body {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100vh;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, #e1c7d3, #ffffff);
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    user-select: none;
}

canvas {
    border: 4px solid #e16ca3;
    /* catcher’s pink border */
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(209, 76, 139, 0.2);
    background: linear-gradient(to top, #e4d0d7, #ffffff);
    display: block;
}

/* Score display */
#score {
    position: absolute;
    top: 60px;
    /* moved down from 20px */
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    background: #fce9f4;
    border: 2px solid #f3c2e5;
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 16px 32px;
    /* bigger padding */
    font-size: 2rem;
    /* larger text */
    color: #d14c8b;
    font-weight: bold;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(209, 76, 139, 0.3);
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    user-select: none;
    z-index: 10;
    pointer-events: none;
}


/* Start overlay */
#start-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: url('background.png') no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
    /* soft pink overlay */
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    z-index: 100;
}

.start-box {
    background: white;
    padding: 30px 50px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 3px solid #e16ca3;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(209, 76, 139, 0.3);
    text-align: center;
}

.game-title {
    font-family: 'Segoe UI Black', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 3rem;
    color: #d14c8b;
    margin: 0 0 25px 0;
    /* increased bottom margin */
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(209, 76, 139, 0.6);
}

.start-box h2 {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    /* add margin below subtitle */
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: #d27ca4;
}

.start-box p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #a3386f;
}

/* Fade-out effect */
#start-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
    /* smooth fade */
}

#start-overlay.fade-out {
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    /* allow clicks to go through after fade */
}

#backToGameBtn {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 60px; /* raise it higher from the bottom */
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    transform-origin: center; /* ensures scaling won't shift position */

    background-color: #8e44ad;
    color: white;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 12px 24px; /* bigger button */
    border: none;
    border-radius: 25px;
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(142, 68, 173, 0.6);
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem; /* larger text */
    user-select: none;
    z-index: 10;
}

#backToGameBtn:hover {
    background-color: #6c3483;
    transform: translateX(-50%) scale(1.05); /* keep center while scaling */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(108, 52, 131, 0.8);
}

#backToGameBtn:active {
    background-color: #5b2c6f;
    transform: translateX(-50%) scale(0.97); /* keep center while scaling */
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(91, 44, 111, 0.7);
}