diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 5c38cedcb67..be5997ee8c5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -14200,7 +14200,6 @@ src/main/java/forge/game/GameState.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/GameType.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/GlobalRuleChange.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java -text
-src/main/java/forge/game/MatchStartHelper.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/PlanarDice.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiAttackController.java svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersRemoveAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersRemoveAi.java
index dfc59555414..db6c086350d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersRemoveAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/ai/CountersRemoveAi.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package forge.card.ability.ai;
 
-import java.util.Random;
-
 import forge.Card;
 import forge.CounterType;
 import forge.card.ability.SpellAbilityAi;
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtilCost;
 import forge.game.phase.PhaseType;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
-import forge.util.MyRandom;
 
 public class CountersRemoveAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
 
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@ public class CountersRemoveAi extends SpellAbilityAi {
         // AI needs to be expanded, since this function can be pretty complex
         // based on what
         // the expected targets could be
-        final Random r = MyRandom.getRandom();
         final Cost abCost = sa.getPayCosts();
         Target abTgt = sa.getTarget();
         final Card source = sa.getSourceCard();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
index f79a2fad669..0093d46010e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class Lobby {
     private final LobbyPlayerHuman guiPlayer = new LobbyPlayerHuman("Human");
     private final LobbyPlayerAi system = new LobbyPlayerAi("System");
 
-    public final LobbyPlayerHuman getGuiPlayer() {
+    public final LobbyPlayer getGuiPlayer() {
         return guiPlayer;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
index 07ef6e909f1..f65fd4443e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameAction.java
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ public class GameAction {
         }
     }
 
-    void handleLeylinesAndChancellors() {
+    private void handleLeylinesAndChancellors() {
         for (Player p : game.getPlayers()) {
             final List<Card> openingHand = new ArrayList<Card>(p.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Hand));
     
@@ -1470,7 +1470,17 @@ public class GameAction {
         game.getAction().checkStateEffects();
     }
 
-    public void performMulligans(final Player firstPlayer, final boolean isCommander) {
+    public void mulligan(final Player firstPlayer) {
+        performMulligans(firstPlayer, game.getType() == GameType.Commander);
+        handleLeylinesAndChancellors();
+        // Run Trigger beginning of the game
+        final HashMap<String, Object> runParams = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        game.getTriggerHandler().runTrigger(TriggerType.NewGame, runParams, false);
+        game.setAge(GameAge.Play);
+        game.getInputQueue().clearInput();
+    }
+    
+    private void performMulligans(final Player firstPlayer, final boolean isCommander) {
         List<Player> whoCanMulligan = Lists.newArrayList(game.getPlayers());
         int offset = whoCanMulligan.indexOf(firstPlayer);
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
index 85969571013..945d5db9bf0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
@@ -234,9 +236,10 @@ public class GameNew {
         boolean isFirstGame = game.getMatch().getPlayedGames().isEmpty();
         boolean canSideBoard = !isFirstGame && gameType.isSideboardingAllowed();
         
-        final Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> playersConditions = game.getMatch().getPlayers();
-        for (Player player : game.getPlayers()) {
-            final PlayerStartConditions psc = playersConditions.get(player.getLobbyPlayer());
+        final List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> playersConditions = game.getMatch().getPlayers();
+        for (int i = 0; i < playersConditions.size(); i++) {
+            Player player = game.getPlayers().get(i);
+            final PlayerStartConditions psc = playersConditions.get(i).getRight();
 
             putCardsOnBattlefield(player, psc.getCardsOnBattlefield(player));
             initVariantsZones(player, psc);
@@ -329,18 +332,11 @@ public class GameNew {
     }
 
