diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2993504..d7aa40b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include(FindPkgConfig)
 PKG_SEARCH_MODULE(SDL2 REQUIRED sdl2)
 
 find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
-find_package(Boost 1.35.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost 1.55.0 REQUIRED)
 
 add_definitions(
 	${PNG_DEFINITIONS}
diff --git a/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in b/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
index f753f1e..e563dec 100644
--- a/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
+++ b/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define DEF_WIN_WIDTH REFERENCE_WIDTH
 #define DEF_WIN_HEIGHT REFERENCE_HEIGHT
 #define DEF_RANDOM_SEED 1984
-#define MAX_PLATFORMS_ON_SCREEN 8
+#define MAX_PLATFORMS_ON_SCREEN 24
 
 /* TODO: make this path relative */
 #define GAME_BASE_PATH "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@"
diff --git a/src/circularbuffer.hpp b/src/circularbuffer.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b808b37..0000000
--- a/src/circularbuffer.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Copyright 2014 Michele "King_DuckZ" Santullo
-
-	This file is part of CloonelJump.
-
-	CloonelJump is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-	(at your option) any later version.
-
-	CloonelJump is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-	GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-	along with CloonelJump.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-*/
-
-#ifndef idF67A018826604CAFBE25BCA939A1FBC9
-#define idF67A018826604CAFBE25BCA939A1FBC9
-
-#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
-#include <iterator>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <ciso646>
-
-namespace cloonel {
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	class CircularBuffer : public boost::noncopyable {
-	public:
-		typedef size_t size_type;
-		typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type value_type;
-		typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::reference reference;
-
-		CircularBuffer ( Iterator parFirst, Iterator parLast );
-		CircularBuffer ( CircularBuffer&& parOther );
-		~CircularBuffer ( void ) noexcept = default;
-		CircularBuffer& operator= ( CircularBuffer&& parOther );
-
-		reference operator[] ( size_type parIndex );
-
-		size_type size ( void ) const { return (m_used >= capacity() ? capacity() : m_used); }
-		bool empty ( void ) const { return 0 == m_used; }
-		size_type capacity ( void ) const { return m_end - m_start; }
-		void push ( value_type&& parObj );
-		void reset ( void );
-		void reset ( Iterator parFirst, Iterator parLast );
-		reference front ( void );
-		reference back ( void );
-
-	private:
-		Iterator m_start;
-		Iterator m_end;
-		Iterator m_curr;
-		size_type m_used;
-	};
-} //namespace cloonel
-
-#include "circularbuffer.inl"
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/circularbuffer.inl b/src/circularbuffer.inl
deleted file mode 100644
index c03c262..0000000
--- a/src/circularbuffer.inl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-namespace cloonel {
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	CircularBuffer<Iterator>::CircularBuffer (Iterator parFirst, Iterator parLast) :
-		m_start(parFirst),
-		m_end(parLast),
-		m_curr(parFirst),
-		m_used(0)
-	{
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	void CircularBuffer<Iterator>::push (value_type&& parObj) {
-		*m_curr = std::move(parObj);
-		++m_curr;
-		++m_used;
-		if (m_curr == m_end) {
-			m_curr = m_start;
-			m_used = capacity();
-		}
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	void CircularBuffer<Iterator>::reset() {
-		m_used = 0;
-		m_curr = m_start;
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	void CircularBuffer<Iterator>::reset (Iterator parFirst, Iterator parLast) {
-		m_start = parFirst;
-		m_end = parLast;
-		reset();
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	typename CircularBuffer<Iterator>::reference CircularBuffer<Iterator>::front() {
-		if (empty())
-			throw std::out_of_range("The circular buffer is empty, but front() was called.");
-		if (m_curr == m_start)
-			return *(m_start + (capacity() - 1));
-		else
-			return *(m_curr - 1);
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	typename CircularBuffer<Iterator>::reference CircularBuffer<Iterator>::back() {
-		if (empty())
-			throw std::out_of_range("The circular buffer is empty, but back() was called.");
-		const auto cap = capacity();
-		if (m_used != cap) {
-			return *m_start;
-		}
-		else {
-			const auto currPos = m_curr - m_start;
-			const auto index = (currPos + cap - 1) % cap;
-			return *(m_start + index);
-		}
-	}
-
-	template <typename Iterator>
-	typename CircularBuffer<Iterator>::reference CircularBuffer<Iterator>::operator[] (size_type parIndex) {
-		if (parIndex < 0 or parIndex >= size())
-			throw std::out_of_range("Index out of range in CircularBuffer");
-
-		const auto index = (m_curr - m_start + parIndex) % capacity();
-		return *(m_start + index);
-	}
-} //namespace cloonel
diff --git a/src/platformsystem.cpp b/src/platformsystem.cpp
index c130d3a..f8c07a8 100644
--- a/src/platformsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsystem.cpp
@@ -23,17 +23,38 @@
 #include "texture.hpp"
 #include "gameplayscene.hpp"
 #include "mover.hpp"
-#include "circularbuffer.hpp"
 #include <ciso646>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <boost/circular_buffer.hpp>
 
