diff --git a/game/board.cpp b/game/board.cpp
index ebe25d4..e96c19f 100644
--- a/game/board.cpp
+++ b/game/board.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,27 @@ Board::Board():
 }
 
 
+char Board::getChar(int iRow, int iCol) const
+{
+    char letter = 0;
+    Tile tile = getTile(iRow, iCol);
+    if (!tile.isEmpty())
+    {
+        letter = tile.toChar();
+        if (isJoker(iRow, iCol))
+            letter = tolower(letter);
+    }
+    return letter;
+}
+
+int Board::getCharAttr(int iRow, int iCol) const
+{
+    int t = getTestChar(iRow, iCol);
+    int j = isJoker(iRow, iCol);
+    return  (t << 1) | j;
+}
+
+
 Tile Board::getTile(int iRow, int iCol) const
 {
     return m_tilesRow[iRow][iCol];
diff --git a/game/board.h b/game/board.h
index 1bc1fe4..f66d5fd 100644
--- a/game/board.h
+++ b/game/board.h
@@ -63,10 +63,29 @@ public:
     Board();
     virtual ~Board() {}
 
+    /*************************
+     * Coordinates have to be BOARD_MIN <= int <= BOARD_MAX
+     *
+     * getChar returns an upper case letter for normal tiles and a
+     * lower case letter for jokers.
+     *
+     * getCharAttr tells the attributes of the tile
+     *   0 : normal played tile
+     *   1 : joker tile
+     *   2 : test tile for preview purpose
+     * Attributes can be combined with the or (|) operator
+     *************************/
+#define ATTR_NORMAL 0
+#define ATTR_JOKER  1
+#define ATTR_TEST   2
+
+    char getChar    (int iRow, int iCol) const;
+    int  getCharAttr(int iRow, int iCol) const;
+
     Tile getTile(int iRow, int iCol) const;
     bool isJoker(int iRow, int iCol) const;
     bool isVacant(int iRow, int iCol) const;
-    /*int  score(Round);*/
+
     void addRound(const Dictionary &iDic, const Round &iRound);
     void removeRound(const Dictionary &iDic, const Round &iRound);
     int checkRound(Round &iRound, bool iFirstTurn);
diff --git a/game/coord.cpp b/game/coord.cpp
index 37c01ba..1415eb7 100644
--- a/game/coord.cpp
+++ b/game/coord.cpp
@@ -27,81 +27,104 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "coord.h"
 
+
 Coord::Coord()
 {
-    m_row    = 1;
-    m_col    = 1;
-    m_dir    = HORIZONTAL;
+    m_row = 1;
+    m_col = 1;
+    m_dir = HORIZONTAL;
+}
+
+Coord::Coord(const string &iStr)
+{
+    m_row = 1;
+    m_col = 1;
+    setFromString(iStr);
 }
 
 Coord::~Coord()
 {
 }
 
-Direction
-Coord::getDir() const
+Direction Coord::getDir() const
 {
     return m_dir;
 }
 
-int
-Coord::getRow() const
+int Coord::getRow() const
 {
     return m_row;
 }
 
-int
-Coord::getCol() const
+int Coord::getCol() const
 {
     return m_col;
 }
 
-void
-Coord::setRow(int iRow)
+void Coord::setRow(int iRow)
 {
     m_row = iRow;
 }
 
-void
-Coord::setCol(int iCol)
+void Coord::setCol(int iCol)
 {
     m_col = iCol;
 }
 
-void
-Coord::setDir(Direction iDir)
+void Coord::setDir(Direction iDir)
 {
     m_dir = iDir;
 }
 
-void
-Coord::operator=(const Coord &iOther)
+void Coord::operator=(const Coord &iOther)
 {
     m_dir = iOther.m_dir;
     m_row = iOther.m_row;
     m_col = iOther.m_col;
 }
 
-std::string
-Coord::toString() const
+void Coord::setFromString(const string &iStr)
 {
-    std::string rs;
+    char l[4];
+    int col;
+
+    if (sscanf(iStr.c_str(), "%1[a-oA-O]%2d", l, &col) == 2)
+    {
+        setDir(HORIZONTAL);
+    }
+    else if (sscanf(iStr.c_str(), "%2d%1[a-oA-O]", &col, l) == 2)
+    {
+        setDir(VERTICAL);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        col = 1;
+        l[0] = 'A';
+    }
+    int row = toupper(*l) - 'A' + 1;
+    setCol(col);
+    setRow(row);
+}
+
+string Coord::toString() const
+{
+    string rs;
     if (getDir() == HORIZONTAL)
     {
         char s[5];
         sprintf(s, "%d", m_col);
-        rs = std::string(1, m_row + 'A' - 1) + s;
+        rs = string(1, m_row + 'A' - 1) + s;
     }
     else
     {
         char s[5];
         sprintf(s, "%d", m_col);
-        rs = s + std::string(1, m_row + 'A' - 1);
+        rs = s + string(1, m_row + 'A' - 1);
     }
     return rs;
 }
 
