diff --git a/objects/MasterClueCounter.4a3aa4.json b/objects/MasterClueCounter.4a3aa4.json
index bb3237cf..c6b21615 100644
--- a/objects/MasterClueCounter.4a3aa4.json
+++ b/objects/MasterClueCounter.4a3aa4.json
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   },
   "Autoraise": true,
   "ColorDiffuse": {
-    "b": 0.87451,
-    "g": 0.87451,
-    "r": 0.87451
+    "b": 1,
+    "g": 1,
+    "r": 1
   },
   "CustomImage": {
     "CustomToken": {
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
     "rotX": 0,
     "rotY": 270,
     "rotZ": 0,
-    "scaleX": 0.4,
+    "scaleX": 0.42,
     "scaleY": 1,
-    "scaleZ": 0.4
+    "scaleZ": 0.42
   },
   "Value": 0,
   "XmlUI": ""
diff --git a/src/core/MasterClueCounter.ttslua b/src/core/MasterClueCounter.ttslua
index 574362b3..29bdef48 100644
--- a/src/core/MasterClueCounter.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/MasterClueCounter.ttslua
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+local playmatApi = require("playermat/PlaymatApi")
+
+-- variables are intentionally global to be accessible
 count = 0
 useClickableCounters = false
 
-local playmatAPI = require("playermat/PlaymatApi")
 function onSave() return JSON.encode(useClickableCounters) end
 
 function onLoad(savedData)
@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@ function onLoad(savedData)
     height = 900,
     width = 900,
     scale = { 1.5, 1.5, 1.5 },
-    font_size = 600,
-    font_color = { 1, 1, 1, 100 },
+    font_size = 650,
+    font_color = { 0, 0, 0, 100 },
     color = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   })
 
@@ -28,12 +30,12 @@ end
 -- removes all player clues by calling the respective function from the counting bowls / clickers
 function removeAllPlayerClues()
   printToAll(count .. " clue(s) from playermats removed.", "White")
-  playmatAPI.removeClues("All")
+  playmatApi.removeClues("All")
   self.editButton({ index = 0, label = "0" })
 end
 
 -- gets the counted values from the counting bowls / clickers and sums them up
 function sumClues()
-  count = playmatAPI.getClueCount(useClickableCounters, "All")
+  count = playmatApi.getClueCount(useClickableCounters, "All")
   self.editButton({ index = 0, label = tostring(count) })
 end