diff --git a/DESIGN.md b/DESIGN.md
index cba6c8c..033c71a 100644
--- a/DESIGN.md
+++ b/DESIGN.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ score = pips*pipsWeight
 All scoring calculations use pseudopips.
 
 Space value is defined as what the term 'pips' would normally refer to for a
-given space. The value of a space isthe same as the space number as it would
-appear to the player being scored.
+given space. The value of a space is the same as the space number as it appears
+to the player being scored.
 
 Base value is 12 for spaces within the home board of the player being scored.
 All other spaces have a base value of 36. The base values incentivize
diff --git a/board.go b/board.go
index 60a6c37..9e78b18 100644
--- a/board.go
+++ b/board.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func (b Board) Move(from int, to int, player int) Board {
 		if (player == 1 && b[to] == -1) || (player == 2 && b[to] == 1) {
 			b[to] = 0
 			if player == 1 {
-				b[SpaceBarOpponent] -= 1
+				b[SpaceBarOpponent]--
 			} else {
-				b[SpaceBarPlayer] += 1
+				b[SpaceBarPlayer]++
 			}
 		} else if (player == 1 && b[to] < 0) || (player == 2 && b[to] > 0) {
 			b.Print()
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ func (b Board) Available(player int) [][]int {
 	return moves
 }
 
-// TODO no player argument needed
-func (b Board) Past(player int) bool {
+func (b Board) Past() bool {
 	if b[SpaceBarPlayer] != 0 || b[SpaceBarOpponent] != 0 {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -269,24 +268,16 @@ func (b Board) Past(player int) bool {
 		if v == 0 {
 			continue
 		} else if v > 0 {
-			if player == 1 && space > playerFirst {
+			if space > playerFirst {
 				playerFirst = space
-			} else if player == 2 && space > opponentLast {
-				opponentLast = space
 			}
 		} else {
-			if player == 1 && opponentLast == 0 {
+			if opponentLast == 0 {
 				opponentLast = space
-			} else if player == 2 && playerFirst == 0 {
-				playerFirst = space
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if player == 1 {
-		return playerFirst < opponentLast
-	} else {
-		return playerFirst > opponentLast
-	}
+	return playerFirst < opponentLast
 }
 
 func (b Board) Pips(player int) int {
@@ -320,7 +311,7 @@ func (b Board) evaluate(player int, hitScore int, a *Analysis) {
 	score := float64(pips)
 	var blots int
 	if !a.Past {
-		blots := b.Blots(player)
+		blots = b.Blots(player)
 		score += float64(blots)*WeightBlot + float64(hitScore)*WeightHit
 	}
 	a.Pips = pips
@@ -331,11 +322,10 @@ func (b Board) evaluate(player int, hitScore int, a *Analysis) {
 }
 
 func (b Board) Evaluation(player int, hitScore int, moves [][]int) *Analysis {
-	past := b.Past(player)
 	a := &Analysis{
 		Board: b,
 		Moves: moves,
-		Past:  past,
+		Past:  b.Past(),
 	}
 	b.evaluate(player, hitScore, a)
 	return a
@@ -397,7 +387,7 @@ func (b Board) Analyze(player int, available [][]int) []*Analysis {
 	resultMutex := &sync.Mutex{}
 
 	a := &Analysis{
-		Past: b.Past(player),
+		Past: b.Past(),
 	}
 	b.evaluate(player, 0, a)
 
@@ -489,9 +479,8 @@ func (b Board) Print() {
 func opponent(player int) int {
 	if player == 1 {
 		return 2
-	} else {
-		return 1
 	}
+	return 1
 }
 
 func spaceValue(player int, space int) int {
diff --git a/board_test.go b/board_test.go
index 9a6e571..8d1e5e3 100644
--- a/board_test.go
+++ b/board_test.go
@@ -38,41 +38,25 @@ func TestMove(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPast(t *testing.T) {
 	b := NewBoard()
-	got, expected := b.Past(1), false
-	if got != expected {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
-	}
-	got, expected = b.Past(2), false
+	got, expected := b.Past(), false
 	if got != expected {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
 	}
 
 	b = Board{0, 1, 3, -1, 0, -1, 0, -2, 0, 0, -1, 0, -3, 3, 0, 0, 0, -2, 0, -5, 4, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5}
-	got, expected = b.Past(1), false
-	if got != expected {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
-	}
-	got, expected = b.Past(2), false
+	got, expected = b.Past(), false
 	if got != expected {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
 	}
 
 	b = Board{0, -1, 1, -2, -1, 2, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 2, -1, 0, 0, -1, 3, -3, 0, 3, -1, -3, -1, 0, 0, 0, 4, 3, 0, 0}
-	got, expected = b.Past(1), false
-	if got != expected {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
-	}
-	got, expected = b.Past(2), false
+	got, expected = b.Past(), false
 	if got != expected {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
 	}
 
 	b = Board{7, 2, 2, 4, 0, -2, 0, 0, -1, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, -4, 0, -2, -1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 6, 2, 0, 0}
-	got, expected = b.Past(1), true
-	if got != expected {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
-	}
-	got, expected = b.Past(2), true
+	got, expected = b.Past(), true
 	if got != expected {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected past value: expected %v: got %v", expected, got)
 	}
@@ -112,6 +96,24 @@ func TestBlots(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
+	b := NewBoard()
+	b = b.Move(24, 23, 1)
+	b = b.Move(1, 2, 2)
+	b[SpaceRoll1], b[SpaceRoll2] = 1, 2
+
+	for player := 1; player <= 2; player++ {
+		r := b.Analyze(player, b.Available(player))
+		var blots int
+		for _, r := range r {
+			blots += r.Blots
+		}
+		if blots <= 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected >0 blots for player %d in results, got %d", player, blots)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkAvailable(b *testing.B) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		roll1, roll2, roll3, roll4 int8