diff --git a/src/2048_engine.c b/src/2048_engine.c
index a183c70..5001f1b 100644
--- a/src/2048_engine.c
+++ b/src/2048_engine.c
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ void merge(struct gamestate *g, direction d, void (*callback)(struct gamestate *
         if (g->grid[x][y] && (g->grid[x][y] == g->grid[x+xoff][y+yoff])) {\
             g->grid[x][y] += g->grid[x+xoff][y+yoff];\
             g->grid[x+xoff][y+yoff] = 0;\
-            g->score_last = g->grid[x][y];\
+            g->score_last += g->grid[x][y];\
             g->score += g->grid[x][y];\
             g->moved = 1;\
         }\
     } while (0)
 
     int x, y;
+    g->score_last = 0;
         
     if (d == dir_left) {
         for (x = 0; x < g->opts->grid_width - 1; ++x) {
diff --git a/src/2048_rewrite.c b/src/2048_rewrite.c
index bc7c6b5..98ccc52 100644
--- a/src/2048_rewrite.c
+++ b/src/2048_rewrite.c
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ int get_keypress(void)
     return getch();
 }
 
-#elif VT100_COMPATIBLE
-
-#else
+#else /* vt100 and standard shared functions */
 struct termios sattr;
 void drawstate_clear()
 {
@@ -90,8 +88,19 @@ void drawstate_init(void)
     tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW, &tattr);
 }
 
+int get_keypress(void)
+{
+    return fgetc(stdin);
+}
+
+
 void draw_screen(struct gamestate *g)
 {
+    /* Clear the screen each draw if we are able to */
+#ifdef VT100_COMPATIBLE
+    printf("\033[2J\033[H");
+#endif
+
     printf("HISCORE: %ld |", g->score_high);
     printf("| SCORE: %ld ", g->score);
     if (g->score_last) printf("(+%ld)", g->score_last);
@@ -114,13 +123,7 @@ void draw_screen(struct gamestate *g)
     ITER(g->opts->grid_width, printf("------"));
     printf("-\n\n");
 }
-
-int get_keypress(void)
-{
-    return fgetc(stdin);
-}
-
-#endif
+#endif /* CURSES */
 
 void ddraw(struct gamestate *g)
 {