diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 03aadda..696ebc2 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class Board {
     // Orb grid
     this.grid = [];
     this.tiles = [];
+    this.buttons = {};
 
     for (let i = 0; i < BOARD_SIZE; i++) {
       this.grid[i] = null;
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ class Board {
 
     this.buildBackground();
 
+    this.buildGUI();
+
     this.initAutoScaling();
   }
 
@@ -219,6 +222,19 @@ class Board {
     return {rx, ry};
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Convert GUI coordinates to graphic coordinates
+   *
+   * @param {Number} x
+   * @param {Number} y
+   * @returns {{rx: number, ry: number}}
+   */
+  guiXyToCoord(x, y) {
+    let rx = this.TILE_W * (-5.9 + x);
+    let ry = this.TILE_H * (-5.5 + y);
+    return {rx, ry};
+  }
+
   /**
    * Remove an orb from the grid at the given coordinates.
    *
@@ -598,6 +614,36 @@ class Board {
   getOrbByIndex(n) {
     return this.grid[n];
   }
+
+  buildGUI() {
+    const y0 = 0.05;
+    const x0 = 0;
+    const ysp = 0.75;
+    const ysp2 = 0.6;
+
+    this.buttons.randomize = this.addButton(x0, y0, 'Randomize');
+    this.buttons.restart = this.addButton(x0, y0 + ysp, 'Try Again', 'disabled');
+    // this.buttons.undo = this.addButton(x0, y0 + ysp*2, 'Undo');
+
+    const cfgy0 = 10;
+
+    this.buttons.optFancy = this.addButton(x0, cfgy0, 'Effects:', 'config');
+    this.buttons.optBlockedEffect = this.addButton(x0, cfgy0+ysp2, 'Dim Blocked:', 'config');
+    this.buttons.optSloppy = this.addButton(x0, cfgy0+ysp2*2, 'Sloppy Gen:', 'config');
+  }
+
+  updateSettingsGUI(cfg) {
+    this.buttons.optFancy.textContent = 'Effects: '+((cfg.svgAnimations || cfg.svgBlur) ? 'On' : 'Off');
+    this.buttons.optBlockedEffect.textContent = 'Dim Blocked: '+(cfg.disabledEffect ? 'On' : 'Off');
+    this.buttons.optSloppy.textContent = 'Sloppy Gen: '+(cfg.allowTemplateAugmenting ? 'On' : 'Off');
+  }
+
+  addButton(x, y, text, classes='') {
+    let { rx, ry } = this.guiXyToCoord(x, y);
+    let button = Svg.fromXML(`<text class="button-text${classes?' '+classes:''}" x="${rx}" y="${ry}" >${text}</text>`);
+    this.$root.appendChild(button);
+    return button;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -847,6 +893,7 @@ class Game {
     };
 
     this.applySettings();
+    this.installButtonHandlers();
 
     // Defer start to give browser time to render the background
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -886,6 +933,7 @@ class Game {
     this.board.$svg.classList.toggle('cfg-no-fade-disabled', !this.cfg.disabledEffect);
     this.board.$svg.classList.toggle('cfg-no-blur', !this.cfg.svgBlur);
     this.applyLogFilter();
+    this.board.updateSettingsGUI(this.cfg);
   }
 
   setCfg(update) {
@@ -1343,6 +1391,31 @@ class Game {
     }, []);
   }
 
+  getPairSymbols(first) {
+    return {
+      'salt':    ['salt', 'air', 'fire', 'water', 'earth'],
+      'air':     ['salt', 'air'],
+      'fire':    ['salt', 'fire'],
+      'water':   ['salt', 'water'],
+      'earth':   ['salt', 'earth'],
+      'mercury': [this.nextMetal],
+      'lead':    ['mercury'],
+      'tin':     ['mercury'],
+      'iron':    ['mercury'],
+      'copper':  ['mercury'],
+      'silver':  ['mercury'],
+      'gold':    [],
+      'mors':    ['vitae'],
+      'vitae':   ['mors'],
+    }[first];
+  }
+
+  advanceMetal() {
+    if (this.nextMetal === 'gold') throw new Error("No metals to unlock beyond gold.");
+    this.nextMetal = METAL_SEQ[METAL_SEQ.indexOf(this.nextMetal) + 1];
+    console.debug(`Next metal unlocked: ${this.nextMetal}`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Convert the strings in the board array to actual SVG orbs (strings are a placeholder to speed up board solving)
    */
@@ -1356,18 +1429,6 @@ class Game {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Update orb availability status (includes effects)
-   */
-  updateOrbDisabledStatus() {
-    for (let n = 0; n < BOARD_SIZE; n++) {
-      if (this.board.grid[n]) {
-        const ava = this.isAvailableAtPlaytime(n);
-        this.board.grid[n].node.classList.toggle('disabled', !ava);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Check if a tile is available at play-time (checking unlocked metals)
    *
@@ -1457,7 +1518,55 @@ class Game {
         this.info("Good work!");
       }
 
