diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/actors/EffectCard.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/actors/EffectCard.java
index f50e35d..1dca3aa 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/actors/EffectCard.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/actors/EffectCard.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 */
 package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.actors;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
@@ -24,8 +25,10 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.Effect;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.Klooni;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.Theme;
+import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects.IEffect;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.game.Cell;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.game.GameLayout;
+import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.game.Piece;
 
 // Card-like actor used to display information about a given theme
 public class EffectCard extends ShopCard {
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ public class EffectCard extends ShopCard {
     //region Members
 
     public final Effect effect;
+    private final Cell cell;
+    private IEffect currentEffect;
+
     private final Texture background;
     private Color color;
 
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ public class EffectCard extends ShopCard {
         color = Klooni.theme.getRandomCellColor();
 
         this.effect = effect;
+        cell = Piece.randomCell(0, 0, cellSize);
         usedItemUpdated();
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +69,14 @@ public class EffectCard extends ShopCard {
 
         // Avoid drawing on the borders by adding +1 cell padding +1 to center it
         // so it's becomes cellSize * 2
-        Cell.draw(color, batch, x + cellSize * 2, y + cellSize * 2, cellSize);
+        cell.pos.set(x + cellSize * 2, y + cellSize * 2);
+
+        if (currentEffect != null && !currentEffect.isDone()) {
+            currentEffect.draw(batch);
+        } else {
+            cell.draw(batch);
+            currentEffect = effect.create(cell, cell.pos);
+        }
 
         super.draw(batch, parentAlpha);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/EvaporateEffect.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/EvaporateEffect.java
index 6f423d1..1fb5d90 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/EvaporateEffect.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/EvaporateEffect.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Interpolation;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class EvaporateEffect implements IEffect {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void draw(SpriteBatch batch) {
+    public void draw(Batch batch) {
         vanishElapsed += Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime();
 
         // Update the size as we fade away
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/IEffect.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/IEffect.java
index 1d70e57..4a15a7c 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/IEffect.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/IEffect.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects;
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.game.Cell;
 
 public interface IEffect {
     void setInfo(Cell deadCell, Vector2 culprit);
-    void draw(SpriteBatch batch);
+    void draw(Batch batch);
     boolean isDone();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/VanishEffect.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/VanishEffect.java
index 5904e3a..466f3c5 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/VanishEffect.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/VanishEffect.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Interpolation;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class VanishEffect implements IEffect {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void draw(SpriteBatch batch) {
+    public void draw(Batch batch) {
         vanishElapsed += Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime();
 
         // vanishElapsed might be < 0 (delay), so clamp to 0
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/WaterdropEffect.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/WaterdropEffect.java
index 33e04dc..62548aa 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/WaterdropEffect.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/effects/WaterdropEffect.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class WaterdropEffect implements IEffect {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void draw(SpriteBatch batch) {
+    public void draw(Batch batch) {
         final float dt = Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime();
         fallSpeed += fallAcceleration * dt;
         pos.y -= fallSpeed * dt;
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Board.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Board.java
index bedd3ad..e5c009a 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Board.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Board.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.Effect;
-import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.Klooni;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.effects.IEffect;
 import io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.serializer.BinSerializable;
 
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Cell.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Cell.java
index f174f4d..894dbb3 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Cell.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Cell.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package io.github.lonamiwebs.klooni.game;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
-import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class Cell implements BinSerializable {
         colorIndex = ci;
     }
 
-    void draw(SpriteBatch batch) {
+    public void draw(Batch batch) {
         // Always query the color to the theme, because it might have changed
         draw(Klooni.theme.getCellColor(colorIndex), batch, pos.x, pos.y, size);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Piece.java b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Piece.java
index be239b2..e1bda17 100644
--- a/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Piece.java
+++ b/core/src/io/github/lonamiwebs/klooni/game/Piece.java
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ public class Piece {
 
     //region Static methods
 
+    // Only the pieces know how many colors there are, so the method for
+    // creating cells belongs here as a public static one.
+    public static Cell randomCell(final float x, final float y, final float size) {
+        final Cell cell = new Cell(x, y, size);
+        cell.set(MathUtils.random(8));
+        return cell;
+    }
+
     // Generates a random piece with always the same color for the generated shape
     static Piece random() {
         // 9 pieces [0…8]; 4 possible rotations [0…3]