diff --git a/scenes/menu.tscn b/scenes/menu.tscn
index 6d0db01..c27f073 100644
--- a/scenes/menu.tscn
+++ b/scenes/menu.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://b1uhymisifcho"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=3 uid="uid://b1uhymisifcho"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/menu.gd" id="1_fushn"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/menudisplay.gd" id="2_jc4pv"]
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://my0glsan1h2e" path="res://scenes/map_preview/map_00.png" id="3_p822h"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bk32usoetq3b" path="res://scenes/map_preview/map_01.png" id="4_ac8w4"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ole07xte1dxp" path="res://scenes/map_preview/map_02.png" id="5_pnyq7"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/rounds_selection.gd" id="7_cr4tq"]
 
 [node name="Menu" type="Node"]
 script = ExtResource("1_fushn")
@@ -120,8 +121,34 @@ layout_mode = 2
 toggle_mode = true
 icon = ExtResource("5_pnyq7")
 
+[node name="rounds_selection" type="OptionButton" parent="MenuDisplay"]
+offset_left = 690.0
+offset_top = 556.0
+offset_right = 732.0
+offset_bottom = 587.0
+item_count = 5
+popup/item_0/text = "1"
+popup/item_1/text = "2"
+popup/item_1/id = 1
+popup/item_2/text = "3"
+popup/item_2/id = 2
+popup/item_3/text = "4"
+popup/item_3/id = 3
+popup/item_4/text = "5"
+popup/item_4/id = 4
+script = ExtResource("7_cr4tq")
+
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="MenuDisplay/rounds_selection"]
+layout_mode = 0
+offset_left = -70.0
+offset_top = 3.0
+offset_right = -7.0
+offset_bottom = 26.0
+text = "Rounds:"
+
 [node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
 wait_time = 5.0
 
 [connection signal="toggled" from="MenuDisplay/btn_fullscreen" to="." method="_on_btn_fullscreen_toggled"]
+[connection signal="item_selected" from="MenuDisplay/rounds_selection" to="MenuDisplay/rounds_selection" method="_on_item_selected"]
 [connection signal="timeout" from="Timer" to="." method="_on_timer_timeout"]
diff --git a/scripts/game.gd b/scripts/game.gd
index 8b846c7..af98391 100644
--- a/scripts/game.gd
+++ b/scripts/game.gd
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const CAMERA_POSITION_SPEED=0.05 #0.0 - 1.0, higher=faster
 
 var running=false
 
-var rounds=1
 
 var time_close_keypressed=1#seconds to wait after key pressed at endscreen
 
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ var game_ended=false
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	Gamestate.resetTimeElapsed()
+	
 	countdown.start()
 	countdown_label.visible=true
 	
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		newcarinstance.setPlayerinformation(i,player.color)
 		
 		newcarinstance.setPosition(Vector2(0,ceil(i/2.0)*(fmod(i,2)-0.5)*2.0*caroffset))
-		newcarinstance.setCheckpoints(checkpoints,rounds)
+		newcarinstance.setCheckpoints(checkpoints,Gamestate.getRounds())
 		newcarinstance.getCharacterBody().car_finished.connect(_on_car_finished)
 		
 		print("carpos is ="+str(newcarinstance.getPosition())+"  instancepos="+str(newcarinstance.position))
diff --git a/scripts/gamestate.gd b/scripts/gamestate.gd
index 3a71c4d..240ef77 100644
--- a/scripts/gamestate.gd
+++ b/scripts/gamestate.gd
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ var map_scene_name=""
 var map_scene_name_prefix="res://scenes/map_"
 var map_scene_name_postfix=".tscn"
 
+var rounds=1
 
+func getRounds():
+	return rounds
+	
+func setRounds(r):
+	rounds=r
+	
 func getSelectedMap():
 	return map_scene_name
 	
diff --git a/scripts/menu.gd b/scripts/menu.gd
index fb22eaf..2405854 100644
--- a/scripts/menu.gd
+++ b/scripts/menu.gd
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ func _unhandled_key_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 				
 
 
-func _on_timer_timeout() -> void:
+func _on_timer_timeout() -> void: #Start Game
 	print("Game starting")
 	get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/game.tscn")
 	$Timer.stop()
 	assignKeys()
 	
+	
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	if $Timer.is_stopped() or $Timer.time_left>3.5:
 		$MenuDisplay.updateCountdown(-1) #do not display countdown
diff --git a/scripts/rounds_selection.gd b/scripts/rounds_selection.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6236de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rounds_selection.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+extends OptionButton
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	select(3-1) #preselect rounds
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	pass
+
+
+
+
+
+func _on_item_selected(index: int) -> void:
+	Gamestate.setRounds(index+1)
+	print("Set rounds to "+str(index+1))