Viking Forge

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Viking Forge",
    "in_game_wordmark": "VIKING FORGE",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "sub_studio": null,
    "sub_studio_note": "No sub-studio branding (e.g. Reel Kingdom) observed anywhere; only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' wordmark appears in the footer of every gameplay frame (base_game.png, bottom-left, white capitalized text on the dark stone base of the reel frame) and there is no second logo on the splash carousel. Per project convention, a bare 'Pragmatic Play' value is omitted from this field rather than written.",
    "game_kind": "video_slot",
    "provider_ref_observed": "gameSymbol=vs20sugarcoins (from demo_url query string) -- this is Pragmatic Play's internal code for this title/engine build; recorded for provenance only, not asserted as a franchise/series relationship.",
    "art_style": "Semi-realistic, painterly 3D-rendered digital art (not flat/cartoon, not pixel art). Symbol icons are glossy metallic/gem-textured 3D objects with beveled edges, drop shadows and directional specular highlights (chrome rims, gem inlays, wood-grain textures). The Viking king portrait symbol is rendered in a detailed, semi-realistic fantasy book-cover painting style (individual beard/hair strands, skin shading, battle scar). Lighting is dramatic and warm: the background is a dusk mountain range with a cool dark-navy sky at the top blending into a fiery orange horizon, and the foreground ground is dark volcanic rock with glowing orange lava cracks along the bottom edge of the screen. The reel frame is carved grey stone shaped as two monolithic pillars, each topped with a carved bearded viking totem-pole face, connecting to a red-and-gold ribbon banner strung between two gold drinking horns overflowing with gold coins. Camera is a static frontal view of the reel grid, no isometric/perspective tilt. Overall mood is epic and dramatic/cinematic rather than cheerful or cartoonish, consistent with the dark backdrop; UI plaques (buy button, bet toggle) are dark-blue metal plates with ornate gold filigree borders and gold serif-styled lettering.",
    "language": "English (confirmed via scripts/check_language.py: 42 confident EN words, 0 Cyrillic, navigator.language=en-US)"
  },
  "mechanics": {
    "grid": {
      "reels": 6,
      "rows": 5,
      "layout": "fixed 6 columns x 5 rows (30 cells total), all reels the same height, no expanding/collapsing reels observed",
      "measurement_note": "Personally recounted on base_game.png: six vertical symbol columns, five symbols visible per column. Pragmatic Play's own marketing text calls this a '5x6 grid' (rows-by-columns order) -- opposite convention from ours (columns-by-rows); recorded here as columns x rows to match how we describe every other slot."
    },
    "win_mechanic": "scatter_pays / 'symbols pay anywhere' -- no paylines and no adjacency/ways requirement. A win is formed by 8 or more instances of the same paying symbol anywhere on the 30-cell grid at the end of a spin (verbatim from paytable_p1.png header: 'Symbols pay anywhere. The total number of the same symbol on the screen at the end of a spin determines the value of the win.').",
    "tumble_feature": "After every spin (and after every tumble), all symbols that are part of a winning combination are removed/explode, the remaining symbols fall to the bottom, and new symbols drop in from above to fill the empty positions. Tumbling repeats with no stated limit until a spin produces no further win. All wins from the whole spin+tumble sequence are summed and paid to the player's balance only after every tumble has resolved (verbatim, rules_p1.png / 'Tumble Feature').",
    "coin_collection": {
      "trigger": "A single plain gold coin token can attach at random to any regular symbol on the grid EXCEPT the Scatter symbol (any spin, base game or free spins).",
      "value_reveal": "When the coin hits, it is randomly assigned one value from a fixed set, displayed as a small badge overlay directly on top of its host symbol.",
