue plaque; pile of gold coins with a few red/blue/green gems at the base of the plaque."
  },
  "bet_mechanic": {
    "grid": "5 reels x 3 rows, fixed size (confirmed by counting cells on base_game.png and base_game_spin_result.png).",
    "ways_to_win": "243 ways to win (3^5 = 243, arithmetic checks out for a 5x3 grid). Text on the paytable (rules_p1, 'Page 1/8'): '243 ways to win'.",
    "pay_direction": "Wins are awarded BOTH left-to-right AND right-to-left on adjacent reels. Verbatim (rules_p1): 'Wins awarded for left to right and right to left adjacent symbol combinations.' The header of the same page separately states 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel' -- read together, the intended rule is standard 243-ways adjacency in both directions, with the bidirectional clause specifically called out under the '243 ways to win' diagram.",
    "way_diagram": "A small 5x3 grid diagram illustrates a valid way (green check mark) with black dots on adjacent reels forming a winning path, versus an invalid pattern (red X) where a whole reel (all 3 cells) is highlighted red, showing that the ENTIRE reel must NOT be required to be a single colour block -- i.e. the invalid example demonstrates a non-adjacent/skip pattern is rejected.",
    "reel_count_per_grid": "Standard 3 symbols visible per reel at all times (no expanding/variable reel heights observed on any captured frame)."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "note": "CORRECTED BY TL. Base bet for the multiplier column = the DISPLAYED bet itself ($2.00 in the demo default), NOT the displayed bet divided by 10. See payout_basis for the full derivation and for the reasoning that was originally wrong. Low-value symbols therefore carry FRACTIONAL multipliers (Q/J 3-of-a-kind = 0.1x base bet); this is normal for a base-bet basis and is not an error - same pattern as Greek Gods (wave 52). Every one of the 9 paying symbols was individually zoomed; the paytable prints ONLY 5-of-a-kind, 4-of-a-kind and 3-of-a-kind rows for EVERY symbol - no symbol shows a 2-of-a-kind payout row. That is a direct observation from the full rules_p1 image, not an inference. The dollar amounts below were read from pixels and are unchanged.",
    "high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Temple (Greek columned building)",
        "appearance": "White/lavender marble temple with gold-capped Ionic columns and a triangular pediment roof, set against a purple/pink starry-sky backdrop with cyan glow.",
        "rank": "Top-paying symbol",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$20.00",
          "4": "$8.00",
          "3": "$3.00"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$20.00 (10x base bet)",
          "4": "$8.00 (4x base bet)",
          "3": "$3.00 (1.5x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Lion",
        "appearance": "Golden-brown roaring lion with a full mane, front paws raised, set against a dark blue night-sky background.",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$12.00",
          "4": "$4.00",
          "3": "$2.00"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$12.00 (6x base bet)",
          "4": "$4.00 (2x base bet)",
          "3": "$2.00 (1x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Bull",
        "appearance": "Charging bull with blue fur/hide and gold horns, set against a warm orange/red cloudy background.",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$8.00",
          "4": "$3.00",
          "3": "$1.60"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$8.00 (4x base bet)",
          "4": "$3.00 (1.5x base bet)",
          "3": "$1.60 (0.8x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Golden cup (kylix / wine goblet)",
        "appearance": "Ornate gold two-handled goblet filled with dark red wine, Greek-key band decoration around the base, on a plain black background.",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$4.00",
          "4": "$2.00",
          "3": "$0.80"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$4.00 (2x base bet)",
          "4": "$2.00 (1x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.80 (0.4x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Grapes",
        "appearance": "A cluster of purple/violet grapes with two green leaves, on a plain black background.",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$4.00",
          "4": "$2.00",
          "3": "$0.80"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$4.00 (2x base bet)",
          "4": "$2.00 (1x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.80 (0.4x base bet)"
        }
      }
    ],
    "royals_low_value": [
      {
        "name": "A",
        "color": "magenta/pink letter with a gold outline",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$3.20",
          "4": "$1.60",
          "3": "$0.40"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$3.20 (1.6x base bet)",
          "4": "$1.60 (0.8x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.40 (0.2x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "K",
        "color": "orange-to-red gradient letter with a gold outline",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$3.20",
          "4": "$1.60",
          "3": "$0.40"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$3.20 (1.6x base bet)",
          "4": "$1.60 (0.8x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.40 (0.2x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Q",
        "color": "golden-yellow letter with a gold outline",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$1.60",
          "4": "$1.00",
          "3": "$0.20"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$1.60 (0.8x base bet)",
          "4": "$1.00 (0.5x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.20 (0.1x base bet)"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "J",
        "color": "blue letter with a gold outline",
        "payouts_as_displayed_at_bet_200": {
          "5": "$1.60",
          "4": "$1.00",
          "3": "$0.20"
        },
        "payouts_at_base_bet_200": {
          "5": "$1.60 (0.8x base bet)",
          "4": "$1.00 (0.5x base bet)",
          "3": "$0.20 (0.1x base bet)"
        }
      }
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "Portrait of Hercules (long golden/blond wavy hair, tanned face, beard stubble, muscular bare chest with a fur cape over one shoulder), lit with a blue lightning/energy glow, framed in a gold Greek-key border with a small gold medallion below the chin bearing a spiral emblem. No 'WILD' text printed on the tile itself (identified visually + via the rules-page description).",
      "rules": "Substitutes for all symbols EXCEPT the BLUE, RED and GREEN SCATTER symbols. Appears ONLY on reels 2, 3 and 4.",
      "source": "rules_p1 ('Page 1/8'), verbatim: 'This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for BLUE, RED and GREEN SCATTER symbols. It can appear on reels 2, 3 and 4.'",
      "own_payouts": "No independent WILD payout row is shown on the paytable; it is a pure substitute symbol (no listed 5/4/3-of-a-kind value of its own on rules_p1)."
