Zeus X Machina

{
  "game": {
    "name": "Zeus X Machina",
    "provider": "PoggiPlay",
    "game_kind": "crash",
    "game_kind_note": "Not a reel slot: there are no reels, no paylines, no symbol paytable and no spinning grid anywhere in the capture set. The device is a binary risk-ladder: the player picks one of four displayed multipliers, the pick either succeeds (overall progress climbs and a cash-out becomes available) or fails (progress resets), and the round auto-settles if the player rides the ladder all the way to the printed 5000x ceiling. This matches the catalogue's 'crash' device (choose risk -> cash out any time -> auto cash-out at a hard ceiling), so 'reels/paylines/symbol payout table' are intentionally absent from this document rather than omitted by oversight.",
    "art_style": "Flat-shaded 2D mobile-casino illustration with painterly cel shading (not photoreal, not vector-flat): a muscular, airbrushed Greek-myth Zeus rendered with soft gradient lighting, thick gold metallic linework on jewelry/laurel wreaths, and glowing yellow crack-lines on the boulder and UI chrome. Dusky, stormy mountainside background (deep purple rock, warm amber sky near the horizon, dark violet clouds above) — an evening/storm-lit mood, not bright daylight. UI panels are flat dark-purple rounded rectangles with gold-bordered buttons; no neon, no photoreal 3D render, no pixel art. Camera is a static side-on view of the mountainside (no isometric or top-down perspective). Overall tone: dramatic mythological adventure rather than cute/cartoonish.",
    "theme": "Greek mythology - Zeus (or, per the promo tagline, a mortal/hero surrogate) endlessly pushing a giant lightning-cracked boulder up a mountain toward the summit of Olympus (a clear nod to the myth of Sisyphus, reframed as a risk-reward climb), in a purple-and-gold storm-lit color palette.",
    "wordmark_note": "The in-game wordmark rendered on the boulder-pushing scene and win screens reads 'ZEUS X MACHINA' on two lines/joined as 'ZEUS X MACHINA' (an 'X' between the two words, styled like a multiplication/lightning cross). It matches the catalogue name exactly, so there is no discrepancy between catalogue name and in-game wordmark (unlike the Plinko 1000 precedent in the project notes) — noting this explicitly since the wave brief calls for checking both.",
    "currency_note": "The demo balance is denominated in 'FUN' credits (BALANCE FUN / BET FUN / WIN FUN). This is a demo-balance label, not a real-money currency, and must not be recorded as a `currency` field."
  },

  "device_and_rules": {
    "summary": "Single continuous playfield (no separate 'spin' action). Idle state shows Zeus pushing a boulder labelled with the current overall multiplier (1.0x when idle) up a slope; a vertical ladder-gauge to the left runs from 1.0x at the bottom to the printed ceiling 5000x at the top, with a small stone marker that climbs the ladder as the round progresses. To the right of the boulder are four parallel lanes, each showing a Zeus portrait of increasing fury, a multiplier value, a red-to-green horizontal 'chance' gauge with a pointer, a printed 'CHANCE: N%' percentage, and a BET button.",
    "flow": [
      "1. Idle / base state (base_game.png): boulder shows 1.0x, ladder marker at the bottom, four lanes show the BASE tier values and odds: 1.1x/CHANCE 87%, 1.2x/CHANCE 80%, 1.5x/CHANCE 64%, 2.2x/CHANCE 44%. Bottom bar shows a speech-bubble prompt 'MAKE YOUR BET HERE', a BET stake stepper (FUN 1000 shown, +/- buttons), and a full-width 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER' bar.",
      "2. Player picks a lane and presses that lane's BET button. The stake (BET amount) is deducted from balance exactly once for the whole run, not per lane pick (see 'NEXT STEPS ARE FREE' below).",
      "3. Outcome A - success (base_game_round_step1.png): the boulder now shows the achieved multiplier (e.g. 1.1x). The bottom bar switches from 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER' to a 'CASH OUT <amount> FUN' bar (amount = stake x achieved multiplier). All four lanes re-roll to a NEXT, harder tier with higher multipliers and higher success percentages than the base tier (observed after the first successful pick: 1.2x/92%, 1.3x/85%, 1.6x/69%, 2.3x/48%), and the BET buttons under each lane become '>>>' continue arrows. A black speech-bubble banner reading 'NEXT STEPS ARE FREE' appears, confirming no further stake is charged for continuing this run.",
