Wild Hop&Drop

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Wild Hop & Drop",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "theme": "Cartoon pond/swamp world populated by brightly-coloured frogs (green, purple/pink, blue) sitting on branches, lily pads and stones. A large friendly green frog mascot with a cream-white belly and red-orange feet stands on a lily pad beside the reels in the base game. Playing-card royals (A, K, Q, J) are rendered as leafy vine-wrapped letters to match the swamp theme. A red-orange dragonfly/firefly (BONUS symbol) and a golden frog framed in an ornate gold medallion (WILD symbol) complete the symbol set.",
    "documentation_purpose": "Exhaustive accessibility documentation (blind/low-vision screen-reader users, deaf/hard-of-hearing, color-blind users of all types, motor-impaired users) built from 24 desktop screenshots (1280x800) plus pytesseract OCR ground truth and zoomed pixel crops of the paytable/ladder tracker.",
    "method_notes": "Every screenshot was opened and read directly at full resolution; ambiguous regions (paytable WILD rule text, the free-spins side ladder, the win-screen background counter) were zoom-cropped with scripts/zoom.py and re-read. Numbers are taken verbatim from on-screen text. The demo bet shown in the bottom bar differs between frames (captured at $2.00, $24.00, $216.00 and $240.00 at different points of the session, since the agent adjusted bet to test limits and to buy the feature); this is noted per screen and does not indicate a game inconsistency.",
    "language": "English",
    "demo_url": "https://demogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net/gs2c/openGame.do?gameSymbol=vs20mparty&websiteUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fdemogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net&jurisdiction=99&lobby_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pragmaticplay.com%2Fen%2F&lang=en&cur=USD",
    "slug_note": "Internal demo slug is 'vs20mparty'. This does NOT mean 20 paylines: the game is confirmed CLUSTER PAYS on a 6x6 grid (see mechanics below), not a payline game."
  },

  "color_palette": {
    "base_game_background": "Blurred sunlit green jungle/pond scene: soft yellow-green foliage top and mid-ground, a stone frog-shaped water urn on the left, purple/violet leafy plants on the right, a calm blue pond with lily pads at the bottom.",
    "reel_frame": "Thick teal/turquoise stone-textured frame (rounded corners) resting on a brown wooden dock/raft that itself sits on the pond water; two small circular dock-post caps (one gold-lit, one dark) visible under the frame on preview screens.",
    "reel_cells": "Near-black dark green semi-transparent tiles with a very thin darker divider between cells; individual symbol cards have their own thin coloured outline (green/blue/purple/gold) matching the symbol's rarity tier.",
    "free_spins_background": "Distinct 'special reels' palette: deep purple-to-blue gradient night/mystical pond background with glowing lily-pad silhouettes and fireflies, clearly different from the base game's warm green daytime background (see features.free_spins).",
    "ui_bottom_bar": "Dark brown-red translucent bar along the bottom edge; CREDIT and BET labels in orange/yellow text; WIN text in white/yellow.",
    "buttons": "Circular buttons: SPIN is a white double-arrow icon on a dark circle; bet +/- are white glyphs on white (minus) and dark (plus outline) circles; AUTOPLAY icon dark with small white glyph; menu (hamburger), sound and info ('i') icons are white glyphs on small dark translucent circles bottom-left.",
    "accent_colors": "Gold/yellow (logo, WILD symbol frame, BUY FREE SPINS plaque text, win amounts, ladder-tracker WILD icons), teal/turquoise (BUY FREE SPINS plaque background, reel frame, settings-panel frame), green (confirm ticks, ON toggle state, nav arrows, CONGRATULATIONS panel), red (X close/cancel icon, dragonfly BONUS symbol body, 'A' royal letter).",
    "logo_wordmark": "'WILD' in yellow-gold 3D bevelled letters, 'HOP' in green, '& DROP' in green/yellow, all with a dark outline, small trademark (TM) mark top-right of the wordmark; sits top-left in the base game and top-right (large) on the preview/splash screen next to the frog mascot."
  },