    },
    "scatters": {
      "note": "Three separate scatter symbols exist, distinguished by BOTH colour and creature/artwork (a meaningful non-colour cue for colour-blind players -- see accessibility notes). Each collects into its own matching treasure chest above the reels and can randomly arm one of the three Plinko Bonus modifiers. None of the three scatters have a symbol-combination cash payout printed anywhere in the paytable/rules pages -- their function is purely to collect and (randomly) trigger the bonus, not to pay directly for 3/4/5-of-a-kind.",
      "list": [
        {
          "name": "BLUE SCATTER",
          "appearance": "Round gold-rimmed medallion on a royal-blue background depicting a golden three-headed wolf/hound (Cerberus-like) with glowing cyan eyes and cyan energy wisps.",
          "collects_into": "BLUE CHEST (blue gem, gold Greek-key trim) above the reels",
          "arms_modifier": "EXTRA BALLS"
        },
        {
          "name": "RED SCATTER",
          "appearance": "Round gold-rimmed medallion on a deep-red background depicting a golden multi-headed dragon/serpent (Hydra-like).",
          "collects_into": "RED CHEST (red gem) above the reels",
          "arms_modifier": "MULTIPLIER BALLS"
        },
        {
          "name": "GREEN SCATTER",
          "appearance": "Round gold-rimmed medallion on a green background depicting a golden boar's head with a glowing green eye (Erymanthian-Boar-like).",
          "collects_into": "GREEN CHEST (green gem) above the reels",
          "arms_modifier": "PRIZE BOOST"
        }
      ],
      "collection_rule": "Verbatim (rules_p2, 'Page 2/8'): 'The collection happens at the end of the spin and if the PLINKO BONUS feature is triggered, one, two or three of the modifiers are activated randomly. The subsequent PLINKO BONUS feature starts with all the modifiers that it was triggered with.' Critically: 'The collection exists only as a graphic representations for entertainment purposes.' -- i.e. the visible chest-filling animation is decorative; the actual Plinko Bonus trigger and which modifier(s) get armed are determined randomly by the game engine whenever a scatter is collected, NOT by literally filling a chest to some visible threshold. These are NOT jackpots and NOT persistent progressive pots."
    }
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "headline_finding": "This game uses TWO different bases in different places and they must not be conflated: symbol wins and Plinko bucket awards are multiples of the BASE BET (= the displayed bet before any feature-related increase, $2.00 in the demo), while the Buy Bonus price and the MAX WIN cap are multiples of the TOTAL BET.",
    "correction_notice": "An earlier reading by the TL concluded base bet = displayed bet / 10 = $0.20 and that conclusion was passed to the doc-writer. It is WRONG and has been corrected here. Recording it so the mistake is not repeated: the error came from treating sub-1x multipliers on low symbols as implausible, when fractional multipliers are normal on a base-bet basis, and from assuming the 10x/100x 'bet multiplier' scales an invisible unit stake into the displayed bet.",
    "symbol_and_plinko_bucket_basis": {
      "literal_rules_text": "'All wins are multiplied by base bet.' (rules_p5, Page 5/8). The Plinko buckets are labelled in the same unit: '30x, 7x, 3x, 1x, blank, 1x, 3x, 7x and 30x base bet' (rules_p3 and rules_p4).",
      "decisive_rules_text": "'The base bet is the bet amount before feature-related increases.' (rules_p5). This sentence only has a purpose if the base bet equals the ordinary displayed bet and some feature RAISES the stake above it - which is exactly what PLINKO PLAY does ($2.00 -> $20.00). Under the discarded 'displayed / 10' reading the sentence would be describing nothing.",
      "ui_evidence": "The game labels the SAME $2.00 figure two different ways: 'TOTAL BET  $2.00' in the System Settings panel (settings.png) and 'BASE BET  $2.00' in the Buy Bonus dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png). In this game's own vocabulary base bet = total bet = the displayed bet.",
      "rtp_arithmetic": "Decisive quantitative check. For an 8-row pyramid the bucket distribution is binomial C(8,k)/256, giving an expected 1.7656 x base bet per un-multiplied ball. PLINKO PLAY costs $20.00 per single ball at 96.57% RTP: with a $2.00 basis the ball is worth $3.53 and needs an average ball multiplier of x5.5, comfortably inside the published 2x-100x list; with a $0.20 basis it is worth $0.35 and would need x54.7 on average, i.e. nearly every ball would have to carry the maximum multiplier. The bought SUPER BONUS gives the same verdict: x3.6 versus x36.5 for $600.00 over 45 balls.",
      "resolved": "base bet = the displayed bet ($2.00 in the demo). Symbol multipliers: temple 5=10x, lion 5=6x, bull 5=4x, cup/grapes 5=2x, A/K 5=1.6x, Q/J 5=0.8x, Q/J 3=0.1x. Plinko buckets in money at this basis: $60/$14/$6/$2/blank."
