Wild Spells

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Wild Spells",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio": null,
    "studio_note": "Only Pragmatic Play branding observed (intro splash and footer both say 'Pragmatic Play'); no sub-studio credit found anywhere in the 22 captured frames.",
    "theme": "Dark fantasy / witchcraft: three elemental sorceresses (fire, ice, nature) set against a purple mountain night sky with magenta storm clouds and stars",
    "grid": {
      "reels": 5,
      "rows": 3,
      "layout_note": "Standard fixed rectangular 5x3 grid, confirmed visually on base_game.png and every other captured game frame. No megaways/cluster mechanics."
    },
    "bet_mechanic": {
      "type": "lines",
      "value": 25,
      "note": "25 fixed paylines, numbered 1-25 with per-line zig-zag diagrams shown on rules page 4/7 (paytable_p4.png). Line count is fixed (cannot be reduced) — the bet menu only exposes COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE, both multiplied by the constant 25 lines to produce TOTAL BET. Arithmetic confirmed on three separate bet-menu captures: 1 coin x $0.01 x 25 lines = $0.25 (bet_menu_min.png), 4 coins x $0.05 x 25 lines = $5.00 (jackpot_bet5.png), 10 coins x $1.00 x 25 lines = $250.00 (bet_menu_max.png)."
    },
    "rtp": {
      "value_percent": 96.4,
      "source": "Stated verbatim on rules page 4/7 (paytable_p4.png): 'The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.4%'. This is the only RTP figure the game itself declares; no bonus-buy/alternate-RTP variant text was found anywhere in the 7 rules pages or splash screen.",
      "variants": "none observed"
    },
    "volatility": {
      "value": null,
      "note": "NOT declared by the game. Checked all 7 rules/paytable pages (paytable_p1..p7.png) and the intro splash (preview.png) word-for-word — no volatility phrase, no lightning-bolt volatility meter, no rating badge anywhere. Honest omission, not to be guessed."
    },
    "bet_range": {
      "min_bet_usd": 0.25,
      "max_bet_usd": 250.0,
      "source": "Not stated in the rules text; measured directly from the in-game bet menu at both extremes. Minimum: bet_menu_min.png shows 1 coin x $0.01 coin value x 25 lines = $0.25, with the minus buttons on COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE both greyed out/disabled (floor reached). Maximum: bet_menu_max.png shows 10 coins x $1.00 coin value x 25 lines = $250.00, with plus buttons disabled at that ceiling and a 'BET MAX' shortcut button present.",
      "currency": "USD",
      "denomination_steps_seen": "Coin value stepped at least through $0.01 (min) and $1.00 (max) in the observed captures; coins-per-line stepped 1 through 10."
    },
    "max_win": {
      "value_multiplier": null,
      "note": "NOT declared by the game (no 'win up to Nx' banner or text found on splash or any rules page). The single largest FIXED prize documented by the game is the GRAND jackpot at 1250x total bet (see jackpots below); this is not an explicit max-win claim, only the largest number the game itself prints, and should not be reported as max_win."
    },
    "currency_confirmed": "USD ($) confirmed in base_game.png CREDIT/BET labels; coins-denomination mirror view also captured (coins_check.png, no currency symbol, integer coin counts)."
