@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Anton&family=Barlow+Condensed:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,700&family=Barlow:wght@400;500;600&family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&display=swap');

  :root {
    --ink: #080A10;
    --field: #0C1420;
    --lime: #C8F135;
    --ember: #FF4C1A;
    --chalk: #F0F2F5;
    --mid: #141E30;
    --muted: #6B7B8D;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
    --gold: #E8B84B;
    --zblue: #1565FF;
    --zcyan: #00CFFF;
    --zgrad: linear-gradient(135deg, #1565FF 0%, #00CFFF 100%);
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  }

  /* NOTE: css scroll-behavior:smooth was removed — it silently corrupts every
     GSAP ScrollTrigger.refresh() that fires while the page is scrolled (resize,
     late image loads), shifting all scroll animations. JS-driven smooth
     scrolling (window.scrollTo with behavior:'smooth') still works fine. */
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  body {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--chalk);
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* ── NAV ── */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    background: rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.97);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.25);
    padding: 0 32px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    height: 68px;
    gap: 16px;
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .nav-logo {
    text-decoration: none;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    outline: none;
  }

  .nav-logo img {
    height: 46px;
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    display: block;
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), filter .3s ease;
  }

  .nav-logo:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.04);
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1) drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(0, 207, 255, .5));
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    list-style: none;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    flex: 1;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #8899aa;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .nav-links .nav-cta a {
    background: var(--zgrad);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 9px 18px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .nav-links .nav-cta a:hover {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  /* ── PAGE SYSTEM ── */
  .page {
    display: none;
    padding-top: 68px;
    min-height: 100vh;
  }

  .page.active {
    display: block;
  }

  /* ── SHARED COMPONENTS ── */
  .section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .section-full {
    padding: 96px 40px;
  }

  .section-full>* {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .eyebrow {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    display: block;
  }

  .eyebrow-ember {
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  .eyebrow-gold {
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  h1,
  h2,
  h3,
  h4 {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.0;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(52px, 8vw, 100px);
    font-weight: 900;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  h3 {
    font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  h4 {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #b0b8b2;
  }

  .btn {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: none;
    transition: all 0.2s;
  }

  .btn-lime {
    background: var(--zgrad);
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .btn-lime:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2575ff 0%, #20dfff 100%);
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .btn-ember {
    background: var(--ember);
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .btn-ember:hover {
    background: #ff6140;
  }

  .btn-outline {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--chalk);
    border: 1px solid rgba(245, 242, 234, 0.3);
  }

  .btn-outline:hover {
    border-color: var(--lime);
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  .btn-gold {
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .btn-gold:hover {
    background: #f0c86b;
  }

  /* pitch line divider */
  .pitch-divider {
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.5) 30%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.5) 70%, transparent 100%);
    margin: 0 40px;
  }

  /* ── TAG/BADGE ── */
  .badge {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  .badge-lime {
    background: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.12);
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .badge-ember {
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.12);
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  .badge-gold {
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.12);
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  /* ── CARDS ── */
  .card {
    background: var(--field);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.15);
    padding: 32px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
  }

  .card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.4);
  }

  /* ── GRID ── */
  .grid-2 {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .grid-3 {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .grid-4 {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
  }

  /* ── STAT BLOCK ── */
  .stat-num {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 56px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    background: var(--zgrad);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
  }

  .stat-label {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: 6px;
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     HOME PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */

  /* hero */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    background: var(--field);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 120px 40px 80px;
  }

  .hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background:
      repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, transparent 59px, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.05) 60px),
      repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, transparent 59px, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.05) 60px);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .hero-crease {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 4px;
    background: var(--zgrad);
    opacity: 0.8;
  }

  .hero-crease::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -200px;
    right: -200px;
    height: 100%;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at right, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.1) 0%, transparent 60%);
  }

  .hero-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .hero h1 em {
    background: var(--zgrad);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    font-style: normal;
  }

  .hero h1 .hero-line2 {
    color: var(--ember);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 0px;
  }

  .hero-tagline {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #8a9c8c;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 560px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .hero-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.1);
    margin-top: 80px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.2);
  }

  .hero-stat {
    background: var(--field);
    padding: 32px 24px;
  }


  /* ── INTERACTIVE / HOVER ANIMATIONS ── */
  .btn {
    transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .28s ease, filter .28s ease;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.035);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
    filter: brightness(1.06);
  }

  .btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px) scale(.99);
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a {
    position: relative;
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: -6px;
    height: 2px;
    width: 0;
    background: var(--zgrad);
    transition: width .26s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a:hover::after {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .nav-cta a {
    transition: transform .26s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .26s ease, opacity .26s ease;
  }

  .nav-cta a:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(21, 101, 255, .45);
  }

  .track-card,
  .pillar-card,
  .champ-box,
  .launch-item,
  .journey-step,
  .ground-card,
  .perk-card,
  .tier-card,
  .league-card,
  .why-stat-block,
  .quickplay-stat,
  .hero-stat,
  .process-step,
  .footer-col {
    transition: transform .32s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .32s ease, border-color .32s ease, background .32s ease;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .track-card:hover,
  .champ-box:hover,
  .launch-item:hover,
  .journey-step:hover,
  .ground-card:hover,
  .perk-card:hover,
  .tier-card:hover,
  .league-card:hover,
  .why-stat-block:hover,
  .quickplay-stat:hover {
    transform: translateY(-7px);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 207, 255, .35);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .55);
  }

  .hero-stat:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    background: #10243c;
  }

  .stat-num {
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), color .3s ease;
  }

  .hero-stat:hover .stat-num {
    transform: scale(1.08);
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  /* scroll reveal */
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(22px);
    transition: opacity .55s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), transform .55s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
    will-change: opacity, transform;
  }

  .reveal.in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .reveal {
      opacity: 1 !important;
      transform: none !important;
      transition: none !important;
    }
  }

  /* marquee */

  .marquee-wrap {
    background: var(--zgrad);
    padding: 14px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }

  .marquee-track {
    display: flex;
    width: max-content;
    animation: marquee 28s linear infinite;
  }

  .marquee-item {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 0 40px;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .marquee-dot {
    color: var(--ember);
    margin-right: -32px;
  }

  @keyframes marquee {
    from {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    to {
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
  }

  /* problem section */
  .problem-section {
    background: #070F08;
    padding: 96px 40px;
  }

  .problem-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .problem-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }

  .problem-list li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #8a9c8c;
  }

  .problem-list li::before {
    content: '✕';
    color: var(--ember);
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 14px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
  }

  .solution-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }

  .solution-list li {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 20px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.08);
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #b0b8b2;
  }

  .solution-list li::before {
    content: '→';
    color: var(--lime);
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 14px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
  }

  /* pillars */
  .pillars-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .pillar-card {
    background: rgba(12, 20, 32, 0.45);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--lime);
    padding: 48px 32px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(2) {
    border-top-color: var(--ember);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(3) {
    border-top-color: var(--gold);
  }

  .pillar-num {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 96px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    position: absolute;
    right: 16px;
    top: 8px;
    color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.07);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(2) .pillar-num {
    color: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.07);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(3) .pillar-num {
    color: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.07);
  }

  .pillar-icon {
    font-size: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .pillar-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .pillar-card p {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  /* journey strip */
  .journey-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--field);
  }

  .journey-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .journey-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 64px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .journey-steps::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 32px;
    left: 10%;
    right: 10%;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--lime), var(--ember));
  }

  .journey-step {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 16px;
  }

  .step-dot {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink);
    border: 2px solid var(--lime);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--lime);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .journey-step:nth-child(3) .step-dot {
    border-color: var(--ember);
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  .journey-step:nth-child(5) .step-dot {
    border-color: var(--gold);
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  .journey-step h4 {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  .journey-step p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }


  /* ── PILLAR-CARD HOVER v3: minimal + smooth — a soft lift, a gentle
     deepening of the surface and an accent underline. No ring, no sheen,
     no tilt. ── */
  .pillar-card {
    transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1), box-shadow .45s ease, background .45s ease;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .pillar-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    background: rgba(14, 26, 43, 0.6);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  }

  /* giant number: warms up slightly in the card's accent — no movement */
  .pillar-num {
    transition: color .45s ease;
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(1):hover .pillar-num {
    color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.16);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(2):hover .pillar-num {
    color: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.16);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(3):hover .pillar-num {
    color: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.16);
  }

  /* icon: a quiet lift with the card */
  .pillar-icon {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
  }

  .pillar-card:hover .pillar-icon {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
  }

  /* title: draws a thin accent underline */
  .pillar-card h3 {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .pillar-card h3::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: -6px;
    height: 2px;
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--lime);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left center;
    transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(2) h3::after {
    background: var(--ember);
  }

  .pillar-card:nth-child(3) h3::after {
    background: var(--gold);
  }

  .pillar-card:hover h3::after {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  /* body copy brightens just a touch */
  .pillar-card p {
    transition: color .45s ease;
  }

  .pillar-card:hover p {
    color: #c9d6e2;
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .pillar-card,
    .pillar-card:hover {
      transform: none;
    }
  }

  /* ── JOURNEY STEPS : reveal one-by-one + dot pop ── */
  .journey-step.reveal {
    transition: opacity .85s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), transform .85s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
  }

  .journey-step .step-dot {
    transition: transform .85s cubic-bezier(.2, .9, .3, 1.4), opacity .85s ease, box-shadow .28s ease, background .28s ease;
  }

  .journey-step.reveal .step-dot {
    transform: scale(.4);
    opacity: 0;
    transition-delay: inherit;
  }

  .journey-step.reveal.in .step-dot {
    transform: scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .journey-step:hover {
    transform: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    border-color: transparent;
  }

  .journey-step:hover .step-dot {
    transform: scale(1.15);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.08), 0 10px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
    transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .28s ease, background .28s ease;
  }

  .journey-step h4,
  .journey-step p {
    transition: color .3s ease;
  }

  .journey-step:hover h4 {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  /* home CTA */
  .home-cta {
    background: var(--zgrad);
    padding: 80px 40px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .home-cta h2 {
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .home-cta p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
  }

