diff --git a/src/break_out/Constants.java b/src/break_out/Constants.java
index 75ce1ac..59debaf 100644
--- a/src/break_out/Constants.java
+++ b/src/break_out/Constants.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package break_out;
 
+import break_out.model.Position;
+
 import java.awt.Color;
 
 /**
@@ -119,4 +121,9 @@ public class Constants {
 	 */
 	public static final String SCOREBOARD_LIVES = "Lives: ";
 
+	/**
+	 * The position for the scoreboards midpoint (bottom center)
+	 */
+	public static final Position SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT = new Position(SCREEN_WIDTH*5/6, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/break_out/view/Field.java b/src/break_out/view/Field.java
index c9093ec..33aca5e 100644
--- a/src/break_out/view/Field.java
+++ b/src/break_out/view/Field.java
@@ -271,16 +271,17 @@ public class Field extends JPanel {
 		Font myFont = Font.getFont(attributes);
 		g2.setFont(myFont);
 
-		// temporarily save default component color to draw text background in specific color
-		Color tempOne = g2.getColor();
+		// temporarily save default component color to draw text and background in specific color
+		Color temp = g2.getColor();
 
 		// draw background in specific color
 		g2.setColor(Constants.COLOR_SCOREBOARD);
 
-		// centered mid-point x-val
-		int midX = Constants.SCREEN_WIDTH*5/6;
+		// bottom centered mid-point
+		int midX = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getX();
+		int midY = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getY();
+
 		int offset = Constants.SCOREBOARD_OFFSET;
-		int textOffsetY = 20; // somehow handcrafted offset
 
 		// calculate rendered string width
 		int scoreWidth = g2.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(Constants.SCOREBOARD_SCORE + view.getGame().getLevel().getScore());
@@ -289,18 +290,14 @@ public class Field extends JPanel {
 		int fontSize = g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight(); // font size
 
 		// fillRoundRect(x, y, width, height, arcWidth, arcHeight)
-		g2.fillRoundRect((midX)-offset-maxWidth/2, Constants.SCREEN_HEIGHT-2*offset-textOffsetY-2*fontSize, maxWidth+2*offset, 2*(fontSize+offset), 5, 5);
+		g2.fillRoundRect((midX)-offset-maxWidth/2, midY-2*offset-3*fontSize, maxWidth+2*offset, 2*(fontSize+offset), 5, 5);
 
-		// reset to default color
-		g2.setColor(tempOne);
-
-		// temporarily save default component color to draw text in specific color
-		Color temp = g2.getColor();
+		// draw text in specific color (sharing g2 object and therefore also color)
 		g2.setColor(Constants.COLOR_TEXT);
 
 		// draw score and lives
-		drawScore(g2, midX, Constants.SCREEN_HEIGHT-fontSize);
-		drawLives(g2, midX, Constants.SCREEN_HEIGHT-2*(fontSize)-textOffsetY);
+		drawScore(g2);
+		drawLives(g2);
 
 		// reset color and font
 		g2.setColor(temp);
@@ -311,12 +308,16 @@ public class Field extends JPanel {
 	 * Draws the score
 	 *
 	 * @param g2 The graphics object
-	 * @param x middle position on x-axis
-	 * @param y y-axis
 	 */
-	private void drawScore(Graphics2D g2, int x, int y) {
+	private void drawScore(Graphics2D g2) {
 		int score = view.getGame().getLevel().getScore();
 
+		int fontSize = g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight(); // font size
+
+		// bottom centered mid-point
+		int x = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getX();
+		int y = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getY()-(int)((3.0/2.0)*fontSize);
+
 		String str = Constants.SCOREBOARD_SCORE+score;
 
 		x -= g2.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(str)/2; // because x is middle position on x axis
@@ -329,12 +330,16 @@ public class Field extends JPanel {
 	 * Draws the life counter
 	 *
 	 * @param g2 The graphics object
-	 * @param x middle position on x-axis
-	 * @param y y-axis
 	 */
-	private void drawLives(Graphics2D g2, int x, int y) {
+	private void drawLives(Graphics2D g2) {
 		int lives = view.getGame().getLevel().getLives();
 
+		int fontSize = g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight(); // font size
+
+		// bottom centered mid-point
+		int x = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getX();
+		int y = (int) Constants.SCOREBOARD_MIDPOINT.getY()-3*fontSize;
+
 		String str = Constants.SCOREBOARD_LIVES+lives;
 
 		x -= g2.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(str)/2; // because x is middle position on x axis