diff --git a/minigame_manager.lua b/minigame_manager.lua
index 310b019..0725f3a 100644
--- a/minigame_manager.lua
+++ b/minigame_manager.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@ local function sumo_remove_controls_hud(p_name)
     -- huds[p_name].controls = nil
 end
 
+local function sumo_set_attribute_lives(arena, pl_name)
+    local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(pl_name)
+    if player then
+        local lives = arena.players[pl_name].lives
+        local tag = " "
+        for i=1,lives do
+            tag = tag .. "♡ "
+        end
+        player:set_nametag_attributes({
+        text = tag,
+        color = {a=255, r=255, g=255, b=255}
+    })
+    end
+end
+
 
 local function send_message(arena,num_str)
     arena_lib.HUD_send_msg_all("title", arena, num_str, 1,nil,0xE6482E)
@@ -38,7 +53,10 @@ arena_lib.on_load("sumo", function(arena)
         ---minetest.log('First: '..dump(pl_name).. " is "..type(pl_name))
         local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(pl_name)
         sumo.invincible[pl_name] = true
-        sumo_show_controls_hud(pl_name)        
+        sumo_show_controls_hud(pl_name)
+        sumo_set_attribute_lives(arena, pl_name)
+
+        
 
         arena.players[pl_name].lives = arena.lives
         local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(pl_name)
@@ -150,7 +168,7 @@ arena_lib.on_time_tick('sumo', function(arena)
             if arena.players[pl_name].running == true then
                 message = T("Running...").." ".. message
             end
-            message = message.." "..T("Lives:").." " ..arena.players[pl_name].lives
+            message = message.." ".."♡ x ".." " ..arena.players[pl_name].lives
             if sumo.invincible[pl_name] == true then
                 message = T("Invincible")
                 c = 0xE6482E
@@ -194,6 +212,7 @@ function sumo.kill_player(arena,pl_name)
                     local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(pl_name)
                     local sp_pos = arena_lib.get_random_spawner(arena)
                     if player then
+                        sumo_set_attribute_lives(arena, pl_name)
                         player:move_to(sp_pos, false)
                         player:get_inventory():set_stack("main", 1, ItemStack("sumo:pushstick"))
                         minetest.after(3,function(pl_name)
@@ -249,7 +268,6 @@ end, true)
 arena_lib.on_timeout('sumo', function(arena)
     local winner_names = {}
     for p_name, p_stats in pairs(arena.players) do
-        local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(pl_name)
         sumo_remove_controls_hud(p_name)
         table.insert(winner_names, p_name)
     end
@@ -279,6 +297,7 @@ arena_lib.on_death('sumo', function(arena, p_name, reason)
             gain = 2.0,
         })
         if player then
+            sumo_set_attribute_lives(arena, p_name)
             player:move_to(sp_pos, false)
         end