diff --git a/assets/fx/energy-hum.mp3 b/assets/fx/energy-hum.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6788dd
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diff --git a/src/games/balatro/BalatroGame.js b/src/games/balatro/BalatroGame.js
index 5abca4d..8a0c45d 100644
--- a/src/games/balatro/BalatroGame.js
+++ b/src/games/balatro/BalatroGame.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { MusicPlayer } from '../../ui/MusicPlayer.js';
 import { api } from '../../services/api.js';
 import * as store from '../../services/localStore.js';
 import {
-  SUIT_NAMES, RANK_NAMES, HAND_BY_ID, handBase, fmtChips, BLINDS, DECK_BY_ID,
+  SUIT_NAMES, RANK_NAMES, HAND_BY_ID, handBase, rankChips, fmtChips, BLINDS, DECK_BY_ID,
   ENHANCEMENTS, EDITIONS, SEALS, TAROT_BY_ID, PLANET_BY_ID, SPECTRAL_BY_ID,
   VOUCHER_BY_ID, BOOSTER_BY_ID, BOSS_BY_ID,
 } from './BalatroData.js';
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ export const C = {
 };
 export const SUIT_GLYPH = { S: '♠', H: '♥', D: '♦', C: '♣' };
 const SUIT_COLOR = { S: '#2b2733', C: '#2b3a63', H: '#c8342c', D: '#d07a2c' };
+// Brighter variants that read on the dark tooltip panel.
+const TIP_SUIT_HEX = { S: '#e8e4f0', H: '#ff6b5e', D: '#ffa24f', C: '#a8c8ff' };
+const EDITION_HEX = { foil: '#5f8ad0', holo: '#5fd0d0', poly: '#d05fd0', negative: '#b9a8e8' };
+const SEAL_HEX = { red: '#ff6b5e', blue: '#5aa9f4', gold: '#e7c14b', purple: '#c88aff' };
+const RARITY_HEX = { common: '#4f9ad4', uncommon: '#4fae6a', rare: '#d44f4f' };
+
+// Scoring-hum rate curve: the looped hum's playback rate (and so its register)
+// climbs with log10 of the running score, from MIN at 0 up to a MAX cap.
+const HUM_MIN_RATE = 0.75, HUM_MAX_RATE = 8, HUM_RATE_PER_LOG10 = 0.7, HUM_VOLUME = 0.45;
+// Max jitter (px) of the chips/mult boxes when the hum reaches HUM_MAX_RATE.
+const HUM_SHAKE_MAX = 6;
 
 export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
   constructor() { super('BalatroGame'); }
@@ -66,6 +77,10 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     this._toastText = null;
     this._recorded = false;
     this._pendingDeal = null;
+    this._scoreHum = null;
+    this._hideUids = null;
+    this._shakeTargets = null;
+    this._roundScoreOverride = null;
   }
 
   create() {
@@ -88,6 +103,14 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     // Fast-forward: tapping during a scoring animation snaps to the end.
     this.input.on('pointerdown', () => { if (this.animating) this._skipAnim = true; });
 
+    // A plain click must not count as a drag (joker reordering), or clicking
+    // a joker would fire dragend and re-render over its sell panel.
+    this.input.dragDistanceThreshold = 8;
+
+    // The sound manager is game-global; don't leave the hum looping if the
+    // scene exits mid-scoring.
+    this.events.once('shutdown', () => this.stopScoreHum(true));
+
     const saved = store.read(SAVE_KEY);
     if (saved) {
       const run = deserializeRun(saved);
@@ -97,6 +120,25 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     this.renderView();
   }
 
+  // Chips/mult boxes jitter with the scoring hum: amplitude follows the hum's
+  // current (tweened) rate, so the shake intensifies as the register rises
+  // and settles the moment the hum stops.
+  update() {
+    const targets = this._shakeTargets;
+    if (!targets) return;
+    const hum = this._scoreHum;
+    let amp = 0;
+    if (hum) {
+      const n = Phaser.Math.Clamp((hum.rate - HUM_MIN_RATE) / (HUM_MAX_RATE - HUM_MIN_RATE), 0, 1);
+      amp = n * HUM_SHAKE_MAX;
+    }
+    for (const t of targets) {
+      if (!t.obj.active) continue;
+      if (amp < 0.05) t.obj.setPosition(t.bx, t.by);
+      else t.obj.setPosition(t.bx + Phaser.Math.FloatBetween(-amp, amp), t.by + Phaser.Math.FloatBetween(-amp, amp));
+    }
+  }
+
   // ── persistence / results ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
   save() {
     if (!this.run) return;
@@ -152,6 +194,9 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     this._playedSprites = {};
     this._jokerSprites = {};
     this._toastText = null;
+    this._tooltip = null;
+    this._tooltipOwner = null;
+    this._shakeTargets = null;
   }
 
   setView(v) {
@@ -403,17 +448,170 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     return cont;
   }
 