  .home-cta .btn-ember {
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 19px 46px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #eaf3ff 100%);
    border: none;
    color: #08131f;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 24, 66, 0.34), 0 3px 8px rgba(0, 12, 40, 0.24), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .28s ease, background .28s ease;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .home-cta .btn-ember:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #dcecff 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 30, 84, 0.46), 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 12, 40, 0.3), 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  }

  .home-cta .btn-ember:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 24, 66, 0.34), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     COMPETITIONS PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .comp-hero {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 20, 32, 0.55) 0%, rgba(12, 20, 32, 0.25) 42%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.92) 88%, var(--ink) 100%),
      url('../assets/competitions-hero.webp') no-repeat center top / cover,
      var(--field);
    padding: 120px 40px 80px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .comp-hero::after {
    content: 'COMPETE';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -20px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 200px;
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.03);
    pointer-events: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .comp-hero>* {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .comp-hero p {
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 24px auto 0;
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .league-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    background: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.08);
    margin: 64px 0;
  }

  .league-card {
    background: var(--field);
    padding: 48px 40px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s;
  }

  .league-card:hover {
    background: #111f13;
  }

  .league-tier {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .league-name {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .league-sub {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .league-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .meta-item label {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--muted);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .meta-item span {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  .league-accent {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 4px;
  }

  .warriors .league-name {
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  .warriors .league-accent {
    background: var(--lime);
  }

  .commanders .league-name {
    color: #4FC3F7;
  }

  .commanders .league-accent {
    background: #4FC3F7;
  }

  .kings .league-name {
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  .kings .league-accent {
    background: var(--gold);
  }

  .lords .league-name {
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  .lords .league-accent {
    background: var(--ember);
  }

  .quickplay-section {
    background: var(--ember);
    padding: 80px 40px;
  }

  .quickplay-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .quickplay-section h2 {
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .quickplay-section p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  }

  .winchain-box {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    padding: 32px;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }

  .winchain-box p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .winchain-rule {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-top: 16px;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

  .quickplay-stat {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 80px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .quickplay-stat small {
    font-size: 20px;
    display: block;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .champ-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .champ-path {
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .champ-path-label {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .champ-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .champ-box {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 28px 24px;
    background: var(--field);
    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
  }

  .champ-box:hover {
    border-bottom-color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .champ-scope {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .champ-box h4 {
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--chalk);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .champ-box p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .team-path .champ-box {
    border-bottom-color: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.3);
  }

  .individual-path .champ-box {
    border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.3);
  }

  .arrow-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 8px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     CLUBS PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .clubs-hero {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(7, 15, 8, 0.45) 0%,
        rgba(7, 15, 8, 0.20) 38%,
        rgba(7, 15, 8, 0.78) 80%,
        rgba(7, 15, 8, 0.96) 93%,
        #070F08 100%),
      url('../assets/clubs.webp') no-repeat center center / cover,
      #070F08;
    padding: 120px 40px 120px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: end;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    /* full-bleed so the image + fade span the viewport edge-to-edge */
  }

  .clubs-hero>div {
    max-width: 600px;
  }

  .clubs-hero>div:first-child {
    justify-self: end;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .clubs-hero>div:last-child {
    justify-self: start;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .clubs-hero-right {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .club-type-card {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 20px 24px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    align-items: center;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    will-change: transform;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .club-type-card.featured {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.06) 0%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.02) 100%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.2);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 32px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 0 15px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.03);
  }

  .club-type-icon {
    font-size: 26px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1.5), background 0.3s ease;
  }

  .club-type-card.featured .club-type-icon {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.08);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.2);
  }

  .club-type-content h4 {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--chalk);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    margin: 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .club-type-card.featured .club-type-content h4 {
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  .club-type-content p {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    margin: 4px 0 0 0;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }

  /* Hover effects */
  .club-type-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  }

  .club-type-card.featured:hover {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.06);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.4);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.08);
  }

  .club-type-card:hover .club-type-icon {
    transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-5deg);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  }

  .club-type-card.featured:hover .club-type-icon {
    transform: scale(1.1) rotate(5deg);
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.15);
  }

  .club-type-card:hover h4 {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .club-type-card.featured:hover h4 {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.5);
  }

  .advantage-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: #070F08;
  }

  .advantage-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .advantage-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    background: transparent;
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .advantage-card {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b140e 0%, #060d08 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.06);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 40px 32px;
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  .advantage-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.02);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.45);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 46px rgba(0, 0, 0, .65), 0 0 24px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.14);
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .advantage-icon {
    font-size: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1.5);
  }

  .advantage-card:hover .advantage-icon {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.2) rotate(-6deg);
  }

  .advantage-card h4 {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--chalk);
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .advantage-card:hover h4 {
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  .advantage-card p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .entry-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .entry-table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    margin-top: 48px;
  }

  .entry-table th {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    padding: 16px 20px;
    text-align: left;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.25);
  }

  .entry-table td {
    padding: 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #b0b8b2;
  }

  .entry-table td:first-child {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  .entry-table tr:hover td {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.03);
  }

  .yes-mark {
    color: var(--lime);
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  .no-mark {
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .register-cta {
    background: radial-gradient(120% 150% at 50% 0%, #152211 0%, #080a10 70%) !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.25) !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.1) !important;
    padding: 70px 40px;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 120px 0 0 !important;
    /* Full length, no side margins, moved down */
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .register-cta .eyebrow {
    color: var(--lime);
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .register-cta h2 {
    color: var(--white) !important;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ffffff 40%, var(--lime) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    text-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.15);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: 48px;
    line-height: 1.1;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .register-cta p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 580px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
  }

  .register-cta .btn-lime {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime) 0%, #d8fb5a 100%) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: none !important;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 18px 40px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.25);
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .3s ease, filter .3s ease;
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .register-cta .btn-lime:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.04);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 46px rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.42);
    filter: brightness(1.05);
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     BRANDS PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .brands-hero {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #080A10 0%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.88) 45%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.3) 100%), url('../assets/billboard.webp') no-repeat right 30% / cover;
    padding: 120px 40px 80px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .brands-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: -200px;
    top: -200px;
    width: 600px;
    height: 600px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.08) 0%, transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .brands-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 200px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, var(--field) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .brands-hero-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .brands-hero h1 em {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-style: normal;
  }

  .why-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--field);
  }

  .why-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .why-stat-block {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .why-stat-item {
    padding: 32px;
    background: var(--ink);
  }

  .tiers-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .tier-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.1);
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .tier-card {
    background: var(--field);
    padding: 48px 32px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .tier-card-num {
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    top: 10px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 100px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.05);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .tier-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .tier-price {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin: 16px 0 24px;
  }

  .tier-features {
    list-style: none;
  }

  .tier-features li {
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #8a9c8c;
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .tier-features li::before {
    content: '→';
    color: var(--gold);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .cascade-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: #070F08;
  }

  .cascade-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .cascade-visual {
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .cascade-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 24px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  }

  .cascade-level {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    width: 120px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .cascade-bar {
    flex: 1;
    height: 36px;
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.1);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .cascade-fill {
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.3));
  }

  .cascade-label {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--chalk);
    position: absolute;
    left: 16px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  .cascade-count {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--gold);
    width: 120px;
    text-align: right;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .brands-cta {
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.15) 0%, transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 100% 100%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.05), transparent 40%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, #141009 0%, #070503 100%);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.25);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.1);
    padding: 80px 40px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .brands-cta h2 {
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .brands-cta p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     BATTLEGROUND PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .ground-hero {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.50) 0%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.32) 34%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.80) 78%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.96) 92%,
        #080A10 100%),
      url('../assets/ground.webp') no-repeat center center / cover,
      #080A10;
    padding: 130px 40px 110px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .ground-hero p {
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 24px auto 40px;
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .search-bar-wrap {
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.4);
  }

  .search-bar-wrap input {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 18px 24px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  .search-bar-wrap button {
    padding: 18px 28px;
    background: var(--zgrad);
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .map-placeholder {
    background: #0A1A0B;
    height: 420px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.2);
  }

  .map-grid {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
      repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.07) 40px),
      repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, transparent 39px, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.07) 40px);
  }

  .map-pin {
    position: absolute;
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--zcyan);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.2), 0 0 16px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.5);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.2s;
  }

  .map-pin:hover {
    transform: scale(1.4);
  }

  .map-label {
    position: absolute;
    background: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.3);
    padding: 6px 12px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    transform: translate(-50%, -36px);
  }

  .map-pin-wrap {
    position: absolute;
  }

  .map-center-text {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.3);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  }

  .grounds-list {
    padding: 64px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .grounds-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 48px;
  }

  .ground-card {
    background: var(--field);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.15);
    padding: 28px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
  }

  .ground-card.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(12px);
    transition: opacity 0.38s cubic-bezier(.21, .6, .35, 1), transform 0.38s cubic-bezier(.21, .6, .35, 1);
  }

  .ground-card.reveal.in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .ground-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.5);
  }

  .ground-card h4 {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .ground-area {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--muted);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .ground-tags {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .ground-card .btn {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .ground-cta-section {
    padding: 80px 40px;
    background: var(--field);
    text-align: center;
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     UMPIRE PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .umpire-hero-wrap {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.45) 0%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.20) 38%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.78) 80%,
        rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.96) 93%,
        var(--ink) 100%),
      url('../assets/upmire.webp') no-repeat center center / cover,
      var(--ink);
  }

  .umpire-hero {
    background: transparent;
    padding: 120px 40px 80px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    /* 1280 = 1200 content + 40px padding each side → text aligns with home/brands hero */
  }

  .umpire-hero h1 em {
    color: var(--ember);
    font-style: normal;
  }

  .umpire-perks {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--field);
  }

  .umpire-perks-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .perks-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .perk-card {
    background: #0b1420;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.15);
    padding: 36px 28px;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .perk-card h4 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  .requirements-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .req-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .req-list {
    list-style: none;
  }

  .req-list li {
    padding: 16px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #b0b8b2;
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .req-list li::before {
    content: '✓';
    color: var(--ember);
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 2px;
  }

  .process-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: #070F08;
  }

  .process-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .process-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 64px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .process-steps::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 24px;
    left: 12%;
    right: 12%;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.3);
  }

