diff --git a/actors.s b/actors.s
index d6228ff..c73018e 100644
--- a/actors.s
+++ b/actors.s
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ level_speed_l .byte 255, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240 ;# increment of fractional pixe
 level_speed_h .byte 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
 ;level_speed_h .byte 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
 player_score_row .byte 2, 7, 12, 17
+player_lives_row .byte 3, 8, 13, 18
 player_score_l .byte 0, 0, 0, 0
 player_score_m .byte 0, 0, 0, 0
 player_score_h .byte 0, 0, 0, 0
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ GAME_OVER = 255
 ;
 ;# Scores
 ;
-DOT_SCORE = $05
-box_score .byte 0, $40, $80, $120, $160, $200, $240
+DOT_SCORE = $01
+box_score .byte 0, $20, $40, $60, $80, $100, $120
 
 add_score nop
     sed
diff --git a/background.s b/background.s
index a4237ae..4201861 100644
--- a/background.s
+++ b/background.s
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@ init_panel nop
     bne ?3
 ?4
     ldx #0
-    jsr update_score
+    jsr print_score
+    jsr print_lives
     inx
-    jsr update_score
+    jsr print_score
+    jsr print_lives
     rts
 
 player1_text .byte "PLAYER1", 0
@@ -221,6 +223,39 @@ player2_text .byte "PLAYER2", 0
 ;             c = " "
 ;         pad.addch(row, col, ord(c))
 ;         i += 1
+update_lives nop
+    lda #MAZE_SCORE_COL
+    sta c
+    lda player_lives_row,x
+    sta r
+    lda #6
+    sta size
+    jsr damage_string
+
+print_lives nop
+    ldy player_lives_row,x
+    jsr mazerow
+    lda player_lives,x
+    cmp #6
+    bcc ?ok
+    lda #6
+?ok sta scratch_col
+    lda #40
+    sec
+    sbc scratch_col
+    sta scratch_col
+    ldy #MAZE_SCORE_COL
+?loop cpy scratch_col
+    bcc ?blank
+    lda #'*'
+    bne ?show
+?blank lda #0
+?show sta (mazeaddr),y
+    iny
+    cpy #40
+    bcc ?loop
+    rts
+
 
 print_hex pha
     stx param_x
@@ -241,6 +276,15 @@ print_hex pha
     ldx param_x
     rts
 
+print_low_nibble stx param_x
+    and #$0f
+    tax
+    lda hexdigit,x
+    sta (mazeaddr),y
+    iny
+    ldx param_x
+    rts
+
 
 ; def update_score():
 update_score nop
@@ -257,7 +301,7 @@ print_score nop
     jsr mazerow
     ldy #MAZE_SCORE_COL
     lda player_score_h,x
-    jsr print_hex
+    jsr print_low_nibble
     lda player_score_m,x
     jsr print_hex
     lda player_score_l,x
diff --git a/fatfont128.dat b/fatfont128.dat
index e70c492..c90aaf3 100644
Binary files a/fatfont128.dat and b/fatfont128.dat differ
diff --git a/maze.s b/maze.s
index 196d893..7864175 100644
--- a/maze.s
+++ b/maze.s
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SCREEN_ROWS = 24
 MAZE_LEFT_COL = 1
 MAZE_RIGHT_COL = 31
 MAZE_PANEL_COL = 33
-MAZE_SCORE_COL = 34
+MAZE_SCORE_COL = 35 ; 5 digits for score
 SCREEN_COLS = 40
 
 ;# Orbiter goes around the outside border, but not through the maze