/*Header*/
/* Header Style */
.header-wrapper {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

/* Centered container */
.header-flex {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  height: 70px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1000;
}

/* Logo */
.logo-container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 60px;
}
.logo-image {
  max-width: 149px;
  max-height: 71px;
}

/* Center Spacer */
.js-modal-games {
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Menu List (shared styles) */
.menu-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.menu-list li {
  list-style: none;
}
.menu-list li a {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 10px 15px;
  display: block;
  font-weight:600;
}
.menu-list li a:hover {
  color: #614900;
}
.menu-list li:last-child a {
    color: #614900;          
    font-weight: bold;   
    background: #fff9e4;
    border-radius: 20px;
}


/* Desktop Menu */
.desktop-menu {
  display: none;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .desktop-menu {
    display: flex;
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .mobile-only {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Mobile Menu */
.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  padding: 15px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 65px;
  right: 0;
  width: 200px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  z-index: 1500;
}
.mobile-menu.active {
  display: flex;
}

/* Circle Hamburger Toggle */
/* Circle Hamburger Toggle */
.menu-toggle {
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 2px solid black;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 30px;   /* fixed circle size */
  height: 30px;  /* fixed circle size */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: none;
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Hamburger bars */
.menu-toggle .bar {
  position: absolute;
  width: 12px;   /* shorter bars for small circle */
  height: 2px;
  background: black;
  border-radius: 1px;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, opacity 0.4s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}
.menu-toggle .bar:nth-child(1) { top: 9px; }
.menu-toggle .bar:nth-child(2) { top: 14px; }
.menu-toggle .bar:nth-child(3) { top: 19px; }

/* Active State */
.menu-toggle.active {
  background: black;
  border-color: black;
}
.menu-toggle.active .bar {
  background: white;
}

/* Turn into centered "X" */
.menu-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(1) {
  top: 14px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.menu-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(2) {
  opacity: 0;
}
.menu-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(3) {
  top: 14px;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}





/* How to Play Section — Honeycomb Timeline Layout (single consistent layout) */
.howtoplay {
  background: #FFFDF7;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  color: #172033;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.howtoplay .container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
}

/* Title */
.whatistitle {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  color: #172033;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.section-subtitle {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 80px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #667085;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Central rail */
.howtoplay .container::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 140px;
  bottom: 60px;
  left: 60px;
  width: 2px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    #E5E7EB 0px,
    #E5E7EB 6px,
    transparent 6px,
    transparent 14px
  );
  z-index: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .howtoplay .container::before {
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

/* Step Card — one fixed layout for all steps */
.step-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 90px;
  padding-left: 130px;
  min-height: 200px;
}

.step-card:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
/* Numbered node on the rail */
.step-number {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15px;                /* was: 50% with translateY */
  left: 60px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);   /* was: translate(-50%, -50%) */
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  background: #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  z-index: 2;
  border: 5px solid #FFFDF7;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #FFC928;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .step-number {
    left: 50%;
    top: -18px;              /* keep it above content on mobile stack */
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

/* Ghost numeral — fixed position, same for every card */
.step-card::after {
  content: attr(data-step);
  position: absolute;
  top: -40px;
  right: 0;
  font-size: 7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #FFC928;
  opacity: 0.08;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  z-index: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Hexagon-clipped image */
.image-block {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  align-self: start;      /* force top alignment, ignore row stretch */
  text-align: center;      /* centers the inline img instead of flex */
}

.image-block::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10px;
  background: #FFC928;
  clip-path: polygon(25% 5%, 75% 5%, 100% 50%, 75% 95%, 25% 95%, 0% 50%);
  opacity: 0.15;
  z-index: 0;
}

.image-block img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  clip-path: polygon(25% 5%, 75% 5%, 100% 50%, 75% 95%, 25% 95%, 0% 50%);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Text */
.text-block {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  align-self: start;      /* force top alignment */
  text-align: left;
}

.text-block h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: #172033;
}

.text-block h3 i {
  color: #FFC928;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.text-block p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #667085;
}

/* Mobile — stack, rail moves to center */
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .step-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-top: 70px;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .step-card::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .text-block {
    text-align: center;
  }

  .text-block h3 {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .whatistitle {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
  }
}

/* =====================================================
   SECTION HEADER
===================================================== */

.section-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.section-header h1 {
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #111827;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.section-description {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #4b5563;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

/* =====================================================
   CONTENT BLOCKS
===================================================== */
/* =====================================================
   CONTENT SECTION — Editorial Layout
===================================================== */

.p-content {
  background-color: #FFFDF7;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 20px;
}


.content-block {
  display: block;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto 100px;
}

.content-block:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* =====================================================
   SECTION HEADERS — eyebrow + ghost number + accent bar
===================================================== */

.content-text h2 {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #172033;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.3;
}