  .process-step {
    padding: 0 20px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .process-num {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink);
    border: 1px solid var(--zblue);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .process-step h4 {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .process-step p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .umpire-form-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--ember);
    text-align: center;
  }

  .umpire-form-section h2 {
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .umpire-form-section p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    max-width: 480px;
    margin: 0 auto 48px;
  }

  .form-wrap {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .form-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .form-row.single {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .form-input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px 20px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    outline: none;
  }

  .form-input::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  }

  .form-input:focus {
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  }

  .form-submit {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 18px;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--chalk);
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 4px;
    transition: background 0.2s;
  }

  .form-submit:hover {
    background: #1a1a1a;
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     EARLY ACCESS PAGE
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  .access-hero {
    background: var(--field);
    padding: 120px 40px 80px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .access-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 100%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.08) 0%, transparent 60%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .access-hero h1 {
    position: relative;
  }

  .access-hero h1 em {
    color: var(--lime);
    font-style: normal;
  }

  .access-hero p {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 24px auto 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .access-tracks {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .tracks-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    background: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.08);
    margin-top: 64px;
  }

  .track-card {
    background: var(--field);
    padding: 48px 36px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .track-card.featured {
    background: var(--zgrad);
  }

  .track-card.featured h3 {
    color: var(--white);
  }

  .track-card.featured p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  }

  .track-card.featured .track-cta {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  }

  .track-icon {
    font-size: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .track-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .track-card p {
    font-size: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .track-cta {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px;
    background: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.25);
    color: var(--zcyan);
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: all 0.2s;
    border: none;
  }

  .track-cta:hover {
    opacity: 0.85;
  }

  .main-form-section {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--ink);
  }

  .main-form-inner {
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .main-form-inner h2 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .main-form-inner .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .main-form-inner>p {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }

  .access-form-input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    background: var(--field);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.2);
    color: var(--chalk);
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    outline: none;
  }

  .access-form-input:focus {
    border-color: rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.6);
  }

  .access-form-input::placeholder {
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .access-form-select {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    background: var(--field);
    border: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.2);
    color: var(--chalk);
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    outline: none;
    appearance: none;
  }

  .access-form-submit {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
    background: var(--zgrad);
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-top: 8px;
    transition: background 0.2s;
  }

  .access-form-submit:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2575ff 0%, #20dfff 100%);
  }

  .launch-info {
    padding: 96px 40px;
    background: var(--field);
  }

  .launch-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .launch-item {
    padding: 48px 32px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.15);
  }

  .launch-item:last-child {
    border-right: none;
  }

  /* ────────────────────────────────────────
     FOOTER
  ──────────────────────────────────────── */
  footer {
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b1422 0%, #06090f 100%);
    padding: 92px 40px 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.18);
  }

  footer::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -1px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.55) 50%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .footer-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .footer-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 56px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .footer-brand h3 {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--chalk);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .footer-brand h3 span {
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  .footer-brand p {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #9fb0c2;
    max-width: 300px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
  }

  .footer-col h5 {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .footer-col ul {
    list-style: none;
  }

  .footer-col ul li {
    margin-bottom: 13px;
  }

  .footer-col ul li a {
    font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #9fb0c2;
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }

  .footer-col ul li a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: -3px;
    height: 1.5px;
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--zcyan);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left center;
    transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }

  .footer-col ul li a:hover {
    color: var(--zcyan);
    transform: translateX(6px);
  }

  .footer-col ul li a:hover::after {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  .footer-col ul li a:focus-visible {
    color: var(--zcyan);
    outline: none;
  }

  .footer-col ul li a:focus-visible::after {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding-top: 28px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  }

  .footer-bottom p {
    font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--muted);
  }

  .footer-tagline {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.55);
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* Footer Big Typography Logo with Staggered Roll Hover Effect */
  .footer-big-text {
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    border-top: none;
    user-select: none;
    overflow: hidden;
    line-height: 0;
    /* line-height 0 + the tight .72em clip window below remove the blank
       band the font's built-in leading used to add around the glyphs */
  }

  .zinga-reveal {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(60px, 15.5vw, 210px);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-style: italic;
    /* match Zinga logo */
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: -0.05em;
    /* tighter spacing to match Zinga logo */
    line-height: 0.8;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    /* subtle dark grey watermark */
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.35s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
    /* prevent character wrapping inside the line-height box */
  }

  .zinga-reveal:hover {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .zinga-reveal-inner {
    display: inline-flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    height: 1em;
  }

  .zinga-reveal-char {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    will-change: transform;
    text-shadow: 0 1em currentColor;
    transition: transform 380ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }

  .zinga-reveal:hover .zinga-reveal-char {
    transform: translateY(-1em);
  }

  /* ══════════ FOOTER REDESIGN: marquee ribbon, aurora glow, socials,
     back-to-top, animated border sweep ══════════ */

  footer {
    overflow: hidden;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 45% at 85% 6%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.05), transparent 60%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, #0b1422 0%, #05080e 100%);
  }

  /* the top hairline becomes a slow ember→cyan→gold light sweep */
  footer::before {
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,
        transparent 15%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.75) 35%,
        rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.95) 50%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.75) 65%, transparent 85%);
    background-size: 220% 100%;
    animation: footer-line-sweep 6s linear infinite;
  }

  @keyframes footer-line-sweep {
    0% {
      background-position: 130% 0;
    }

    100% {
      background-position: -130% 0;
    }
  }

  /* drifting aurora orbs behind the content */
  .footer-glow {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -10% 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle 340px at 12% 78%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.10), transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(circle 300px at 88% 22%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.09), transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(circle 260px at 55% 95%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.06), transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(8px);
    animation: footer-aurora 16s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  }

  @keyframes footer-aurora {
    0% {
      transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1);
      opacity: 0.85;
    }

    50% {
      transform: translate3d(2%, -2%, 0) scale(1.06);
      opacity: 1;
    }

    100% {
      transform: translate3d(-2%, 1.5%, 0) scale(1.02);
      opacity: 0.9;
    }
  }

  .footer-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  /* scrolling chant ribbon above the footer */
  .footer-marquee {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    background: #070d16;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.18);
    padding: 15px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 6%, #000 94%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 6%, #000 94%, transparent);
  }

  .footer-marquee-track {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    white-space: nowrap;
    will-change: transform;
    animation: footer-marquee 30s linear infinite;
  }

  .footer-marquee:hover .footer-marquee-track {
    animation-play-state: paused;
  }

  .footer-marquee-track span {
    font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 800;
    font-style: italic;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(159, 176, 194, 0.5);
    margin-right: 26px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, -webkit-text-stroke-color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .footer-marquee-track span:hover {
    color: var(--zcyan);
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .footer-marquee-track em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ember);
    font-size: 11px;
    margin-right: 26px;
    animation: footer-star-spin 5s linear infinite;
  }

  @keyframes footer-marquee {
    to {
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
  }

  @keyframes footer-star-spin {
    to {
      transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
  }

  /* social icons — lift, tilt + cyan glow on hover */
  .footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 26px;
  }

  .footer-social a {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    color: #9fb0c2;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
      color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s, background 0.3s;
  }

  .footer-social a svg {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
  }

  .footer-social a:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-4deg);
    color: #05080e;
    background: var(--zcyan);
    border-color: var(--zcyan);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.35);
  }

  /* back-to-top — the arrow hops while hovered */
  .footer-top-btn {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.35);
    color: var(--zcyan);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background 0.3s, color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  }

  .footer-top-btn:hover {
    background: var(--zcyan);
    color: #05080e;
    box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45);
  }

  .footer-top-btn:hover span {
    animation: footer-arrow-hop 0.6s ease infinite;
  }

  @keyframes footer-arrow-hop {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer-marquee-track span {
      font-size: 16px;
    }

    .footer-marquee {
      padding: 11px 0;
    }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .footer-marquee-track,
    footer::before,
    .footer-glow,
    .footer-marquee-track em,
    .footer-top-btn:hover span {
      animation: none;
    }
  }

  /* ── watermark logo v3: Anton wordmark, softly outlined. Hovering sweeps a
     damped SPOTLIGHT that follows the cursor and reveals a glowing cyan copy
     through a feathered circular mask (same feel as a ShapeBlur shader —
     eased mouse-follow, soft falloff). The glow is pure text-shadow behind a
     mask, so it stays perfectly letter-shaped — no hard boxes. ── */
  .zinga-reveal {
    font-family: 'Anton', 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    /* Anton ships one (very heavy) weight */
    letter-spacing: 0.015em;
    line-height: 0.99;
    /* Anton caps are .87em: baseline lands at .92em, giving .05em
                                         headroom (covers the hover lift) inside the .95em clip window */
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
    transition: -webkit-text-stroke-color 0.45s ease;
    overflow: visible;
    /* let the glow breathe past the box */
  }

  .zinga-reveal:hover {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.30);
  }

  .zinga-reveal-inner {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 0.95em;
    /* cap-height window + headroom — no blank leading below */
    vertical-align: top;
  }

  /* LIQUID FILL hover: each letter floods with a cyan gradient from the
     bottom up, one after another (staggered by the inline delays), and lifts
     slightly. background-clip: text keeps everything perfectly letter-shaped —
     nothing can ever render as a box. */
  .zinga-reveal-char {
    text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0, 207, 255, 0);
    color: transparent;
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #4fe4ff 0%, var(--zcyan) 55%, #0a86c8 100%);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 0 100%;
    background-size: 100% 0%;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
      background-size 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
      text-shadow 0.5s ease;
  }

  .zinga-reveal:hover .zinga-reveal-char {
    background-size: 100% 100%;
    transform: translateY(-0.035em);
    text-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.28);
  }

  /* entrance: letters tucked below the baseline until the footer scrolls in
     (the .fx-pre class is removed by a tiny IntersectionObserver) */
  .footer-big-text.fx-pre .zinga-reveal-char {
    transform: translateY(115%);
  }

  /* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
  /* ── HAMBURGER BUTTON ── */
  .nav-hamburger {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 6px;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    padding: 8px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    z-index: 1002;
  }

  .nav-hamburger span {
    display: block;
    height: 2px;
    width: 28px;
    background: var(--chalk);
    transition: all 0.25s;
    transform-origin: center;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg);
  }