      "4. From here the player may either press CASH OUT (locks in the current multiplier x stake as the win and ends the run) or pick another lane to push further up the ladder for a bigger multiplier at worse odds.",
      "5. Outcome B - failure (base_game_loss.png): the boulder resets to 1.0x, Zeus is shown having stumbled/fallen, WIN reads FUN 0, the four lanes reset to the BASE tier (1.1x/87%, 1.2x/80%, 1.5x/64%, 2.2x/44%) and the bottom bar reverts to 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER' (a brand-new run must be started with a fresh stake). The balance is NOT restored - the single stake charged in step 2 is forfeited in full regardless of how many free continuation picks were made before the loss.",
      "6. Cash-out is proven by two paired frames rather than by a label alone: win_screen_announce.png shows an overlay 'YOU WIN! 1.1X 1100' with balance still at 997 000 and WIN still 0 (money not yet credited); win_screen.png is the same run immediately after, overlay gone, balance now 998 100 and WIN 1 100 - the +1 100 delta equals stake 1 000 x achieved multiplier 1.1, proving the credit event.",
      "7. Reaching the printed ceiling 5000x auto-credits the winnings without requiring a manual cash-out ('The maximum possible multiplier is 5000x. When reached, the winnings are automatically credited.' - rules_p3/rules_p4 verbatim text). This was not observed on camera (5000x is a very-low-probability chain of successes) - see unreadable_or_uncertain."
    ],
    "stake_charged_once_per_run": {
      "claim": "The stake is deducted from balance a single time per run (on the very first lane pick), and every subsequent lane pick within the same run - whether it succeeds or fails - is free.",
      "evidence": [
        "Balance measured 1 000 000 before any bet; after the first successful pick (base_game_round_step1.png) balance reads 999 000 (delta -1 000, one stake).",
        "The following pick in the same run FAILED (base_game_loss.png, second pick landed on the 2.3x/48% lane) and balance still reads 999 000 - no second deduction despite a second bet-equivalent action having occurred.",
        "The explicit in-game banner text 'NEXT STEPS ARE FREE' is shown during the free-continuation window (base_game_round_step1.png, base_game_free_steps.png)."
      ]
    },
    "history_strip": {
      "location": "Bottom-left of the playfield, a row of small pill/text badges appears once at least one round has been resolved (not visible on the very first idle frame before any play).",
      "color_coding": "Three visually distinct states were observed: a GREEN filled rounded pill for the most recently cashed-out/settled multiplier (leftmost position on win_screen.png, e.g. green '1.1x'); plain grey text with no background pill for an older successful/cashed result; and a dark maroon/brownish-red filled rounded pill for a multiplier pick that ended in a loss (e.g. maroon '2.3x' on base_game_loss.png). Newest entries appear to sit to the left.",
      "colorblind_note": "The win/loss distinction is carried by BOTH color (green/grey vs. dark maroon) AND shape (filled pill vs. plain text vs. filled pill) - a red-green colorblind player can still distinguish a 'filled pill with rounded background' (loss) from 'plain text, no background' (older win) by shape alone, but the green-vs-maroon pair (both filled pills) relies on hue/lightness contrast; the maroon is noticeably darker/desaturated compared to the bright green, which should remain distinguishable under most color-vision deficiencies, but this was not tested against a simulator and is flagged as a soft accessibility note rather than a verified pass."
    },
    "chance_gauge_colorblind_note": "Each of the four lanes shows a horizontal red-to-yellow-to-green gradient bar with a pointer/marker at a fixed position, underneath which the exact 'CHANCE: N%' value is always printed in text. The gradient itself never has to be read for the value - the percentage text is redundant and sufficient, so this element is colorblind-accessible by design."