-
+
 /// Local Variables:
 /// mode: hs-minor
 /// c-basic-offset: 4
diff --git a/game/coord.h b/game/coord.h
index af00cb2..cce588b 100644
--- a/game/coord.h
+++ b/game/coord.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #ifndef _COORD_H
 #define _COORD_H
 
+using std::string;
+
 class Coord
 {
 public:
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     enum Direction {VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL};
 
     Coord();
-    Coord(const std::string& iCoord);
+    Coord(const string &iStr);
     virtual ~Coord();
 
     void setRow(int iRow);
@@ -46,9 +48,10 @@ public:
     int getCol() const;
 
     void operator=(const Coord &iOther);
-    std::string toString() const;
+    void setFromString(const string &iStr);
+    string toString() const;
 
- private:
+private:
     Direction m_dir;
     int m_row, m_col;
 
diff --git a/game/game.cpp b/game/game.cpp
index e44e0b9..084938f 100644
--- a/game/game.cpp
+++ b/game/game.cpp
@@ -454,51 +454,15 @@ int Game::back(int n)
             m_roundHistory.pop_back();
             m_playerHistory.pop_back();
         }
-	else
-	{
+        else
+        {
             return 1;
-	}
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
 
-/*********************************************************
- *********************************************************/
-
-char Game::getBoardChar(int iRow, int iCol) const
-{
-    char letter = 0;
-    Tile tile = m_board.getTile(iRow, iCol);
-    if (!tile.isEmpty())
-    {
-        letter = tile.toChar();
-        if (m_board.isJoker(iRow, iCol))
-            letter = tolower(letter);
-    }
-    return letter;
-}
-
-
-int Game::getBoardCharAttr(int iRow, int iCol) const
-{
-    int t = m_board.getTestChar(iRow, iCol);
-    int j = m_board.isJoker(iRow, iCol);
-    return  (t << 1) | j;
-}
-
-
-int Game::getBoardWordMultiplier(int iRow, int iCol) const
-{
-    return m_board.getWordMultiplier(iRow, iCol);
-}
-
-
-int Game::getBoardLetterMultiplier(int iRow, int iCol) const
-{
-    return m_board.getLetterMultiplier(iRow, iCol);
-}
-
 /*********************************************************
  *********************************************************/
 
@@ -751,12 +715,6 @@ int Game::helperSetRackManual(int p, bool iCheck, const string &iLetters)
 /*********************************************************
  *********************************************************/
 
-int Game::getNCharInBag(const Tile &c) const
-{
-    return m_bag.in(c);
-}
-
-
 string Game::formatCoords(const Round &iRound) const
 {
     if (iRound.getDir() == HORIZONTAL)
diff --git a/game/game.h b/game/game.h
index 3063fe3..bbf309f 100644
--- a/game/game.h
+++ b/game/game.h
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ using namespace std;
  *************************/
 #define IDENT_STRING "Eliot"
 
-/*************************
- * Dimensions of the board, the tiles placed on
- * the board can be accessed via getBoardChar()
- *************************/
-#define BOARD_MIN 1
-#define BOARD_MAX 15
-
-
 /**
  * Parent class of all the Game types.
  * It offers the common attributes (Board, Bag, etc...) as well as useful
@@ -77,6 +69,9 @@ public:
         kJOKER      // Joker game
     };
 
+    const Board& getBoard() const { return m_board; }
+    const Bag&   getBag()   const { return m_bag; }
+
     /**
      * Accessors for the variant of the game.
      * The variant can be changed during a game without any problem
@@ -108,28 +103,6 @@ public:
      *************************/
     int back(int);
 