  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scaleX(0);
  }

  .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg);
  }

  /* ── TABLET ── */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .footer-top {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .hero-stats {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .why-stat-block {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .perks-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .grid-4 {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .process-steps {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 32px;
    }

    .process-steps::before {
      display: none;
    }

    .launch-inner {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .launch-item {
      border-right: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.1);
    }

    .launch-item:last-child {
      border-bottom: none;
    }
  }

  /* ── MOBILE ── */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {

    /* Nav — hamburger */
    nav {
      padding: 0 16px;
      height: 60px;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .nav-logo img {
      height: 36px !important;
      width: auto !important;
    }

    .nav-hamburger {
      display: flex !important;
    }

    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      position: fixed;
      top: 60px;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      background: rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.98);
      backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: stretch;
      padding: 0;
      gap: 0;
      overflow-y: auto;
      z-index: 999;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-16px);
      pointer-events: none;
      transition: opacity 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
    }

    .nav-links.open {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      pointer-events: auto;
    }

    .nav-links li {
      width: 100%;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .nav-links li a {
      display: block;
      padding: 22px 28px;
      font-size: 22px;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--chalk);
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .nav-links .nav-cta {
      border-bottom: none;
      padding: 24px 28px;
    }

    .nav-links .nav-cta a {
      display: inline-block;
      background: var(--zgrad);
      color: var(--white);
      padding: 16px 32px;
      font-size: 16px;
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

    .page {
      padding-top: 60px;
    }

    /* Global spacing */
    .section,
    .section-full {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    /* Typography */
    h1 {
      font-size: clamp(40px, 11vw, 56px);
    }

    h2 {
      font-size: clamp(28px, 8vw, 40px);
    }

    h3 {
      font-size: 24px;
    }

    /* All multi-col grids → single col */
    .grid-2,
    .grid-3,
    .grid-4,
    .league-grid,
    .tier-cards,
    .advantage-grid,
    .perks-grid,
    .tracks-grid,
    .grounds-grid,
    .problem-inner,
    .why-inner,
    .clubs-hero,
    .quickplay-inner,
    .umpire-hero,
    .journey-steps,
    .process-steps,
    .champ-row,
    .req-grid,
    .form-row,
    .footer-top,
    .launch-inner,
    .why-stat-block {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
      gap: 20px;
    }

    /* Override flex-based layouts */
    .champ-row {
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .arrow-right {
      transform: rotate(90deg);
      align-self: center;
    }

    .hero-actions {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .hero-actions .btn {
      width: 100%;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 16px;
    }

    /* Hero */
    .hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
      min-height: auto;
    }

    .hero-stats {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1px;
      margin-top: 48px;
    }

    .hero-stat {
      padding: 20px 16px;
    }

    .stat-num {
      font-size: 36px;
    }

    /* Marquee */
    .marquee-item {
      font-size: 15px;
      padding: 0 24px;
    }

    /* Problem section */
    .problem-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .problem-inner {
      gap: 40px;
    }

    /* Pillars */
    .pillars-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    /* Journey */
    .journey-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .journey-steps {
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .journey-steps::before {
      display: none;
    }

    .journey-step {
      text-align: left;
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .step-dot {
      margin: 0;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 48px;
      height: 48px;
      font-size: 18px;
    }

    /* Home CTA */
    .home-cta {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    /* Competitions */
    .comp-hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
    }

    .comp-hero::after {
      font-size: 80px;
      bottom: -10px;
    }

    .league-grid {
      gap: 12px;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .league-card {
      padding: 32px 24px;
    }

    .league-name {
      font-size: 36px;
    }

    .league-meta {
      gap: 20px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .quickplay-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .quickplay-stat {
      font-size: 56px;
    }

    .champ-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .champ-box {
      padding: 20px 18px;
    }

    /* Clubs */
    .clubs-hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .clubs-hero-right {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .club-type-card {
      padding: 14px 18px;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .club-type-icon {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      font-size: 20px;
      border-radius: 10px;
    }

    .club-type-content h4 {
      font-size: 12px;
    }

    .club-type-content p {
      font-size: 11px;
      margin-top: 2px;
    }

    .advantage-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .advantage-grid {
      gap: 12px;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .advantage-card {
      padding: 28px 20px;
    }

    .entry-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .entry-table {
      font-size: 13px;
    }

    .entry-table th,
    .entry-table td {
      padding: 12px 10px;
    }

    .entry-table td:first-child {
      font-size: 15px;
    }

    /* Stack table on very small screens */
    .register-cta {
      margin: 60px 0 0 !important;
      padding: 40px 24px;
    }

    .register-cta h2 {
      font-size: 32px !important;
    }

    /* Lime callout inside clubs */
    div[style*="background:var(--lime)"] .grid-2-lime,
    div[style*="background:var(--lime)"]>div {
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    /* Brands */
    .brands-hero {
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.93) 0%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.74) 32%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.56) 60%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.9) 100%),
        url('../assets/billboard.webp') no-repeat center 42% / cover;
      padding: 84px 22px 64px;
    }

    .brands-hero h1 {
      font-size: 40px;
      line-height: 1.04;
    }

    .brands-hero-inner p {
      font-size: 16px !important;
      margin-top: 18px !important;
    }

    .brands-hero .btn-gold {
      width: 100%;
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 30px !important;
      font-size: 14px !important;
      padding: 16px 24px !important;
    }

    .brands-hero::after {
      height: 130px;
    }

    .why-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .why-inner {
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .tiers-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .tier-cards {
      gap: 12px;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .tier-card {
      padding: 32px 24px;
    }

    .cascade-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .cascade-row {
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 8px;
    }

    .cascade-level {
      width: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .cascade-bar {
      width: 100%;
      min-width: 0;
    }

    .cascade-count {
      width: 100%;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .cascade-label {
      font-size: 12px;
    }

    .brands-cta {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    /* Battleground */
    .ground-hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
    }

    .search-bar-wrap {
      flex-direction: row;
    }

    .search-bar-wrap input {
      font-size: 14px;
      padding: 14px 16px;
    }

    .search-bar-wrap button {
      padding: 14px 18px;
      font-size: 12px;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .map-placeholder {
      height: 300px;
    }

    .grounds-list {
      padding: 48px 20px;
    }

    .grounds-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .ground-cta-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    /* Umpire */
    .umpire-hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
      gap: 32px;
    }

    .umpire-perks {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .perks-grid {
      gap: 12px;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .perk-card {
      padding: 28px 20px;
    }

    .requirements-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .process-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .process-step {
      text-align: left;
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .process-num {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .umpire-form-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .form-wrap {
      padding: 0;
    }

    /* Early Access */
    .access-hero {
      padding: 90px 20px 56px;
    }

    .access-tracks {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .tracks-grid {
      gap: 12px;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .track-card {
      padding: 32px 24px;
    }

    .main-form-section {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .launch-info {
      padding: 56px 20px;
    }

    .launch-item {
      border-right: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.15);
      padding: 32px 0;
    }

    .launch-item:last-child {
      border-bottom: none;
    }

    /* Footer */
    footer {
      padding: 56px 20px 32px;
    }

    .footer-top {
      gap: 32px;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 12px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    /* Inline grid overrides that use style attribute */
    [style*="grid-template-columns: repeat(4"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
    }

    [style*="grid-template-columns:repeat(4"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
    }

    [style*="grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }

    [style*="grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }

    [style*="grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }

    /* Stat blocks used inline */
    div[style*="display:grid"][style*="repeat(4"] {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 420px) {
    h1 {
      font-size: 36px;
    }

    .hero-stats {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .clubs-hero-right {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .league-meta {
      flex-direction: row;
      gap: 20px;
    }
  }

  /* ════════ COOLER CARD HOVERS (overrides, kept last so they win) ════════ */
  .track-card,
  .champ-box,
  .launch-item,
  .ground-card,
  .perk-card,
  .tier-card,
  .why-stat-block {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, background .35s ease;
  }

  .track-card:hover,
  .champ-box:hover,
  .launch-item:hover,
  .ground-card:hover,
  .perk-card:hover,
  .tier-card:hover,
  .why-stat-block:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.02);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 207, 255, .4), 0 0 26px rgba(0, 207, 255, .18);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .55);
    z-index: 2;
  }

  /* don't darken the featured (ember) track card */
  .track-card.featured:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .35), 0 0 30px rgba(255, 76, 26, .3);
  }

  .tier-card-num {
    transition: color .35s ease, transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .tier-card:hover .tier-card-num {
    transform: scale(1.12) translateY(-3px);
  }

  /* ════════ LEAGUE CARDS — colour-aware cool hover ════════ */
  .league-card {
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .4s ease, background .4s ease;
  }

  .league-card .league-accent {
    transition: width .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease;
  }

  .league-name {
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), text-shadow .4s ease;
  }

  .league-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .4s ease;
    background: radial-gradient(140% 130% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06), transparent 55%);
  }

  .league-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.012);
    background: #0d1722;
  }

  .league-card:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-accent {
    width: 9px;
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-name {
    transform: translateX(6px) scale(1.03);
  }

  .warriors:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(200, 241, 53, .5), 0 0 34px rgba(200, 241, 53, .22);
  }

  .warriors:hover .league-accent {
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--lime);
  }

  .warriors:hover .league-name {
    text-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(200, 241, 53, .5);
  }

  .commanders:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(79, 195, 247, .5), 0 0 34px rgba(79, 195, 247, .22);
  }

  .commanders:hover .league-accent {
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px #4FC3F7;
  }

  .commanders:hover .league-name {
    text-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(79, 195, 247, .5);
  }

  .kings:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(232, 184, 75, .5), 0 0 34px rgba(232, 184, 75, .22);
  }

  .kings:hover .league-accent {
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--gold);
  }

  .kings:hover .league-name {
    text-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(232, 184, 75, .5);
  }

  .lords:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 76, 26, .5), 0 0 34px rgba(255, 76, 26, .22);
  }

  .lords:hover .league-accent {
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--ember);
  }

  .lords:hover .league-name {
    text-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, .5);
  }

  /* ════════ QUICK PLAY — remove ugly hover box, add motion + in-pop ════════ */
  .quickplay-stat {
    transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.2, .9, .3, 1.4), text-shadow .4s ease;
    will-change: transform;
    transform-origin: left center;
  }