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "status": "MEASURED, not inferred",
    "method": "Pragmatic Play lets the player toggle the CREDIT/BET display between cash view and coins view by clicking the label. The paytable was screenshotted in BOTH modes at two different bets: cash view at $2.00 total bet (paytable_p1.png) and coins view at 200-coin total bit (paytable_coins_p1.png). Every single payout tier in both screenshots reduces to the exact same multiplier of TOTAL bet (cash-dollars / $2.00 == coin-value / 200 coins, tier by tier), which settles the basis empirically instead of trusting the rules wording.",
    "top_tier_proof": "Fire witch, 5-of-a-kind: $16.00 at $2.00 bet = 8x; 1600 coins at 200-coin bet = 8x. Identical across the whole 12-symbol ladder (see symbols table below).",
    "rules_text_caveat": "Rules page 4/7 literally says 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line' and 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins' — taken at face value this phrasing could suggest a per-line basis, but the direct cash-vs-coins measurement above proves the multiplier that matches observed dollar amounts is against TOTAL bet, not bet-per-line. The multiplier column in the symbols table is the empirically measured one.",
    "jackpots_are_separate": "The three jackpot tiers (Minor/Major/Grand) are a distinct feature with their own total-bet multiplier, established the same way (see jackpot_feature below); they are NOT part of the symbol-payout ladder."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "total_count": 14,
    "paying_symbols_count": 12,
    "special_symbols_count": 2,
    "note_on_two_symbol": "The three witch symbols are the only symbols that pay from as few as 2-of-a-kind (0.12x total bet); every other paying symbol requires 3-of-a-kind minimum. Confirmed on paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png.",
    "list": [
      {
        "role": "high",
        "id": "fire_witch",
        "display_name": "Fire Witch (top-paying symbol)",
        "visual": "Portrait of a sorceress with voluminous flowing hair rendered as living orange-to-red flame, fair skin, gold hoop earrings, a red gemstone pendant necklace. Framed in an ornate orange/copper-toned Celtic-knot border on a black tile background.",
        "colors_word": "orange, red, gold, fair skin tone, copper frame",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 8.0, "4": 4.0, "3": 1.2, "2": 0.12},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 16.00, "4": 8.00, "3": 2.40, "2": 0.24},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 1600, "4": 800, "3": 240, "2": 24},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "high",
        "id": "ice_witch",
        "display_name": "Ice Witch",
        "visual": "Portrait of a sorceress with straight white/silvery-blue hair, pale blue-tinted skin highlights, a teal gemstone tiara on her forehead, blue jewelled necklace. Framed in a blue ornate Celtic-knot border, background shows faint blue sparkle/frost particles.",
        "colors_word": "white, ice-blue, silver, teal, pale skin tone",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 5.0, "4": 2.4, "3": 0.8, "2": 0.12},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 10.00, "4": 4.80, "3": 1.60, "2": 0.24},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 1000, "4": 480, "3": 160, "2": 24},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "high",
        "id": "green_witch",
        "display_name": "Green (Nature) Witch",
        "visual": "Portrait of a sorceress with long green-and-brown hair decorated with small pink flowers, green gemstone tiara, holding a glowing green orb of light in her hands. Framed in a green ornate Celtic-knot border.",
        "colors_word": "green, brown, pink (flowers), warm skin tone",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 4.0, "4": 2.0, "3": 0.6, "2": 0.12},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 8.00, "4": 4.00, "3": 1.20, "2": 0.24},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 800, "4": 400, "3": 120, "2": 24},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "mid",
        "id": "spell_book",
        "display_name": "Spell Book",
        "visual": "Closed brown leather-bound grimoire with ornate gold metal trim on the corners and spine, a glowing faceted blue gem/diamond set into the front cover, a red ribbon bookmark hanging from the bottom edge.",
        "colors_word": "brown leather, gold trim, glowing blue gem, red ribbon",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 2.4, "4": 1.2, "3": 0.4},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 4.80, "4": 2.40, "3": 0.80},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 480, "4": 240, "3": 80},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "mid",
        "id": "potion",
        "display_name": "Magic Potion Bottle",
        "visual": "Round glass bottle filled with glowing green liquid, wrapped in a swirling pink/magenta magical mist, sealed with a gold cap and gold chain/tassel decoration.",
        "colors_word": "green liquid, gold cap, pink-magenta glow",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 2.4, "4": 1.2, "3": 0.4},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 4.80, "4": 2.40, "3": 0.80},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 480, "4": 240, "3": 80},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "mid",
        "id": "candle",
        "display_name": "Candle",
        "visual": "A single white/cream wax candle with visible dripping wax texture, sitting on a small gold candlestick base, with a lit orange-yellow flame and a soft glow halo above it.",