  "grid_and_mechanic": {
    "mechanic": "CLUSTER PAYS on a fixed 6 (columns) x 6 (rows) grid of symbols. This is stated explicitly in the paytable header (paytable_p1.png, Page 1/6 'GAME RULES'): \"All symbols pay in blocks of minimum 6 symbols connected horizontally or vertically. The game is played on a 6x6 grid of symbols.\" There are no paylines and no 'ways' count; the vs20mparty slug is only an internal Pragmatic Play code and is not a paylines count.",
    "win_evaluation_rules": "From rules_p2.png (Page 3/6, verbatim): \"Only the highest win is paid per winning combination. When winning with multiple blocks all wins are added to the total win. Free spins and bonus wins are added to the payline win. All wins are multiplied by base bet. All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. Free spins win is awarded to the player after the round completes. Free spins total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle.\"",
    "cross_check": "A live base-game win frame (base_game_1.png) shows a connected cluster of 7 pink 'Q' symbols with the readout '7x [Q] PAYS $24.00' at a $24.00 total bet, i.e. $2.00 (paytable value for the '7' tier of Q at the $2.00 reference bet) scaled 12x to the $24.00 bet -> $24.00. This numerically confirms both the cluster mechanic and the bet-multiplier payout basis."
  },

  "symbols": {
    "note": "Full paytable read from paytable_p1.png (Page 1/6, single page, bet shown on that frame = $2.00). Pay tiers are grouped by NUMBER OF CONNECTED SYMBOLS IN THE CLUSTER, printed exactly as: 26+, 22-25, 17-21, 14-16, 10-13, 8-9, 7, 6 (minimum cluster size is 6 symbols). Dollar payouts are copied verbatim from the paytable; the 'bet_multiplier' field is that dollar amount divided by the $2.00 reference bet shown on the same frame (i.e. the win expressed as a multiple of total bet).",
    "premium_high_value": [
      {
        "name": "Green frog",
        "appearance": "Bright green tree-frog with a cream-white belly, orange webbed feet, sitting upright, framed in a thin green-outlined card. Highest-paying regular symbol.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 400.00, "22-25": 96.00, "17-21": 48.00, "14-16": 24.00, "10-13": 18.00, "8-9": 12.00, "7": 10.00, "6": 8.00},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "200.00x", "22-25": "48.00x", "17-21": "24.00x", "14-16": "12.00x", "10-13": "9.00x", "8-9": "6.00x", "7": "5.00x", "6": "4.00x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Purple/pink frog",
        "appearance": "Magenta/purple frog with a pale belly, similar pose to the green frog, thin purple-outlined card.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 200.00, "22-25": 64.00, "17-21": 32.00, "14-16": 16.00, "10-13": 12.00, "8-9": 8.00, "7": 6.00, "6": 5.00},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "100.00x", "22-25": "32.00x", "17-21": "16.00x", "14-16": "8.00x", "10-13": "6.00x", "8-9": "4.00x", "7": "3.00x", "6": "2.50x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Blue frog",
        "appearance": "Sky-blue frog with white belly, perched on an orange branch, thin blue-outlined card. Lowest-paying of the three premium frogs.",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 120.00, "22-25": 48.00, "17-21": 24.00, "14-16": 12.00, "10-13": 9.00, "8-9": 6.00, "7": 5.00, "6": 4.00},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "60.00x", "22-25": "24.00x", "17-21": "12.00x", "14-16": "6.00x", "10-13": "4.50x", "8-9": "3.00x", "7": "2.50x", "6": "2.00x"}
      }
    ],
    "royal_low_value": [
      {
        "name": "A",
        "color": "red with a small green vine/leaf decoration",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 80.00, "22-25": 32.00, "17-21": 16.00, "14-16": 8.00, "10-13": 6.00, "8-9": 4.00, "7": 3.00, "6": 2.50},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "40.00x", "22-25": "16.00x", "17-21": "8.00x", "14-16": "4.00x", "10-13": "3.00x", "8-9": "2.00x", "7": "1.50x", "6": "1.25x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "K",
        "color": "blue with a small green vine/leaf decoration",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 60.00, "22-25": 24.00, "17-21": 12.00, "14-16": 6.00, "10-13": 5.00, "8-9": 3.00, "7": 2.50, "6": 2.00},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "30.00x", "22-25": "12.00x", "17-21": "6.00x", "14-16": "3.00x", "10-13": "2.50x", "8-9": "1.50x", "7": "1.25x", "6": "1.00x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "Q",
        "color": "pink/magenta with a small green vine/leaf decoration",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 50.00, "22-25": 20.00, "17-21": 10.00, "14-16": 5.00, "10-13": 4.00, "8-9": 2.50, "7": 2.00, "6": 1.50},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "25.00x", "22-25": "10.00x", "17-21": "5.00x", "14-16": "2.50x", "10-13": "2.00x", "8-9": "1.25x", "7": "1.00x", "6": "0.75x"}
      },
      {
        "name": "J",
        "color": "green with a small yellow leaf decoration",
        "payouts_usd_at_2usd_bet": {"26+": 40.00, "22-25": 16.00, "17-21": 8.00, "14-16": 4.00, "10-13": 3.00, "8-9": 2.00, "7": 1.50, "6": 1.00},
        "payouts_bet_multiplier": {"26+": "20.00x", "22-25": "8.00x", "17-21": "4.00x", "14-16": "2.00x", "10-13": "1.50x", "8-9": "1.00x", "7": "0.75x", "6": "0.50x"}
      }
    ],
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "appearance": "A smiling green frog portrait inside an ornate gold circular medallion frame on a dark red background, with the word 'WILD' in large gold 3D letters underneath the medallion.",
      "rules_verbatim": "This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols except for BONUS. WILD symbol appears on all reels. In the base game, the WILD symbol can hit as a 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 or 6x6 positions symbol. The WILD symbol pays by itself only if it hits as a 6x6 symbol.",
      "self_pay": {"tier": "36 (i.e. a full 6x6 block)", "usd_at_2usd_bet": 10000.00, "bet_multiplier": "5000.00x"},
      "note": "The WILD self-pay of 5000x at a full 6x6 block exactly matches the printed MAX WIN cap of 5,000x bet (rules_p1.png), i.e. hitting a complete 6x6 WILD grid alone reaches the win cap.",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png"
    },
    "bonus_scatter": {
      "name": "BONUS",
      "appearance": "A red-orange cartoon dragonfly/firefly with large round blue eyes, translucent wings and a glowing yellow abdomen tip, the word 'BONUS' in yellow 3D letters underneath.",
      "rules_verbatim": "This is the BONUS symbol. It appears on all reels.",
      "trigger": "4 or more BONUS symbols anywhere on the grid trigger the FREE SPINS round (see features.free_spins). No direct symbol-payout table is printed for BONUS itself (scatter/trigger role only).",
      "source": "paytable_p1.png + rules_p1.png"
    },
    "total_unique_symbols": 9
  },