    },
    "buy_bonus_basis": {
      "literal_rules_text": "'Pay 100x total bet to trigger the BONUS feature... Pay 300x total bet to trigger the SUPER BONUS feature...' (rules_p4) - the rules say TOTAL BET here.",
      "observed": "bonus_buy_dialog.png at displayed bet $2.00 offers BONUS $200.00 (=100x) and SUPER BONUS $600.00 (=300x). Credit arithmetic confirms it: $100,000.00 before the purchase, $99,400.00 during the bonus round, i.e. exactly $600.00 taken."
    },
    "max_win_basis": "'The maximum win amount is limited to 10,000x bet.' (rules_p3, repeated on rules_p7) - phrased as 'bet', without the word 'base', unlike the bucket awards on the same page. Read as 10,000x the total bet, consistent with how PP words max-win caps elsewhere (Pirate Gold Deluxe, wave 52)."
  },
  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_variants": {
      "base_game": "96.55%",
      "plinko_play": "96.57%",
      "buy_bonus": "96.53%",
      "buy_super_bonus": "96.57%",
      "source": "rules_p5, Page 5/8, four separate lines, each explicitly labelled."
    },
    "bet_range": {
      "min": "$0.10",
      "max": "$1,000.00",
      "source": "rules_p5, Page 5/8: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.10  MAXIMUM BET: $1,000.00'"
    },
    "demo_default_bet": "$2.00 (i.e. base bet $0.20 x normal-play multiplier 10x)",
    "demo_credit": "$100,000.00",
    "volatility": {
      "badge": "'VOLATILITY' badge showing 5 lightning-bolt icons: 2 fully gold, 1 HALF-gold/half-grey (left half filled, right half grey), and 2 fully grey -- i.e. approximately 2.5 out of 5. Same badge appears on both preview.png and rules_p5.png.",
      "text": "'Low volatility games pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still having the chance to win big.' (rules_p5, Page 5/8)",
      "resolution": "Per project convention, the descriptive TEXT is treated as authoritative over the icon-fill reading when the two could be seen as being in tension -- here the icon (~2.5/5, below the midpoint) and the text ('Low') both point the same direction, so there is no real conflict. Documented as LOW volatility; the half-filled bolt is recorded as an observed visual detail rather than smoothed away."
    },
    "grid_and_mechanic": "5 reels x 3 rows, 243 ways to win, bidirectional adjacency pays (left-to-right AND right-to-left).",
    "max_win": "10,000x the total/displayed bet (see payout_basis.max_win_basis). Also shown as promotional text 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET' on preview.png.",
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start/stop the spin (rules_p5).",
    "malfunction_clause": "'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.' (rules_p5).",
    "bonus_buy_available": true,
    "special_bet_mode_available": true
  },
  "features": {
    "plinko_bonus_feature": {
      "how_triggered": "Two ways: (1) Natural trigger -- collecting a BLUE/RED/GREEN scatter symbol into its matching chest has a RANDOM chance to arm 1, 2 or 3 of the three modifiers and start the feature (collection visual is decorative per rules_p2, the actual trigger/modifier assignment is randomised). (2) Direct purchase via the BUY BONUS dialog (see buy_bonus below).",
      "board": "An 8-row-high pyramid of pegs (3 pegs on the top row, one additional peg per row going down) with 9 fixed-value buckets at the bottom. Bucket values, left to right: 30x, 7x, 3x, 1x, blank (no win), 1x, 3x, 7x, 30x -- all multiplied by BASE BET (see payout_basis).",
      "balls": "10 balls are awarded for EVERY modifier the feature was triggered with (so a minimum of 10 balls for 1 modifier, up to a base 30 balls if all 3 modifiers were armed at trigger time). Observed Super Bonus purchase (all 3 modifiers guaranteed) produced 45 total balls -- consistent with a 30-ball base (10 x 3 modifiers) plus a +15 random bonus from the EXTRA BALLS modifier itself (see below), matching the game's own math.",
      "modifiers": [
        {
          "name": "EXTRA BALLS",
          "armed_by": "BLUE SCATTER collection (natural) or being one of the randomly-selected modifiers on a purchased Bonus",
          "effect": "Adds +5, +10, +15 or +20 extra balls at random, at the start of the round.",
          "source": "rules_p3, Page 3/8"
        },
        {
          "name": "MULTIPLIER BALLS",
          "armed_by": "RED SCATTER collection (natural) or purchase",
          "effect": "During the round, random balls can carry a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 20x or 100x, applied to the award of whichever bucket that specific ball lands in. Observed in gameplay: balls visibly tagged with a small gold coin bearing the multiplier number (e.g. 'x5', 'x10', 'x2') as they fall.",
          "source": "rules_p3, Page 3/8; verified visually in bonus_gameplay1.png/bonus_gameplay3.png"
        },
        {
          "name": "PRIZE BOOST",
          "armed_by": "GREEN SCATTER collection (natural) or purchase",
