diff --git a/include/game.h b/include/game.h
index e34e021..f30aff7 100644
--- a/include/game.h
+++ b/include/game.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "snake.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -31,10 +32,20 @@ typedef struct gameData_t
   gameState_t gameState;  // state the game is in
 } gameData_t;
 
+
+// struct that store player score at the end of the game
+typedef struct playerScore_t
+{
+    int score;
+    char playerName[30];
+    int difficulty;
+    char map[30];
+} playerScore_t;
+
+
 // global struct for storing all game data (defined in game.c)
 extern gameData_t game;
 
-
 // run once at game start and does the following:
 // - init snake
 // - load map
@@ -50,4 +61,7 @@ void handlePortals(); //(ran in gameCycle)
 // - moves snake to next position
 // - handles collision, portals, food
 // - triggers frame update (render.c)
-void runGameCycle();
\ No newline at end of file
+void runGameCycle();
+
+// function which saves score in a .csv file
+  // void savePlayerScore()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/menu.h b/include/menu.h
index 5a487e1..086960d 100644
--- a/include/menu.h
+++ b/include/menu.h
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ extern ttlData_t ttlStorage;
 
 extern menus_t activeMenu;
 
+
+
+
 // edit various menus
 // is called up in main.cpp
 void manageMenu();
 
-
-
 void showStartScreen();
 //zum Starten Enter drücken
 //optional: "E" eingeben für Settings
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 5a85809..10c11b4 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void runGameCycle()
         // TODO consider game.lifesRemaining and reset if still good?
         LOGI("game: collided with wall or self! => show leaderboard\n");
         //game.gameState = MENU; //TODO add config.collisionEnabled option?
+        //savePlayerScore(/*(game.snake.length - config.snakeDefaultLength), ttlStorage.userName, config.difficulty, *storedMaps[ttlStorage.userSelectedMap - 1]*/);
         showLeaderboard();
         return;
     }
@@ -134,4 +135,38 @@ void runGameCycle()
     printMap(game.map); //render game to console
 #endif
     return;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+//==========================
+//==== savePlayerScores ====
+//==========================
+// void savePlayerScore(/*int score, int difficulty, const char *playerName,  const char *map*/) 
+// {   
+//     // playerScore_t playerScore;
+
+//     // // copy data into struct
+//     // playerScore.score = game.snake.length - config.snakeDefaultLength;
+//     // playerScore.difficulty = config.difficulty;
+//     // strcpy(playerScore.playerName, ttlStorage.userName);
+//     // strcpy(playerScore.map, "testmap");
+    
+
+//     // FILE *file;
+//     // // open file
+//     // file = fopen("../player_scores.bin", "ab");
+
+//     // // write data in file
+//     // if (file != NULL) 
+//     // {
+//     //     fwrite(&playerScore, sizeof(playerScore_t), 1, file);
+//     //     fclose(file);
+
+//     //     LOGI("Spielergebnis wurde erfolgreich in die Binärdatei gespeichert.\n");
+//     // } 
+//     // else 
+//     // {
+//     //     LOGI("Fehler beim Öffnen der Datei!\n");
+//     // }
+// }
+
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index c72f800..ce17f8a 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <math.h>
-
+#include "render.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "SDL.h"
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index df76b0f..81ba624 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
 //#include <Windows.h>
 
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ void manageMenu()
 
 // shows start screen with blinking ENTER
 void showStartScreen()
+
 {
     LOGD("menu: showing start-screen\n");