diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c50b2e..2f13ec2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -224,3 +224,7 @@ poetry.toml
 pyrightconfig.json
 
 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/emacs,python
+
+# make sure we don't bring working files into the repo
+multiball.history
+multiball.cfg
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