diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 110eead..e3fc144 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
       <section class="play-area">
         <header class="topbar">
           <div>
-            <p class="eyebrow">capture tic tac toe</p>
+            <p class="eyebrow">CAPTURE_TAC_TOE.EXE</p>
             <h1 id="game-title">Tictactics</h1>
           </div>
           <button id="resetButton" class="icon-button" type="button" aria-label="Restart game" title="Restart">
-            <span aria-hidden="true">↻</span>
+            <span aria-hidden="true">RST</span>
           </button>
         </header>
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="rule-card">
-          <h2>Rule</h2>
+          <h2>RULE</h2>
           <p>Open the game in two browser windows. The first two connected players are paired automatically.</p>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index a0f64d4..4c8000b 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 :root {
-  color-scheme: light;
-  --ink: #161616;
-  --muted: #62635f;
-  --paper: #f9f6ee;
-  --panel: #fffdfa;
-  --line: #252525;
-  --grid: #d9d1bf;
-  --x: #cb3d3d;
-  --o: #216e8d;
-  --x-soft: #ffe1df;
-  --o-soft: #d9f1f8;
-  --focus: #6750a4;
-  --shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(30, 25, 15, 0.12);
+  color-scheme: dark;
+  --bg: #07090d;
+  --panel: #0d121a;
+  --panel-2: #111923;
+  --cell: #0a0f16;
+  --line: #26384b;
+  --line-bright: #61d6ff;
+  --text: #d9f7ff;
+  --muted: #7e9aa8;
+  --x: #ff5f8f;
+  --o: #47e5bc;
+  --warn: #ffd166;
+  --ok: #7cff6b;
+  --bad: #ff6b6b;
+  --focus: #f7f052;
+  --shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.18), 0 18px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
 }
 
 * {
@@ -21,13 +24,30 @@
 body {
   margin: 0;
   min-height: 100vh;
-  color: var(--ink);
+  color: var(--text);
   background:
-    linear-gradient(rgba(22, 22, 22, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
-    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(22, 22, 22, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
-    var(--paper);
-  background-size: 32px 32px;
-  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+    linear-gradient(rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
+    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
+    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(71, 229, 188, 0.12), transparent 30rem),
+    var(--bg);
+  background-size: 24px 24px, 24px 24px, auto, auto;
+  font-family: "Cascadia Mono", Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;
+}
+
+body::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    to bottom,
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035),
+    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035) 1px,
+    transparent 1px,
+    transparent 4px
+  );
+  opacity: 0.22;
+  mix-blend-mode: screen;
 }
 
 button {
@@ -35,29 +55,29 @@ button {
 }
 
 .app {
-  width: min(1120px, calc(100vw - 32px));
+  width: min(920px, calc(100vw - 28px));
   min-height: 100vh;
   margin: 0 auto;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
-  gap: 28px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 260px;
+  gap: 14px;
   align-items: center;
-  padding: 32px 0;
+  padding: 20px 0;
 }
 
 .play-area,
 .side-panel {
-  background: rgba(255, 253, 250, 0.86);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.12);
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17, 25, 35, 0.94), rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.98));
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow);
 }
 
 .play-area {
-  padding: 24px;
+  padding: 16px;
 }
 
 .side-panel {
-  padding: 18px;
+  padding: 12px;
 }
 
 .topbar,
@@ -66,118 +86,133 @@ button {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 16px;
+  gap: 12px;
 }
 
 .eyebrow {
   margin: 0 0 4px;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
-  font-weight: 800;
+  color: var(--o);
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 h1 {
   margin: 0;
-  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.8rem, 5rem);
-  line-height: 0.92;
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
+  line-height: 0.95;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.55);
 }
 
 .icon-button {
-  width: 44px;
-  height: 44px;
+  width: 46px;
+  height: 32px;
   display: inline-grid;
   place-items: center;
-  border: 2px solid var(--line);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  color: var(--ink);
-  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--line-bright);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  color: var(--line-bright);
+  background: #05080d;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: transform 150ms ease, background 150ms ease;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, color 120ms ease, box-shadow 120ms ease;
 }
 
 .icon-button:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.45;
+  opacity: 0.4;
   cursor: not-allowed;
-  transform: none;
 }
 
-.icon-button:hover {
-  background: #eee6d6;
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
+.icon-button:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  color: #061016;
+  background: var(--line-bright);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.45);
 }
 
 .icon-button:focus-visible,
 .cell:focus-visible {
-  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
+  outline: 2px solid var(--focus);
   outline-offset: 3px;
 }
 
 .status-row {
-  margin: 24px 0 18px;
+  margin: 14px 0 10px;
 }
 
 .turn-badge {
-  min-width: 104px;
-  padding: 9px 12px;
-  border: 2px solid currentColor;
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  font-weight: 900;
+  min-width: 128px;
+  padding: 7px 9px;
+  border: 1px solid currentColor;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
   text-align: center;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 .player-x {
   color: var(--x);
-  background: var(--x-soft);
+  background: rgba(255, 95, 143, 0.08);
 }
 
 .player-o {
   color: var(--o);
-  background: var(--o-soft);
+  background: rgba(71, 229, 188, 0.08);
 }
 