  },

  "screens": [
    {
      "file": "preview.png",
      "type": "preview",
      "description": "Promo splash / welcome screen shown before entering the game (toggled by the 'Welcome Screen' setting, confirmed ON on settings.png). Large white two-line wordmark 'Zeus X Machina' top-left. Below it, a smaller illustrative cluster of the four Zeus lane-portraits with DEMO/placeholder multiplier values 3.0x, 3.3x, 3.8x, 4.5x (these are illustrative mid-run example values, not the base tier - they do not match the real base values 1.1x/1.2x/1.5x/2.2x seen in base_game.png). A finger/cursor icon hovers over the second lane's continue arrow, animating a hint of the tap gesture. Center-right: Zeus pushing the lightning-cracked boulder, boulder currently labelled '1.8x' (also an illustrative animated value, cycles between frames). Tagline text below Zeus: 'Climb the road of multipliers and rise to the top of Olympus!'. Bottom-left: an unchecked 'Don't show next time' checkbox. Bottom-right: a yellow 'Play' button.",
      "ocr_text": "Zeus X Machina | Climb the road of multipliers and rise to the top of Olympus! | Don't show next time | Play | 1.8X | 3.0X 3.3X 3.8X 4.5X"
    },
    {
      "file": "base_game.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "Idle/ready-to-bet state. Left edge: vertical ladder gauge labelled '5000X' at the top and a small crack-textured stone marker sitting at the bottom (representing 1.0x, the run has not started). Zeus (bare-chested, white hair and beard, gold laurel wreath, gold armbands/greaves, cream loincloth) leans into a large dark-grey boulder covered in glowing yellow lightning-crack lines, boulder currently labelled '1.0X'. A black speech-bubble banner reads 'MAKE YOUR BET HERE' pointing down toward the four lanes. The four lanes (left to right) show Zeus portraits of rising fury inside gold circular medallion frames: (1) calm/neutral face, laurel wreath, closed mouth - multiplier 1.1X, chance gauge pointer near the green end, 'CHANCE: 87%', yellow 'BET' button; (2) slightly stern/frowning face - 1.2X, 'CHANCE: 80%'; (3) angry, bared-teeth grimace - 1.5X, 'CHANCE: 64%'; (4) furious, wide-open shouting mouth - 2.2X, 'CHANCE: 44%'. Bottom bar: stake stepper 'BET FUN 1 000' with round purple minus/plus buttons either side, and a full-width dark-purple 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER' button (disabled-looking, no lane picked yet). Footer strip: speaker icon, 'BALANCE FUN 1 000 000' (left), 'WIN FUN 0' (center), 'BET FUN 1 000' (right). Top-right: a circular hamburger-menu button (3 horizontal gold lines). Top bar (wrapper chrome, not game data - see note below): a green dot + '4841' counter, a back arrow, and a horizontally scrolling ticker of fabricated player handles and cash-outs in mixed currencies.",
      "ocr_text": "MAKE YOUR BET HERE | 1.0X | 5000X | 1.1X CHANCE: 87% BET | 1.2X CHANCE: 80% BET | 1.5X CHANCE: 64% BET | 2.2X CHANCE: 44% BET | BET FUN 1 000 | CHOOSE MULTIPLIER | BALANCE FUN 1 000 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "base_game_round_step1.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "In-run state right after the FIRST successful pick (lane 1, 1.1x/87% chosen from the base tier). The boulder now reads '1.1X' and a faint grey '1.1x' label also sits at Zeus's feet (a secondary/legacy readout of the achieved value). Ladder marker has climbed one notch off the bottom. A black banner reads 'NEXT STEPS ARE FREE'. The four lanes have re-rolled to the next tier: 1.2X/CHANCE 92%, 1.3X/CHANCE 85%, 1.6X/CHANCE 69%, 2.3X/CHANCE 48% - buttons under each lane are now yellow '>>>' continue-arrow icons instead of 'BET'. Bottom bar: stake readout unchanged 'BET FUN 1 000', and the action bar has switched to 'CASH OUT 1100 FUN' (highlighted white/yellow text) replacing 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER'. Footer: BALANCE FUN 999 000 (down 1 000 from idle, the single per-run stake), WIN FUN 0 (not yet cashed out), BET FUN 1 000.",