      "value_set": "Two distinct overlay types, both drawn from rules_p1.png verbatim text: (a) direct money awards of 0.1x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x or 20x of total bet; (b) meter multipliers of x2, x3, x5 or x10.",
      "visual_distinction": "The two overlay types are distinguishable by SHAPE and TEXT ORDER, not by color alone: money-award overlays are small round badges with the value printed before the 'x' (e.g. '5x', '0.1x', '20x'); multiplier overlays are angular red gem/shield-shaped badges with the 'x' printed before the value (e.g. 'x2', 'x5', 'x10'). Best single reference frame showing BOTH types at once: free_spins_gameplay.png (a red angular 'x2' multiplier badge on a Q symbol alongside three round money badges -- '0.25x' on another Q, '0.5x' on a '10', '1x' on an A -- plus a floating '$1.20' payout popup). Also observed in coin_overlay_example.png (round badges: 5x, 3x, 1x, 0.25x, 2x, 0.1x, plus one red 'x2' badge) and preview_1.png/preview_2.png (round '15x','10x','20x' vs red 'x10','x5','x2').",
      "meter_logic": "If a symbol carrying a coin overlay is part of a winning combination before it explodes, the coin's value is added into a running meter: direct money values are ADDED to the meter, multiplier values MULTIPLY the meter's current total. At the end of the spin and all resulting tumbles, the meter total is multiplied by the total bet and paid out as part of the round's win (verbatim, rules_p1.png).",
      "free_spins_persistence": "During the Free Spins feature the coin meter is NOT settled after each individual free spin -- its accumulated/multiplied value carries over and persists for the WHOLE feature, only being paid out once at the very end of the round (verbatim rules_p2.png: 'the values of COIN overlay symbols are added in a meter that lasts until the end of the FREE SPINS feature, with values being accumulated or multiplied between all of the free spins'; also stated on preview_3.png splash slide: 'COLLECT COINS ATTACHED TO WINNING SYMBOLS. THE TOTAL VALUE IS COLLECTED AND MULTIPLIED FOR THE WHOLE DURATION OF THE FREE SPINS.'). Base-game coin values, by contrast, settle at the end of each individual spin's tumble sequence.",
      "free_spins_payout_screen": "coin_meter_payout.png captures this end-of-round meter payout live: a 'SENSATIONAL!' big-win banner over a running dollar counter (captured mid-count at $134.60) with a falling-coin animation, tagged 'LAST FREE SPIN', with a 'WIN $290.00' running total visible at the very top -- this is the moment the accumulated free-spins coin meter is converted to cash and added to the round win."
    },
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "Land 4, 5 or 6 Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid to trigger the Free Spins feature and be awarded 10, 20 or 30 free spins respectively (verbatim, rules_p2.png).",
      "retrigger": "Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols during the Free Spins round retriggers the feature and adds 5 additional free spins (verbatim, rules_p2.png).",
      "special_reels_note": "Rules state verbatim 'Special reels are in play during the feature' for Free Spins -- the exact difference in symbol distribution vs base game is not quantified anywhere in the captured booklet, recorded as-is rather than guessed.",
      "min_guaranteed_win_disclaimer": "A 'minimum guaranteed win of 3x bet' figure for the Free Spins trigger was checked for and NOT found on any of the 7 captured booklet pages (rules_p1 through rules_p6 and paytable_p1) nor on any gameplay frame. TL confirmed this traces to Pragmatic Play's own marketing page for this title ('at least 3x their bet'), which the in-game rules booklet does not print anywhere -- it only states '10, 20 or 30 free spins' for 4/5/6 scatters. Not included in this document as an in-game fact.",
      "observed_round": "One Buy Free Spins round was purchased and played to completion for capture: triggered 10 free spins (4-scatter buy-trigger), no retrigger occurred ('LAST FREE SPIN' tag reached naturally), final round result: won $319.50 total (159.75x the $2.00 bet) -- see feature_coverage below."