          "effect": "At the start of the round, random buckets have their fixed award value upgraded for the rest of that round. Rules text lists 'possible upgrade values' as 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, 10x or 100x. Observed gameplay evidence (bonus_gameplay1.png: the 7x buckets read '14x' instead of '30x/7x/3x/1x/blank/1x/3x/7x/30x' baseline) is consistent with the upgrade value being APPLIED AS A MULTIPLIER on top of the bucket's existing award (7x bucket x 2 upgrade = 14x), rather than replacing it with an absolute new value -- this interpretation is an inference from the captured frame, flagged here rather than stated as certain, since the rules text itself is ambiguous between 'set to' and 'multiplied by'.",
          "source": "rules_p3, Page 3/8; interpretation cross-checked against bonus_gameplay1.png"
        }
      ],
      "max_win_cap": "If the round's total win reaches 10,000x bet, the round ends immediately, the win up to the cap is awarded, and all remaining balls/features are forfeited. (rules_p3 and rules_p7, worded slightly differently -- p3: '...win is awarded and all remaining features are forfeited'; p7: '...win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited'.)",
      "physics_disclaimer": "'The simulation of the falling balls does not accurately reflect real-world physics and is intended for entertainment purposes only.' (rules_p3, Page 3/8)",
      "observed_round_result": "Super Bonus purchase for $600.00 (300x total bet $2.00) awarded 45 balls; final result 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $206.00 WITH 45 PLINKO BALLS' (bonus_win_screen.png), credit updated from $99,400.00 (post-purchase) to $99,606.00 (win_screen.png)."
    },
    "buy_bonus": {
      "how_accessed": "'BUY BONUS 2 OPTIONS' plaque at the lower-left of the base-game screen (shows the 3 scatter medallions stacked); clicking opens a dialog with two purchase tiles.",
      "options": [
        {
          "tile_label": "BONUS",
          "price_at_bet_200": "$200.00",
          "price_multiplier": "100x TOTAL bet (not the internal base bet -- see payout_basis.buy_bonus_basis)",
          "guarantee": "'RANDOM MODIFIERS ACTIVE' on the dialog tile; rules_p4 clarifies this means a minimum of 2 of the 3 modifiers are activated randomly ('Pay 100x total bet to trigger the BONUS feature with at least two modifiers activated randomly.')"
        },
        {
          "tile_label": "SUPER BONUS",
          "price_at_bet_200": "$600.00",
          "price_multiplier": "300x TOTAL bet",
          "guarantee": "'ALL 3 MODIFIERS ACTIVE' -- all three modifiers (Extra Balls, Multiplier Balls, Prize Boost) are guaranteed active."
        }
      ],
      "dialog_note": "The dialog itself labels the reference stake field 'BASE BET: $2.00' -- this is the CURRENT DISPLAYED BET, a different quantity from the smaller ($0.20) 'base bet' used for symbol and Plinko-bucket payouts. See payout_basis for the full reconciliation."
    },
    "plinko_play_special_bet_mode": {
      "what_it_is": "A third, alternate betting mode (labelled 'SPECIAL BETS' > 'PLINKO PLAY' in the rules), toggled via a pink 'PLINKO PLAY' switch/plaque to the left of the reels. This is NOT the same as the Plinko Bonus feature described above -- it is a persistent alternate way to play every spin.",
      "effect_on_bet": "Selecting PLINKO PLAY changes the bet multiplier from the normal 10x to 100x. With a constant internal base bet of $0.20, this changes the displayed BET from $2.00 to $20.00 (confirmed on plinko_play_antebet_mode.png).",
      "effect_on_gameplay": "The 5x3 reel grid is entirely replaced by an 8-row Plinko pyramid (same peg layout and same 9 fixed bucket values 30x/7x/3x/1x/blank/1x/3x/7x/30x BASE BET as the Plinko Bonus feature). Every ordinary spin drops exactly ONE ball down this pyramid instead of spinning reels.",
      "ball_multiplier": "Randomly, a dropped ball can carry a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x or 100x that applies to the award of the bucket it lands in (rules_p4, verified by direct zoom of the exact text). NOTE: this list includes a 50x tier that is ABSENT from the main Plinko Bonus feature's MULTIPLIER BALLS modifier list on rules_p3 (which only lists 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 100x, no 50x) -- a genuine, verified difference between the two Plinko sub-systems, not a documentation error.",
      "buy_bonus_availability": "'The BUY BONUS is disabled' while PLINKO PLAY is active (rules_p4) -- confirmed visually: the 'BUY BONUS 2 OPTIONS' plaque is absent from plinko_play_antebet_mode.png / plinko_play_antebet_spin.png, replaced by the enlarged PLINKO PLAY toggle panel.",
      "observed_spin": "A single test spin in this mode: CREDIT debited by $20.00 (the mode's per-spin stake), a ball tagged 'x10' was falling mid-animation with 'WIN $0.00' showing provisionally (result not yet settled in the captured frame). A single glowing red dragon (Hydra) medallion icon is shown top-right of this mode's screen -- its exact function was not explained on any captured rules page and is flagged as uncertain (possibly a purely decorative theming element carried over from the base-game scatter icon, since no chest-collection or scatter mechanic was described as active in this mode).",
      "chest_ui": "No triple-pot chests or scatter-collection HUD elements are shown while PLINKO PLAY is active on the captured frames (the three chests visible on other screens are a base-game-only element)."