        "colors_word": "white/cream wax, gold base, orange-yellow flame",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 2.4, "4": 1.2, "3": 0.4},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 4.80, "4": 2.40, "3": 0.80},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 480, "4": 240, "3": 80},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "A",
        "display_name": "Royal A",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'A' rendered in solid purple/magenta with an ornate teal scrollwork flourish curling from its base; no card-suit icon, just the letter.",
        "colors_word": "purple/magenta letter, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.6, "4": 0.6, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 3.20, "4": 1.20, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 320, "4": 120, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "K",
        "display_name": "Royal K",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'K' rendered in solid green with an ornate teal scrollwork flourish, same style/frame as the other royals.",
        "colors_word": "green letter, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.6, "4": 0.6, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 3.20, "4": 1.20, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 320, "4": 120, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "Q",
        "display_name": "Royal Q",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'Q' rendered in solid orange/gold with teal scrollwork flourish.",
        "colors_word": "orange/gold letter, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.2, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 2.40, "4": 0.80, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 240, "4": 80, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "J",
        "display_name": "Royal J",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'J' rendered in solid blue with teal scrollwork flourish.",
        "colors_word": "blue letter, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.2, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 2.40, "4": 0.80, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 240, "4": 80, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "10",
        "display_name": "Royal 10",
        "visual": "Stylized number '10' rendered in solid purple/lavender with teal scrollwork flourish.",
        "colors_word": "purple/lavender numerals, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.2, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 2.40, "4": 0.80, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 240, "4": 80, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "low_royal",
        "id": "9",
        "display_name": "Royal 9",
        "visual": "Stylized number '9' rendered in solid red with teal scrollwork flourish.",
        "colors_word": "red numeral, teal scroll trim",
        "payouts_total_bet_multiplier": {"5": 1.2, "4": 0.4, "3": 0.2},
        "payouts_usd_at_2_bet": {"5": 2.40, "4": 0.80, "3": 0.40},
        "payouts_coins_at_200_bet": {"5": 240, "4": 80, "3": 40},
        "source_frame": "paytable_p1.png / paytable_coins_p1.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "wild",
        "id": "WILD",
        "display_name": "Wild (Cat)",
        "visual": "A stylized feline (cat) face rendered in a purple-to-blue gradient with glowing amber-yellow eyes and long white whiskers, set inside a silver ornate Celtic-knot frame on a black tile; the word 'WILD' is printed in gold block letters with a red/black outline below the cat's face as part of the icon artwork itself.",
        "colors_word": "purple, blue, amber-yellow eyes, white whiskers, silver frame, gold text",
        "own_payouts": null,
        "behavior": "Substitutes for every symbol on the reels EXCEPT the Scatter (crystal ball). Has no payout table of its own — pure substitution wild. Confirmed by rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png): 'This symbol is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER.'",
        "source_frame": "paytable_p2.png"
      },
      {
        "role": "scatter",
        "id": "SCATTER",
        "display_name": "Scatter (Crystal Ball)",
        "visual": "A glowing white/pale-blue swirling crystal orb (fortune-teller's crystal ball) surrounded by thin blue lightning/energy rings, resting on an ornate gold three-clawed stand.",
        "colors_word": "white, pale blue, gold stand",
        "own_payouts": null,
        "behavior": "3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels trigger the Free Spins round. No direct cash payout for the scatter itself. Confirmed by rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png): 'Hit 3 or more SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels to trigger the FREE SPINS ROUND. You can win more free spins during free spins. No limits!'",
        "source_frame": "paytable_p2.png"
      }
    ]
  },
  "jackpot_feature": {
    "name": "Jackpot Feature (stacked-symbol jackpots)",
    "trigger": "3, 4 or 5 FULL stacks (i.e. every one of the 3 visible rows on that reel is the same symbol) of ONE of the three witch symbols (fire, ice or green/nature — NOT the royals, book, potion, candle, WILD or Scatter), landing on ADJACENT reels counted from the RIGHTMOST reel going left.",
    "important_wild_exclusion": "The WILD (purple cat) does NOT count as a witch substitute for this feature's stack count. Directly observed during the hunt: a spin showed 2 full WILD stacks flanking a full Ice Witch stack (i.e. visually '3 witch-equivalent stacks' if WILD were counted) and the jackpot did NOT trigger — proving WILD substitution is excluded from the jackpot stack tally even though it substitutes for witches in ordinary line-pay evaluation.",
    "tiers_total_bet_multiplier": {
      "MINOR": {"stacks_required": 3, "multiplier": 50},
      "MAJOR": {"stacks_required": 4, "multiplier": 200},
      "GRAND": {"stacks_required": 5, "multiplier": 1250}
    },
