.btn-play-now {
  --btn-color-1: #8c2e00;
  --btn-color-2: #6d2400;
  --btn-highlight: #b8470c;
 color: #ffffff;
  position: relative;

  background: 
    linear-gradient(145deg, var(--btn-color-1), var(--btn-color-2)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 75% 25%, var(--btn-highlight), transparent 70%);

  border: none;
  border-radius: 50px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: 
    background 0.3s ease-in-out,
    transform 0.15s ease-in-out,
    box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  box-shadow:
    0 6px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
    inset 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1),
    inset 0 -4px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  will-change: transform, box-shadow;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
}

.btn-play-now::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -150%;
  width: 250%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 50%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
  );
  transform: skewX(-20deg);
  transition: left 0.5s ease-in-out;
  z-index: 0;
}

.btn-play-now::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 1px;
  left: 1px;
  right: 1px;
  height: 48%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02)
  );
  border-radius: 50px 50px 0 0;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Arrow effect on hover */
.btn-play-now span::after {
  content: '→';
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 10px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
  opacity: 0.7;
  transform: translateX(-6px);
}

.btn-play-now:hover {
  --btn-color-1: #b13e05;
  --btn-color-2: #802900;
  --btn-highlight: #e95c16;

  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.035);
  box-shadow:
    0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
    inset 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15),
    inset 0 -4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.btn-play-now:hover::before {
  left: 100%;
}

.btn-play-now:hover span::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
  opacity: 1;
}

.btn-play-now:active {
  --btn-color-1: #6d2400;
  --btn-color-2: #8c2e00;


  box-shadow:
    0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
    inset 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
    inset 0 -1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}
/* Base button styles */
.btn-play-now {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  perspective: 1000px;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Sharp click effects */
.flash-layer {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0);
  z-index: 2;
}

.click-slice {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: white;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transform-origin: center;
  z-index: 3;
}

.click-shockwave {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 0 solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0);
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Sharp particles */
.sharp-particle {
  position: absolute;
  background: #ff5e00;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform-origin: center;
  z-index: 4;
}

/* Text and icon elements */
.btn-play-now__text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-block;
}

.btn-play-now__icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-block;
  transform-origin: center;
}

/* Pulse ring */
.pulse-ring {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 154, 61, 0.3);
  border-radius: inherit;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(1);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* Ripple effect */
.ripple {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  transform: scale(0);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}