diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Announcer.gd b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Announcer.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dd5910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Announcer.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+extends AudioStreamPlayer
+
+@onready var go = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/Go.wav")
+@onready var defeat = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav")
+@onready var shame = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav")
+@onready var victory = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav")
+@onready var getready = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav")
+@onready var victory2 = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav")
+@onready var defeat2 = preload("res://Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav")
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+
+func speak(sound):
+	stream = sound
+	play()
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+#func _ready():
+#	pass # Replace with function body.
+#
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280a38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c5ef712e2a0fce35129b935bf4f8c8ce469fc8134e5a697fce7ee5f9c4ae6fce
+size 131148
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f21b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://g8ujakh2o4yk"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Defeat.wav-940ff20117eaf3a536cd63a745c97675.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/Defeat.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Defeat.wav-940ff20117eaf3a536cd63a745c97675.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99142e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:4b9ba542e0475f17f4be4f37015151fff81818aba529eba67140420882314b77
+size 228140
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b06ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://bykf60gm2ohda"
+path="res://.godot/imported/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav-adc71dfc4dd5744407c7de4e7bd3fc72.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/EmbarrassingDefeat.wav-adc71dfc4dd5744407c7de4e7bd3fc72.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c249161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:78681a4991a0f1077e9f789601b63b81e7362cee5a5e17c5f3f09ed243e25a44
+size 148136
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b688428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://dvasit8hgfgv7"
+path="res://.godot/imported/GetReady.wav-92e4960efea123e7062765a73f3e99eb.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/GetReady.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/GetReady.wav-92e4960efea123e7062765a73f3e99eb.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30f5a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:4462d1831527165dc680384c48d4d083f43614d2a3ffedf5cf02238fba1372ea
+size 126582
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..392eb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://cdwa5gk5iur7o"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Glory.wav-5c143d687722b4a29e8f1f2f4c4c0b9e.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/Glory.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Glory.wav-5c143d687722b4a29e8f1f2f4c4c0b9e.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e38521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:8853a877ddd5e8338deb9e985443d75f17e72e36dc5565179eab50aac94248e4
+size 82452
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcdfad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Go.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://j42e203vte7h"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Go.wav-e46aab702b2a0ae76aa2451889d5a683.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/Go.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Go.wav-e46aab702b2a0ae76aa2451889d5a683.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e4def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:07d2f36d91c74628e113d4c01abd9a0446e953192a0026f10697a6b658f73246
+size 233202
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa84d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://o01umcbsq076"
+path="res://.godot/imported/MercilessVictory.wav-f2ea939eb3be6aa6b368e51f4e9401b8.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/MercilessVictory.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/MercilessVictory.wav-f2ea939eb3be6aa6b368e51f4e9401b8.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb47281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c9074d67e0578b7ddd3d4526d8870bbf91d4f920f795fbab45626cbf4718d017
+size 161500
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..291dc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://hhgebul4fpne"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Shame.wav-b1b467df7aa71b7836d38795a61cb394.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/Shame.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Shame.wav-b1b467df7aa71b7836d38795a61cb394.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5681f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3b326d4677952812314f31f94809c266e5af8dfb16f357e0e1835dc3f2b4e1e9
+size 138374
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav.import b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519c4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav.import
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="wav"
+type="AudioStreamSample"
+uid="uid://by41bhyiaw37"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Victory.wav-06a91392bcecddb538e4b68d157b59a0.sample"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://Assets/Announcer/Victory.wav"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Victory.wav-06a91392bcecddb538e4b68d157b59a0.sample"]
+
+[params]
+
+force/8_bit=false
+force/mono=false
+force/max_rate=false
+force/max_rate_hz=44100
+edit/trim=false
+edit/normalize=false
+edit/loop=false
+compress/mode=0
diff --git a/Game/Assets/HUD/HUD.gd b/Game/Assets/HUD/HUD.gd
index 21a0885..d252008 100644
--- a/Game/Assets/HUD/HUD.gd
+++ b/Game/Assets/HUD/HUD.gd
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ extends Control
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	pass # Replace with function body.
+	
+func game_over(winner):
+	scoretab(true, winner)
 
 func update_scoretab():
 	$ScoreTable/VBoxContainer/ScoreTab.text = ''
@@ -26,12 +29,17 @@ func update_scoretab():
 			if main.player_list.get(j).score == i:
 				$ScoreTable/VBoxContainer/ScoreTab.text += str(i) + " - " +  main.player_list.get(j).name + "\n"
 