    "multiplier_proof": "The jackpot header bar scales linearly with total bet, proving these are total-bet multipliers rather than fixed cash prizes: at $2.00 bet -> Grand $2,500.00 / Major $400.00 / Minor $100.00 (base_game.png, preview.png); at $5.00 bet -> Grand $6,250.00 / Major $1,000.00 / Minor $250.00 (jackpot_bet5.png); at $250.00 bet -> Grand $312,500.00 / Major $50,000.00 / Minor $12,500.00 (bet_menu_max.png); at $0.25 bet -> Grand $312.50 / Major $50.00 / Minor $12.50 (bet_menu_min.png); at 200-coin bet -> Grand 250000 / Major 40000 / Minor 10000 coins (coins_check.png). All rows resolve to 1250x / 200x / 50x of total bet exactly.",
    "availability": "NOT available during the Free Spins round. Stated verbatim on rules page 3/7 (paytable_p3.png): 'JACKPOT FEATURE is not available during the FREE SPINS FEATURE.'",
    "capture_status": "NOT CAPTURED live (no qualifying win landed). Hunted across 503 total base-game spins at $2.00 bet with turbo/skip disabled (two passes: ~183 then a dedicated 320-spin follow-up), which is at/over this project's ~500-spin honest-omit threshold for rare non-buyable RNG features. There is no bonus-buy option for this feature in this game. Multiple near-misses were observed (2-3 adjacent witch full-stacks broken by one non-stack reel) including the WILD-exclusion case described above. The mechanic itself is fully and precisely documented from the rules screenshot (paytable_p3.png), so the payout table above is exact, only the live win/gameplay screenshot is missing.",
    "source_frame": "paytable_p3.png"
  },
  "free_spins_feature": {
    "name": "Free Spins Round",
    "trigger": "3 or more Scatter (crystal ball) symbols landing anywhere on the 5x3 grid in the base game.",
    "trigger_screenshot": "free_spins_trigger_choice.png",
    "choice_mechanic": {
      "description": "Immediately upon triggering, the player is shown a 'CHOOSE YOUR FREE SPINS' screen with 3 selectable cards. Each card commits to both a fixed number of spins AND a fixed extra-wild-symbol set for the ENTIRE round (cannot be changed mid-round).",
      "options": [
        {
          "spins": 20,
          "extra_wild_symbols": ["green_witch"],
          "text": "Green Witch becomes WILD on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 20 free spins",
          "card_art": "Solo portrait of the green/nature witch on a green-toned card background"
        },
        {
          "spins": 10,
          "extra_wild_symbols": ["green_witch", "ice_witch"],
          "text": "Green Witch AND Ice Witch become WILD on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 10 free spins",
          "card_art": "Two-witch portrait (green + ice) on a blue-toned card background"
        },
        {
          "spins": 5,
          "extra_wild_symbols": ["fire_witch", "ice_witch", "green_witch"],
          "text": "Fire Witch, Ice Witch AND Green Witch all become WILD on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 5 free spins",
          "card_art": "Three-witch portrait (fire + ice + green) on a red/orange-toned card background"
        }
      ],
      "note": "Fewer spins trade for more simultaneous wild-symbol types (higher hit-frequency/volatility trade-off within the feature), confirmed verbatim on rules page 2/7 (paytable_p2.png) and matches the in-game choice screen exactly."
    },
    "reels_1_and_left_column_never_wild": "In every option, the promoted witch symbol(s) become wild only on reels 2 through 5 — reel 1 is explicitly excluded, confirmed both by rules text and by the live gameplay banner 'IS WILD ON REELS 2 TO 5' (free_spins_gameplay.png).",
    "retrigger": {
      "condition": "Scatter (crystal ball) landing on reels 1, 3 and 5 specifically during the Free Spins round.",
      "award": "The SAME number of spins and the SAME wild-option that was chosen at the start of the round (no re-choice offered).",
      "limit": "Explicitly stated 'No limits!' on rules page 2/7 — no cap on retriggers mentioned.",
      "capture_status": "Not observed live in this capture session (the 20-spin round played out did not retrigger); documented from rules text (paytable_p2.png)."
    },
    "special_reels": "Rules page 2/7 states 'Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS ROUND' — implying an altered reel strip/symbol distribution during the feature versus the base game (not independently verifiable from static screenshots).",
    "visual_theme_change": "During Free Spins the whole game background and reel frame switch from the base game's purple mountain-night theme to an icy blue theme: frozen/frost-cracked light-blue reel border, deep blue sky background with visible ice-shard silhouettes at the screen edges, and a purple/white lightning-crackle transition effect plays over reel positions where the promoted witch symbol becomes wild (visible mid-spin in free_spins_gameplay.png).",
    "captured_round": {
      "option_chosen": "20 free spins (Green Witch wild on reels 2-5)",
      "confirm_screen": "free_spins_confirm.png — 'CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON 20 FREE SPINS'",
      "gameplay_mid_round_1": "free_spins_gameplay.png — early in the round, 'FREE SPINS LEFT 19', banner 'IS WILD ON REELS 2 TO 5' with the green witch thumbnail",
      "gameplay_mid_round_2": "free_spins_win_mid.png — WIN $4.40 at bet $2.00 (2.2x total bet on that single spin), 'FREE SPINS LEFT 7', full stack of green witch visible on reel 1",
      "final_result": "free_spins_total_win.png — 'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $9.36 IN 20 FREE SPINS' (4.68x total bet aggregate across the whole round at $2.00 bet)"
    },
    "bonus_buy": {
      "available": false,
      "note": "No bonus-buy / feature-buy button, menu or dialog observed anywhere in the UI, settings, or rules pages. Free Spins can only be reached via natural 3+ Scatter RNG trigger."