  .quickplay-stat:hover {
    transform: scale(1.06);
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border: none !important;
    text-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
  }

  .quickplay-stat.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(.55);
  }

  .quickplay-stat.reveal.in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 2 ════════ */

  /* make every interactive transition smooth by default */
  a,
  .btn,
  .card,
  .step-dot,
  .badge,
  .entry-table tr {
    transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  /* ── TABLE: keep original design, just colour Yes / No ── */
  .entry-table td.yes-mark {
    color: #38c46f;
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  .entry-table td.no-mark {
    color: #ff5a3c;
    font-weight: 700;
  }


  /* ── WHY GRASSROOTS — hover each box, not the whole block ── */
  .why-stat-block:hover {
    transform: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-color: transparent !important;
  }

  .why-stat-item {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease, background .35s ease;
  }

  .why-stat-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    background: #0c1626;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 207, 255, .4), 0 0 22px rgba(0, 207, 255, .16);
  }

  .why-stat-item .stat-num {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .why-stat-item:hover .stat-num {
    transform: scale(1.1);
  }

  /* ── SPONSORSHIP TIER CARDS — colour-aware cool hover ── */
  .tier-cards .tier-card {
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .4s ease, background .4s ease;
  }

  .tier-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .4s ease;
    background: radial-gradient(130% 120% at 100% 0%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.12), transparent 55%);
  }

  .tier-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.015);
    background: #0f1929;
  }

  .tier-card:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .tier-card .tier-card-num {
    transition: color .4s ease, transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .tier-card:hover .tier-card-num {
    transform: scale(1.12) translateY(-4px);
  }

  .tier-card:hover .badge {
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }

  .badge {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(1):hover {
    box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(232, 184, 75, .5), 0 0 32px rgba(232, 184, 75, .2);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(1):hover .tier-card-num {
    color: rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.20);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(2):hover {
    box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 207, 255, .5), 0 0 32px rgba(0, 207, 255, .2);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(2):hover::after {
    background: radial-gradient(130% 120% at 100% 0%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.12), transparent 55%);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(2):hover .tier-card-num {
    color: rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.18);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(3):hover {
    box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 76, 26, .5), 0 0 32px rgba(255, 76, 26, .2);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(3):hover::after {
    background: radial-gradient(130% 120% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.12), transparent 55%);
  }

  .tier-cards .tier-card:nth-child(3):hover .tier-card-num {
    color: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.18);
  }

  /* ── LET'S TALK TERRITORY ── */
  .brands-cta {
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.18) 0%, transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 100% 100%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.05), transparent 40%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, #141009 0%, #070503 100%) !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.25) !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.1) !important;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .brands-cta h2 {
    color: var(--white) !important;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ffffff 0%, var(--gold) 120%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    text-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.18);
  }

  .brands-cta .btn {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold) 0%, #f4d588 100%) !important;
    color: var(--ink) !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.25);
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .3s ease, filter .3s ease;
  }

  .brands-cta .btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.04);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 46px rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.42);
    filter: brightness(1.05);
  }

  /* ── INFINITY (∞) running sheen + pulse ── */
  @keyframes zinfSheen {
    0% {
      background-position: 0% 50%;
    }

    100% {
      background-position: 200% 50%;
    }
  }

  @keyframes zinfPulse {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: scale(1);
    }

    50% {
      transform: scale(1.09);
    }
  }

  .stat-num.zinf {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--zblue), var(--zcyan), #ffffff, var(--zcyan), var(--zblue));
    background-size: 200% 100%;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    color: transparent;
    display: inline-block;
    animation: zinfSheen 2.6s linear infinite, zinfPulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 3 ════════ */

  /* remove the blue crease line on the hero's right edge */
  .hero-crease {
    display: none !important;
  }

  /* ── TOP BAR / NAV ── */
  nav {
    height: 68px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.98) 0%, rgba(11, 15, 23, 0.92) 100%);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.16);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.40);
  }

  .nav-logo img {
    height: 46px;
  }

  .nav-cta a {
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.32);
  }

  .nav-links {
    gap: 26px;
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a {
    color: #9fb0c2;
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a.active {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  .nav-links li:not(.nav-cta)>a.active::after {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .nav-cta a {
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.32);
  }

  /* ── UMPIRE HERO : tidy stat cards + hover ── */
  .umpire-hero {
    align-items: center;
  }

  .umpire-hero>div:last-child {
    align-self: center;
  }

  .umpire-hero .card {
    padding: 26px 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, background .35s ease;
  }

  .umpire-hero .card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.6) !important;
    background: #12161d;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.18);
  }

  .umpire-hero .card .stat-num {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .umpire-hero .card:hover .stat-num {
    transform: scale(1.08);
  }

  /* ── UMPIRE PERKS : ember hover + icon pop ── */
  .perk-card {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease, background .35s ease;
  }

  .perk-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    background: #12161d;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 46px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 76, 26, .45), 0 0 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, .18);
  }

  .perk-card>div:first-child {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1.5);
  }

  .perk-card:hover>div:first-child {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.25) rotate(-6deg);
  }

  .perk-card h4 {
    transition: color .3s ease;
  }

  .perk-card:hover h4 {
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 4 ════════ */
  .page {
    padding-top: 70px;
  }

  /* match the 70px nav */
  .hero {
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 48px;
  }

  /* pull hero content up */

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 5 ════════ */

  /* LEAGUE CARDS — smooth scaled entrance (only while hidden, so hover stays intact) */
  .league-card.reveal:not(.in) {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(40px) scale(.96);
  }

  .league-card .league-meta {
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-meta {
    transform: translateX(5px);
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-name {
    letter-spacing: .004em;
  }

  /* GOLD LADDER BARS — grow-in + moving sheen + row hover */
  .cascade-fill {
    transition: width 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
  }

  .cascade-bar {
    transition: box-shadow .35s ease;
  }

  .cascade-row .cascade-count {
    transition: transform .35s ease, text-shadow .35s ease;
  }

  .cascade-row:hover .cascade-bar {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(232, 184, 75, .4), 0 0 22px rgba(232, 184, 75, .18);
  }

  .cascade-row:hover .cascade-count {
    transform: scale(1.06);
    text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(232, 184, 75, .5);
  }

  /* STARTING-SMALL CARDS (grid-4 .card) — cool hover + icon pop */
  .grid-4 .card {
    transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, background .35s ease;
  }

  .grid-4 .card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .5);
    background: #0e1a2b;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 46px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 24px rgba(0, 207, 255, .16);
  }

  .grid-4 .card>div:first-child {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1.5);
  }

  .grid-4 .card:hover>div:first-child {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.25) rotate(-6deg);
  }

  .grid-4 .card h4 {
    transition: color .3s ease;
  }

  .grid-4 .card:hover h4 {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  /* nudge hero buttons up */
  .hero-tagline {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 6 ════════ */
  .advantage-grid {
    background: #070F08;
  }

  .entry-table tbody tr.reveal {
    transition-duration: .55s;
  }

  /* ════ POLISH PASS 7 ════ */
  .umpire-hero .card.reveal:not(.in) {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(44px) scale(.96);
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 8 — snappier hovers ════════ */
  .track-card,
  .pillar-card,
  .champ-box,
  .launch-item,
  .perk-card,
  .tier-card,
  .league-card,
  .why-stat-block,
  .quickplay-stat,
  .grid-4 .card,
  .umpire-hero .card,
  .pillar-icon,
  .pillar-num,
  .tier-card-num,
  .league-name,
  .league-accent,
  .perk-card>div:first-child,
  .grid-4 .card>div:first-child,
  .grid-4 .card h4,
  .perk-card h4,
  .hero-stat .stat-num {
    transition-duration: .28s !important;
    transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1) !important;
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 9 — league box hover: fast + smooth ════════ */
  .league-card,
  .league-card .league-name,
  .league-card .league-accent,
  .league-card .league-meta,
  .league-card::after {
    transition-duration: .16s !important;
    transition-timing-function: ease-out !important;
  }

  /* ════════ POLISH PASS 10 — league cards: no box entrance, smooth lift, no overlap pop ════════ */

  /* the box never fades / slides in — it's just there; only the numbers count up (handled in JS) */
  .league-card,
  .league-card.reveal,
  .league-card.reveal:not(.in) {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }

  /* clean stacking so a lifted card sits cleanly ABOVE its neighbours instead of clipping into them */
  .league-grid {
    position: relative;
  }

  .league-card {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transform: translateY(0) translateZ(0);
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    transition:
      transform .34s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1),
      background .34s ease,
      box-shadow .34s ease !important;
  }

  .league-card .league-name,
  .league-card .league-accent,
  .league-card .league-meta,
  .league-card::after {
    transition-duration: .34s !important;
    transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1) !important;
  }

  /* hover: smooth, contained lift (no scale, no jump) + the colour glow already defined per league */
  .league-card:hover {
    z-index: 3;
    transform: translateY(-6px) translateZ(0) !important;
    background: #0e1a2a !important;
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-accent {
    width: 8px;
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-name {
    transform: translateX(5px) !important;
  }

  .league-card:hover .league-meta {
    transform: translateX(4px);
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .league-card,
    .league-card:hover {
      transform: none !important;
    }
  }

  /* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     POLISH PASS 11 — GET EARLY ACCESS PAGE (full visual refresh, copy unchanged)
     All rules scoped to #page-access so no other page is affected.
     ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

  @keyframes zaFloat {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translate3d(0, -18px, 0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes zaDrift {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translate3d(20px, 12px, 0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes zaSheen {
    0% {
      background-position: -120% 0;
    }

    100% {
      background-position: 220% 0;
    }
  }

  /* ── HERO ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  #page-access .access-hero {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.65) 0%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.4) 40%, rgba(8, 10, 16, 0.9) 85%, var(--ink) 100%),
      url('../assets/contact.png') no-repeat center center / cover;
    padding: 140px 40px 110px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero p {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 24px auto 0;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 480px;
    height: 480px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    left: -160px;
    top: -160px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(21, 101, 255, .18) 0%, transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(10px);
    animation: zaDrift 14s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 420px;
    height: 420px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    right: -140px;
    bottom: -180px;
    pointer-events: none;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(200, 241, 53, .14) 0%, transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(8px);
    animation: zaFloat 12s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero>* {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero .eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    letter-spacing: .14em;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero h1 {
    margin-top: 22px;
    line-height: .92;
  }