.content-text h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #172033;
  margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid #FFC928;
}

.content-text p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #667085;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.content-text a {
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #FFC928;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.content-text a:hover {
  color: #F5B900;
}

.content-text strong {
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* =====================================================
   CALLOUT — wrap a key paragraph in <div class="callout">
   e.g. the pangram tip, or "It sounds clean. It isn't simple."
===================================================== */

.callout {
  background: #FFFDF7;
  border-left: 4px solid #FFC928;
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* =====================================================
   KEY POINTS — 2-column icon cards instead of a plain list
===================================================== */

.key-points {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
}

.key-points li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #172033;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.key-points i {
  color: #FFC928;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-top: 0.1rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .key-points {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


/* =====================================================
   RANK BADGES — replace the plain ranks table visually
   Wrap each rank in: <span class="rank-chip">Beginner</span>
   (keep the table in HTML for SEO/structure; this is a
   supplementary visual — see note below)
===================================================== */

.rank-chip-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
}

.rank-chip {
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1.5px solid #E5E7EB;
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.rank-chip.top {
  background: #FFC928;
  border-color: #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
}

/* =====================================================
   LAST UPDATED
===================================================== */

.last-updated {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: #667085;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
}

/* =====================================================
   MOBILE
===================================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .content-text h2 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .content-text h3 {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
  }

  .content-text p {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tbody td {
    display: block;
    padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tbody td::before {
    content: attr(data-label);
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #172033;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tbody tr {
    display: block;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
  }
}

/* =====================================================
   ACCESSIBILITY
===================================================== */

a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px dashed #172033;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* =====================================================
   PRINT
===================================================== */

@media print {
  body {
    background: #FFFFFF;
    color: #000000;
  }
}
/* =====================================================
   END OF Content
===================================================== */

/* Faq Section Starts */

.faq-section {
  margin: 48px auto 0px;
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
  background: #FFFDF7;
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
}

.faq-title {
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #172033;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.faq-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  counter-reset: faq-counter;
}

.faq-item {
  counter-increment: faq-counter;
  position: relative;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.faq-item.active {
  border-left: 3px solid #FFC928;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.08);
}

.faq-question {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem 1.1rem 3.5rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #172033;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  position: relative;
}

/* Numbered marker, e.g. 01, 02, 03... instead of a bullet */
.faq-question::before {
  content: counter(faq-counter, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.5rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #C9CDD6;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.faq-item.active .faq-question::before {
  color: #FFC928;
}

/* Icon — circular yellow badge, swaps + to − via rotation */
.faq-icon {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #FFFDF7;
  border: 1.5px solid #E5E7EB;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #172033;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.faq-item.active .faq-icon {
  transform: rotate(135deg);
  background: #FFC928;
  border-color: #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
}

.faq-answer {
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 0 3.5rem;
  color: #667085;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  transition: max-height 0.4s ease, padding 0.3s ease;
}

.faq-item.active .faq-answer {
  max-height: 300px;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 1.25rem 3.5rem;
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .faq-section {
    padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem;
  }

  .faq-title {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .faq-question {
    padding: 1rem 1.1rem 1rem 2.8rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .faq-question::before {
    left: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .faq-answer {
    padding-left: 2.8rem;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
  }

  .faq-item.active .faq-answer {
    padding: 0 1.1rem 1rem 2.8rem;
  }
}
/* Faq Section Ends */
  
  /*Blog Archive Page Section Starts*/
 /* Blog Section Container */
.sp-blog-section {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 60px auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.sp-blog-title {
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #172033;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

/* Flex container */
.sp-posts-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}

/* Base card — 1 column on mobile */
.sp-post-card {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #EEF0F3;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.04);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  width: 100%;
}

.sp-post-card.visible {
  display: flex;
}

.sp-post-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.1);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

/* 640px and up — 2 per row, stays 2 at every wider size too */
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .sp-post-card {
    width: calc((100% - 24px) / 2);
  }
}

/* 980px and up — featured post becomes a full-width horizontal banner */
@media (min-width: 980px) {
  .sp-post-card:first-child {
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .sp-post-card:first-child .sp-image-wrapper {
    width: 55%;
    height: 340px;
    padding-top: 0;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .sp-post-card:first-child .sp-post-content {
    width: 45%;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding-top: 2.5rem;
  }
}

/* Image with overlay meta */
.sp-image-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  padding-top: 62%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sp-post-image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.sp-post-card:hover .sp-post-image {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

/* Gradient scrim so overlay text stays legible on any photo */
.sp-image-wrapper::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(23,32,51,0) 40%, rgba(23,32,51,0.65) 100%);
}

/* Category/date pill floating on the image */
.sp-post-meta {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  left: 14px;
  z-index: 2;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #172033;
  background: #FFC928;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Author, bottom-left of the image over the scrim */
.sp-image-wrapper .sp-author {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 12px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 2;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