  "special_mechanic_wild_hop_and_drop": {
    "name": "Giant Roaming Wild ('Hop & Drop')",
    "description": "The game's namesake mechanic: a single roaming WILD symbol that starts at 1x1 size and grows by 'hopping'/landing at random positions and expanding through 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 up to a full 6x6 block during the Free Spins round. Confirmed visually across free_spins_2.png (1x1) -> free_spins_3.png (2x2, WIN $195.60) -> free_spins_4.png (3x3, WIN $603.60) -> free_spins_5.png (4x4, WIN $1,410.00).",
    "growth_rule_verbatim": "(rules_p1.png) 'When the round starts, a 1x1 WILD symbol is always present on the screen, moving to a random position at every free spin... Every 4th BONUS symbol collected retriggers the feature, awards a random number of free spins from 1 to 3, and the roaming WILD symbol increases in size progressively, to 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and 6x6. For the last level always 1 free spin is added.'",
    "collection_ladder_ui": "A vertical wood-and-teal-frame tracker ('ladder') is docked to the right of the reels during Free Spins (visible in free_spins_1.png through free_spins_5.png). It has 6 stacked rungs/slots, each flanked by a pair of small dragonfly-icon glyphs, matching the 6 WILD growth stages (1x1 through 6x6). A miniature gold-framed WILD frog icon sits at the very bottom of the ladder as a legend/anchor. As BONUS symbols are collected during the round, rungs light up gold from the bottom upward and a small WILD icon token is placed into each completed rung (e.g. free_spins_3.png shows the bottom 2 rungs lit with WILD tokens; free_spins_5.png shows the bottom 4 rungs lit with WILD tokens, matching the observed 4x4 WILD size on that frame)."
  },

