Year of the Dragon King

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Year of the Dragon King",
    "provider": "Pragmatic Play",
    "studio_footer_note": "The bottom-left corner of every in-game screen (base game, paytable, bonus, settings, autoplay) displays the wordmark 'REEL KINGDOM' in white capital letters. Reel Kingdom is a Pragmatic Play sub-studio, NOT a separate operator/casino skin. Confirmed personally on base_game.png, base_game_win.png, bonus_gameplay.png, bonus_win.png, settings.png, autoplay.png, bet_menu.png, coins_view_base.png, bonus_buy_dialog.png.",
    "theme": "East Asian / Chinese New Year lion-dance and dragon mythology. Visual motifs: a red torii-style gate frame around the reel set with green-jade trim and gold rivets, a sunset mountain-range background (orange sky, dark red/purple mountain silhouettes, wispy clouds), stacks of gold coins on the gate lintel, vertical red pillars with green Chinese key-fret (meander) ornament and gold Chinese characters, and a red/gold dragon-lion 'lion dance' head that appears as the bonus feature host character.",
    "format": "5-reel, 3-row video slot with fixed 20 paylines (NOT ways/megaways/cluster). Grid confirmed by direct pixel count on base_game.png: 5 vertical reel columns x 3 visible symbol rows each, no partial/cut-off rows at top or bottom.",
    "demo_url_slug": "vs20yotdk (internal PP code; the 'vs20' prefix is not literal proof of 20 paylines by itself, but paylines were independently confirmed by the 1-20 payline diagram on rules page 4/7)",
    "aspect_note": "Desktop layout, 1280x800 capture window; playing field framed by a red torii-gate graphic occupying roughly the top 20% and side ~15% of the canvas, game grid centered."
  },
  "reels_and_paylines": {
    "reels": 5,
    "rows": 3,
    "grid_type": "fixed lines (not ways/megaways/cluster/scatter-pays)",
    "paylines": 20,
    "payline_direction": "left to right only, starting from the leftmost reel, adjacent reels (rules p1 and p4: 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels/selected paylines starting from the leftmost reel')",
    "payline_diagram_source": "paytable_p4.png shows a 4-row x 5-column grid of 20 small line-pattern icons numbered 1 through 20, each a thumbnail zig-zag/straight pattern over a mini 5x3 grid",
    "win_evaluation_rules_verbatim": [
      "All wins are multiplied by bet per line.",
      "All values are expressed as actual wins in coins.",
      "Only the highest win is paid per line.",
      "When winning on multiple paylines, all wins are added to the total win.",
      "Bonus win is awarded to the player after the round completes.",
      "Bonus total win in the history contains the whole win of the cycle.",
      "Malfunction voids all pays and plays."
    ]
  },
  "payout_basis": {
    "status": "MEASURED, not inferred",
    "method": "Paytable captured twice: in cash at $2.00 total bet (paytable_p1.png) and in coins at a 10-coin total bet (paytable_coins.png). Every one of the 8 symbols plus WILD matches the identical multiplier of total bet in both views (example: coins-pair 5-of-a-kind = $50.00 at $2.00 bet = 25x = 250 coins at 10-coin bet = 25x).",
    "unit": "symbols[].payouts values in this document/API submission = multiplier of TOTAL (demo) bet, per project convention",
    "bet_composition": "TOTAL BET = BET units x COIN VALUE x bet multiplier (10x normal / 15x with Ante Bet on). Bet menu (bet_menu.png) showed BET=3, COIN VALUE=$0.10, multiplier 10x => TOTAL BET $3.00 (3 x 0.10 x 10 = 3.00, confirmed)."
