diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index 25b8e5f..170279d 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -168,10 +168,7 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerStateAct(id int, cmd string) *GameView {
 			g.Status = StatusPlaying
 		}
 		//skip draw step when 0 life
-		if id == SentinalID && g.SentinalPlayer.Life <= 0 {
-			g.CanDraw = false
-			g.HasDrawn = true
-		} else if id == ScourgeID && g.ScourgePlayer.Life <= 0 {
+		if g.GetPlayer(id).Life <= 0 {
 			g.CanDraw = false
 			g.HasDrawn = true
 		} else {
@@ -181,14 +178,8 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerStateAct(id int, cmd string) *GameView {
 		if id != g.CurrentTurn {
 			return nil
 		}
-		if id == SentinalID {
-			for _, v := range g.GameBoard.Sentinal {
-				OracleUpkeep(v, g)
-			}
-		} else {
-			for _, v := range g.GameBoard.Scourge {
-				OracleUpkeep(v, g)
-			}
+		for _, v := range g.GetBoard(id) {
+			OracleUpkeep(v, g)
 		}
 	case "e":
 		//end turn and clean up
@@ -196,14 +187,8 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerStateAct(id int, cmd string) *GameView {
 			return nil
 		}
 		g.CardBuffer = DeckFromCards([]*Card{})
-		if id == SentinalID {
-			for _, v := range g.GameBoard.Sentinal {
-				OracleEndstep(v, g)
-			}
-		} else {
-			for _, v := range g.GameBoard.Scourge {
-				OracleEndstep(v, g)
-			}
+		for _, v := range g.GetBoard(id) {
+			OracleEndstep(v, g)
 		}
 		if g.CurrentTurn == SentinalID {
 			g.CurrentTurn = ScourgeID
@@ -221,15 +206,9 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerAct(id int, cmd string) *Deck {
 	var curr *Player
 	var opp *Player
 	var currD *Deck
-	if id == g.SentinalPlayer.Id {
-		curr = g.SentinalPlayer
-		opp = g.ScourgePlayer
-		currD = g.SentinalDeck
-	} else {
-		curr = g.ScourgePlayer
-		opp = g.SentinalPlayer
-		currD = g.ScourgeDeck
-	}
+	curr = g.GetPlayer(id)
+	opp = g.GetOpponent(id)
+	currD = g.GetDeck(id)
 	cmd_s := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
 	if len(cmd_s) < 1 {
 		return nil
@@ -319,15 +298,10 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerAct(id int, cmd string) *Deck {
 			OracleAttack(g.GameBoard.GetCard(g.CurrentTurn, x_i), g)
 			res := g.GameBoard.Attack(g.CurrentTurn, x_i, y_i)
 			var aid, did int
-			if id == SentinalID {
-				aid = SentinalID
-				did = ScourgeID
-			} else {
-				aid = ScourgeID
-				did = SentinalID
-			}
-			attacker := g.GameBoard.GetRow(aid)[x_i]
-			defender := g.GameBoard.GetRow(did)[y_i]
+			aid = g.GetPlayer(id).Id
+			did = g.GetOpponent(id).Id
+			attacker := g.GetBoard(aid)[x_i]
+			defender := g.GetBoard(did)[y_i]
 			switch res {
 			case 1:
 				opp.Life = opp.Life - 1
@@ -396,3 +370,35 @@ func (g *Game) PlayerAct(id int, cmd string) *Deck {
 func Debug(g *Game) {
 	return
 }
+
+func (g *Game) GetPlayer(id int) *Player {
+	if id == SentinalID {
+		return g.SentinalPlayer
+	} else if id == ScourgeID {
+		return g.ScourgePlayer
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+func (g *Game) GetOpponent(id int) *Player {
+	if id == SentinalID {
+		return g.ScourgePlayer
+	} else if id == ScourgeID {
+		return g.SentinalPlayer
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+func (g *Game) GetDeck(id int) *Deck {
+	if id == SentinalID {
+		return g.SentinalDeck
+	} else if id == ScourgeID {
+		return g.ScourgeDeck
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *Game) GetBoard(id int) []*Card {
+	return g.GameBoard.GetRow(id)
+}