diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 2f443c4..6f9a09f 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>Regress</title>
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
+    <link
+      href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Orbitron:wght@500;700;900&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap"
+      rel="stylesheet"
+    />
     <!-- No-op outside an Archipelago iframe (see nostr-provider.js's own
          window === window.top guard) — safe to always include. Provides
          window.nostr + auto sign-in via the node's selected nostr identity
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index 2edc480..c00eb59 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ onMounted(() => auth.ensureLoaded());
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="h-full w-full bg-neutral-950 text-white">
-    <div v-if="!auth.loaded" class="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-neutral-400">
-      Loading…
+  <div class="h-full w-full bg-void text-white">
+    <div v-if="!auth.loaded" class="flex h-full items-center justify-center font-display text-cyan-neon text-glow-cyan">
+      INITIALIZING…
     </div>
     <LoginView v-else-if="!auth.pubkey" />
     <TeamPickView v-else-if="!auth.team" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/style.css b/frontend/src/style.css
index c79d4cb..495743a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend/src/style.css
@@ -6,3 +6,80 @@ html, body, #app {
   height: 100%;
   margin: 0;
 }
+
+body {
+  background: #050508;
+  color: #d8fbff;
+  font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;
+}
+
+h1, h2, .font-display {
+  font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif;
+}
+
+/* Subtle animated scanline field over the whole app — cheap, pure-CSS. */
+#app::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 2000;
+  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    0deg,
+    rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.035) 0px,
+    rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.035) 1px,
+    transparent 1px,
+    transparent 3px
+  );
+  mix-blend-mode: screen;
+}
+
+.text-glow-cyan { text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.85); }
+.text-glow-orange { text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 95, 31, 0.9); }
+.text-glow-green { text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(57, 255, 20, 0.9); }
+
+.hud-panel {
+  background: rgba(8, 10, 20, 0.88);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.35);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.12), inset 0 0 30px rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.04);
+  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 12px) 0, 100% 12px, 100% 100%, 12px 100%, 0 calc(100% - 12px));
+}
+
+/* Darken + tint the CARTO dark tiles a bit further and desaturate slightly
+   so our neon markers/links pop harder against the basemap. */
+.leaflet-tile-pane {
+  filter: brightness(0.75) saturate(1.3) hue-rotate(-6deg);
+}
+
+.leaflet-container {
+  background: #050508 !important;
+}
+
+.leaflet-popup-content-wrapper,
+.leaflet-tooltip {
+  background: rgba(8, 10, 20, 0.92) !important;
+  color: #d8fbff !important;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.4) !important;
+  font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace !important;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 255, 242, 0.25) !important;
+}
+.leaflet-popup-tip {
+  background: rgba(8, 10, 20, 0.92) !important;
+}
+
+.regress-portal-marker {
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--portal-glow, #9ca3af));
+}
+.regress-portal-marker.claimed {
+  animation: portal-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes portal-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--portal-glow, #9ca3af)); }
+  50% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px var(--portal-glow, #9ca3af)); }
+}
+
+.regress-link-orange { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #ff5f1f); }
+.regress-link-green { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #39ff14); }
+.regress-field-orange { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px #ff5f1f); }
+.regress-field-green { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px #39ff14); }
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue b/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
index 181a470..6d177c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/LoginView.vue
@@ -36,32 +36,34 @@ async function handleNsecLogin() {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 px-6 text-center">
-    <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">Regress</h1>
-    <p class="max-w-sm text-neutral-400">
-      Claim real Bitcoin-accepting businesses for your team. Log in with Nostr to start.
+  <div class="relative flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-5 overflow-hidden px-6 text-center">
+    <div
+      class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
+      style="background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%, rgba(0,255,242,0.08), transparent 60%)"
+    ></div>
+
+    <h1 class="font-display text-5xl font-black tracking-[0.3em] text-cyan-neon text-glow-cyan">REGRESS</h1>
+    <p class="max-w-sm text-cyan-neon/60">
+      Real-world nodes. Two factions. Claim them for orange or green — sign in with Nostr to jack in.
     </p>
     <button
-      class="rounded-lg bg-white px-6 py-3 font-semibold text-black transition hover:bg-neutral-200 disabled:opacity-50"
+      class="rounded border-2 border-cyan-neon px-6 py-3 font-display font-bold uppercase tracking-wider text-cyan-neon transition hover:bg-cyan-neon/10 hover:shadow-glow-cyan disabled:opacity-50"
       :disabled="loggingIn"
       @click="handleLogin"
     >
-      {{ loggingIn ? 'Signing in…' : 'Log in with Nostr' }}
+      {{ loggingIn ? 'Authenticating…' : 'Connect with Nostr' }}
     </button>
-    <p v-if="!hasNip07()" class="text-sm text-neutral-500">
+    <p v-if="!hasNip07()" class="text-sm text-cyan-neon/40">
       No NIP-07 extension detected — install Alby or nos2x, or open this app from the Archipelago dashboard.
     </p>
 