-func scoretab(show := true):
+func scoretab(show: bool, winner = null):
 	if show:
 		update_scoretab()
 		$ScoreTable.show()
 	else:
 		$ScoreTable.hide()
+	
+	if winner:
+		$ScoreTable/VBoxContainer/Header.text = "Match over! Player " + main.player_list.get(winner).name + " won!"
+	else:
+		$ScoreTable/VBoxContainer/Header.text = "Playing dethmatch until " + str(main.game_score_limit) + " kills"
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
 #	if main.local_player == null: # player is dead ATM
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Weapons/Weapon.gd b/Game/Assets/Weapons/Weapon.gd
index 88a82ca..1b113a4 100644
--- a/Game/Assets/Weapons/Weapon.gd
+++ b/Game/Assets/Weapons/Weapon.gd
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var impact_player = preload("res://Assets/Effects/ImpactBlood.tscn")
 					main.player_list.players[player.get_multiplayer_authority()].score += 1 # give the killer a point
 					main.rpc(&'player_list_update', main.player_list.get(player.get_multiplayer_authority()).serialize(), player.get_multiplayer_authority())
 					hud.get_node("Crosshair").kill()
+					main.check_game_win_condition()
 					# update local HUD
 				else:
 					hud.get_node("Crosshair").hit()
diff --git a/Game/Main.gd b/Game/Main.gd
index 07afad7..9701139 100644
--- a/Game/Main.gd
+++ b/Game/Main.gd
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ class PlayerInfo:
 	#func generate():
 
 var uptime = 0 # seconds
-const respawn_delay = 5 # seconds
+const respawn_delay = 3 # seconds
+const reset_delay = 10 # seconds
 var spawn_queue = {}
+var reset_at = -1
 
-var game_score_limit = 15
+var game_score_limit = 10 #15
 
 const destroy_free_player_crash_workaround = true
 
@@ -93,12 +95,28 @@ func _process(delta):
 	if local_player:
 		$Label.text += "\n\nLOCAL PLAYER DEAD: " + str(local_player.dead)
 	
+	$Label.text += "\n\nGAME RESET AT: " + str(reset_at)
 	
+	# respawn queue
 	for i in spawn_queue.keys():
 		if spawn_queue[i] <= uptime:
 			var is_local = true if i == get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id() else false
 			create_player(i, is_local, true)
 			spawn_queue.erase(i)
+	
+	# 3 seconds left to new round
+	if 0 < reset_at and (uptime + 3.0) >= reset_at:
+		$Announcer.speak($Announcer.getready)
+	
+	# starting new round
+	if 0 < reset_at and uptime >= reset_at:
+		for i in player_list.players.keys():
+			player_list.players[i].score = 0
+			
+		hud.scoretab(false)
+		local_player.dead = false
+		reset_at = -1
+		$Announcer.speak($Announcer.go)
 
 class PlayerList:
 	var players = {}
@@ -153,26 +171,29 @@ func _input(_event) -> void:
 	elif Input.is_action_just_released("show_scoretab"):
 		hud.scoretab(false)
 
