diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 3003832..72898aa 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@
 
 - ignore comments in lvl files
 
-- Start the game  end timer and add a score FIXME:  put the actual max
-  reachable score  into the  level definition  along with  the minimum
-  steps required to reach it, also add a step counter
-
 - Grid Observer:
   https://github.com/mlange-42/arche/issues/374
 
-- Add some final message when the player reaches the last level, start
-  from scratch or a message to buy me some beer, whatever
-
 - Add shaders for animation (player destruction etc)
 
+- Start New game starts with last played level, better add a Resume
+  Game menu item for this and use Start New always for level 1.
+
 - for finding caller:
 	pc := make([]uintptr, 10)
 	n := runtime.Callers(0, pc)
diff --git a/game/level_scene.go b/game/level_scene.go
index 3ebd8b4..f3e0dee 100644
--- a/game/level_scene.go
+++ b/game/level_scene.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (scene *LevelScene) GenerateLevels(game *Game) {
 	}
 
 	scene.Game.Observer.SetupLevelScore(min)
+	scene.Game.Observer.SetupMaxLevels(len(min))
 	scene.Game.Levels = scene.Levels
 }
 
diff --git a/game/nextlevel_scene.go b/game/nextlevel_scene.go
index 7e47fea..db3d279 100644
--- a/game/nextlevel_scene.go
+++ b/game/nextlevel_scene.go
@@ -75,6 +75,49 @@ func (scene *NextlevelScene) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 }
 
 func (scene *NextlevelScene) SetupUI() {
+	observer := observers.GetGameObserver(scene.Game.World)
+	slog.Debug("levels", "max", observer.MaxLevels, "current", observer.CurrentLevel)
+	if observer.MaxLevels == observer.CurrentLevel+1 {
+		scene.SetupUILast()
+	} else {
+		scene.SetupUIRetry()
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (scene *NextlevelScene) SetupUILast() {
+	blue := color.RGBA{0, 255, 128, 255}
+	observer := observers.GetGameObserver(scene.Game.World)
+
+	rowContainer := gameui.NewRowContainer(false)
+	label1text := "Last level, congratulations!"
+	label2text := fmt.Sprintf("Your final score: %d", observer.GetLevelScore())
+
+	buttonMenu := gameui.NewMenuButton("Menu", *assets.FontRenderer.FontNormal,
+		func(args *widget.ButtonClickedEventArgs) {
+			scene.SetNext(Menu)
+		})
+
+	label1 := widget.NewText(
+		widget.TextOpts.Text(label1text, *assets.FontRenderer.FontNormal, blue),
+		widget.TextOpts.Position(widget.TextPositionCenter, widget.TextPositionCenter),
+	)
+
+	label2 := widget.NewText(
+		widget.TextOpts.Text(label2text, *assets.FontRenderer.FontNormal, blue),
+		widget.TextOpts.Position(widget.TextPositionCenter, widget.TextPositionCenter),
+	)
+
+	rowContainer.AddChild(label1)
+	rowContainer.AddChild(label2)
+	rowContainer.AddChild(buttonMenu)
+
+	scene.Ui = &ebitenui.UI{
+		Container: rowContainer.Container(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (scene *NextlevelScene) SetupUIRetry() {
 	blue := color.RGBA{0, 255, 128, 255}
 	observer := observers.GetGameObserver(scene.Game.World)
 
diff --git a/observers/game_observer.go b/observers/game_observer.go
index cb4790a..359a442 100644
--- a/observers/game_observer.go
+++ b/observers/game_observer.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type GameObserver struct {
 	Entities                   map[ecs.ID]map[ecs.Entity]int
 	LevelScore                 map[int]*Score // one score per level
 	Id                         int
+	MaxLevels                  int
 }
 
 func (observer *GameObserver) GetListenerCallback(comp ecs.ID) listener.Callback {
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ func (observer *GameObserver) SetupLevelScore(min []int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (observer *GameObserver) SetupMaxLevels(count int) {
+	observer.MaxLevels = count
+}
+
 // set current level stats and reset counters
 func (observer *GameObserver) AddScore() {
 	level := observer.CurrentLevel