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The side panel

What we are doing

The empty space right of the well shows the score and the lines, each as a label with its number under it.

```js
const panel = COLS * CELL + 20
ctx.fillStyle = 'white'
ctx.font = 'bold 16px sans-serif'
ctx.textAlign = 'left'
ctx.fillText('Score', panel, 180)
ctx.fillText(String(score), panel, 202)
ctx.fillText('Lines', panel, 240)
ctx.fillText(String(lines), panel, 262)
```

What it means

• panel is the x where the panel's text starts: 20 pixels right of the well.
• textAlign = 'left' writes from that x to the right.
• String(score) turns the number into text, which is what fillText writes.

Your turn

In draw, under the if (state === 'playing') { ... } block, leave an empty line and write the panel lines.

Skills: Drawing on a canvas

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All steps

1. The well
2. The board as rows of numbers
3. Draw one cell
4. Draw the whole board
5. The number is the color
6. A piece is a small grid
7. A list of shapes
8. All seven pieces
9. Does it fit inside the well?
10. Blocks are in the way
11. Try, then move
12. Move with the arrows
13. Turn a matrix
14. Turn with Up
15. Wall kicks
16. Falling by itself
17. A random piece at the top
18. Land and lock
19. One function starts a game
20. When the pile reaches the top
21. Game Over on screen
22. Play again
23. Clear full rows
24. Points for lines
25. The side panel
26. Levels
27. Faster every level
28. A fair bag of pieces
29. The next piece
30. Drop it
31. The ghost piece
32. Build it yourself: hold a piece