diff --git a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/GameManager.java b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/GameManager.java
index 9d79ebd..1e22a91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/GameManager.java
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ public class GameManager {
 	public boolean ghostIsEdible = false;
 	public boolean isPaused; 
 	public final int ghostCount = 10;
+	public int livesRemaining;
+	public int failedAttempts;
 	
 	public GameManager() {
-		setupGame();
+		livesRemaining = 3;
+		failedAttempts = 0;
+		setupGame();	
 	}
 	
    public void setupGame(){
@@ -27,12 +31,26 @@ public class GameManager {
 	        for (int i = 0; i < ghosts.length; i++) {
 	            ghosts[i].spawn();
 	        }
+		isPaused = false;
 	    }
 	        
+  public void handleGhostCollision() {
+	   livesRemaining--; // Reduziere verbleibende leben um 1
+	   failedAttempts++; // Erh he die Anzahl der Fehlversuche
+	   if(livesRemaining <= 0) {
+		   gameOver(); //wenn Keine Leben mehr  brig sind.
+	   }
+   }
+   
+    public void gameOver() {
+    	System.out.println("Das Spiel ist vorbei! Pech!!");
+    }
 	public void Update() {
-		visualizer.Update();
-		if(time%5 == 0) {
-			player.Move();
+		if(!isPaused) {
+			visualizer.Update();
+			if(time%5 == 0) {
+				player.Move();
+			}
 		}
 		if(time == 300) {
 			spawnCherry();
diff --git a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
index 330d7f5..d9c4595 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pacmanGame/VisualizerPlainText.java
@@ -47,29 +47,42 @@ public class VisualizerPlainText implements Visualizer {
 		for(int y = 0; y < map.size.y; y++) {
 			for(int x = 0; x < map.size.x; x++) {
 				Cell cell = map.GetCell(new Vector2(x, map.size.y - 1 - y));
-				boolean containsGhosts = false;
-				boolean containsPlayer = false;
-				for( int i = 0; i < gameManager.ghosts.length; i++) {
-					if(gameManager.ghosts[i].position.equals(cell.pos)) {
-						containsGhosts = true;	
-					}
-				}
-				if(gameManager.player.position.equals(cell.pos)) {
-						containsPlayer = true;
-				}
 				
-				if(containsPlayer) {
-					output += playerSprite;	
-				}
-				else if(containsGhosts) {
-					output += ghostSprite; 
-				}
-				else if (sprites.containsKey(cell.type)) {
-
-					output += sprites.get(cell.type);	
+				if(gameManager.isPaused && 5 < y && y <= 10){
+					if(x == 0) {
+						if(y == 8){
+							output += "Game Paused!";
+						}
+						else {
+							output += "";
+						}
+					}
 				}
 				else {
-					System.out.println("unknown type " + cell.type);
+					boolean containsGhosts = false;
+					boolean containsPlayer = false;
+					for( int i = 0; i < gameManager.ghosts.length; i++) {
+						if(gameManager.ghosts[i].position.equals(cell.pos)) {
+							containsGhosts = true;	
+						}
+					}
+					if(gameManager.player.position.equals(cell.pos)) {
+							containsPlayer = true;
+					}
+					
+					if(containsPlayer) {
+						output += playerSprite;	
+					}
+					else if(containsGhosts) {
+						output += ghostSprite; 
+					}
+					else if (sprites.containsKey(cell.type)) {
+
+						output += sprites.get(cell.type);	
+					}
+					else {
+						System.out.println("unknown type" + cell.type);
+					}
 				}
 			}	
 			output += "\n";