/* Three Lives Gaming — Play more, spend less */
:root{
  --ground:#F2F5F7;
  --ink:#14202A;
  --muted:#54646F;
  --accent:#FF6B00;
  --accent-dark:#E55F00;
  --card:#FFFFFF;
  --line:#D9E2E8;
  --shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(20,32,42,.09);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ground);color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.65 Figtree,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:Rajdhani,"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;line-height:1.12;margin:0;font-weight:700}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.vh{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}

/* ---------- skip link ---------- */
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;z-index:60;border-radius:0 0 8px 0;text-decoration:none}
.skip:focus{left:0;top:0}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.mast{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;z-index:5}
.mast-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;min-height:74px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none}
.mark{flex:none}
.brand-txt{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.brand-txt strong{font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-size:25px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1;color:var(--ink)}
.brand-txt em{font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:3px}
.mainnav{display:flex;gap:4px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mainnav a{font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:15px;text-decoration:none;padding:8px 13px;border-radius:8px}
.mainnav a:hover{background:#EDF2F5;color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- ads ---------- */
.ad{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;min-width:0}
.ad .box{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#FBFDFE;border:1px dashed #A9BAC5;color:#54646F;font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;overflow:hidden}
.ad-728x90 .box{width:728px;height:90px}
.ad-468x60 .box{width:468px;height:60px}
.ad-300x250 .box{width:300px;height:250px}
.ad-300x600 .box{width:300px;height:600px}
.ad-320x50 .box{width:320px;height:50px}
/* each unit renders only where its whole container fits */
.ad-728x90,.ad-468x60,.ad-300x250,.ad-300x600{display:none}
.ad-320x50{display:flex}
@media (min-width:352px){.ad-300x250{display:flex}}
@media (min-width:560px){.ad-468x60{display:flex}}
@media (min-width:768px){.ad-728x90{display:flex}.ad-320x50{display:none}}
@media (min-width:1100px){.art-side .ad-300x600{display:flex}}
.ad-strip{padding-top:20px}
.foot-ad{padding-top:30px}

/* ---------- lead story ---------- */
.lead{padding-top:30px}
.lead-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
@media (min-width:860px){.lead-card{grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr}}
.lead-media{display:block;position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:#E7EDF1}
.lead-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.lead-txt{padding:28px 28px 32px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:13px;justify-content:center}
.lead-txt h2{font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,38px)}
.lead-txt h2 a{text-decoration:none}
.lead-txt h2 a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.kicker{font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--accent);font-size:13px;margin:0}
.dek{color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-size:17px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:15px;padding:10px 20px;border-radius:8px;align-self:flex-start}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}

/* ---------- section head + card grid ---------- */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:42px 0 4px;padding-top:28px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.sec-head h2{font-size:25px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.sec-head p{color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-size:14.5px}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(290px,1fr));gap:22px;margin-top:20px;align-items:stretch}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .15s ease,box-shadow .15s ease}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card-media{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:#E7EDF1}
.card-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.card-body{padding:16px 18px 20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.card-kicker{font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--accent);font-size:12px;margin:0}
.card h3{font-size:21px;line-height:1.18}
.card h3 a{text-decoration:none}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.card-dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;margin:0}
.card-ad{border:0;background:transparent;box-shadow:none;justify-content:center;min-height:250px;padding:6px 0}
.card-ad:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:none}

/* ---------- chips / topics ---------- */
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:16px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.chip{font-family:Rajdhani,sans-serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px;text-decoration:none;padding:7px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;background:var(--ground);white-space:nowrap}
.chip:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.chip-count{color:var(--muted);font-size:12.5px;margin-left:2px}
.chip:hover .chip-count{color:var(--accent)}
.chip-sm{font-size:13px;padding:5px 11px}
.topics-band{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:26px 28px 30px;margin:44px 0 56px}
.topics-band h2{font-size:23px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.topics-band>p{color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0 0;font-size:14.5px}
.topics-page .topics-band{margin-top:26px}

/* ---------- article ---------- */
.art{padding-top:32px}
.art-head{max-width:840px;margin:0 auto}
.art-head h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,46px);line-height:1.08;margin-top:8px}
.art-head .dek{font-size:18.5px;margin-top:12px;max-width:62ch}
.tagline-chips{margin-top:18px}
.art-cover{max-width:960px;margin:28px auto 0}
.art-cover img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:13px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
figure{margin:0}
figcaption{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px}
figcaption .credit{display:inline-block;margin-left:6px}
.art-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px;max-width:1180px;margin:14px auto 0;padding:0 20px}
@media (min-width:1100px){.art-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 320px}}
.art-body{max-width:760px;min-width:0}
.toc{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;padding:18px 22px 20px;margin:24px 0 32px}
.toc h2{font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:10px}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:20px}
@media (min-width:640px){.toc ol{columns:2;column-gap:28px}}
.toc li{margin:3px 0}
.toc a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:15px}
.toc a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.unit{margin:0 0 34px}
.unit h2{font-size:26px;margin-bottom:10px}
.unit p{margin:0 0 14px;font-size:16.5px}
.unit p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.unit-ad{margin:0 0 34px}
.art-src{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:6px;padding-top:18px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.art-src a{color:var(--ink)}
.art-src a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.art-side{min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px;align-items:center}
.gallery{max-width:960px;margin:16px auto 0;padding:28px 20px 0;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.gallery h2{font-size:25px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.gallery-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:20px;margin-top:18px}
.gallery img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line)}

/* ---------- page heads (topics, tags) ---------- */
.page-head{padding-top:34px}
.page-head h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,40px);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.02em;margin-top:6px}
.page-head .dek{margin-top:8px}
.tag-list{padding-bottom:20px}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.foot{background:var(--ink);color:#C7D2DA;margin-top:14px}
.foot-in{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:38px 20px 30px;display:grid;gap:30px;grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media (min-width:760px){.foot-in{grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr}}
.foot .brand-txt strong{color:#fff}
.foot .brand-txt em{color:#93A4B0}
.foot-blurb{max-width:46ch;color:#93A4B0;font-size:14.5px;margin:16px 0 0}
.foot h4{color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:2px}
.foot-chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:14px}
.foot-chips .chip{background:transparent;border-color:#33454F;color:#C7D2DA}
.foot-chips .chip:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid #263743;padding:15px 20px 19px;text-align:center;color:#7C8E9A;font-size:13px}