diff --git a/scripts/control.js b/scripts/control.js
index 15e52c3..d4db50f 100644
--- a/scripts/control.js
+++ b/scripts/control.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* player movement logic */
-currentKey = 0;
-lastKey = 0;
+var currentKey = 0;
+var lastKey = 0;
+var lives = 3;
 
 function setVars() {
     let player = document.getElementById("player");
diff --git a/scripts/enemy.js b/scripts/enemy.js
index 78bc4f5..11a7094 100644
--- a/scripts/enemy.js
+++ b/scripts/enemy.js
@@ -57,8 +57,15 @@ function checkExplosion() {
         var elemRect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
         var playerRect = document.getElementById("player").getBoundingClientRect();
         if (elemRect.bottom >= playerRect.top && elemRect.right >= playerRect.left && elemRect.left <= playerRect.right && elemRect.top-40 <= playerRect.bottom) {
-            document.getElementById("player").className = "character dead";
-            endGame();
+            if (lives <= 1) {
+                document.getElementById("player").className = "character dead";
+                endGame();
+            }
+            else {
+                element.remove();
+                document.getElementsByTagName("li")[lives-1].style.display = "none";
+                lives -= 1;            
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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