diff --git a/pacman-java/PacMan.java b/pacman-java/PacMan.java
index 4b4eb54..4686973 100644
--- a/pacman-java/PacMan.java
+++ b/pacman-java/PacMan.java
@@ -210,12 +210,13 @@ public void draw(Graphics g) {
         for (Block ghost : ghosts) {
             g.drawImage(ghost.image, ghost.x, ghost.y, ghost.width, ghost.height, null);
         }
+        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+
 
         for (Block wall : walls) {
             g.drawImage(wall.image, wall.x, wall.y, wall.width, wall.height, null);
         }
 
-        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
         for (Block food : foods) {
             g.fillRect(food.x, food.y, food.width, food.height);
         }
@@ -225,8 +226,30 @@ public void draw(Graphics g) {
             g.drawString("Game Over: " + String.valueOf(score), tileSize/2, tileSize/2);
         }
         else {
-            g.drawString("x" + String.valueOf(lives) + " Score: " + String.valueOf(score), tileSize/2, tileSize/2);
-        }
+         g.drawString(
+        "Score: " + String.valueOf(score),
+        tileSize/2,
+        tileSize/2
+          );  
+          
+      // Display remaining lives using Pac-Man icons at the bottom of the screen
+
+        int lifeIconSize = 24;
+        int startX = 10;
+         int startY = boardHeight - 50;
+         g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+
+// Draw one Pac-Man icon for each remaining life
+for (int i = 0; i < lives; i++) {
+    g.drawImage(
+        pacmanRightImage,
+        startX + (i * 28),
+        startY,
+        lifeIconSize,
+        lifeIconSize,
+        null
+    );
+}     }
         
         if (showInstructions) {
             g.setColor(new Color(0, 0, 0, 210)); 
@@ -309,10 +332,10 @@ public void move() {
             ghost.y += ghost.velocityY;
             for (Block wall : walls) {
                 if (collision(ghost, wall) || ghost.x <= 0 || ghost.x + ghost.width >= boardWidth) {
-                    ghost.x -= ghost.velocityX;
-                    ghost.y -= ghost.velocityY;
-                    char newDirection = directions[random.nextInt(4)];
-                    ghost.updateDirection(newDirection);
+                 ghost.x -= ghost.velocityX;
+                 ghost.y -= ghost.velocityY;
+                 char newDirection = getSmartDirection(ghost);
+                 ghost.updateDirection(newDirection);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -333,6 +356,25 @@ public void move() {
         }
     }
 
+    private char getSmartDirection(Block ghost) {
+
+    int dx = pacman.x - ghost.x;
+    int dy = pacman.y - ghost.y;
+
+    // 70% chance to move toward Pac-Man
+    if (random.nextInt(100) < 70) {
+
+        if (Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy)) {
+            return dx > 0 ? 'R' : 'L';
+        } else {
+            return dy > 0 ? 'D' : 'U';
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 30% chance to choose a random direction
+    return directions[random.nextInt(4)];
+}
+
     public boolean collision(Block a, Block b) {
         return  a.x < b.x + b.width &&
                 a.x + a.width > b.x &&