     // ultimate of Karn the Liberated
-    public static void restartGame( final GameState game, final Player startingTurn, Map<Player, List<Card>> playerLibraries) {
-        final Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> players = game.getMatch().getPlayers();
-        Map<Player, PlayerStartConditions> playersConditions = new HashMap<Player, PlayerStartConditions>();
-    
-        for (Player p : game.getPlayers()) {
-            playersConditions.put(p, players.get(p.getLobbyPlayer()));
-        }
-    
+    public static void restartGame(final GameState game, final Player startingTurn, Map<Player, List<Card>> playerLibraries) {
+
         game.setAge(GameAge.Mulligan);
-        // TODO: Apply new mulligan code here
-        game.getInputQueue().clearInput();
-    
+        game.getAction().mulligan(startingTurn);
+        
         //Card.resetUniqueNumber();
         // need this code here, otherwise observables fail
         forge.card.trigger.Trigger.resetIDs();
@@ -348,16 +344,21 @@ public class GameNew {
         trigHandler.clearDelayedTrigger();
         trigHandler.cleanUpTemporaryTriggers();
         trigHandler.suppressMode(TriggerType.ChangesZone);
-    
+
         game.getStack().reset();
         GameAction action = game.getAction();
     
-    
-        for (Entry<Player, PlayerStartConditions> p : playersConditions.entrySet()) {
-            final Player player = p.getKey();
-            player.setStartingLife(p.getValue().getStartingLife());
+        List<Player> gamePlayers = game.getRegisteredPlayers();
+        for( int i = 0; i < gamePlayers.size(); i++ ) {
+
+            final Player player = gamePlayers.get(i);
+            if( player.hasLost()) continue;
+            
+            PlayerStartConditions psc = game.getMatch().getPlayers().get(i).getValue();
+            
+            player.setStartingLife(psc.getStartingLife());
             player.setNumLandsPlayed(0);
-            putCardsOnBattlefield(player, p.getValue().getCardsOnBattlefield(player));
+            putCardsOnBattlefield(player, psc.getCardsOnBattlefield(player));
     
             PlayerZone library = player.getZone(ZoneType.Library);
             List<Card> newLibrary = playerLibraries.get(player);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameState.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameState.java
index 67959aa9052..4b13881872d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameState.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 
 import forge.Card;
@@ -95,11 +97,11 @@ public class GameState {
      * @param match0 
      * @param input 
      */
-    public GameState(Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> players2, GameType t, MatchController match0) { /* no more zones to map here */
+    public GameState(List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players0, GameType t, MatchController match0) { /* no more zones to map here */
         type = t;
         match = match0;
         List<Player> players = new ArrayList<Player>();
-        for (Entry<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> kv : players2.entrySet()) {
+        for (Entry<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> kv : players0) {
             Player pl = kv.getKey().getPlayer(this);
             players.add(pl);
             ingamePlayers.add(pl);
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ public class GameState {
             pl.setStartingLife(psc.getStartingLife());
             pl.setMaxHandSize(psc.getStartingHand());
             pl.setStartingHandSize(psc.getStartingHand());
-            pl.setAllies(psc.getAllies());
+            pl.setTeam(psc.getTeamNumber());
         }
 
         allPlayers = Collections.unmodifiableList(players);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
index 1c0c7d1c3f2..b7d3be0aa6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
@@ -2,22 +2,21 @@ package forge.game;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.Constant.Preferences;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
-import forge.card.trigger.TriggerType;
 import forge.control.FControl;
-import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.error.BugReporter;
 import forge.game.event.DuelOutcomeEvent;
 import forge.game.event.FlipCoinEvent;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
-import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayerHuman;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerStatistics;
 import forge.gui.framework.EDocID;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ import forge.util.MyRandom;
 
 public class MatchController {
 
-    private final Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> players = new HashMap<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>();
+    private final List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players;
     private final GameType gameType;
 
     private int gamesPerMatch = 3;
@@ -58,14 +57,14 @@ public class MatchController {
     /**
      * This should become constructor once.
      */
-    public MatchController(GameType type, Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> map) {
+    public MatchController(GameType type, List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players0) {
         gamesPlayedRo = Collections.unmodifiableList(gamesPlayed);
-        players.putAll(map);
+        players = Collections.unmodifiableList(Lists.newArrayList(players0));
         gameType = type;
     }
     
