Just a reminder that we already have a fantastic design proposition from @MostlyNumbers that is aligned with what @Uberdude suggests. See it in the message I replied to
Additionally, it would be cool to have some recording / live game / your previous game played on the board. Currently, the goal of the board is not that clear. In order to maintain the visual plausability and a hint on what to expect, we could put some game state of around 100 moves in the game from a Pro game. Could be a fun feature, so you can also click on the game to explore it in a some public library of Pro games.