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Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp b/NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp
index c82e2f8..5fb2b01 100644
--- a/NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp
+++ b/NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@
 #include <cstdlib> // For rand() and srand()
 #include <ctime>   // For time()
 #include <string>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 using namespace std;
 
+// ANSI Color Codes
+const string RESET = "\033[0m";
+const string GREEN = "\033[32m";
+const string RED = "\033[31m";
+const string YELLOW = "\033[33m";
+const string CYAN = "\033[36m";
+const string MAGENTA = "\033[35m";
+
 void showEasterEgg() {
     cout << "\n[!] EASTER EGG ACTIVATED: THE ZEN MODE" << endl;
     cout << "Inspired by the Word 1.1a secret found 29 years later." << endl;
@@ -21,12 +30,14 @@ int main() {
     int guess = 0;
     int attempts = 0;
 
-    cout << "--- EI-JACK LAB: NUMBER GUESSER V1.0 ---" << endl;
-    cout << "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100." << endl;
-    cout << "(Hint: Type 'zen' to see the credits)" << endl << endl;
+    cout << CYAN << "╔══════════════════════════════════════╗" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << CYAN << "║ " << MAGENTA << setw(36) << left << "EI-JACK LAB: NUMBER GUESSER V1.0" << CYAN << " ║" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << CYAN << "╚══════════════════════════════════════╝" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << "🤔 I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100." << endl;
+    cout << YELLOW << "(Hint: Type 'zen' to see the credits)" << RESET << endl << endl;
 
     while (guess != secretNumber) {
-        cout << "Enter your guess: ";
+        cout << "Enter your guess 🎯: ";
         cin >> input;
 
         // Check for Easter Egg
@@ -39,23 +50,25 @@ int main() {
         try {
             guess = stoi(input);
         } catch (...) {
-            cout << "Invalid input. Please enter a number." << endl;
+            cout << RED << "❌ Invalid input. Please enter a number." << RESET << endl;
             continue;
         }
 
         attempts++;
 
         if (guess > secretNumber) {
-            cout << ">>> Too high! Try again." << endl;
+            cout << RED << "📈 Too high! Try again." << RESET << endl;
         } else if (guess < secretNumber) {
-            cout << ">>> Too low! Try again." << endl;
+            cout << YELLOW << "📉 Too low! Try again." << RESET << endl;
         } else {
-            cout << "\nCONGRATULATIONS!" << endl;
-            cout << "You found it in " << attempts << " attempts." << endl;
+            cout << "\n" << GREEN << "🎉 CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉" << RESET << endl;
+            cout << GREEN << "You found it in " << attempts << " attempts." << RESET << endl;
         }
     }
 
-    cout << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-    system("pause"); // Essential for Dev-C++ to keep the window open
+    cout << CYAN << "----------------------------------------" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << "Press Enter to exit..." << endl;
+    cin.ignore(10000, '\n');
+    cin.get();
     return 0;
 }