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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 });
 // Balloon class
 var Balloon = Container.expand(function () {
 	var self = Container.call(this);
-	this.balloonGraphics = self.attachAsset('balloon', {
+	var balloonGraphics = self.attachAsset('balloon', {
 		anchorX: 0.5,
 		anchorY: 1
 	});
 	self.speed = 5;
@@ -101,19 +101,55 @@
 			}
 		}
 	};
 });
+// StartMenu class
+var StartMenu = Container.expand(function () {
+	var self = Container.call(this);
+	var menuText = new Text2('Avoid planes. Get balloons for bonus points.', {
+		size: 50,
+		fill: "#ffffff",
+		anchorX: 0.5,
+		anchorY: 0.5
+	});
+	menuText.x = 2048 / 2;
+	menuText.y = 2732 / 4;
+	self.addChild(menuText);
+	var startButton = new Text2('Start', {
+		size: 70,
+		fill: "#ffffff",
+		anchorX: 0.5,
+		anchorY: 0.5
+	});
+	startButton.x = 2048 / 2;
+	startButton.y = 2732 / 2;
+	startButton.interactive = true;
+	startButton.on('down', function () {
+		self.visible = false;
+		game.startGame();
+	});
+	self.addChild(startButton);
+});
 
 /**** 
 * Initialize Game
 ****/
 var game = new LK.Game({
-	backgroundColor: 0x87CEEB // Sky blue background
+	backgroundColor: 0x87CEEB,
+	// Sky blue background
+	startGame: function startGame() {
+		this.removeChild(startMenu);
+		this.addChild(balloon);
+		LK.on('tick', gameTick);
+	}
 });
 
 /**** 
 * Game Code
 ****/
+// Initialize the start menu
+var startMenu = new StartMenu();
+game.addChild(startMenu);
 // Initialize clouds array
 var clouds = [];
 // Create and position clouds
 for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
@@ -130,9 +166,9 @@
 var balloon;
 var dragNode = null;
 var score = 0; // Score based on survival time
 // Create the balloon and position it at the bottom center of the screen
-balloon = game.addChild(new Balloon());
+balloon = new Balloon();
 balloon.x = 2048 / 2;
 balloon.y = 2732 - 100;
 // Create and display the score text
 var scoreTxt = new Text2('0', {
@@ -142,23 +178,23 @@
 	anchorY: 0
 });
 LK.gui.top.addChild(scoreTxt);
 // Game touch event handling
+function handleTouch(obj) {
+	var touchPos = obj.event.getLocalPosition(game);
+	balloon.move(touchPos.x, touchPos.y);
+}
 // Method to handle the start of dragging the balloon
 game.on('down', function (obj) {
-	var touchPos = obj.event.getLocalPosition(game);
-	var balloonBounds = balloon.getBounds();
-	if (touchPos.x >= balloonBounds.x && touchPos.x <= balloonBounds.x + balloonBounds.width && touchPos.y >= balloonBounds.y && touchPos.y <= balloonBounds.y + balloonBounds.height) {
-		dragNode = balloon;
-	}
+	dragNode = balloon;
+	handleMove(obj); // Call move handler immediately to update position
 });
 // Method to handle the dragging movement of the balloon
 function handleMove(obj) {
 	var event = obj.event;
 	var pos = event.getLocalPosition(game);
 	if (dragNode) {
-		dragNode.x = pos.x;
-		dragNode.y = pos.y;
+		dragNode.move(pos.x, pos.y);
 	}
 }
 // Add move event listener to the game
 game.on('move', handleMove);
@@ -166,9 +202,9 @@
 game.on('up', function (obj) {
 	dragNode = null;
 });
 // Game tick event
-LK.on('tick', function () {
+var gameTick = function gameTick() {
 	// Spawn LeftDanger
 	if (LK.ticks % 180 === 0) {
 		var leftDanger = new LeftDanger();
 		leftDanger.x = -leftDanger.width;
@@ -234,5 +270,5 @@
 	if (!isGameOver) {
 		score += 1;
 		scoreTxt.setText(score.toString());
 	}
-});
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+};
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