-  // Hover tilt for any card container.
+  // ── hover tooltips ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Balatro-style info popup: a panel above (or below, if there's no room)
+  // the hovered card describing exactly what it's worth. `info` objects are
+  // { title, titleColor?, tag?, tagColor?, stroke?, lines: [{ text, color? }] }.
+  showTooltip(anchor, info) {
+    this.hideTooltip();
+    if (!info || !anchor.active) return;
+    const W = info.width || 330, PAD = 16;
+    const cont = this.add.container(0, 0);
+    this.fxLayer.add(cont);
+    let y = PAD;
+    const title = this.add.text(PAD, y, info.title, {
+      fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '22px', color: info.titleColor || C.ink,
+      fontStyle: 'bold', wordWrap: { width: W - PAD * 2 },
+    });
+    cont.add(title);
+    y += title.height + 4;
+    if (info.tag) {
+      const tag = this.add.text(PAD, y, info.tag, {
+        fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '14px', color: info.tagColor || C.muted,
+      });
+      cont.add(tag);
+      y += tag.height + 8;
+    } else {
+      y += 4;
+    }
+    for (const line of info.lines || []) {
+      const t = this.add.text(PAD, y, line.text, {
+        fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '16px', color: line.color || C.muted,
+        wordWrap: { width: W - PAD * 2 },
+      });
+      cont.add(t);
+      y += t.height + 6;
+    }
+    const H = y - 6 + PAD;
+    const g = this.add.graphics();
+    g.fillStyle(C.panel, 0.97); g.fillRoundedRect(0, 0, W, H, 12);
+    g.lineStyle(2, info.stroke ?? C.panelEdge, 1); g.strokeRoundedRect(0, 0, W, H, 12);
+    cont.addAt(g, 0);
+    const ax = this.fxX(anchor), ay = this.fxY(anchor);
+    const cardH = anchor.height || 200;
+    const px = Phaser.Math.Clamp(ax - W / 2, 12, GAME_WIDTH - W - 12);
+    let py = ay - cardH / 2 - H - 16;
+    if (py < 12) py = ay + cardH / 2 + 16;
+    cont.setPosition(px, py);
+    cont.setAlpha(0);
+    this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, alpha: 1, duration: 110 });
+    this._tooltip = cont;
+    this._tooltipOwner = anchor;
+  }
+
+  // With an owner, only hides the tooltip that owner opened — a stray
+  // pointerout arriving after the next card's pointerover won't kill its tip.
+  hideTooltip(owner) {
+    if (owner && this._tooltipOwner !== owner) return;
+    if (this._tooltip) this._tooltip.destroy();
+    this._tooltip = null;
+    this._tooltipOwner = null;
+  }
+
+  playingCardInfo(card, debuffed = false) {
+    if (card.faceDown) {
+      return { title: 'Face Down', lines: [{ text: 'This card is hidden until it is revealed' }] };
+    }
+    const stone = card.enhancement === 'stone';
+    const title = stone ? 'Stone Card' : `${RANK_NAMES[card.rank]} of ${SUIT_NAMES[card.suit]}`;
+    const titleColor = stone ? '#b9b6b0' : TIP_SUIT_HEX[card.suit];
+    const chips = (stone ? 50 : rankChips(card.rank)) + (card.permaChips || 0);
+    const lines = [{ text: `+${chips} Chips when scored`, color: C.chipsHex }];
+    if (card.permaChips) lines.push({ text: `Includes +${card.permaChips} permanent bonus Chips`, color: C.chipsHex });
+    if (card.enhancement && !stone) {
+      const e = ENHANCEMENTS[card.enhancement];
+      lines.push({ text: `${e.name}: ${e.desc}`, color: '#e7c14b' });
+    }
+    if (stone) lines.push({ text: ENHANCEMENTS.stone.desc, color: '#e7c14b' });
+    if (card.edition) {
+      const e = EDITIONS[card.edition];
+      lines.push({ text: `${e.name}: ${e.desc}`, color: EDITION_HEX[card.edition] });
+    }
+    if (card.seal) {
+      const s = SEALS[card.seal];
+      lines.push({ text: `${s.name}: ${s.desc}`, color: SEAL_HEX[card.seal] });
+    }
+    if (debuffed) lines.push({ text: 'Debuffed: scores nothing and triggers no abilities', color: '#ff8a6a' });
+    return { title, titleColor, lines };
+  }
+
