diff --git a/src/modules/game/soldier.js b/src/modules/game/soldier.js
index db5fd3d..8e2725d 100644
--- a/src/modules/game/soldier.js
+++ b/src/modules/game/soldier.js
@@ -25,6 +25,56 @@ function getClones(svg, counter) {
   return svg.querySelectorAll(`.counter.clone${dataSelector(counter)}`);
 }
 
+function addMoveToHistory(selected) {
+  const clone = selected.cloneNode(true);
+  clone.classList.remove(selectedClass);
+  clone.classList.add('clone');
+  selected.parentElement.appendChild(clone);
+
+  return clone;
+}
+
+function updatePlacement(cell, selected, clone) {
+  const prevCoords = [
+    clone.parentElement.dataset.x,
+    clone.parentElement.parentElement.dataset.y
+  ]
+
+  selected.dataset.previous = prevCoords;
+  cell.appendChild(selected);
+
+  selected.childNodes.forEach(n => {
+    if (n.classList.contains('removed')) {
+      n.remove();
+    } else if ('preexisting' in n.dataset) {
+      delete n.dataset.preexisting;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function createTrace(previous, current, selected) {
+  const trace = document.createElementNS(svgns, 'polyline');
+
+  trace.dataset.number = selected.dataset.number;
+  trace.dataset.allegiance = selected.dataset.allegiance;
+  trace.classList.add('move-trace');
+  trace.setAttributeNS(null, 'points', `${previous.x},${previous.y} ${current.x},${current.y}`);
+
+  return trace;
+}
+
+export function handleTrace(svg, selected, clone, current) {
+  let trace = getTrace(svg, selected);
+
+  if (!trace) {
+    trace = createTrace(getCellPosition(clone.parentElement), current, selected);
+    svg.querySelector('.gameboard').prepend(trace);
+  } else {
+    const points = `${trace.getAttribute('points')} ${current.x},${current.y}`;
+    trace.setAttributeNS(null, 'points', points);
+  }
+}
+
 export function getAllCounters(container) {
   return container.querySelectorAll('g.counter[data-allegiance][data-number]');
 }
@@ -39,48 +89,9 @@ export function getTrace(svg, counter) {
 
 export function place(svg, selected, cell) {
   if (svg.querySelector('.grid').contains(selected)) {
-    let trace = svg.querySelector(traceSelector(selected));
-
-    let prevCoords = [
-      selected.parentElement.dataset.x,
-      selected.parentElement.parentElement.dataset.y
-    ]
-
-    let clone = selected.cloneNode(true);
-    clone.classList.remove(selectedClass);
-    clone.classList.add('clone');
-
-    selected.dataset.previous = prevCoords;
-    selected.parentElement.appendChild(clone);
-    cell.appendChild(selected);
-
-    selected.childNodes.forEach(n => {
-      if (n.classList.contains('removed')) {
-        n.remove();
-      } else if ('preexisting' in n.dataset) {
-        delete n.dataset.preexisting;
-      }
-    });
-
-    let previous = getCellPosition(clone.parentElement),
-      current = getCellPosition(selected.parentElement),
-      points;
-
-    if (!trace) {
-      trace = document.createElementNS(svgns, 'polyline');
-
-      points = `${previous.x},${previous.y} ${current.x},${current.y}`;
-
-      trace.dataset.number = selected.dataset.number;
-      trace.dataset.allegiance = selected.dataset.allegiance;
-      trace.classList.add('move-trace');
-
-      svg.querySelector('.gameboard').prepend(trace);
-    } else {
-      points = `${trace.getAttribute('points')} ${current.x},${current.y}`;
-    }
-
-    trace.setAttributeNS(null, 'points', points);
+    const clone = addMoveToHistory(selected);
+    updatePlacement(cell, selected, clone)
+    handleTrace(svg, selected, clone, getCellPosition(cell));
   } else {
     selected.removeAttribute('data-x');
     cell.appendChild(selected);