diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_backstage_pass.py b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_backstage_pass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2260d13
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+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_backstage_pass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+"""Default-structure FTs for the Backstage Pass trinket.
+
+PASS is the magical, never-deposited trinket — unlike CARTE / COIN it
+auto-admits the user to any gate without going through the `.token-rails`
+deposit flow, so there's no `data-current-room-name` / In-Use parity work
+to do. These tests scaffold the auto-equip + tooltip rendering surfaces
+that PASS DOES share w. the other trinkets; deposit-side behavior is left
+as TODO until PASS's UX direction is decided in a future sprint.
+"""
+
+from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+
+from .base import FunctionalTest
+from apps.applets.models import Applet
+from apps.lyric.models import Token, User
+
+
+class BackstagePassTest(FunctionalTest):
+    """PASS auto-equips for is_staff users via the post_save signal in
+    apps.lyric.models.create_wallet_and_tokens — coverage focuses on the
+    initial-equipped state + tooltip prose. PASS doesn't go through the
+    `current_room` deposit path that CARTE / COIN use."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        for slug, name, cols, rows in [
+            ("new-game", "New Game", 6, 3),
+            ("my-games", "My Games", 6, 3),
+            ("game-kit", "Game Kit", 6, 3),
+        ]:
+            Applet.objects.get_or_create(
+                slug=slug,
+                defaults={
+                    "name": name, "grid_cols": cols,
+                    "grid_rows": rows, "context": "gameboard",
+                },
+            )
+        # is_staff branch of the signal grants PASS + auto-equips it
+        self.gamer = User.objects.create(email="vip@test.io", is_staff=True)
+        self.pass_token = self.gamer.tokens.get(token_type=Token.PASS)
+
+    # ── Test 1 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_pass_auto_equipped_for_staff_user(self):
+        """Verify the signal contract — staff users land on /gameboard/ with
+        PASS already equipped (mirror of COIN's auto-equip path for non-staff)."""
+        self.gamer.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.gamer.equipped_trinket_id, self.pass_token.pk)
+
+    # ── Test 2 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_pass_tooltip_renders_full_prose(self):
+        """Hover the Backstage Pass token in the Game Kit applet → main
+        tooltip shows title, description, shoptalk, and expiry."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("vip@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        pass_el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_pass")
+        self.browser.execute_script(
+            "arguments[0].scrollIntoView({block: 'center'})", pass_el
+        )
+        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(pass_el).perform()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
+        )
+        portal = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal")
+        self.assertIn("Backstage Pass", portal.text)
+        self.assertIn("Admit All Entry", portal.text)
+        self.assertIn("Entry fee", portal.text)  # shoptalk
+        self.assertIn("no expiry", portal.text)
+
+    # ── Test 3 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_equipped_pass_shows_equipped_mini_tooltip(self):
+        """Mini portal under the main tooltip says 'Equipped' for the auto-
+        equipped PASS (same shape as COIN's equipped-state mini portal)."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("vip@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        pass_el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_pass")
+        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(pass_el).perform()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
+        )
+        mini = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertTrue(mini.is_displayed()))
+        self.assertIn("Equipped", mini.text)
+
+    # ── Test 4 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_equipped_pass_shows_doff_active_don_disabled(self):
+        """Equipped PASS apparatus: DOFF active (clickable), DON is × disabled.
+        Symmetric to the unequipped state COIN tests exercise after DOFF."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("vip@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        pass_el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_pass")
+        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(pass_el).perform()
+        portal = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal")
+        )
+        don = portal.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-equip")
+        doff = portal.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-unequip")
+        self.assertIn("btn-disabled", don.get_attribute("class"))
+        self.assertEqual(don.text, "×")
+        self.assertNotIn("btn-disabled", doff.get_attribute("class"))
+        self.assertEqual(doff.text, "DOFF")
+
+    # TODO — PASS deposit/admit flow:
+    #   PASS auto-admits any gate w.o going through the rails like CARTE / COIN.
+    #   When PASS's deposit UX is decided in a future sprint, add tests for the
+    #   "PASS admits N slots" flow + (optional) data-current-room-name parity.
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7779b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+
+from .base import FunctionalTest
+from apps.applets.models import Applet
+from apps.lyric.models import Token, User
+
+
+class CoinOnAStringTest(FunctionalTest):
+    """COIN trinket gets the CARTE treatment — gets deposited through the
+    kit-bag rails, becomes unequipped on deposit, fills 1 gate slot (vs.
+    Carte's +6), shows In-Use: <room name> on Game Kit hover, and applies
+    btn-disabled to its DON / DOFF apparatus while deposited."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        for slug, name, cols, rows in [
+            ("new-game", "New Game", 6, 3),
+            ("my-games", "My Games", 6, 3),
+            ("game-kit", "Game Kit", 6, 3),
+        ]:
+            Applet.objects.get_or_create(
+                slug=slug,
+                defaults={
+                    "name": name, "grid_cols": cols,
+                    "grid_rows": rows, "context": "gameboard",
+                },
+            )
+        # Non-staff user → post_save signal creates COIN + FREE; COIN auto-equipped
+        # (cf. apps.lyric.models.create_wallet_and_tokens — is_staff branch grants
+        # PASS instead and auto-equips that; we want COIN as the starter trinket).