+  jokerInfo(id, inst, edition) {
+    const def = JOKER_BY_ID[id];
+    const desc = typeof def.desc === 'function' ? def.desc(inst || { state: def.initState ? def.initState() : {} }) : def.desc;
+    const lines = [{ text: desc, color: C.ink }];
+    const ed = edition ?? (inst && inst.edition);
+    if (ed) lines.push({ text: `${EDITIONS[ed].name}: ${EDITIONS[ed].desc}`, color: EDITION_HEX[ed] });
+    if (inst && inst.sellValue != null) lines.push({ text: `Sell value: $${inst.sellValue}`, color: C.money });
+    if (inst && inst.debuffedByBoss) lines.push({ text: 'Disabled by the Boss Blind', color: '#ff8a6a' });
+    return {
+      title: def.name,
+      tag: `${def.rarity.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${def.rarity.slice(1)} Joker`,
+      tagColor: RARITY_HEX[def.rarity],
+      stroke: C.rarity[def.rarity],
+      lines,
+    };
+  }
+
+  consumableInfo(kind, id) {
+    const def = kind === 'tarot' ? TAROT_BY_ID[id] : kind === 'planet' ? PLANET_BY_ID[id] : SPECTRAL_BY_ID[id];
+    const tint = { tarot: C.tarot, planet: C.planet, spectral: C.spectral }[kind];
+    const tintHex = `#${tint.toString(16).padStart(6, '0')}`;
+    const lines = [];
+    if (kind === 'planet') {
+      const hd = HAND_BY_ID[def.hand];
+      lines.push({ text: `+1 level: ${hd.name}`, color: C.ink });
+      const lv = (this.run && this.run.handLevels[def.hand]) || 1;
+      const cur = handBase(def.hand, lv);
+      const next = handBase(def.hand, lv + 1);
+      lines.push({ text: `lvl.${lv} (${cur.chips} × ${cur.mult})  →  lvl.${lv + 1} (${next.chips} × ${next.mult})`, color: '#a8d8ff' });
+    } else {
+      lines.push({ text: def.desc, color: C.ink });
+      // If this card turns cards into an enhanced/sealed/edition type, spell
+      // out what that type does.
+      const fx = def.effect || {};
+      if (fx.kind === 'enhance') {
+        const e = ENHANCEMENTS[fx.enh];
+        lines.push({ text: `${e.name} Card: ${e.desc}`, color: '#e7c14b' });
+      } else if (fx.kind === 'seal') {
+        const s = SEALS[fx.seal];
+        lines.push({ text: `${s.name}: ${s.desc}`, color: SEAL_HEX[fx.seal] });
+      } else if (fx.kind === 'aura' || fx.kind === 'wheel') {
+        for (const ed of ['foil', 'holo', 'poly']) {
+          lines.push({ text: `${EDITIONS[ed].name}: ${EDITIONS[ed].desc}`, color: EDITION_HEX[ed] });
+        }
+      } else if (fx.kind === 'hex') {
+        lines.push({ text: `${EDITIONS.poly.name}: ${EDITIONS.poly.desc}`, color: EDITION_HEX.poly });
+      } else if (fx.kind === 'ectoplasm') {
+        lines.push({ text: `${EDITIONS.negative.name}: ${EDITIONS.negative.desc}`, color: EDITION_HEX.negative });
+      }
+    }
+    return {
+      title: def.name,
+      tag: { tarot: 'Tarot Card', planet: 'Planet Card', spectral: 'Spectral Card' }[kind],
+      tagColor: tintHex,
+      stroke: tint,
+      lines,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Hover tilt for any card container. Pass `base.info` (a function returning
+  // a tooltip info object) to also show the Balatro-style detail popup.
   addHoverTilt(cont, base = {}) {
     const bs = base.scale ?? 1;
     cont.setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true });
     cont.on('pointerover', () => {
       if (this.animating) return;
       this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, scale: bs * 1.07, angle: (base.angle ?? 0) + Phaser.Math.Between(-3, 3), duration: 120 });
+      if (base.info) this.showTooltip(cont, base.info());
     });
     cont.on('pointerout', () => {
       this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, scale: bs, angle: base.angle ?? 0, duration: 140 });
+      if (base.info) this.hideTooltip(cont);
     });
+    if (base.info) {
+      cont.on('pointerdown', () => this.hideTooltip(cont));
+      cont.once('destroy', () => this.hideTooltip(cont));
+    }
     return cont;
   }
 