    },
    "ante_bet": {
      "location": "Left-hand vertical UI panel, below the Buy Free Spins button: a plaque reading 'BET $2.50 X2 CHANCE TO WIN A FEATURE' with an ON/OFF toggle switch (green background + checkmark icon when ON, grey/muted with an arrow icon and 'OFF' text when OFF).",
      "effect": "Selecting the Ante Bet raises the game's internal 'bet multiplier' from 20x to 25x (a flat 1.25x increase on total bet, e.g. $2.00 -> $2.50 at min denomination), which the rules state increases the natural chance of triggering Free Spins and increases the number of Scatter symbols present on the reels. Enabling Ante Bet DISABLES the Buy Free Spins button entirely.",
      "measured_confirmation": "Personally verified: toggling Ante Bet ON changed displayed bet from $2.00 to $2.50 (ratio 1.25x, matching the printed 25x/20x = 1.25 ratio exactly) and clicking Buy Free Spins while Ante Bet was ON produced no purchase dialog at all, matching the printed rule verbatim ('the BUY FREE SPINS feature is disabled'). Also independently confirmed at max bet: with Ante Bet OFF, BET MAX gave $240.00; turning Ante Bet ON at the same base setting raised it to exactly $300.00 (240 x 1.25 = 300)."
    },
    "buy_free_spins": {
      "price": "100x current total bet, in every denomination tested: $20.00 at $0.20 bet, $200.00 at $2.00 bet, $24,000.00 at $240.00 bet -- all exactly 100x, confirmed across bet_min_evidence.png / bonus_buy_dialog.png / bet_max_evidence.png.",
      "dialog": "Confirmation dialog (bonus_buy_dialog.png): a stone/fur-trimmed gold-framed plaque reading 'BUY FREE SPINS' and the price in large gold digits, with a red gem-styled button bearing a white X (cancel, left) and a green gem-styled button bearing a white checkmark (confirm, right).",
      "guarantee": "Buying instantly triggers the Free Spins round; on the triggering spin, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters can land randomly (i.e. the buy guarantees entry to the feature but not which of the 10/20/30-spin tiers is awarded) -- verbatim, rules_p2.png.",
      "variant_count": "Only one Buy Free Spins price/variant exists in this game; no tiered bonus-buy menu was found."
    },
    "max_win": {
      "value_x_bet": 10000,
      "sources": ["'WIN UP TO 10,000 X' banner text printed on every gameplay screen (base_game.png etc.)", "rules_p2.png 'MAX WIN' section", "rules_p3.png repeats the figure in the settings/bet-menu context"],
      "behavior": "If the total win of a round reaches 10,000x bet, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded (capped at 10,000x) and all remaining features/spins are forfeited (verbatim, rules_p2.png and rules_p3.png).",
      "currency_cap": "No separate fixed-currency max-win figure is printed anywhere in the captured frames; the cap is expressed purely as a bet multiplier."
    },
    "volatility": {
      "label": "MEDIUM",
      "icon": "Small wavy/sine-wave line icon next to the text badge (NOT the segmented lightning-bolt bar style seen on some other Pragmatic Play titles).",
      "description_text": "Verbatim, rules_p3.png: 'Medium volatility games pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high.'",
      "seen_on": ["preview_1.png/2/3 (bottom-right corner badge)", "rules_p3.png"]
    }
  },
  "paytable": {
    "bet_anchor": 2.0,
    "view_captured": "currency (dollar) view -- also spot-checked in coin view via a helper frame (not part of the final delivered set): the 12+ tier of a face-card symbol showed 2000 coins at a 20-coin bet (100x), matching 100x in the currency view exactly, confirming both views scale the same way.",
    "payout_basis": "total_bet (i.e. every payout is a multiplier of the TOTAL bet, not a per-line or per-way stake). Cross-verified two ways: (1) arithmetic -- payout_basis_evidence.png shows the live in-game breakdown text '9X [10-symbol icon] PAYS $0.60' at Bet $2.00; the paytable's 8-9 tier for the '10' symbol is $0.60 at the $2.00 anchor, i.e. a 0.3x-of-total-bet tier, and 0.3 x $2.00 = $0.60 matches exactly; (2) verbatim rule text on rules_p3.png: 'Symbols pay anywhere. All wins are multiplied by base bet.'",
