===================================================================
--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@
 });
 var Interface = Container.expand(function () {
 	var self = Container.call(this);
 	var score = 0;
-	self.isPaused = false;
 	var scoreTxt = self.addChild(new BorderedText(score.toString(), {
 		size: 150,
 		anchor: {
 			x: .5
@@ -77,8 +76,9 @@
 			x: .5
 		}
 	}));
 	;
+	self.isPaused = false;
 	self.isGameOver = false;
 	self.increment = increment;
 	self.gameOver = gameOver;
 	self.hideInstructions = hideInstructions;
@@ -584,51 +584,50 @@
 			}
 		}
 	});
 	LK.on('tick', function () {
-		if (interface.isPaused) return;
 		if (interface.isGameOver) {
 			interface.gameOver();
-		}
-		var playerArgs = {
-			interface,
-			columnList
-		};
-		player.update(playerArgs);
-		;
-		var columnArgs = {
-			game: self,
-			boxList
-		};
-		for (var i = 0; i < columnList.length; i++) {
-			columnList[i].update(columnArgs);
-		}
-		;
-		var boxArgs = {
-			game: self,
-			columnList,
-			effectList,
-			interface,
-			player
-		};
-		for (var i = 0; i < boxList.length; i++) {
-			var box = boxList[i];
-			if (box.update(boxArgs)) {
-				box.destroy();
-				boxList.splice(i, 1);
-				i--;
+		} else if (!interface.isPaused) {
+			var playerArgs = {
+				interface,
+				columnList
+			};
+			player.update(playerArgs);
+			;
+			var columnArgs = {
+				game: self,
+				boxList
+			};
+			for (var i = 0; i < columnList.length; i++) {
+				columnList[i].update(columnArgs);
 			}
-		}
-		;
-		for (var i = 0; i < effectList.length; i++) {
-			var effect = effectList[i];
-			if (effect.update()) {
-				effect.destroy();
-				effectList.splice(i, 1);
-				i--;
+			;
+			var boxArgs = {
+				game: self,
+				columnList,
+				effectList,
+				interface,
+				player
+			};
+			for (var i = 0; i < boxList.length; i++) {
+				var box = boxList[i];
+				if (box.update(boxArgs)) {
+					box.destroy();
+					boxList.splice(i, 1);
+					i--;
+				}
 			}
+			;
+			for (var i = 0; i < effectList.length; i++) {
+				var effect = effectList[i];
+				if (effect.update()) {
+					effect.destroy();
+					effectList.splice(i, 1);
+					i--;
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		;
 		if (LK.ticks === INSTRUCTION_DURATION) {
 			interface.hideInstructions();
 		}
 	});