      "ocr_text": "NEXT STEPS ARE FREE | 1.1X | 5000X | 1.2X CHANCE: 92% | 1.3X CHANCE: 85% | 1.6X CHANCE: 69% | 2.3X CHANCE: 48% | BET FUN 1 000 | CASH OUT 1100 FUN | BALANCE FUN 999 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "base_game_loss.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "Result of a FAILED continuation pick (lane 4, 2.3x/48%, the second pick of the same run). Boulder reset to '1.0X', Zeus shown mid-stumble (body angled forward/off-balance rather than the steady push pose). Ladder marker back at the bottom. History strip at bottom-left shows two badges: a dark maroon filled pill '2.3x' (the failed pick) and plain grey text '1.1x' (the earlier successful-but-not-yet-cashed pick from this same run, now voided by the loss). The four lanes are back to the BASE tier values/odds (1.1x/87%, 1.2x/80%, 1.5x/64%, 2.2x/44%) with 'BET' buttons restored. Bottom bar back to 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER'. Footer: BALANCE FUN 999 000 (unchanged from the prior free step - confirms no extra stake was charged for the losing continuation pick), WIN FUN 0, BET FUN 1 000.",
      "ocr_text": "1.0X | 5000X | 2.3x | 1.1x | 1.1X CHANCE: 87% BET | 1.2X CHANCE: 80% BET | 1.5X CHANCE: 64% BET | 2.2X CHANCE: 44% BET | CHOOSE MULTIPLIER | BALANCE FUN 999 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "base_game_free_steps.png",
      "type": "base_game",
      "description": "A later run (new stake charged, balance now 997 000 vs. the prior run's 999 000/999 000 pair, i.e. a fresh 1 000-FUN stake was taken to start this run) shown again in the free-continuation state: boulder '1.1X', banner 'NEXT STEPS ARE FREE', lanes at the tier-2 values 1.2x/92%, 1.3x/85%, 1.6x/69%, 2.3x/48%, action bar 'CASH OUT 1100 FUN'. History strip now shows FOUR badges from prior runs: plain grey '1.1x', dark maroon pill '1.1x', dark maroon pill '2.3x', plain grey '1.1x' (left to right) - i.e. a running log of the last several resolved multiplier picks/runs, mixing wins (grey) and losses (maroon).",
      "ocr_text": "NEXT STEPS ARE FREE | 1.1X | 5000X | 1.1x 1.1x 2.3x 1.1x | 1.2X CHANCE: 92% | 1.3X CHANCE: 85% | 1.6X CHANCE: 69% | 2.3X CHANCE: 48% | CASH OUT 1100 FUN | BALANCE FUN 997 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "win_screen_announce.png",
      "type": "win_screen",
      "description": "Cash-out announcement overlay, the instant the player presses CASH OUT. A large hand reaches down from the top of the frame and holds the boulder; overlaid on the boulder in bold gold lettering: 'YOU WIN! 1.1X 1100'. This is the ANNOUNCEMENT moment, before the balance updates: footer still reads BALANCE FUN 997 000, WIN FUN 0 - the credit has not landed yet on this frame (proven by comparison with win_screen.png below). The four lanes behind the overlay are still visible at the BASE tier (1.1x/87% etc.) because the run has already been reset in the background while the win banner animates.",
      "ocr_text": "YOU WIN! 1.1X 1100 | 1.1X CHANCE: 87% | 1.2X CHANCE: 80% | 1.5X CHANCE: 64% | 2.2X CHANCE: 44% | BALANCE FUN 997 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "win_screen.png",
      "type": "win_screen",
      "description": "Same cash-out event immediately AFTER crediting: the 'YOU WIN!' hand/overlay is gone, Zeus is shown giving a thumbs-up next to the reset boulder ('1.0X'). History strip now shows five badges: green filled pill '1.1x' (this just-settled win, highlighted/most recent), plain grey '1.1x', dark maroon pill '1.1x', dark maroon pill '2.3x', plain grey '1.1x'. Footer: BALANCE FUN 998 100 (= 997 000 + 1 100), WIN FUN 1 100, BET FUN 1 000. The four lanes are back at the BASE tier and the action bar has reverted to 'CHOOSE MULTIPLIER', ready for a new run.",
      "ocr_text": "1.0X | 5000X | 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 2.3x 1.1x | 1.1X CHANCE: 87% | 1.2X CHANCE: 80% | 1.5X CHANCE: 64% | 2.2X CHANCE: 44% | CHOOSE MULTIPLIER | BALANCE FUN 998 100 | WIN FUN 1 100 | BET FUN 1 000"
    },
    {
      "file": "settings.png",
      "type": "settings",