    "note_on_currency_vs_multiplier": "For every symbol/tier below, both the printed dollar amount (at the $2.00 bet anchor) and the derived total-bet multiplier (dollar amount / $2.00) are given.",
    "symbols": [
      {
        "name": "Viking King (bearded warrior head, golden horned helmet)",
        "rank": "highest-paying regular symbol",
        "visual": "Painted portrait of a bearded, weathered warrior's head and shoulders, wearing an ornate gold-and-silver horned helmet with a curved gold nose-guard, set against a red gem-toned background inside a gold rope-carved square frame.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 200.00, "pay_x_bet": 100},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 50.00, "pay_x_bet": 25},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 20.00, "pay_x_bet": 10}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Treasure Chest",
        "visual": "Silver-blue metal-strapped wooden chest with gold-riveted corner bands and a red gem clasp, set on a purple wood-plank disc, with a gold mace-headed ornament trailing red ribbon tassels resting diagonally across it, all inside a grey riveted circular metal frame (same circular-frame style as the Sword & Shield and Tankard symbols).",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 40.00, "pay_x_bet": 20},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 20.00, "pay_x_bet": 10},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 4.00, "pay_x_bet": 2}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Sword & Shield",
        "visual": "A silver double-edged sword with a red-wrapped grip, gold winged/eagle-head cross-guard set with a green gem, and a blue-gemmed gold pommel, crossed diagonally in front of a round wooden shield (brown wood-grain planks) with a grey riveted metal rim.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 30.00, "pay_x_bet": 15},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 10.00, "pay_x_bet": 5},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 3.00, "pay_x_bet": 1.5}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Tankard (drinking mug)",
        "visual": "Brown wooden stein with a hinged silver lid, gold decorative bands with Celtic-style knotwork engraving, a round silver crest/emblem (stylized animal-head motif) on the front, amber liquid splashing from the top, set on a green disc inside the same grey riveted circular frame as the Chest and Sword&Shield.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 20.00, "pay_x_bet": 10},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 4.00, "pay_x_bet": 2},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 2.50, "pay_x_bet": 1.25}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "'A' royal",
        "visual": "Light purple/violet gem-textured letter 'A' carved in a rune/Celtic style, with a curved drinking-horn-shaped tail extending from the bottom-left stroke.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 16.00, "pay_x_bet": 8},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 4.00, "pay_x_bet": 2},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 1.50, "pay_x_bet": 0.75}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "'K' royal",
        "visual": "Red/maroon gem-textured letter 'K', same carved rune style, with the same curved horn-shaped serif motif.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 12.00, "pay_x_bet": 6},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 3.00, "pay_x_bet": 1.5},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 1.20, "pay_x_bet": 0.6}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "'Q' royal",
        "visual": "Green gem-textured letter 'Q', same carved rune style, horn-shaped tail.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 10.00, "pay_x_bet": 5},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 2.50, "pay_x_bet": 1.25},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 1.00, "pay_x_bet": 0.5}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "'J' royal",