    }
  },
  "screens": {
    "preview": {
      "type": "preview",
      "file": "preview.png",
      "content": "Splash/intro screen #1. Shows a decorative 5x3 grid of symbols (bull, temple, lion, grapes repeated) behind the three treasure chests (already glowing, connected by blue lightning arcs). Hercules character stands at the right holding his club, a round white 'spin/enter' icon (two curved arrows) is centred on his torso/chest area acting as the enter button. Large red 3-D text at the bottom: 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET'. Top right: game logo 'TRIPLE POT PLINKO / HERCULES' in gold 3-D lettering. Bottom-right: a 'VOLATILITY' badge (2.5/5 bolts, see technical_summary) and a 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox (unchecked, gold outline).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Enter/continue icon is a white glyph on a dark circle (shape-based). Volatility bolt icons rely on gold-vs-grey fill, but are always paired with the printed word 'VOLATILITY' and, on the rules page, explanatory text -- not colour-only."
    },
    "preview2": {
      "type": "preview",
      "file": "preview2.png",
      "content": "Splash/intro screen #2, promoting the Plinko Bonus feature. Shows the 8-row pyramid mid-animation with several coloured balls (blue, green, red) falling among purple pegs, a gold '100' coin marker on one peg, and the bucket row reading '3000x, 70x, 9x, 1x, blank, 1x, 9x, 70x, 3000x' -- these elevated values represent a PRIZE-BOOST-maximised promotional state (bucket base values 30x/7x/3x/1x boosted by the maximum possible 100x upgrade = 3000x/700x/300x/100x; the visible '70x'/'9x' figures on this particular frame are an intermediate boosted state, not the pyramid's resting values). Red banner text: 'PLINKO BONUS FEATURE WITH MULTIPLIERS UP TO 100X'. Same game logo, Hercules character and VOLATILITY badge as preview.png repeated at the right.",
      "note_on_apparent_contradiction": "The banner text ('up to 100x') refers to the ball/prize multiplier tier ceiling, while the bucket values shown (up to 3000x) are the RESULT of combining the base 30x bucket with a 100x Prize Boost upgrade (30 x 100 = 3000) -- not a contradiction once the two mechanics (base bucket value vs. multiplier upgrade) are separated, per rules_p3/rules_p4.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Falling balls are distinguished by colour (blue/green/red) matching the scatter/chest colours, but each ball's function in this specific promo animation is decorative -- the actual gameplay ball colour-coding (if any) was not observed to carry functional meaning distinct from the multiplier NUMBER printed on the ball."
    },
    "base_game": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "file": "base_game.png",
      "layout": "5x3 reel grid framed by two white marble Ionic columns; three treasure chests (blue/red/green) rest above the columns on a cloud bank; Hercules stands to the right of the reels; a white marble temple is visible at the far upper-left; game logo 'TRIPLE POT PLINKO / HERCULES' at the top-right.",
      "left_side_panel": "Two stacked plaques below the three small scatter-medallion icons: 'BUY BONUS 2 OPTIONS' (dark blue plaque) above 'PLINKO PLAY' (pink plaque with an orange horizontal bar/slider).",
      "bottom_bar": "Left: hamburger menu icon (opens System Settings) and speaker/sound icon stacked vertically; 'i' info icon just right of them (opens the 8-page rules booklet). Centre-left: 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in yellow text; centred hint text 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'. Right: round '-' (decrease bet) and '+' (increase bet) buttons flanking a large central round SPIN button (two white curved arrows forming a circle); 'AUTOPLAY' pill button below/right of spin. 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' wordmark bottom-left in small grey text.",
      "reel_contents_on_frame": "A transient random snapshot (changes every spin) -- captured frame shows bull, Q, K, cup, Q on top row; A, J, A, A, K middle row; cup, temple, cup, temple, lion on bottom row (left to right). Not enumerated as a game property since it is random."
    },
    "base_game_spin_result": {
      "type": "base_game",
      "file": "base_game_spin_result.png",
      "content": "Result of a real (non-purchased) spin: CREDIT reduced to $99,604.00 after a $2.00 bet, confirming real interactive gameplay and stake deduction. Reels show J/bull/temple(x3 stacked reel 3)/grapes column, K/grapes/Q, cup/Q/cup, temple(x3)/J/K, grapes/lion/Q patterns; reel 3 shows the temple symbol landing on all 3 positions of that single reel (a same-reel stack, not necessarily a win by itself)."