-    /*************************
-     * int coordinates have to be BOARD_MIN <= int <= BOARD_MAX
-     *
-     * getBoardChar returns an upper case letter
-     * for normal tiles and a lower case letter for jokers.
-     *
-     * getBoardCharAttr tells the attributes of the tile
-     *   0 : normal played tile
-     *   1 : joker tile
-     *   2 : test tile for preview purpose
-     * attributes can be combined with the or (|) operator
-     *************************/
-#define ATTR_NORMAL 0
-#define ATTR_JOKER  1
-#define ATTR_TEST   2
-
-    char getBoardChar    (int iRow, int iCol) const;
-    int  getBoardCharAttr(int iRow, int iCol) const;
-
-    int  getBoardWordMultiplier  (int iRow, int iCol) const;
-    int  getBoardLetterMultiplier(int iRow, int iCol) const;
-
     /*************************
      * Set the rack for searching
      *
@@ -149,13 +122,6 @@ public:
     static const int RACK_SIZE;
     typedef enum {RACK_ALL, RACK_NEW} set_rack_mode;
 
-    /*************************
-     * Get the number of tiles available in the bag.
-     * The parameter has to be
-     * 'a' <= char <= 'z' or 'A' <= char <= 'Z' or '?'
-     *************************/
-    int getNCharInBag(const Tile&) const;
-
     /**
      * Methods to access already played words.
      * The int parameter should be 0 <= int < getNRounds()
diff --git a/game/turn.cpp b/game/turn.cpp
index 2c03dd0..f00471a 100644
--- a/game/turn.cpp
+++ b/game/turn.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ Round Turn::getRound() const
 }
 
 
-void
-Turn::operator=(const Turn &iOther)
+void Turn::operator=(const Turn &iOther)
 {
     num     = iOther.num;
     pldrack = iOther.pldrack;
@@ -99,20 +98,18 @@ Turn::operator=(const Turn &iOther)
 }
 
 
-string
-Turn::toString(bool showExtraSigns) const
+string Turn::toString(bool showExtraSigns) const
 {
     string rs = "";
     if (showExtraSigns)
-	{
-	    rs = ""; // TODO
-	}
+    {
+        rs = ""; // TODO
+    }
     rs = rs + pldrack.toString() + " " + round.toString();
     return rs;
 }
 
 
-
 /// Local Variables:
 /// mode: hs-minor
 /// c-basic-offset: 4
diff --git a/utils/game_io.cpp b/utils/game_io.cpp
index 4b43c4a..2962f9f 100644
--- a/utils/game_io.cpp
+++ b/utils/game_io.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void GameIO::printBoard(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
         out << " " << (char)(row - BOARD_MIN + 'A') << " ";
         for (col = BOARD_MIN; col <= BOARD_MAX; col++)
         {
-            char l = iGame.getBoardChar(row, col);
+            char l = iGame.getBoard().getChar(row, col);
             out << setw(3) << (l ? l : '-');
         }
         out << endl;
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ void GameIO::printBoardJoker(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
         out << " " << (char)(row - BOARD_MIN + 'A') << " ";
         for (col = BOARD_MIN; col <= BOARD_MAX; col++)
         {
-            char l = iGame.getBoardChar(row, col);
-            bool j = (iGame.getBoardCharAttr(row, col) & ATTR_JOKER);
+            char l = iGame.getBoard().getChar(row, col);
+            bool j = (iGame.getBoard().getCharAttr(row, col) & ATTR_JOKER);
 
             out << " " << (j ? '.' : (l ? ' ' : '-'));
             out << (l ? l : '-');
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ void GameIO::printBoardMultipliers(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
         out << " " << (char)(row - BOARD_MIN + 'A') << " ";
         for (col = BOARD_MIN; col <= BOARD_MAX; col++)
         {
-            char l = iGame.getBoardChar(row, col);
+            char l = iGame.getBoard().getChar(row, col);
             if (l != 0)
                 out << "  " << l;
             else
             {
-                int wm = iGame.getBoardWordMultiplier(row, col);
-                int tm = iGame.getBoardLetterMultiplier(row, col);
+                int wm = iGame.getBoard().getWordMultiplier(row, col);
+                int tm = iGame.getBoard().getLetterMultiplier(row, col);
 
                 if (wm > 1)
                     out << "  " << ((wm == 3) ? '@' : '#');
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ void GameIO::printBoardMultipliers2(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
         out << " " << (char)(row - BOARD_MIN + 'A') << " ";
         for (col = BOARD_MIN; col <= BOARD_MAX; col++)
         {
-            char l = iGame.getBoardChar(row, col);
-            int wm = iGame.getBoardWordMultiplier(row, col);
-            int tm = iGame.getBoardLetterMultiplier(row, col);
+            char l = iGame.getBoard().getChar(row, col);
+            int wm = iGame.getBoard().getWordMultiplier(row, col);
+            int tm = iGame.getBoard().getLetterMultiplier(row, col);
 