  #page-access .access-hero h1 em {
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--lime) 0%, #e6ff7a 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(200, 241, 53, .25);
  }

  /* ── TRACK CARDS ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  #page-access .tracks-grid {
    background: transparent;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  @media (min-width: 769px) {
    #page-access .tracks-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
    }

    #page-access .track-card {
      grid-column: span 2;
    }

    #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4) {
      grid-column: 2 / span 2;
    }

    #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5) {
      grid-column: 4 / span 2;
    }
  }

  #page-access .track-card {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0e1828 0%, #0b1320 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 44px 34px 38px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .34s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .34s ease, border-color .34s ease, background .34s ease;
  }

  /* top accent line per track */
  #page-access .track-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(1)::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--zblue), var(--zcyan));
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(2)::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fff, rgba(255, 255, 255, .4));
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3)::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), #f4d588);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4)::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ember), #ff734d);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5)::before {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--lime), #d4ff66);
  }

  #page-access .track-card:hover::before {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured {
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, #1565FF 0%, #00CFFF 100%);
    border-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(21, 101, 255, .30);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: .5;
    background: radial-gradient(120% 90% at 100% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .18), transparent 55%);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured>* {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  /* icon badge */
  #page-access .track-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-size: 30px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: rgba(0, 207, 255, .10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 207, 255, .22);
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1.5), box-shadow .4s ease;
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3) .track-icon {
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, .10);
    border-color: rgba(232, 184, 75, .26);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4) .track-icon {
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, .10);
    border-color: rgba(255, 76, 26, .26);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5) .track-icon {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, .10);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, .26);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured .track-icon {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .34);
  }

  #page-access .track-card:hover .track-icon {
    transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.08) rotate(-4deg);
  }

  #page-access .track-card h3 {
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  #page-access .track-card p {
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  /* CTA buttons */
  #page-access .track-cta {
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 15px 16px;
    background: rgba(0, 207, 255, .10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 207, 255, .30);
    color: var(--zcyan);
    transition: transform .26s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), background .26s ease, box-shadow .26s ease, color .26s ease;
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3) .track-cta {
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, .10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 184, 75, .30);
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4) .track-cta {
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, .10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 76, 26, .30);
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5) .track-cta {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, .10);
    border: 1px solid rgba(200, 241, 53, .30);
    color: var(--lime);
  }

  #page-access .track-cta:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    background: rgba(0, 207, 255, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0, 207, 255, .22);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3) .track-cta:hover {
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(232, 184, 75, .22);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4) .track-cta:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, .22);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5) .track-cta:hover {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(200, 241, 53, .22);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured .track-cta {
    background: #ffffff !important;
    color: var(--zblue) !important;
    border: none !important;
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured .track-cta:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
  }

  /* track-card hover lift (override global) */
  #page-access .track-card:hover {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .40);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 0 26px rgba(0, 207, 255, .14);
  }

  #page-access .track-card:hover .track-cta {
    background: rgba(0, 207, 255, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0, 207, 255, .22);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3):hover {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    border-color: rgba(232, 184, 75, .40);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 0 26px rgba(232, 184, 75, .14);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3):hover .track-cta {
    background: rgba(232, 184, 75, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(232, 184, 75, .22);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4):hover {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    border-color: rgba(255, 76, 26, .40);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 0 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, .14);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4):hover .track-cta {
    background: rgba(255, 76, 26, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(255, 76, 26, .22);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5):hover {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, .40);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 0 26px rgba(200, 241, 53, .14);
  }

  #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5):hover .track-cta {
    background: rgba(200, 241, 53, .18);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(200, 241, 53, .22);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured:hover {
    transform: scale(1.025);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 66px rgba(21, 101, 255, .42), 0 0 30px rgba(0, 207, 255, .22);
  }

  #page-access .track-card.featured:hover .track-cta {
    background: #ffffff !important;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  /* ── REGISTRATION FORM (panel + polished fields) ────────────────── */
  #page-access .main-form-section {
    background:
      radial-gradient(90% 60% at 50% 0%, rgba(21, 101, 255, .07) 0%, transparent 60%),
      var(--ink);
  }

  #page-access .main-form-inner {
    max-width: 900px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0e1828 0%, #0b1320 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 207, 255, .12);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 52px 48px 44px;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
  }

  #page-access .form-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  #page-access .form-group {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
  }

  #page-access .form-group.full-width {
    grid-column: span 2;
  }

  #page-access .form-group .floating-label {
    position: absolute;
    left: 18px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: all 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
  }

  #page-access .form-group textarea+.floating-label {
    top: 24px;
    transform: none;
  }

  #page-access .access-form-input,
  #page-access .access-form-select {
    border-radius: 11px;
    background: #0a1220;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .10);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding: 24px 18px 10px;
    height: 58px;
    transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, background .25s ease;
  }

  #page-access textarea.access-form-input {
    height: auto;
    padding-top: 28px;
  }

  #page-access .access-form-input:focus,
  #page-access .access-form-select:focus {
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .65);
    background: #0b1422;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 207, 255, .14);
  }

  /* Floating label active states */
  #page-access .access-form-input:focus~.floating-label,
  #page-access .access-form-input.has-value~.floating-label,
  #page-access .access-form-select:focus~.floating-label,
  #page-access .access-form-select.has-value~.floating-label {
    top: 10px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  #page-access textarea.access-form-input:focus~.floating-label,
  #page-access textarea.access-form-input.has-value~.floating-label {
    top: 10px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--zcyan);
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  /* Validation Error States */
  #page-access .form-group.invalid .access-form-input,
  #page-access .form-group.invalid .access-form-select {
    border-color: rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.7);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.15);
  }

  #page-access .form-group.invalid .floating-label {
    color: var(--ember);
  }

  /* Shake animation for errors */
  @keyframes formShake {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    15%,
    45%,
    75% {
      transform: translateX(-6px);
    }

    30%,
    60%,
    90% {
      transform: translateX(6px);
    }
  }

  #page-access .main-form-inner.shake {
    animation: formShake 0.45s ease;
  }

  /* Success state bounce in */
  @keyframes bounceIn {
    0% {
      transform: scale(0.3);
      opacity: 0;
    }

    50% {
      transform: scale(1.05);
      opacity: 0.8;
    }

    70% {
      transform: scale(0.9);
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    100% {
      transform: scale(1);
      opacity: 1;
    }
  }

  /* Success state premium layout and animations */
  .form-success-state {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .success-glow-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.08) 0%, rgba(178, 199, 58, 0.02) 50%, transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: -1;
    animation: ambientPulse 6s infinite ease-in-out;
  }

  @keyframes ambientPulse {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1) rotate(0deg);
      opacity: 0.8;
    }

    50% {
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.15) rotate(180deg);
      opacity: 1;
    }
  }

  @keyframes rocketPulse {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
      filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0));
    }

    50% {
      transform: scale(1.08) translateY(-6px);
      filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 15px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.3));
    }
  }

  @keyframes badgePulse {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: scale(1);
      opacity: 0.5;
      box-shadow: 0 0 4px #b2c73a;
    }

    50% {
      transform: scale(1.2);
      opacity: 1;
      box-shadow: 0 0 12px #b2c73a;
    }
  }

  @keyframes confFramer {
    0% {
      transform: translateY(-20px) rotate(0deg);
      opacity: 0;
    }

    15% {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateY(180px) rotate(360deg);
      opacity: 0;
    }
  }


  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    #page-access .form-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
      gap: 16px;
    }

    #page-access .form-group.full-width {
      grid-column: span 1 !important;
    }
  }

  #page-access .access-form-select {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='14' height='14' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%2300CFFF' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 18px center;
    padding-right: 46px;
  }

  #page-access .access-form-select option {
    background: #0b1422;
    color: var(--chalk);
  }

  #page-access .access-form-submit {
    border-radius: 12px;
    margin-top: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(21, 101, 255, .30);
    transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .28s ease, filter .28s ease;
  }

  #page-access .access-form-submit:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    filter: brightness(1.05);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(21, 101, 255, .45);
  }

  /* ── LAUNCH INFO (divider strip → spaced stat cards) ────────────── */
  #page-access .launch-info {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--field) 0%, #0a111d 100%);
  }

  #page-access .launch-inner {
    gap: 20px;
  }

  #page-access .launch-item {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0e1828 0%, #0b1320 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06) !important;
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 40px 32px;
    transition: transform .34s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .34s ease, border-color .34s ease;
  }

  #page-access .launch-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .35) !important;
    box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45), 0 0 24px rgba(0, 207, 255, .12);
  }

  #page-access .launch-item .eyebrow {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  #page-access .launch-item .stat-num {
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--zcyan) 0%, var(--zblue) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    display: inline-block;
  }

  /* ── FAQ CARDS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  #page-access .grid-2 {
    background: transparent !important;
    gap: 18px !important;
  }

  #page-access .grid-2>div {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0e1828 0%, #0b1320 100%) !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    border-radius: 14px;
    transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1), box-shadow .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
  }

  #page-access .grid-2>div:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: rgba(0, 207, 255, .30);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .40);
  }

  #page-access .grid-2>div h4 {
    transition: color .3s ease;
  }

  #page-access .grid-2>div:hover h4 {
    color: var(--zcyan);
  }

  @media (max-width: 760px) {
    #page-access .main-form-inner {
      padding: 34px 22px;
      border-radius: 16px;
    }

    #page-access .access-hero {
      padding: 104px 20px 64px;
    }
  }

  /* ════════ MOBILE AND TABLET ANIMATION & RESPONSIVENESS OPTIMIZATIONS ════════ */

  /* 1. Reset touch hover sticky states globally on devices without pointer hover */
  @media (hover: none) {