  "technical_summary": {
    "rtp_percent_base": 96.46,
    "rtp_percent_buy_free_spins": 96.47,
    "rtp_source": "rules_p2.png (Page 3/6): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.46%. The RTP of the game when using \"BUY FREE SPINS\" is 96.47%.'",
    "volatility": "High. Badge reads 'VOLATILITY' with 5 filled lightning-bolt icons (paytable/rules and preview screens); text (rules_p2.png): 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "bet_min_usd": 0.20,
    "bet_max_usd": 240.00,
    "bet_source": "rules_p2.png: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.20  MAXIMUM BET: $240.00'.",
    "bet_max_measured": "Confirmed by measurement: in settings_1.png the Total Bet '+' stepper was pressed to its ceiling and stopped at exactly $240.00, at which point the '+' button visibly changed from a bright emerald-green fill with a white plus glyph (settings_0.png, bet $2.00) to a darker, desaturated green fill with a grey plus glyph (settings_1.png, bet $240.00, disabled state). Printed and measured maximum bet match exactly; there is no ante/side-bet mode in this game (confirmed absent from all rules pages and settings/bet-menu panels).",
    "bet_multiplier_note": "The bet menu (info_0.png) shows 'Bet Multiplier 20x' next to BET (units) / COIN VALUE / TOTAL BET fields. This is the STANDARD internal bet-unit multiplier used to build the total bet from coin value and bet units (Total Bet = Bet units x Coin Value x 20), not a special/ante wager mode.",
    "max_win": "Printed in-game as 5,000x bet (rules_p1.png, 'MAX WIN' section: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet in both base game and free spins. If the total win of a FREE SPINS ROUND reaches 5,000x bet the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' Repeated on rules_p4.png as '5000X bet'). This matches the Pragmatic Play press-release figure of 5,000x; no discrepancy found.",
    "reel_structure": "Fixed 6-column x 6-row symbol grid (36 cells), cluster pays (minimum 6 connected symbols, horizontally or vertically adjacent), not a reel/payline or ways game.",
    "bonus_buy": {
      "options": "ONE bonus-buy option: 'BUY FREE SPINS'.",
      "price_rule_verbatim": "rules_p1.png: 'The FREE SPINS round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current total bet. When buying the FREE SPINS feature, the triggering spin will award 4, 5 or 6 BONUS symbols randomly.'",
      "observed_prices": "Base bar button reads 'BUY FREE SPINS $200' at a $2.00 total bet (base_game_0.png) = 100x; confirmation dialog at $24.00 total bet shows 'BUY FREE SPINS $2,400' (bonus_0.png) = 100x; bet-menu screenshot at $216.00 total bet shows 'BUY FREE SPINS $21,600' (info_0.png) = 100x; autoplay screenshot at $240.00 (max bet) shows 'BUY FREE SPINS $24,000' (autoplay_0.png) = 100x. All four observations are internally consistent at exactly 100x total bet.",
      "starting_state": "If bought with a triggering spin that reveals 6 BONUS symbols, the round starts with 2 BONUS already collected toward the next retrigger; if 5 BONUS symbols, it starts with 1 already collected (rules_p1.png)."
    },
    "keyboard": "SPACE and ENTER keys start/stop the spin (rules_p2.png, rules_p3.png).",
    "currency_view": "CREDIT and BET labels can be clicked to switch between coins view and cash view (rules_p3.png)."
  },

  "features": {
    "free_spins": {
      "trigger": "4 or more BONUS symbols anywhere on the 6x6 grid trigger the Free Spins round.",
      "spins_awarded_on_trigger": "6 free spins (rules_p1.png: 'The round starts with 6 free spins.'). Confirmed on screen: free_spins_1.png shows a 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 6 FREE SPINS' award screen with a wooden plaque and the number '6' burned into a wood-textured bar.",
      "starting_wild": "A 1x1 roaming WILD is always present on screen from the first free spin, moving to a random cell every spin.",
      "growth_and_retrigger": "Every 4th BONUS symbol collected during the round (a) retriggers the feature, awarding a further random 1-3 free spins, and (b) grows the roaming WILD by one stage (1x1 -> 2x2 -> 3x3 -> 4x4 -> 5x5 -> 6x6). At the final (6x6) stage the retrigger always adds exactly 1 free spin. After the 4th retrigger, no further retriggers are possible.",
      "buy_head_start": "If the round is purchased and the triggering spin awards 6 BONUS symbols, the round begins with 2 already banked toward the next retrigger; with 5 BONUS symbols it begins with 1 already banked.",
      "special_reels": "'Special reels are in play during the feature' (printed rule). Observed visually: the base-game warm green daytime pond background is replaced by a deep purple/blue night-time pond background with glowing lily-pad silhouettes and fireflies throughout the whole free-spins round (free_spins_1.png through win_screen_1.png).",
      "collection_ladder": "See special_mechanic_wild_hop_and_drop.collection_ladder_ui above.",
      "max_win_cap": "5,000x bet across base game AND free spins combined; reaching the cap during a Free Spins round ends the round immediately, pays up to the cap, and forfeits any remaining spins.",
      "observed_round": "Purchased for $2,400 (100x a $24.00 bet) in bonus_0.png. free_spins_0.png shows the 'FEATURE ACTIVE' trigger moment with multiple BONUS dragonflies on the grid and CREDIT already debited to $97,600.00 (100,000 - 2,400). The captured round's WILD grew 1x1 -> 2x2 -> 3x3 -> 4x4 across the recorded spins, and the 'FREE SPINS LEFT' counter read 5, then 3 (after at least one retrigger extended the round beyond the initial 6), and the round ultimately completed with total win $6,594.00 (win_screen_1.png, label 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED', resulting CREDIT $100,680.02). A second, smaller purchased round at a $2.00 bet (buy price $200) completed with total win $33.00 and CREDIT $99,833.00 (win_screen_2.png), where the WILD only reached 2x2 before the round ended."
    }
  },

