diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7bb94e3..4fd321a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
       <button id="mute" aria-label="Musica: togli l'audio" title="Musica (M)">♪</button>
       <input id="volume" type="range" min="0" max="100" step="5" aria-label="Volume della musica">
     </div>
-    <section id="title" class="overlay">
+    <section id="splash" class="overlay" aria-label="Manzolo (Poca) Art Presents">
+      <p class="splash-name">Manzolo</p>
+      <p class="splash-art"><span>(Poca)</span> Art</p>
+      <p class="splash-present">Presents</p>
+    </section>
+    <section id="title" class="overlay" hidden>
       <h1>La Leggenda<br>del <span>Regolo</span></h1>
       <p class="subtitle">San Piero a Sieve · Palio della Fortezza · 2007</p>
       <div class="buttons"><button id="continue" hidden>Continua</button><button id="new-game">Nuova partita</button></div>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3186a7b..8a150c4 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ function updateUi() {
 
 let last = performance.now();
 function frame(now) {
-    const dt = Math.min(0.1, (now - last) / 1000);
+    // Il primo timestamp di requestAnimationFrame può precedere `last`: un dt negativo darebbe alla musica un volume
+    // sotto zero, il browser lancerebbe un errore e il ciclo dei fotogrammi si fermerebbe (gioco congelato).
+    const dt = Math.max(0, Math.min(0.1, (now - last) / 1000));
     last = now;
-    const screen = !$('title').hidden ? 'title' : !$('intro').hidden ? 'intro' : !$('ending').hidden ? 'ending' : 'game';
+    const screen = !$('title').hidden || !$('splash').hidden ? 'title' : !$('intro').hidden ? 'intro' : !$('ending').hidden ? 'ending' : 'game';
     music.update(trackFor(story, { screen, scene: game?.state.scene }), dt);
     if (game) {
         if (running) game.update(dt);
@@ -204,8 +206,22 @@ $('continue').addEventListener('click', () => start(readSave(storage)));
 $('restart').addEventListener('click', () => { if (storage) clearSave(storage); start(null); });
 
 // Dietro il titolo si vede già la piazza.
+// --- Cartello d'apertura «Manzolo (Poca) Art Presents»: 5 secondi (un clic o un tasto lo salta), poi il titolo.
+function showSplash() {
+    let done = false;
+    const end = () => {
+        if (done) return;
+        done = true;
+        $('splash').hidden = true;
+        showTitle();
+    };
+    setTimeout(end, 5000);
+    $('splash').addEventListener('click', end);
+    addEventListener('keydown', end, { once: true });
+}
+
 game = new Game(story);
 command = new Command(game);
-showTitle();
+showSplash();
 requestAnimationFrame(frame);
 loadAssets(story).then(ok => { if (ok.includes(false)) console.warn('Alcune immagini non sono state caricate.'); });
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 246d710..627a216 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ body { display: flex; justify-content: center; overflow-x: hidden; -webkit-tap-h
 #skip-intro { position: absolute; right: 10px; bottom: 10px; font: bold 14px var(--font); padding: .3em .9em; border-radius: 6px; border: 0;
   color: var(--bg); background: var(--dim); cursor: pointer; }
 @keyframes appear { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } }
+/* Cartello d'apertura «Manzolo (Poca) Art Presents»: le parole entrano una alla volta, il «(Poca)» cade dall'alto
+   come un'aggiunta a mano; dopo 4,3 s sfuma (il JavaScript lo toglie a 5 s). */
+#splash { z-index: 3; gap: .15em; cursor: pointer; background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%, #2a2030, #0d0910 70%);
+  animation: splash-out .7s ease-in 4.3s forwards; }
+#splash p { margin: 0; max-width: none; font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #000; opacity: 0; }
+#splash .splash-name { font-size: clamp(34px, 8vw, 88px); letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink);
+  animation: splash-in .9s ease-out .2s forwards; }
+#splash .splash-art { font-size: clamp(22px, 4.5vw, 50px); color: var(--accent); animation: splash-in .9s ease-out 1s forwards; }
+#splash .splash-art span { display: inline-block; font-size: .7em; font-style: italic; color: #7fe08a; opacity: 0;
+  animation: splash-poca .45s cubic-bezier(.3, 1.6, .6, 1) 1.9s forwards; }
+#splash .splash-present { font-size: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 26px); letter-spacing: .5em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
+  animation: splash-in .9s ease-out 2.6s forwards; }
+@keyframes splash-in { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
+@keyframes splash-poca { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-1.5em) rotate(-8deg) scale(1.8); } to { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(-8deg); } }
+@keyframes splash-out { to { opacity: 0; } }
 .overlay h1 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(30px, 7vw, 76px); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--ink); text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #000; }
 .overlay h1 span { color: #7fe08a; }
 .overlay h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(24px, 5vw, 52px); color: var(--accent); }
diff --git a/tests/browser.mjs b/tests/browser.mjs
index 8d60b55..ea48b80 100644
--- a/tests/browser.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser.mjs
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ const hotspotCenter = (page, id) => page.evaluate(id => { const h = game.hotspot
 
 try {
     const page = await open({ width: 1280, height: 860 });
-    await page.waitForSelector('#title:not([hidden])');
+    // Il cartello d'apertura, poi da solo il titolo.
+    assert.match(await page.textContent('#splash'), /Manzolo\s*\(Poca\)\s*Art\s*Presents/);
+    assert.ok(await page.isHidden('#title'), 'il titolo aspetta la fine del cartello');
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2800);
+    await page.screenshot({ path: `${OUT}/00-cartello.png` });
+    await page.waitForSelector('#title:not([hidden])', { timeout: 8000 });
+    assert.ok(await page.isHidden('#splash'), 'il cartello sparisce');
     await page.screenshot({ path: `${OUT}/01-titolo.png` });
     await page.click('#new-game');
     // L'introduzione: una riga per clic, poi comincia la partita.
@@ -108,6 +114,8 @@ try {
     assert.equal(await page.evaluate(() => game.state.scene), 'trebbio');
 
     const phone = await open({ width: 390, height: 844 });
+    await phone.click('#splash'); // un clic salta il cartello
+    assert.ok(await phone.isVisible('#title'), 'il clic sul cartello porta al titolo');
     await phone.click('#new-game');
     await phone.click('#skip-intro');
     await settle(phone);