-    <button
-      class="text-xs text-neutral-600 underline hover:text-neutral-400"
-      @click="showNsecForm = !showNsecForm"
-    >
+    <button class="text-xs text-cyan-neon/30 underline hover:text-magenta-neon" @click="showNsecForm = !showNsecForm">
       {{ showNsecForm ? 'Hide' : 'Or paste an nsec (unsafe)' }}
     </button>
 
-    <div v-if="showNsecForm" class="flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-2">
-      <p class="rounded bg-red-950 px-3 py-2 text-left text-xs text-red-300">
-        ⚠ Unsafe: your private key is decoded and used to sign right in this
+    <div v-if="showNsecForm" class="hud-panel flex w-full max-w-xs flex-col gap-2 p-4">
+      <p class="rounded border border-magenta-neon/50 bg-magenta-neon/10 px-3 py-2 text-left text-xs text-magenta-neon">
+        ⚠ UNSAFE: your private key is decoded and used to sign right in this
         page. Only paste a throwaway/test nsec — never your real identity's.
         The key isn't saved anywhere; it's used once and discarded.
       </p>
@@ -69,18 +71,18 @@ async function handleNsecLogin() {
         v-model="nsecInput"
         type="password"
         placeholder="nsec1…"
-        class="rounded bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-white outline-none ring-1 ring-neutral-700 focus:ring-red-500"
+        class="rounded border border-cyan-neon/30 bg-black/60 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-cyan-neon outline-none focus:border-magenta-neon"
         @keyup.enter="handleNsecLogin"
       />
       <button
-        class="rounded bg-red-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-red-100 transition hover:bg-red-800 disabled:opacity-50"
+        class="rounded border border-magenta-neon px-3 py-2 text-sm font-bold uppercase text-magenta-neon transition hover:shadow-glow-magenta disabled:opacity-50"
         :disabled="loggingIn || !nsecInput"
         @click="handleNsecLogin"
       >
-        {{ loggingIn ? 'Signing in…' : 'Log in with nsec (unsafe)' }}
+        {{ loggingIn ? 'Authenticating…' : 'Connect with nsec (unsafe)' }}
       </button>
     </div>
 
-    <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-red-400">{{ error }}</p>
+    <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-magenta-neon">{{ error }}</p>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/MapView.vue b/frontend/src/views/MapView.vue
index 34ab563..0ffe841 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/MapView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/MapView.vue
@@ -26,13 +26,25 @@ const linkSourcePlace = computed<Place | null>(
   () => game.places.find((p) => p.id === linkSourceId.value) ?? null,
 );
 
-const TEAM_COLOR: Record<string, string> = { orange: '#f97316', green: '#22c55e' };
-const NEUTRAL_COLOR = '#9ca3af';
+const TEAM_COLOR: Record<string, string> = { orange: '#ff5f1f', green: '#39ff14' };
+const NEUTRAL_COLOR = '#3fb8c9';
 
 function colorFor(team: string | null): string {
   return team ? TEAM_COLOR[team] : NEUTRAL_COLOR;
 }
 
