diff --git a/lib/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior.dart b/lib/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior.dart
index 119efe6f..84597838 100644
--- a/lib/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior.dart
+++ b/lib/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior.dart
@@ -1,33 +1,77 @@
 // ignore_for_file: avoid_renaming_method_parameters
 
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame/effects.dart';
 import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
 
 /// {@template scoring_behavior}
-/// Adds points to the score when the [Ball] contacts the [parent].
+/// Adds [_points] to the score and shows a text effect.
+///
+/// The behavior removes itself after the duration.
 /// {@endtemplate}
-class ScoringBehavior extends ContactBehavior with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
-  /// {@macro scoring_behavior}
+class ScoringBehavior extends Component with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
+  /// {@macto scoring_behavior}
   ScoringBehavior({
     required Points points,
-  }) : _points = points;
+    required Vector2 position,
+    double duration = 1,
+  })  : _points = points,
+        _position = position,
+        _effectController = EffectController(
+          duration: duration,
+        );
 
   final Points _points;
+  final Vector2 _position;
+
+  final EffectController _effectController;
 
   @override
-  void beginContact(Object other, Contact contact) {
-    super.beginContact(other, contact);
-    if (other is! Ball) return;
+  void update(double dt) {
+    super.update(dt);
+    if (_effectController.completed) {
+      removeFromParent();
+    }
+  }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
     gameRef.read<GameBloc>().add(Scored(points: _points.value));
-    gameRef.firstChild<ZCanvasComponent>()!.add(
+    await gameRef.firstChild<ZCanvasComponent>()!.add(
           ScoreComponent(
             points: _points,
-            position: other.body.position,
+            position: _position,
+            effectController: _effectController,
           ),
         );
   }
 }
+
+/// {@template scoring_contact_behavior}
+/// Adds points to the score when the [Ball] contacts the [parent].
+/// {@endtemplate}
+class ScoringContactBehavior extends ContactBehavior
+    with HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
+  /// {@macro scoring_contact_behavior}
+  ScoringContactBehavior({
+    required Points points,
+  }) : _points = points;
+
+  final Points _points;
+
+  @override
+  void beginContact(Object other, Contact contact) {
+    super.beginContact(other, contact);
+    if (other is! Ball) return;
+
+    parent.add(
+      ScoringBehavior(
+        points: _points,
+        position: other.body.position,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/game/components/android_acres/android_acres.dart b/lib/game/components/android_acres/android_acres.dart
index 032c5b22..82b71741 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/android_acres/android_acres.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/android_acres/android_acres.dart
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ class AndroidAcres extends Component {
             AndroidSpaceship(position: Vector2(-26.5, -28.5)),
             AndroidAnimatronic(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-26, -28.25),
             AndroidBumper.a(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-25, 1.3),
             AndroidBumper.b(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-32.8, -9.2),
             AndroidBumper.cow(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-20.5, -13.8),
diff --git a/lib/game/components/bottom_group.dart b/lib/game/components/bottom_group.dart
index 8def273f..d7856e48 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/bottom_group.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/bottom_group.dart
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class _BottomGroupSide extends Component {
     final kicker = Kicker(
       side: _side,
       children: [
-        ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)..applyTo(['bouncy_edge']),
+        ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)
+          ..applyTo(['bouncy_edge']),
       ],
     )..initialPosition = Vector2(
         (22.64 * direction) + centerXAdjustment,
diff --git a/lib/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert.dart b/lib/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert.dart
index e415c173..9ba9c71b 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class DinoDesert extends Component {
           children: [
             ChromeDino(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand)
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand)
                   ..applyTo(['inside_mouth']),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(12.6, -6.9),
diff --git a/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/flutter_forest.dart b/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/flutter_forest.dart
index f2b93d00..259b6bb2 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/flutter_forest.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/flutter_forest.dart
@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ class FlutterForest extends Component with ZIndex {
           children: [
             Signpost(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(8.35, -58.3),
             DashNestBumper.main(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twoHundredThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(18.55, -59.35),
             DashNestBumper.a(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(8.95, -51.95),
             DashNestBumper.b(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(22.3, -46.75),
diff --git a/lib/game/components/google_word/google_word.dart b/lib/game/components/google_word/google_word.dart
index a2f6470a..76bac244 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/google_word/google_word.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/google_word/google_word.dart
@@ -16,27 +16,27 @@ class GoogleWord extends Component with ZIndex {
           children: [
             GoogleLetter(
               0,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(-13.1, 1.72),
             GoogleLetter(
               1,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(-8.33, -0.75),
             GoogleLetter(
               2,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(-2.88, -1.85),
             GoogleLetter(
               3,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(2.88, -1.85),
             GoogleLetter(
               4,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(8.33, -0.75),
             GoogleLetter(
               5,
-              children: [ScoringBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
+              children: [ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.fiveThousand)],
             )..initialPosition = position + Vector2(13.1, 1.72),
             GoogleWordBonusBehavior(),
           ],
diff --git a/lib/game/components/sparky_scorch.dart b/lib/game/components/sparky_scorch.dart
index 7ce83c7a..5a266b4e 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/sparky_scorch.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/sparky_scorch.dart
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ class SparkyScorch extends Component {
           children: [
             SparkyBumper.a(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-22.9, -41.65),
             SparkyBumper.b(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-21.25, -57.9),
             SparkyBumper.c(
               children: [
-                ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+                ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
                 BumperNoisyBehavior(),
               ],
             )..initialPosition = Vector2(-3.3, -52.55),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class SparkyComputerSensor extends BodyComponent
       : super(
           renderBody: false,
           children: [
-            ScoringBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
+            ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.twentyThousand),
           ],
         );
 
