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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -65,8 +65,23 @@
 
 /**** 
 * Game Code
 ****/ 
+// Create and display the score text at the top of the screen with drop shadow
+var scoreTxt = new Text2('0', {
+	size: 150,
+	fill: "#ffffff",
+	stroke: "#000000",
+	strokeThickness: 10,
+	dropShadow: true,
+	dropShadowColor: "#000000",
+	dropShadowBlur: 4,
+	dropShadowDistance: 6
+});
+scoreTxt.anchor.set(0.5, 0); // Center the score text horizontally, anchor point set at the middle of its top edge.
+scoreTxt.x = 2048 / 2; // Center horizontally
+scoreTxt.y = 50; // Position near the top
+game.addChild(scoreTxt);
 var basePlatformX = 300;
 var NINJA_MOVEMENT_SPEED = -5;
 function handleNinjaReachPlatform() {
 	console.log("Start of handleNinjaReachPlatform");
@@ -81,20 +96,22 @@
 	platformCurrent = platformTarget;
 	platformTarget = platformNext;
 	platformNext = tempPlatform;
 	score++;
+	scoreTxt.setText(score); // Update score text
 	stick.length = 0;
 	stick.height = 0;
 	stick.rotation = 0;
 	stick.x = platformCurrent.x + platformCurrent.width / 2 - 30; // Set stick to the right edge of the current platform with an offset of -30
 	stick.y = platformCurrent.y - platformCurrent.height + 20; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure stick is on the platform with an offset of 20
 	var minDistance = 200;
 	var maxDistance = 400;
 	var distance = Math.floor(Math.random() * (maxDistance - minDistance + 1)) + minDistance;
-	tempPlatform.x = platformTarget.x + platformTarget.width / 2 + distance;
-	tempPlatform.y = 2732; // Adjusted y-coordinate to touch the ground
-	tempPlatform.width = Math.floor(Math.random() * (400 - 100 + 1)) + 100; // Randomize width between 100 and 400
-	tempPlatform.visible = true;
+	platformNext.x = 2048 + distance; //platformTarget.x + platformTarget.width / 2 + distance;
+	platformNext.y = 2732; // Adjusted y-coordinate to touch the ground
+	platformNext.width = Math.floor(Math.random() * (400 - 100 + 1)) + 100; // Randomize width between 100 and 400
+	platformNext.visible = true;
+	platformNext.speedRatio = 1 + Math.random();
 	console.log("End of handleNinjaReachPlatform");
 	console.log("platformCurrent.x:", platformCurrent.x);
 	console.log("platformTarget.x:", platformTarget.x);
 	console.log("platformNext.x:", platformNext.x);
@@ -326,9 +343,9 @@
 		} else {
 			// Move objects towards the base position
 			platformCurrent.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
 			platformTarget.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
-			platformNext.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
+			platformNext.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove) * (platformNext.speedRatio || 1);
 			ninja.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
 			stick.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
 		}
 	}