/* Content below image */
.sp-post-content {
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
}

.sp-post-content a {
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
}

.sp-post-title {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #172033;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.sp-post-card:first-child .sp-post-title {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.sp-post-card:hover .sp-post-title {
  color: #F5B900;
}

.sp-post-description {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: #667085;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 1;
}

/* Arrow-style read link */
.read-more {
  align-self: flex-start;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #172033;
  padding: 0;
  background: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  width: auto;
  margin: 0;
}

.read-more::after {
  content: "→";
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.sp-post-card:hover .read-more::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.read-more:hover {
  background: none;
  color: #F5B900;
}

/* Load More */
.load-more-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  padding: 0.85rem 2.2rem;
  background-color: #172033;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.load-more-btn:hover {
  background-color: #F5B900;
  color: #172033;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

@media (max-width: 639px) {
  .sp-blog-title {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  .sp-post-card:first-child .sp-post-title {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }
}
  
  /*Blog Archive Page Section Ends*/
  
/* Single Blog Section — Editorial Layout */

/* === Layout Wrapper === */
.bl-contact-wrapper {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  padding: 10px 20px;
}

/* === Featured Image === */
.bl-bl-featured-image-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 900px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.1);
  margin: 40px auto;
}

.bl-featured-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.bl-images {
  width: 60%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 14px;
}

/* === Main Content === */
.bl-p-content {
  padding: 3rem 2.5rem;
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  border-radius: 1.5rem;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* === Section Header === */
.bl-section-header {
  text-align: left;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
}

.bl-section-header h1 {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #172033;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.bl-section-description {
  color: #667085;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

/* === Content Blocks === */
.bl-content-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.bl-content-text {
  width: 100%;
}

/* Headings with accent bar */
.bl-content-text h2 {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin: 3rem 0 1.25rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  color: #172033;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.bl-content-text h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0.85rem;
  padding-left: 0.9rem;
  border-left: 3px solid #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
}

.bl-content-text h4 {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0.6rem;
  color: #172033;
}

.bl-content-text p {
  color: #667085;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.bl-content-text p a {
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #FFC928;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.bl-content-text p a:hover {
  color: #F5B900;
}

/* === Bullet Points === */
.key-points,
.bl-key-points {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.key-points li,
.bl-key-points li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: #172033;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  text-align: left;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.key-points i {
  color: #FFC928;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Nested sub-list (the ".mgg" indented lists) */
.bl-key-points.mgg {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0.75rem 1.5rem;
}

.bl-key-points.mgg li {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: #667085;
}

.bl-arrow {
  color: #FFC928;
  font-size: 1.15em;
  margin-right: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
  transform: translateY(1px);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.bl-key-points li strong {
  word-break: break-word;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  white-space: normal;
  color: #172033;
}

/* === Custom checklist style === */
.custom-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.custom-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: #667085;
}

.custom-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 3px;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  background: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="%23FFC928" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z"/></svg>') no-repeat center;
  background-size: contain;
}

/* === Info / callout note — replaces the inline #F5C227 styles === */
.bl-info-note {
  background: #FFFDF7 !important;
  border-left: 4px solid #FFC928 !important;
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0 !important;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.4rem !important;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 !important;
  font-size: 0.9rem !important;
  line-height: 1.75 !important;
  color: #172033 !important;
}

.bl-info-note strong {
  color: #172033;
}

.bl-info-note em {
  color: #F5B900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* === Table Wrapper === */
.bl-contact-table-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 1.75rem auto;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.05);
}

/* === Table Styling === */
.bl-contact-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.bl-contact-table thead {
  background-color: #172033;
}

.bl-contact-table thead th {
  padding: 12px 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  text-align: center;
}

.bl-contact-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #FFFDF7;
}

.bl-contact-table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
}

.bl-contact-table tbody tr:hover {
  background-color: #FFF4D0;
}

.bl-contact-table tbody td {
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  color: #172033;
}

.bl-contact-table a {
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #FFC928;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.bl-contact-table a:hover {
  color: #F5B900;
}

/* === Mobile Responsive Table === */
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .bl-contact-table thead {
    display: none;
  }

  .bl-contact-table,
  .bl-contact-table tbody,
  .bl-contact-table tr,
  .bl-contact-table td {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #FFFDF7;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tr {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    background: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.05);
  }

  .bl-contact-table td {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #F0F0F0;
    position: relative;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .bl-contact-table td::before {
    content: attr(data-label);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #667085;
    flex-basis: 50%;
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }

  .bl-contact-table td:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tbody tr:nth-child(even),
  .bl-contact-table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
    background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
  }

