Field notes / 00 · case selector

A payout needs a rule.

Test the stated conditions before doing the sums. These paper exercises use invented games, invented symbols and exact, selectable diagrams — not a real machine or advice to play one.

01What exactly is stated?Specimen L rule sheet
02Does this arrangement count?Active lines versus a diagonal
03Is a path the same as a line?Separate Specimen W
04What do W and S change?Substitute, trigger, unknown award
05Prize or net difference?Credits, stake and AUD
06Where do the limits come from?Sources and corrections

Unmarked specimen sheets and blank ceramic pieces on a paper workbench — **Conceptual workbench**Blank materials introduce the paper exercises; they state no rule and provide no payout evidence. The selectable case slips carry the exact tests.

Case 00 / An incomplete instruction

Unassigned exercise · not Specimen L or W

01 / stated

The only supplied sentence is: “A A A pays 5 credits.” No eligible line or path, stake, or unit for that award is supplied.

02 / arrangement

Three letters in the top row

Three reels, two displayed rows; no active route defined
Row	Reel 1	Reel 2	Reel 3
Top	A	A	A
Lower	B	B	B

A and B are letter symbols. Their presence alone cannot establish a winning route.

03 / test

What is missing?

The sentence does not say whether the top row is eligible, what must be wagered, or whether “5 credits” is a fixed award or an amount per credit.

04 / outcomeNot determined

Neither eligibility nor a gross prize follows from the supplied words. Without a stake, a net difference is also not determined.

Do not borrow conditions from a different rule sheet to fill the gaps.

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