        "visual": "Blue/sapphire gem-textured letter 'J', with a hook/horn-shaped descender.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 8.00, "pay_x_bet": 4},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 2.00, "pay_x_bet": 1},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 0.80, "pay_x_bet": 0.4}
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "'10' royal",
        "visual": "Orange/rust textured '10' with a Celtic knotwork engraved pattern and a thin silver metal outline -- the lowest-paying regular symbol.",
        "tiers": [
          {"count": "12+", "pay_usd": 6.00, "pay_x_bet": 3},
          {"count": "10-11", "pay_usd": 1.50, "pay_x_bet": 0.75},
          {"count": "8-9", "pay_usd": 0.60, "pay_x_bet": 0.3, "live_confirmation": "payout_basis_evidence.png: live breakdown text '9X 10 PAYS $0.60' at $2.00 bet, exact match"}
        ]
      }
    ],
    "scatter": {
      "name": "SCATTER (golden horned viking-helmet emblem)",
      "visual": "A glowing gold/orange stylized viking helmet with two large curved horns and a grim faceless visor, rendered as a 3D metallic emblem with a red/orange energy-spark aura behind it; the word 'SCATTER' is printed in gold letters on a fur-trimmed banner beneath the emblem (this is a printed label baked into the icon art, not a description of the artwork itself).",
      "pays_anywhere": true,
      "present_on_all_reels": true,
      "tiers": [
        {"count": "6+", "pay_usd": 200.00, "pay_x_bet": 100},
        {"count": "5", "pay_usd": 10.00, "pay_x_bet": 5},
        {"count": "4", "pay_usd": 6.00, "pay_x_bet": 3}
      ]
    },
    "coin_overlay_symbol": {
      "name": "COIN (special overlay, not a paying symbol itself)",
      "visual": "Plain round gold coin/token (shown isolated on rules_p1.png as a flat gold disc); in gameplay it appears as a small badge stamped on top of a host symbol carrying its assigned value (see mechanics.coin_collection above for the two visual sub-types).",
      "excluded_from": "Cannot attach to the Scatter symbol."
    }
  },
  "betting": {
    "min_bet_usd": 0.20,
    "max_bet_usd_base_game_measured": 240.00,
    "max_bet_usd_printed": 300.00,
    "printed_vs_measured_discrepancy": "The booklet prints 'MAXIMUM BET: $300.00' (rules_p3.png), but the base game's own bet +/- panel 'BET MAX' button (Ante Bet off) tops out at $240.00. Turning Ante Bet ON at that same maximum setting raises the total bet to exactly $300.00 (240 x 1.25). This is the documented Pragmatic Play pattern (P-P02): the printed MAXIMUM BET figure is the ante-inclusive ceiling, not the base-game ceiling. Both figures measured directly via bet_min_evidence.png / bet_max_evidence.png / bet_max_ante_evidence.png.",
    "bet_steps_observed": {
      "min": {"bet_count": 1, "coin_value_usd": 0.01, "total_bet_usd": 0.20},
      "max_no_ante": {"bet_count": 10, "coin_value_usd": 1.20, "total_bet_usd": 240.00},
      "max_with_ante": {"total_bet_usd": 300.00}
    },
    "rtp": {
      "base_game_pct": 96.05,
      "ante_bet_pct": 96.00,
      "buy_free_spins_pct": 96.06,
      "source_frame": "rules_p3.png",
      "note": "All three figures printed verbatim on the same booklet page: 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.05%. The RTP of the game when using the \"ANTE BET\" is 96.00%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.06%.'"
    }
  },
  "interface": {
    "top_banner": {
      "idle": "Red-and-gold ribbon banner strung between two large gold drinking horns overflowing with gold coins, mounted above the reel frame between the two carved stone pillars. Idle text: 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X' in gold serif capitals.",
      "during_spin_result": "The same banner switches to show 'WIN <N>X' or 'WIN <N> X' (e.g. 'WIN 100X', 'WIN 500X', 'WIN 27.75 X', 'WIN 60 X') in gold text on a dark maroon background while a win is being tallied."
    },
    "left_side_panel": [
      "BUY FREE SPINS <price> button -- dark blue plaque, ornate gold filigree border, gold serif text; price scales with current bet (100x total bet).",
      "BET <ante-adjusted total> / 'X2 CHANCE TO WIN A FEATURE' plaque directly below it, with an ON/OFF ante toggle switch (green + checkmark = ON, grey/muted + arrow icon + 'OFF' text = OFF)."