  },
  "betting": {
    "min_bet": "$0.10 (rules p4/7, literal: 'MINIMUM BET: $0.10')",
    "max_bet_normal": "$250.00 (10x bet multiplier / Ante OFF; derived from the 10x multiplier structure, bar in bet_menu reaches this ceiling)",
    "max_bet_ante": "$375.00 (15x bet multiplier / Ante ON; rules p4/7 literal: 'MAXIMUM BET: $375.00')",
    "currency_shown": "USD (cash view) and abstract coins (coins view, toggled by clicking the CREDIT/BET labels per rules p5/7)",
    "ante_bet": {
      "multiplier": "1.5x of the normal total bet (10x bet-multiplier baseline becomes 15x with Ante ON)",
      "verified_by": "Panel showed BET $3.00 preview at $2.00 base bet, and BET $4.50 preview at $3.00 base bet, and 15 coins at a 10-coin base bet -- all exactly 1.5x. Confirms rules p3/7 text: 'Bet multiplier 15x - the chance to win the free spins feature naturally is higher. The BUY BONUS feature is disabled. Bet multiplier 10x - Normal play.'",
      "effect": "Increases the natural (non-bought) chance of triggering the Mini Slot Machine Bonus feature; while Ante is ON, the BUY BONUS button/feature is disabled.",
      "ui_location": "Left side panel below BUY BONUS button, labeled 'BET $X.XX / HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' with a green arrow-toggle switch reading OFF/ON.",
      "note_on_wording": "Rules text literally mentions 'free spins feature' in the Ante Bet and Max Win sections. This is Pragmatic Play boilerplate copy reused across templates -- this game has NO free spins feature. The only feature is the Mini Slot Machine Bonus described below. Do not report free spins as a real feature."
    },
    "bet_menu_ui": "Clicking +/- next to BET opens a side panel titled 'BET MULTIPLIER 10x' with three stepper rows: BET (integer units, e.g. 3), COIN VALUE (e.g. $0.10), TOTAL BET (computed, e.g. $3.00), plus a 'BET MAX' button.",
    "coins_view": "Clicking the CREDIT/BET labels toggles between cash view (dollar amounts) and coins view (integer coin counts); confirmed via coins_view_base.png (CREDIT 499920, BET 10, message 'PLACE YOUR BETS!') versus base_game.png cash view (CREDIT $100,000.00, BET $2.00)."
  },
  "max_win": {
    "value": "5000x total bet",
    "source": "rules p3/7 'MAX WIN' section, literal: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5,000x bet. If the total win of a feature reaches 5,000x the round immediately ends, win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited.' Restated on rules p6/7 in the Bet Menu section without the stray 'free spins' phrase: 'The maximum win amount is limited to 5000X bet... all remaining features are forfeited.'",
    "caveat": "'free spins are forfeited' wording on p3/7 is boilerplate carryover text; this game has no free spins feature (see ante_bet.note_on_wording)."
  },
  "volatility": {
    "value": "high",
    "source_rule": "PHRASE on rules p4/7, literal: 'High volatility games pay out less often on average but the chance to hit big wins in a short time span is higher.'",
    "badge_shown": "A pill-shaped badge reading 'VOLATILITY' with 5 lightning-bolt icons is also displayed directly above the phrase on the same screen. Per project convention the phrase is treated as ground truth, not the bolt count."
  },
  "rtp": {
    "base": "96.08%",
    "ante_bet": "96.08%",
    "buy_bonus_green": "96.08%",
    "buy_bonus_blue": "96.08%",
    "buy_bonus_red": "96.08%",
    "buy_bonus_random": "96.08%",
    "source": "rules p4/7, six consecutive literal lines all stating 96.08% for base/ante/each buy-bonus variant. RTP is identical across every mode -- no separate lower/higher RTP configuration was observed on these frames."
  },
  "symbols": {
    "total_paying_symbols": 8,
    "scatter_present": false,
    "scatter_note": "There is NO scatter symbol in this game. The Mini Slot Machine Bonus is triggered purely by a random reel-background color event (see feature section below), not by landing any symbol. Confirmed by rules p2/7 ('Randomly, at every spin, the background of random reels can turn green, blue or red. If all 5 reels turn into the same color, the BONUS feature is triggered') and by the absence of any scatter icon on paytable pages 1 (cash) and 1-coins view.",
    "wild": {
      "name": "WILD",
      "visual": "A circular medallion/disc icon. Outer ring: dark bronze/copper-orange with a gold angular Chinese meander (key-fret) pattern engraved on it. A green ribbon/banner sash sweeps diagonally across the disc from upper-left to lower-right. The word 'WILD' is rendered in large bold letters with an orange-to-red vertical gradient, thin cyan/light-blue outline, and dark drop shadow, spanning the width of the disc.",
      "role": "Substitutes for all 8 paying symbols to complete winning combinations (rules p1/7 and p1-coins, literal: 'This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols.')",
      "has_own_payouts": true,
      "payouts": [
        {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 50.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 250, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 25},
        {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 20.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 100, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 10},
        {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 10.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 5}
      ],
      "note": "WILD's payout ladder is IDENTICAL to the top-paying regular symbol (Chinese coin pair) -- both top out at 25x/10x/5x total bet for 5/4/3 of a kind. There is no separate, higher 'super wild' tier."