  "win_tier_overlays": {
    "note": "During a big win the game shows an intermediate 'tier' overlay with an animated, up-counting dollar figure before settling on the final round-completion screen. The counters shown are mid-count snapshots, not final totals.",
    "mega_tier": {
      "label": "MEGA!",
      "screen": "win_screen_0.png",
      "visible_counter": "$645.84 (counting up; a dimmed, larger figure is visible behind/through the counter panel reading approximately '$2,0_ _.84' next to a coin icon and the words 'MEGA WIN', partially obscured by overlapping badge graphics and NOT fully legible -> recorded as uncertain).",
      "visual": "Large 3D wood-textured 'MEGA!' title in orange/yellow, a darkened close-up of the WILD frog symbol behind it, two carved stone frog statues flanking a wooden plaque that displays the running total; the side collection ladder is visible on the right, mostly unlit (early in the round)."
    },
    "sensational_tier": {
      "note_from_capturer_INCORRECT": "The capture note for win_screen_1.png claimed a 'SENSATIONAL!' tier title with a partial counter of $121.50 and a footer 'WIN $2,467.50 SENSATIONAL'. This is NOT what the image shows -- see discrepancies list below. No 'SENSATIONAL!' screen exists among the 24 supplied frames."
    }
  },

  "screens": {
    "preview": [
      {
        "file": "preview_0.png",
        "type": "preview",
        "slide": "1 of 2 (left indicator dot filled gold, right dot outlined only)",
        "content": "Splash/loading screen. Left: the 6x6 reel grid rendered behind a teal stone frame on a wooden dock, showing a static mix of frogs, BONUS dragonflies, WILD frogs and royal letters. Bottom-left of the frame: large yellow-orange 3D text 'WIN UP TO 5,000 X BET'. Right side: the 'WILD HOP & DROP' wordmark (gold/green) with a small TM mark, below it the green frog mascot standing on a lily pad, a circular white 'refresh/loading' icon overlaid on the mascot's belly, a 'VOLATILITY' badge with 5 filled lightning-bolt icons, and a checkbox labelled \"DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME\".",
        "color_blind_notes": "Max-win callout and volatility count are large high-contrast text/icon counts, readable without colour discrimination."
      },
      {
        "file": "preview_1.png",
        "type": "preview",
        "slide": "2 of 2 (right indicator dot filled gold, left dot outlined only)",
        "content": "Same layout and frame, but the reel window is replaced by a large feature-preview illustration: the golden-framed WILD frog medallion with 'WILD' in giant gold letters, small paying symbols (purple frog, A, K, K, J, Q, green J, purple frog) stacked along the left and bottom edges of the frame. Bottom text: 'GIANT ROAMING WILDS KEEP GROWING IN FREE SPINS'. Right side: same wordmark, mascot, volatility badge and 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox as slide 1.",
        "purpose": "Explains the headline mechanic before entering the game.",
        "color_blind_notes": "Mechanic explanation is conveyed through the large WILD art and plain-language caption text, not colour."
      }
    ],

    "base_game": [
      {
        "file": "base_game_0.png",
        "content": "6x6 reel grid inside the teal frame; visible cells on this static frame include multiple J/K/Q letters and green/blue/purple frogs (random snapshot, not enumerated cell-by-cell as it is not a fixed game property). Top-left: 'WILD HOP & DROP' wordmark. Below it: a teal rounded plaque reading 'BUY FREE SPINS $200'. Below that: the green frog mascot on a lily pad. Bottom bar: hamburger MENU, speaker (sound) and 'i' info buttons bottom-left; 'CREDIT $100,000.00' and 'BET $2.00' in orange/yellow; centre text 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'; oval '-' and round SPIN (circular double-arrow) and '+' buttons and an 'AUTOPLAY' pill button on the right; 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' in small grey text bottom-left corner."
      },
      {
        "file": "base_game_1.png",
        "content": "A completed spin showing a live win: a connected cluster of 7 pink 'Q' letters running down/across several reels is each individually outlined in white to mark the winning cluster; a single gold-framed 'WILD' frog symbol is also present on the leftmost reel. Bottom bar reads 'WIN $24.00' in large white/yellow text with '7x [Q] PAYS $24.00' beneath it. 'BET' has increased to $24.00 and the BUY FREE SPINS plaque now reads '$2,400' (both scaled 12x from base_game_0.png's $2.00/$200 baseline, i.e. the same 100x buy-price ratio)."
      }
    ],

