diff --git a/src/board.rs b/src/board.rs
index 6ff2989..4dc9dd2 100644
--- a/src/board.rs
+++ b/src/board.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ impl Board {
             let x = *x_offset as i8 + x;
             let y = *y_offset as i8 + y;
 
+            if x < 0 || x >= Board::WIDTH as i8 {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             if y < 0 {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -60,10 +64,6 @@ impl Board {
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if x < 0 || x >= Board::WIDTH as i8 {
-                return true;
-            }
-
             if self.0[y as usize][x as usize].is_some() {
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index d4acecf..5690f98 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::actions::{Action, ActionsHeld};
 use crate::board::Board;
 use crate::tetromino::{Direction, DirectionDiff, Tetromino};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CurrentTetromino {
     pub tetromino: Tetromino,
     pub direction: Direction,
@@ -18,12 +19,21 @@ impl CurrentTetromino {
             .max()
             .expect("pattern length > 0")
             + 1;
+
+        let height = tetromino
+            .pattern(&Direction::Up)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(_x, y)| y)
+            .max()
+            .expect("pattern length > 0")
+            + 1;
+
         let x = ((Board::WIDTH - width) / 2) as i8;
         Self {
             tetromino,
             direction: Direction::Up,
             x,
-            y: -1,
+            y: -(height as i8),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -259,7 +269,14 @@ impl Game {
         let current = std::mem::replace(&mut self.current_tetromino, next);
         let pattern = current.tetromino.pattern(&current.direction);
 
-        if current.y <= 0 {
+        let y_start = pattern
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(_x, y)| *y)
+            .min()
+            .expect("pattern length > 0") as i8;
+
+        let y = current.y + y_start;
+        if y < 0 {
             self.game_over = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/sdl.rs b/src/gui/sdl.rs
index ce3a676..57f7ba3 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdl.rs
+++ b/src/gui/sdl.rs
@@ -301,18 +301,20 @@ fn config_from_file<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Config, String
     let Some(config) = fs::read_to_string(path.as_ref()).ok() else {
         let config = Config::default();
         {
-            println!("could not get config! attempting to create default...");
+            println!("could not get config! creating default...");
             let config = toml::to_string(&config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
-            fs::write(path, config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            fs::write(path.as_ref(), config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            println!("created config at '{}'", path.as_ref().display());
         }
         return Ok(config);
     };
     let Some(config) = toml::from_str(&config).ok() else {
-        println!("womp womp, config contains an invalid config, attempting to reset to default...");
+        println!("womp womp, config contains an invalid config, resetting...");
         let config = Config::default();
         {
             let config = toml::to_string(&config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
-            fs::write(path, config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            fs::write(path.as_ref(), config).map_err(|err| err.to_string())?;
+            println!("created config at '{}'", path.as_ref().display());
         }
         return Ok(config);
     };
diff --git a/src/tetromino.rs b/src/tetromino.rs
index 4097b87..35747e6 100644
--- a/src/tetromino.rs
+++ b/src/tetromino.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub enum Tetromino {
     Z,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Direction {
     Up,
     Right,