diff --git a/systems/scoreboard/scoreboard.gd b/systems/scoreboard/scoreboard.gd
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+class_name Scoreboard extends Node
+
+# define the properties
+@export var num_teams: int = 1
+@export var num_players_per_team: int = 1
+
+# define the scoreboard dictionary
+var scoreboard := {}
+
+# initialize the scoreboard
+func _init() -> void:
+	scoreboard = {}
+	for team in range(1, num_teams + 1):
+		scoreboard[team] = {}
+		for player in range(1, num_players_per_team + 1):
+			scoreboard[team][player] = {'O': 0, 'D': 0, 'S': 0}
+
+# update score function
+func update_score(team: int, player: int, points: int, category: String) -> void:
+	if not scoreboard.has(team) or not scoreboard[team].has(player):
+		push_warning("Team or player not found in the scoreboard.")
+		return
+	if category not in ['O', 'D', 'S']:
+		push_warning("Invalid category. Please use 'O' for Offense, 'D' for Defense, or 'S' for Style.")
+		return
+	scoreboard[team][player][category] += points
+
+# get player score function
+func get_player_score(team: int, player: int) -> Dictionary:
+	if not scoreboard.has(team) or not scoreboard[team].has(player):
+		push_warning("Team or player not found in the scoreboard.")
+		return {}
+	return scoreboard[team][player]
+
+# get team score function
+func get_team_score(team: int) -> Dictionary:
+	if not scoreboard.has(team):
+		push_warning("Team not found in the scoreboard.")
+		return {}
+	var team_score = {'O': 0, 'D': 0, 'S': 0}
+	for player_scores in scoreboard[team].values():
+		team_score['O'] += player_scores['O']
+		team_score['D'] += player_scores['D']
+		team_score['S'] += player_scores['S']
+	return team_score
diff --git a/systems/scoreboard/scoreboard.tscn b/systems/scoreboard/scoreboard.tscn
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+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cupyjjyhjh5bq"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://systems/scoreboard/scoreboard.gd" id="1_alsat"]
+
+[node name="Scoreboard" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_alsat")