    },
    "paytable_rules_p1": {
      "type": "paytable",
      "page": "1 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p1.png",
      "content": "Header 'GAME RULES'; subheading 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' Full symbol paytable (temple/lion/bull/cup/grapes/A/K/Q/J, see 'symbols' section) laid out in two rows of icons with 5/4/3-of-a-kind payouts printed beneath each. WILD (Hercules portrait) at bottom-left with its substitution rule. '243 ways to win' heading with a green-check/red-X mini diagram and the bidirectional-pay explanation. Green triangle-left / green X (close) / green triangle-right navigation at bottom-left; 'Page 1/8' bottom-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The 243-ways diagram uses a green check mark and a red X to mark valid/invalid patterns -- this pairing (green=good/red=bad) is a common colour-blind risk point, but here it is reinforced by SHAPE (check mark vs X) so the meaning survives even if the colours are indistinguishable."
    },
    "rules_p2_scatter_collection": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "2 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p2.png",
      "content": "Explains the three scatter symbols (Blue Cerberus / Red Hydra / Green Boar medallions, shown as icons) and their matching chests and modifiers (see 'symbols.scatters' and 'features.plinko_bonus_feature'). Explicit decorative disclaimer about the chest-fill visual quoted verbatim in 'symbols.scatters.collection_rule'."
    },
    "rules_p3_plinko_bonus": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "3 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p3.png",
      "content": "Full 'PLINKO BONUS FEATURE' description (board, buckets, ball allocation, all three modifiers) and a separate 'MAX WIN' section stating the 10,000x bet cap and physics-simulation disclaimer. See 'features.plinko_bonus_feature' for the extracted values."
    },
    "rules_p4_special_bets_and_buy": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "4 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p4.png",
      "content": "'SPECIAL BETS' section describing PLINKO PLAY (100x bet multiplier) and normal play (10x bet multiplier), and a 'BUY BONUS' section describing the two purchase tiers. See 'features.plinko_play_special_bet_mode' and 'features.buy_bonus'."
    },
    "rules_p5_volatility_rtp_bet": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "5 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p5.png",
      "content": "'GAME RULES' header with the VOLATILITY badge (5-bolt icon, ~2.5/5 filled) and low-volatility explanatory text; general payout rules (base-bet multiplication, coin-value display, highest-win-per-payway rule, multi-payway summation, bonus-wins addition, base-bet definition, bonus-win-timing, bonus-history rule); the four RTP variants; keyboard shortcuts; malfunction clause; MIN/MAX bet. See 'technical_summary' and 'payout_basis' for extracted values."
    },
    "rules_p6_how_to_play": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "6 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p6.png",
      "content": "'HOW TO PLAY' and 'MAIN GAME INTERFACE' sections explaining the +/- bet buttons and bet menu, the hamburger/settings icon, the spin-speed-cycle icon (normal/quick spin/turbo spin), the sound toggle icon, the 'i' information icon, the CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, the SPIN icon, and the AUTOPLAY button (click again to stop)."
    },
    "rules_p7_settings_menu": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "7 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p7.png",
      "content": "'SETTINGS MENU' section (Intro Screen / Ambient / Sound FX / Game History toggles), 'INFORMATION SCREEN' navigation (left/right arrows scroll pages, X closes), 'BET MENU' description (shows bet multiplier and total bet in coins and cash; +/- buttons for BET and COIN VALUE fields). Repeats the max-win cap: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 10000X bet. If the total win of a round reaches 10000X bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded up to the cap and all remaining features are forfeited.'"
    },
    "rules_p8_autoplay": {
      "type": "rules",
      "page": "8 of 8",
      "file": "rules_p8.png",
      "content": "'AUTOPLAY' section: 'Click on the buttons showing the number of possible auto-spins to start Autoplay'; 'SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips the feature introduction and end screens after a short period of time.'"
    },
    "settings": {
      "type": "settings",
      "file": "settings.png",
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "content": "Left column: 'GAME HISTORY' link (with an external-link glyph) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper (round white '-' button, dark field reading '$2.00', round green '+' button). Right column: four labelled toggle switches -- 'BATTERY SAVER' (off, white/grey switch, subtext 'SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED'), 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on, green switch, subtext 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC'), 'SOUND FX' (on, green switch, subtext 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS'), 'INTRO SCREEN' (on, green switch, subtext 'SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME'). Panel closes via an 'X' at the top-right.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Toggle state is shown by BOTH switch position (left=off/right=on) and colour (grey=off/green=on) -- position makes the state readable without colour discrimination."
    },
    "autoplay": {
      "type": "autoplay",
      "file": "autoplay.png",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "content": "Three checkboxes: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (CHECKED, green box with white check mark -- this was the default state observed and was turned OFF by the capture process before running real feature spins, per the project's standard practice, so that feature intro/end screens would not be auto-skipped). 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' horizontal slider (green filled track, handle roughly 2/3 of the way across) showing '100'. Large green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkboxes use an explicit white check-mark glyph inside the box (shape-based), not fill-colour alone."
    },
    "bonus_buy_dialog": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_buy_dialog.png",
      "content": "'BUY BONUS' dialog titled with the three scatter medallions overlapping at the top. Two side-by-side tiles: left tile 'BONUS / $200.00 / RANDOM MODIFIERS ACTIVE' (blue-to-purple gradient background); right tile 'SUPER BONUS / $600.00 / ALL 3 MODIFIERS ACTIVE' (red-to-green gradient background). Below both: a 'BASE BET' stepper reading '$2.00' with round blue '-' and '+' buttons. Red 'X' close button at top-right of the dialog panel."