-    public MatchController(GameType type, Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> map, Boolean forceAnte) {
-        this(type, map);
+    public MatchController(GameType type, List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players0, Boolean forceAnte) {
+        this(type, players0);
         if( forceAnte != null )
             this.useAnte = forceAnte.booleanValue();
     }
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public class MatchController {
         game.getGameLog().add("Final", result.getWinner() + " won", 0);
 
         // add result entries to the game log
-        final LobbyPlayerHuman human = Singletons.getControl().getLobby().getGuiPlayer();
+        final LobbyPlayer human = Singletons.getControl().getLobby().getGuiPlayer();
         
 
         final List<String> outcomes = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -171,18 +170,12 @@ public class MatchController {
         FThreads.invokeInNewThread( new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                currentGame.getAction().performMulligans(firstPlayer, currentGame.getType() == GameType.Commander);
-                currentGame.getAction().handleLeylinesAndChancellors();
-                // Run Trigger beginning of the game
-                final HashMap<String, Object> runParams = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-                currentGame.getTriggerHandler().runTrigger(TriggerType.NewGame, runParams, false);
-                currentGame.setAge(GameAge.Play);
-                currentGame.getInputQueue().clearInput();
+                currentGame.getAction().mulligan(firstPlayer);
             }
         });
     }
 
-    public static void attachUiToMatch(MatchController match, LobbyPlayerHuman humanLobbyPlayer) {
+    public static void attachUiToMatch(MatchController match, LobbyPlayer humanLobbyPlayer) {
         FControl.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.setMatch(match);
         
         GameState currentGame = match.getCurrentGame();
@@ -272,8 +265,8 @@ public class MatchController {
         for (GameOutcome go : gamesPlayed) {
             LobbyPlayer winner = go.getWinner();
             int i = 0;
-            for (LobbyPlayer p : players.keySet()) {
-                if (p.equals(winner)) {
+            for (Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> p : players) {
+                if (p.getLeft().equals(winner)) {
                     victories[i]++;
                     break; // can't have 2 winners per game
                 }
@@ -315,24 +308,7 @@ public class MatchController {
         return getGamesWonBy(questPlayer) >= gamesToWinMatch;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * TODO: Write javadoc for this method.
-     * 
-     * @param lobbyPlayer
-     * @return
-     */
-    public Deck getPlayersDeck(LobbyPlayer lobbyPlayer) {
-        PlayerStartConditions cond = players.get(lobbyPlayer);
-        return cond == null ? null : cond.getCurrentDeck();
-    }
-
-    public Deck getPlayersOriginalDeck(LobbyPlayer lobbyPlayer) {
-        PlayerStartConditions cond = players.get(lobbyPlayer);
-        return cond == null ? null : cond.getOriginalDeck();
-    }    
-    
-    
-    public Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> getPlayers() {
+    public List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> getPlayers() {
         return players;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchStartHelper.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchStartHelper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aabe4c1a46..00000000000
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchStartHelper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-package forge.game;
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import forge.deck.Deck;
-import forge.deck.DeckSection;
-import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
-import forge.item.CardPrinted;
-
-/** 
- * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
- *
- */
-public class MatchStartHelper {
-    private final Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> players = new HashMap<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>();
-
-    public void addPlayer(final LobbyPlayer player, final PlayerStartConditions c) {
-        players.put(player, c);
-    }
-
-    public void addPlayer(final LobbyPlayer player, final Deck deck) {
-        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
-        players.put(player, start);
-    }
-
-    public void addVanguardPlayer(final LobbyPlayer player, final Deck deck, final CardPrinted avatar) {
-
-        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
-        start.setStartingLife(start.getStartingLife() + avatar.getRules().getLife());
-        start.setStartingHand(start.getStartingHand() + avatar.getRules().getHand());
-        start.setCardsInCommand(Arrays.asList(avatar));
-
-        players.put(player, start);
-    }
-    
-    public void addCommanderPlayer(final LobbyPlayer player, final Deck deck)
-    {
-        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
-        start.setStartingLife(40);
-        start.setCardsInCommand(deck.get(DeckSection.Commander).toFlatList());
-        
-        players.put(player, start);
-    }
-
-    public void addArchenemy(final LobbyPlayer player, final Deck deck, final Iterable<CardPrinted> schemes) {
-        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
-        start.setSchemes(schemes);
-        players.put(player, start);
-    }
-    
-    public void addPlanechasePlayer(final LobbyPlayer player, final Deck deck, final Iterable<CardPrinted> planes) {
-        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
-        start.setPlanes(planes);
-        players.put(player, start);
-    }
-
-    public Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> getPlayerMap() {
-
-        return players;
-    }
-    
-    public void setAllies(final LobbyPlayer p1, final LobbyPlayer p2) {
-        PlayerStartConditions psc1 = players.get(p1);
-        PlayerStartConditions psc2 = players.get(p2);
-        
-        psc1.addAlly(p2);
-        psc2.addAlly(p1);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
index d8d622d43ec..5e65c447c89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/PlayerStartConditions.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import forge.deck.Deck;
-import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
+import forge.deck.DeckSection;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.item.CardPrinted;
 import forge.item.IPaperCard;
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ public class PlayerStartConditions {
     private int startingLife = 20;
     private int startingHand = 7;
     private Iterable<IPaperCard> cardsOnBattlefield = null;
-    private Iterable<? extends IPaperCard> cardsInCommand = null;
+    private final List<IPaperCard> cardsInCommand = new ArrayList<IPaperCard>();
     private Iterable<? extends IPaperCard> schemes = null;
     private Iterable<CardPrinted> planes = null;
-    private List<LobbyPlayer> allies = new ArrayList<LobbyPlayer>();
+    private int teamNumber = -1; // members of teams with negative id will play FFA.
     