    "paytable": {
      "file": "paytable_p1.png",
      "header": "'GAME RULES', Page 1/6",
      "content": "Top instruction line (verbatim quoted in grid_and_mechanic). A single row of 7 paying symbols (green frog, purple frog, blue frog, A, K, Q, J) each with an 8-row payout ladder underneath (26+ / 22-25 / 17-21 / 14-16 / 10-13 / 8-9 / 7 / 6 connected symbols). Below that: the WILD symbol (icon + payout '36 - $10,000.00' + substitution rule text) on the left, and the BONUS symbol (icon + rule text, no payout ladder) on the right.",
      "navigation": "Bottom-left: three green icons - left triangle (previous page), an X (close, centre), right triangle (next page). 'Page 1/6' printed bottom-right. A separate small X in the top-right corner of the panel also closes the booklet.",
      "color_blind_notes": "The 3 green nav icons are differentiated by shape (triangle/cross/triangle), not colour alone -- safe. Each premium/royal symbol tier is additionally distinguished by its letter/shape (frog species, A/K/Q/J glyph), not colour alone."
    },

    "rules": [
      {"file": "rules_p1.png", "page": "2/6", "title": "FREE SPINS / MAX WIN / BUY FREE SPINS", "content": "See features.free_spins and technical_summary.max_win / bonus_buy for verbatim text."},
      {"file": "rules_p2.png", "page": "3/6", "title": "GAME RULES (volatility, win rules, RTP, bet limits)", "content": "See technical_summary and grid_and_mechanic.win_evaluation_rules for verbatim text. Also states: 'Malfunction voids all pays and plays.'"},
      {"file": "rules_p3.png", "page": "4/6", "title": "HOW TO PLAY / MAIN GAME INTERFACE", "content": "Describes bet +/- and bet menu, SPIN button, hamburger settings menu, spin-speed cycle button (normal/quick spin/turbo spin), sound toggle, info ('i') button, CREDIT/BET coins-vs-cash toggle, and the AUTOPLAY menu (open/close by clicking the AUTOPLAY button again)."},
      {"file": "rules_p4.png", "page": "5/6", "title": "SETTINGS MENU / INFORMATION SCREEN / BET MENU", "content": "Describes INTRO SCREEN, AMBIENT, SOUND FX and GAME HISTORY toggles/links; the information-screen prev/next/close icons; the bet menu's bet multiplier and BET/COIN VALUE +/- controls; repeats the 5000x max-win/round-forfeit rule verbatim."},
      {"file": "rules_p5.png", "page": "6/6 (last page)", "title": "AUTOPLAY", "content": "'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": [
      {
        "file": "settings_0.png",
        "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
        "content": "Left column: 'GAME HISTORY' link with an external-link glyph; 'TOTAL BET' stepper with white '-' circle, dark value field '$2.00', bright emerald-green '+' circle with a white plus glyph. Right column: four labelled toggle switches - 'BATTERY SAVER' (off, grey/white knob left) with subtext 'SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED'; 'AMBIENT MUSIC' (on, green, knob right) 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC'; 'SOUND FX' (on, green) 'TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS'; 'INTRO SCREEN' (on, green) 'SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME'."
      },
      {
        "file": "settings_1.png",
        "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS (bet driven to its ceiling)",
        "content": "Same panel; TOTAL BET value field now reads '$240.00' (matches the printed MAXIMUM BET). The '+' button has switched to a disabled visual state: darker, desaturated green fill and a grey (not white) plus glyph, versus the bright green/white '+' seen in settings_0.png. All four toggles unchanged.",
        "color_blind_notes": "The enabled-vs-disabled state of the '+' button is signalled mainly by colour/brightness change; there is no separate shape or text cue on this control, which is a residual colour-only affordance risk for the '+' stepper specifically (toggle switches elsewhere use knob position as a non-colour cue)."
      }
    ],