    },
    "regular_symbols": [
      {
        "rank": 1,
        "name": "Pair of Chinese coins",
        "visual": "Two round gold/bronze coins overlapping, each stamped with dark engraved Chinese characters and a square hole in the center, set inside a square gold-bordered frame with a Chinese fretwork corner motif.",
        "colors": "gold and amber-orange coin bodies, dark bronze engraving, gold picture-frame border",
        "role": "highest-paying regular symbol, tied with WILD",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 50.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 250, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 25},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 20.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 100, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 10},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 10.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 5}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 2,
        "name": "Pair of red lanterns",
        "visual": "Two traditional Chinese paper lanterns (one larger, one smaller) hanging side by side, red bodies with gold/orange horizontal ribbing, gold tassels at the base, vertical gold Chinese character text down the front, set in the same square gold-fretwork frame as the coins.",
        "colors": "red lantern bodies, gold tassels and trim, gold frame",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 20.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 100, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 10},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 10.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 5},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 6.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 30, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 3}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 3,
        "name": "Royal letter A",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'A' with a gold-to-amber vertical gradient fill, thin red outline, dark drop shadow, no card-suit pip decoration.",
        "colors": "gold/amber letter, red outline",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 10.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 50, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 5},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 6.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 30, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 3},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 4.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 4,
        "name": "Royal letter K",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'K' with a red-to-orange vertical gradient fill and dark outline/shadow, matching the A/Q/J/10 card-letter set style.",
        "colors": "red/orange-red letter",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 6.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 30, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 3},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 4.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 2.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 5,
        "name": "Royal letter Q",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'Q' with a green vertical gradient fill (bright yellow-green top to darker forest green bottom), dark outline/shadow.",
        "colors": "green letter",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 6.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 30, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 3},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 4.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 2.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 6,
        "name": "Letter J",
        "visual": "Stylized capital letter 'J' with a teal/cyan-blue vertical gradient fill, dark outline/shadow.",
        "colors": "teal/cyan letter",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 4.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 2.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 1.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 5, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.5}
        ]
      },
      {
        "rank": 7,
        "name": "Number 10",
        "visual": "Stylized number '10' with a pink-to-magenta vertical gradient fill, dark outline/shadow -- the lowest-tier symbol, visually distinct from the letter symbols only by hue and glyph shape.",
        "colors": "pink/magenta digits",
        "payouts": [
          {"match": 5, "usd_at_2_bet": 4.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 20, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 2},
          {"match": 4, "usd_at_2_bet": 2.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 10, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 1},
          {"match": 3, "usd_at_2_bet": 1.00, "coins_at_10_bet": 5, "multiplier_of_total_bet": 0.5}
        ]
      }
    ],
    "symbols_count_note": "Rules pages list exactly 7 regular symbols (coins, lanterns, A, K, Q, J, 10) plus WILD = 8 total symbols, matching the TL-verified count. J and 10 share the identical payout ladder (2/1/0.5x) and are the two lowest tiers."