 .message {
   color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
   text-align: right;
+  line-height: 1.35;
 }
 
 .network-status {
-  margin: 0 0 18px;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.14);
-  border-radius: 8px;
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 2px;
   color: var(--muted);
-  background: var(--panel);
+  background: #070b11;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
   font-weight: 800;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.network-status::before {
+  content: "> ";
 }
 
 .network-status.paired {
-  color: #31592d;
-  background: #e5f3df;
+  color: var(--ok);
+  border-color: rgba(124, 255, 107, 0.5);
 }
 
 .network-status.waiting,
 .network-status.connecting {
-  color: #665019;
-  background: #fff3c7;
+  color: var(--warn);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 209, 102, 0.5);
 }
 
 .network-status.error {
-  color: #8d2525;
-  background: #ffe1df;
+  color: var(--bad);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.55);
 }
 
 .board {
   aspect-ratio: 1;
-  width: min(100%, 620px);
+  width: min(100%, 520px);
   margin: 0 auto;
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
   grid-template-rows: repeat(5, 1fr);
-  border: 3px solid var(--line);
-  background: var(--line);
-  gap: 3px;
+  border: 2px solid var(--line-bright);
+  background: var(--line-bright);
+  gap: 2px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.22);
 }
 
 .cell {
@@ -185,25 +220,26 @@ h1 {
   border: 0;
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
-  background: var(--panel);
-  color: var(--ink);
+  background: var(--cell);
+  color: var(--text);
   cursor: pointer;
   position: relative;
   isolation: isolate;
 }
 
 .cell::before {
-  content: "";
+  content: "+";
   position: absolute;
-  inset: 13%;
-  border: 2px dashed rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.14);
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  opacity: 0;
-  transition: opacity 120ms ease;
+  color: rgba(126, 154, 168, 0.25);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
 }
 
-.cell:hover::before {
-  opacity: 1;
+.cell:hover:not([disabled]) {
+  background: #101926;
+}
+
+.cell:hover:not([disabled])::before {
+  color: var(--line-bright);
 }
 
 .cell[disabled] {
@@ -213,113 +249,127 @@ h1 {
 .mark {
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
-  width: 72%;
-  height: 72%;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 4.4rem);
-  font-weight: 950;
+  width: 80%;
+  height: 80%;
+  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 6vw, 3.25rem);
+  font-weight: 900;
   line-height: 1;
-  transform: scale(0.96);
-  animation: pop 180ms ease-out;
+  animation: pop 120ms steps(2, end);
 }
 
 .mark-x {
   color: var(--x);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 95, 143, 0.65);
 }
 
 .mark-o {
   color: var(--o);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(71, 229, 188, 0.65);
 }
 
 .cell.captured {
-  animation: capture 360ms ease-out;
+  animation: capture 300ms steps(3, end);
 }
 
 .cell.winning {
-  background: #fff0aa;
+  background: #1b2440;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--focus);
 }
 
 .score-row {
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
 .score-box {
   flex: 1;
-  padding: 14px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.14);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: var(--panel);
+  padding: 9px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--panel-2);
 }
 
 .score-label {
   display: block;
   color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 0.76rem;
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
   font-weight: 800;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 .score-box strong {
   display: block;
-  margin-top: 4px;
-  font-size: 2rem;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 1.45rem;
+  line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .rule-card {
-  padding: 14px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(37, 37, 37, 0.14);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  background: #f5efe2;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: #070b11;
 }
 
 .rule-card h2 {
-  margin: 0 0 8px;
-  font-size: 1rem;
+  margin: 0 0 7px;
+  color: var(--line-bright);
+  font-size: 0.76rem;
 }
 
 .rule-card p {
   margin: 0;
   color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
   line-height: 1.45;
 }
 
 .move-list {
-  max-height: 320px;
-  margin: 16px 0 0;
-  padding: 0 0 0 24px;
+  max-height: 250px;
+  margin: 10px 0 0;
+  padding: 0;
   overflow: auto;
   color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  list-style: none;
 }
 
 .move-list li {
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-  padding-left: 4px;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  padding: 5px 7px;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--line);
+  background: rgba(97, 214, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.move-list li::before {
+  content: "$ ";
+  color: var(--o);
 }
 
 @keyframes pop {
   from {
     opacity: 0;
-    transform: scale(0.66);
+    transform: scale(0.7);
   }
 }
 
 @keyframes capture {
   35% {
-    background: #202020;
+    background: var(--bad);
   }
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 860px) {
+@media (max-width: 780px) {
   .app {
     min-height: auto;
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
     align-items: start;
-    padding: 18px 0;
+    padding: 14px 0;
   }
 
   .play-area,
   .side-panel {
-    padding: 16px;
+    padding: 12px;
   }
 
   .status-row {
@@ -332,10 +382,14 @@ h1 {
   }
 
   h1 {
-    font-size: 3rem;
+    font-size: 2.2rem;
+  }
+
+  .board {
+    width: min(100%, 430px);
   }
 
   .move-list {
-    max-height: 180px;
+    max-height: 150px;
   }
 }