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/score_component.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/score_component.dart
index 12d198cb..5f95878a 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/score_component.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/score_component.dart
@@ -23,16 +23,20 @@ class ScoreComponent extends SpriteComponent with HasGameRef, ZIndex {
   ScoreComponent({
     required this.points,
     required Vector2 position,
-  }) : super(
+    required EffectController effectController,
+  })  : _effectController = effectController,
+        super(
           position: position,
           anchor: Anchor.center,
         ) {
     zIndex = ZIndexes.score;
   }
 
+  late Points points;
+
   late final Effect _effect;
 
-  late Points points;
+  final EffectController _effectController;
 
   @override
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ class ScoreComponent extends SpriteComponent with HasGameRef, ZIndex {
     await add(
       _effect = MoveEffect.by(
         Vector2(0, -5),
-        EffectController(duration: 1),
+        _effectController,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/backboard/backboard_game_over_game.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/backboard/backboard_game_over_game.dart
index ce14d7b6..423dde98 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/backboard/backboard_game_over_game.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/backboard/backboard_game_over_game.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:flame/effects.dart';
 import 'package:flame/input.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart' as components;
 import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class BackboardGameOverGame extends AssetsGame
               points: components.Points.values
                   .firstWhere((element) => element.value == score),
               position: Vector2(0, 50),
+              effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
             ),
           );
         },
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/score/score_game.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/score/score_game.dart
index 4bde5018..edb4fa36 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/score/score_game.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/score/score_game.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:math';
 
+import 'package:flame/effects.dart';
 import 'package:flame/input.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:sandbox/common/common.dart';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class ScoreGame extends AssetsGame with TapDetector {
       ScoreComponent(
         points: score,
         position: info.eventPosition.game..multiply(Vector2(1, -1)),
+        effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/score_component_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/score_component_test.dart
index 69688874..f2bd52e3 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/score_component_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/score_component_test.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void main() {
           ScoreComponent(
             points: Points.oneMillion,
             position: Vector2.zero(),
+            effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
           ),
         );
       },
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ void main() {
           ScoreComponent(
             points: Points.oneMillion,
             position: Vector2.zero(),
+            effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
           ),
         );
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ void main() {
           ScoreComponent(
             points: Points.oneMillion,
             position: Vector2.zero(),
+            effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
           ),
         );
 
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ void main() {
             ScoreComponent(
               points: Points.fiveThousand,
               position: Vector2.zero(),
+              effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
             ),
           );
 
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ void main() {
             ScoreComponent(
               points: Points.twentyThousand,
               position: Vector2.zero(),
+              effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
             ),
           );
 
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ void main() {
             ScoreComponent(
               points: Points.twoHundredThousand,
               position: Vector2.zero(),
+              effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
             ),
           );
 
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ void main() {
             ScoreComponent(
               points: Points.oneMillion,
               position: Vector2.zero(),
+              effectController: EffectController(duration: 1),
             ),
           );
 
diff --git a/test/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior_test.dart
index 07c2753a..3e710641 100644
--- a/test/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/behaviors/scoring_behavior_test.dart
@@ -34,80 +34,177 @@ void main() {
     Assets.images.score.oneMillion.keyName,
   ];
 
-  group('ScoringBehavior', () {
-    group('beginContact', () {
-      late GameBloc bloc;
-      late Ball ball;
-      late BodyComponent parent;
-
-      setUp(() {
-        ball = _MockBall();
-        final ballBody = _MockBody();
-        when(() => ball.body).thenReturn(ballBody);
-        when(() => ballBody.position).thenReturn(Vector2.all(4));
-
-        parent = _TestBodyComponent();
-      });
-
-      final flameBlocTester = FlameBlocTester<EmptyPinballTestGame, GameBloc>(
-        gameBuilder: EmptyPinballTestGame.new,
-        blocBuilder: () {
-          bloc = _MockGameBloc();
-          const state = GameState(
-            score: 0,
-            multiplier: 1,
-            rounds: 3,
-            bonusHistory: [],
-          );
-          whenListen(bloc, Stream.value(state), initialState: state);
-          return bloc;
-        },
-        assets: assets,
-      );
+  late GameBloc bloc;
+  late Ball ball;
+  late BodyComponent parent;
+
+  setUp(() {
+    ball = _MockBall();
+    final ballBody = _MockBody();
+    when(() => ball.body).thenReturn(ballBody);
+    when(() => ballBody.position).thenReturn(Vector2.all(4));
+
+    parent = _TestBodyComponent();
+  });
 