  .bl-contact-table tbody tr:hover {
    background-color: #FFF4D0;
  }
}

/* === Generic link fallback === */
.p-content a,
.bl-p-content a {
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #FFC928;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.p-content a:hover,
.bl-p-content a:hover {
  color: #F5B900;
}

.b-text-underline {
  text-decoration: underline dashed #FFC928;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

/* === Mobile === */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .bl-p-content {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
    border-radius: 1rem;
  }

  .bl-section-header h1 {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
  }

  .bl-content-text h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  .bl-content-text h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .bl-images,
  .bl-bl-featured-image-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

/*Single Blog Ends Here*/

    /*Hero*/
.hints-hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 50px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    background: #FBF9F3;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 / .05);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.hints-container {
    max-width: 80%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.hints-gradient-title {
    font-size: 32px !important;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9e6408, #111827);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #fff0;
    animation: fadeInUp 0.8s ease-out, gradientFlow 8s infinite alternate;
    font-family: 'Exo 2', Arial, sans-serif;
}
.hints-fp {
    color: #333;
    font-size: 16px;
    max-width: 75%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    line-height: 1.7;
    text-align: center;
    animation: fadeInUp 0.8s ease-out 0.3s forwards;
    font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
}
.hints-fp br {
    display: block;
    content: "";
    margin-top: 14px;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .hints-gradient-title {
        font-size: 24px !important;
        letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    }
    .hints-fp {
        font-size: 15px;
    }
}
/*Hero End*/  
.bl-contact-table .col-design td:first-child {
    background-color: #333;
    color: #ffebae;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* Author Bio — starts here (uses the site's existing token set: #FFFDF7 / #172033 / #FFC928 / #E5E7EB) */

.author-callout {
  padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem;
}

.author-callout-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
  border-left: 4px solid #FFC928;
  border-radius: 0 16px 16px 0;
  padding: 2rem 2.25rem;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.06);
}

/* Hexagon avatar with gold halo — same technique as .image-block in the How to Play section */
.author-hex {
  position: relative;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 96px;
  height: 96px;
}

.author-hex::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8px;
  background: #FFC928;
  opacity: 0.18;
  clip-path: polygon(25% 5%, 75% 5%, 100% 50%, 75% 95%, 25% 95%, 0% 50%);
  z-index: 0;
}

.author-hex img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 96px;
  height: 96px;
  object-fit: cover;
  clip-path: polygon(25% 5%, 75% 5%, 100% 50%, 75% 95%, 25% 95%, 0% 50%);
}

.author-body {
  min-width: 0;
}

.author-name {
  font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #172033;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0;
}

.author-role {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #667085;
  margin: 0.25rem 0 1rem;
}

.author-bio {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
}

.author-cta-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.author-fact {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: #667085;
}

.author-fact i {
  color: #FFC928;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* Pill CTA — matches the rank-chip.top / read-more gold-fill language elsewhere on the site */
.author-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  background: #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: filter 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}

.author-cta:hover {
  filter: brightness(0.94);
}

.author-cta:active {
  transform: scale(0.98);
}

.author-cta:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px dashed #172033;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .author-callout-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
    border-left: 4px solid #FFC928;
    border-radius: 0 16px 16px 0;
  }

  .author-cta-row {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }
}

/* Author Bio — ends here */


/*Footer */
/* =========================
   spellingbeegames.com FOOTER
   ========================= */

.bl-site-footer {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #172033;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 55px 20px 45px;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}


/* Logo */

.bl-footer-logo {
  margin-bottom: 38px;
}

.bl-footer-logo a {
  display: inline-block;
}

.bl-footer-logo img {
  display: block;
  width: 180px;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
}


/* Footer Navigation */

.bl-footer-menu {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px 48px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  max-width: 1000px;
}

.bl-footer-menu a {
  color: #172033;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.bl-footer-menu a:hover {
  color: #D99F00;
}


/* Divider */

.bl-footer-divider {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1100px;
  height: 1px;
  background: #E3E1DA;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
}


/* Copyright */

.bl-footer-bottom p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #667085;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.bl-footer-bottom a {
  color: #52627A;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.bl-footer-bottom a:hover {
  color: #D99F00;
}


/* Social Icons */

.bl-footer-social {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.bl-footer-social a {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #FFF0B8;
  color: #172033;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 18px;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.bl-footer-social a:hover {
  background: #FFC928;
  color: #172033;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}


/* =========================
   MOBILE
   ========================= */

@media (max-width: 600px) {

  .bl-site-footer {
    padding: 40px 18px 35px;
  }

  .bl-footer-logo {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .bl-footer-logo img {
    width: 145px;
  }

  .bl-footer-menu {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .bl-footer-menu a {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .bl-footer-divider {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
  }

  .bl-footer-bottom p {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .bl-footer-social {
    margin-top: 20px;
  }

  .bl-footer-social a {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    font-size: 16px;
  }

}