     public PlayerStartConditions(Deck deck0) {
         originalDeck = deck0;
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ public class PlayerStartConditions {
         this.currentDeck = currentDeck0; 
     }
     
-    public Iterable<LobbyPlayer> getAllies() {
-        return allies;
-    }
-    
     public final int getStartingLife() {
         return startingLife;
     }
@@ -84,13 +80,13 @@ public class PlayerStartConditions {
     /**
      * @param function the cardsInCommand to set
      */
-    public void setCardsInCommand(Iterable<? extends IPaperCard> function) {
-        this.cardsInCommand = function;
+    public void addCardsInCommand(Iterable<? extends IPaperCard> function) {
+        for(IPaperCard pc : function)
+            this.cardsInCommand.add(pc);
     }
 
-    public void addAlly(LobbyPlayer ally) {
-        if(!allies.contains(ally))
-            allies.add(ally);
+    public void addCardsInCommand(IPaperCard pc) {
+        this.cardsInCommand.add(pc);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -128,5 +124,44 @@ public class PlayerStartConditions {
         this.planes = planes0;
     }
 
+    public int getTeamNumber() {
+        return teamNumber;
+    }
+
+    public void setTeamNumber(int teamNumber0) {
+        this.teamNumber = teamNumber0;
+    }
+
+    
+    public static PlayerStartConditions fromDeck(final Deck deck) {
+        PlayerStartConditions start = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
+        if( deck.has(DeckSection.Commander)) {
+            start.setStartingLife(40);
+            start.addCardsInCommand(deck.get(DeckSection.Commander).toFlatList());
+        }
+        return new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
+    }
+
+    public static PlayerStartConditions forVanguard(final Deck deck, final CardPrinted avatar) {
+        PlayerStartConditions start = fromDeck(deck);
+        start.setStartingLife(start.getStartingLife() + avatar.getRules().getLife());
+        start.setStartingHand(start.getStartingHand() + avatar.getRules().getHand());
+        start.addCardsInCommand(avatar);
+        return start;
+    }
+
+
+    public static PlayerStartConditions forArchenemy(final Deck deck, final Iterable<CardPrinted> schemes) {
+        PlayerStartConditions start = fromDeck(deck);
+        start.setSchemes(schemes);
+        return start;
+    }
+    
+    public static PlayerStartConditions forPlanechase(final Deck deck, final Iterable<CardPrinted> planes) {
+        PlayerStartConditions start = fromDeck(deck);
+        start.setPlanes(planes);
+        return start;
+    }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/limited/GauntletMini.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/limited/GauntletMini.java
index 8888724e4c0..4f1ac7cd063 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/limited/GauntletMini.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/limited/GauntletMini.java
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.control.Lobby;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -162,12 +164,12 @@ public class GauntletMini {
             }
         });
 
