I played with Font Awesome 5.5 (fas fa-horse, etc) and incorporated them into my own styles, but decided that they detracted from the visual appeal of the program.  So I dropped them and opted for a simple CSS style instead, using gradients to add a little spice.

I'm fairly happy with the way I'm handling re-draws -- I don't refresh the entire table, but rather only update the style in specific elements (if they have changed, each turn).

-Dave