    },
    "bonus_trigger": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_trigger.png",
      "content": "Post-purchase transition screen on a purple/violet marble-textured background framed by white columns. Large gold 3-D 'CONGRATULATIONS!' heading; 'YOU HAVE WON' in white; 'PLINKO' in large blue-outlined white text; the three scatter medallions (blue/red/green) shown overlapping beneath it; 'WITH 45 BALLS' in white/blue; 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' prompt. Dimmed CREDIT/BET readout visible at the very bottom ($99,400.00 / $2.00, i.e. already debited for the $600.00 Super Bonus purchase)."
    },
    "bonus_board": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_board.png",
      "content": "Start-of-round Plinko board on a deep purple/red starfield-and-cloud background. 8-row peg pyramid (lavender pegs) with the 9 bottom buckets reading 30x/7x/3x/1x/blank/1x/3x/7x/30x (baseline, not yet boosted). Top-right: the three scatter medallions all rendered brightly/highlighted (indicating all 3 modifiers are active for this Super Bonus round). A circular 'PLINKO BALLS REMAINING' gold-ring counter (empty at this instant, before the first ball drops). Bottom text: 'SPIN TO WIN!'. The SPIN button icon has changed to a red-outlined square (stop/skip icon) instead of the normal curved-arrows icon."
    },
    "bonus_gameplay1": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_gameplay1.png",
      "content": "Mid-round frame: 'PLINKO BALLS REMAINING 42' (of the 45 total). A plain blue ball and a gold coin-icon ball marked '2' are both mid-fall. The bucket row now reads 30x/14x/3x/1x/blank/1x/3x/14x/30x -- the two 7x buckets have been upgraded to 14x by the PRIZE BOOST modifier (see features.plinko_bonus_feature.modifiers, Prize Boost interpretation note)."
    },
    "bonus_gameplay2": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_gameplay2.png",
      "content": "Additional mid-round frame shortly after the round started, showing the same boosted bucket row and pyramid layout as bonus_gameplay1, with balls at a different fall stage."
    },
    "bonus_gameplay3": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "bonus_gameplay3.png",
      "content": "Near-end-of-round frame: 'PLINKO BALLS REMAINING 1'. Two balls visible mid-fall, one tagged with a gold coin reading '5' and another tagged '10' (multiplier balls from the MULTIPLIER BALLS modifier). A running win total 'WIN $192.00' is shown at the bottom. A vertical stack of recent-result tiles at the left reads '2x / 3x / 1x' (top to bottom) with the lowest tile shown as an empty/highlighted slot -- interpreted as a running history of the last few bucket results this round; exact scrolling behaviour not confirmed from a single frame."
    },
    "bonus_win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "bonus_win_screen.png",
      "content": "End-of-Plinko-round summary on the same purple/column backdrop as bonus_trigger.png. 'CONGRATULATIONS!' gold heading; 'YOU HAVE WON' in gold; win amount '$206.00' in large gold text inside a dark-blue plaque; 'WITH 45 PLINKO BALLS' in white; 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' prompt; pile of gold coins with a few scattered red/blue/green gems decorating the base of the plaque."
    },
    "win_screen": {
      "type": "win_screen",
      "file": "win_screen.png",
      "content": "Return to the base game immediately after the bonus. HUD shows 'WIN $206.00' in large yellow text where the spin-result readout normally sits, and CREDIT updated to $99,606.00 (i.e. $99,400.00 post-purchase balance + $206.00 bonus win), confirming the full purchase-to-payout cycle. Reels show a static post-round symbol layout including the lion, one blue Cerberus scatter, grapes, cups, temple, one red Hydra scatter, one green Boar scatter, A, J, K and bull."
    },
    "plinko_play_antebet_mode": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "plinko_play_antebet_mode.png",
      "content": "PLINKO PLAY toggled ON. BET readout changed from $2.00 to $20.00 (100x bet multiplier applied to the constant $0.20 base bet). The 'BUY BONUS' plaque is gone; only the enlarged pink 'PLINKO PLAY' panel (green progress bar + small chart icon) remains at the left. The reel area is fully replaced by the 8-row Plinko pyramid at its baseline bucket values (30x/7x/3x/1x/blank/1x/3x/7x/30x). A single glowing red Hydra medallion is shown at the upper-right (function not explained on any captured rules page -- flagged as uncertain)."
    },
    "plinko_play_antebet_spin": {
      "type": "bonus",
      "file": "plinko_play_antebet_spin.png",
      "content": "A single PLINKO PLAY spin in progress: CREDIT reduced by $20.00 (the mode's per-spin stake, shown as $98,984.00 vs. a prior $99,004-range balance), one ball mid-fall tagged with a gold coin reading '10' (a MULTIPLIER BALLS-style random multiplier on this single ball), provisional 'WIN $0.00' (result not yet settled at the captured instant). Bucket row still at baseline values (no Prize Boost observed in this single-ball sample)."
