diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82510ca..6f7ddb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
-# create-svelte
+# Bored Game
 
-Everything you need to build a Svelte project, powered by [`create-svelte`](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/tree/master/packages/create-svelte);
+Feeling bored?
 
-## Creating a project
+How about a board game?
 
-If you're seeing this, you've probably already done this step. Congrats!
-
-```bash
-# create a new project in the current directory
-npm init svelte@next
-
-# create a new project in my-app
-npm init svelte@next my-app
-```
-
-> Note: the `@next` is temporary
+Use this app to search for a board game to play because you are bored apparently.
 
 ## Developing
 
-Once you've created a project and installed dependencies with `npm install` (or `pnpm install` or `yarn`), start a development server:
+Once you've checked out the project and installed dependencies with `npm install` (or `pnpm install` or `yarn`), start a development server:
 
 ```bash
 npm run dev
@@ -29,10 +19,12 @@ npm run dev -- --open
 
 ## Building
 
-Before creating a production version of your app, install an [adapter](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs#adapters) for your target environment. Then:
+Building for production?
+
+Great! Run:
 
 ```bash
 npm run build
 ```
 
-> You can preview the built app with `npm run preview`, regardless of whether you installed an adapter. This should _not_ be used to serve your app in production.
+> You can preview the built app with `npm run preview`. This should _not_ be used to serve your app in production.
diff --git a/src/routes/games/index.svelte b/src/routes/games/index.svelte
index 2ab8700..2fe9983 100644
--- a/src/routes/games/index.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/games/index.svelte
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ import { Checkbox, NumberInput } from "carbon-components-svelte";
     border-radius: 4px;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0.2rem;
-    background-color: palegreen;
+    background-color: var(--color-btn-primary-active);
   }
 
   .games {
diff --git a/src/routes/index.svelte b/src/routes/index.svelte
index 2114f83..8780a36 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/index.svelte
@@ -133,10 +133,11 @@
   }
 
   button {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0.2rem;
-    background-color: palegreen;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    margin: 0.5rem;
+    padding: 1rem;
+    color: var(--clr-input-txt);
+    background-color: var(--color-btn-primary-active);
   }
 
   .games {
diff --git a/src/styles/global.scss b/src/styles/global.scss
index a7dd3cf..757b382 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.scss
+++ b/src/styles/global.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   --color-border-primary: hsl(0, 0%, 34%);
   --color-link-hover: hsl(209 22% 19%);
   --color-placeholder: hsl(210 34% 80%);
+  --clr-input-txt: hsl(177 100% 15%);
 
   --red: #990000;
   --redBrown: #633539;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
   --secondary: var(--redBrown);
   --background: var(--white);
   --textColor: var(--lighterGreyBlue);
-  --buttonTextColor: var(--black);
+  --buttonTextColor: var(--white);
   --lineColor: var(--grey);
   --cardBg: var(--darkGrey);
   --headerBackground: var(--greyBlue);
@@ -139,10 +140,6 @@
 }
 
 html {
-  /* background-image: url(${floatingCogs}); */
-  /* background-color: var(--background); */
-  /* background-size: 450px; */
-  /* background-attachment: fixed; */
   font-size: 62.5%;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   scrollbar-width: thin;
@@ -178,8 +175,8 @@ body {
   font-size: var(--font-18);
   color: var(--color-text-primary);
   // background-color: var(--color-bg-primary);
-  background-color: #555555;
-  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100%25' height='100%25' viewBox='0 0 100 60'%3E%3Cg %3E%3Crect fill='%23555555' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23565656' x='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23575757' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23575757' x='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23585858' x='10' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23595959' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235a5a5a' x='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235b5b5b' x='20' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235c5c5c' x='10' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235c5c5c' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235d5d5d' x='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235e5e5e' x='30' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235f5f5f' x='20' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23606060' x='10' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23616161' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23626262' x='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23626262' x='40' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23636363' x='30' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23646464' x='20' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23656565' x='10' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23666666' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23676767' x='60' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23686868' x='50' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23686868' x='40' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23696969' x='30' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236a6a6a' x='20' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236b6b6b' x='10' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236c6c6c' x='70' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236d6d6d' x='60' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236e6e6e' x='50' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236e6e6e' x='40' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236f6f6f' x='30' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23707070' x='20' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23717171' x='80' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23727272' x='70' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23737373' x='60' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23747474' x='50' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23747474' x='40' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23757575' x='30' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23767676' x='90' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23777777' x='80' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23787878' x='70' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23797979' x='60' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237a7a7a' x='50' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237b7b7b' x='40' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237c7c7c' x='90' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237c7c7c' x='80' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237d7d7d' x='70' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237e7e7e' x='60' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237f7f7f' x='50' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23808080' x='90' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23818181' x='80' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23828282' x='70' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23838383' x='60' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23848484' x='90' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23848484' x='80' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23858585' x='70' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23868686' x='90' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23878787' x='80' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23888888' x='90' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
+  background-color: #2D3A3A;
+  // background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100%25' height='100%25' viewBox='0 0 100 60'%3E%3Cg %3E%3Crect fill='%23555555' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23565656' x='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23575757' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23575757' x='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23585858' x='10' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23595959' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235a5a5a' x='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235b5b5b' x='20' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235c5c5c' x='10' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235c5c5c' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235d5d5d' x='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235e5e5e' x='30' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%235f5f5f' x='20' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23606060' x='10' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23616161' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23626262' x='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23626262' x='40' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23636363' x='30' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23646464' x='20' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23656565' x='10' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23666666' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23676767' x='60' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23686868' x='50' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23686868' x='40' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23696969' x='30' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236a6a6a' x='20' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236b6b6b' x='10' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236c6c6c' x='70' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236d6d6d' x='60' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236e6e6e' x='50' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236e6e6e' x='40' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%236f6f6f' x='30' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23707070' x='20' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23717171' x='80' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23727272' x='70' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23737373' x='60' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23747474' x='50' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23747474' x='40' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23757575' x='30' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23767676' x='90' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23777777' x='80' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23787878' x='70' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23797979' x='60' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237a7a7a' x='50' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237b7b7b' x='40' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237c7c7c' x='90' y='10' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237c7c7c' x='80' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237d7d7d' x='70' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237e7e7e' x='60' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%237f7f7f' x='50' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23808080' x='90' y='20' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23818181' x='80' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23828282' x='70' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23838383' x='60' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23848484' x='90' y='30' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23848484' x='80' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23858585' x='70' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23868686' x='90' y='40' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23878787' x='80' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3Crect fill='%23888888' x='90' y='50' width='11' height='11'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
   background-attachment: fixed;
   background-size: cover;
 }