@@ -447,15 +645,18 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     // Round score
     const sy = boss ? 226 : 190;
     this.text(X + 24, sy, 'Round score', 18, C.muted);
-    this._roundScoreText = this.text(X + W - 24, sy - 6, fmtChips(run.roundScore), 34, C.ink, { ox: 1, bold: true });
+    this._roundScoreText = this.text(X + W - 24, sy - 6, fmtChips(this._roundScoreOverride ?? run.roundScore), 34, C.ink, { ox: 1, bold: true });
 
     // chips × mult live boxes
     const cy = sy + 66;
     const half = (W - 64) / 2;
-    this.panel(X + 24, cy, half, 64, { fill: C.chips, alpha: 0.85, stroke: false, radius: 10 });
-    this.panel(X + 40 + half, cy, half, 64, { fill: C.mult, alpha: 0.85, stroke: false, radius: 10 });
+    const chipsBox = this.panel(X + 24, cy, half, 64, { fill: C.chips, alpha: 0.85, stroke: false, radius: 10 });
+    const multBox = this.panel(X + 40 + half, cy, half, 64, { fill: C.mult, alpha: 0.85, stroke: false, radius: 10 });
     this._chipsText = this.text(X + 24 + half / 2, cy + 32, '0', 30, C.ink, { ox: 0.5, oy: 0.5, bold: true });
     this._multText = this.text(X + 40 + half * 1.5, cy + 32, '0', 30, C.ink, { ox: 0.5, oy: 0.5, bold: true });
+    // Shaken in update() with the scoring hum's intensity.
+    this._shakeTargets = [chipsBox, multBox, this._chipsText, this._multText]
+      .map((obj) => ({ obj, bx: obj.x, by: obj.y }));
     this.text(X + 16 + W / 2 - 8, cy + 32, '×', 30, C.muted, { ox: 0.5, oy: 0.5 });
     this._handNameText = this.text(X + W / 2, cy - 26, '', 20, C.gold ? '#e7c14b' : C.ink, { ox: 0.5 });
 
@@ -535,7 +736,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       this.add2(cont);
       this._jokerSprites[inst.uid] = cont;
       if (!frozen) {
-        this.addHoverTilt(cont);
+        this.addHoverTilt(cont, { info: () => this.jokerInfo(inst.id, inst) });
         cont.on('pointerdown', () => this.showJokerPanel(inst));
         this.input.setDraggable(cont);
         cont.on('drag', (ptr, dx) => { cont.x = dx; });
@@ -546,8 +747,12 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
             run.jokers.splice(cur, 1);
             run.jokers.splice(idx, 0, inst);
             this.save();
+            this.renderView();
+          } else {
+            // Order unchanged: snap back without re-rendering the whole view,
+            // which would destroy an open joker panel.
+            this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, x: cx, duration: 130, ease: 'Cubic.easeOut' });
           }
-          this.renderView();
         });
       }
     });
@@ -595,7 +800,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       const cont = this.drawConsumableCard(cx, y, inst.kind, inst.id, { w, h });
       this.add2(cont);
       if (!frozen) {
-        this.addHoverTilt(cont);
+        this.addHoverTilt(cont, { info: () => this.consumableInfo(inst.kind, inst.id) });
         cont.on('pointerdown', () => this.showConsumablePanel(inst));
       }
     });
@@ -658,7 +863,10 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
 
   renderHand(frozen) {
     const run = this.run;
-    const hand = handCards(run);
+    let hand = handCards(run);
+    // Cards drawn by the engine but not yet dealt on screen (they fly in
+    // after scoring) stay hidden.
+    if (this._hideUids) hand = hand.filter((c) => !this._hideUids.has(c.uid));
     const w = 150, h = 204;
     const centerX = 1160, y = 880;
     const maxSpan = 1300;
@@ -694,9 +902,17 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       }
       if (!frozen) {
         cont.setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true });
-        cont.on('pointerover', () => { if (!this.animating && !selected) this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, y: cy - 16, duration: 100 }); });
-        cont.on('pointerout', () => { if (!this.animating && !selected) this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, y: cy, duration: 120 }); });
-        cont.on('pointerdown', () => this.toggleSelect(card.uid));
+        cont.on('pointerover', () => {
+          if (this.animating) return;
+          if (!selected) this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, y: cy - 16, duration: 100 });
+          this.showTooltip(cont, this.playingCardInfo(card, isDebuffed(run, card)));
+        });
+        cont.on('pointerout', () => {
+          if (!this.animating && !selected) this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, y: cy, duration: 120 });
+          this.hideTooltip(cont);
+        });
+        cont.on('pointerdown', () => { this.hideTooltip(cont); this.toggleSelect(card.uid); });
+        cont.once('destroy', () => this.hideTooltip(cont));
       }
     });
     this.updateHandPreview();
@@ -808,15 +1024,17 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
   doDiscard() {
     if (!this.selected.length) { this.toast('Select cards to discard'); return; }
     const uids = this.selected.slice();
+    // Validate (and apply) the discard before animating so a rejected discard
+    // (e.g. none left) never plays the fly-out.
+    const r = discard(this.run, uids);
+    if (!r.ok) { this.toast(r.error); return; }
     const sprites = uids.map((u) => this._handSprites[u]).filter(Boolean);
     sprites.forEach((s) => s.disableInteractive());
     uids.forEach((u) => delete this._handSprites[u]);
     this.selected = [];
+    this.save();
     playSound(this, SFX.CARD_DEAL);
     this.discardCardsOut(sprites, () => {
-      const r = discard(this.run, uids);
-      if (!r.ok) { this.toast(r.error); this.animating = false; return; }
-      this.save();
       this._pendingDeal = new Set(r.drawn);
       this.renderView();
     });
@@ -827,6 +1045,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     const run = this.run;
     const uids = run.hand.filter((u) => this.selected.includes(u));
     const playedCards = cardsOf(run, uids).map((c) => ({ ...c }));   // snapshot for display
+    const prevRoundScore = run.roundScore;   // shown until the scoring animation completes
     // Remember where each played card currently sits in the hand fan so it
     // can fly from there to the played row instead of popping into place.
     const startPos = {};
@@ -836,17 +1055,53 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     });
     const res = playHand(run, uids);
     if (!res.ok) { this.toast(res.error); return; }
+    res.prevRoundScore = prevRoundScore;
     this.selected = [];
     this.save();
     playSound(this, SFX.CARD_PLACE);
     this.animateScoring(playedCards, res, startPos);
   }
 
