diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_sign.py b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_sign.py
index d7bdb64..4bf8a08 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_sign.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_sign.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 
 from .base import FunctionalTest
 from apps.applets.models import Applet
-from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
+from apps.epic.models import DeckVariant, TarotCard, personal_sig_cards
 from apps.lyric.models import User
 
 
@@ -23,19 +23,37 @@ def _seed_my_sign_applet():
     )
 
 
+def _seed_earthman_sig_pile():
+    """Re-seed Earthman DeckVariant + the 16 MIDDLE court cards that
+    personal_sig_cards() returns. TransactionTestCase flushes wipe the
+    migration seed between tests, so each setUp must restore them.
+    See [[feedback_transactiontestcase_flush]]."""
+    earthman, _ = DeckVariant.objects.get_or_create(
+        slug="earthman",
+        defaults={"name": "Earthman", "card_count": 106, "is_default": True},
+    )
+    _NAME = {11: "Maid", 12: "Jack", 13: "Queen", 14: "King"}
+    for suit in ("BRANDS", "CROWNS", "BLADES", "GRAILS"):
+        for number in (11, 12, 13, 14):
+            TarotCard.objects.get_or_create(
+                deck_variant=earthman,
+                slug=f"{_NAME[number].lower()}-of-{suit.lower()}-em",
+                defaults={"arcana": "MIDDLE", "suit": suit, "number": number,
+                          "name": f"{_NAME[number]} of {suit.capitalize()}",
+                          "levity_qualifier": "Elevated",
+                          "gravity_qualifier": "Graven"},
+            )
+    return earthman
+
+
 class MySignPickerTest(FunctionalTest):
     """Happy-path picker: a user with the Earthman deck equipped lands at
     /billboard/my-sign/, picks a card, clicks SAVE SIGN, and sees the sig
     propagate to the Game Sign applet on /billboard/."""
 
-    # StaticLiveServerTestCase → TransactionTestCase flushes DB between tests,
-    # wiping migration-seeded DeckVariant + TarotCard rows. Without this flag,
-    # personal_sig_cards(user) returns [] because the signal that auto-equips
-    # Earthman can't find the deck. See [[feedback_transactiontestcase_flush]].
-    serialized_rollback = True
-
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        _seed_earthman_sig_pile()
         _seed_my_sign_applet()
         # Seed the rest of the billboard applets so /billboard/ renders
         # without missing-applet errors.
@@ -339,10 +357,9 @@ class MySignBackupDeckTest(FunctionalTest):
     NVM dismisses + picker stays usable w. backup deck cards; FYI links
     to the gameboard (Game Kit applet)."""
 
-    serialized_rollback = True
-
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        _seed_earthman_sig_pile()
         for slug, name in [
             ("my-sign", "Game Sign"), ("my-scrolls", "My Scrolls"),
             ("my-buds", "My Buds"), ("most-recent-scroll", "Most Recent Scroll"),
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
index 065846b..3946ee0 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 
 from .base import FunctionalTest
 from apps.applets.models import Applet
-from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
+from apps.epic.models import DeckVariant, TarotCard, personal_sig_cards
 from apps.lyric.models import User
 
 
 def _seed_gameboard_applets():
     """My Sea + the rest of the gameboard applets so /gameboard/ renders
-    without missing-applet errors during the applet-side assertions."""
+    without missing-applet errors during the applet-side assertions.
+    Mirrors the migration seed (0003 + 0008) — every slug must have a
+    matching _applet-<slug>.html partial under apps/gameboard/_partials/."""
     for slug, name, cols, rows, ctx in [
         ("my-sea", "My Sea", 12, 4, "gameboard"),
-        ("game-kit", "Game Kit", 4, 6, "gameboard"),
-        ("my-palette", "My Palette", 4, 4, "gameboard"),
+        ("game-kit", "Game Kit", 4, 3, "gameboard"),
+        ("new-game", "New Game", 4, 3, "gameboard"),
         ("my-games", "My Games", 4, 4, "gameboard"),
     ]:
         Applet.objects.get_or_create(
@@ -30,15 +32,37 @@ def _seed_gameboard_applets():
         )
 
 
+def _seed_earthman_sig_pile():
+    """Re-seed Earthman DeckVariant + the 16 MIDDLE court cards that
+    personal_sig_cards() returns. TransactionTestCase flushes wipe the
+    migration seed between tests, so each setUp must restore them.
+    See [[feedback_transactiontestcase_flush]]."""
+    earthman, _ = DeckVariant.objects.get_or_create(
+        slug="earthman",
+        defaults={"name": "Earthman", "card_count": 106, "is_default": True},
+    )
+    _NAME = {11: "Maid", 12: "Jack", 13: "Queen", 14: "King"}
+    for suit in ("BRANDS", "CROWNS", "BLADES", "GRAILS"):
+        for number in (11, 12, 13, 14):
+            TarotCard.objects.get_or_create(
+                deck_variant=earthman,
+                slug=f"{_NAME[number].lower()}-of-{suit.lower()}-em",
+                defaults={"arcana": "MIDDLE", "suit": suit, "number": number,
+                          "name": f"{_NAME[number]} of {suit.capitalize()}",
+                          "levity_qualifier": "Elevated",
+                          "gravity_qualifier": "Graven"},
+            )
+    return earthman
+
+
 class MySeaSignGateTest(FunctionalTest):
     """Sign-gate UX on the standalone /gameboard/my-sea/ page + the
     /gameboard/ My Sea applet. User without a saved sig sees a Look!-
     formatted nudge w. FYI to the picker + BACK to the gameboard."""
 
-    serialized_rollback = True
-
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        _seed_earthman_sig_pile()
         _seed_gameboard_applets()
         self.email = "sea@test.io"
         self.gamer = User.objects.create(email=self.email)