             if (wm > 1)
                 out << " " << ((wm == 3) ? '@' : '#');
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void GameIO::printNonPlayed(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
 
     for (it = allTiles.begin(); it != allTiles.end(); it++)
     {
-        if (iGame.getNCharInBag(it->toChar()) > 9)
+        if (iGame.getBag().in(it->toChar()) > 9)
             out << " ";
         out << setw(2) << it->toChar();
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void GameIO::printNonPlayed(ostream &out, const Game &iGame)
 
     for (it = allTiles.begin(); it != allTiles.end(); it++)
     {
-        out << " " << iGame.getNCharInBag(it->toChar());
+        out << " " << iGame.getBag().in(it->toChar());
     }
     out << endl;
 }
diff --git a/utils/ncurses.cpp b/utils/ncurses.cpp
index 83b5cc1..e225add 100644
--- a/utils/ncurses.cpp
+++ b/utils/ncurses.cpp
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ void CursesIntf::drawBoard(WINDOW *win, int y, int x) const
         for (int col = 1; col < 16; col++)
         {
             // Handle colors
-            int wm = m_game->getBoardWordMultiplier(row, col);
-            int lm = m_game->getBoardLetterMultiplier(row, col);
+            int wm = m_game->getBoard().getWordMultiplier(row, col);
+            int lm = m_game->getBoard().getLetterMultiplier(row, col);
             if (wm == 3)
                 wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_RED));
             else if (wm == 2)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void CursesIntf::drawBoard(WINDOW *win, int y, int x) const
             mvwprintw(win, y + row + 1, x + 3 * col + 1, "   ");
 
             // Now add the letter
-            char c = m_game->getBoardChar(row, col);
+            char c = m_game->getBoard().getChar(row, col);
             if (c)
             {
                 if (islower(c))
diff --git a/wxwin/auxframes.cc b/wxwin/auxframes.cc
index 142db4c..305b5ce 100644
--- a/wxwin/auxframes.cc
+++ b/wxwin/auxframes.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ BagFrame::Refresh(refresh_t force)
     list<Tile>::const_iterator it;
     for (index = 0, it = allTiles.begin(); it != allTiles.end(); index++, it++)
     {
-        buf.Printf(format, it->toChar(), m_game.getNCharInBag(*it));
+        buf.Printf(format, it->toChar(), m_game.getBag().in(*it));
         tiles->InsertItem(index,buf);
     }
 }
diff --git a/wxwin/gfxboard.cc b/wxwin/gfxboard.cc
index 7bfd0e6..d8e3557 100644
--- a/wxwin/gfxboard.cc
+++ b/wxwin/gfxboard.cc
@@ -287,29 +287,29 @@ GfxBoard::DrawBoard(wxDC *dc)
     {
         for (column = BOARD_MIN; column <= BOARD_MAX; column++)
         {
-            if (m_game.getBoardLetterMultiplier(row, column) == 2)
+            if (m_game.getBoard().getLetterMultiplier(row, column) == 2)
             {
                 dc->SetBrush(*Lx2Brush);
                 dc->SetTextBackground(colLx2);
             }
-            else if (m_game.getBoardLetterMultiplier(row, column) == 3)
+            else if (m_game.getBoard().getLetterMultiplier(row, column) == 3)
             {
                 dc->SetBrush(*Lx3Brush);
                 dc->SetTextBackground(colLx3);
             }
-            else if (m_game.getBoardWordMultiplier(row, column) == 2)
+            else if (m_game.getBoard().getWordMultiplier(row, column) == 2)
             {
                 dc->SetBrush(*Wx2Brush);
                 dc->SetTextBackground(colWx2);
             }
-            else if (m_game.getBoardWordMultiplier(row, column) == 3)
+            else if (m_game.getBoard().getWordMultiplier(row, column) == 3)
             {
                 dc->SetBrush(*Wx3Brush);
                 dc->SetTextBackground(colWx3);
             }
 
-            wxs = wxString((wxChar)m_game.getBoardChar(row, column));
-            attr = m_game.getBoardCharAttr(row, column);
+            wxs = wxString((wxChar)m_game.getBoard().getChar(row, column));
+            attr = m_game.getBoard().getCharAttr(row, column);
             if ((paintedboard_char[row - BOARD_MIN][column - BOARD_MIN] != wxs.GetChar(0)) ||
                 (paintedboard_attr[row - BOARD_MIN][column - BOARD_MIN] != attr))
             {