  },
  "colorblind_accessibility_symbol_notes": "Each symbol is distinguishable by GLYPH SHAPE (coins vs lanterns vs letters A/K/Q/J vs digits 10) in addition to color, so a colorblind player can identify symbols without relying on hue. The letter/number symbols (A/K/Q/J/10) are differentiated primarily by their distinct glyph outlines and by their fixed left-to-right position pattern in official material; however gold(A)/red(K)/green(Q)/teal(J)/pink(10) could be visually similar in some color-deficiency modes (red-green particularly affects K vs Q distinction) -- the glyph shape (K vs Q silhouette) remains the reliable disambiguator. WILD is uniquely identified by its circular medallion shape and 'WILD' wordmark text, not by color alone.",
  "mini_slot_machine_bonus": {
    "is_only_feature": true,
    "trigger_mechanic": {
      "description": "On every base-game spin, the background panel behind a random subset of the 5 reels can independently turn one of three colors: green, blue, or red (instead of the default idle purple/dark-blue neutral background). If, after a spin, ALL 5 reel backgrounds show the SAME color (all green, all blue, or all red), the Mini Slot Machine Bonus feature triggers.",
      "source": "rules p2/7, literal: 'Randomly, at every spin, the background of random reels can turn green, blue or red. If all 5 reels turn into the same color, the BONUS feature is triggered.'",
      "important_distinction_from_win_highlight": "This reel-background recoloring is DIFFERENT from the ordinary per-spin win-highlight effect seen on base_game_win.png, where reels that participate in a winning payline are outlined and tinted a bright cyan/light-blue with a glowing border while non-participating reels stay the default neutral purple. On base_game_win.png only 3 of 5 reels are lit (reels 1-3), which by itself cannot be a bonus trigger since the rule requires ALL 5 reels the same color simultaneously. Accessibility note: colorblind players should distinguish the two mechanics by SCOPE (partial highlight of only the winning reels = ordinary win feedback; ALL FIVE reels uniformly recolored = bonus trigger/active bonus state) rather than by hue alone, since a normal win-highlight could coincidentally resemble one of the trigger colors."
    },
    "round_structure": {
      "description": "At the start of the bonus round, a random number from 1 to 5 mini slot machines appear (hosted inside the mouth of a lion-dragon head character graphic, replacing the corresponding reel column(s) of the main grid). Each mini slot machine has its own single payline containing only 3 positions, populated only with blank symbols and colored '8' symbols. Each time a mini slot machine lands a winning combination, it is awarded one more spin. When a mini slot machine lands a non-winning result, it is locked (stops permanently). The bonus round ends when every mini slot machine on screen has been locked.",
      "source": "rules p2/7, literal, quoted in full above the payout table."
    },
    "mini_slot_payouts": [
      {"combo": "3x red 8", "pays": "20x total bet"},
      {"combo": "3x yellow/gold 8", "pays": "5x total bet"},
      {"combo": "3x blue 8", "pays": "2x total bet"},
      {"combo": "any 3 (mixed colors of 8, e.g. red+yellow+blue)", "pays": "1x total bet"}
      ],
    "mini_slot_symbol_visual": "The '8' digit appears in three color variants inside the mini reel windows: bright red/orange-red 8, a yellow-to-orange 'DNA-helix' striped gradient 8 (gold/red twist pattern), and cyan/electric-blue 8. All rendered on cream/ivory-colored reel strip tiles held in the mouth of the lion-dragon head icon.",
    "trigger_color_multiplier_ladder": {
      "green_trigger": "Multiplier starts at x1 on the first spin of each mini slot machine and increases by +1x for every subsequent WINNING spin of that machine (x1, x2, x3, x4...). Applies to all winning combinations on that machine.",
      "blue_trigger": "Multiplier starts at x2 and increases by +2x per winning spin (x2, x4, x6...).",
      "red_trigger": "Multiplier starts at x5 and increases by +5x per winning spin (x5, x10, x15...).",
      "source": "rules p2/7, literal, three consecutive paragraphs quoted above.",
      "ui_confirmation": "The splash screen (preview.png) shows two example mini-slot icons with visible multiplier plaques: one reading 'x5 / x10 / x15' (red-headed lion icon) and one reading 'x1 / x2 / x3' plus a second smaller icon reading 'x2 / x4 / x6' -- consistent with red=+5 steps, green=+1 steps, blue=+2 steps starting ladders."
    },
    "buy_bonus": {
      "available": true,
      "disabled_when": "Ante Bet multiplier is set to 15x (rules p3/7: 'Bet multiplier 15x ... The BUY BONUS feature is disabled.')",
      "options": [
        {"label": "1-5 Random Dragons", "cost_multiplier_of_total_bet": 100, "cost_usd_observed": 100.00, "bet_observed": 1.00, "effect": "Triggers the BONUS game with a random choice of green, blue, or red reels (color chosen randomly), and randomly 1 to 5 mini slot machines."},
        {"label": "1-5 Green Dragons", "cost_multiplier_of_total_bet": 60, "cost_usd_observed": 60.00, "bet_observed": 1.00, "effect": "Triggers the BONUS game with all 5 reels green, and randomly 1 to 5 mini slot machines (x1 multiplier ladder, +1 per win)."},
        {"label": "1-5 Blue Dragons", "cost_multiplier_of_total_bet": 140, "cost_usd_observed": 140.00, "bet_observed": 1.00, "effect": "Triggers the BONUS game with all 5 reels blue, and randomly 1 to 5 mini slot machines (x2 multiplier ladder, +2 per win)."},
        {"label": "1-5 Red Dragons", "cost_multiplier_of_total_bet": 350, "cost_usd_observed": 350.00, "bet_observed": 1.00, "effect": "Triggers the BONUS game with all 5 reels red, and randomly 1 to 5 mini slot machines (x5 multiplier ladder, +5 per win)."}
      ],
      "source_costs": "rules p3/7 (literal 60x/140x/350x/100x total bet) cross-verified in dollars against bonus_buy_dialog.png at $1.00 total bet (BUY $60.00 / $140.00 / $350.00 / $100.00) -- exact match confirms multiplier basis is TOTAL bet.",
      "dialog_layout": "Modal overlay titled with 4 vertical cards left to right in this exact on-screen order: Random Dragons ($100.00, multi-colored glowing lion-head icon), Green Dragons ($60.00, green-glowing lion head), Blue Dragons ($140.00, cyan/blue-glowing lion head), Red Dragons ($350.00, red/orange-glowing lion head). Each card has a green checkmark confirm button below its price; a red 'CANCEL' bar spans the bottom of the modal."
    },
    "gameplay_observation": {
      "purchase_made": "Green Dragons bought at $1.00 total bet for $60.00 (confirmed by credit drop from $100,000.00 to $99,940.00 on bonus_gameplay.png)",
      "mid_round_state": "bonus_gameplay.png shows exactly ONE mini slot machine active, occupying the center reel column, hosted by a gold-crowned red-and-cream lion-dragon head character with green eyes and a gold Chinese dragon character (龍) on its snout. All 5 reel backgrounds are green. The mini reel strip in the lion's mouth shows a red 8, a yellow/gold-striped 8, and a blue 8 (a losing/mixed combination at that moment). A black plaque below reads '$12.00' (running win) and a multiplier row shows 'x3 / x4 (highlighted, current) / x5', consistent with the green-trigger +1x-per-win ladder having already advanced through 3 winning spins. Bottom banner text reads 'GOOD LUCK!'. A left side panel reads 'FEATURE ACTIVE'.",
      "final_state": "bonus_win.png shows the same single mini slot machine now displaying 3 identical dark diamond/spade-shaped BLANK symbols (a non-winning, locking result) which ends the round. The multiplier plaque has advanced to 'x4 (highlighted) / x5 / x6'. Total win banner at the bottom of the screen reads 'WIN $12.00'; CREDIT increased from $99,940.00 to $99,952.00, exactly +$12.00, confirming the round's total prize was paid out as $12.00 (12x the $1.00 total bet) once the last machine locked."
