diff --git a/minigame_manager/on_load.lua b/minigame_manager/on_load.lua
index 542d91f..5d61423 100644
--- a/minigame_manager/on_load.lua
+++ b/minigame_manager/on_load.lua
@@ -32,44 +32,44 @@ arena_lib.on_load("wormball", function(arena)
     
     end, arena)
 
-    --clear the board of gamepieces
-    local pos1 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_1
-    local pos2 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_2
-    local x1 = pos1.x
-    local x2 = pos2.x
-    local y1 = pos1.y
-    local y2 = pos2.y 
-    local z1 = pos1.z 
-    local z2 = pos2.z 
-    if x1 > x2 then
-        local temp = x2
-        x2 = x1
-        x1 = temp
-    end
-    if y1 > y2 then
-        local temp = y2
-        y2 = y1
-        y1 = temp
-    end
-    if z1 > z2 then
-        local temp = z2
-        z2 = z1
-        z1 = temp
-    end
+    -- --clear the board of gamepieces
+    -- local pos1 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_1
+    -- local pos2 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_2
+    -- local x1 = pos1.x
+    -- local x2 = pos2.x
+    -- local y1 = pos1.y
+    -- local y2 = pos2.y 
+    -- local z1 = pos1.z 
+    -- local z2 = pos2.z 
+    -- if x1 > x2 then
+    --     local temp = x2
+    --     x2 = x1
+    --     x1 = temp
+    -- end
+    -- if y1 > y2 then
+    --     local temp = y2
+    --     y2 = y1
+    --     y1 = temp
+    -- end
+    -- if z1 > z2 then
+    --     local temp = z2
+    --     z2 = z1
+    --     z1 = temp
+    -- end
 
-    for x = x1,x2 do
-        for y = y1,y2 do
-            for z = z1,z2 do
+    -- for x = x1,x2 do
+    --     for y = y1,y2 do
+    --         for z = z1,z2 do
 
-                --only remove wormball-registered nodes
-                local nodename = minetest.get_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}).name 
-                if string.find(nodename,'wormball') then
-                    minetest.set_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}, {name="air"})
-                end
+    --             --only remove wormball-registered nodes
+    --             local nodename = minetest.get_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}).name 
+    --             if string.find(nodename,'wormball') then
+    --                 minetest.set_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}, {name="air"})
+    --             end
                 
-            end
-        end
-    end
+    --         end
+    --     end
+    -- end
 
 
 
diff --git a/minigame_manager/on_start.lua b/minigame_manager/on_start.lua
index f2a935a..aa1c267 100644
--- a/minigame_manager/on_start.lua
+++ b/minigame_manager/on_start.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,47 @@ arena_lib.on_start('wormball', function(arena)
     end
     arena.num_players = c
 
+    
+    --clear the board of gamepieces
+    local pos1 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_1
+    local pos2 = arena.area_to_clear_after_game_pos_2
+    local x1 = pos1.x
+    local x2 = pos2.x
+    local y1 = pos1.y
+    local y2 = pos2.y 
+    local z1 = pos1.z 
+    local z2 = pos2.z 
+    if x1 > x2 then
+        local temp = x2
+        x2 = x1
+        x1 = temp
+    end
+    if y1 > y2 then
+        local temp = y2
+        y2 = y1
+        y1 = temp
+    end
+    if z1 > z2 then
+        local temp = z2
+        z2 = z1
+        z1 = temp
+    end
+
+    for x = x1,x2 do
+        for y = y1,y2 do
+            for z = z1,z2 do
+
+                --only remove wormball-registered nodes
+                local nodename = minetest.get_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}).name 
+                if string.find(nodename,'wormball') then
+                    minetest.set_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}, {name="air"})
+                end
+                
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+
     -- set players' attachment entities
 
     for pl_name, stats in pairs(arena.players) do
@@ -19,4 +60,6 @@ arena_lib.on_start('wormball', function(arena)
     end
 
 
+
+
 end)
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