diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.c b/xwords4/common/board.c
index b9a0fbd3b..b97d5f8eb 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static XP_Bool getCellRect( BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 col, XP_U16 row,
 static XP_Bool drawCell( BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 col, XP_U16 row, 
                          XP_Bool skipBlanks );
 static void figureBoardRect( BoardCtxt* board );
+static void forceRectToBoard( const BoardCtxt* board, XP_Rect* rect );
 
 static void drawBoard( BoardCtxt* board );
 static void invalCell( BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 col, XP_U16 row );
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ static void makeMiniWindowForText( BoardCtxt* board, const XP_UCHAR* text,
 static void invalTradeWindow( BoardCtxt* board, XP_S16 turn, XP_Bool redraw );
 static void invalSelTradeWindow( BoardCtxt* board );
 static void setTimerIf( BoardCtxt* board );
-static void p_board_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason why );
+static XP_Bool p_board_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason why );
 
 static XP_Bool replaceLastTile( BoardCtxt* board );
 static XP_Bool setTrayVisState( BoardCtxt* board, XW_TrayVisState newState );
@@ -749,7 +750,8 @@ positionMiniWRect( BoardCtxt* board, XP_Rect* rect, XP_Bool center )
         rect->left = XP_MAX( board->boardBounds.left + 1, rect->left );
         rect->top = XP_MAX( board->boardBounds.top + 1, y - rect->height );
     }
-} /* positionBonusRect */
+    forceRectToBoard( board, rect );
+} /*positionMiniWRect */
 
 static void
 timerFiredForPen( BoardCtxt* board ) 
@@ -841,7 +843,7 @@ timerFiredForTimer( BoardCtxt* board )
     setTimerIf( board );
 } /* timerFiredForTimer */
 
-static void
+static XP_Bool
 p_board_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason why )
 {
     BoardCtxt* board = (BoardCtxt*)closure;
@@ -851,6 +853,7 @@ p_board_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason why )
         XP_ASSERT( why == TIMER_TIMERTICK );
         timerFiredForTimer( board );
     }
+    return XP_FALSE;
 } /* board_timerFired */
 
 void
diff --git a/xwords4/common/comms.c b/xwords4/common/comms.c
index 3da1ac828..65dd31efe 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/comms.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/comms.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ heartbeat_checks( CommsCtxt* comms )
 #endif
 
 #if defined RELAY_HEARTBEAT || defined COMMS_HEARTBEAT
-static void
+static XP_Bool
 p_comms_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason XP_UNUSED_DBG(why) )
 {
     CommsCtxt* comms = (CommsCtxt*)closure;
@@ -1328,6 +1328,7 @@ p_comms_timerFired( void* closure, XWTimerReason XP_UNUSED_DBG(why) )
         heartbeat_checks( comms );
 #endif
     }
+    return XP_FALSE;            /* no need for redraw */
 } /* p_comms_timerFired */
 
 static void
diff --git a/xwords4/common/dragdrpp.c b/xwords4/common/dragdrpp.c
index ea501d950..7c3a33ea4 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/dragdrpp.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/dragdrpp.c
@@ -512,9 +512,10 @@ setLimitsFrom( const BoardCtxt* board, BdHintLimits* limits )
     limits->bottom = XP_MAX( ds->start.u.board.row, ds->cur.u.board.row );
 }
 
-static void
+static XP_Bool
 scrollTimerProc( void* closure, XWTimerReason why )
 {
+    XP_Bool draw = XP_FALSE;
     BoardCtxt* board = (BoardCtxt*)closure;
     DragState* ds = &board->dragState;
     XP_ASSERT( why == TIMER_PENDOWN );
@@ -529,9 +530,11 @@ scrollTimerProc( void* closure, XWTimerReason why )
                                   ds->cur.u.board.row ) ) {
                 board_draw( board ); /* may fail, e.g. on wince */
                 startScrollTimerIf( board );
+                draw = XP_TRUE;
             }
         }
     }
+    return draw;
 } /* scrollTimerProc */
 
 static void
diff --git a/xwords4/common/util.h b/xwords4/common/util.h
index d987fb9c4..5cc1cb57c 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/util.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/util.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ typedef struct BadWordInfo {
     XP_UCHAR* words[MAX_TRAY_TILES+1]; /* can form in both directions */
 } BadWordInfo;
 
-typedef void (*XWTimerProc)( void* closure, XWTimerReason why );
+/* XWTimerProc returns true if redraw was necessitated by what the proc did */
+typedef XP_Bool (*XWTimerProc)( void* closure, XWTimerReason why );
 
 /* Platform-specific utility functions that need to be
  */
diff --git a/xwords4/wince/cemain.c b/xwords4/wince/cemain.c
index 2965bfa06..6f903aafd 100755
--- a/xwords4/wince/cemain.c
+++ b/xwords4/wince/cemain.c
@@ -1798,12 +1798,11 @@ ceFireTimer( CEAppGlobals* globals, XWTimerReason why )
     if ( !!proc ) {
         globals->timerProcs[why] = NULL;
         closure = globals->timerClosures[why];
-        (*proc)( closure, why );
+        draw = (*proc)( closure, why );
         /* Setting draw after firing timer allows scrolling to happen
            while pen is held down.  This is a hack.  Perhaps having
            the timer proc return whether drawing is needed would be
            more consistent. */
-        draw = XP_TRUE;
     } else {
         XP_LOGF( "skipped timer; alread fired?" );
     }