    }
  },
  "ui_elements": {
    "buy_bonus_button": "Purple/violet rectangular button top-left reading 'BUY BONUS' in orange text with a gold Chinese-fretwork frame border; opens the 4-option buy dialog. Disabled/hidden when Ante Bet (15x) is active per rules.",
    "ante_bet_panel": "Purple panel directly below Buy Bonus, reads 'BET $X.XX' then smaller text 'HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE' then a green pill toggle switch labeled OFF (default) / ON with a right-pointing arrow icon.",
    "credit_bet_hud": "Bottom-left of the game canvas: 'CREDIT' label in blue with the balance value in white/yellow, and 'BET' label in blue with the current total bet value beneath it. Clicking either label switches the whole HUD (and paytable) between coins view and cash view.",
    "win_banner": "During/after a winning spin, a centered bottom-of-screen overlay reads 'WIN $X.XX' in large blue/yellow lettering, replacing the default 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' hint text.",
    "spin_button": "Circular button bottom-right of the canvas showing a stylized crowned gorilla/lion-face icon inside a red ring (the game's off-theme custom spin-button art, consistent with other PP Reel Kingdom titles); becomes a spinning double-arrow 'reload' icon glyph while a spin is in progress.",
    "bet_stepper_buttons": "Circular minus (-) and plus (+) buttons flanking the spin button, decrease/increase the bet and open the bet menu panel.",
    "autoplay_button": "Pill-shaped button bottom-right reading 'AUTOPLAY' with a double-chevron icon; opens the autoplay settings panel.",
    "hamburger_icon": "Bottom-left icon (circle with 3 horizontal lines) opens the SYSTEM SETTINGS modal (sound/graphics toggles, game history, total bet stepper). NOTE (counter-intuitive, flagged for future PP titles): in this game the hamburger icon opens Settings, while the (i) info icon opens the multi-page Paytable/Rules panel -- the reverse of what some other slots do.",
    "info_icon": "Circle with lowercase italic 'i', opens the 7-page Paytable/Rules info panel (paytable_p1 through paytable_p7), navigated with green left/right triangle arrows and closed with a green 'X' button; page indicator bottom-right reads 'Page N/7'.",
    "sound_icon": "Speaker icon, toggles all game sound on/off.",
    "turbo_spin_hint": "Persistent bottom-center text 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN' shown whenever no win/message is being displayed.",
    "settings_modal_controls": "SYSTEM SETTINGS modal (settings.png): left column has 'GAME HISTORY' link (external-link icon) and a 'TOTAL BET' stepper ($2.00 shown, +/- buttons); right column has 4 toggle switches: BATTERY SAVER (off, 'save battery life by reducing animation speed'), AMBIENT MUSIC (on, green), SOUND FX (on, green), INTRO SCREEN (on, green, 'show the intro screen before starting the game').",
    "autoplay_modal_controls": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS modal (autoplay.png): 3 checkbox options TURBO SPIN / QUICK SPIN / SKIP SCREENS (SKIP SCREENS checked green by default; text explains it 'auto-skips the feature introduction and end screens after a short period of time'), a horizontal slider labeled 'NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS' (green track/handle, value 100 shown, range not fully exercised on these frames), and a green 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' button at the bottom."
  },
  "screens_captured": [
    {"file": "preview.png", "type": "preview", "description": "Intro/loading splash. Large wordmark 'YEAR OF THE / DRAGON KING' at top with two gold horned-helmet ornaments flanking. Green-teal torii-gate panel with orange headline text 'ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGON TO WIN BIG'. Left: red lion-dragon head holding an '888' mini-slot with an 'x5/x10/x15' multiplier plaque beneath. Right: two smaller lion-dragon head icons stacked, one showing '888' with 'x1/x2/x3', another with 'x2/x4/x6'. A round dark button with a crowned gorilla/lion icon and a circular reload-arrow glyph sits center-right (the custom off-theme spin/enter button). Bottom-left checkbox 'DON'T SHOW NEXT TIME'. Gold coin stacks bottom corners.", "ocr_note": "OCR garbled by stylized fantasy font over busy art background; text transcribed manually from the frame instead."},
