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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
 
 /**** 
 * Game Code
 ****/ 
-// Initialize an array to keep track of all balls
 // Define ball assets with increasing sizes and colors for each upgrade level
+// Initialize an array to keep track of all balls
 function calculateNextBallType(ballCount) {
 	var ballType = '1';
 	if (ballCount > 50) {
 		var rand = Math.random();
@@ -166,50 +166,80 @@
 var ballCount = 0;
 var canThrowBall = true;
 var nextBallType = '1'; // Pre-calculate the next ball type
 game.on('down', function (x, y, obj) {
-	var ballTypesToString = function ballTypesToString(ballsArray) {
-		var counts = {};
-		ballsArray.forEach(function (ball) {
-			counts[ball.type] = (counts[ball.type] || 0) + 1;
-		});
-		return Object.keys(counts).map(function (type) {
-			return 'Type ' + type + ': ' + counts[type];
-		}).join(', ');
-	};
-	var event = obj;
-	var pos = game.toLocal(event.global);
-	var ballType = nextBallType; // Use the precalculated ball type
-	var newBall = new Ball(ballType);
-	newBall.x = pos.x + (Math.random() * 20 - 10);
-	newBall.y = 300 + (Math.random() * 20 - 10);
-	// Update the next ball type display
-	nextBallDisplay.updateNextBallType(ballType);
-	balls.push(newBall);
-	game.addChild(newBall);
-	ballCount++;
-	console.log('Ball count: ' + ballCount + ', Ball types: ' + ballTypesToString(balls));
-	// Calculate the next ball type for the upcoming throw
-	nextBallType = calculateNextBallType(ballCount);
-	nextBallDisplay.updateNextBallType(nextBallType); // Update the display with the new next ball type
+	if (canThrowBall) {
+		var ballTypesToString = function ballTypesToString(ballsArray) {
+			var counts = {};
+			ballsArray.forEach(function (ball) {
+				counts[ball.type] = (counts[ball.type] || 0) + 1;
+			});
+			return Object.keys(counts).map(function (type) {
+				return 'Type ' + type + ': ' + counts[type];
+			}).join(', ');
+		};
+		canThrowBall = false;
+		var event = obj;
+		var pos = game.toLocal(event.global);
+		var ballType = nextBallType; // Use the precalculated ball type
+		var newBall = new Ball(ballType);
+		newBall.x = pos.x + (Math.random() * 20 - 10);
+		newBall.y = 300 + (Math.random() * 20 - 10);
+		// Update the next ball type display
+		nextBallDisplay.updateNextBallType(ballType);
+		balls.push(newBall);
+		game.addChild(newBall);
+		ballCount++;
+		console.log('Ball count: ' + ballCount + ', Ball types: ' + ballTypesToString(balls));
+		LK.setTimeout(function () {
+			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
+		}, 1000);
+	}
 });
 // Main game update loop
-LK.on('tick', function () {
-	if (game.overTimer) {
-		game.overTimer -= 1 / 60; // Decrease timer by 1/60th of a second
-		if (game.overTimer <= 0) {
-			LK.clearInterval(game.flashInterval);
-			game.flashInterval = null;
-			game.overTimer = null;
-			for (var i = 0; i < balls.length; i++) {
-				if (balls[i].y - balls[i].height / 2 < 0) {
-					LK.showGameOver();
-					return;
-				}
-			}
+var gameOverTimer = null;
+var flashInterval = null;
+function startGameOverTimer() {
+	if (gameOverTimer) {
+		return;
+	} // Timer already running
+	gameOverTimer = LK.setTimeout(function () {
+		var objectAboveZero = balls.some(function (ball) {
+			return ball.y < 0;
+		});
+		if (objectAboveZero) {
+			LK.showGameOver();
+		} else {
+			// Continue the game
+			LK.clearTimeout(gameOverTimer);
+			LK.clearInterval(flashInterval);
+			gameOverTimer = null;
+			flashInterval = null;
 		}
+	}, 3000);
+	flashInterval = LK.setInterval(function () {
+		LK.effects.flashScreen(0xff0000, 500);
+	}, 1000);
+}
+LK.on('tick', function () {
+	// Check if any object is above y=0
+	var objectAboveZero = balls.some(function (ball) {
+		return ball.y < 0;
+	});
+	if (objectAboveZero) {
+		startGameOverTimer();
 	}
 	score.updateScore();
+	// Check if any object is above y=0
+	var objectAboveZero = balls.some(function (ball) {
+		return ball.y < 0;
+	});
+	if (objectAboveZero) {
+		startGameOverTimer();
+	}
 	// Apply gravity to each ball
 	for (var i = 0; i < balls.length; i++) {
 		balls[i].velocity.y += 0.5; // Increased gravity acceleration
 		if (balls[i].y + balls[i].velocity.y > 2732 - balls[i].height / 2) {
@@ -217,31 +247,16 @@
 			balls[i].y = 2732 - balls[i].height / 2; // Position at the bottom
 		} else {
 			balls[i].y += balls[i].velocity.y;
 		}
-		// Check if any ball's y-coordinate is above 0
-		if (balls[i].y - balls[i].height / 2 < 0) {
-			if (!game.overTimer) {
-				game.overTimer = 3; // 3 seconds timer
-				game.flashInterval = LK.setInterval(function () {
-					LK.effects.flashScreen(0xff0000, 500); // Flash red every second
-				}, 1000);
-			}
-		}
 		// Check if part of the ball is offscreen and roll it back on screen
 		if (balls[i].x - balls[i].width / 2 < 0) {
 			balls[i].x = balls[i].width / 2;
 			balls[i].velocity.x = Math.abs(balls[i].velocity.x);
 		} else if (balls[i].x + balls[i].width / 2 > 2048) {
 			balls[i].x = 2048 - balls[i].width / 2;
 			balls[i].velocity.x = -Math.abs(balls[i].velocity.x);
 		}
-		// Check if any ball's y-coordinate is above 0
-		if (balls[i].y - balls[i].height / 2 < 0) {
-			LK.effects.flashScreen(0xff0000, 1000);
-			LK.showGameOver();
-			return;
-		}
 		balls[i].velocity.x *= 0.95; // Apply roll resistance
 		balls[i].x += balls[i].velocity.x;
 		// Adjusted collision response to prevent constant movement and clipping
 		for (var j = 0; j < balls.length; j++) {