diff --git a/src/states/GameStateChallenge.cpp b/src/states/GameStateChallenge.cpp
index 7caf7b5..c4adbcf 100644
--- a/src/states/GameStateChallenge.cpp
+++ b/src/states/GameStateChallenge.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ void GameStateChallenge::handleEvents(std::vector<Event> events) {
             if (event == Event::CONFIRM) {
                 this->completed = false;
                 this->theme.next();
-                this->board->loadLevel(this->position.x, this->position.y, this->width, this->height, this->moves, ++this->required_matches, ++this->level, ++this->seed);
+                this->level += 1;
+                this->seed += 1;
+                if (this->level % 5 == 0) {
+                    this->required_matches += 1;
+                }
+                this->board->loadLevel(this->position.x, this->position.y, this->width, this->height, this->moves, this->required_matches, this->level, this->seed);
             }
         } else if (this->failed) {
             if (event == Event::CONFIRM) {
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ void GameStateChallenge::loadLevel() {
 
     this->moves = 10;
     this->level = this->options->getChallengeModeLevel();
-    this->required_matches = 11 + this->level;
+    this->required_matches = 11 + (this->level / 5);
     this->seed = this->level;