The next function that will be created is called setScore with a parameter called scoreNum:

local setScore = function( scoreNum )

Use a local variable called newScore and set it as scoreNum. Set the gameScore = newScore. Provide an if statement for gameScore, so that the score during game play is set to 0:

  local newScore = scoreNum
  gameScore = newScore

  if gameScore < 0 then gameScore = 0; end

Add the scoreText display object and make it equal to gameScore. Close the function:

  scoreText.text = gameScore
  scoreText.xScale = 0.5; scoreText.yScale = 0.5
  scoreText.x = (480 - (scoreText.contentWidth * 0.5)) - 15
  scoreText.y = 20
end