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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -2,18 +2,15 @@
 * Classes
 ****/
 var Multiplier = Container.expand(function () {
 	var self = Container.call(this);
-	var multiplierText = new Text2('1x', {
-		size: 150,
-		fill: "#ffffff"
-	});
-	self.addChild(multiplierText);
 	self.value = 1;
-	self.updateMultiplier = function (value) {
-		self.value = value;
-		multiplierText.setText(self.value + 'x');
+	self.increaseMultiplier = function () {
+		self.value += 1;
 	};
+	self.resetMultiplier = function () {
+		self.value = 1;
+	};
 });
 // Class to display the next ball type in the top left corner
 var NextBallDisplay = Container.expand(function (type) {
 	var self = Container.call(this);
@@ -110,10 +107,11 @@
 			anchorX: 0.5,
 			anchorY: 0.5
 		});
 		self.type = nextType;
-		// Increase the score when balls merge
-		multiplier.updateMultiplier(multiplier.value + 1);
+		// Increase the score and multiplier when balls merge
+		LK.setScore(LK.getScore() + 1);
+		multiplier.increaseMultiplier();
 	};
 });
 
 /**** 
@@ -159,10 +157,8 @@
 	return Number(type);
 }
 var score = new Score();
 LK.gui.top.addChild(score);
-var multiplierDisplay = new Multiplier();
-LK.gui.topRight.addChild(multiplierDisplay);
 var balls = [];
 // Function to check for collisions and upgrade balls
 function checkCollisions() {
 	for (var i = 0; i < balls.length; i++) {
@@ -209,8 +205,10 @@
 			canThrowBall = true;
 			// Calculate the next ball type for the upcoming throw
 			nextBallType = calculateNextBallType(ballCount);
 			nextBallDisplay.updateNextBallType(nextBallType); // Update the display with the new next ball type
+			// Reset the multiplier when a new ball is thrown
+			multiplier.resetMultiplier();
 		}, 1000);
 	}
 });
 // Main game update loop