diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.c b/xwords4/common/board.c
index dcace69ef..14435a0ca 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ static void invalTradeWindow( BoardCtxt* board, XP_S16 turn, XP_Bool redraw );
 static XP_Bool invalCellsWithTiles( BoardCtxt* board );
 
 static void setTimerIf( BoardCtxt* board );
-static void clearTimerIf( const BoardCtxt* board );
 
 static XP_Bool p_board_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason why );
 
@@ -174,14 +173,6 @@ board_make( MPFORMAL ModelCtxt* model, ServerCtxt* server, DrawCtx* draw,
 
         result->star_row = (XP_U16)(model_numRows(model) / 2);
 
-        model_setBoardListener( model, boardCellChanged, result );
-        model_setTrayListener( model, boardTilesChanged, result );
-        model_setDictListener( model, dictChanged, result );
-        server_setTurnChangeListener( server, boardTurnChanged, result );
-        server_setGameOverListener( server, boardGameOver, result );
-
-        setTimerIf( result );
-
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV     
         {
             /* set up some useful initial values */
@@ -202,7 +193,7 @@ board_make( MPFORMAL ModelCtxt* model, ServerCtxt* server, DrawCtx* draw,
 void
 board_destroy( BoardCtxt* board )
 {
-    clearTimerIf( board );
+    util_clearTimer( board->util, TIMER_TIMERTICK );
     XP_FREE( board->mpool, board );
 } /* board_destroy */
 
@@ -222,6 +213,7 @@ board_makeFromStream( MPFORMAL XWStreamCtxt* stream, ModelCtxt* model,
 #endif
 
     board = board_make( MPPARM(mpool) model, server, draw, util );
+    board_setCallbacks( board );
 
     if ( version >= STREAM_VERS_4YOFFSET) {
         board->sd[SCROLL_H].offset = (XP_U16)stream_getBits( stream, 4 );
@@ -405,6 +397,21 @@ board_reset( BoardCtxt* board )
     setTimerIf( board );
 } /* board_reset */
 
+void
+board_drawSnapshot( const BoardCtxt* curBoard, DrawCtx* dctx,
+                    XP_U16 width, XP_U16 height )
+{
+    BoardCtxt* newBoard = board_make( MPPARM(curBoard->mpool)
+                                      curBoard->model,
+                                      curBoard->server, dctx, curBoard->util );
+
+    XP_U16 fontWidth = width / curBoard->gi->boardSize;
+    board_figureLayout( newBoard, curBoard->gi, 0, 0, width, height,
+                        0, 0, 0, fontWidth, width, XP_TRUE, NULL );
+    board_draw( newBoard );
+    board_destroy( newBoard );
+}
+
 #ifdef COMMON_LAYOUT
 # if 0
 static void
@@ -577,6 +584,18 @@ board_applyLayout( BoardCtxt* board, const BoardDims* dims )
 }
 #endif
 
+void
+board_setCallbacks( BoardCtxt* board )
+{
+    model_setBoardListener( board->model, boardCellChanged, board );
+    model_setTrayListener( board->model, boardTilesChanged, board );
+    model_setDictListener( board->model, dictChanged, board );
+    server_setTurnChangeListener( board->server, boardTurnChanged, board );
+    server_setGameOverListener( board->server, boardGameOver, board );
+
+    setTimerIf( board );
+}
+
 void
 board_setPos( BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 left, XP_U16 top, 
               XP_U16 width, XP_U16 height, XP_U16 maxCellSz,
@@ -1290,12 +1309,6 @@ setTimerIf( BoardCtxt* board )
     }
 } /* setTimerIf */
 
-static void
-clearTimerIf( const BoardCtxt* board )
-{
-    util_clearTimer( board->util, TIMER_TIMERTICK );
-}
-
 static void
 timerFiredForTimer( BoardCtxt* board )
 {
diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.h b/xwords4/common/board.h
index 885037fc5..e65b0c7c9 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ BoardCtxt* board_makeFromStream( MPFORMAL XWStreamCtxt* stream,
                                  ModelCtxt* model, ServerCtxt* server, 
                                  DrawCtx* draw, XW_UtilCtxt* util,
                                  XP_U16 nPlayers );
+void board_setCallbacks( BoardCtxt* board );
 void board_setDraw( BoardCtxt* board, DrawCtx* draw );
 DrawCtx* board_getDraw( const BoardCtxt* board );
 
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ void board_writeToStream( const BoardCtxt* board, XWStreamCtxt* stream );
 
 void board_reset( BoardCtxt* board );
 
+void board_drawSnapshot( const BoardCtxt* board, DrawCtx* dctx,
+                         XP_U16 width, XP_U16 height );
+
     /* Layout.  Either done internally or by client */
 #ifdef COMMON_LAYOUT
 
diff --git a/xwords4/common/game.c b/xwords4/common/game.c
index ab09bc859..affc7be27 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/game.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/game.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ game_makeNewGame( MPFORMAL XWGame* game, CurGameInfo* gi,
                                 util );
     game->board = board_make( MPPARM(mpool) game->model, game->server, 
                               NULL, util );
+    board_setCallbacks( game->board );
 
     server_prefsChanged( game->server, cp );
     board_prefsChanged( game->board, cp );
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gamesdb.c b/xwords4/linux/gamesdb.c
index c4ccf059e..be1780984 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gamesdb.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gamesdb.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #include "linuxutl.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+#define SNAP_WIDTH 200
+#define SNAP_HEIGHT 200
+
 static void getColumnText( sqlite3_stmt *ppStmt, int iCol, XP_UCHAR* buf, 
                            int len );
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -173,10 +176,8 @@ addSnap( CommonGlobals* cGlobals )
 
     BoardCtxt* board = cGlobals->game.board;
     GtkDrawCtx* dctx = (GtkDrawCtx*)board_getDraw( board );
-    addSurface( dctx, 100, 100 );
-    board_invalAll( board );
-    board_draw( board );
-    board_invalAll( board );
+    addSurface( dctx, SNAP_WIDTH, SNAP_HEIGHT );
+    board_drawSnapshot( board, (DrawCtx*)dctx, SNAP_WIDTH, SNAP_HEIGHT );
 
     XWStreamCtxt* stream = make_simple_stream( cGlobals );
     getImage( dctx, stream );
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/gtkdraw.c b/xwords4/linux/gtkdraw.c
index dbc48100a..90eb8c304 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/gtkdraw.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/gtkdraw.c
@@ -703,8 +703,11 @@ gtk_draw_trayBegin( DrawCtx* p_dctx, const XP_Rect* XP_UNUSED(rect),
                     DrawFocusState XP_UNUSED(dfs) )
 {
     GtkDrawCtx* dctx = (GtkDrawCtx*)p_dctx;
-    dctx->trayOwner = owner;
-    return XP_TRUE;
+    XP_Bool doDraw = !dctx->surface;
+    if ( doDraw ) {
+        dctx->trayOwner = owner;
+    }
+    return doDraw;
 } /* gtk_draw_trayBegin */
 
 static XP_Bool
@@ -873,9 +876,12 @@ gtk_draw_scoreBegin( DrawCtx* p_dctx, const XP_Rect* rect,
                      DrawFocusState XP_UNUSED(dfs) )
 {
     GtkDrawCtx* dctx = (GtkDrawCtx*)p_dctx;
-    gtkEraseRect( dctx, rect );
-    dctx->scoreIsVertical = rect->height > rect->width;
-    return XP_TRUE;
+    XP_Bool doDraw = !dctx->surface;
+    if ( doDraw ) {
+        gtkEraseRect( dctx, rect );
+        dctx->scoreIsVertical = rect->height > rect->width;
+    }
+    return doDraw;
 } /* gtk_draw_scoreBegin */
 
 static PangoLayout*