    ],
    "right_side": "Circular Viking Forge logo badge (a horned-helmet/skull emblem on a round embossed metal shield background) beside the 'VIKING FORGE' wordmark, rendered in a fiery orange/gold beveled font with a dark red drop shadow.",
    "reel_frame": "Two grey carved-stone monolithic pillars flank the 6x5 reel grid, each pillar topped with a carved bearded viking totem-pole face; the reel background itself is near-black with thin vertical column dividers, no visible horizontal row dividers.",
    "bottom_bar": {
      "left_icons": "Hamburger/menu icon (opens SYSTEM SETTINGS overlay) and speaker icon (mute toggle), both plain white outline icons on the dark stone base; 'i' info icon (opens the paytable/rules booklet) to their right.",
      "credit_and_bet": "'CREDIT' label (orange/gold text) with white dollar value, and 'BET' label (orange/gold text) with white dollar value, both left-of-center. Clicking either label toggles between coin-count view and cash view for the whole game (measured/confirmed).",
      "center_message_area": "White bold text area used for status messages, e.g. idle hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN', mid-purchase 'PLACE YOUR BETS!', or the running 'WIN $<amount>' total during a spin/tumble sequence.",
      "right_controls": "Minus ('-') circle button, large circular double-arrow SPIN button (turns into a square 'stop' icon while spinning, seen in coin_overlay_example.png/free_spins frames), plus ('+') circle button, and a black pill-shaped 'AUTOPLAY' button with a white '>>' icon to its far right."
    },
    "system_settings_overlay": {
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "left_column": "GAME HISTORY external-link row; TOTAL BET mini stepper (- / $ value / +).",
      "right_column_toggles": [
        "BATTERY SAVER -- 'Save battery life by reducing animation speed' (observed OFF/grey by default)",
        "AMBIENT MUSIC -- 'Turn on or off the game music' (observed ON/green by default)",
        "SOUND FX -- 'Turn on or off the game sounds' (observed ON/green by default)",
        "INTRO SCREEN -- 'Show the intro screen before starting the game' (observed ON/green by default; controls whether the 3-slide splash carousel is shown)",
        "SLOTS PROMOTIONS -- 'Display promo badge' (observed ON/green by default)"
      ]
    },
    "autoplay_overlay": {
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "checkboxes": ["TURBO SPIN (unchecked by default)", "QUICK SPIN (unchecked by default)", "SKIP SCREENS (checked/green by default -- auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay)"],
      "slider": "NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS, shown defaulting to 100 in the captured frame; no min/max values were printed on this panel.",
      "start_button": "Green 'START AUTOPLAY (<N>)' bar spanning the panel width.",
      "fits_single_screen": true
    },
    "splash_carousel": {
      "slide_count": 3,
      "default_enabled": true,
      "slides": [
        "1/3: 'WIN UP TO 10,000 X BET' -- general intro, shows the reel grid with several coin-overlay examples (15x, 10x, x10 badges) and two Scatter symbols.",
        "2/3: 'SYMBOLS PAY ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN' -- shows a WIN 100x example with two Scatters on screen and multiple coin overlays (x5, x2, 3x, 2x, 5x).",
        "3/3: 'COLLECT COINS ATTACHED TO WINNING SYMBOLS. THE TOTAL VALUE IS COLLECTED AND MULTIPLIED FOR THE WHOLE DURATION OF THE FREE SPINS.' -- shows a WIN 500x example, explicitly describing the free-spins coin-meter persistence rule in-context."
      ],
      "shared_elements": "Each slide shows the MEDIUM VOLATILITY badge and a 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox in the bottom-right, a circular spin/refresh icon on the right, and the Viking Forge logo badge in the top-right corner. 3 progress dots below the reel frame indicate slide position."
