diff --git a/__pycache__/Player.cpython-313.pyc b/__pycache__/Player.cpython-313.pyc
index 8327235..5ebc007 100644
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diff --git a/__pycache__/food.cpython-313.pyc b/__pycache__/food.cpython-313.pyc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c77e4c2
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diff --git a/food.py b/food.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3409732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/food.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+import random
+
+class Food:
+    name = "food"
+    character = "*"
+
+    def __init__(self, board_size):
+        self.board_width, self.board_height = board_size
+        self.position = self._random_position()
+
+    def _random_position(self):
+        x = random.randint(0, self.board_width - 1)
+        y = random.randint(0, self.board_height - 1)
+        return (x, y)
+
+    def respawn(self):
+        self.position = self._random_position()
diff --git a/nav_game.py b/nav_game.py
index 30c7f2a..81d1afb 100644
--- a/nav_game.py
+++ b/nav_game.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from retro.game import Game
 from player import Player
-
+from food import Food 
 
 board_size = (100, 25)
-player = Player(board_size)
-game = Game([player],{"score": 0}, board_size=board_size, color="pink", debug=True,) 
+food = Food(board_size) 
 
-game.play()
+player = Player(board_size)
+game = Game([player, food],{"score": 0}, board_size=board_size, color="pink", debug=True,) 
+game.play()
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diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index 3030511..321b263 100644
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -10,33 +10,47 @@ class Player:
 		self.position = (start_x, start_y)
 		self.body = [self.position]
 		self.direction = (1, 0)
+          
+		def handle_keystroke(self, keystroke, game):
+            x, y = self.body[0]
 
-	def handle_keystroke(self, keystroke, game):
-		x, y = self.body[0]
+			if keystroke.name in ("KEY_LEFT", "KEY_RIGHT", "KEY_UP", "KEY_DOWN"):
+				if keystroke.name == "KEY_LEFT":
+					self.direction = (-1, 0)
+				elif keystroke.name == "KEY_RIGHT":
+					self.direction = (1, 0)
+				elif keystroke.name == "KEY_UP":
+					self.direction = (0, -1)
+				elif keystroke.name == "KEY_DOWN":
+					self.direction = (0, 1)
 
-		if keystroke.name in ("KEY_LEFT", "KEY_RIGHT", "KEY_UP", "KEY_DOWN"):
+				dx, dy = self.direction
+				new_head = (x + dx, y + dy)
 
-			if keystroke.name == "KEY_LEFT":
-				self.direction = (-1, 0)
-			elif keystroke.name == "KEY_RIGHT":
-				self.direction = (1, 0)
-			elif keystroke.name == "KEY_UP":
-				self.direction = (0, -1)
-			elif keystroke.name == "KEY_DOWN":
-				self.direction = (0, 1)
+				if not game.on_board(new_head):
+					game.end()
+					return
 
-			dx, dy = self.direction
-			new_head = (x + dx, y + dy)
+				if new_head in self.body:
+					game.end()
+					return
 
-			if not game.on_board(new_head):
-				game.end()
-				return
+				food = None
+				for actor in game.actors:
+					if getattr(actor, "name", None) == "food":
+						food = actor
+						break
 
-			if new_head in self.body:
-				game.end()
-				return
+				if food is not None and new_head == food.position:
+					
+					self.body.insert(0, new_head)
+				
+					if hasattr(food, "respawn"):
+						food.respawn()
+				else:
+					
+					self.body.insert(0, new_head)
+					self.body.pop()
 
-			self.body.insert(0, new_head)
-			self.body.pop()
-
-			self.position = self.body[0]
+		
+				self.position = self.body[0]