    }
  },
  "ui_and_interface": {
    "base_game_layout": {
      "top_bar": "Horizontal jackpot ticker spanning the top of the reel frame, three linked panels: MAJOR (left, magenta/pink text on dark purple plaque with teal ornate border) — GRAND (center, larger gold/yellow text on a purple-to-magenta gradient plaque, visually the dominant element) — MINOR (right, cyan/turquoise text on dark blue plaque with teal border).",
      "bottom_bar_left_to_right": "Menu/hamburger icon (circle) opens Settings; Info 'i' icon opens the paginated rules/paytable; sound toggle icon; CREDIT label (orange/gold text) showing current balance in dollars; BET label (orange/gold text) showing current total bet in dollars — both labels are clickable to toggle between cash view and coins view; center message area (shows 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' idle, or 'WIN $X.XX' / 'SPIN TO WIN!' contextually); minus (-) and plus (+) circular buttons around the large central spin button which itself cycles through normal/quick/turbo spin speed via the small icon beneath it; AUTOPLAY button/label under the spin control.",
      "reel_frame": "Ornate light-blue/cyan metallic Celtic-knot border framing the 5x3 grid, with small purple gem accents at the frame's midpoint on both sides.",
      "background": "Deep purple/indigo night sky over dark mountain silhouettes, with soft magenta/pink cloud glow near the horizon and small white stars scattered across the upper sky."
    },
    "paytable_rules_dialog": {
      "pages": 7,
      "chrome": "Dark semi-transparent panel overlaying the base game (jackpot bar and reels dimmed but visible behind it); heading 'GAME RULES' (pages 1-4), 'HOW TO PLAY' (page 5), 'SETTINGS MENU' (page 6), 'AUTOPLAY' (page 7); green left/right triangle arrows for navigation and a green 'X' close button at bottom-left; 'Page N/7' counter at bottom-right; white 'X' close button also present top-right.",
      "page_1": "Symbol paytable for the 6 non-royal symbols (fire/ice/green witch, book, potion, candle) plus the 6 royals (A,K,Q,J,10,9), each with its own payout ladder as documented in the symbols table above.",
      "page_2": "WILD and SCATTER symbol explanations plus the full 3-option Free Spins choice mechanic text.",
      "page_3": "Jackpot Feature rules: trigger condition, right-to-left adjacency requirement, and the Minor/Major/Grand payout table; note that the feature is disabled during Free Spins.",
      "page_4": "Payline mechanics text ('All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines', 'Free Spins win is added to the payline win', 'All wins are multiplied by bet per line', 'All values are expressed as actual wins in coins'), the 25-line diagram (lines numbered 1-25, each shown as a small zig-zag pixel-grid glyph across 5 columns), keyboard shortcuts (SPACE/ENTER to start/stop spin), the RTP statement (96.4%), and the malfunction disclaimer ('Malfunction voids all pays and plays').",
      "page_5": "How-to-play walkthrough of every button/icon in the main game interface (bet +/-, settings menu icon, spin-speed cycle icon, sound toggle, info icon, CREDIT/BET click-to-toggle-view, spin button, autoplay button).",
      "page_6": "Settings Menu text description (Intro Screen toggle, Ambient toggle, Sound FX toggle, Game History link) and Information Screen / Bet Menu navigation description.",
      "page_7": "Autoplay description: clicking a preset auto-spin count starts Autoplay; Skip Screens option auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay."
    },
    "settings_dialog": {
      "title": "SYSTEM SETTINGS",
      "left_column": "GAME HISTORY link with external-link icon (opens a separate page, not captured); TOTAL BET stepper showing $2.00 with minus (grey/white) and plus (green) circular buttons.",
      "right_column_toggles": [
        {"name": "BATTERY SAVER", "state_captured": "OFF (white/grey switch, left position)", "description_text": "SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED"},
        {"name": "AMBIENT MUSIC", "state_captured": "ON (green switch, right position)", "description_text": "TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC"},
        {"name": "SOUND FX", "state_captured": "ON (green switch, right position)", "description_text": "TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS"},
        {"name": "INTRO SCREEN", "state_captured": "ON (green switch, right position)", "description_text": "SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME"}
      ],
      "colorblind_note": "Each toggle state is also conveyed by switch handle position (left=off, right=on) and a small bars/pause-style glyph on the handle, not color alone — safe for red/green colorblind users."
