diff --git a/xwords4/wince/cedraw.c b/xwords4/wince/cedraw.c
index 7d0b63998..dcc888334 100755
--- a/xwords4/wince/cedraw.c
+++ b/xwords4/wince/cedraw.c
@@ -933,12 +933,55 @@ DRAW_FUNC_NAME(destroyCtxt)( DrawCtx* p_dctx )
 
 #ifdef DRAW_LINK_DIRECT
 DLSTATIC XP_Bool
-DRAW_FUNC_NAME(vertScrollBoard)( DrawCtx* dctx, XP_Rect* rect, 
-                                  XP_S16 dist )
+DRAW_FUNC_NAME(vertScrollBoard)( DrawCtx* p_dctx, XP_Rect* rect, 
+                                 XP_S16 dist )
 {
-    return XP_FALSE;
-}
+#if 0                           /* don't turn this on until after ship? */
+    if ( dist < 0 ) {
+        return XP_FALSE;
+    } else {
+        XP_Bool success = XP_FALSE;
+        /* board passes in the whole board rect, so we need to subtract from it
+           the height of the area to be overwritten.  If dist is negative, the
+           dest is above the src.  Otherwise it's below. */
+
+        CEDrawCtx* dctx = (CEDrawCtx*)p_dctx;
+        CEAppGlobals* globals = dctx->globals;
+        int destY, srcY;
+        XP_Bool down = dist <= 0;
+
+        if ( down ) {
+            srcY = rect->top;
+            dist = -dist;           /* make it positive */
+            destY = srcY + dist;
+        } else {
+            destY = rect->top;
+            srcY = destY + dist;
+        }
+
+        success = BitBlt( globals->hdc,  /* HDC hdcDest, */
+                          rect->left,    /* int nXDest */
+                          destY, 
+                          rect->width,   /* width */
+                          rect->height - dist,  /* int nHeight */
+                          globals->hdc,  /* HDC hdcSrc */
+                          rect->left,    /* int nXSrc */
+                          srcY, 
+                          SRCCOPY );     /* DWORD dwRop */
+        /* need to return the rect that must still be redrawn */
+        if ( success ) {
+            if ( !down ) {
+                rect->top += rect->height - dist;
+            }
+            rect->height = dist;
+        }
+        return success;
+    }
 #else
+    return XP_FALSE;
+#endif
+}
+#else  /* #ifdef DRAW_LINK_DIRECT */
 static void
 ce_draw_doNothing( DrawCtx* dctx, ... )
 {