Workshop › Typing Rain › Step 20 of 33

Freeze the game

What we are doing

When the game is over, update returns at once, so the words freeze where they are, and type ignores keys.

```js
function type(key) {
  if (state !== 'playing') return

function update() {
  if (state !== 'playing') return
```

What it means

• !== means "not equal": when the state is not 'playing', both functions stop before doing anything.

Your turn

Write the line at the top of type and at the top of update.

Skills: Game states

← Out of lives The game over panel →

All steps

1. A sky for the words
2. The ground
3. A word on the canvas
4. A function that draws
5. A list of words
6. Make them fall
7. The game loop
8. A new word from the list
9. Let it rain
10. Gone past the ground
11. Lock on to a word
12. Listen to the keyboard
13. Letter by letter
14. Half a word in yellow
15. Let go of a lost word
16. Lives
17. Hearts
18. Score
19. Out of lives
20. Freeze the game
21. The game over panel
22. Play again
23. Levels
24. Faster and faster
25. Best score
26. Accuracy
27. Words per minute
28. Your speed at the end
29. Where the keys go
30. Draw the keyboard
31. Light up the next key
32. Tap the keys
33. Build it yourself: change your mind