+        self.gamer = User.objects.create(email="coin@test.io")
+        self.coin = self.gamer.tokens.get(token_type=Token.COIN)
+
+    # ── Test 1 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_equipped_coin_shows_equipped_mini_tooltip_in_game_kit(self):
+        """COIN auto-equipped for non-staff users; hover on its Game Kit
+        token should surface the mini portal w. 'Equipped' just like the
+        Carte / Pass equipped-state path does."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("coin@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        coin_el = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_coin_on_a_string")
+        self.browser.execute_script(
+            "arguments[0].scrollIntoView({block: 'center'})", coin_el
+        )
+        ActionChains(self.browser).move_to_element(coin_el).perform()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").is_displayed()
+        )
+        portal = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal")
+        self.assertIn("Coin-on-a-String", portal.text)
+        self.assertIn("Admit 1 Entry", portal.text)
+        self.assertIn("and another after that", portal.text)
+        self.assertIn("no expiry", portal.text)
+
+        mini = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertTrue(mini.is_displayed()))
+        self.assertIn("Equipped", mini.text)
+
+    # ── Test 2 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_coin_deposit_unequips_from_kit_bag_and_fills_one_slot(self):
+        """Equipped COIN → create room → open kit bag → select COIN → click
+        rails btn → slot 1 enters RESERVED w. OK btn → click OK → slot fills
+        (COIN admits 1 Entry, cf. Carte's +6) → kit bag's Trinkets section
+        is now empty (COIN unequipped on deposit same shape as Carte)."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("coin@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        # Create a new room → land on gatekeeper
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_new_game_name").send_keys("Coin Room")
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_create_game_btn").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn("/gate/", self.browser.current_url)
+        )
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".gate-overlay"))
+
+        # Open kit bag, pick COIN, click rails btn — drop_token POSTs w. token_id
+        # via the kit-bag JS that injects a hidden token_id input before submit.
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_btn").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                f'#id_kit_bag_dialog [data-token-type="{Token.COIN}"]',
+            )
+        ).click()
+        self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button.token-rails").click()
+
+        # Slot 1 enters RESERVED — _table_positions.html renders an OK btn
+        # (.btn-confirm) inside the reserved slot pointing at confirm_token.
+        def get_slot(i):
+            return self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, f".gate-slot[data-slot='{i + 1}']"
+            )
+
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn("reserved", get_slot(0).get_attribute("class"))
+        )
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: get_slot(0).find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-confirm")
+        ).click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn("filled", get_slot(0).get_attribute("class"))
+        )
+
+        # COIN admits 1 Entry — slot 2 stays empty w. no confirm btn (cf.
+        # Carte's carte_active path that would surface drop-token-btn there).
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len(get_slot(1).find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-confirm")), 0
+        )
+
+        # Kit bag's Trinkets section is now empty (COIN unequipped on deposit).
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_btn").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_kit_bag_dialog .kit-bag-placeholder"
+            )
+        )
+
+    # ── Test 3 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_coin_in_use_game_kit_shows_room_attribution_and_btn_disabled(self):
+        """While COIN is deposited in a room, its Game Kit token carries the
+        room name on data-current-room-name (parity w. Carte) so the mini
+        portal can render 'In-Use: <room name>' on hover; the DON & DOFF btns
+        are both btn-disabled while the COIN is committed elsewhere."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("coin@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_game_kit"))
+
+        # Create room, deposit COIN — rails-click puts slot 1 in RESERVED;
+        # OK btn fills it (debit_token sets coin.current_room = room).
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_new_game_name").send_keys("Commitment Room")
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_create_game_btn").click()
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.assertIn("/gate/", self.browser.current_url))
+        self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_btn").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                f'#id_kit_bag_dialog [data-token-type="{Token.COIN}"]',
+            )
+        ).click()
+        self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "button.token-rails").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".gate-slot[data-slot='1'].reserved"
+            )
+        )
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".gate-slot[data-slot='1'] .btn-confirm"
+            )
+        ).click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".gate-slot[data-slot='1'].filled"
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Game Kit panel only renders on /gameboard/, not the gatekeeper page
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/gameboard/")
+        coin_el = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_kit_coin_on_a_string")
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "Commitment Room",
+            coin_el.get_attribute("data-current-room-name"),
+        )
+
+        # Both DON and DOFF btns inside the COIN tooltip should be btn-disabled
+        equip_btns = coin_el.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt .btn-equip, .tt .btn-unequip")
+        self.assertEqual(len(equip_btns), 2, "expected one DON btn + one DOFF btn")
+        for btn in equip_btns:
+            self.assertIn(
+                "btn-disabled", btn.get_attribute("class"),
+                f"expected btn-disabled on {btn.get_attribute('class')}",
+            )
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-game-kit.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-game-kit.html
index 08f3b80..934e485 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-game-kit.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_applet-game-kit.html
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
             </div>
         {% endif %}
         {% if coin %}
-            <div id="id_kit_coin_on_a_string" class="token" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">
+            <div id="id_kit_coin_on_a_string" class="token" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}" data-current-room-name="{{ coin.current_room.name|default:'' }}">
                 <i class="fa-solid fa-medal"></i>
                 <div class="tt">
                     <div class="tt-equip-btns">
-                        {% if coin.pk == equipped_trinket_id %}<button class="btn btn-equip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button><button class="btn btn-unequip" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">DOFF</button>{% else %}<button class="btn btn-equip" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">DON</button><button class="btn btn-unequip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button>{% endif %}
+                        {% if coin.current_room %}<button class="btn btn-equip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button><button class="btn btn-unequip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button>{% elif coin.pk == equipped_trinket_id %}<button class="btn btn-equip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button><button class="btn btn-unequip" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">DOFF</button>{% else %}<button class="btn btn-equip" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">DON</button><button class="btn btn-unequip btn-disabled" data-token-id="{{ coin.pk }}">×</button>{% endif %}
                     </div>
                     <h4 class="tt-title">{{ coin.tooltip_name }}</h4>
                     <p class="tt-description">{{ coin.tooltip_description }}</p>