diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
index 3050f44..9a91fd2 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
@@ -969,23 +969,26 @@ class MySeaCardDrawTest(FunctionalTest):
 
     # ── Test 6 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    def test_del_btn_is_disabled_until_hand_complete(self):
-        """Iter-4c — DEL btn renders `.btn-disabled` server-side until
-        the hand is complete (per spec: the 24h free-draw quota is
-        committed at first-card-draw, can't be refunded by an early
-        DEL). Once the hand fills, JS removes `.btn-disabled` from DEL."""
+    def test_del_btn_is_disabled_until_first_draw(self):
+        """User spec 2026-05-26: DEL btn renders `.btn-disabled` only
+        UNTIL the first card lands (was: until hand complete). The 24h
+        free-draw quota is still committed at first-card-draw + can't be
+        refunded by an early DEL, but the user can DEL the in-progress
+        hand to start over within the cycle. JS `_setHasDrawn(true)` fires
+        on the first deposit + at the AUTO DRAW POST-commit moment."""
         picker = self._enter_picker_phase()
         delbtn = picker.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_sea_del")
+        # Pre-draw — disabled.
         self.assertIn("btn-disabled", delbtn.get_attribute("class"))
         self._draw_one(picker, "levity")
-        # Mid-draw — still disabled.
-        self.assertIn("btn-disabled", delbtn.get_attribute("class"))
-        self._draw_one(picker, "levity")
-        self._draw_one(picker, "gravity")
-        # Hand complete — DEL un-disables (clicking now opens guard portal).
+        # First card landed — DEL un-disables immediately.
         self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.assertNotIn("btn-disabled", delbtn.get_attribute("class"))
         )
+        # Subsequent draws + completion — DEL stays enabled.
+        self._draw_one(picker, "levity")
+        self._draw_one(picker, "gravity")
+        self.assertNotIn("btn-disabled", delbtn.get_attribute("class"))
 
     # ── Test 7 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -1846,9 +1849,12 @@ class MySeaGearBtnTest(FunctionalTest):
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_my_sea_menu")
         )
         self.assertEqual(menu.value_of_css_property("display"), "block")
-        # NVM link present, DEL + BYE deliberately absent.
+        # NVM btn present, DEL + BYE deliberately absent. NVM is a `<button
+        # onclick="location.href=...">` (NOT an `<a class="btn">`) per 2026-
+        # 05-26 fix — anchors inherit body's serif font, buttons stay sans-
+        # serif. Check the onclick attr for the nav target instead of href.
         nvm = menu.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-cancel")
-        self.assertIn("/gameboard/", nvm.get_attribute("href"))
+        self.assertIn("/gameboard/", nvm.get_attribute("onclick") or "")
         self.assertEqual(
             len(menu.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-danger")), 0,
         )
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py b/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
index 6436186..159ef0d 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
@@ -70,21 +70,26 @@ class GameboardNavigationTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.assertIn("Coin-on-a-String", coin_tooltip)
         self.assertIn("Admit 1 Entry", coin_tooltip)
         self.assertIn("and another after that", coin_tooltip)
-        # 7. Assert 1× Free Token (complimentary) present in kit
-        free_token = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_free_token")
-        # 8. Hover over it; assert tooltip shows name, entry text & expiry date
-        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(free_token).perform()
-        self.wait_for(
-            lambda: self.assertTrue(
-                self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
-            )
+        # 7. (REMOVED 2026-05-26) Free Token used to live in Game Kit applet
+        # — moved to /dashboard/'s My Wallet applet per spec ("only equippables
+        # in Game Kit"). Free Token tooltip coverage now lives on /dashboard/.
+        # 8. NEGATIVE assertion: Free Token element must NOT exist on Game Kit
+        # — regression guard against accidentally re-adding non-equippable
+        # items here.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(self.browser.find_elements(By.ID, "id_kit_free_token")), 0,
+            "Free Token must NOT render in the Game Kit applet — it's not "
+            "equippable; lives in My Wallet applet on /dashboard/",
         )
-        free_tooltip = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").text
-        self.assertIn("Free Token", free_tooltip)
-        self.assertIn("Admit 1 Entry", free_tooltip)
-        self.assertIn("Expires", free_tooltip)
-        # 9. Assert card deck & dice set placeholder present
-        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_card_deck")
+        # 9. Assert card deck + dice set present. capman has Earthman unlocked
+        # via the post_save signal (`apps/lyric/models.py:540`), so the
+        # `id_kit_card_deck` empty-state placeholder doesn't render — the
+        # concrete `id_kit_earthman_deck` does instead. (The `id_kit_card_
+        # deck` placeholder was previously asserted here, which was a stale
+        # check predating the auto-unlock signal — caught 2026-05-26 by the
+        # CI run that surfaced it after the Free Token relocation moved this
+        # test's failure point past step 7.)
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_earthman_deck")
         self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_dice_set")
 
 
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_carte_blanche.py b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_carte_blanche.py
index 24753fa..af8fd34 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_carte_blanche.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_carte_blanche.py
@@ -85,15 +85,27 @@ class CarteBlancheTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
         self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
 
-        # 2. Hover over Free Token — no mini tooltip (not a trinket, no data-token-id)
-        el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_free_token")
-        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(el).perform()
+        # 1a. Dismiss the My-Sea sign-gate Brief that auto-fires for new users
+        # without a sig. The Brief slides in via `Brief.showBanner` on DOM-
+        # ready + obscures the create-game-btn (step 8 below). The prior
+        # version of the test had a 5+ second hover/wait at step 2 (Free
+        # Token tooltip — now removed) that masked the race; without that
+        # wait, we have to explicitly dismiss the banner before proceeding.
         self.wait_for(
-            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sea-sign-gate-brief")
         )
+        self.browser.find_element(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sea-sign-gate-brief .btn-cancel"
+        ).click()
+
+        # 2. (REMOVED 2026-05-26) Free Token used to live in the Game Kit
+        # applet here + served as the "non-trinket, no mini-tooltip" example.
+        # Per user spec, Free + Tithe tokens moved to /dashboard/'s Wallet
+        # applet — Game Kit now holds ONLY equippables (trinkets, decks,
+        # dice), all of which carry data-token-id or data-deck-id + show
+        # the mini-tooltip. No non-equippable icon left on Game Kit to
+        # demo the no-mini case w. The rest of the test (Carte Blanche
+        # multi-slot equip flow) is the primary thing being verified.
         # Coin-on-a-String IS equippable (has data-token-id) — mini tooltip shows
         coin_el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_coin_on_a_string")
         ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(coin_el).perform()