  :root{
    --bg:#131110; --bone:#EDE7DC; --dim:#948C82; --faint:#5E5850;
    --line:#2A2724; --line-strong:#3A3632;
    --brass:#C89B3C;
    --accent:#C89B3C;              /* shifts to whichever experiment you are looking at */
    --black:"Archivo Black",system-ui,sans-serif;
    --sans:"Archivo",system-ui,sans-serif;
    --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
    --pad:clamp(20px,4.5vw,56px);
    --nav:60px;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:var(--nav)}
  body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--bone);font-family:var(--sans);
       font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
  .wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad)}
  .lbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase}

  /* ---------- nav ---------- */
  .nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:30;height:var(--nav);
       background:rgba(19,17,16,.93);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav .wrap{height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
  .brand{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px}
  .brand b{font-family:var(--black);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase}
  .brand span{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;
              color:var(--accent);transition:color .5s ease}
  .nav nav{display:flex;gap:clamp(14px,2.4vw,30px)}
  .nav nav a{color:var(--dim);padding:4px 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s}
  .nav nav a:hover{color:var(--bone)}
  .nav nav a.on{color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--accent)}
  @media(max-width:520px){.brand span{display:none}.nav nav{gap:14px}}

  /* ---------- hero ---------- */
  .hero{padding:clamp(38px,6vw,72px) 0 clamp(24px,3.4vw,40px)}
  .mast span{display:block;font-family:var(--black);line-height:.87;text-transform:uppercase}
  .solid{font-size:clamp(46px,11.6vw,114px);letter-spacing:-.02em}
  .outline{font-size:clamp(33px,8.3vw,82px);letter-spacing:.014em;color:transparent;
           -webkit-text-stroke:1.4px var(--accent);padding-top:clamp(4px,.7vw,9px);
           transition:-webkit-text-stroke-color .5s ease}
  @supports not (-webkit-text-stroke:1px red){ .outline{color:var(--accent);opacity:.55} }
  .strap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;
         border-top:1px solid var(--line-strong);margin-top:clamp(24px,3vw,36px);padding-top:18px}
  .strap p{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:17px;max-width:52ch}
  .strap p b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:600}
  .strap > span{color:var(--faint)}

  /* ---------- section heads ---------- */
  section{padding:clamp(44px,6vw,78px) 0 0}
  .head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:16px;
        padding-bottom:14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-strong)}
  .head h2{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.24em;
           text-transform:uppercase;margin:0;color:var(--accent);transition:color .5s ease}
  .head > span{color:var(--faint)}

  /* ---------- experiments ---------- */
  .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(20px,3vw,44px);margin-top:32px}
  @media(max-width:820px){.grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:38px}}

  .exp{display:block;--c:var(--brass)}
  .no{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;color:var(--faint);margin-bottom:14px}
  .no b{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--c)}
  .no i{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line-strong);font-style:normal}

  .shot{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#0F0D0C}
  .shot svg,.shot img{width:100%;height:100%;display:block;object-fit:cover;
       transition:transform .65s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1)}
  .exp:hover .shot svg,.exp:hover .shot img,.exp:focus-visible .shot svg{transform:scale(1.035)}
  .exp:hover .shot,.exp:focus-visible .shot{border-color:var(--c)}
  .shot::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;box-shadow:inset 0 -60px 60px -50px rgba(19,17,16,.9)}

  .exp h3{font-family:var(--black);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(23px,2.7vw,32px);
          line-height:1;margin:20px 0 0;letter-spacing:-.005em}
  .facts{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:12px;color:var(--dim)}
  .q{margin:18px 0 0;font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--bone);max-width:30ch;
     border-left:1px solid var(--c);padding-left:16px}
  .exp p{margin:14px 0 0;color:var(--dim);font-size:15.5px;max-width:40ch}
  .go{display:inline-block;margin-top:18px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;
      letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--c);
      border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;padding-bottom:3px;opacity:.75;transition:opacity .2s}
  .exp:hover .go{opacity:1}

  /* ---------- note ---------- */
  .note{margin-top:clamp(36px,5vw,58px);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:26px;
        display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:clamp(18px,3vw,40px)}
  @media(max-width:700px){.note{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}}
  .note span{color:var(--faint)}
  .note p{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:16.5px;max-width:60ch}
  .note p b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:600}

  /* ---------- studio ---------- */
  .studio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(26px,5vw,72px);margin-top:32px}
  @media(max-width:820px){.studio{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}}
  .studio p{margin:0 0 16px;color:var(--dim);font-size:16.5px;max-width:46ch}
  .studio p b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:600}
  dl{margin:0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px}
  dl div{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  dt{color:var(--faint);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10.5px;padding-top:2px}
  dd{margin:0;color:var(--bone)}

