.stage {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 22px clamp(12px, 2vw, 24px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stage::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(400px 280px at 10% 10%, rgba(255, 236, 180, 0.5), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(500px 320px at 90% 100%, rgba(207, 223, 252, 0.55), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.board {
  --cols: 11;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--cols), 1fr);
  gap: 8px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.tile {
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--tile-bg, var(--cream));
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  box-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) inset,
    0 -2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) inset,
    0 4px 12px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 180ms var(--ease-out);
}
.tile:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }

.tile__day {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.tile__glyph {
  font-size: clamp(14px, 2vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08));
}
.tile__label {
  font-size: 9px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.tile--start   { --tile-bg: #d7eee2; }
.tile--day     { --tile-bg: var(--cream); }
.tile--weekend { --tile-bg: #ffe8c9; }
.tile--finish  {
  --tile-bg: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe58a, #ffbf52);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 2px rgba(198, 161, 74, 0.25),
    0 8px 24px -6px rgba(198, 161, 74, 0.5);
}

.tile--weekend .tile__glyph {
  animation: glyph-float 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes glyph-float {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-2px); }
}

/* pawn layer sits on top of tiles */
.pawn {
  position: absolute;
  width: clamp(16px, 2vw, 22px);
  height: clamp(16px, 2vw, 22px);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--pawn-color);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 -4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),
    inset 0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4),
    0 6px 12px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition:
    left 700ms var(--ease-out),
    top 700ms var(--ease-out);
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pawn::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 30% 30% auto auto;
  width: 18%;
  height: 18%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  filter: blur(1px);
}
.pawn--you { --pawn-color: var(--you-color); }
.pawn--ai  { --pawn-color: var(--ai-color); }

.pawn--you { animation: bob 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
.pawn--ai  { animation: bob 2.4s ease-in-out infinite 0.6s; }
@keyframes bob {
  0%, 100% { margin-top: 0; }
  50% { margin-top: -3px; }
}

.pawn.is-hopping {
  animation: hop 260ms var(--ease-out);
}
@keyframes hop {
  0%   { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
  40%  { transform: translate(-50%, -80%) scale(1.1); }
  100% { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
}

.tile.is-highlight {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 3px var(--pawn-color, var(--gold)),
    0 12px 30px -8px var(--pawn-color, var(--gold));
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .board { --cols: 8; gap: 6px; }
  .tile { border-radius: 10px; }
  .tile__label { display: none; }
}