-      this.updateOrbDisabledStatus();
+      this.updateGameGUI();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add event handlers for the menu buttons
+   */
+  installButtonHandlers() {
+    this.board.buttons.restart.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.newGame(this.rng.seed);
+    });
+
+    this.board.buttons.randomize.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.newGame(+new Date);
+    });
+
+    this.board.buttons.optFancy.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      let val = !(this.cfg.svgAnimations || this.cfg.svgBlur);
+      this.setCfg({
+        svgAnimations: val,
+        svgBlur: val,
+      })
+    });
+
+    this.board.buttons.optBlockedEffect.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.setCfg({
+        disabledEffect: !this.cfg.disabledEffect,
+      })
+    });
+
+    this.board.buttons.optSloppy.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.setCfg({
+        allowTemplateAugmenting: !this.cfg.allowTemplateAugmenting,
+      })
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update button hiding attributes, disabled orb effects, etc
+   */
+  updateGameGUI() {
+    this.board.buttons.restart.classList.toggle('disabled', this.countOrbs() === 55);
+
+    // Update orb disabled status
+    for (let n = 0; n < BOARD_SIZE; n++) {
+      if (this.board.grid[n]) {
+        const ava = this.isAvailableAtPlaytime(n);
+        this.board.grid[n].node.classList.toggle('disabled', !ava);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1480,6 +1589,7 @@ class Game {
     };
 
     this.selectedOrb = null;
+    this.nextMetal = 'lead';
 
     let self = this;
     this.board.onOrbClick = (n, orb) => self.inGameBoardClick(n, orb);
@@ -1521,9 +1631,8 @@ class Game {
       }
     }
 
-    this.nextMetal = 'lead';
     this.renderPreparedBoard();
-    this.updateOrbDisabledStatus();
+    this.updateGameGUI();
 
     if (!suc) {
       alert(`Sorry, could not find a valid board setup after ${retry_count} retries.`);
@@ -1548,31 +1657,6 @@ class Game {
       }, ''));
     }
   }
-
-  getPairSymbols(first) {
-    return {
-      'salt':    ['salt', 'air', 'fire', 'water', 'earth'],
-      'air':     ['salt', 'air'],
-      'fire':    ['salt', 'fire'],
-      'water':   ['salt', 'water'],
-      'earth':   ['salt', 'earth'],
-      'mercury': [this.nextMetal],
-      'lead':    ['mercury'],
-      'tin':     ['mercury'],
-      'iron':    ['mercury'],
-      'copper':  ['mercury'],
-      'silver':  ['mercury'],
-      'gold':    [],
-      'mors':    ['vitae'],
-      'vitae':   ['mors'],
-    }[first];
-  }
-
-  advanceMetal() {
-    if (this.nextMetal === 'gold') throw new Error("No metals to unlock beyond gold.");
-    this.nextMetal = METAL_SEQ[METAL_SEQ.indexOf(this.nextMetal) + 1];
-    console.debug(`Next metal unlocked: ${this.nextMetal}`);
-  }
 }
 
 /* Start */
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index b15bbfe..6c72461 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 }
 
 html, body {
-	background:black;
+	background: #201717;
 	color:white;
 }
 
@@ -107,3 +107,37 @@ html, body {
 .cfg-no-fade-disabled .orb.disabled {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
+
+/* GUI */
+.button-text {
+	fill: #8d7761;
+	stroke: #453b30;
+	text-anchor: start;
+	text-align: left;
+	stroke-width: 2px;
+	paint-order: stroke;
+	font: 32px "Book Antiqua", Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", "Palatino LT STD", Georgia, serif;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	user-select: none;
+}
+
+.button-text.config {
+	font-size: 26px;
+}
+
+.button-text:hover {
+	fill: #e3c4a2;
+}
+
+.button-text:active {
+	transform: translateY(1px);
+}
+
+.button-text.disabled,
+.button-text.disabled:hover,
+.button-text.disabled:active {
+	cursor: default;
+	opacity: .5;
+	fill: #8d7761;
+	transform: none;
+}