    }
  },
  "how_to_play_icon_legend": {
    "source": "rules_p4.png, rules_p5.png, rules_p6.png (verbatim)",
    "main_interface": [
      "+ / - buttons: change the bet value and open the bet menu",
      "menu (hamburger) icon: opens the SETTINGS menu",
      "spin-speed cycle icon: cycles normal speed / quick spin / turbo spin",
      "speaker icon: toggles sound and music on/off",
      "info (i) icon: opens the Information page",
      "CREDIT/BET labels: click to switch between coins view and cash view",
      "circular spin icon: starts the game",
      "AUTOPLAY button: opens/closes the automatic play menu"
    ],
    "settings_menu": [
      "INTRO SCREEN: toggles the introductory (splash) screen on/off",
      "AMBIENT: toggles ambient sound/music on/off",
      "SOUND FX: toggles sound effects on/off",
      "GAME HISTORY: opens the game history page",
      "Information screen left/right arrows: scroll between info pages; X closes it",
      "BET MENU: shows bet multiplier, total bet in coins and cash, with +/- for BET and COIN VALUE fields"
    ],
    "autoplay": [
      "Click a button showing a number of auto-spins to start Autoplay",
      "SKIP SCREENS option auto-skips feature introduction and end screens after a short delay"
    ]
  },
  "feature_coverage": {
    "base_game_tumble_and_coin_collect": {
      "frames": ["base_game_win.png (top banner WIN $1.50, running bottom counter WIN $3.80; coin overlays: red 'x2' multiplier badge on a purple A symbol top-right column, blue '0.1x' money badge on a green Q symbol -- NOT a Tankard; a Scatter and four Viking-king-head symbols are also on the board but not part of this win)", "coin_overlay_example.png (grid with six simultaneous coin overlays: 5x, 3x, 1x, 0.25x, 2x, 0.1x, plus one red x2 badge; only 2 Scatters visible, not enough to trigger Free Spins)", "payout_basis_evidence.png (live breakdown '9X 10 PAYS $0.60' used as the payout-basis measurement)"],
      "captured_via": "natural spins (not purchased)"
    },
    "free_spins_via_buy": {
      "buy_dialog": "bonus_buy_dialog.png -- $200.00 price at $2.00 bet, confirmed via green checkmark button",
      "trigger": "free_spins_trigger.png -- the actual 'YOU HAVE WON / 10 / FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE' announcement banner, shown immediately after confirming the $200.00 purchase (dark stone archway frame, cyan 'YOU HAVE WON'/'FREE SPINS' text, gold '10' count). Credit $99,797.80 (post-purchase debit), bottom bar reads 'WIN $6.00' / 'FREE SPINS LEFT 10' (a small win landed on the qualifying/triggering spin itself before the feature proper begins).",
      "mid_round_frames": ["free_spins_midtumble.png -- mid-round state, '5 FREE SPINS LEFT' counter, top banner 'WIN 27.75x', running bottom counter 'WIN $12.30'; the board is mostly empty because a tumble has just cleared the winning symbols and the next cascade has not yet dropped in (captures the tumble's empty-board moment within a free spin).", "free_spins_gameplay.png -- BEST coin-collect reference frame: '4 FREE SPINS LEFT' counter, top banner 'WIN 29.25x', running bottom counter 'WIN $15.30'. Full/mostly-full reel field with FOUR simultaneous coin overlays visible at once, showing both overlay sub-types side by side: a red angular 'x2' MULTIPLIER badge on a green Q symbol (top-right column), plus three round blue MONEY-award badges -- '0.25x' on another Q, '0.5x' on a '10' symbol, '1x' on an A symbol -- and a floating white '$1.20' payout popup. Column 5 is empty (mid-cascade) and column 6 shows a red ember/fire particle effect. This is the frame referenced for the money-vs-multiplier overlay distinction described above.", "free_spins_gameplay_late.png -- late-round state, '2 FREE SPINS LEFT' counter, top banner 'WIN 60x', running bottom counter 'WIN $23.60'; board mostly empty mid-cascade, a single round blue '0.5x' money-award coin overlay on a falling '10' symbol -- contrasts with free_spins_gameplay.png's four-coin moment by showing a late, low-activity spin with only one coin in play."],
      "coin_meter_payout": "coin_meter_payout.png -- end-of-round 'SENSATIONAL!' banner with falling-coin animation and a rising dollar counter (captured mid-count at $134.60), tagged 'LAST FREE SPIN', WIN $290.00 shown at top -- this is the accumulated free-spins coin meter being converted to cash.",
      "final_summary": "win_screen.png -- 'CONGRATULATIONS - YOU HAVE WON $319.50 IN 10 FREE SPINS', bottom bar WIN $319.50, credit risen from $99,797.80 (post-purchase) to $100,117.30 (exact match: 100117.30 - 99797.80 = 319.50 = 159.75x the $2.00 bet).",
      "outcome_notes": "This purchased round awarded the base 10-spin tier (4 Scatters landed on the buy-trigger spin) and reached 'LAST FREE SPIN' naturally with no retrigger."
