diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 9cee94f..e1e3459 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@
 					}
 				}
 
+				function newRow() {
+					var row = '<ul>';
+
+					for (var i = 0; i < gameBoardWidth; i++) {
+						row += newTile();
+					};
+
+					row += '</ul>';
+
+					return row;
+				}
+
 
 				$.fn.checkRow = function() {
 					//unclicked tiles
@@ -316,30 +328,22 @@
 						return $(this).checkRow();
 					});
 
-					var numRowsToRemove = rowsToRemove.length;
-
-					if (numRowsToRemove == 0) return;
-
-					rowsToRemove.addClass("removing");
-
 					rowsToRemove.each(function() {
 						score += $(this).children('.mine').length;
-					});
 
-					rowsToRemove.slideUp("slow", function() {
-						$(this).remove();
-						//add new row on bottom
+						$(this).addClass("removing");
 
-						$('#game').append('<ul></ul>');
+						$(this).slideUp("slow", function() {
+							$(this).remove();
 
-						for (var i = 0; i < gameBoardWidth; i++) {
-							$('#game ul').last().append(newTile());
-						}
+							//add new row on bottom
+							$('#game').append(newRow());
 
-						refreshMineCounts();
+							refreshMineCounts();
 
-						//click blank tiles
-						$('li.revealed:not(.mine):empty').mouseup();
+							//click blank tiles
+							$('li.revealed:not(.mine):empty').mouseup();
+						});
 					});
 				}
 
@@ -348,15 +352,11 @@
 						return $(this).checkColumn();
 					});
 
-					if (columnsToRemove.length == 0) return;
-
-					columnsToRemove.addClass("removing");
-
 					columnsToRemove.each(function() {
 						score += $(this).column().filter('.mine').length;
-					});
 
-					columnsToRemove.each(function() {
+						$(this).addClass("removing");
+
 						$(this).column().animate({width: 0, borderRadius: 0, padding: 0}, "slow", function() {
 							$(this).parent().append(newTile());
 							$(this).remove();
@@ -446,15 +446,7 @@
 				}
 
 				$.fn.countMinesAdjacent = function() {
-					var count = 0;
-
-					$.each($(this).getAdjacentTiles(), function() {
-						if ($(this).isMine()) {
-							count++;
-						}
-					});
-
-					return count;
+					return $(this).getAdjacentTiles().filter('.mine').length;
 				}
 
 				$.fn.getAdjacentTiles = function() {