diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 4f7c3a9..79b45b5 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,19 @@ use crate::level_generator::LevelGenerator;
 use crate::player::Player;
 use crate::position::Position;
 
-pub const LEVELS: usize = 2;
+pub const LEVELS: usize = 10;
+
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
+/// represents a state of a game
+pub enum GameState {
+    /// the game is ongoing (neither won or lost)
+    RUNNING,
+    /// the player died
+    LOST,
+    /// the player reached the Ω
+    WON,
+}
+
 
 /// the main structure to hold all information about the ongoing game
 pub struct Game {
@@ -31,6 +43,31 @@ impl Game {
         g
     }
 
+    /// returns true if the player is dead (life <= 0)
+    fn player_is_dead(&self) -> bool { self.get_player().get_life() <= 0 }
+    /// returns true if the player is standing on the End element
+    fn player_reached_goal(&mut self) -> bool {
+        match self.next_element(0, 0) {
+            None => {}
+            Some(a) => {
+                match a {
+                    StructureElement::End => { return true; }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        false
+    }
+    /// returns the state of the game (depending on player's life and position)
+    pub fn get_game_state(&mut self) -> GameState {
+        if self.player_is_dead() {
+            return GameState::LOST;
+        }
+        if self.player_reached_goal() {
+            return GameState::WON;
+        }
+        GameState::RUNNING
+    }
     pub fn get_player(&self) -> &Player {
         &self.player
     }
diff --git a/src/level_generator.rs b/src/level_generator.rs
index 97d37af..ddf5454 100644
--- a/src/level_generator.rs
+++ b/src/level_generator.rs
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ impl LevelGenerator {
                     // TODO randomize enemies here
                     match rng.gen_range(1..=100) {
                         1..=50 => {
-                            println!("Orc! {} {} {}", self.level, t_x, t_y);
-                            enemies.push(Box::new(Orc::new_with_position(Position::new(self.level, t_x, t_y)))); }
+                            enemies.push(Box::new(Orc::new_with_position(Position::new(self.level, t_x, t_y))));
+                        }
                         _ => {
-                            println!("Rat! {} {} {}", self.level, t_x, t_y);
-                            enemies.push(Box::new(Rat::new_with_position(Position::new(self.level, t_x, t_y))));}
+                            enemies.push(Box::new(Rat::new_with_position(Position::new(self.level, t_x, t_y))));
+                        }
                     };
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 74b34dd..1c74556 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ use ratatui::{
     widgets::Paragraph,
 };
 use ratatui::prelude::*;
-use ratatui::widgets::Block;
+use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, BorderType, Wrap};
+use ratatui::widgets::block::{Position, Title};
 use whoami::realname;
 
-use crate::game::Game;
+use crate::game::{Game, GameState};
 use crate::level_widget::LevelWidget;
 // use crate::level_widget::LevelWidget;
 use crate::player::Player;
@@ -96,6 +97,46 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     }
                     game.player_collects_artifact();
                     game.update_level();
+                    if game.get_game_state() != GameState::RUNNING {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    loop {
+        let _ = terminal.draw(|frame| {
+            let mut area = frame.size();
+            let w = area.width / 2;
+            let h = area.height / 2;
+            area.x += w - 20;
+            area.y += h - 10;
+            area.width = 40;
+            area.height = 20;
+            let block = Block::default()
+                .title("Game ended")
+                .title(Title::from("Press `q` to quit!").position(Position::Bottom))
+                .borders(Borders::ALL)
+                .border_style(Style::default().fg(Color::White))
+                .border_type(BorderType::Rounded)
+                .style(Style::default().bg(Color::Black));
+            let paragraph = match game.get_game_state() {
+                GameState::RUNNING => {
+                    Paragraph::new("Quitting is for cowards! You'll better try again!")
+                }
+                GameState::LOST => {
+                    Paragraph::new("Sorry, you died in the dungeon. Better luck next time!")
+                }
+                GameState::WON => {
+                    Paragraph::new("Congratulation! You mastered your way through the dungeon and won the game.")
+                }
+            }.block(block).wrap(Wrap { trim: true });
+            frame.render_widget(paragraph, area);
+        });
+        if event::poll(std::time::Duration::from_millis(16))? {
+            if let event::Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
+                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Char('q') {
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }