diff --git a/Assets/GameManager.cs b/Assets/GameManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d3371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Assets/GameManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    public enum GameMode
+    {
+        freeForAll,
+        teamDeathmatch,
+        captureTheFlag
+    }
+
+    public static GameMode gameMode = GameMode.freeForAll;
+}
diff --git a/Assets/GameManager.cs.meta b/Assets/GameManager.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..363c2f9
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+++ b/Assets/GameManager.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/Assets/Scenes/Platformer With Headroom.unity b/Assets/Scenes/Platformer With Headroom.unity
index 1fb3ce2..9af909a 100644
--- a/Assets/Scenes/Platformer With Headroom.unity	
+++ b/Assets/Scenes/Platformer With Headroom.unity	
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diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerLives.cs b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerLives.cs
index 0a35bd3..0f616bf 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerLives.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerLives.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ public class PlayerLives : MonoBehaviour
 {
     public int maxLives = 3;
     public int currentLives; 
-    public string gameMode = "free-for-all";
 
     private void Start()
     {
-        if (gameMode == "free-for-all")
+        if (GameManager.gameMode == GameManager.GameMode.freeForAll)
         {
             currentLives = maxLives;
         }
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ public class PlayerLives : MonoBehaviour
     }
     public void PlayerDied()
     {
-        if (gameMode == "free-for-all")
+        if (GameManager.gameMode == GameManager.GameMode.freeForAll)
         {
             currentLives--;
             if (currentLives <= 0)