diff --git a/snake.h b/snake.h
index ebe1192..7f48ded 100644
--- a/snake.h
+++ b/snake.h
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 using namespace std;
 using std::chrono::system_clock;
 using namespace std::this_thread;
-char direction='r';
 
+char direction = 'r';
 
-void input_handler(){
+void input_handler() {
     // change terminal settings
     struct termios oldt, newt;
     tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
@@ -22,80 +22,85 @@ void input_handler(){
     // turn off canonical mode and echo
     newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);
+
     map<char, char> keymap = {{'d', 'r'}, {'a', 'l'}, {'w', 'u'}, {'s', 'd'}, {'q', 'q'}};
     while (true) {
         char input = getchar();
         if (keymap.find(input) != keymap.end()) {
             // This now correctly modifies the single, shared 'direction' variable
             direction = keymap[input];
-        }else if (input == 'q'){
+        } else if (input == 'q') {
             exit(0);
         }
-        // You could add an exit condition here, e.g., if (input == 'q') break;
     }
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
 }
 
-
-void render_game(int size, deque<pair<int, int>> &snake, pair<int, int> food){
-    for(size_t i=0;i<size;i++){
-        for(size_t j=0;j<size;j++){
-            if (i == food.first && j == food.second){
-                cout << "🍎";
-            }else if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), make_pair(int(i), int(j))) != snake.end()) {
+void render_game(int size, deque<pair<int, int>> &snake, pair<int, int> food) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < size; j++) {
+            if (i == food.first && j == food.second) {
+                cout << "🍒";  // changed from apple 🍎 to cherry 🍒
+            } else if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), make_pair(int(i), int(j))) != snake.end()) {
                 cout << "🐍";
-            }else{
+            } else {
                 cout << "⬜";
             }
+        }
+        cout << endl;
     }
-    cout << endl;
-}
 }
 
-pair<int,int> get_next_head(pair<int,int> current, char direction){
-    pair<int, int> next; 
-    if(direction =='r'){
-        next = make_pair(current.first,(current.second+1) % 10);
-    }else if (direction=='l')
-    {
-        next = make_pair(current.first, current.second==0?9:current.second-1);
-    }else if(direction =='d'){
-            next = make_pair((current.first+1)%10,current.second);
-        }else if (direction=='u'){
-            next = make_pair(current.first==0?9:current.first-1, current.second);
-        }
+pair<int, int> get_next_head(pair<int, int> current, char direction) {
+    pair<int, int> next;
+    if (direction == 'r') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first, (current.second + 1) % 10);
+    } else if (direction == 'l') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first, current.second == 0 ? 9 : current.second - 1);
+    } else if (direction == 'd') {
+        next = make_pair((current.first + 1) % 10, current.second);
+    } else if (direction == 'u') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first == 0 ? 9 : current.first - 1, current.second);
+    }
     return next;
-    
 }
 
-
-
-void game_play(){
+void game_play() {
+    // Welcome screen
+    cout << "==============================" << endl;
+    cout << "   Welcome to Snake Game 🐍   " << endl;
+    cout << " Use W/A/S/D to move, Q to quit" << endl;
+    cout << "==============================" << endl;
+    sleep_for(1s); // pause so player can read
     system("clear");
+
     deque<pair<int, int>> snake;
-    snake.push_back(make_pair(0,0));
+    snake.push_back(make_pair(0, 0));
 
     pair<int, int> food = make_pair(rand() % 10, rand() % 10);
-    for(pair<int, int> head=make_pair(0,1);; head = get_next_head(head, direction)){
+    for (pair<int, int> head = make_pair(0, 1);; head = get_next_head(head, direction)) {
         // send the cursor to the top
         cout << "\033[H";
+
         // check self collision
         if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), head) != snake.end()) {
             system("clear");
-            cout << "Game Over" << endl;
+            cout << "Game Over 😢" << endl;
+            cout << "Final length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
             exit(0);
-        }else if (head.first == food.first && head.second == food.second) {
+        } else if (head.first == food.first && head.second == food.second) {
             // grow snake
             food = make_pair(rand() % 10, rand() % 10);
-            snake.push_back(head);            
-        }else{
+            snake.push_back(head);
+        } else {
             // move snake
             snake.push_back(head);
             snake.pop_front();
         }
+
         render_game(10, snake, food);
-        cout << "length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
-    
+        cout << "Length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
+
         sleep_for(500ms);
     }
 }