diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/game/GameView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/game/GameView.kt
index 95d4822..7f323be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/game/GameView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/game/GameView.kt
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ class GameView @JvmOverloads constructor(
             return
         }
         
-        // Move the current tetromino down automatically
-        gameBoard.moveDown()
+        // Update the game state
+        gameBoard.update()
         
         // Update UI with current game state
         onGameStateChanged?.invoke(gameBoard.score, gameBoard.level, gameBoard.lines)
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class GameView @JvmOverloads constructor(
                     }
                     Direction.VERTICAL -> {
                         if (deltaY > blockSize * minMovementThreshold) {
-                            gameBoard.moveDown()
+                            gameBoard.softDrop()
                             lastTouchY = event.y
                             if (currentTime - lastMoveTime >= moveCooldown) {
                                 gameHaptics?.vibrateForPieceMove()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/model/GameBoard.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/model/GameBoard.kt
index b72921b..d871e4b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/model/GameBoard.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mintris/model/GameBoard.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class GameBoard(
     var isGameOver = false
     var isHardDropInProgress = false  // Make public
     var isPieceLocking = false  // Make public
+    private var isPlayerSoftDrop = false  // Track if the drop is player-initiated
     
     // Scoring state
     private var combo = 0
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ class GameBoard(
         
         return if (canMove(0, 1)) {
             currentPiece?.y = currentPiece?.y?.plus(1) ?: 0
+            // Only add soft drop points if it's a player-initiated drop
+            if (isPlayerSoftDrop) {
+                score += 1
+            }
             onPieceMove?.invoke()
             true
         } else {
@@ -173,6 +178,15 @@ class GameBoard(
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Player-initiated soft drop
+     */
+    fun softDrop() {
+        isPlayerSoftDrop = true
+        moveDown()
+        isPlayerSoftDrop = false
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Hard drop the current piece
      */
@@ -182,12 +196,21 @@ class GameBoard(
         isHardDropInProgress = true
         val piece = currentPiece ?: return
         
+        // Count how many cells the piece will drop
+        var dropDistance = 0
+        while (canMove(0, dropDistance + 1)) {
+            dropDistance++
+        }
+        
         // Move piece down until it can't move anymore
         while (canMove(0, 1)) {
             piece.y++
             onPieceMove?.invoke()
         }
         
+        // Add hard drop points (2 points per cell)
+        score += dropDistance * 2
+        
         // Lock the piece immediately
         lockPiece()
     }
@@ -604,4 +627,13 @@ class GameBoard(
     private fun getLastClearedLines(): List<Int> {
         return lastClearedLines.toList()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the game state (called by game loop)
+     */
+    fun update() {
+        if (!isGameOver) {
+            moveDown()
+        }
+    }
 } 
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