    "info_bet_menu": {
      "file": "info_0.png",
      "title": "Bet Multiplier 20x (expanded BET MENU panel, opened from the '+' control)",
      "content": "Right-hand dark panel titled 'Bet Multiplier 20x' with an X close button. Fields, each with white '-' and green '+' steppers: 'BET' (unit count, value '9'), 'COIN VALUE' (value '$1.20'), 'TOTAL BET' (value '$216.00'). Green 'BET MAX' button at the bottom. Underlying reel grid and BUY FREE SPINS plaque (now reading '$21,600', i.e. 100x the $216.00 bet) are visible dimmed behind the panel."
    },

    "autoplay": {
      "file": "autoplay_0.png",
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "content": "Dark panel over dimmed reels with an X close (top-right). Three square checkboxes in a row: 'TURBO SPIN' (unchecked), 'QUICK SPIN' (unchecked), 'SKIP SCREENS' (checked, green with white tick). Below: 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' label above a horizontal slider (green filled track to a round green handle) with value '100' shown to the right. Bottom: full-width green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button. Bet shown underneath the dialog is $240.00 and the BUY FREE SPINS plaque behind it reads '$24,000' (100x).",
      "color_blind_notes": "Checkbox state is shown via a white check-mark glyph (shape), not colour alone."
    },

    "bonus_buy_confirmation": {
      "file": "bonus_0.png",
      "content": "A large teal frog-mouth-shaped speech-bubble/plaque reading 'BUY FREE SPINS $2,400' centred over the dimmed reels. Two hexagonal amber buttons below it: a red X (cancel) on the left and a green checkmark (confirm) on the right. Bottom bar shows 'TOTAL BET' with '-' / '$24.00' / '+' controls centred, CREDIT $100,000.00 and BET $24.00 at bottom-left, 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' bottom-left corner.",
      "color_blind_notes": "Cancel vs confirm are distinguished by icon shape (X vs checkmark) in addition to red/green colour -- safe."
    },

    "free_spins_gameplay": [
      {"file": "free_spins_0.png", "content": "Trigger/entry moment: teal plaque 'FEATURE ACTIVE' with the mascot frog beneath it, top-left; multiple red-orange BONUS dragonfly symbols visible on the grid; centre-bottom text 'GOOD LUCK!'; CREDIT already debited to $97,600.00 (100,000 - 2,400 buy price); BET $24.00; a red-outlined square icon appears in place of the round SPIN button (spin-in-progress state)."},
      {"file": "free_spins_1.png", "content": "Full-screen 'CONGRATULATIONS' award panel (carved-wood style) reading 'YOU HAVE WON' then a large burned-in numeral '6' on a red wood plaque, then 'FREE SPINS', then 'PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE'. Right edge: the 6-rung collection ladder is visible, fully unlit/empty at this point. Bottom bar: 'FREE SPINS LEFT 6'."},
      {"file": "free_spins_2.png", "content": "First free spin in progress: background has switched to the purple/blue night-pond special-reels palette. A single 1x1 WILD frog symbol sits on the grid (reel 2). The 6-rung ladder on the right is fully unlit (no BONUS collected yet). Bottom bar: 'FREE SPINS LEFT 5'."},
      {"file": "free_spins_3.png", "content": "WILD has grown to a 2x2 block (spans 2 columns x 2 rows). Two BONUS dragonflies are visible on the grid, plus a winning cluster of frogs highlighted. Win readout: 'WIN $195.60' / 'WINNER'. Ladder: bottom 2 of 6 rungs are lit gold with small WILD icon tokens inside."},
      {"file": "free_spins_4.png", "content": "WILD has grown to a 3x3 block. A BONUS dragonfly is visible near the top of the grid. Win readout: 'WIN $603.60' / 'WINNER'. Ladder: bottom 3 of 6 rungs lit gold with WILD tokens."},
      {"file": "free_spins_5.png", "content": "WILD has grown to a 4x4 block, occupying most of the left-centre of the grid. Win readout: 'WIN $1,410.00'. Bottom bar: 'FREE SPINS LEFT 3' (higher remaining-spin count than a simple 6-spin countdown would allow at this point, consistent with at least one retrigger having added spins). Ladder: bottom 4 of 6 rungs lit gold with WILD tokens, top 2 rungs still dark/empty."}
    ],

    "win_screen": [
      {"file": "win_screen_0.png", "content": "Intermediate 'MEGA!' win-tier overlay. See win_tier_overlays.mega_tier for full detail.", "final_screen": false},
      {"file": "win_screen_1.png", "content": "Round-completion screen for the $24.00-bet purchased round: reels have returned to the normal warm-green base-game background; the BUY FREE SPINS plaque again reads '$2,400'; centre bottom text in large white/yellow reads 'WIN $6,594.00'; directly beneath it, smaller white text reads 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED'. CREDIT now shows $100,680.02, BET $24.00.", "final_screen": true},
      {"file": "win_screen_2.png", "content": "Round-completion screen for a SEPARATE, smaller purchased round: BUY FREE SPINS plaque reads '$200' (100x a $2.00 bet); the grid shows a WILD symbol that only reached a 2x2 size in this round; centre bottom text reads 'WIN $33.00' with 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' beneath it; CREDIT $99,833.00, BET $2.00.", "final_screen": true}
    ]
  },

