diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake
index 5553412..5ef421a 100755
Binary files a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/snake differ
diff --git a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris
index e89787b..fe144d5 100755
Binary files a/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris and b/overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/tetris differ
diff --git a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake
index 5553412..5ef421a 100755
Binary files a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake and b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/snake differ
diff --git a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris
index e89787b..fe144d5 100755
Binary files a/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris and b/prebuilt/games/usr/bin/tetris differ
diff --git a/src/games/snake.cpp b/src/games/snake.cpp
index 7cc8832..fcde3e8 100644
--- a/src/games/snake.cpp
+++ b/src/games/snake.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
-static const int WIN_W = 240;
-static const int WIN_H = 296;
+static const int WIN_W = 239;
+static const int WIN_H = 295;
 static const int COLS = 24;
 static const int ROWS = 28;
 
@@ -113,15 +113,16 @@ static unsigned long now_ms() {
 
 static void compute_grid() {
   int m = 4;
+  int topH = 16; // reserved status strip for SCORE/BEST
   int aw = winW - 2 * m;
-  int ah = winH - 2 * m;
+  int ah = winH - topH - m;
   cell = aw / COLS;
   if ((ah / ROWS) < cell) cell = ah / ROWS;
   if (cell < 4) cell = 4;
   gw = cell * COLS;
   gh = cell * ROWS;
   gx0 = (winW - gw) / 2;
-  gy0 = (winH - gh) / 2;
+  gy0 = topH + (ah - gh) / 2;
 }
 
 static void place_food() {
@@ -213,15 +214,10 @@ static void render() {
   XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_BG);
   XFillRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 0, 0, winW, winH);
 
-  // playfield border
+  // playfield border (single clean frame around the grid)
   XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_DIM);
   XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, gx0 - 1, gy0 - 1, gw + 2, gh + 2);
 
-  // frame the whole window (right/bottom edges too)
-  XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_DIM);
-  XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 2, 2, winW - 4, winH - 4);
-  XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 3, 3, winW - 6, winH - 6);
-
   // food
   if (foodx >= 0) {
     XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_FOOD);
@@ -233,13 +229,13 @@ static void render() {
     XFillRectangle(dpy, back, gc, gx0 + snake[i][0] * cell, gy0 + snake[i][1] * cell, cell, cell);
   }
 
-  // score (top-left, small)
+  // score (top status strip, clear of the playfield border)
   char buf[32];
   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "SCORE %d", score);
-  draw_text(gx0, 2, 1, C_DIM, buf);
+  draw_text(gx0, 4, 1, C_DIM, buf);
   if (best > 0) {
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "BEST %d", best);
-    draw_text(gx0 + gw - 11 * 6, 2, 1, C_DIM, buf);
+    draw_text(gx0 + gw - 11 * 6, 4, 1, C_DIM, buf);
   }
 
   if (state == PAUSED || state == GAMEOVER) {
diff --git a/src/games/tetris.cpp b/src/games/tetris.cpp
index 4adf8f3..8a7b83b 100644
--- a/src/games/tetris.cpp
+++ b/src/games/tetris.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
-static const int WIN_W = 240;
-static const int WIN_H = 296;
+static const int WIN_W = 239;
+static const int WIN_H = 295;
 static const int PCOLS = 10;
 static const int PROWS = 20;
 static const int CELL = 14;
@@ -255,15 +255,10 @@ static void render() {
   XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_BG);
   XFillRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 0, 0, winW, winH);
 
-  // playfield border
+  // playfield border (single clean frame around the well)
   XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_DIM);
   XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, px0 - 1, py0 - 1, PCOLS * CELL + 2, PROWS * CELL + 2);
 
-  // frame the whole window (right/bottom edges too)
-  XSetForeground(dpy, gc, C_DIM);
-  XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 2, 2, winW - 4, winH - 4);
-  XDrawRectangle(dpy, back, gc, 3, 3, winW - 6, winH - 6);
-
   // settled blocks
   for (int x = 0; x < PCOLS; x++)
     for (int y = 0; y < PROWS; y++)
@@ -381,7 +376,7 @@ static void handle_key(KeySym ks) {
         int cells[4][2];
         piece_cells(curType, curRot, cells);
         if (!collide(curX, curY + 1, cells)) {
-          curY++; score += 1; if (score > best) best = score;
+          curY++;
         } else {
           lock_piece();
         }