diff --git a/snake.h b/snake.h
index ebe1192..0ff25ea 100644
--- a/snake.h
+++ b/snake.h
@@ -1,101 +1,155 @@
+#ifndef SNAKE_H
+#define SNAKE_H
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <termios.h>
-#include <unistd.h> // for system clear
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <map>
 #include <deque>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <ctime>
+
 using namespace std;
-using std::chrono::system_clock;
 using namespace std::this_thread;
-char direction='r';
+using std::chrono::system_clock;
 
+char direction = 'r';
+bool paused = false;
+int score = 0;
+vector<int> highScores;
 
-void input_handler(){
-    // change terminal settings
+
+void input_handler() {
     struct termios oldt, newt;
     tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
     newt = oldt;
-    // 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'}};
+
+    map<char, char> keymap = {{'d', 'r'}, {'a', 'l'}, {'w', 'u'}, {'s', 'd'}};
+
     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'){
+            if (!paused) direction = keymap[input];
+        } else if (input == 'p') {
+            paused = !paused; // Toggle pause
+        } 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){
+void render_game(int size, deque<pair<int, int>> &snake, pair<int, int> food, pair<int, int> poison) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        for (int 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()) {
+            } else if (i == poison.first && j == poison.second) {
+                cout << "☠️";
+            } else if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), make_pair(i, j)) != snake.end()) {
                 cout << "🐍";
-            }else{
+            } else {
                 cout << "⬜";
             }
+        }
+        cout << endl;
     }
-    cout << endl;
-}
+    cout << "Score: " << score << endl;
+    cout << "Length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
+    cout << "[p] Pause/Resume | [q] Quit" << endl;
 }
 
-pair<int,int> get_next_head(pair<int,int> current, char direction){
+
+pair<int,int> get_next_head(pair<int,int> current, char direction, int size) {
     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);
-        }
+    if (direction == 'r') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first, (current.second + 1) % size);
+    } else if (direction == 'l') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first, current.second == 0 ? size - 1 : current.second - 1);
+    } else if (direction == 'd') {
+        next = make_pair((current.first + 1) % size, current.second);
+    } else if (direction == 'u') {
+        next = make_pair(current.first == 0 ? size - 1 : current.first - 1, current.second);
+    }
     return next;
-    
 }
 
 
+pair<int,int> spawn_food(int size, deque<pair<int,int>> &snake) {
+    pair<int, int> food;
+    do {
+        food = make_pair(rand() % size, rand() % size);
+    } while (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), food) != snake.end());
+    return food;
+}
+
 
-void game_play(){
-    system("clear");
+void game_play() {
+    srand(time(0));
+    int size = 10;
+    int speed = 500; // in ms
     deque<pair<int, int>> snake;
     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)){
-        // send the cursor to the top
+    pair<int, int> food = spawn_food(size, snake);
+    pair<int, int> poison = spawn_food(size, snake);
+
+    for (pair<int, int> head = make_pair(0,1); ; head = get_next_head(head, direction, size)) {
         cout << "\033[H";
-        // check self collision
+
+        if (paused) {
+            cout << "⏸️ Game Paused ⏸️" << endl;
+            sleep_for(300ms);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Collision with self
         if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), head) != snake.end()) {
             system("clear");
-            cout << "Game Over" << endl;
+            cout << "💀 Game Over 💀" << endl;
+            cout << "Final Score: " << score << endl;
+
+            highScores.push_back(score);
+            sort(highScores.rbegin(), highScores.rend());
+            if (highScores.size() > 10) highScores.resize(10);
+
+            cout << "\n🏆 Top 10 High Scores 🏆\n";
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < highScores.size(); i++) {
+                cout << i+1 << ". " << highScores[i] << endl;
+            }
             exit(0);
-        }else if (head.first == food.first && head.second == food.second) {
-            // grow snake
-            food = make_pair(rand() % 10, rand() % 10);
-            snake.push_back(head);            
-        }else{
-            // move snake
+        } 
+        // Eating food
+        else if (head.first == food.first && head.second == food.second) {
+            score += 10;
+            food = spawn_food(size, snake);
+            poison = spawn_food(size, snake);
+            snake.push_back(head);
+
+            if (speed > 100) speed -= 20; // Increase difficulty
+        } 
+        // Eating poison
+        else if (head.first == poison.first && head.second == poison.second) {
+            system("clear");
+            cout << "☠️ Game Over (Ate Poison) ☠️" << endl;
+            cout << "Final Score: " << score << endl;
+            exit(0);
+        } 
+        else {
             snake.push_back(head);
             snake.pop_front();
         }
-        render_game(10, snake, food);
-        cout << "length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
-    
-        sleep_for(500ms);
+
+        render_game(size, snake, food, poison);
+        sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(speed));
     }
 }
+
+#endif