    /* Reset transforms and shadows on hover to prevent touch stickiness */
    .track-card:hover,
    .pillar-card:hover,
    .champ-box:hover,
    .launch-item:hover,
    .journey-step:hover,
    .ground-card:hover,
    .perk-card:hover,
    .tier-card:hover,
    .league-card:hover,
    .why-stat-block:hover,
    .quickplay-stat:hover,
    .advantage-card:hover,
    .club-type-card:hover,
    .hero-stat:hover,
    .why-stat-item:hover,
    #page-access .launch-item:hover,
    #page-access .grid-2>div:hover,
    #page-access .track-card:hover,
    #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(3):hover,
    #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(4):hover,
    #page-access .tracks-grid .track-card:nth-child(5):hover {
      transform: none !important;
      box-shadow: none !important;
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) !important;
      background: var(--field) !important;
    }

    /* Preserve special card theme accents/borders on hover */
    .pillar-card:nth-child(1):hover {
      border-top-color: var(--lime) !important;
    }

    .pillar-card:nth-child(2):hover {
      border-top-color: var(--ember) !important;
    }

    .pillar-card:nth-child(3):hover {
      border-top-color: var(--gold) !important;
    }

    .track-card.featured:hover {
      background: var(--zgrad) !important;
      box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(21, 101, 255, .30) !important;
    }

    .club-type-card:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) !important;
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) !important;
    }

    .club-type-card.featured:hover {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.04) 0%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.01) 100%) !important;
      border-color: rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.15) !important;
    }

    /* snappier hover triggers on touch inputs */
    * {
      transition-delay: 0s !important;
    }
  }

  /* 2. Optimize scroll reveal animations for mobile/tablet to avoid GPU lag */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .reveal {
      transform: translateY(10px) !important;
      transition-duration: 0.35s !important;
    }

    .reveal.in {
      transform: none !important;
    }

    .journey-step.reveal,
    .journey-step .step-dot {
      transition-duration: 0.45s !important;
    }
  }

  /* 3. Balanced Grid layouts for tablet screens (768px to 1024px) */
  @media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* 3-column elements balance to 2 columns with centered last child */
    .grid-3,
    .tier-cards,
    .advantage-grid {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important;
      gap: 16px !important;
    }

    .grid-3>*:nth-child(3):last-child,
    .tier-cards .tier-card:last-child,
    .advantage-grid .advantage-card:last-child {
      grid-column: span 2 !important;
    }
  }

  /* ── 5. Responsive Comparison Tables ── */
  .table-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    margin-top: 48px;
    box-shadow: inset -15px 0 15px -15px rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.15);
  }

  .table-wrap .entry-table {
    margin-top: 0;
    min-width: 650px;
  }

  /* ── 6. Guaranteed Matches Lime Callout Block ── */
  .lime-callout {
    background: var(--lime);
    padding: 64px 40px;
    margin: 0 auto 96px;
    max-width: 1200px;
  }

  .lime-callout-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .lime-callout {
      padding: 40px 24px;
      margin: 0 20px 56px;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .lime-callout-inner {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
      gap: 32px !important;
      text-align: left;
    }
  }

  /* ── 7. Journey/Process Step Flex Text Alignments ── */
  .journey-step-content,
  .process-step-content {
    text-align: inherit;
    flex: 1;
  }

  /* ── 8. Icon & Heading Alignment (same line) for Cards ── */
  .pillar-icon,
  .advantage-icon,
  .perk-card>div:first-child,
  .track-icon {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    vertical-align: middle !important;
    margin-right: 14px !important;
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  }

  .pillar-card h3,
  .advantage-card h4,
  .perk-card h4,
  .track-card h3 {
    display: inline-block !important;
    vertical-align: middle !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  }

  .pillar-card p,
  .advantage-card p,
  .perk-card p,
  .track-card p {
    margin-top: 16px !important;
  }

  /* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     RESPONSIVE POLISH — FINAL PASS
     ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

  /* ── TABLET 1024px ── */
  @media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* Responsive Grids for Tablet */
    .grid-4 {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important;
      gap: 20px !important;
    }

    .grid-3 {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important;
      gap: 20px !important;
    }

    /* Nav tighten */
    nav {
      padding: 0 24px;
    }

    .nav-links {
      gap: 16px;
    }

    .nav-links a {
      font-size: 12px;
    }

    /* Section padding */
    .section,
    .section-full {
      padding: 72px 32px;
    }

    /* Hero overlay */
    .hero-scroll__overlay {
      padding: 80px 32px 0;
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay .hero-tagline {
      font-size: 18px;
    }

    /* Footer brand column */
    .footer-brand p {
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    .footer-top {
      gap: 40px;
    }

    /* Player section */
    .product-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .phone-wrap {
      transform: scale(0.60);
      margin: -80px auto;
    }
  }

  /* ── MOBILE 768px ── */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {

    /* Responsive Grids for Mobile */
    .grid-4,
    .grid-3,
    .grid-2 {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
      gap: 24px !important;
    }

    /* ── NAV ── */
    nav {
      padding: 0 16px;
      height: 60px;
    }

    /* ── HERO OVERLAY ── */
    .hero-scroll {
      height: 150vh;
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay {
      padding: 70px 20px 0;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay h1 {
      font-size: clamp(38px, 11vw, 56px);
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay .hero-tagline {
      font-size: 15px;
      max-width: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 28px;
    }

    .hero-scroll__cue {
      display: none;
    }

    /* ── HERO STATS ── */
    .hero-stats {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    /* ── SECTION PADDING ── */
    .section,
    .section-full {
      padding: 52px 18px;
    }

    /* ── TYPOGRAPHY ── */
    h1 {
      font-size: clamp(36px, 10vw, 52px);
    }

    h2 {
      font-size: clamp(26px, 8vw, 40px);
    }

    h3 {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    /* ── PLAYER APP SECTION ── */
    .player-section {
      padding: 64px 0;
    }

    .product-grid {
      width: min(1200px, calc(100% - 36px));
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .product-copy h2 {
      font-size: clamp(30px, 9vw, 48px);
    }

    .phone-wrap {
      transform: scale(0.46);
      margin: -120px auto;
    }

    .product-copy {
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    /* ── FOOTER ── */
    footer {
      padding: 48px 18px 28px;
    }

    .footer-top {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
      gap: 28px;
    }

    .footer-brand p {
      font-size: 13px;
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    .footer-brand h3 {
      font-size: 26px;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 10px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .footer-tagline {
      font-size: 12px;
    }

    /* ── PITCH DIVIDER ── */
    .pitch-divider {
      margin: 0 18px;
    }

    /* ── COMPETITIONS PAGE ── */
    .comp-hero {
      padding: 80px 18px 48px;
    }

    .league-card {
      padding: 28px 20px;
    }

    .league-name {
      font-size: clamp(28px, 9vw, 48px);
    }

    /* ── BRANDS/CLUBS/UMPIRE/BATTLEGROUND ── */
    .brands-hero,
    .ground-hero,
    .umpire-perks {
      padding: 80px 18px 48px;
    }

    .clubs-hero {
      padding: 80px 18px 48px;
    }

    .access-hero {
      padding: 90px 18px 52px;
    }

    /* ── CARDS ── */
    .card {
      padding: 24px 20px;
    }

    .grid-4 .card {
      padding: 24px 20px;
    }

    /* ── BUTTONS ── */
    .btn {
      font-size: 13px;
      padding: 13px 22px;
    }

    .hero-actions .btn {
      width: 100%;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 16px 22px;
    }

    /* ── MARQUEE ── */
    .marquee-item {
      font-size: 14px;
      padding: 0 18px;
    }

    /* ── ENTRY TABLE overflow ── */
    .table-wrap {
      margin-top: 28px;
    }

    .entry-table th,
    .entry-table td {
      padding: 10px 8px;
      font-size: 12px;
    }
  }

  /* ── EXTRA SMALL 420px ── */
  @media (max-width: 420px) {
    nav {
      padding: 0 12px;
      height: 56px;
    }

    .nav-logo img {
      height: 30px !important;
    }

    .page {
      padding-top: 56px;
    }

    h1 {
      font-size: 32px;
    }

    h2 {
      font-size: 26px;
    }

    .hero-scroll {
      height: 140vh;
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay {
      padding: 60px 16px 0;
    }

    .hero-scroll__overlay .hero-tagline {
      font-size: 14px;
    }

    .section,
    .section-full {
      padding: 44px 16px;
    }

    .phone-wrap {
      transform: scale(0.40);
      margin: -138px auto;
    }

    .hero-stats {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 1px;
    }

    .hero-stat {
      padding: 16px 12px;
    }

    .stat-num {
      font-size: 32px;
    }

    .clubs-hero-right {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .league-meta {
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .league-name {
      font-size: 28px;
    }

    footer {
      padding: 40px 16px 24px;
    }

    .footer-col ul li {
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    /* Buttons full width on tiny phones */
    .hero-actions {
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .btn-outline,
    .btn-lime {
      width: 100%;
      text-align: center;
    }
  }

  /* ════════════ HERO ENTRANCE ANIMATION (smooth fade-up on load) ════════════ */
  @keyframes heroIn {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(28px);
    }

    to {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes lightRayIn {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(-40px);
    }

    to {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
  }

  .light-rays-layer {
    animation: lightRayIn 1.5s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1) both !important;
    animation-delay: 0.1s !important;
  }

  /* Static-page heroes: stagger each text element in */
  .access-hero-inner>*,
  .comp-hero>*,
  .brands-hero-inner>*,
  .ground-hero>*,
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*,
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>* {
    animation: heroIn .85s cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1) both;
  }

  .access-hero-inner>*:nth-child(1),
  .comp-hero>*:nth-child(1),
  .brands-hero-inner>*:nth-child(1),
  .ground-hero>*:nth-child(1),
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(1),
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(1) {
    animation-delay: .08s;
  }

  .access-hero-inner>*:nth-child(2),
  .comp-hero>*:nth-child(2),
  .brands-hero-inner>*:nth-child(2),
  .ground-hero>*:nth-child(2),
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(2),
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(2) {
    animation-delay: .20s;
  }

  .access-hero-inner>*:nth-child(3),
  .comp-hero>*:nth-child(3),
  .brands-hero-inner>*:nth-child(3),
  .ground-hero>*:nth-child(3),
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(3),
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(3) {
    animation-delay: .32s;
  }