+function portalIcon(place: Place, isSource: boolean): L.DivIcon {
+  const color = isSource ? '#ffffff' : colorFor(place.claim_team);
+  const size = isSource ? 22 : place.claim_team ? 18 : 14;
+  const claimedClass = place.claim_team ? 'claimed' : '';
+  return L.divIcon({
+    className: `regress-portal-marker ${claimedClass}`,
+    html: `<div style="--portal-glow:${color}; width:${size}px; height:${size}px; border-radius:50%; background:radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, ${color}, ${color}33 70%); border:2px solid ${color};"></div>`,
+    iconSize: [size, size],
+    iconAnchor: [size / 2, size / 2],
+  });
+}
+
 function redraw() {
   if (!map || !markersLayer || !linksLayer || !fieldsLayer) return;
   markersLayer.clearLayers();
@@ -43,13 +55,7 @@ function redraw() {
 
   for (const place of game.places) {
     const isSource = place.id === linkSourceId.value;
-    const marker = L.circleMarker([place.lat, place.lon], {
-      radius: isSource ? 10 : 7,
-      color: isSource ? '#ffffff' : colorFor(place.claim_team),
-      weight: isSource ? 3 : 2,
-      fillColor: colorFor(place.claim_team),
-      fillOpacity: 0.85,
-    });
+    const marker = L.marker([place.lat, place.lon], { icon: portalIcon(place, isSource) });
     marker.on('click', () => onMarkerClick(place));
     marker.bindTooltip(place.name || `Place ${place.id}`, { direction: 'top' });
     markersLayer.addLayer(marker);
@@ -65,7 +71,12 @@ function redraw() {
           [from.lat, from.lon],
           [to.lat, to.lon],
         ],
-        { color: TEAM_COLOR[link.team], weight: 2, opacity: 0.8 },
+        {
+          color: TEAM_COLOR[link.team],
+          weight: 2,
+          opacity: 0.9,
+          className: link.team === 'orange' ? 'regress-link-orange' : 'regress-link-green',
+        },
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -77,7 +88,13 @@ function redraw() {
       .map((p) => [p.lat, p.lon] as [number, number]);
     if (points.length !== 3) continue;
     fieldsLayer.addLayer(
-      L.polygon(points, { color: TEAM_COLOR[field.team], weight: 1, fillOpacity: 0.15, stroke: false }),
+      L.polygon(points, {
+        color: TEAM_COLOR[field.team],
+        weight: 1,
+        fillOpacity: 0.18,
+        stroke: false,
+        className: field.team === 'orange' ? 'regress-field-orange' : 'regress-field-green',
+      }),
     );
   }
 }
@@ -139,9 +156,11 @@ const greenScore = computed(() => game.scores.find((s) => s.team === 'green'));
 