+  // ── scoring hum: looped fx whose register climbs with the running score ───
+  startScoreHum() {
+    this.stopScoreHum(true);
+    try {
+      this._scoreHum = this.sound.add(SFX.ENERGY_HUM, { loop: true, volume: HUM_VOLUME, rate: HUM_MIN_RATE });
+      this._scoreHum.play();
+    } catch (_) { this._scoreHum = null; }
+  }
+
+  setScoreHumFromTotal(total) {
+    if (!this._scoreHum) return;
+    let rate = HUM_MIN_RATE + HUM_RATE_PER_LOG10 * Math.log10(Math.max(1, total) + 1);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(rate)) rate = HUM_MAX_RATE;
+    rate = Phaser.Math.Clamp(rate, HUM_MIN_RATE, HUM_MAX_RATE);
+    this.tweens.add({ targets: this._scoreHum, rate, duration: 150 });
+  }
+
+  stopScoreHum(immediate = false) {
+    const hum = this._scoreHum;
+    if (!hum) return;
+    this._scoreHum = null;
+    if (immediate) { try { hum.stop(); hum.destroy(); } catch (_) {} return; }
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: hum, volume: 0, duration: 350,
+      onComplete: () => { try { hum.stop(); hum.destroy(); } catch (_) {} },
+    });
+  }
+
   // ── scoring animation: pure playback of the trace ─────────────────────────
   animateScoring(playedCards, res, startPos = {}) {
     this.animating = true;
     this._skipAnim = false;
     this.dismissPanel();
+    this.startScoreHum();
+    // The engine already drew replacements into run.hand; keep them off
+    // screen until the deal-in animation after scoring. Likewise the round
+    // score already includes this hand — show the pre-hand value until the
+    // slam.
+    this._hideUids = res.drawn && res.drawn.length ? new Set(res.drawn) : null;
+    this._roundScoreOverride = res.prevRoundScore ?? null;
 
     // Freeze the table (re-render without input).
     this.clearView();
@@ -867,8 +1122,6 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     const scoringSet = new Set(res.trace.scoringUids);
 
     const events = res.trace.events;
-    const stepMs = Phaser.Math.Clamp(Math.round(2600 / Math.max(events.length, 1)), 70, 240);
-    let idx = 0;
 
     const findSprite = (source) => {
       if (!source) return null;
@@ -876,19 +1129,24 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       if (source.kind === 'joker') {
         if (source.jokerUid && this._jokerSprites[source.jokerUid]) return this._jokerSprites[source.jokerUid];
         if (source.cardUid) return this._playedSprites[source.cardUid] || null;
+        if (source.uid) return this._playedSprites[source.uid] || this._handSprites[source.uid] || null;
       }
       return null;
     };
 
+    // Score text flutters upward for ~1s: slow rise + gentle side-to-side
+    // wobble, fading only near the end.
     const floater = (sprite, textStr, color) => {
       const x = sprite ? this.fxX(sprite) : 980;
-      const y = sprite ? this.fxY(sprite) - 80 : 400;
+      const y = sprite ? this.fxY(sprite) - 90 : 400;
       const t = this.add.text(x, y, textStr, {
         fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '34px', color, fontStyle: 'bold',
         stroke: '#141019', strokeThickness: 5,
       }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(85);
       this.fxLayer.add(t);
-      this.tweens.add({ targets: t, y: y - 56, alpha: 0, duration: 700, ease: 'Cubic.easeOut', onComplete: () => t.destroy() });
+      this.tweens.add({ targets: t, y: y - 70, duration: 950, ease: 'Sine.easeOut' });
+      this.tweens.add({ targets: t, x: x + 9, duration: 160, yoyo: true, repeat: 5, ease: 'Sine.easeInOut' });
+      this.tweens.add({ targets: t, alpha: 0, delay: 650, duration: 300, onComplete: () => t.destroy() });
     };
 
