diff --git a/GpApp/GliderProtos.h b/GpApp/GliderProtos.h
index b0d3b77..21c4dfd 100644
--- a/GpApp/GliderProtos.h
+++ b/GpApp/GliderProtos.h
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ Boolean OpenSavedGame (void);
 //void SaveGame (Boolean);
 
 void RefreshScoreboard (SInt16);							// --- Scoreboard.c
+void ClearScoreboard (void);
 void HandleDynamicScoreboard (void);
 void QuickGlidersRefresh (void);
 void QuickScoreRefresh (void);
diff --git a/GpApp/Play.cpp b/GpApp/Play.cpp
index cc7008f..47bbac8 100644
--- a/GpApp/Play.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/Play.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ void NewGame (short mode)
 	playing = true;		// everything before this line is game set-up
 	PlayGame();			// everything following is after a game has ended
 
+	ClearScoreboard();
+
 #ifdef CREATEDEMODATA
 	DumpToResEditFile((Ptr)demoData, sizeof(demoType) * (long)demoIndex);
 #endif
diff --git a/GpApp/Scoreboard.cpp b/GpApp/Scoreboard.cpp
index 4824caa..96ce361 100644
--- a/GpApp/Scoreboard.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/Scoreboard.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ void RefreshScoreboard (SInt16 mode)
 	PortabilityLayer::MenuManager::GetInstance()->SetMenuVisible(false);
 }
 
+void ClearScoreboard (void)
+{
+	DrawSurface *surface = boardWindow->GetDrawSurface();
+
+	PortabilityLayer::ResolveCachingColor blackColor(StdColors::Black());
+	surface->FillRect(boardWindow->GetSurfaceRect(), blackColor);
+	MarkScoreboardPortDirty();
+}
+
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------  HandleDynamicScoreboard
 
  void HandleDynamicScoreboard (void)