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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -225,14 +225,21 @@
 var minShootSpeed = 30;
 var timerInterval = null;
 var timerOriginalWeigth = 94; // 1 number
 var timerOriginalHeight = 174;
+var isScoreAnimating = false;
+var previousScore = 0;
+var originalScoreWidth = 94;
+var originalScoreHeight = 174;
 /* ********************************************************************************* */ 
 /* ******************************* INPUT HANDLERS ********************************** */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */ 
 game.on('down', function (obj) {
 	var pos = obj.event.getLocalPosition(game);
 	startPosition = pos;
+	if (!isGameRunning) {
+		isGameRunning = true;
+	}
 });
 game.on('up', function (obj) {
 	if (startPosition && !ball.isMoving) {
 		var endPosition = obj.event.getLocalPosition(game);
@@ -308,11 +315,13 @@
 		hoop.hoopBorderLeft.alpha = 0;
 		hoop.hoopBorderRight.alpha = 0;
 	}
 	hoop.setPosition(game.width / 2, 1024); // Position the hoop at the top center
-	isGameRunning = true;
 }
 function handleTimer() {
+	if (!isGameRunning) {
+		return;
+	}
 	timerSeconds -= 1; // Decrement the timer by one second
 	timerTxt.setText(timerSeconds.toString()); // Update the timer display with conditional color change
 	var animateTimer = null;
 	if (timerSeconds <= 5 && timerSeconds > 0) {
@@ -414,25 +423,38 @@
 		confetti.animate(); // Animate confetti
 	});
 }
 function animateScore() {
+	if (isScoreAnimating) {
+		LK.clearInterval(scoreAnimationInterval);
+		// Resotre previous score temporarly for correct size
+		scoreTxt.setText(previousScore.toString());
+		scoreTxt.width = originalScoreWidth;
+		scoreTxt.height = originalScoreHeight;
+		scoreTxt.setText(score.toString());
+		previousScore = score;
+	}
+	isScoreAnimating = true;
 	var scoreSizeDirection = 1;
-	var originalScoreWidth = scoreTxt.width;
-	var originalScoreHeight = scoreTxt.height;
-	var maxScoreSize = 200; // Maximum size to grow to
-	var minScoreSize = 150; // Minimum size to shrink to
+	originalScoreWidth = scoreTxt.width;
+	originalScoreHeight = scoreTxt.height;
+	var maxScoreSize = 300; // Maximum size to grow to
+	var minScoreSize = 100; // Minimum size to shrink to
 	var scoreAnimationInterval = LK.setInterval(function () {
 		scoreTxt.width += scoreSizeDirection * 5; // Adjust width by 5 pixels per frame
 		scoreTxt.height += scoreSizeDirection * 5; // Adjust height by 5 pixels per frame
 		// Reverse direction if the score text reaches max or min size
 		if (scoreTxt.width >= maxScoreSize || scoreTxt.height >= maxScoreSize || scoreTxt.width <= minScoreSize || scoreTxt.height <= minScoreSize) {
 			scoreSizeDirection *= -1;
 		}
 		// Restore original size and clear interval when animation is done
-		if (scoreTxt.width === originalScoreWidth && scoreTxt.height === originalScoreHeight) {
+		if (scoreTxt.width <= originalScoreWidth && scoreTxt.height <= originalScoreHeight) {
 			LK.clearInterval(scoreAnimationInterval);
+			scoreTxt.width = originalScoreWidth;
+			scoreTxt.height = originalScoreHeight;
+			isScoreAnimating = false;
 		}
-	}, 16); // Run every 16ms (~60FPS)
+	}, 20); // Run every 16ms (~60FPS)
 }
 function moveHoop() {
 	//console.log("moveHoop...");
 	// Initiate gradual movement of the hoop to a new random position within the game boundaries
@@ -526,8 +548,42 @@
 			}, 200);
 		}
 	}, 1); // Run every 16ms (~60FPS)
 }
+function swipeAnim() {
+	// Don't show while game is running
+	if (isGameRunning) {
+		return;
+	}
+	// Create and configure the swipe asset
+	var swipeAsset = LK.getAsset('swipe', {
+		anchorX: 0.5,
+		anchorY: 0.5,
+		x: ball.x,
+		// Start at the ball's position
+		y: ball.y
+	});
+	game.addChild(swipeAsset);
+	// Animate the swipe asset moving towards the center of the screen
+	var targetX = game.width / 2;
+	var targetY = game.height / 2;
+	LK.on('tick', function () {
+		// Calculate the direction vector towards the center
+		var directionX = targetX - swipeAsset.x;
+		var directionY = targetY - swipeAsset.y;
+		var magnitude = Math.sqrt(directionX * directionX + directionY * directionY);
+		var normalizedDirectionX = directionX / magnitude;
+		var normalizedDirectionY = directionY / magnitude;
+		// Move the swipe asset towards the center
+		swipeAsset.x += normalizedDirectionX * 5; // Adjust speed as necessary
+		swipeAsset.y += normalizedDirectionY * 5;
+		// Reset position to ball's position if it reaches or overshoots the center
+		if (Math.abs(swipeAsset.x - targetX) < 5 && Math.abs(swipeAsset.y - targetY) < 5) {
+			swipeAsset.x = ball.x;
+			swipeAsset.y = ball.y;
+		}
+	});
+}
 /* ********************************************************************************* */ 
 /* ********************************** MAIN LOOP ************************************ */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */ 
 LK.on('tick', function () {