     const pop = (sprite, big = false) => {
@@ -900,6 +1158,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       if (this._chipsText && this._chipsText.active) this._chipsText.setText(fmtChips(ev.chipsAfter));
       if (this._multText && this._multText.active) this._multText.setText(String(Math.round(ev.multAfter * 100) / 100));
       if (silent) return;
+      this.setScoreHumFromTotal(Math.floor(ev.chipsAfter) * ev.multAfter);
       const sprite = findSprite(ev.source);
       switch (ev.t) {
         case 'base':
@@ -924,6 +1183,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     };
 
     const finish = () => {
+      this.stopScoreHum();
       const totalEv = events[events.length - 1];
       applyEvent(totalEv, true);
       const score = res.trace.score;
@@ -936,9 +1196,11 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       this.tweens.add({ targets: slam, alpha: 1, scale: 1, duration: 180, ease: 'Back.easeOut' });
       this.cameras.main.shake(160, score >= this.run.blindChips ? 0.008 : 0.004);
       playSound(this, score >= 10000 ? SFX.SCIFI_EXPLODE : SFX.CASINO_BLACKJACK);
+      this._roundScoreOverride = null;
       if (this._roundScoreText && this._roundScoreText.active) this._roundScoreText.setText(fmtChips(this.run.roundScore));
 
       this.time.delayedCall(this._skipAnim ? 250 : 900, () => {
+        this._hideUids = null;
         if (res.destroyedJokers && res.destroyedJokers.length) {
           this.toast(`${res.destroyedJokers.map((id) => JOKER_BY_ID[id].name).join(', ')} destroyed`);
         }
@@ -959,23 +1221,88 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       });
     };
 
-    const tick = () => {
-      if (this._skipAnim) {
-        // Snap: apply remaining counter states instantly.
-        finish();
+    // Group consecutive events by the sprite they anchor to, so each scored
+    // card and each contributing joker gets its own ~1s dwell moment.
+    const anchorKey = (ev) => {
+      if (ev.t === 'base' || ev.t === 'total') return ev.t;
+      const s = ev.source;
+      if (!s) return null;
+      if (s.jokerUid !== undefined) return `joker:${s.jokerUid}`;
+      const uid = s.uid !== undefined ? s.uid : s.cardUid;   // retriggers carry uid under kind 'joker'
+      return uid !== undefined ? `card:${uid}` : null;
+    };
+    const groups = [];
+    for (const ev of events) {
+      const key = anchorKey(ev);
+      const last = groups[groups.length - 1];
+      if (key && last && last.key === key && key !== 'base' && key !== 'total') last.events.push(ev);
+      else groups.push({ key, events: [ev] });
+    }
+
+    const STAGGER = 280;
+    let gi = 0;
+    const playGroup = () => {
+      if (this._skipAnim) { finish(); return; }
+      if (gi >= groups.length) { finish(); return; }
+      const group = groups[gi++];
+      const first = group.events[0];
+
+      if (first.t === 'total') { finish(); return; }
+      if (first.t === 'base') {
+        applyEvent(first);
+        this.time.delayedCall(500, playGroup);
         return;
       }
-      if (idx >= events.length) { finish(); return; }
-      const ev = events[idx++];
-      applyEvent(ev);
-      this.time.delayedCall(ev.t === 'base' ? 420 : stepMs, tick);
+
+      const sprite = findSprite(first.source);
+      const isJoker = group.key && group.key.startsWith('joker:');
+      const dwell = Math.max(1000, group.events.length * 300);
+      const runEvents = (startDelay) => {
+        group.events.forEach((ev, i) => {
+          this.time.delayedCall(startDelay + i * STAGGER, () => { if (!this._skipAnim) applyEvent(ev); });
+        });
+      };
+
+      if (!sprite || !sprite.active) {
+        // No anchor (boss info lines etc.): play quickly and move on.
+        runEvents(0);
+        this.time.delayedCall(group.events.length * 200 + 100, playGroup);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (isJoker) {
+        // Grow + shake the joker while its boost flutters, then settle back.
+        this.tweens.add({ targets: sprite, scale: 1.15, duration: 120, ease: 'Back.easeOut' });
+        const shake = this.tweens.add({
+          targets: sprite, angle: { from: -5, to: 5 },
+          duration: 60, yoyo: true, repeat: Math.floor((dwell - 300) / 120), ease: 'Sine.easeInOut',
+        });
+        runEvents(140);
+        this.time.delayedCall(dwell, () => {
+          shake.stop();
+          if (sprite.active) this.tweens.add({ targets: sprite, scale: 1, angle: 0, duration: 140 });
+          playGroup();
+        });
+      } else {
+        // Raise + slightly enlarge the card; played cards stay raised, held
+        // (in-hand) cards settle back so the fan isn't left broken.
+        const uid = Number(group.key.slice(5));
+        const isHeld = !this._playedSprites[uid];
+        const baseY = sprite.y;
+        this.tweens.add({ targets: sprite, y: baseY - 34, scale: 1.12, duration: 140, ease: 'Back.easeOut' });
+        runEvents(160);
+        this.time.delayedCall(dwell, () => {
+          if (isHeld && sprite.active) this.tweens.add({ targets: sprite, y: baseY, scale: 1, duration: 140 });
+          playGroup();
+        });
+      }
     };
 