-      flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
-        'emits Scored event with points',
-        setUp: (game, tester) async {
-          const points = Points.oneMillion;
-          final scoringBehavior = ScoringBehavior(points: points);
-          await parent.add(scoringBehavior);
-          final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
-          await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
-
-          scoringBehavior.beginContact(ball, _MockContact());
-
-          verify(
-            () => bloc.add(
-              Scored(points: points.value),
-            ),
-          ).called(1);
-        },
+  final flameBlocTester = FlameBlocTester<EmptyPinballTestGame, GameBloc>(
+    gameBuilder: EmptyPinballTestGame.new,
+    blocBuilder: () {
+      bloc = _MockGameBloc();
+      const state = GameState(
+        score: 0,
+        multiplier: 1,
+        rounds: 3,
+        bonusHistory: [],
       );
+      whenListen(bloc, Stream.value(state), initialState: state);
+      return bloc;
+    },
+    assets: assets,
+  );
 
-      flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
-        "adds a ScoreComponent at Ball's position with points",
-        setUp: (game, tester) async {
-          const points = Points.oneMillion;
-          final scoringBehavior = ScoringBehavior(points: points);
-          await parent.add(scoringBehavior);
-          final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
-          await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
-
-          scoringBehavior.beginContact(ball, _MockContact());
-          await game.ready();
-
-          final scoreText = game.descendants().whereType<ScoreComponent>();
-          expect(scoreText.length, equals(1));
-          expect(
-            scoreText.first.points,
-            equals(points),
-          );
-          expect(
-            scoreText.first.position,
-            equals(ball.body.position),
-          );
-        },
+  group('ScoringBehavior', () {
+    test('can be instantiated', () {
+      expect(
+        ScoringBehavior(
+          points: Points.fiveThousand,
+          position: Vector2.zero(),
+        ),
+        isA<ScoringBehavior>(),
       );
     });
+
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      'can be loaded',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        final behavior = ScoringBehavior(
+          points: Points.fiveThousand,
+          position: Vector2.zero(),
+        );
+        await parent.add(behavior);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        expect(
+          parent.firstChild<ScoringBehavior>(),
+          equals(behavior),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      'emits Scored event with points when added',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        const points = Points.oneMillion;
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        final behavior = ScoringBehavior(
+          points: points,
+          position: Vector2(0, 0),
+        );
+        await parent.ensureAdd(behavior);
+
+        verify(
+          () => bloc.add(
+            Scored(points: points.value),
+          ),
+        ).called(1);
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      'correctly renders text',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        const points = Points.oneMillion;
+        final position = Vector2.all(1);
+        final behavior = ScoringBehavior(
+          points: points,
+          position: position,
+        );
+        await parent.ensureAdd(behavior);
+
+        final scoreText = game.descendants().whereType<ScoreComponent>();
+        expect(scoreText.length, equals(1));
+        expect(
+          scoreText.first.points,
+          equals(points),
+        );
+        expect(
+          scoreText.first.position,
+          equals(position),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      'is removed after duration',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        const duration = 2.0;
+        final behavior = ScoringBehavior(
+          points: Points.oneMillion,
+          position: Vector2(0, 0),
+          duration: duration,
+        );
+        await parent.ensureAdd(behavior);
+
+        game.update(duration);
+        game.update(0);
+        await tester.pump();
+      },
+      verify: (game, _) async {
+        expect(
+          game.descendants().whereType<ScoringBehavior>(),
+          isEmpty,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  group('ScoringContactBehavior', () {
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      'beginContact adds a ScoringBehavior',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        final behavior = ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.oneMillion);
+        await parent.ensureAdd(behavior);
+
+        behavior.beginContact(ball, _MockContact());
+        await game.ready();
+
+        expect(
+          parent.firstChild<ScoringBehavior>(),
+          isNotNull,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameBlocTester.testGameWidget(
+      "beginContact positions text at contact's position",
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [parent]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+
+        final behavior = ScoringContactBehavior(points: Points.oneMillion);
+        await parent.ensureAdd(behavior);
+
+        behavior.beginContact(ball, _MockContact());
+        await game.ready();
+
+        final scoreText = game.descendants().whereType<ScoreComponent>();
+        expect(
+          scoreText.first.position,
+          equals(ball.body.position),
+        );
+      },
+    );
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert_test.dart b/test/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert_test.dart
index d4c39dbe..63e45e5b 100644
--- a/test/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/dino_desert/dino_desert_test.dart
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ void main() {
 
     group('adds', () {
       flameTester.test(
-        'ScoringBehavior to ChromeDino',
+        'ScoringContactBehavior to ChromeDino',
         (game) async {
           await game.ensureAdd(DinoDesert());
 
           final chromeDino = game.descendants().whereType<ChromeDino>().single;
           expect(
-            chromeDino.firstChild<ScoringBehavior>(),
+            chromeDino.firstChild<ScoringContactBehavior>(),
             isNotNull,
           );
         },