 onMounted(async () => {
   if (mapEl.value) {
-    map = L.map(mapEl.value).setView([32.7607, -16.9595], 12);
-    L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-      attribution: '&copy; OpenStreetMap contributors',
+    map = L.map(mapEl.value, { zoomControl: false }).setView([32.7607, -16.9595], 12);
+    L.control.zoom({ position: 'bottomright' }).addTo(map);
+    L.tileLayer('https://{s}.basemaps.cartocdn.com/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}{r}.png', {
+      attribution: '&copy; OpenStreetMap contributors &copy; CARTO',
+      subdomains: 'abcd',
       maxZoom: 19,
     }).addTo(map);
     fieldsLayer = L.layerGroup().addTo(map);
@@ -157,29 +176,41 @@ watch(linkSourceId, redraw);
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="flex h-full flex-col">
-    <header class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
-        <span class="font-bold">Regress</span>
-        <span class="flex items-center gap-1 text-orange-500">
-          ● {{ orangeScore?.claimedPlaces ?? 0 }} places · {{ orangeScore?.fields ?? 0 }} fields ·
+  <div class="flex h-full flex-col bg-void">
+    <header class="hud-panel z-[1000] m-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-5">
+        <span class="font-display text-lg font-black tracking-widest text-cyan-neon text-glow-cyan">REGRESS</span>
+        <span class="flex items-center gap-1 font-bold text-orange-neon text-glow-orange">
+          ▲ {{ orangeScore?.claimedPlaces ?? 0 }} <span class="text-orange-neon/60">nodes</span> ·
+          {{ orangeScore?.fields ?? 0 }} <span class="text-orange-neon/60">fields</span> ·
           {{ (orangeScore?.areaKm2 ?? 0).toFixed(2) }} km²
         </span>
-        <span class="flex items-center gap-1 text-green-500">
-          ● {{ greenScore?.claimedPlaces ?? 0 }} places · {{ greenScore?.fields ?? 0 }} fields ·
+        <span class="flex items-center gap-1 font-bold text-green-neon text-glow-green">
+          ▲ {{ greenScore?.claimedPlaces ?? 0 }} <span class="text-green-neon/60">nodes</span> ·
+          {{ greenScore?.fields ?? 0 }} <span class="text-green-neon/60">fields</span> ·
           {{ (greenScore?.areaKm2 ?? 0).toFixed(2) }} km²
         </span>
       </div>
       <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
-        <span class="text-neutral-400">
-          {{ auth.displayName ?? auth.pubkey?.slice(0, 8) }} ·
-          <span :class="auth.team === 'orange' ? 'text-orange-500' : 'text-green-500'">{{ auth.team }}</span>
+        <span class="text-cyan-neon/70">
+          {{ auth.displayName ?? auth.pubkey?.slice(0, 8) }}//<span
+            :class="auth.team === 'orange' ? 'text-orange-neon text-glow-orange' : 'text-green-neon text-glow-green'"
+            class="font-bold uppercase"
+            >{{ auth.team }}</span
+          >
         </span>
-        <button class="rounded bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-1 hover:bg-neutral-700" :disabled="actionBusy" @click="doSync">
-          Sync from BTC Map
+        <button
+          class="rounded border border-cyan-neon/50 bg-black/40 px-3 py-1 text-cyan-neon transition hover:border-cyan-neon hover:shadow-glow-cyan"
+          :disabled="actionBusy"
+          @click="doSync"
+        >
+          ↻ Sync BTC Map
         </button>
-        <button class="rounded bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-1 hover:bg-neutral-700" @click="auth.logout()">
-          Log out
+        <button
+          class="rounded border border-magenta-neon/50 bg-black/40 px-3 py-1 text-magenta-neon transition hover:border-magenta-neon hover:shadow-glow-magenta"
+          @click="auth.logout()"
+        >
+          Disconnect
         </button>
       </div>
     </header>
@@ -187,35 +218,40 @@ watch(linkSourceId, redraw);
     <div class="relative flex-1">
       <div ref="mapEl" class="h-full w-full"></div>
 
-      <div
-        v-if="linkSourcePlace"
-        class="absolute left-4 top-4 z-[1000] rounded-lg bg-neutral-900/95 px-4 py-2 text-sm shadow-lg"
-      >
-        Linking from <strong>{{ linkSourcePlace.name }}</strong> — click a friendly place to complete, or
-        <button class="ml-2 text-neutral-400 underline" @click="cancelLink">cancel</button>
+      <div v-if="linkSourcePlace" class="hud-panel absolute left-4 top-4 z-[1000] px-4 py-2 text-sm text-cyan-neon">
+        LINKING FROM <strong class="text-glow-cyan">{{ linkSourcePlace.name }}</strong> — select a friendly node, or
+        <button class="ml-2 text-magenta-neon underline" @click="cancelLink">abort</button>
       </div>
 