    }
  },
  "reel_layout": {
    "reels": 6,
    "rows_per_reel": [5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5],
    "mechanic": "scatter_pays with tumble/cascade",
    "varying_reel_heights": false
  },
  "colorblind_accessibility_notes": [
    "Coin-overlay money-award vs multiplier badges are distinguishable by SHAPE (round vs angular gem/shield) and by TEXT ORDER ('5x' value-first vs 'x5' prefix-first) independent of their blue/red color coding.",
    "The five royal-card symbols (A, K, Q, J, 10) differ in body color (purple/red/green/blue/orange) but are primarily identified by their distinct alphanumeric GLYPH shape, so remain distinguishable without color perception.",
    "The Ante Bet toggle communicates its state with both a background color change AND explicit 'ON'/checkmark vs 'OFF'/arrow text+icon, not color alone.",
    "Autoplay checkboxes (Turbo Spin / Quick Spin / Skip Screens) use a white checkmark glyph inside the box in addition to the green fill, not color alone.",
    "Free Spins remaining count is shown as explicit numeral text ('<N> FREE SPINS LEFT'), not a color-coded bar or dial.",
    "Win amounts are always paired with numeric text (e.g. 'WIN 100X', 'WIN $319.50'); no information is conveyed by banner color alone.",
    "Volatility is conveyed via the text label 'MEDIUM VOLATILITY' plus a small waveform icon, not by a color-filled bar/segment count."
  ],
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact difference in symbol/Scatter distribution on the 'special reels' used during Free Spins (rules text mentions their existence but gives no numbers).",
    "Autoplay slider's minimum and maximum spin-count values (only the default of 100 was visible on the captured autoplay.png frame; no min/max labels were printed).",
    "Any fixed-currency (dollar) max-win ceiling separate from the 10,000x-bet multiplier -- none is printed anywhere in the captured frames.",
    "Game/RNG version numbers -- none observed in the booklet or settings panel.",
    "Pragmatic Play's marketing-page claim of a 'minimum guaranteed win of 3x bet' on the Free Spins trigger could not be confirmed on any of the 7 booklet pages; not included as fact (see anomalies-equivalent note in mechanics.free_spins.min_guaranteed_win_disclaimer)."
  ],
  "sources_and_provenance": {
    "manifest": "screenshots/47689f6e-471e-4b34-bfa5-6cd68c00268a/manifest.json",
    "frames_reviewed_in_full": ["base_game.png", "paytable_p1.png", "rules_p1.png", "rules_p2.png", "rules_p3.png", "rules_p4.png", "rules_p5.png", "rules_p6.png", "settings.png", "autoplay.png", "preview_1.png", "preview_2.png", "preview_3.png", "bonus_buy_dialog.png", "free_spins_trigger.png", "free_spins_midtumble.png", "free_spins_gameplay.png", "free_spins_gameplay_late.png", "coin_meter_payout.png", "win_screen.png", "base_game_win.png", "coin_overlay_example.png", "payout_basis_evidence.png", "bet_min_evidence.png", "bet_max_evidence.png", "bet_max_ante_evidence.png"],
    "zoom_crops_used": ["paytable icon crops for Viking King head, Treasure Chest, Sword&Shield, Tankard, and Scatter emblem (for exact color/detail description and logo_refs box calibration)"]
  }
}