      "description": "'Game Settings' panel (opened via the top-right hamburger menu). Left column, top to bottom: Fullscreen (icon: expand-corners), Sound (icon: speaker), Music (icon: musical note), Home (icon: house) - these four rows are plain icon+label rows, not toggles (no visible switch), presumably tap-to-toggle/tap-to-navigate. Below them, two rows WITH yellow pill toggle switches, both shown ON (toggle knob pushed to the right, filled yellow): 'Spacebar to spin' and 'Welcome Screen' (confirms the promo splash seen in preview.png is currently enabled and will show again). Top-right: white circular close (X) button. Right-edge vertical rail (partially visible): four circular icon buttons - a dimmed/greyed lightning-bolt-in-a-scalloped-badge icon (appears visually inactive/disabled in this state), a gold gear icon (Settings, currently open), a clock-with-back-arrow icon (History), and a circular question-mark icon (Help/Rules). Footer unchanged: BALANCE FUN 1 000 000, WIN FUN 0, BET FUN 1 000.",
      "ocr_text": "Game Settings | Fullscreen | Sound | Music | Home | Spacebar to spin | Welcome Screen | BALANCE FUN 1 000 000 | WIN FUN 0 | BET FUN 1 000",
      "uncertain_note": "The exact function of the dimmed lightning-badge rail icon was not independently re-verified by click-testing (this document was written from static frames only); it visually differs from a plain settings gear and may represent a distinct feature (e.g. a fairness/certified-RNG badge, or a disabled fast-mode toggle) rather than a literal duplicate of the Settings gear. Left as uncertain rather than asserting a function."
    },
    {
      "file": "rules_p1.png",
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 1,
      "description": "'Rules' panel, page 1 of 4 (reached via the same hamburger menu / help icon). Heading 'Game Rules'. Body text: 'At the beginning of the game, the player chooses one of four multipliers. Each multiplier is higher than the previous one but has a lower chance of success.' Below the text, the top of an illustrative 4-lane diagram begins to appear (cut off at the bottom of the visible panel by the footer bar): four Zeus portraits with visible values '10X', '24X', '31.5X', '5000X' just starting to show. The scrollbar track is visible on the right edge of the text area, thumb near the top - this is a scrollable panel, not a fixed page.",
      "ocr_text": "Rules | Game Rules | At the beginning of the game, the player chooses one of four multipliers. Each multiplier is higher than the previous one but has a lower chance of success. | 10X 24X 31.5X 5000X"
    },
    {
      "file": "rules_p2.png",
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 2,
      "description": "Rules panel, page 2 - continuation after scrolling down. Now shows the full illustrative 4-lane diagram: Zeus portraits with multipliers '10X', '24X', '31.5X', '5000X', each with a chance gauge and 'CHANCE: 75%' printed under ALL FOUR lanes identically. This is explicitly an illustrative example (a single flat 75% shown for every lane, and multiplier values that do not match any real observed tier) used purely to show the visual layout of the lane widget, not real game odds. Below the diagram, body text continues: 'After selecting a multiplier, two outcomes are possible. The player wins! All multipliers adjust based on the chosen multiplier. At this point, the player can continue their run or collect their winnings. The win equals the player's bet multiplied by the selected multiplier.' - and the start of the loss-case sentence is cut off at the bottom ('Or the player loses. In this case, all multipliers reset to their initial values: 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2.2x' begins to appear, clipped by the footer).",
      "ocr_text": "Rules | 10X CHANCE: 75% | 24X CHANCE: 75% | 31.5X CHANCE: 75% | 5000X CHANCE: 75% | After selecting a multiplier, two outcomes are possible. The player wins! All multipliers adjust based on the chosen multiplier. At this point, the player can continue their run or collect their winnings. The win equals the player's bet multiplied by the selected multiplier."
