diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/Connect4Canvas.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/Connect4Canvas.java
index a641c6a..913bb62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/Connect4Canvas.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/Connect4Canvas.java
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class Connect4Canvas extends GameCanvas {
     public Connect4Canvas(Color color, int width, int height, Consumer<Integer> onCellClicked) {
-        super(color, width, height, 7, 6, 10, true, onCellClicked);
+        super(color, Color.TRANSPARENT, width, height, 7, 6, 10, true, onCellClicked);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/GameCanvas.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/GameCanvas.java
index 42526a3..1a002a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/GameCanvas.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/GameCanvas.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public abstract class GameCanvas {
 	protected final GraphicsContext graphics;
 
 	protected final Color color;
+	protected final Color backgroundColor;
 
 	protected final int width;
 	protected final int height;
@@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ public abstract class GameCanvas {
 
 	protected final Cell[] cells;
 
-	protected GameCanvas(Color color, int width, int height, int rowSize, int columnSize, int gapSize, boolean edges, Consumer<Integer> onCellClicked) {
+	protected GameCanvas(Color color, Color backgroundColor, int width, int height, int rowSize, int columnSize, int gapSize, boolean edges, Consumer<Integer> onCellClicked) {
 		canvas = new Canvas(width, height);
 		graphics = canvas.getGraphicsContext2D();
 
 		this.color = color;
+		this.backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
 
 		this.width = width;
 		this.height = height;
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ public abstract class GameCanvas {
 	}
 
 	private void render() {
+		graphics.setFill(backgroundColor);
+		graphics.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+
 		graphics.setFill(color);
 
 		for (int x = 0; x < rowSize - 1; x++) {
@@ -123,6 +128,9 @@ public abstract class GameCanvas {
 		final float height = cells[cell].height();
 
 		graphics.clearRect(x, y, width, height);
+
+		graphics.setFill(backgroundColor);
+		graphics.fillRect(x, y, width, height);
 	}
 
 	public void clearAll() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/ReversiCanvas.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/ReversiCanvas.java
index 395dc4f..8eec0ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/ReversiCanvas.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/ReversiCanvas.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public final class ReversiCanvas extends GameCanvas {
 	public ReversiCanvas(Color color, int width, int height, Consumer<Integer> onCellClicked) {
-		super(color, width, height, 8, 8, 10, true, onCellClicked);
+		super(color, Color.GREEN, width, height, 8, 8, 5, true, onCellClicked);
 		drawStartingDots();
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/TicTacToeCanvas.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/TicTacToeCanvas.java
index 06d0b31..d7ccbc8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/TicTacToeCanvas.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/canvas/TicTacToeCanvas.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public final class TicTacToeCanvas extends GameCanvas {
 	public TicTacToeCanvas(Color color, int width, int height, Consumer<Integer> onCellClicked) {
-		super(color, width, height, 3, 3, 30, false, onCellClicked);
+		super(color, Color.TRANSPARENT, width, height, 3, 3, 30, false, onCellClicked);
 	}
 
 	public void drawX(Color color, int cell) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/game/ReversiGame.java b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/game/ReversiGame.java
index fa5c611..64f0b6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/game/ReversiGame.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/toop/app/game/ReversiGame.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.toop.app.game;
 
 import javafx.animation.SequentialTransition;
-import javafx.animation.Timeline;
-import javafx.util.Duration;
 import org.toop.app.App;
 import org.toop.app.GameInformation;
 import org.toop.app.canvas.ReversiCanvas;
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ public final class ReversiGame {
 			}, onMessage);
 		}
 
-		canvas = new ReversiCanvas(Color.GRAY,
+		canvas = new ReversiCanvas(Color.BLACK,
 			(App.getHeight() / 4) * 3, (App.getHeight() / 4) * 3,
 			(cell) -> {
 				if (onForfeit == null || onExit == null) {