    },
    "autoplay_dialog": {
      "title": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS",
      "checkboxes": [
        {"name": "TURBO SPIN", "state_captured": "unchecked"},
        {"name": "QUICK SPIN", "state_captured": "unchecked"},
        {"name": "SKIP SCREENS", "state_captured": "checked (green fill with white checkmark)"}
      ],
      "autospin_count_control": "Horizontal slider labeled 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS', captured set to 100, numeric value displayed to the right of the slider.",
      "start_button": "Full-width green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom, label dynamically shows the currently selected spin count.",
      "colorblind_note": "Checkbox state is conveyed by a filled square + white checkmark glyph versus an empty outlined square, not color alone."
    },
    "bet_menu_dialog": {
      "title": "BETTING ON 25 LINES",
      "fields": ["COINS PER LINE (stepper, range 1-10 observed)", "COIN VALUE (stepper, range $0.01-$1.00 observed)", "TOTAL BET (read-only, derived = coins per line x coin value x 25)"],
      "bet_max_button": "Green 'BET MAX' shortcut button at the bottom of the dialog, jumps straight to 10 coins x $1.00 x 25 = $250.00.",
      "boundary_behavior": "At the floor (1 coin x $0.01), the minus buttons for both COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE render disabled/greyed; at the ceiling (10 coins x $1.00), the plus buttons render disabled/greyed. Confirmed on bet_menu_min.png and bet_menu_max.png."
    },
    "coins_vs_cash_view": {
      "toggle_method": "Clicking directly on the CREDIT or BET text labels in the bottom bar switches the whole HUD (credit, bet, jackpot bar, paytable) between cash ($) and raw coin-count display.",
      "cash_view_example": "base_game.png: CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 / jackpots Grand $2,500.00, Major $400.00, Minor $100.00",
      "coins_view_example": "coins_check.png: CREDIT 10000000 / BET 200 / jackpots Grand 250000, Major 40000, Minor 10000 (no currency symbol, integer values)"
    },
    "intro_splash": {
      "layout": "Top banner: key-art of the three witch faces (green left, fire center, ice right) behind the 'WILD SPELLS' wordmark in gold-to-orange lettering blending into cyan-to-white lettering. Below: GRAND $2,500.00 jackpot plaque (left, gold text on purple/teal), a right-side text block reading 'STACKS OF [fire icon], [ice icon] OR [green icon] FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WIN JACKPOTS'. Lower row: MINOR $100.00 and MAJOR $400.00 jackpot plaques, and three feature-name labels in pink/magenta caps: STACKED SYMBOLS, JACKPOTS (highlighted gold, presumably the currently-cycling one), FREE SPINS. A circular reload/refresh icon button and a 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME' checkbox sit at the bottom.",
      "note": "Splash screen was captured at wait_ms=0 immediately after the Pragmatic Play studio bumper, confirming the loading/splash screen does exist (not skipped) before base_game.png."
    }
  },
  "accessibility_notes": {
    "colorblind": [
      "The three witch symbols (fire/ice/green) are never distinguished by color alone: each has a unique face, hairstyle and frame ornament shape in addition to its color, and each pays a different amount printed as text next to the icon in the paytable.",
      "Royal letter/number symbols (A,K,Q,J,10,9) are distinguished primarily by their GLYPH (the letter or digit shape itself), not by color — safe for full colorblindness since the shapes read identically in greyscale.",
      "WILD is distinguishable by unique cat-face artwork plus the literal printed word 'WILD' on the icon itself, not by its purple color alone.",
      "SCATTER is distinguishable by unique crystal-ball artwork (a physical object icon unlike any other symbol), not by color.",
      "Jackpot tiers (Minor/Major/Grand) are distinguished by text labels and by relative position/size (Grand is centered and largest) in addition to their blue/pink/gold color coding.",
      "Free Spins choice cards are distinguished by large bold numerals (20/10/5) and by how many witch portraits appear on the card, not by color alone.",
      "Settings/Autoplay toggle and checkbox states are conveyed by handle position and checkmark glyphs in addition to green/grey color."
    ],
    "motor": [
      "All interactive controls (spin, bet +/-, autoplay, settings, info) are large circular touch-friendly buttons in the bottom HUD bar.",
      "SPACE and ENTER keyboard shortcuts start/stop a spin (stated on rules page 4/7), providing a keyboard-only alternative to mouse clicking for players with limited pointing precision.",
      "Autoplay with a configurable spin count (up to at least 100, per the observed slider) and Skip Screens option reduces the number of discrete manual interactions required to play extended sessions."
    ],
    "auditory": [
      "No game information is conveyed by sound alone. Sound FX and Ambient Music are both independently toggleable off in Settings without loss of any game-state information — all wins, feature triggers and jackpot amounts are always also shown as on-screen text/graphics."
