diff --git a/src/main-menu.lua b/src/main-menu.lua
index 1bfa887..a306901 100644
--- a/src/main-menu.lua
+++ b/src/main-menu.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ---@class MainMenu
 MainMenu = {
     mainGameUpdateFunction = nil,
+    ---@type fun(settings: Settings)
     mainGameInitFunction = nil,
 }
 -- selene: allow(shadowing)
@@ -19,8 +20,15 @@ function MainMenu.start(config)
     playdate.update = MainMenu.update
 end
 
+local inningCountSelection = 3
+
 local function startGame()
-    MainMenu.mainGameInitFunction()
+    MainMenu.mainGameInitFunction({
+        finalInning = inningCountSelection,
+        homeTeamSprites = HomeTeamSprites,
+        awayTeamSprites = AwayTeamSprites,
+    })
+    playdate.resetElapsedTime()
     playdate.update = MainMenu.mainGameUpdateFunction
 end
 
@@ -61,40 +69,32 @@ end
 
 local currentLogo = nil
 
-local inningCountSelection = 3
-
-function playdate.upButtonDown()
-    inningCountSelection = inningCountSelection + 1
-end
-
-function playdate.downButtonDown()
-    inningCountSelection = math.max(1, inningCountSelection - 1)
-end
-
-local itr = 0
-
-local t = playdate.timer.new(1000)
-t:reset()
-function t.updateCallback()
-    itr = itr + 1
-end
-
 function MainMenu.update()
     playdate.timer.updateTimers()
     crankStartPos = crankStartPos or playdate.getCrankPosition()
 
+    gfx.clear()
+
     if playdate.getCrankChange() ~= 0 then
         local crankOffset = (crankStartPos - playdate.getCrankPosition()) % 360
         currentLogo = arrayElementFromCrank(Logos, crankOffset).image
         replaceAwayLogo(currentLogo)
     end
 
-    gfx.clear()
-    if playdate.buttonIsPressed(playdate.kButtonA) then
-        startGame()
+    if currentLogo then
+        currentLogo:drawScaled(20, C.Center.y + 40, 3)
+    end
+
+    if playdate.buttonJustPressed(playdate.kButtonA) then
+        startGame()
+    end
+    if playdate.buttonJustPressed(playdate.kButtonUp) then
+        inningCountSelection = inningCountSelection + 1
+    end
+    if playdate.buttonJustPressed(playdate.kButtonDown) then
+        inningCountSelection = inningCountSelection - 1
     end
 
-    gfx.drawText(tostring(itr), 200, 120)
     GameLogo:drawCentered(C.Center.x, 50)
 
     StartFont:drawTextAligned("Press A to start!", C.Center.x, 140, kTextAlignment.center)
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index 02ceb42..beb81a6 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ local fielding = Fielding.new()
 -- GLOBAL STATE --
 ------------------
 
+--- Well, maybe not "Settings", but passive state that probably won't change much, if at all, during a game.
+---@class Settings
+local settings = {
+    finalInning = 3,
+    ---@type SpriteCollection
+    awayTeamSprites = nil,
+    ---@type SpriteCollection
+    homeTeamSprites = nil,
+}
+
 local deltaSeconds = 0
 local ball = Ball.new(gfx.animator)
 
@@ -181,7 +191,7 @@ end
 local function nextHalfInning()
     pitchTracker:reset()
     local currentlyFieldingTeam = battingTeam == teams.home and teams.away or teams.home
-    local gameOver = inning == 9 and teams.away.score ~= teams.home.score
+    local gameOver = inning == settings.finalInning and teams.away.score ~= teams.home.score
     if not gameOver then
         fielding:celebrate()
         secondsSinceLastRunnerMove = -7
@@ -199,12 +209,12 @@ local function nextHalfInning()
         battingTeam = currentlyFieldingTeam
         playdate.timer.new(2000, function()
             if battingTeam == teams.home then
-                battingTeamSprites = HomeTeamSprites
+                battingTeamSprites = settings.homeTeamSprites
                 runnerBlipper = HomeTeamBlipper
-                fieldingTeamSprites = AwayTeamSprites
+                fieldingTeamSprites = settings.awayTeamSprites
             else
-                battingTeamSprites = AwayTeamSprites
-                fieldingTeamSprites = HomeTeamSprites
+                battingTeamSprites = settings.awayTeamSprites
+                fieldingTeamSprites = settings.homeTeamSprites
                 runnerBlipper = AwayTeamBlipper
             end
         end)
@@ -521,7 +531,9 @@ function mainGameUpdate()
     end
 end
 
-local function mainGameInit()
+---@param s Settings
+local function mainGameInit(s)
+    settings = s
     fielding:resetFielderPositions(teams.home.benchPosition)
     playdate.timer.new(2000, function()
         launchBall(C.PitchStartX, C.PitchStartY, playdate.easingFunctions.linear, nil, false)
@@ -530,10 +542,10 @@ local function mainGameInit()
     BootTune:setFinishCallback(function()
         TinnyBackground:play()
     end)
-    battingTeamSprites = AwayTeamSprites
-    fieldingTeamSprites = HomeTeamSprites
-    HomeTeamBlipper = blipper.new(100, HomeTeamSprites.smiling, HomeTeamSprites.lowHat)
-    AwayTeamBlipper = blipper.new(100, AwayTeamSprites.smiling, AwayTeamSprites.lowHat)
+    battingTeamSprites = settings.awayTeamSprites
+    fieldingTeamSprites = settings.homeTeamSprites
+    HomeTeamBlipper = blipper.new(100, settings.homeTeamSprites.smiling, settings.homeTeamSprites.lowHat)
+    AwayTeamBlipper = blipper.new(100, settings.awayTeamSprites.smiling, settings.awayTeamSprites.lowHat)
     runnerBlipper = battingTeam == teams.away and AwayTeamBlipper or HomeTeamBlipper
 end
 
@@ -543,14 +555,10 @@ local function init()
     playdate.setMenuImage(gfx.image.new("images/game/menu-image.png"))
     playdate.getSystemMenu():addMenuItem("Restart game", function() end) -- TODO?
 
-    -- TODO: A lot of stuff ends up hinky here, because animators are ticking from the moment they initialize.
-    -- TODO: Much needs to be redesigned to only init when a game is *actually* starting.
-    -- MainMenu.start({
-    --     mainGameUpdateFunction = mainGameUpdate,
-    --     mainGameInitFunction = mainGameInit,
-    -- })
-    playdate.update = mainGameUpdate
-    mainGameInit()
+    MainMenu.start({
+        mainGameUpdateFunction = mainGameUpdate,
+        mainGameInitFunction = mainGameInit,
+    })
 end
 
 init()