  .access-hero-inner>*:nth-child(4),
  .comp-hero>*:nth-child(4),
  .brands-hero-inner>*:nth-child(4),
  .ground-hero>*:nth-child(4),
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(4),
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(4) {
    animation-delay: .44s;
  }

  .access-hero-inner>*:nth-child(5),
  .comp-hero>*:nth-child(5),
  .brands-hero-inner>*:nth-child(5),
  .ground-hero>*:nth-child(5),
  .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(5),
  .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*:nth-child(5) {
    animation-delay: .56s;
  }

  /* Respect users who prefer reduced motion */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

    .access-hero-inner>*,
    .comp-hero>*,
    .brands-hero-inner>*,
    .ground-hero>*,
    .clubs-hero>div:first-child>*,
    .umpire-hero>div:first-child>*,
    .hero-scroll__overlay {
      animation: none !important;
      opacity: 1 !important;
      transform: none !important;
    }
  }

  /* ════════════ BORDER GLOW CARDS SYSTEM ════════════ */
  .border-glow-card {
    --edge-proximity: 0;
    --cursor-angle: 45deg;
    --edge-sensitivity: 30;
    --color-sensitivity: calc(var(--edge-sensitivity) + 20);
    --border-radius: 16px;
    --glow-padding: 40px;
    --cone-spread: 25;

    position: relative;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    isolation: isolate;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0.01px);
    display: grid;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
    background: var(--card-bg, #120F17) !important;
    overflow: visible;
    padding: 0 !important;
    box-shadow:
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 4px 8px,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 8px 16px,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 16px 32px;
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease;
  }

  .border-glow-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px) !important;
    box-shadow:
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0px 12px 24px,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 24px 48px;
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15) !important;
  }

  .border-glow-card::before,
  .border-glow-card::after,
  .border-glow-card>.edge-light {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: inherit;
    transition: opacity 0.25s ease-out;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .border-glow-card:not(:hover):not(.sweep-active)::before,
  .border-glow-card:not(:hover):not(.sweep-active)::after,
  .border-glow-card:not(:hover):not(.sweep-active)>.edge-light {
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.75s ease-in-out;
  }

  /* colored mesh-gradient border */
  .border-glow-card::before {
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    background:
      linear-gradient(var(--card-bg, #120F17) 0 100%) padding-box,
      linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0% 100%) border-box,
      var(--gradient-one) border-box,
      var(--gradient-two) border-box,
      var(--gradient-three) border-box,
      var(--gradient-four) border-box,
      var(--gradient-five) border-box,
      var(--gradient-six) border-box,
      var(--gradient-seven) border-box,
      var(--gradient-base) border-box;

    opacity: calc((var(--edge-proximity) - var(--color-sensitivity)) / (100 - var(--color-sensitivity)));

    -webkit-mask:
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center,
        black calc(var(--cone-spread) * 1%),
        transparent calc((var(--cone-spread) + 15) * 1%),
        transparent calc((100 - var(--cone-spread) - 15) * 1%),
        black calc((100 - var(--cone-spread)) * 1%));
    mask:
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center,
        black calc(var(--cone-spread) * 1%),
        transparent calc((var(--cone-spread) + 15) * 1%),
        transparent calc((100 - var(--cone-spread) - 15) * 1%),
        black calc((100 - var(--cone-spread)) * 1%));
  }

  /* colored mesh-gradient background fill near edges */
  .border-glow-card::after {
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    background:
      var(--gradient-one) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-two) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-three) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-four) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-five) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-six) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-seven) padding-box,
      var(--gradient-base) padding-box;

    -webkit-mask:
      linear-gradient(to bottom, black, black),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, black 40%, transparent 65%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 66% 66%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 33% 33%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 66% 33%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 33% 66%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center, transparent 5%, black 15%, black 85%, transparent 95%);
    -webkit-mask-composite: xor;

    mask:
      linear-gradient(to bottom, black, black),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, black 40%, transparent 65%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 66% 66%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 33% 33%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 66% 33%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 33% 66%, black 5%, transparent 40%),
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center, transparent 5%, black 15%, black 85%, transparent 95%);

    mask-composite: subtract, add, add, add, add, add;
    opacity: calc(var(--fill-opacity, 0.5) * (var(--edge-proximity) - var(--color-sensitivity)) / (100 - var(--color-sensitivity)));
    mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
  }

  /* outer glow layer */
  .border-glow-card>.edge-light {
    inset: calc(var(--glow-padding) * -1);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;

    -webkit-mask:
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center, black 2.5%, transparent 10%, transparent 90%, black 97.5%);
    mask:
      conic-gradient(from var(--cursor-angle) at center, black 2.5%, transparent 10%, transparent 90%, black 97.5%);

    opacity: calc((var(--edge-proximity) - var(--edge-sensitivity)) / (100 - var(--edge-sensitivity)));
    mix-blend-mode: plus-lighter;
  }

  .border-glow-card>.edge-light::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: var(--glow-padding);
    border-radius: inherit;
    box-shadow:
      inset 0 0 0 1px var(--glow-color),
      inset 0 0 1px 0 var(--glow-color-60),
      inset 0 0 3px 0 var(--glow-color-50),
      inset 0 0 6px 0 var(--glow-color-40),
      inset 0 0 15px 0 var(--glow-color-30),
      inset 0 0 25px 2px var(--glow-color-20),
      inset 0 0 50px 2px var(--glow-color-10),
      0 0 1px 0 var(--glow-color-60),
      0 0 3px 0 var(--glow-color-50),
      0 0 6px 0 var(--glow-color-40),
      0 0 15px 0 var(--glow-color-30),
      0 0 25px 2px var(--glow-color-20),
      0 0 50px 2px var(--glow-color-10);
  }

  .border-glow-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    overflow: visible;
    z-index: 2;
    border-radius: inherit;
    padding: 36px 32px;
    background: var(--card-bg, #120F17);
    height: 100%;
  }

  /* ── Page Theme Custom Colors ── */

  /* Gold Theme (brands.html) */
  .bglow-gold {
    --card-bg: #0C1420;
    --border-top-color: var(--gold);
    --glow-color: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 100%);
    --glow-color-60: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 60%);
    --glow-color-50: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 50%);
    --glow-color-40: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 40%);
    --glow-color-30: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 30%);
    --glow-color-20: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 20%);
    --glow-color-10: hsl(42deg 80% 68% / 10%);
    --gradient-one: radial-gradient(at 80% 55%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-two: radial-gradient(at 69% 34%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-three: radial-gradient(at 8% 6%, rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-four: radial-gradient(at 41% 38%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-five: radial-gradient(at 86% 85%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-six: radial-gradient(at 82% 18%, rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-seven: radial-gradient(at 51% 4%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-base: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.25) 0 100%);
    --fill-opacity: 0.3;
  }

  /* Blue Theme (competitions.html) */
  .bglow-blue {
    --card-bg: #0C1420;
    --border-top-color: var(--zcyan);
    --glow-color: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 100%);
    --glow-color-60: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 60%);
    --glow-color-50: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 50%);
    --glow-color-40: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 40%);
    --glow-color-30: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 30%);
    --glow-color-20: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 20%);
    --glow-color-10: hsl(200deg 100% 70% / 10%);
    --gradient-one: radial-gradient(at 80% 55%, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-two: radial-gradient(at 69% 34%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-three: radial-gradient(at 8% 6%, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-four: radial-gradient(at 41% 38%, rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-five: radial-gradient(at 86% 85%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-six: radial-gradient(at 82% 18%, rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-seven: radial-gradient(at 51% 4%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-base: linear-gradient(rgba(21, 101, 255, 0.25) 0 100%);
    --fill-opacity: 0.3;
  }

  /* Lime Theme (battleground.html) */
  .bglow-lime {
    --card-bg: #0C1420;
    --border-top-color: var(--lime);
    --glow-color: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 100%);
    --glow-color-60: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 60%);
    --glow-color-50: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 50%);
    --glow-color-40: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 40%);
    --glow-color-30: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 30%);
    --glow-color-20: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 20%);
    --glow-color-10: hsl(78deg 88% 58% / 10%);
    --gradient-one: radial-gradient(at 80% 55%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-two: radial-gradient(at 69% 34%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-three: radial-gradient(at 8% 6%, rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-four: radial-gradient(at 41% 38%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-five: radial-gradient(at 86% 85%, rgba(0, 207, 255, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-six: radial-gradient(at 82% 18%, rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-seven: radial-gradient(at 51% 4%, rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-base: linear-gradient(rgba(200, 241, 53, 0.25) 0 100%);
    --fill-opacity: 0.3;
  }

  /* Ember Theme (index.html second card) */
  .bglow-ember {
    --card-bg: #0C1420;
    --border-top-color: var(--ember);
    --glow-color: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 100%);
    --glow-color-60: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 60%);
    --glow-color-50: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 50%);
    --glow-color-40: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 40%);
    --glow-color-30: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 30%);
    --glow-color-20: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 20%);
    --glow-color-10: hsl(12deg 100% 65% / 10%);
    --gradient-one: radial-gradient(at 80% 55%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-two: radial-gradient(at 69% 34%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-three: radial-gradient(at 8% 6%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-four: radial-gradient(at 41% 38%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-five: radial-gradient(at 86% 85%, rgba(232, 184, 75, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-six: radial-gradient(at 82% 18%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.4) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-seven: radial-gradient(at 51% 4%, rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.45) 0px, transparent 50%);
    --gradient-base: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 76, 26, 0.25) 0 100%);
    --fill-opacity: 0.3;
  }

  /* Specific Overrides for Existing Box Frameworks */
  .border-glow-card.champ-box {
    border-bottom: none !important;
  }

  .border-glow-card.champ-box .border-glow-inner {
    padding: 28px 24px;
    height: 100%;
  }

  .border-glow-card.pillar-card {
    border-top: 3px solid var(--border-top-color, transparent) !important;
  }

  .border-glow-card.pillar-card .border-glow-inner {
    padding: 48px 32px;
    height: 100%;
  }

  .border-glow-card .card-icon {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1.5);
  }

  .border-glow-card:hover .card-icon {
    transform: scale(1.2) translateY(-2px);
  }