-        final MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+        
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), humanDeck);
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiOpponents.get(currentRound - 1));
-
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(gauntletType, starter.getPlayerMap());
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(humanDeck)));
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiOpponents.get(currentRound - 1)));
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(gauntletType, starter);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
index b27bafe1e2a..7b893a61cdd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/Upkeep.java
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public class Upkeep extends Phase {
      * <p>
      * upkeepSuspend.
      * </p>
-     */
+     */ /*
     private static void upkeepSuspend(final GameState game) {
         final Player player = game.getPhaseHandler().getPlayerTurn();
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ public class Upkeep extends Phase {
             }
         }
     } // suspend
-
+*/
     /**
      * <p>
      * upkeepVanishing.
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
index 1ea00ce0199..52328cb84e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     private PlayerStatistics stats = new PlayerStatistics();
     protected PlayerController controller;
     private final LobbyPlayer lobbyPlayer;
-    private final List<LobbyPlayer> allies = new ArrayList<LobbyPlayer>();
+    private int teamNumber = -1;
     
     private Card activeScheme = null;
 
@@ -210,11 +210,14 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
         return stats;
     }
     
-    public final void setAllies(Iterable<LobbyPlayer> allys) {
-        for(LobbyPlayer a : allys) {
-            allies.add(a);
-        }
+    public final void setTeam(int iTeam) {
+        teamNumber = iTeam;
     }
+    public final int getTeam() {
+        return teamNumber;
+    }
+
+    
 
     @Deprecated
     public boolean isHuman() { return getType() == PlayerType.HUMAN; }
@@ -268,8 +271,8 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      */
     public final Player getOpponent() {
         for (Player p : game.getPlayers()) {
-            if (p == this || allies.contains(p.getLobbyPlayer())) { continue; }
-            return p;
+            if (p.isOpponentOf(this))
+                return p;
         }
         throw new IllegalStateException("No opponents left ingame for " + this);
     }
@@ -283,8 +286,8 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     public final List<Player> getOpponents() {
         List<Player> result = new ArrayList<Player>();
         for (Player p : game.getPlayers()) {
-            if (p == this || allies.contains(p.getLobbyPlayer())) { continue; }
-            result.add(p);
+            if (p.isOpponentOf(this))
+                result.add(p);
         }
         return result;
     }
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     public final List<Player> getAllies() {
         List<Player> result = new ArrayList<Player>();
         for (Player p : game.getPlayers()) {
-            if( allies.contains(p.getLobbyPlayer()))
+            if (!p.isOpponentOf(this))
                 result.add(p);
         }
         return result;
@@ -320,15 +323,21 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * @return
      */
     public final Player getWeakestOpponent() {
-        Player weakest = this.getOpponents().get(0);
-        for (int i = 1; i < this.getOpponents().size(); i++) {
-            if (weakest.getLife() > this.getOpponents().get(i).getLife()) {
-                weakest = this.getOpponents().get(i);
+        List<Player> opponnets = this.getOpponents();
+        Player weakest = opponnets.get(0);
+        for (int i = 1; i < opponnets.size(); i++) {
+            if (weakest.getLife() > opponnets.get(i).getLife()) {
+                weakest = opponnets.get(i);
             }
         }
         return weakest;
     }
 
+    public boolean isOpponentOf(Player other) {
+        return other != this && ( other.teamNumber < 0 || other.teamNumber != this.teamNumber );
+    }
+
+    
 
 
     // ////////////////////////
@@ -2167,13 +2176,10 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * hasWon.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @return a boolean.
-     */
+    public final boolean hasLost() { 
+        return this.getOutcome() != null && this.getOutcome().lossState != null;
+    }
+
     public final boolean hasWon() {
         if (this.cantWin()) {
             return false;
@@ -2904,16 +2910,6 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * TODO: Write javadoc for this method.
-     * @param playerTurn
-     * @return
-     */
-    public boolean isOpponentOf(Player other) {
-        return other != this && !allies.contains(other.getLobbyPlayer());
-    }
-
-
     public int getStartingHandSize() {
 
         return this.startingHandSize;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerOutcome.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerOutcome.java
index 8ed0c3b6419..4aa52547943 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerOutcome.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerOutcome.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ package forge.game.player;
  * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
  */
 public class PlayerOutcome {
-    /** The alt win source name. */
     public final String altWinSourceName;
-    /** The loss state. */
     public final GameLossReason lossState;
-    /** The lose condition spell. */
     public final String loseConditionSpell;
 
     private PlayerOutcome(String altWinSourceName, GameLossReason lossState, String loseConditionSpell) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletContests.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletContests.java
index 2627e9ea9b5..e39f421481a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletContests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletContests.java
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.swing.JList;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -18,7 +22,8 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.deck.DeckgenUtil;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
+import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletData;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletIO;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
@@ -116,13 +121,13 @@ public enum CSubmenuGauntletContests implements ICDoc {
 
         Deck aiDeck = gd.getDecks().get(gd.getCompleted());
 
-        MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
 
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), gd.getUserDeck());
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck);
+        starter.add(ImmutablePair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(gd.getUserDeck())));
+        starter.add(ImmutablePair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(aiDeck)));
 
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletLoad.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletLoad.java
index b5217027ab0..0955e3b6118 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletLoad.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletLoad.java
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@ import forge.control.Lobby;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
+import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletData;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletIO;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
@@ -109,12 +113,12 @@ public enum CSubmenuGauntletLoad implements ICDoc {
         final GauntletData gd = FModel.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.getGauntletData();
         final Deck aiDeck = gd.getDecks().get(gd.getCompleted());
 
-        MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), gd.getUserDeck());
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck);
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(gd.getUserDeck())));
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(aiDeck)));
         
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletQuick.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletQuick.java
index fc0a22d2a48..5006c556f0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletQuick.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/gauntlet/CSubmenuGauntletQuick.java
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -18,7 +21,8 @@ import forge.deck.DeckgenUtil;
 import forge.deck.DeckgenUtil.DeckTypes;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
+import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerType;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletData;
 import forge.gauntlet.GauntletIO;
@@ -144,13 +148,12 @@ public enum CSubmenuGauntletQuick implements ICDoc {
 
         final Deck aiDeck = gd.getDecks().get(gd.getCompleted());
 
-        MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), gd.getUserDeck());
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck);
-
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter.getPlayerMap());
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(gd.getUserDeck())));
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(aiDeck)));
+        
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Gauntlet, starter);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/quest/SSubmenuQuestUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/quest/SSubmenuQuestUtil.java
index 14403fb91dd..5cc3f2b4a7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/quest/SSubmenuQuestUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/quest/SSubmenuQuestUtil.java
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.SwingWorker;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.card.CardEdition;
 import forge.control.FControl;
+import forge.control.Lobby;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.GuiChoose;
@@ -433,14 +434,15 @@ public class SSubmenuQuestUtil {
             aiStart.setCardsOnBattlefield(QuestUtil.getComputerStartingCards(event));
         }
 
-        MatchStartHelper msh = new MatchStartHelper();
-        msh.addPlayer(Singletons.getControl().getLobby().getQuestPlayer(), humanStart);
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
+        Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getQuestPlayer(), humanStart));
 
         LobbyPlayer aiPlayer = Singletons.getControl().getLobby().getAiPlayer(event.getOpponent() == null ? event.getTitle() : event.getOpponent());
         aiPlayer.setIconImageKey(event.getIconImageKey());
-        msh.addPlayer(aiPlayer, aiStart);
+        starter.add(Pair.of(aiPlayer, aiStart));
 
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Quest, msh.getPlayerMap(), forceAnte);
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Quest, starter, forceAnte);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
index fed5f2756ac..3833634997e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ package forge.gui.home.sanctioned;
 
