diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 483b798..37e9847 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use sdl2::render::{Texture, TextureCreator};
 use sdl2::ttf::{Font, FontStyle};
 use sdl2::video::WindowContext;
 use sdl2::{pixels::Color, render::Canvas, video::Window};
+use tracing::event;
 
 use crate::constants::{MapTile, BOARD_HEIGHT, BOARD_WIDTH, RAW_BOARD};
 use crate::direction::Direction;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct Game<'a> {
     power_pellet_texture: Texture<'a>,
     font: Font<'a, 'static>,
     pacman: Pacman<'a>,
-    map: Rc<Map>,
+    map: Rc<std::cell::RefCell<Map>>,
     debug: bool,
     score: u32,
 }
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ impl Game<'_> {
         texture_creator: &'a TextureCreator<WindowContext>,
         ttf_context: &'a sdl2::ttf::Sdl2TtfContext,
     ) -> Game<'a> {
-        let map = Rc::new(Map::new(RAW_BOARD));
+        let map = Rc::new(std::cell::RefCell::new(Map::new(RAW_BOARD)));
         let pacman_atlas = texture_creator
             .load_texture("assets/32/pacman.png")
             .expect("Could not load pacman texture");
@@ -72,11 +73,6 @@ impl Game<'_> {
         if keycode == Keycode::Space {
             self.debug = !self.debug;
         }
-
-        // Test score increase
-        if keycode == Keycode::S {
-            self.add_score(10);
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn add_score(&mut self, points: u32) {
@@ -85,6 +81,51 @@ impl Game<'_> {
 
     pub fn tick(&mut self) {
         self.pacman.tick();
+        self.check_pellet_eating();
+    }
+
+    fn check_pellet_eating(&mut self) {
+        let cell_pos = self.pacman.cell_position();
+
+        // Check if there's a pellet at the current position
+        let tile = {
+            let map = self.map.borrow();
+            map.get_tile((cell_pos.0 as i32, cell_pos.1 as i32))
+        };
+
+        if let Some(tile) = tile {
+            match tile {
+                MapTile::Pellet => {
+                    // Eat the pellet and add score
+                    {
+                        let mut map = self.map.borrow_mut();
+                        map.set_tile((cell_pos.0 as i32, cell_pos.1 as i32), MapTile::Empty);
+                    }
+                    self.add_score(10);
+                    event!(
+                        tracing::Level::DEBUG,
+                        "Pellet eaten at ({}, {})",
+                        cell_pos.0,
+                        cell_pos.1
+                    );
+                }
+                MapTile::PowerPellet => {
+                    // Eat the power pellet and add score
+                    {
+                        let mut map = self.map.borrow_mut();
+                        map.set_tile((cell_pos.0 as i32, cell_pos.1 as i32), MapTile::Empty);
+                    }
+                    self.add_score(50);
+                    event!(
+                        tracing::Level::DEBUG,
+                        "Power pellet eaten at ({}, {})",
+                        cell_pos.0,
+                        cell_pos.1
+                    );
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn draw(&mut self) {
@@ -112,6 +153,7 @@ impl Game<'_> {
                 for y in 0..BOARD_HEIGHT {
                     let tile = self
                         .map
+                        .borrow()
                         .get_tile((x as i32, y as i32))
                         .unwrap_or(MapTile::Empty);
                     let mut color = None;
@@ -162,6 +204,7 @@ impl Game<'_> {
             for y in 0..BOARD_HEIGHT {
                 let tile = self
                     .map
+                    .borrow()
                     .get_tile((x as i32, y as i32))
                     .unwrap_or(MapTile::Empty);
 
@@ -187,9 +230,8 @@ impl Game<'_> {
     }
 
     fn render_score(&mut self) {
-        let score = 0;
         let lives = 3;
-        let score_text = format!("{:02}", score);
+        let score_text = format!("{:02}", self.score);
 
         let x_offset = 12;
         let y_offset = 2;
diff --git a/src/map.rs b/src/map.rs
index 18609f5..35c126f 100644
--- a/src/map.rs
+++ b/src/map.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ impl Map {
         Some(self.inner[x][y])
     }
 
+    pub fn set_tile(&mut self, cell: (i32, i32), tile: MapTile) -> bool {
+        let x = cell.0 as usize;
+        let y = cell.1 as usize;
+
+        if x >= BOARD_WIDTH as usize || y >= BOARD_HEIGHT as usize {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.inner[x][y] = tile;
+        true
+    }
+
     pub fn cell_to_pixel(cell: (u32, u32)) -> (i32, i32) {
         ((cell.0 as i32) * 24, ((cell.1 + 3) as i32) * 24)
     }
diff --git a/src/pacman.rs b/src/pacman.rs
index 003505e..a48d4c7 100644
--- a/src/pacman.rs
+++ b/src/pacman.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use sdl2::{
@@ -22,14 +23,18 @@ pub struct Pacman<'a> {
     pub direction: Direction,
     pub next_direction: Option<Direction>,
     pub stopped: bool,
-    map: Rc<Map>,
+    map: Rc<RefCell<Map>>,
     speed: u32,
     modulation: SimpleTickModulator,
     sprite: AnimatedTexture<'a>,
 }
 
 impl Pacman<'_> {
-    pub fn new<'a>(starting_position: (u32, u32), atlas: Texture<'a>, map: Rc<Map>) -> Pacman<'a> {
+    pub fn new<'a>(
+        starting_position: (u32, u32),
+        atlas: Texture<'a>,
+        map: Rc<RefCell<Map>>,
+    ) -> Pacman<'a> {
         Pacman {
             position: Map::cell_to_pixel(starting_position),
             direction: Direction::Right,
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ impl Pacman<'_> {
         let proposed_next_cell = self.next_cell(self.next_direction);
         let proposed_next_tile = self
             .map
+            .borrow()
             .get_tile(proposed_next_cell)
             .unwrap_or(MapTile::Empty);
         if proposed_next_tile != MapTile::Wall {
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ impl Pacman<'_> {
     }
 
     fn internal_position_even(&self) -> (u32, u32) {
-        let (x, y ) = self.internal_position();
+        let (x, y) = self.internal_position();
         ((x / 2u32) * 2u32, (y / 2u32) * 2u32)
     }
 }
@@ -115,7 +121,7 @@ impl Entity for Pacman<'_> {
             self.handle_requested_direction();
 
             let next = self.next_cell(None);
-            let next_tile = self.map.get_tile(next).unwrap_or(MapTile::Empty);
+            let next_tile = self.map.borrow().get_tile(next).unwrap_or(MapTile::Empty);
 
             if !self.stopped && next_tile == MapTile::Wall {
                 event!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "Wall collision. Stopping.");
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ impl Entity for Pacman<'_> {
                 self.stopped = false;
             }
         }
-        
+
         if !self.stopped && self.modulation.next() {
             let speed = self.speed as i32;
             match self.direction {