I've long been an idea for a graphical gimmick with the country flag (top left of the screen).
The flag should change depending on the game state and game luck as indicator of your success.
At the beginning of the game, bright, clean, new, but if changed the score to the detriment, worn, holes, fringe used, until the end, when you lose, the flag might burst into flames.
I guess this will look very good especially in the civil war game.