    {"file": "base_game.png", "type": "base_game", "description": "Idle base game, 5x3 grid, all reel backgrounds neutral dark purple (no bonus-trigger color active). Visible symbols include coin pair, lantern pair, WILD, A, K, Q, J, 10 in various positions. BUY BONUS and Ante panels top-left. HUD: CREDIT $100,000.00, BET $2.00. Center-bottom hint 'HOLD SPACE FOR TURBO SPIN'. REEL KINGDOM wordmark bottom-left corner."},
    {"file": "base_game_win.png", "type": "base_game", "description": "Winning spin, WIN $2.00. Reels 1, 2 and 3 (of 5) show a bright cyan/light-blue tinted background with a glowing cyan border (win-highlight state), while reels 4 and 5 remain the default neutral purple. This is the ordinary per-payline win indicator, distinct from the all-5-reels bonus-trigger coloring (see mini_slot_machine_bonus.trigger_mechanic.important_distinction_from_win_highlight). CREDIT dropped to $99,998.00 (from a $100,000.00 baseline, consistent with a $2.00 net cost against a $2.00 win)."},
    {"file": "paytable_p1.png", "type": "paytable", "page": "1/7", "description": "GAME RULES panel, cash-view symbol paytable at $2.00 bet. All 7 regular symbols plus WILD shown with exact 5/4/3-of-a-kind dollar payouts; verbatim text 'All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.' and 'This is the WILD symbol and substitutes for all symbols.'"},
    {"file": "paytable_coins.png", "type": "paytable", "page": "1/7 (coins view)", "description": "Identical panel to paytable_p1 but with CREDIT/BET switched to coins view (CREDIT 499920, BET 10) and all payouts shown as integer coin counts (top symbol 5-of-a-kind = 250 coins) instead of dollars. Bottom HUD reads 'PLACE YOUR BETS!' instead of the turbo-spin hint."},
    {"file": "paytable_p2.png", "type": "rules", "page": "2/7", "description": "MINI SLOT MACHINE BONUS full rules text (trigger mechanic, round structure, mini-slot payout table for 3x red/3x yellow/3x blue/any-3 combinations, and the three trigger-color multiplier ladders). Full verbatim text captured in mini_slot_machine_bonus above."},
    {"file": "paytable_p3.png", "type": "rules", "page": "3/7", "description": "MAX WIN (5,000x bet), ANTE BET (10x normal / 15x higher bonus chance, buy disabled at 15x), and BUY BONUS (4 priced options: 60x/140x/350x/100x total bet) sections, full verbatim text captured above."},
    {"file": "paytable_p4.png", "type": "rules", "page": "4/7", "description": "GAME RULES panel with a 'VOLATILITY' badge (5 lightning bolts) and the literal high-volatility phrase, general win-evaluation rules, the 20-line payline diagram (1-20, 4 rows of 5 thumbnails), RTP disclosures (96.08% for base/ante/all 4 buy-bonus variants), keyboard shortcuts, and MINIMUM BET $0.10 / MAXIMUM BET $375.00."},
    {"file": "paytable_p5.png", "type": "rules", "page": "5/7", "description": "HOW TO PLAY and MAIN GAME INTERFACE reference: bet +/- buttons, hamburger (settings) icon, spin-speed cycle icon, sound icon, info (i) icon, CREDIT/BET label click-to-toggle-view behavior, spin button, AUTOPLAY button."},
    {"file": "paytable_p6.png", "type": "rules", "page": "6/7", "description": "SETTINGS MENU (Intro Screen/Ambient/Sound FX/Game History toggles), INFORMATION SCREEN navigation controls, BET MENU explanation (bet multiplier, BET/COIN VALUE steppers), and a restatement of the 5000x max-win cap without the stray free-spins wording."},
    {"file": "paytable_p7.png", "type": "rules", "page": "7/7", "description": "AUTOPLAY section: explains clicking a preset autospin-count button starts Autoplay, and that SKIP SCREENS auto-skips feature intro/end screens after a short delay."},
    {"file": "settings.png", "type": "settings", "description": "SYSTEM SETTINGS modal: GAME HISTORY link, TOTAL BET stepper ($2.00), and four toggles (Battery Saver off, Ambient Music on, Sound FX on, Intro Screen on), each with a one-line description."},
    {"file": "autoplay.png", "type": "autoplay", "description": "AUTOPLAY SETTINGS modal: TURBO SPIN / QUICK SPIN / SKIP SCREENS checkboxes (Skip Screens checked), NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS slider (100 shown), 'START AUTOPLAY (100)' green confirm button."},
    {"file": "bet_menu.png", "type": "other", "description": "BET MULTIPLIER 10x side panel with BET (3), COIN VALUE ($0.10) and TOTAL BET ($3.00) steppers and a BET MAX button; background base game shows the Ante preview jumping to $4.50 (1.5x of $3.00) while toggle remains OFF."},
