diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index e096da5..f6815e7 100755
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { useGame } from "@vimazing/typing-chud";
 import "@vimazing/typing-chud/game.css";
-import type { GameManager } from "@vimazing/typing-chud";
 import { useKeyBindings } from "./useKeyBindings";
-import { useMounted } from "./useMounted";
 
 function App() {
   const gameManager = useGame({}, useKeyBindings);
-  const { containerRef, gameStatus, scoreManager, renderBoard, cursor } = gameManager;
-  const gameManagerRef = useRef<GameManager>(gameManager);
-  const [mounted] = useMounted();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    gameManagerRef.current = gameManager;
-  }, [gameManager]);
-
-  // Re-render board when cursor position changes
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (mounted) {
-      renderBoard();
-    }
-  }, [cursor.position(), renderBoard, mounted]);
+  const { containerRef, gameStatus, scoreManager } = gameManager;
 
   const formatTime = (ms: number) => {
     const seconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
diff --git a/src/useGame/useGame.ts b/src/useGame/useGame.ts
index aed2ff8..cdbe1fd 100755
--- a/src/useGame/useGame.ts
+++ b/src/useGame/useGame.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import type { GameManager, GameOptions, KeyLogEntry } from "../types";
 import { useBoard } from "../useBoard";
 import { useCursor } from "../useCursor";
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export function useGame(
     boardManager.renderBoard(cursorManager.position());
   };
 
+  // Initial render on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    renderBoardWrapped();
+  }, []);
+
   const gameManager: GameManager = {
     containerRef: boardManager.containerRef,
     renderBoard: renderBoardWrapped,