    ],
    "cognitive_low_vision": [
      "Win amounts, bet, credit and jackpot values are always rendered as large, high-contrast text (white/gold on dark purple) directly in the HUD and are also spoken through the 7-page rules panel in full sentences rather than icons alone.",
      "The malfunction disclaimer ('Malfunction voids all pays and plays') and RTP statement are both plain text on rules page 4/7, not embedded only in graphics."
    ]
  },
  "ocr_text_by_frame": {
    "preview.png": "GRAND $2,500.00 / MINOR $100.00 / MAJOR $400.00 / STACKS OF ... OR ... FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WIN JACKPOTS / STACKED SYMBOLS / JACKPOTS / FREE SPINS / DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME / WILD SPELLS (wordmark)",
    "base_game.png": "MAJOR $400.00 / GRAND $2,500.00 / MINOR $100.00 / CREDIT $100,000.00 / BET $2.00 / HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN / AUTOPLAY / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "base_win.png": "MAJOR $400.00 / GRAND $2,500.00 / MINOR $100.00 / CREDIT $99,954.48 / BET $2.00 / WIN $0.40 / AUTOPLAY / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "paytable_p1.png": "GAME RULES / All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. / 5-$16.00 4-$8.00 3-$2.40 2-$0.24 (fire witch) / 5-$10.00 4-$4.80 3-$1.60 2-$0.24 (ice witch) / 5-$8.00 4-$4.00 3-$1.20 2-$0.24 (green witch) / 5-$4.80 4-$2.40 3-$0.80 (book, potion, candle) / A 5-$3.20 4-$1.20 3-$0.40 / K 5-$3.20 4-$1.20 3-$0.40 / Q 5-$2.40 4-$0.80 3-$0.40 / J 5-$2.40 4-$0.80 3-$0.40 / 10 5-$2.40 4-$0.80 3-$0.40 / 9 5-$2.40 4-$0.80 3-$0.40 / Page 1/7",
    "paytable_coins_p1.png": "same layout in coins: 5-1600 4-800 3-240 2-24 (fire witch) etc, Page 1/7, BET 200, CREDIT 10000000",
    "paytable_p2.png": "GAME RULES / This symbol is WILD and substitutes for all symbols except for SCATTER. / Hit 3 or more SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels to trigger the FREE SPINS ROUND. You can win more free spins during free spins. No limits! / At the beginning of the FREE SPINS ROUND choose 1 out of 3 options: / becomes wild on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 20 free spins / and become wild on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 10 free spins / , and become wild on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5; 5 free spins / More free spins can be won during the round when hits on reels 1, 3 and 5 / You are awarded the same number of free spins and the same option as the one chosen at the start of the round / Special reels are in play during the FREE SPINS ROUND. / Page 2/7",
    "paytable_p3.png": "GAME RULES / Hit 3 or more full stacks of any of the following symbols ... from right to left on adjacent reels, to win one of the following jackpots: / 5 full stacks win GRAND $2,500.00 / 4 full stacks win MAJOR $400.00 / 3 full stacks win MINOR $100.00 / JACKPOT FEATURE is not available during the FREE SPINS FEATURE / Page 3/7",
    "paytable_p4.png": "GAME RULES / All symbols pay from left to right on selected paylines. / Free Spins win is added to the payline win. / All wins are multiplied by bet per line. / All values are expressed as actual wins in coins. / [25-line diagram, lines numbered 1-25] / SPACE and ENTER buttons on the keyboard can be used to start and stop the spin. / The theoretical RTP of this game is 96.4% / Malfunction voids all pays and plays. / Page 4/7",
    "paytable_p5.png": "HOW TO PLAY / Click the + or - buttons to change the bet value and open the bet menu. / Select the bet you want to use in the game. / Press the SPIN button to play. / MAIN GAME INTERFACE / opens the SETTINGS menu that contains settings which affect the way the game is being played. / cycles through spin speed settings, normal speed, quick spin and turbo spin. / toggles sound and music on and off / opens the Information page / CREDIT and BET labels show the current balance and current total bet. Click on the labels to switch between coins view and cash view. / change up or down the current bet and open the bet menu, where you can change the bet denominations. / starts the game / AUTOPLAY opens the automatic play menu. / Click the AUTOPLAY button again to stop it. / Page 5/7",
