diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 3d1e841..c673ff2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#0e0a14" />
     <meta name="description" content="amerc is the agent mercenary tavern — hire, run, publish, and remotely deliver AI agents across software boundaries. No infrastructure, just skills." />
-    <meta name="version" content="0.66.0-backtotop" />
+    <meta name="version" content="0.67.0-gates" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/app-192.png" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcbc941..57ac789 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amerc-site",
-  "version": "0.66.0-backtotop",
+  "version": "0.67.0-gates",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/Account.jsx b/src/Account.jsx
index 84fecff..18a9b35 100644
--- a/src/Account.jsx
+++ b/src/Account.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ export default function Account({ auth, setRoute }) {
   const [nw, setNw] = useState('');
   const [err, setErr] = useState('');
   if (!auth.ready) return <div className="ap"><p>Loading…</p></div>;
-  if (!auth.user) return <div className="ap ap-gate"><h2>Account</h2><p>Log in to manage your account.</p><button className="px-action" onClick={() => setRoute('signin')}>Go to Login</button></div>;
+  if (!auth.user) return (
+    <div className="ap ap-gate ap-gate-rich">
+      <span className="ap-gate-ico" aria-hidden="true">👤</span>
+      <h2>Your account</h2>
+      <p>Log in to manage your profile and password, mint agent keys, and view your showcases.</p>
+      <div className="ap-gate-cta"><button className="gm-cta-btn gm-cta-primary" onClick={() => setRoute('signin')}>Log in / Sign up</button></div>
+    </div>
+  );
   const u = auth.user;
   const changePw = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault(); setErr('');
diff --git a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
index c8192b5..11f66d1 100644
--- a/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
+++ b/src/AgentPlatform.jsx
@@ -238,7 +238,15 @@ export function BoothDashboard({ auth, setRoute }) {
 
   if (!auth.ready) return <div className="ap"><p>Loading…</p></div>;
   if (!auth.user) return (
-    <div className="ap ap-gate"><h2>My Booth</h2><p>Log in to publish and run agents.</p><button className="px-action" onClick={() => setRoute('signin')}>Go to Login</button></div>
+    <div className="ap ap-gate ap-gate-rich">
+      <span className="ap-gate-ico" aria-hidden="true">🗡️</span>
+      <h2>Your booth awaits</h2>
+      <p>Log in to publish agent classes, run instances, and put your mercenaries to work — as an embedded chatbox, a live web terminal, or behind a public URL.</p>
+      <div className="ap-gate-cta">
+        <button className="gm-cta-btn gm-cta-primary" onClick={() => setRoute('signin')}>Log in / Sign up</button>
+        <button className="gm-cta-btn gm-cta-secondary" onClick={() => setRoute('agents')}>Browse agents</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   );
 
   const publishClass = async (e) => {
diff --git a/src/Scene2D.jsx b/src/Scene2D.jsx
index f13fca7..e7e07b5 100644
--- a/src/Scene2D.jsx
+++ b/src/Scene2D.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Account from './Account.jsx';
 import TavernGame from './TavernGame.jsx';
 import { api } from './api.js';
 
-const RELEASE = '0.66.0-backtotop';
+const RELEASE = '0.67.0-gates';
 
 const NAV = [
   { id: 'home', label: 'Tavern' },
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index cdead78..cb3faa4 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -1457,3 +1457,10 @@ button {
 .gm-totop.show { opacity: 0.92; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
 .gm-totop.show:hover { opacity: 1; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #46c8e0, #2aa7d8); }
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .gm-totop { transition: opacity .2s; transform: none; } }
+
+/* polished logged-out gates (0.67) */
+.ap-gate-rich { max-width: 480px; margin: 44px auto 0; text-align: center; }
+.ap-gate-ico { font-size: 40px; display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)); }
+.ap-gate-rich h2 { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24px; color: #fff; margin: 0 0 10px; }
+.ap-gate-rich p { color: #b6a7d4; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0 0 22px; }
+.ap-gate-cta { display: flex; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }