diff --git a/src/font.cpp b/src/font.cpp
index 7e2f5c2..f1d38fe 100644
--- a/src/font.cpp
+++ b/src/font.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ _TTF_Font *SharedFontState::getFont(std::string family,
 	// FIXME 0.9 is guesswork at this point
 //	float gamma = (96.0/45.0)*(5.0/14.0)*(size-5);
 //	font = TTF_OpenFontRW(ops, 1, gamma /** .90*/);
-	font = TTF_OpenFontRW(ops, 1, size* .90);
+	font = TTF_OpenFontRW(ops, 1, size* .80);
 
 	if (!font)
 		throw Exception(Exception::SDLError, "%s", SDL_GetError());