     // Fly each played card in from its former hand position; scoring only
     // begins once every card has landed in the played row.
     const flyIn = () => {
       let remaining = playedCards.length;
-      if (!remaining) { tick(); return; }
+      if (!remaining) { playGroup(); return; }
       playedCards.forEach((card, i) => {
         const tx = x0 + i * step, ty = py;
         const from = startPos[card.uid] || { x: tx, y: -220, angle: 0 };
@@ -989,7 +1316,7 @@ export default class BalatroGame extends Phaser.Scene {
             if (!scoringSet.has(card.uid)) cont.setAlpha(0.45);
             this._playedSprites[card.uid] = cont;
             remaining -= 1;
-            if (remaining === 0) tick();
+            if (remaining === 0) playGroup();
           },
         });
       });
diff --git a/src/games/balatro/BalatroScoring.js b/src/games/balatro/BalatroScoring.js
index 98c552f..833958c 100644
--- a/src/games/balatro/BalatroScoring.js
+++ b/src/games/balatro/BalatroScoring.js
@@ -241,23 +241,37 @@ export function scorePlayedHand(run, played, held, opts) {
     }
   }
 
+  // Joker defs emit sources without the physical joker's uid; stamp it onto
+  // events they just appended so the scene can anchor the scoring animation
+  // to the right joker sprite (copies attribute to the copying joker).
+  const stampJoker = (from, uid) => {
+    for (let k = from; k < events.length; k++) {
+      const s = events[k].source;
+      if (s && s.kind === 'joker' && s.jokerUid === undefined) s.jokerUid = uid;
+    }
+  };
+
   // 3. Jokers left to right: Foil/Holo before the effect, Polychrome after.
   //    State updates (onHandPlayed) land just before the joker's own
   //    contribution so scalers apply to the hand that grew them.
   for (const e of effJokers) {
     if (e.inst.debuffedByBoss) continue;
+    const mark = events.length;
     const src = { kind: 'joker', id: e.def.id || e.inst.id, jokerUid: e.inst.uid };
     if (e.inst.edition === 'foil') ctx.chips(50, { ...src, edition: 'foil' });
     if (e.inst.edition === 'holo') ctx.mult(10, { ...src, edition: 'holo' });
     if (e.def.onHandPlayed && !e.isCopy) e.def.onHandPlayed(ctx, e.hookInst);
     if (e.def.independent) e.def.independent(ctx, e.hookInst);
     if (e.inst.edition === 'poly') ctx.xmult(1.5, { ...src, edition: 'poly' });
+    stampJoker(mark, e.inst.uid);
   }
 
   // 4. Post-hand decays / triggers (Ice Cream, Seltzer, Loyalty, DNA...).
   for (const e of effJokers) {
     if (e.inst.debuffedByBoss || e.isCopy || !e.def.afterHand) continue;
+    const mark = events.length;
     e.def.afterHand(ctx, e.hookInst);
+    stampJoker(mark, e.inst.uid);
   }
 