    {"file": "coins_view_base.png", "type": "other", "description": "Base game reel grid in coins view: CREDIT 499920, BET 15 (Ante-preview value shown in the side panel while toggle OFF at 10 base), bottom hint 'PLACE YOUR BETS!' (pre-spin state, no spin yet placed in this view)."},
    {"file": "bonus_buy_dialog.png", "type": "bonus", "description": "BUY BONUS modal, 4 vertical option cards (Random $100.00 / Green $60.00 / Blue $140.00 / Red $350.00) each with a lion-dragon head icon glowing the matching color, an '888'-style mini-reel graphic, a price plaque, and a green checkmark confirm button; red CANCEL bar at the bottom. Bet shown $1.00."},
    {"file": "bonus_gameplay.png", "type": "bonus", "description": "Mid-round Green-Dragons bonus: all 5 reel backgrounds green, one active mini slot machine center-screen inside a lion-dragon head, running win $12.00, multiplier ladder x3/x4(current)/x5, left panel 'FEATURE ACTIVE', bottom text 'GOOD LUCK!'. CREDIT $99,940.00 (after the $60.00 buy cost)."},
    {"file": "bonus_win.png", "type": "bonus", "description": "End of the Green-Dragons bonus round: the single mini slot machine locked on 3 blank diamond symbols, multiplier ladder advanced to x4(current)/x5/x6, bottom banner 'WIN $12.00', CREDIT $99,952.00 (up from $99,940.00, i.e. +$12.00 total bonus payout)."}
  ],
  "not_captured": [
    "A dedicated full-screen 'BIG WIN' celebratory overlay was not captured -- wins in this game are shown inline via the bottom 'WIN $X.XX' banner rather than a separate on-canvas splash during the observed session; base_game_win.png and bonus_win.png document the inline win presentation.",
    "Only the Green Dragons buy-bonus option was purchased and played through end-to-end; Random, Blue and Red Dragons were not purchased. Per rules p2-3/7 they trigger the identical Mini Slot Machine Bonus mechanic, differing only in reel color, price, and starting/step multiplier (blue x2 steps, red x5 steps, random = randomly chosen color) -- these are documented from the rules text, not from direct gameplay observation of those specific colors."
  ],
  "anomalies_during_capture": [
    "After the purchased Green Dragons bonus round completed, the game froze mid-transition on a 'GOOD LUCK!' -> result screen in the headless browser session; this is a known headless-Chromium issue with heavy PP bonus-transition animations, not a game defect. Recovered via a full demo reload; credit balance reset to the $100,000.00 demo default with no lasting effect on subsequent capture (base_game_win.png captured cleanly after reload).",
    "The hamburger icon opens Settings and the (i) icon opens the paytable/rules panel in this title -- flagged as counter-intuitive relative to some other slots for future reference, not a bug."
  ],
  "unreadable_or_uncertain": [
    "Exact shapes/paths of the 20 individual paylines (line numbers 1-20 on paytable_p4.png) are shown only as small thumbnail icons (~30x20px each); the general grid pattern (straight rows plus zig-zag/V-shaped variants) is visible but the precise per-line cell path was not legible even at available zoom and is not required for this documentation (line COUNT and existence are confirmed).",
    "Whether the Ante Bet toggle, when actually switched ON (not just previewed), changes the RTP or feature-trigger probability numerically beyond the qualitative 'higher chance' statement was not observed in gameplay (rules state RTP stays 96.08% regardless).",
    "The precise probability/weighting of the reel-background color event (how often reels turn green/blue/red per spin, and the exact natural trigger frequency) is not disclosed anywhere in the captured rules text and was not measured (would require very large-sample spin logging, out of scope).",
    "The full effect of the BATTERY SAVER, TURBO SPIN and QUICK SPIN toggles on animation timing was not visually verified beyond their on-screen labels/descriptions."
  ],
  "sources_and_provenance": {
    "slot_id": "e69849b2-71f2-49eb-88db-974c9e436c2b",
    "frames_used": 18,
    "manifest_path": "screenshots/e69849b2-71f2-49eb-88db-974c9e436c2b/manifest.json",
    "numbers_cross_checked_by_TL": "Payout basis, symbol count (8), grid (5x3, fixed lines), paylines (20), RTP (96.08%), bet range ($0.10-$375.00), max win (5000x), volatility phrase, Ante Bet 1.5x multiplier, and bet composition formula were pre-verified pixel-by-pixel by the TL before this document was written; all values re-confirmed independently against the source frames and OCR during this write-up with no discrepancies found."
  }
}