diff --git a/.Jules/palette.md b/.Jules/palette.md
index 4e5ec39..3751230 100644
--- a/.Jules/palette.md
+++ b/.Jules/palette.md
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@
 ## 2025-07-31 - Explicit Game Controls
 **Learning:** When building interactive HTML5 widgets or games with custom keyboard event bindings, users may not intuitively know which keys to press, leading to confusion.
 **Action:** Always provide explicit, visible instructional text for custom keyboard controls so users know the required inputs.
+
+## 2024-08-05 - Accessible Dynamic Scores
+**Learning:** Dynamic text changes, like game scores, are invisible to screen readers unless explicitly marked. However, placing static text (like "Score:") inside an `aria-live` region forces screen readers to unnecessarily repeat it.
+**Action:** Add `aria-live="polite"` only to the container of the dynamic value, extracting static text into a separate sibling element.
diff --git a/src/views/mario-game.njk b/src/views/mario-game.njk
index 1f2f7f5..6d93deb 100644
--- a/src/views/mario-game.njk
+++ b/src/views/mario-game.njk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 <body>
 
 <div id="game">
-  <div id="score">Score: 0</div>
+  <div id="score"><span id="score-label">Score: </span><span id="score-val" aria-live="polite">0</span></div>
   <div id="instructions">Press Space or ↑ to jump!</div>
   <div id="mario"></div>
   <div class="ground"></div>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 <script>
   const mario = document.getElementById("mario");
   const game = document.getElementById("game");
-  const scoreText = document.getElementById("score");
+  const scoreText = document.getElementById("score-val");
 
   let jumping = false;
   let score = 0;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         clearInterval(move);
         goomba.remove();
         score++;
-        scoreText.innerText = "Score: " + score;
+        scoreText.innerText = score;
       } else {
         position -= 6;
         goomba.style.left = position + "px";