   const score = Math.floor(chips) * mult;
diff --git a/src/games/balatro/BalatroViews.js b/src/games/balatro/BalatroViews.js
index bcb279a..2c8ccdf 100644
--- a/src/games/balatro/BalatroViews.js
+++ b/src/games/balatro/BalatroViews.js
@@ -202,12 +202,19 @@ export function renderShop(scene) {
   scene.text(470, cy - 150, 'For sale', 20, C.muted);
   shop.cards.forEach((item, i) => {
     const x = 560 + i * 190;
-    let cont;
-    if (item.slot === 'joker') cont = scene.drawJokerCard(x, cy, item.id, { edition: item.edition, w: 160, h: 214 });
-    else if (item.slot === 'playing') cont = scene.drawPlayingCard(x, cy, { ...item.card, uid: -1, faceDown: false, debuffed: false }, { w: 160, h: 214 });
-    else cont = scene.drawConsumableCard(x, cy, item.slot, item.id, { w: 160, h: 214 });
+    let cont, info;
+    if (item.slot === 'joker') {
+      cont = scene.drawJokerCard(x, cy, item.id, { edition: item.edition, w: 160, h: 214 });
+      info = () => scene.jokerInfo(item.id, null, item.edition);
+    } else if (item.slot === 'playing') {
+      cont = scene.drawPlayingCard(x, cy, { ...item.card, uid: -1, faceDown: false, debuffed: false }, { w: 160, h: 214 });
+      info = () => scene.playingCardInfo(item.card);
+    } else {
+      cont = scene.drawConsumableCard(x, cy, item.slot, item.id, { w: 160, h: 214 });
+      info = () => scene.consumableInfo(item.slot, item.id);
+    }
     scene.add2(cont);
-    scene.addHoverTilt(cont);
+    scene.addHoverTilt(cont, { info });
     scene.text(x, cy + 132, `$${item.cost}`, 26, C.money, { ox: 0.5, bold: true });
     cont.on('pointerdown', () => {
       const r = buyShopCard(run, i);
@@ -245,7 +252,14 @@ export function renderShop(scene) {
     }
     cont.setSize(180, 240);
     scene.add2(cont);
-    scene.addHoverTilt(cont);
+    const kindName = { playing: 'playing', tarot: 'Tarot', planet: 'Planet', joker: 'Joker', spectral: 'Spectral' }[def.what];
+    scene.addHoverTilt(cont, {
+      info: () => ({
+        title: def.name,
+        tag: 'Booster Pack',
+        lines: [{ text: `Choose ${def.picks} of ${def.options} ${kindName} cards`, color: C.ink }],
+      }),
+    });
     scene.text(x, py2 + 148, `$${slot.cost}`, 26, C.money, { ox: 0.5, bold: true });
     cont.on('pointerdown', () => {
       const r = buyPack(run, i);
@@ -275,7 +289,15 @@ export function renderShop(scene) {
     }
     cont.setSize(190, 250);
     scene.add2(cont);
-    scene.addHoverTilt(cont);
+    scene.addHoverTilt(cont, {
+      info: () => ({
+        title: v.name,
+        tag: 'Voucher',
+        tagColor: '#7ce0c0',
+        stroke: C.voucher,
+        lines: [{ text: v.desc, color: C.ink }],
+      }),
+    });
     scene.text(vx, vy + 152, `$${shop.voucher.cost}`, 26, C.money, { ox: 0.5, bold: true });
     cont.on('pointerdown', () => {
       const r = buyVoucher(run);
@@ -308,12 +330,19 @@ export function renderPackOpen(scene) {
   const x0 = CX - ((n - 1) * step) / 2;
   pack.options.forEach((opt, i) => {
     const x = x0 + i * step, y = 480;
-    let cont;
-    if (opt.what === 'playing') cont = scene.drawPlayingCard(x, y, { ...opt.card, uid: -1, faceDown: false, debuffed: false }, { w, h });
-    else if (opt.what === 'joker') cont = scene.drawJokerCard(x, y, opt.id, { edition: opt.edition, w, h });
-    else cont = scene.drawConsumableCard(x, y, opt.what, opt.id, { w, h });
+    let cont, info;
+    if (opt.what === 'playing') {
+      cont = scene.drawPlayingCard(x, y, { ...opt.card, uid: -1, faceDown: false, debuffed: false }, { w, h });
+      info = () => scene.playingCardInfo(opt.card);
+    } else if (opt.what === 'joker') {
+      cont = scene.drawJokerCard(x, y, opt.id, { edition: opt.edition, w, h });
+      info = () => scene.jokerInfo(opt.id, null, opt.edition);
+    } else {
+      cont = scene.drawConsumableCard(x, y, opt.what, opt.id, { w, h });
+      info = () => scene.consumableInfo(opt.what, opt.id);
+    }
     scene.add2(cont);
-    scene.addHoverTilt(cont);
+    scene.addHoverTilt(cont, { info });
     cont.on('pointerdown', () => {
       const r = pickFromPack(run, i);
       if (!r.ok) { scene.toast(r.error); return; }
diff --git a/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js b/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
index 4d10ddb..4a91139 100644
--- a/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
+++ b/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export default class PreloadScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     this.load.audio('sfx-chip-bet', 'assets/fx/chip-bet.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-dice-roll', 'assets/fx/dice-roll.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-bingo-balls', 'assets/fx/bingo-balls.mp3');
+    this.load.audio('sfx-energy-hum', 'assets/fx/energy-hum.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-pencil-write', 'assets/fx/pencil-write.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-piece-click', 'assets/fx/piece-click.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-mastermind-glitch-1', 'assets/fx/mastermind-glitch-01.mp3');
diff --git a/src/ui/Sounds.js b/src/ui/Sounds.js
index 038c653..c257ec3 100644
--- a/src/ui/Sounds.js
+++ b/src/ui/Sounds.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const SFX = {
   SW_DARK_1:             'sfx-sw-dark-1',
   SW_DARK_2:             'sfx-sw-dark-2',
   SW_DARK_3:             'sfx-sw-dark-3',
+  ENERGY_HUM:            'sfx-energy-hum',
 };
 
 export function playSound(scene, key) {