-      <div
-        v-if="selectedPlace"
-        class="absolute right-4 top-4 z-[1000] w-72 rounded-lg bg-neutral-900/95 p-4 text-sm shadow-lg"
-      >
+      <div v-if="selectedPlace" class="hud-panel absolute right-4 top-4 z-[1000] w-72 p-4 text-sm">
         <div class="mb-1 flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-          <h2 class="font-bold">{{ selectedPlace.name || `Place ${selectedPlace.id}` }}</h2>
-          <button class="text-neutral-500" @click="selectedPlaceId = null">✕</button>
+          <h2 class="font-display font-bold text-cyan-neon text-glow-cyan">
+            {{ selectedPlace.name || `Node ${selectedPlace.id}` }}
+          </h2>
+          <button class="text-cyan-neon/50 hover:text-cyan-neon" @click="selectedPlaceId = null">✕</button>
         </div>
-        <p v-if="selectedPlace.address" class="mb-2 text-neutral-400">{{ selectedPlace.address }}</p>
+        <p v-if="selectedPlace.address" class="mb-2 text-cyan-neon/50">{{ selectedPlace.address }}</p>
         <p class="mb-3">
-          Status:
-          <span v-if="!selectedPlace.claim_team" class="text-neutral-400">unclaimed</span>
-          <span v-else :class="selectedPlace.claim_team === 'orange' ? 'text-orange-500' : 'text-green-500'">
-            claimed by {{ selectedPlace.claim_team }}
+          STATUS:
+          <span v-if="!selectedPlace.claim_team" class="text-cyan-neon/60">UNCLAIMED</span>
+          <span
+            v-else
+            class="font-bold uppercase"
+            :class="selectedPlace.claim_team === 'orange' ? 'text-orange-neon text-glow-orange' : 'text-green-neon text-glow-green'"
+          >
+            held by {{ selectedPlace.claim_team }}
           </span>
         </p>
 
         <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <button
             v-if="selectedPlace.claim_team !== auth.team"
-            class="rounded bg-white px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-black hover:bg-neutral-200 disabled:opacity-50"
+            class="rounded border px-3 py-2 font-bold uppercase transition disabled:opacity-50"
+            :class="
+              auth.team === 'orange'
+                ? 'border-orange-neon text-orange-neon hover:shadow-glow-orange'
+                : 'border-green-neon text-green-neon hover:shadow-glow-green'
+            "
             :disabled="actionBusy"
             @click="doClaim(selectedPlace)"
           >
@@ -223,7 +259,7 @@ watch(linkSourceId, redraw);
           </button>
           <button
             v-else-if="linkSourceId !== selectedPlace.id"
-            class="rounded bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-2 hover:bg-neutral-700 disabled:opacity-50"
+            class="rounded border border-cyan-neon/50 px-3 py-2 text-cyan-neon transition hover:border-cyan-neon hover:shadow-glow-cyan disabled:opacity-50"
             :disabled="actionBusy"
             @click="startLink(selectedPlace)"
           >
@@ -231,7 +267,7 @@ watch(linkSourceId, redraw);
           </button>
           <button
             v-if="linkSourceId && linkSourceId !== selectedPlace.id && selectedPlace.claim_team === auth.team"
-            class="rounded bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-2 hover:bg-neutral-700 disabled:opacity-50"
+            class="rounded border border-cyan-neon/50 px-3 py-2 text-cyan-neon transition hover:border-cyan-neon hover:shadow-glow-cyan disabled:opacity-50"
             :disabled="actionBusy"
             @click="completeLink(selectedPlace)"
           >
@@ -239,17 +275,21 @@ watch(linkSourceId, redraw);
           </button>
         </div>
 
-        <p v-if="actionError" class="mt-3 text-red-400">{{ actionError }}</p>
+        <p v-if="actionError" class="mt-3 text-magenta-neon">{{ actionError }}</p>
       </div>
 
       <div
         v-if="!game.places.length && !game.loading"
-        class="absolute inset-0 z-[999] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/60"
+        class="absolute inset-0 z-[999] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/70"
       >
-        <div class="rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 p-6 text-center">
-          <p class="mb-3">No places loaded yet — pull the current Madeira dataset from BTC Map.</p>
-          <button class="rounded bg-white px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-black" :disabled="actionBusy" @click="doSync">
-            Sync from BTC Map
+        <div class="hud-panel p-6 text-center">
+          <p class="mb-3 text-cyan-neon">NO NODES DETECTED — pull the live Madeira dataset from BTC Map.</p>
+          <button
+            class="rounded border border-cyan-neon px-4 py-2 font-bold text-cyan-neon hover:shadow-glow-cyan"
+            :disabled="actionBusy"
+            @click="doSync"
+          >
+            ↻ Sync from BTC Map
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/TeamPickView.vue b/frontend/src/views/TeamPickView.vue
index e413588..1855088 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/TeamPickView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/TeamPickView.vue
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ async function pick(team: Team) {
 
 <template>
   <div class="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 px-6 text-center">
-    <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">Pick your faction</h1>
-    <p class="max-w-sm text-neutral-400">
+    <h1 class="font-display text-3xl font-black tracking-widest text-cyan-neon text-glow-cyan">CHOOSE YOUR FACTION</h1>
+    <p class="max-w-sm text-cyan-neon/60">
       This choice is permanent — you can't switch teams later, so pick the side you're actually playing for.
     </p>
-    <div class="flex gap-4">
+    <div class="flex gap-6">
       <button
-        class="rounded-lg bg-orange-500 px-8 py-4 text-lg font-bold text-black transition hover:bg-orange-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+        class="rounded border-2 border-orange-neon px-10 py-6 font-display text-xl font-black uppercase tracking-wider text-orange-neon transition hover:bg-orange-neon/10 hover:shadow-glow-orange disabled:opacity-50"
         :disabled="picking"
         @click="pick('orange')"
       >
         Orange
       </button>
       <button
-        class="rounded-lg bg-green-500 px-8 py-4 text-lg font-bold text-black transition hover:bg-green-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+        class="rounded border-2 border-green-neon px-10 py-6 font-display text-xl font-black uppercase tracking-wider text-green-neon transition hover:bg-green-neon/10 hover:shadow-glow-green disabled:opacity-50"
         :disabled="picking"
         @click="pick('green')"
       >
         Green
       </button>
     </div>
-    <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-red-400">{{ error }}</p>
+    <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-magenta-neon">{{ error }}</p>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/tailwind.config.js b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
index 17ce3a5..e41c133 100644
--- a/frontend/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
@@ -3,9 +3,37 @@ export default {
   content: ['./index.html', './src/**/*.{vue,ts}'],
   theme: {
     extend: {
+      fontFamily: {
+        display: ['Orbitron', 'sans-serif'],
+        mono: ['"Share Tech Mono"', 'monospace'],
+      },
       colors: {
-        orange: { team: '#f97316' },
-        green: { team: '#22c55e' },
+        void: '#050508',
+        panel: '#0b0d16',
+        cyan: { neon: '#00fff2' },
+        magenta: { neon: '#ff00e5' },
+        orange: { neon: '#ff5f1f' },
+        green: { neon: '#39ff14' },
+      },
+      boxShadow: {
+        'glow-cyan': '0 0 6px #00fff2, 0 0 18px rgba(0,255,242,0.5)',
+        'glow-magenta': '0 0 6px #ff00e5, 0 0 18px rgba(255,0,229,0.5)',
+        'glow-orange': '0 0 6px #ff5f1f, 0 0 18px rgba(255,95,31,0.6)',
+        'glow-green': '0 0 6px #39ff14, 0 0 18px rgba(57,255,20,0.6)',
+      },
+      animation: {
+        'pulse-glow': 'pulse-glow 2.4s ease-in-out infinite',
+        scan: 'scan 6s linear infinite',
+      },
+      keyframes: {
+        'pulse-glow': {
+          '0%, 100%': { opacity: 1 },
+          '50%': { opacity: 0.55 },
+        },
+        scan: {
+          '0%': { backgroundPosition: '0 0' },
+          '100%': { backgroundPosition: '0 64px' },
+        },
       },
     },
   },