diff --git a/hangman.c b/hangman.c
index 5eea398..bdd285b 100644
--- a/hangman.c
+++ b/hangman.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     startGame(gs);
 
     getch();
+    clear();
     free(gs);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -116,10 +117,10 @@ void showStartScreen(game_state *gs) {
 }
 
 void updateScreen(game_state *gs) {
-    mvprintw(1, 1, "Remaining wrong guesses: %i", (gs->allowedMoves - gs->moves));
+    mvprintw(0, 1, "Remaining wrong guesses: %i", (gs->allowedMoves - gs->moves));
     mvprintw(gs->maxy - 1, 1, "Press ctrl + c to exit.");
     drawGuessWord(gs);
-    mvprintw(2, 1, "Wrong characters: %s", gs->wrongCharacters);
+    mvprintw(1, 1, "Wrong characters: %s", gs->wrongCharacters);
     refresh();
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ void initCoordinates(game_state *gs) {
 
 void initGuessWord(game_state *gs, char *filename) {
     int i;
-    mvprintw(1, 1, "Please enter your word: ");
+    mvprintw(0, 1, "Please enter your word: ");
     if (strlen(gs->guessWord) == 0) { /* Word can be set by arguments */
         if (strlen(filename) == 0) {
             /* Manual input */
@@ -297,7 +298,12 @@ int checkWin(game_state *gs) {
 }
 
 void printGameStats(game_state *gs) {
-    clear();
+    //clear();
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < gs->maxx; i++) {
+        mvprintw(gs->centery, i, " ");
+        mvprintw(gs->centery + 1, i, " ");
+    } 
     if (gs->moves >= gs->allowedMoves) {
         mvprintw(gs->centery, gs->centerx - 10, "Game lost. Solution:");
         mvprintw(gs->centery + 1, gs->centerx - (gs->wordLength / 2), gs->guessWord);
@@ -375,15 +381,14 @@ void trollHitScreen(game_state *gs, int hits) {
             mvprintw(5, centerDiff(gs->centerx, strings[i]), strings[i]);
             refresh();
             /* sleep and vanish */
-            int j = 0, k = gs->maxx, sec, usec;
-            sec = 1;
-            usec = (sec * 1000000) / gs->maxx;
+            int j = 0, k = gs->maxx, usec;
+            usec = (ANIM_DURATION * 1000000) / gs->maxx;
             
             for (j = 0; j <= gs->centerx; j++, k--) {
                 mvprintw(5, j, "!");
                 mvprintw(5, k, "!");
                 refresh();
-                usleep(usec); //8000
+                usleep(usec);
                 mvprintw(5, j, " ");
                 mvprintw(5, k, " ");
 
diff --git a/hangman.h b/hangman.h
index 137587d..75e42fe 100644
--- a/hangman.h
+++ b/hangman.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /* Defined macros */
-#define DEFAULTTRIES 9
+#define DEFAULTTRIES 6 
 #define MAXWORDLENGTH 100
 #define ALPHABET 26
 #define ALPHABET_NUM 36
+#define ANIM_DURATION 1
 
 /* Data structures */
 typedef struct {