diff --git a/client/src/Board.js b/client/src/Board.js
index 3a486da..65734cd 100644
--- a/client/src/Board.js
+++ b/client/src/Board.js
@@ -528,11 +528,7 @@ const Board = () => {
     borderOrder, borders, pipOrder, pips, tileOrder, tiles
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!turn) {
-      return;
-    }
-  
+  if (turn) {
     let nodes = document.querySelectorAll('.Active');
     for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
       nodes[i].classList.remove('Active');
@@ -550,13 +546,9 @@ const Board = () => {
         nodes[i].classList.add('Active');
       }
     }
-  }, [ turn ]);
+  }
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!placements) {
-      return;
-    }
-  
+  if (placements) {
     /* Set color and type based on placement data from the server */
     placements.corners.forEach((corner, index) => {
       const el = document.querySelector(`.Corner[data-index="${index}"]`);
@@ -637,25 +629,23 @@ const Board = () => {
         });
       }
     }
-  }, [ placements, turn]);
-  
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let nodes = document.querySelectorAll(`.Pip.Robber`);
-    for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-      nodes[i].classList.remove('Robber');
-      [ 'Robert', 'Roberta', 'Velocirobber' ].forEach(robberName => 
-        nodes[i].classList.remove(robberName)
-      );
-    }
+  }
 
-    if (robber !== undefined) {
-      const el = document.querySelector(`.Pip[data-index="${robber}"]`);
-      if (el) {
-        el.classList.add('Robber');
-        el.classList.add(robberName);
-      } 
-    }
-  }, [ robber, robberName ]);
+  let nodes = document.querySelectorAll(`.Pip.Robber`);
+  for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+    nodes[i].classList.remove('Robber');
+    [ 'Robert', 'Roberta', 'Velocirobber' ].forEach(robberName => 
+      nodes[i].classList.remove(robberName)
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (robber !== undefined) {
+    const el = document.querySelector(`.Pip[data-index="${robber}"]`);
+    if (el) {
+      el.classList.add('Robber');
+      el.classList.add(robberName);
+    } 
+  }
 
   const canAction = (action) => {
     return (turn && Array.isArray(turn.actions) && turn.actions.indexOf(action) !== -1);