    },
    {
      "file": "rules_p3.png",
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 3,
      "description": "Rules panel, page 3. Top of visible area repeats the tail of the win-case paragraph, then: 'Or the player loses. In this case, all multipliers reset to their initial values: 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2.2x.' and 'Each multiplier displays the current chance of success, allowing the player to make an informed choice between risk and reward.' Below that, a SECOND illustrative 4-lane diagram appears showing only the chance gauges (no portraits/multiplier numbers this time, just gauge+percentage), with DIFFERENT illustrative percentages per lane this time: 58%, 75%, 65%, 88% (left to right) - explicitly stated in the brief as illustrative, not the base game values (which are 87/80/64/44%). Body text continues below, partially cut off at the footer: 'The maximum possible multiplier is 5000x. When reached, the winnings are automatically credited.' and the start of the RTP/limits table becomes visible ('RTP', 'Min Bet', 'Max Bet', 'Max Win Multiplier' headers, values clipped by the footer bar).",
      "ocr_text": "Rules | The player wins! ... continue their run or collect their winnings. The win equals the player's bet multiplied by the selected multiplier. | Or the player loses. In this case, all multipliers reset to their initial values: 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2.2x. | Each multiplier displays the current chance of success, allowing the player to make an informed choice between risk and reward. | CHANCE: 58% | CHANCE: 75% | CHANCE: 65% | CHANCE: 88% | The maximum possible multiplier is 5000x. When reached, the winnings are automatically credited. | RTP | Min Bet | Max Bet | Max Win Multiplier"
    },
    {
      "file": "rules_p4.png",
      "type": "rules",
      "page": 4,
      "description": "Rules panel, page 4 - bottom of the document (scrollbar thumb reaches the bottom of its track, confirmed by scroll_capture.py exhaustion). Repeats the same illustrative 58/75/65/88% gauge diagram and the 'maximum possible multiplier is 5000x...' sentence (this panel scrolled only slightly further than page 3, hence the overlap), then the full RTP/limits summary table, fully visible this time: 'RTP 96.00 %', 'Min Bet 50 FUN', 'Max Bet 100000 FUN', 'Max Win Multiplier 5000 x'. Below the table, in small dim grey text (build/deploy metadata, not game content): 'facade : 8.54.1', 'workbench : 5.20.2', 'release name : 1.0.0@production:73c39bccf40e959e26aebf765bc4186fc3cd2b9f', 'release date : 2026-08-11T06:35:45.749Z'. This 'release date' is a demo-build DEPLOY timestamp (matches the build hash '73c39bcc' shown in the browser tab title throughout the capture), not the game's market release date, and must not be used as such.",
      "ocr_text": "RTP 96.00 % | Min Bet 50 FUN | Max Bet 100000 FUN | Max Win Multiplier 5000 x | facade : 8.54.1 | workbench : 5.20.2 | release name : 1.0.0@production:73c39bccf40e959e26aebf765bc4186fc3cd2b9f | release date : 2026-08-11T06:35:45.749Z"
    }
  ],

  "verified_numbers": {
    "rtp_percent": {"value": 96.00, "source": "rules_p4.png printed table + DOM text, matches provider catalogue"},
    "min_bet": {"value": 50, "currency_label": "FUN", "source": "rules_p4.png printed table, corroborated by the bet stepper's minus button floor (manifest evidence _max_bet_evidence.png / capturer's button-limit test)"},
    "max_bet": {"value": 100000, "currency_label": "FUN", "source": "rules_p4.png printed table, corroborated by the bet stepper's plus button ceiling"},
    "max_win_multiplier": {"value": 5000, "unit": "x of stake", "source": "printed in three places: ladder-gauge top label ('5000X' on every base_game*/win_screen* frame), rules body text ('The maximum possible multiplier is 5000x...'), and the rules_p4 summary table ('Max Win Multiplier 5000 x')"},
    "base_tier_lane_values": {
      "lane_1": {"multiplier": "1.1x", "chance_percent": 87},
