wrapped room table in .room-table-scene div, built styles and scripts to ensure table scales w. available viewport or aperture space

src/apps/epic/static/apps/epic/room.js

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+(function () {
+    var SCENE_W = 360, SCENE_H = 300;
+
+    function scaleTable() {
+        var scene = document.querySelector('.room-table-scene');
+        var container = document.getElementById('id_game_table');
+        if (!scene || !container) return;
+        var w = container.clientWidth, h = container.clientHeight;
+        if (!w || !h) return;
+        scene.style.transform = 'scale(' + Math.min(w / SCENE_W, h / SCENE_H) + ')';
+    }
+
+    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', scaleTable);
+    } else {
+        scaleTable();
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('resize', scaleTable);
+}());
+
 (function () {
     const roomPage = document.querySelector('.room-page');
     if (!roomPage) return;

src/static_src/scss/_room.scss

@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ html:has(.gate-backdrop) {
     gap: 2rem;
     width: 100%;
     max-height: 80vh;
+    align-self: stretch;
 }
 
 // ─── Table hex + seat positions ────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -302,14 +303,20 @@ $pos-d-x: round($pos-d * 0.5);    // 55px
 $pos-d-y: round($pos-d * 0.866);  // 95px
 
 // ─── Position strip ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Numbered gate-slot circles rendered above the backdrop (z 130 > overlay 120
-// > backdrop 100).  .room-page is position:relative with no z-index, so its
-// absolute children share the root stacking context with the fixed overlays.
-// When role-select is open, suppress pointer events so the strip doesn't
-// intercept clicks on cards (landscape: strip overlaps centered card fan).
+// Numbered gate-slot circles sit above the gate backdrop/overlay (z 130 > 120
+// > 100) but below the role-select fan (z 200), tray (310), and menus (310+).
+// .room-page is position:relative with no z-index, so its absolute children
+// share the root stacking context with the fixed overlays.
+// When the gate modal or role-select fan is open, suppress pointer events so
+// the strip doesn't intercept clicks or hover effects on the modal beneath it
+// (landscape: strip overlaps centered card fan too).
 // Must target .gate-slot directly — it has an explicit pointer-events: auto
 // override that wins over a rule on the parent .position-strip alone.
+html:has(.gate-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot,
 html:has(.role-select-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot { pointer-events: none; }
+// Re-enable clicks on confirm/reject/drop-token forms inside slots
+html:has(.gate-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot form,
+html:has(.gate-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot button { pointer-events: auto; }
 
 .position-strip {
     position: absolute;
@@ -409,7 +416,19 @@ html:has(.role-select-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot { pointer-events: non
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    min-height: 300px;
+    min-height: 0;
+}
+
+// Fixed design-size scene; JS scales it to fill .room-table via transform: scale().
+// Design dims: seat reach is ±110px H / ±95px V from centre + seat element size.
+.room-table-scene {
+    width: 360px;
+    height: 300px;
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    transform-origin: center center;
 }
 
 // Hex border: clip-path clips CSS borders, so the ring is a wrapper with the
@@ -584,7 +603,7 @@ html:has(.role-select-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot { pointer-events: non
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     border-radius: 6px;
-    border: 1px solid rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+    border: 2px solid rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
     background: rgba(var(--terUser), 1);
     cursor: default;
     transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease;
@@ -608,7 +627,7 @@ html:has(.role-select-backdrop) .position-strip .gate-slot { pointer-events: non
 .role-select-backdrop {
     position: fixed;
     inset: 0;
-    z-index: 100;
+    z-index: 200;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
@@ -663,9 +682,9 @@ $card-h: 120px;
     .card-back {
         transform: rotateY(0deg);
         font-size: 1.5rem;
-        color: rgba(var(--quaUser), 1);
-        background: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
-        border: 1px solid rgba(var(--terUser), 1);
+        color: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
+        background: rgba(var(--terUser), 1);
+        border: 2px solid rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
     }
 
     .card-front {

src/templates/apps/gameboard/room.html

@@ -9,22 +9,23 @@
          {% if room.table_status %}data-select-role-url="{% url 'epic:select_role' room.id %}"{% endif %}>
         <div class="room-shell">
             <div id="id_game_table" class="room-table">
-                <div class="table-hex-border">
-                <div class="table-hex">
-                    <div class="table-center">
-                        {% if room.table_status == "ROLE_SELECT" and card_stack_state %}
-                            <div class="card-stack" data-state="{{ card_stack_state }}"
-                                 data-starter-roles="{{ starter_roles|join:',' }}"
-                                 data-user-slots="{{ user_slots|join:',' }}"
-                                 data-active-slot="{{ active_slot }}">
-                                {% if card_stack_state == "ineligible" %}
-                                    <i class="fa-solid fa-ban"></i>
+                <div class="room-table-scene">
+                    <div class="table-hex-border">
+                        <div class="table-hex">
+                            <div class="table-center">
+                                {% if room.table_status == "ROLE_SELECT" and card_stack_state %}
+                                    <div class="card-stack" data-state="{{ card_stack_state }}"
+                                        data-starter-roles="{{ starter_roles|join:',' }}"
+                                        data-user-slots="{{ user_slots|join:',' }}"
+                                        data-active-slot="{{ active_slot }}">
+                                        {% if card_stack_state == "ineligible" %}
+                                            <i class="fa-solid fa-ban"></i>
+                                        {% endif %}
+                                    </div>
                                 {% endif %}
                             </div>
-                        {% endif %}
+                        </div>
                     </div>
-                </div>
-                </div>
                 {% if room.table_status == "SIG_SELECT" and sig_seats %}
                     {% for seat in sig_seats %}
                         <div class="table-seat{% if seat == sig_active_seat %} active{% endif %}" data-role="{{ seat.role }}" data-slot="{{ seat.slot_number }}">
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
                         </div>
                     {% endfor %}
                 {% endif %}
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>