  "accessibility_observations": {
    "screen_reader": "Bottom-left control cluster (menu / sound / info) is fixed and consistent across all base-game and info-panel screens. Bet +/- controls flank the central SPIN button; AUTOPLAY sits below/beside SPIN. The info booklet is a strictly linear 6-page sequence navigated with left/right triangle icons and closed with a centre X, with 'Page N/6' printed on every page as an explicit position readout.",
    "motor": "All primary controls are large circular/rounded touch targets. SPACE and ENTER also start/stop a spin (keyboard operable, per rules_p2.png/rules_p3.png). Autoplay (with adjustable spin count and a 'skip screens' option) reduces the number of clicks needed for extended play. Bet can be set directly via the bet-menu numeric fields instead of repeated +/- taps.",
    "color_blind": "Most state changes are backed by a non-colour cue: toggle switches move position and show an on/off track fill in addition to colour; checkboxes show a check-mark glyph; nav icons are distinguished by triangle/cross shape; the free-spins mode is signalled by a full background-palette change (green day <-> purple/blue night) AND explicit text ('FREE SPINS LEFT n'), not colour alone; win-tier callouts use large printed dollar figures. Residual risk: the SYSTEM SETTINGS 'TOTAL BET +' stepper's enabled/disabled state relies mainly on a colour/brightness change (bright vs muted green) without an accompanying shape or text cue.",
    "deaf_hard_of_hearing": "No information observed to be conveyed by audio alone; AMBIENT MUSIC and SOUND FX are decorative and independently toggle-able. Every game-state change captured (wins, free spins remaining, feature trigger, retrigger, round completion) is also shown as on-screen text or numerals."
  },

  "discrepancies_note_vs_pixels": [
    "win_screen_1.png: the capture note claimed a 'SENSATIONAL!' title, a partial counter '$121.50', and a footer line 'WIN $2,467.50 SENSATIONAL'. The actual pixels (confirmed independently by pytesseract OCR: 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED / $100,680.02 / PRAGMATIC PLAY') show a plain round-completion screen on the normal base-game background reading 'WIN $6,594.00' / 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED', CREDIT $100,680.02, BET $24.00. There is no 'SENSATIONAL!' tier screen among the 24 supplied frames; only a 'MEGA!' tier (win_screen_0.png) and two 'FREE SPINS COMPLETED' final screens (win_screen_1.png, win_screen_2.png) were actually captured.",
    "feature_coverage in manifest.json lists win_screen_2.png as the 'win' proof for the free-spins round bought/played in bonus_0.png/free_spins_5.png, but those frames are at a $24.00 bet while win_screen_2.png is at a $2.00 bet with a different (smaller) $200 buy price and a WILD that only reached 2x2. Pixel evidence indicates win_screen_2.png belongs to a second, separately captured purchased round, not the $24.00-bet round shown in bonus_0.png/free_spins_2-5.png; the true completion screen for that $24.00-bet round is win_screen_1.png (CREDIT $100,680.02 lines up with 97,600 + intervening spins/wins, not with win_screen_2's $99,833.00)."
  ],

  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "win_screen_0.png ('MEGA!' tier): the dimmed background figure behind/through the counting overlay appears to read approximately '$2,0__.84' next to a coin icon and the word 'MEGA WIN', but is partially obscured by overlapping badge/coin graphics and is NOT fully legible; not used as an authoritative number.",
    "Exact BONUS-symbol collection increment shown per rung of the side ladder (whether each single BONUS collected lights a rung, or only every 4th one) could not be conclusively determined from the available frames beyond the printed rule that the WILD grows and a retrigger occurs every 4th BONUS collected; the ladder's rung-by-rung lighting is described as observed, not asserted as the exact underlying increment rule.",
    "Per-cell content of any base-game or free-spins reel snapshot is a random result of that particular spin, not a fixed game property, and is therefore not enumerated cell-by-cell.",
    "Studio: only 'PRAGMATIC PLAY' appears in the footer of every screenshot; no separate sub-studio branding was observed, so 'studio' is left null per instructions."
  ]
}