From 448904d12ae462e597f055b09778c60f139ffd9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sukalyan Sahu <sukalyan.sahu@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 18:51:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] New game start on Start New Game button click

---
 Games/Tetris/script.js | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Games/Tetris/script.js b/Games/Tetris/script.js
index 3445b2974f..9ff77657f6 100644
--- a/Games/Tetris/script.js
+++ b/Games/Tetris/script.js
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ function renderGame(){
     renderPiece();
 }
 
+
+
 document.addEventListener("keydown",function(e){
     let key = e.key;
     if(key == "ArrowDown"){
@@ -227,4 +229,20 @@ document.addEventListener("keydown",function(e){
     }else if(key == "ArrowUp"){
         rotate();
     }
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
+
+
+//Sahu: script.js — add this after your other listeners
+document.getElementById('start-button').addEventListener('click', () => {
+  // reset core state, same as on game over
+  grid = generateGrid();        // fresh empty grid
+  score = 0;                    // reset score
+  fallingPieceObj = null;       // force a new random piece in next tick
+  scoreboard.innerHTML = "Score: " + score;
+
+  // optional: clear the canvas immediately
+  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+  // redraw the empty board
+  renderGame();
+})