diff --git a/user_interface/dice_animation1.txt b/user_interface/dice_animation1.txt
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+++ b/user_interface/dice_animation1.txt
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+ 
+                    
+                     ________
+                  ´´/ o     / \
+                   /       / o \
+                  /_____o_/     .
+                 .        \  o  /´´     ________
+                  \ o   o  \   /      /\        \``
+                   \        \o/      /o \ o    o \
+                 `` \_o___o_ /      /    \        \
+                                   /o o o \_o____o_\
+                                 ``\      /        /
+                      _______       \ o  /        /
+                  ´´/ \       \      \  /    o   /
+                   /o  \   o   \      \/________/´´
+                  /o    \_______.
+                 .o   o /o      /
+                  \  o /       /
+                   \o /    o  /
+                    \_______ /´/
+                    _-
diff --git a/user_interface/dice_animation2.txt b/user_interface/dice_animation2.txt
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+++ b/user_interface/dice_animation2.txt
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+ 
+                    
+                     ________
+                    /\ o     \``
+                   /o \   o   \
+                ´´/    \ ____o_\      
+                 .     /        /     -=-______
+                  \ o /  o   o /      / o   o / \
+                   \ /        /      /   o   / o \
+                    \_o___o_ /      / o   o /     \
+                           -_      /______ / o   o \
+                                   \        \      /´/
+                     ________       \        \ o  /
+                    /       / \``    \   o    \  /
+                   /   o   / o \     `\ _______\/
+                  /_______      .
+                 .        \     /      
+                  \ o   o  \   /      
+                   \ o   o  \o/     
+                  \`\_o___o_ /
+                           -_
diff --git a/user_interface/user_interface.py b/user_interface/user_interface.py
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+++ b/user_interface/user_interface.py
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+"""user interface"""
+
+import time
+import os
+
+def dice_animation():
+    for i in range(4):
+        plz_print('dice_animation1.txt')
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+        clear()
+        plz_print('dice_animation2.txt')
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+        clear()
+
+def plz_print(filename):
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        bigstring = ""
+        for line in f:
+            bigstring = bigstring + line
+        print('\n' + bigstring)
+
+def clear():
+    os.system('clear')
+
+dice_animation()