-func game_over():
-	pass
+@rpc(any, sync, reliable) func game_over(winner):
+	local_player.rpc(&'set_dead', true)
+	hud.game_over(winner)
+	for j in player_list.players.keys():
+		spawn_queue.clear()
+		spawn_queue[j] = uptime + reset_delay
+		reset_at = uptime + reset_delay
 
 func check_game_win_condition():
 	for i in player_list.players.keys():
 		if player_list.players[i].score >= game_score_limit:
-			chat.rpc(&'chat_notification', "Player " + player_list.players[i].name + " has won this round!")
-			game_over()
+			chat.rpc(&'chat_notification', "Player [color=" + player_list.players[i].color.to_html() + "]" + player_list.players[i].name + "[/color] has won this round!")
+			rpc(&'game_over', i)
 			
 func update_hud():
 	
 	### Health
-	
 	hud.get_node("Stats").get_node("HealthBar").value = player_list.get( get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id() ).health
 	
 	if player_list.players.size() <= 1:
 		return # if we're the sole player in the server, stop here
 	
 	### SCORE, RANK, GAP/LEAD
-	
 	hud.get_node("ScoreRank").text = "SCORE: " + str(player_list.get( get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id() ).score)
 	
 	var score = player_list.get( get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id() ).score
@@ -215,6 +236,7 @@ func update_hud():
 	
 	# update local HUD
 	update_hud()
+	#check_game_win_condition()
 
 func push_local_player_info(): #
 	var pid = get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id()
@@ -403,3 +425,14 @@ func _on_CheckButton_toggled(button_pressed):
 
 func _on_Button_pressed():
 	destroy_player(get_tree().multiplayer.get_unique_id())
+
+
+### sound preloads to force Godot to pakcage theh in game exports (this is a bug workaround)
+
+#var required_sounds = [ null,
+#	preload("res://Assets/SFX/Player_Death_01.wav"),
+#	preload("res://Assets/SFX/Player_Death_02.wav"),
+#	preload("res://Assets/SFX/Player_Pain_01.wav"),
+#	preload("res://Assets/SFX/Player_Pain_02.wav"),
+#	preload("res://Assets/SFX/Player_Pain_03.wav"),
+#	]
diff --git a/Game/Main.tscn b/Game/Main.tscn
index 42199ff..7d2a0ab 100644
--- a/Game/Main.tscn
+++ b/Game/Main.tscn
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=3 uid="uid://o68cawatyat2"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://o68cawatyat2"]
 
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://b1078bn8gy2qf" path="res://Map.tscn" id="1"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://b856vwmg8a6o4" path="res://Assets/UI/GUI.tscn" id="2"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Main.gd" id="3"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bff5uslrxesjx" path="res://Assets/HUD/HUD.tscn" id="4"]
+[ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://j42e203vte7h" path="res://Assets/Announcer/Go.wav" id="5_ilayd"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Assets/Announcer/Announcer.gd" id="6_gcsgr"]
 
 [node name="Main" type="Node"]
 script = ExtResource( "3" )
@@ -30,9 +32,12 @@ structured_text_bidi_override_options = []
 structured_text_bidi_override_options = []
 
 [node name="Header" parent="HUD/ScoreTable/VBoxContainer" index="0"]
+offset_bottom = 45.0
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 30
 structured_text_bidi_override_options = []
 
 [node name="ScoreTab" parent="HUD/ScoreTable/VBoxContainer" index="1"]
+offset_top = 49.0
 custom_effects = []
 structured_text_bidi_override_options = []
 
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ text = "KILL YOURSELF"
 script = null
 
 [node name="Label" type="Label" parent="."]
+visible = false
 offset_right = 505.0
 offset_bottom = 238.0
 structured_text_bidi_override_options = []
@@ -124,6 +130,11 @@ transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 17, 0)
 visible = false
 script = null
 
+[node name="Announcer" type="AudioStreamPlayer" parent="."]
+stream = ExtResource( "5_ilayd" )
+bus = &"Announcer"
+script = ExtResource( "6_gcsgr" )
+
 [connection signal="toggled" from="NetworkTesting/CheckButton" to="." method="_on_CheckButton_toggled"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="NetworkTesting/Host" to="." method="_on_Host_pressed"]
 [connection signal="pressed" from="NetworkTesting/Connect" to="." method="_on_Connect_pressed"]