    }
  },
  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Fixed control layout: menu (hamburger) + sound icons stacked at the far left of the bottom bar, a separate 'i' info icon just to their right, CREDIT/BET labels centre-left, bet +/- flanking the large central SPIN button, AUTOPLAY button near the spin button. The 8-page rules booklet is a strictly linear sequence navigated by left/right green triangle arrows with an explicit 'Page N/8' counter and a dedicated green X to close -- a screen reader could announce page position reliably.",
    "motor": "Large circular click targets throughout (SPIN, menu, sound, info, bet +/-). SPACE and ENTER keys can start/stop a spin, offering a keyboard-only path that does not require precise pointer clicks. AUTOPLAY reduces the number of required interactions for extended play. During Plinko rounds the SPIN button becomes a stop/skip icon (red-outlined square) allowing the animation to be sped through with a single extra click.",
    "color_blind": {
      "risk_points": "The '243 ways to win' example diagram uses green-check/red-X (mitigated by shape). The three scatter symbols are colour-coded (blue/red/green) to their matching chests and Plinko modifiers -- THIS IS THE GAME'S MAIN COLOUR-DEPENDENT SYSTEM.",
      "mitigation_present": "Each of the three scatter symbols is ALSO distinguished by a completely different creature illustration (three-headed wolf/Cerberus vs. multi-headed dragon/Hydra vs. boar's head) and appears inside a differently-labelled chest ('BLUE CHEST' / 'RED CHEST' / 'GREEN CHEST', printed in the rules text) and a differently-named modifier ('EXTRA BALLS' / 'MULTIPLIER BALLS' / 'PRIZE BOOST', also printed as text). So while the game LEADS with colour naming ('BLUE SCATTER', 'RED CHEST', etc.) in its own rules text, a colour-blind player who cannot distinguish blue/red/green can still tell the three symbols and their chests apart by the distinct creature artwork and by reading which named modifier a completed collection announces.",
      "residual_risk": "The three treasure chests above the reels, and the three small medallion icons on the Buy Bonus plaque and in-Plinko HUD, are visually similar in shape/silhouette to each other (same chest shape, same medallion-circle shape) -- shape alone would NOT reliably distinguish them for a colour-blind user at a glance; the creature artwork inside each medallion is the more reliable non-colour cue and requires close/zoomed viewing, which may itself be a low-vision accessibility gap worth flagging to designers.",
      "other_ui": "Toggle switches (Settings menu) use position (left/right) in addition to colour. Checkboxes (Autoplay menu) use an explicit check-mark glyph, not colour fill alone. Bucket multiplier values on the Plinko board are always printed as white text/numbers on the bucket tile regardless of tile colour, so bucket VALUES remain readable without colour vision."
    },
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No audio-only information was observed; all game state (win amounts, balls remaining, bet, credit, modifiers armed, RTP/rules text) is conveyed as on-screen text or iconography. Sound (Ambient Music / Sound FX) is explicitly togglable and decorative per the Settings menu."
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "The exact function of the single glowing red Hydra medallion icon shown at the top-right of the screen while PLINKO PLAY special-bet mode is active (plinko_play_antebet_mode.png / plinko_play_antebet_spin.png) -- not explained on any of the 8 captured rules pages; possibly purely decorative theming carried over from the base game's scatter iconography, but this is a guess, not a confirmed fact.",
    "Whether the PRIZE BOOST modifier's 'upgrade values' (2x/3x/5x/7x/10x/100x, per rules_p3 text) are applied as a MULTIPLIER on top of a bucket's existing value (the interpretation best supported by the observed 7x-to-14x change in bonus_gameplay1.png) or as an absolute REPLACEMENT value -- the rules text itself is ambiguous ('awards upgraded with a random value') and only a single gameplay sample was captured.",
    "The exact meaning/behaviour of the small green progress bar and chart icon inside the 'PLINKO PLAY' panel on the base-game/PLINKO-PLAY-mode screens (plinko_play_antebet_mode.png) -- appears to be some kind of meter but its function was not stated on any captured rules page and only a single static frame was available.",
    "Whether a natural (non-purchased) Plinko Bonus trigger via scatter collection looks any different, in its trigger/transition screen, from the purchased-Bonus trigger screen captured (bonus_trigger.png) -- only the purchased path was captured; per the rules text the underlying feature/board mechanics are identical either way, so this is a cosmetic-only gap, not a mechanics gap.",
    "The left-side 'recent results' history strip seen in bonus_gameplay3.png (tiles reading 2x/3x/1x) -- its exact scroll/update behaviour across a full round was not confirmed from the single captured frame."
  ],
  "not_captured_honest_gaps": [
    "A natural (in-base-game, non-purchased) Plinko Bonus trigger was not captured separately; the feature was reached via a direct Buy Bonus (Super Bonus) purchase instead, per the manifest's own coverage note, since this reliably exercises the full mechanic (all 3 modifiers) in a single guaranteed round rather than waiting on random natural triggers.",
    "A completed/settled win amount for a single PLINKO PLAY ante-bet spin was not captured (the one captured spin frame shows the result mid-animation, WIN $0.00 provisional) -- the payout mechanics for this mode are documented from the rules text and are identical in structure to the main Plinko Bonus board, so this is not considered a mechanics gap, only a missing example screenshot."
  ]
}