 namespace cloonel {
 	namespace {
 		const uint32_t g_platfWidth = 104;
 		const uint32_t g_platfHeight = 25;
+
+		float2 PositionForNewPlatf (float parStart, float parAverage, float parMaxDist, size_t parLeft) {
+			assert(parAverage >= 0.0f);
+			const float& maxDist = parMaxDist;
+			const float minDist = std::max(static_cast<float>(g_platfHeight), (static_cast<float>(REFERENCE_HEIGHT) - parStart) / static_cast<float>(parLeft));
+			assert(minDist <= maxDist); //make sure the player can jump all the way to the top
+			assert(minDist <= parAverage); //that would screw up the player
+
+			const float upperRange = std::max(parAverage, maxDist) - parAverage;
+			const float lowerRange = std::max(parAverage, minDist) - minDist;
+			assert(upperRange >= 0.0f);
+			assert(lowerRange >= 0.0f);
+
+			const float invRandMax = 1.0f / static_cast<float>(RAND_MAX);
+			const float yDist = static_cast<float>(std::rand()) * invRandMax * (lowerRange + upperRange - minDist) + minDist;
+			assert(yDist >= minDist and yDist <= maxDist);
+
+			const auto rndNum = std::rand() % (REFERENCE_WIDTH - g_platfWidth);
+
+			return float2(static_cast<float>(rndNum), yDist + parStart);
+		}
 	} //unnamed namespace
 
 	struct PlatformInfo {
@@ -69,8 +90,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		LocalData ( const char* parTexturePath, SDLMain* parSDLMain, GameplayScene* parScene, float parMaxDistance );
 		~LocalData ( void ) noexcept = default;
 
-		std::vector<PlatformInfo> platformsBuff;
-		CircularBuffer<std::vector<PlatformInfo>::iterator> platforms;
+		boost::circular_buffer<PlatformInfo> platforms;
 		Texture texture;
 		SDLMain* const sdlmain;
 		GameplayScene* const scene;
@@ -80,8 +100,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	PlatformSystem::LocalData::LocalData (const char* parTexturePath, SDLMain* parSDLMain, GameplayScene* parScene, float parMaxDistance) :
-		platformsBuff(MAX_PLATFORMS_ON_SCREEN),
-		platforms(platformsBuff.begin(), platformsBuff.end()),
+		platforms(MAX_PLATFORMS_ON_SCREEN),
 		texture(parTexturePath, parSDLMain, false),
 		sdlmain(parSDLMain),
 		scene(parScene),
@@ -129,18 +148,20 @@ namespace cloonel {
 		m_localdata->texture.Reload();
 
 		//Spawn the initial platforms
-		m_localdata->platforms.reset();
-		const size_t totalPlatf = m_localdata->platforms.capacity();
-		const auto totalPlatfFloatInv = 1.0f / static_cast<float>(totalPlatf);
+		m_localdata->platforms.clear();
+		const size_t totalPlatf = MAX_PLATFORMS_ON_SCREEN;
+		//const auto totalPlatfFloatInv = 1.0f / static_cast<float>(totalPlatf);
 		const int2 platfWH(g_platfWidth, g_platfHeight);
+		float prevPlatf = 0.0f;
+		const float averageTarget = m_localdata->maxDistance / 8.0f; //TODO: change this value to make up for the difficulty
 		for (size_t z = 0; z < totalPlatf; ++z) {
-			const float y = std::min(
-				static_cast<float>(REFERENCE_HEIGHT) - 25.0f,
-				static_cast<float>(z) * (static_cast<float>(REFERENCE_HEIGHT) * totalPlatfFloatInv)
-			);
-			const auto rndNum = std::rand() % (REFERENCE_WIDTH - platfWH.x());
-			const float2 newPos(static_cast<float>(rndNum), 100.0f + std::min(m_localdata->maxDistance, y));
-			m_localdata->platforms.push(Platform(m_localdata->sdlmain, newPos, &m_localdata->texture, static_cast<float2>(platfWH)));
+			const auto newPos(PositionForNewPlatf(prevPlatf, averageTarget, m_localdata->maxDistance, totalPlatf - z));
+			prevPlatf = newPos.y();
+
+			m_localdata->platforms.push_back(Platform(m_localdata->sdlmain, newPos, &m_localdata->texture, static_cast<float2>(platfWH)));
+
+			if (static_cast<float>(REFERENCE_HEIGHT) - newPos.y() < averageTarget)
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -149,11 +170,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	void PlatformSystem::Destroy() noexcept {
 		m_localdata->texture.Destroy();
 
-		for (size_t z = 0; z < m_localdata->platforms.size(); ++z) {
-			m_localdata->mover.UnregisterPlaceable(m_localdata->platforms[z].ticket);
-		}
-		m_localdata->platforms.reset();
-		m_localdata->platformsBuff.clear();
+		m_localdata->platforms.clear();
 	}
 
 	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -170,6 +187,7 @@ namespace cloonel {
 	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void PlatformSystem::OnRegister (Mover& parMover, Mover::PlaceableTicketType parTicket) {
 		for (size_t z = 0; z < m_localdata->platforms.size(); ++z) {
+			assert(m_localdata->platforms[z].platform != nullptr);
 			m_localdata->platforms[z].ticket = parMover.RegisterPlaceable(m_localdata->platforms[z].platform.get(), parTicket);
 		}
 	}