      "lane_2": {"multiplier": "1.2x", "chance_percent": 80},
      "lane_3": {"multiplier": "1.5x", "chance_percent": 64},
      "lane_4": {"multiplier": "2.2x", "chance_percent": 44},
      "source": "base_game.png, win_screen.png, base_game_loss.png (all consistent)"
    },
    "observed_tier_2_lane_values_after_one_success": {
      "lane_1": {"multiplier": "1.2x", "chance_percent": 92},
      "lane_2": {"multiplier": "1.3x", "chance_percent": 85},
      "lane_3": {"multiplier": "1.6x", "chance_percent": 69},
      "lane_4": {"multiplier": "2.3x", "chance_percent": 48},
      "source": "base_game_round_step1.png, base_game_free_steps.png",
      "note": "Only ONE post-success tier was captured (the specific tier that follows a lane-1/1.1x success). Values for tiers reached after picking lanes 2/3/4, or for the 2nd/3rd/... successive tier of a long run, were not captured and are not documented - see unreadable_or_uncertain."
    }
  },

  "not_captured_or_out_of_scope": [
    "The exact multiplier/odds progression for every possible chain of lane picks beyond the single observed tier-2 example was not exhausted (would require a very large number of successful runs to map fully); only the base tier and one post-first-success tier are documented with certainty.",
    "Reaching the 5000x auto-credit ceiling was not observed on camera (probabilistically very rare given the printed odds curve); the auto-credit behaviour is documented from the rules text only, not from a live frame.",
    "Autoplay: confirmed absent by the capturer via two independent channels (rules text word-search + DOM control enumeration via scene_probe.py) - no autoplay panel exists in this game.",
    "Bonus buy / a separate bonus feature: confirmed absent by the same two independent channels - the ladder-climb IS the entirety of the base game, there is no purchasable bonus round.",
    "History panel behind the clock-icon: per the capturer's note it reported 'Not available' when opened; not independently re-verified in this pass and not covered by a screenshot in the delivered set."
  ],

  "wrapper_chrome_disclaimer": "Every game screen shows a top strip (outside the actual game canvas boundary in spirit, though rendered inside it) with a green online-indicator dot and a counter (e.g. '4841', '4825', '4823' - changes between frames, most likely a fake 'players online' counter), a back arrow, and a horizontally scrolling ticker of fabricated player handles with random cash-out amounts in mixed real-world currencies (e.g. 'PeachIndustrial +22200.00 RUB', 'CrimsonGorgeous +32.00 EUR', 'BeigeEmotional +168.00 TRY', 'FuchsiaHigh +2160.00 RUB'). These are NOT part of the Zeus X Machina game: they are demo-wrapper decoration with randomized names/currencies/amounts that change from frame to frame with no consistency, and must not be treated as real jackpot feed, live-player data, or as evidence of the game's real-money currency.",

  "logo_refs_review": {
    "reviewed": true,
    "verdict": "Both boxes in logo_refs.json are valid and were kept unchanged.",
    "detail": [
      "Box 1 (base_game.png, 665,222 -> 792,360): tight crop of the lane-1 'calm' Zeus portrait medallion - laurel wreath, neutral expression, gold circular frame. Zoom-verified clean: no printed text, no multiplier digits, no CHANCE label inside the box (those sit below y=360, outside the crop).",
      "Box 2 (base_game.png, 1090,222 -> 1214,360): tight crop of the lane-4 'furious' Zeus portrait medallion - same gold frame, wide-open shouting mouth, angriest expression in the base tier. Zoom-verified clean, same margin above the printed '2.2X' text.",
      "Both crops show the SAME recurring character (Zeus) at two different rage/intensity states, which is an intentional and representative choice for this game (the four-lane escalating-fury Zeus IS the core visual identity/hero of the game, there is no separate secondary symbol/WILD-equivalent to diversify with); no game wordmark or title text is included in either box."
    ]
  }
}