diff --git a/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/GameInfoPanel.tsx b/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/GameInfoPanel.tsx
index 35677e12..e2f5e92f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/GameInfoPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/GameInfoPanel.tsx
@@ -170,31 +170,48 @@ export function GameInfoPanel({
           className={css({
             flex: 1,
             textAlign: 'center',
-            padding: '2',
+            padding: '3',
             bg: isDark ? 'blue.900' : 'blue.50',
-            rounded: 'md',
-            border: '2px solid',
+            rounded: 'xl',
+            border: '3px solid',
             borderColor: 'blue.500',
             minWidth: 0, // Allow shrinking
             display: 'flex',
             flexDirection: 'column',
             gap: '1',
           })}
+          style={{
+            animation: 'glowPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite',
+          }}
         >
+          <style>{`
+            @keyframes glowPulse {
+              0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3); }
+              50% { box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.6), 0 0 30px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3); }
+            }
+            @keyframes popIn {
+              0% { transform: scale(0.8); opacity: 0; }
+              50% { transform: scale(1.1); }
+              100% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; }
+            }
+          `}</style>
           <div
             className={css({
-              fontSize: '2xs',
+              fontSize: 'xs',
               color: isDark ? 'blue.300' : 'blue.700',
-              fontWeight: 'semibold',
+              fontWeight: 'bold',
+              textTransform: 'uppercase',
+              letterSpacing: 'wide',
             })}
           >
-            Find:
+            🎯 Find
           </div>
           <div
+            key={currentRegionId || 'empty'} // Re-trigger animation on change
             className={css({
-              fontSize: 'lg',
+              fontSize: '2xl',
               fontWeight: 'bold',
-              color: isDark ? 'blue.100' : 'blue.900',
+              color: isDark ? 'white' : 'blue.900',
               overflow: 'hidden',
               textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
               whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
@@ -203,8 +220,12 @@ export function GameInfoPanel({
               justifyContent: 'center',
               gap: '2',
             })}
+            style={{
+              animation: 'popIn 0.4s ease-out',
+              textShadow: isDark ? '0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)' : 'none',
+            }}
           >
-            {flagEmoji && <span className={css({ fontSize: 'xl' })}>{flagEmoji}</span>}
+            {flagEmoji && <span className={css({ fontSize: '2xl' })}>{flagEmoji}</span>}
             <span>{currentRegionName || '...'}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/MapRenderer.tsx b/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/MapRenderer.tsx
index 9386f91d..ddcf8d23 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/MapRenderer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/arcade-games/know-your-world/components/MapRenderer.tsx
@@ -494,6 +494,20 @@ export function MapRenderer({
   const hintText = useRegionHint(hintMapKey, currentPrompt)
   const hasHint = useHasRegionHint(hintMapKey, currentPrompt)
 
+  // Get the current region name for audio hints
+  const currentRegionName = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!currentPrompt) return null
+    const region = mapData.regions.find((r) => r.id === currentPrompt)
+    return region?.name ?? null
+  }, [currentPrompt, mapData.regions])
+
+  // Create full hint text with region name prefix for speech
+  const fullHintText = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!hintText) return null
+    if (!currentRegionName) return hintText
+    return `${currentRegionName}. ${hintText}`
+  }, [currentRegionName, hintText])
+
   // Speech synthesis for reading hints aloud
   const {
     speak: speakHint,
@@ -585,10 +599,10 @@ export function MapRenderer({
   const handleSpeakClick = useCallback(() => {
     if (isSpeaking) {
       stopSpeaking()
-    } else if (hintText) {
-      speakHint(hintText, withAccent)
+    } else if (fullHintText) {
+      speakHint(fullHintText, withAccent)
     }
-  }, [isSpeaking, stopSpeaking, hintText, speakHint, withAccent])
+  }, [isSpeaking, stopSpeaking, fullHintText, speakHint, withAccent])
 
   const speakButton = usePointerLockButton({
     id: 'speak-hint',
@@ -712,10 +726,10 @@ export function MapRenderer({
     const justOpened = showHintBubble && !prevShowHintBubbleRef.current
     prevShowHintBubbleRef.current = showHintBubble
 
-    if (justOpened && autoSpeak && hintText && isSpeechSupported) {
-      speakHint(hintText, withAccent)
+    if (justOpened && autoSpeak && fullHintText && isSpeechSupported) {
+      speakHint(fullHintText, withAccent)
     }
-  }, [showHintBubble, autoSpeak, hintText, isSpeechSupported, speakHint, withAccent])
+  }, [showHintBubble, autoSpeak, fullHintText, isSpeechSupported, speakHint, withAccent])
 
   // Track previous prompt to detect region changes
   const prevPromptRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
@@ -741,13 +755,13 @@ export function MapRenderer({
       setShowHintBubble(true)
       // If region changed and both auto-hint and auto-speak are enabled, speak immediately
       // This handles the case where the bubble was already open
-      if (isNewRegion && autoSpeakRef.current && hintText && isSpeechSupported) {
-        speakHint(hintText, withAccentRef.current)
+      if (isNewRegion && autoSpeakRef.current && fullHintText && isSpeechSupported) {
+        speakHint(fullHintText, withAccentRef.current)
       }
     } else {
       setShowHintBubble(false)
     }
-  }, [currentPrompt, hasHint, hintText, isSpeechSupported, speakHint])
+  }, [currentPrompt, hasHint, fullHintText, isSpeechSupported, speakHint])
 
   // Hot/cold audio feedback hook
   // Only enabled if: 1) assistance level allows it, 2) user toggle is on, 3) not touch device