:root {
    --gold: #c5a059;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --bg: #0a0a0a;
    --card-bg: #141414;
    --border: #2a2a2a;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
    background-color: var(--bg);
    color: #eee;
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* ==========================================
   HERO SECTION
   ========================================== */
.hero-banner {
    position: relative;
    background: url('al/Live cover no texts.png') no-repeat center center/cover;
    height: 90vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 0%, black 75%, transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 0%, black 75%, transparent 100%);
}

.competition-logo {
    width: 220px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.main-title {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 5px;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin: 10px 0;
    color: var(--white);
}

.cta-button {
    background: var(--white);
    color: #000;
    padding: 16px 35px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.cta-button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    background: var(--gold);
    color: white;
}

/* ==========================================
   CONTENT LAYOUT
   ========================================== */
.container {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 25px;
}

.intro-section {
    padding: 100px 0;
    margin-top: -100px;
    /* Pulls content into hero fade */
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
}

.section-label {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 6px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: block;
}

.display-title {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    color: var(--white);
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.grid-content {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.feature-text {
    color: #888;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
    padding-left: 25px;
    font-style: italic;
}

/* ==========================================
   PILLARS GRID (Categories)
   ========================================== */
.category-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 15px;
    margin: 60px 0;
}

.cat-card {
    background: #0f0f0f;
    padding: 30px 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    transition: 0.3s ease;
}

.cat-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--gold);
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

.cat-card h4 {
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* ==========================================
   EDITORIAL WRAPPER (The Single Gold Line)
   ========================================== */
.content-wrapper {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 80px auto;
    padding: 0 0 0 50px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--gold);
    position: relative;
}

/* The Watermark Background */
.content-wrapper::after {
    background: url('al/unnamed.jpg') no-repeat center center/cover;
    position: absolute;
    right: -50px;
    bottom: 10%;
    font-size: 15rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: -1;
    letter-spacing: 20px;
}

.info-card {
    background: transparent;
    padding: 40px 0;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.display-title-small {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    color: var(--white);
}

/* Guidelines List */
.rules-list li {
    padding: 18px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    color: #ddd;
    /* ADD THESE TWO LINES */
    word-break: break-word;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.rules-list li {
    padding: 18px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.rules-list li::before {
    content: "—";
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-right: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* Table styling */
.event-table {
    width: 100%;
    border-collapse: collapse;
}

.event-table th {
    text-align: left;
    color: var(--gold);
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
}

.event-table td {
    padding: 18px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.special-note {
    margin-top: 20px;
    color: #555;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* ==========================================
   MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS
   ========================================== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .category-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .grid-content {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .display-title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .content-wrapper {
        padding-left: 25px;
        margin-left: 20px;
    }

    .category-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .display-title-small {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .content-wrapper::after {
        font-size: 8rem;
    }
}