diff --git a/src/elo.rs b/src/elo.rs
index f886700..202da53 100644
--- a/src/elo.rs
+++ b/src/elo.rs
@@ -168,14 +168,10 @@ impl PlayerArena {
             self.process_outcome(i, j, &o);
             received_num += 1;
 
-            // print the leaderboard every 5 steps
-            if received_num % 5 == 0 {
-                term.clear_last_lines(self.players.len())
-                    .expect("unable to clear prev lines");
-                let formatted_self = format!("{}", self);
-                term.write_str(&formatted_self)
-                    .expect("unable to write leaderboard");
-            }
+            term.clear_last_lines(self.players.len())
+                .expect("unable to clear prev lines");
+            term.write_str(format!("{}", self).as_str())
+                .expect("unable to write leaderboard");
 
             // break if all pairs were recieved
             if received_num == num {
diff --git a/src/logic/board_value.rs b/src/logic/board_value.rs
index 180af39..7c4bf6f 100644
--- a/src/logic/board_value.rs
+++ b/src/logic/board_value.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ impl BoardValueMap {
 
     /// Weights from: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/7142/ei2005-47.pdf
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(
-            Board::BOARD_SIZE,
-            8,
-            "BVM only supports Board::BOARD_SIZE of 8"
-        );
-
         const POSITION_VALUES: [[i64; 8]; 8] = [
             [100, -20, 10, 5, 5, 10, -20, 100],
             [-20, -50, -2, -2, -2, -2, -50, -20],
diff --git a/src/repr/board.rs b/src/repr/board.rs
index 9c8a124..00b4867 100644
--- a/src/repr/board.rs
+++ b/src/repr/board.rs
@@ -143,12 +143,13 @@ impl Board {
     }
 
     /// Starting position
-    pub fn starting_pos(mut self) -> Self {
+    pub const fn starting_pos(mut self) -> Self {
         let hf = Self::BOARD_SIZE / 2;
-        self.place_unchecked((hf - 1, hf - 1).into(), Piece::White);
-        self.place_unchecked((hf, hf - 1).into(), Piece::Black);
-        self.place_unchecked((hf - 1, hf).into(), Piece::Black);
-        self.place_unchecked((hf, hf).into(), Piece::White);
+        self.place_unchecked(CoordPair::from_axes(hf - 1, hf - 1), Piece::White);
+        self.place_unchecked(CoordPair::from_axes(hf, hf - 1), Piece::Black);
+
+        self.place_unchecked(CoordPair::from_axes(hf - 1, hf), Piece::Black);
+        self.place_unchecked(CoordPair::from_axes(hf, hf), Piece::White);
         self
     }
 
@@ -178,13 +179,11 @@ impl Board {
         }
     }
 
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     pub const fn get_piece(&self, coord: CoordPair, color: Piece) -> bool {
         self.board(color).get(coord)
     }
 
     /// Returns the color of a place on the [`Board`] at a position
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     pub const fn get(&self, coord: CoordPair) -> Option<Piece> {
         if self.get_piece(coord, Piece::White) {
             Some(Piece::White)
@@ -197,13 +196,11 @@ impl Board {
 
     /// Place a piece without checking for propegation of validity
     /// only pub for setting up benchmark
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     pub const fn place_unchecked(&mut self, coord: CoordPair, piece: Piece) {
         self.board_mut(piece).set(coord, true);
         self.board_mut(piece.flip()).set(coord, false);
     }
 
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     const fn delete(&mut self, coord: CoordPair) {
         self.board_mut(Piece::White).set(coord, false);
         self.board_mut(Piece::Black).set(coord, false);
@@ -289,14 +286,12 @@ impl Board {
     }
 
     /// Count the number of a type of [`Piece`] on the board
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     pub const fn count(&self, piece: Piece) -> usize {
         self.board(piece).count()
     }
 
     /// Get the "net score" of a player
     /// Formula: `net_score = Score_player - Score_opponent`
-    #[const_fn(cfg(not(feature = "bitvec")))]
     pub const fn net_score(&self, piece: Piece) -> i16 {
         self.count(piece) as i16 - self.count(piece.flip()) as i16
     }
diff --git a/src/repr/coords.rs b/src/repr/coords.rs
index af4e739..ed318be 100644
--- a/src/repr/coords.rs
+++ b/src/repr/coords.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ const_assert!(CoordPairInner::MAX as usize >= Board::BOARD_AREA as usize);
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Hash)]
 pub struct CoordPair(pub CoordPairInner);
 
+impl CoordPair {
+    /// Convert a row and column to an index in the board
+    pub const fn from_axes(row: CoordAxis, col: CoordAxis) -> Self {
+        Self(row * Board::BOARD_SIZE + col)
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Display for CoordPair {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let (i, j) = (*self).into();
@@ -27,18 +34,13 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for CoordPair {
     }
 }
 
-/// Convert a row and column to an index in the board
-const fn get_index(row: CoordAxis, col: CoordAxis) -> CoordPair {
-    CoordPair(row * Board::BOARD_SIZE + col)
-}
-
 fn from_index(index: CoordPair) -> (CoordAxis, CoordAxis) {
     index.0.div_mod_floor(&Board::BOARD_SIZE)
 }
 
 impl From<(CoordAxis, CoordAxis)> for CoordPair {
     fn from(value: (CoordAxis, CoordAxis)) -> Self {
-        get_index(value.0, value.1)
+        Self::from_axes(value.0, value.1)
     }
 }