  /* ---------- contact ---------- */
  .contact{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:32px}
  .mailto{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:clamp(17px,2.2vw,24px);color:var(--bone);
          border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:4px;transition:color .2s}
  .mailto:hover{color:var(--accent)}
  .contact > span{color:var(--faint);max-width:34ch}

  footer{margin-top:clamp(56px,8vw,92px);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:24px 0 52px;color:var(--faint)}
  footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  footer a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

  @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important}}

/* ==========================================================================
   Everything above this line is the v3 design file, with exactly one edit:
   the marquee clamp() maxima were cut ~20% as directed (.solid 142 -> 114px,
   .outline 102 -> 82px). Minimums and the vw term are untouched, so mobile
   is unchanged. No other value above this line has been altered.
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---------- contrast ----------
   --faint at #5E5850 measures 2.70:1 against --bg (#131110), under the 4.5:1
   floor for body text. Raised to #857D73 (4.68:1) at the same hue. --dim
   (#948C82) measures 5.73:1 and is left exactly as authored. */
:root{--faint:#857D73}

/* ---------- home heading ----------
   The marquee is the home page's h1. Resets the UA margin so the rendering is
   byte-identical to the div it replaced. */
h1.mast{margin:0;font-weight:400}

/* ---------- skip link ---------- */
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:40;
      font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
      background:var(--bg);color:var(--bone);border:1px solid var(--accent);padding:12px 18px}
.skip:focus{left:var(--pad);top:8px}

/* ---------- focus ---------- */
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}
.exp:focus-visible{outline-offset:6px}

/* ---------- artwork slot ----------
   Lets a <picture> sit in .shot without changing how .shot img already behaves. */
.shot picture{display:block;width:100%;height:100%}

/* ==========================================================================
   Multi-page layer. Added when the single page was split into four routes.
   Reuses the tokens, the hairlines and the type scale above -- no new colours,
   no new radii, no shadows.
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---------- current page in the nav ----------
   Replaces the scroll-spy .on class with the same brass underline. */
.nav nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- inner page heading ----------
   Stands in for the marquee, which is home only. */
.phead{padding:clamp(38px,5.4vw,66px) 0 0}
.phead > .wrap > .lbl{display:block;color:var(--accent);transition:color .5s ease}
.phead h1{font-family:var(--black);text-transform:uppercase;line-height:.92;
          font-size:clamp(42px,7.2vw,88px);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:14px 0 0}
.phead .intro{border-top:1px solid var(--line-strong);
              margin-top:clamp(22px,2.8vw,34px);padding-top:18px}
.phead .intro p{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:17px;max-width:52ch}

/* ---------- game bands (/games) ----------
   The two-up card grid unrolled into full-width bands that alternate sides. */
.band{--c:var(--brass);padding:clamp(44px,6vw,78px) 0 0}
.band-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(24px,4.2vw,64px);
         align-items:center;margin-top:26px}
.band.flip .band-art{order:2}
.band:hover .shot{border-color:var(--c)}
.band-txt .facts{margin-top:0}
.band-txt h2{font-family:var(--black);text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1;
             font-size:clamp(30px,4.2vw,50px);letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:14px 0 0}
.band-txt .q{margin:20px 0 0;font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--bone);max-width:34ch;
             border-left:1px solid var(--c);padding-left:16px}
.band-txt > p{margin:16px 0 0;color:var(--dim);font-size:16px;max-width:44ch}
.band-txt dl{margin-top:26px;max-width:34ch}
@media(max-width:820px){
  .band-in{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
  .band.flip .band-art{order:0}
}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */
.mailrow{margin-top:clamp(28px,4vw,46px)}
.mailto.big{font-size:clamp(24px,5.2vw,52px);line-height:1.15;display:inline-block;padding-bottom:8px}
.mailrow > .lbl{display:block;margin-top:20px;color:var(--faint)}
.cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(26px,5vw,72px);
      margin-top:clamp(36px,5vw,58px);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:26px}
@media(max-width:700px){.cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}}
.cols h2{margin:0;font-weight:400;color:var(--dim)}
.cols ul{list-style:none;margin:16px 0 0;padding:0;max-width:40ch}
.cols li{position:relative;padding-left:18px;margin-top:10px;
         color:var(--dim);font-size:16px;line-height:1.5}
.cols li::before{content:"·";position:absolute;left:3px;color:var(--faint)}

/* ---------- next page ---------- */
.next{margin-top:clamp(48px,6vw,76px)}
.next-in{border-top:1px solid var(--line-strong);padding-top:20px;
         display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:clamp(14px,3vw,32px);flex-wrap:wrap}
.next-in > .lbl{color:var(--faint)}
.next a{font-family:var(--black);text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1;display:inline-block;
        font-size:clamp(26px,3.9vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.01em;
        transition:color .1s linear,transform .1s linear}
.next a::after{content:"→";display:inline-block;margin-left:.34em;color:var(--accent);
               transition:color .1s linear,transform .1s linear}
.next a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.next a:hover::after{transform:translateX(4px)}
.next a:active{color:var(--accent);transform:scale(.98)}
.next a:active::after{transform:translateX(6px)}
