--- a/urogue/options.c	Fri Dec 29 14:16:24 2017 -0500
+++ b/urogue/options.c	Fri Dec 29 17:38:08 2017 -0500
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define EQSTR(a, b, c)  (strncmp(a, b, c) == 0)
 
 int get_restr(opt_arg *opt, WINDOW *win);
+int get_score(opt_arg *opt, WINDOW *win);
 
 /* description of an option and what to do with it */
 static OPTION optlist[] =
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 {"name", "Name (name): ",               &whoami, put_str, get_restr},
 {"fruit", "Fruit (fruit): ",            &fruit, put_str, get_str},
 {"file", "Save file (file): ",          &file_name, put_str, get_restr},
-{"score", "Score file (score): ",       &score_file, put_str, get_restr},
+{"score", "Score file (score): ",       &score_file, put_str, get_score},
 {"class", "Character class (class): ",&char_type, put_abil, get_abil}
 };
 
@@ -583,3 +584,24 @@
 
     return(NORM);
 }
+
+int
+get_score(opt_arg *opt, WINDOW *win)
+{
+    char old_score_file[2*LINELEN];
+    int status;
+
+    if (use_savedir)
+        return get_restr(opt, win);
+
+    strncpy(old_score_file, opt->str, 2*LINELEN);
+    old_score_file[2*LINELEN - 1] = '\0';
+    status = get_str(opt, win);
+    if (status == NORM && strcmp(old_score_file, opt->str)) {
+        fclose(fd_score);
+        fd_score = fopen(score_file, "r+");
+        if (fd_score == NULL)
+            fd_score = fopen(score_file, "a+");
+    }
+    return status;
+}