    "paytable_p6.png": "SETTINGS MENU / INTRO SCREEN - toggles the introductory screen on and off / AMBIENT - toggles the ambient sound and music in the game on and off / SOUND FX - toggles the game's sound effects on and off / GAME HISTORY - opens the game history page / INFORMATION SCREEN / and scroll between information pages / closes the information screen / BET MENU / The bet menu shows the number of lines available in the game, and the current total bet in both coins and cash. / Use the + and - buttons in the COINS PER LINE and COIN VALUE fields to change the values. / Page 6/7",
    "paytable_p7.png": "AUTOPLAY / 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 / Page 7/7",
    "settings.png": "SYSTEM SETTINGS / GAME HISTORY / TOTAL BET $2.00 / BATTERY SAVER SAVE BATTERY LIFE BY REDUCING ANIMATION SPEED / AMBIENT MUSIC TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME MUSIC / SOUND FX TURN ON OR OFF THE GAME SOUNDS / INTRO SCREEN SHOW THE INTRO SCREEN BEFORE STARTING THE GAME",
    "autoplay.png": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS / TURBO SPIN / QUICK SPIN / SKIP SCREENS / NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS 100 / START AUTOPLAY (100)",
    "coins_check.png": "MAJOR 40000 / GRAND 250000 / MINOR 10000 / CREDIT 10000000 / BET 200 / HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN / AUTOPLAY",
    "bet_menu_max.png": "MAJOR $50,000.00 / GRAND $312,500.00 / MINOR $12,500.00 / BETTING ON 25 LINES / COINS PER LINE 10 / COIN VALUE $1.00 / TOTAL BET $250.00 / BET MAX / CREDIT $99,920.48 / BET $250.00 / SPIN TO WIN!",
    "bet_menu_min.png": "MAJOR $50.00 / GRAND $312.50 / MINOR $12.50 / BETTING ON 25 LINES / COINS PER LINE 1 / COIN VALUE $0.01 / TOTAL BET $0.25 / BET MAX / CREDIT $99,920.48 / BET $0.25 / SPIN TO WIN!",
    "jackpot_bet5.png": "MAJOR $1,000.00 / GRAND $6,250.00 / MINOR $250.00 / BETTING ON 25 LINES / COINS PER LINE 4 / COIN VALUE $0.05 / TOTAL BET $5.00 / BET MAX / CREDIT $99,920.48 / BET $5.00 / SPIN TO WIN!",
    "free_spins_trigger_choice.png": "WILD SPELLS / CHOOSE YOUR FREE SPINS / 20 FREE SPINS BECOMES WILD ON REELS 2, 3, 4, 5 PRESS TO START / 10 FREE SPINS BECOMES WILD ON REELS 2, 3, 4, 5 PRESS TO START / 5 FREE SPINS BECOMES WILD ON REELS 2, 3, 4, 5 PRESS TO START / CREDIT $99,906.56 BET $2.00 / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "free_spins_confirm.png": "CONGRATULATIONS / YOU HAVE WON 20 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE / CREDIT $99,906.56 BET $2.00 / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "free_spins_gameplay.png": "IS WILD ON REELS 2 TO 5 / CREDIT $99,906.56 / BET $2.00 / FREE SPINS LEFT 19 / AUTOPLAY / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "free_spins_win_mid.png": "IS WILD ON REELS 2 TO 5 / CREDIT $99,906.56 / BET $2.00 / WIN $4.40 / FREE SPINS LEFT 7 / AUTOPLAY / PRAGMATIC PLAY",
    "free_spins_total_win.png": "IS WILD ON REELS 2 TO 5 / CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON $9.36 IN 20 FREE SPINS / PRESS ANYWHERE TO CONTINUE / CREDIT $99,915.92 / BET $2.00 / WIN $9.36 / FREE SPINS LEFT 0 / PRAGMATIC PLAY"
  },
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Precise minimum/maximum coin-value denomination steps beyond the two extremes actually captured ($0.01 and $1.00) — intermediate steps not screenshotted.",
    "Volatility rating — not declared anywhere by the game; left null rather than guessed (see volatility field).",
    "Max win multiplier — not declared anywhere by the game; left null rather than guessed (see max_win field).",
    "Jackpot Feature live gameplay/win screenshot — not captured despite 503 hunted spins; documented from rules text only (see jackpot_feature.capture_status).",
    "Free Spins retrigger — not observed live in the captured 20-spin round; documented from rules text only.",
    "Exact behavior/appearance of the 'special reels' used during Free Spins (rules text mentions them but does not specify what differs) — no way to verify from static screenshots beyond the observed higher frequency of full witch stacks."
  ],
  "manifest_cross_check": {
    "frames_in_manifest": 22,
    "frames_reviewed": 22,
    "note": "All 22 manifest frames opened and described above. The _hunt/ subfolder (320 raw hunting frames) was intentionally NOT opened per instructions — it is cleanup scrap, not documentation source."
  }
}