diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24dc26c..c89b45a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ dist/
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
+# i don't know what keeps creating this file
+examples/simgame/simgame