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
-
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
 import forge.control.Lobby;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
@@ -114,13 +118,16 @@ public enum CSubmenuConstructed implements ICDoc {
         SOverlayUtils.startGameOverlay();
         SOverlayUtils.showOverlay();
 
-        final MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+
+        
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
         LobbyPlayer firstPlayer = view.getCbSpectate().isSelected() ? lobby.getAiPlayer() : lobby.getGuiPlayer();
-        starter.addPlayer(firstPlayer, humanPsc);
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck);
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(gameType, starter.getPlayerMap());
         
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>>();
+        players.add(ImmutablePair.of(firstPlayer, humanPsc));
+        players.add(ImmutablePair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck));
+
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(gameType, players);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
index 5373a70ef30..6229c7e852b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import forge.Command;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -17,9 +20,10 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.deck.DeckGroup;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
+import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.limited.BoosterDraft;
 import forge.game.limited.LimitedPoolType;
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.GuiChoose;
 import forge.gui.SOverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.CDeckEditorUI;
@@ -130,12 +134,12 @@ public enum CSubmenuDraft implements ICDoc {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Draft: Computer deck is null!");
         }
 
-        MatchStartHelper starter = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> starter = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>>();
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), humanDeck);
-        starter.addPlayer(lobby.getAiPlayer(), aiDeck);
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(humanDeck)));
+        starter.add(Pair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(aiDeck)));
 
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Draft, starter.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Draft, starter);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuArchenemy.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuArchenemy.java
index 30c87ef817f..882d9118735 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuArchenemy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuArchenemy.java
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 
 import forge.Command;
@@ -19,7 +23,6 @@ import forge.deck.DeckSection;
 import forge.deck.DeckgenUtil;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.GuiDialog;
@@ -220,24 +223,22 @@ public enum CSubmenuArchenemy implements ICDoc {
         SOverlayUtils.showOverlay();
 
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        MatchStartHelper helper = new MatchStartHelper();
-        List<LobbyPlayer> allies = new ArrayList<LobbyPlayer>();
+
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> players = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         for (int i = 0; i < view.getNumPlayers(); i++) {
             if (i == 0) {
-                LobbyPlayer player = lobby.getGuiPlayer();
-                helper.addArchenemy(player, playerDecks.get(i), schemes);
-                helper.getPlayerMap().get(player).setStartingLife(10 + (10 * (view.getNumPlayers() - 1)));
+                
+                PlayerStartConditions psc = PlayerStartConditions.forArchenemy(playerDecks.get(i), schemes);
+                psc.setStartingLife(10 + (10 * (view.getNumPlayers() - 1)));
+                players.add(ImmutablePair.of(lobby.getGuiPlayer(), psc));
             } else {
-                LobbyPlayer player = lobby.getAiPlayer();
-                allies.add(player);
-                helper.addPlayer(player, playerDecks.get(i));
+                PlayerStartConditions psc = PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(playerDecks.get(i));
+                psc.setTeamNumber(0);
+                players.add(ImmutablePair.of(lobby.getAiPlayer(), psc));
             }
         }
-        for(int i = 0; i < allies.size(); i++)
-            for(int j = i+1; i < allies.size(); j++)
-                helper.setAllies(allies.get(i), allies.get(j));
-        
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Archenemy, helper.getPlayerMap());
+
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Archenemy, players);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuPlanechase.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuPlanechase.java
index 5700939c4dd..7a1e9dd3c99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuPlanechase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuPlanechase.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 
 import forge.Command;
@@ -19,7 +22,6 @@ import forge.deck.DeckSection;
 import forge.deck.DeckgenUtil;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.GuiDialog;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuPlanechase implements ICDoc {
     /** @param lists0 &emsp; {@link java.util.List}<{@link javax.swing.JList}> */
     private void startGame() {
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        MatchStartHelper helper = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> helper = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer,PlayerStartConditions>>();
         List<Deck> playerDecks = new ArrayList<Deck>();
         for (int i = 0; i < view.getNumPlayers(); i++) {
             PlayerStartConditions d = view.getDeckChoosers().get(i).getDeck();
@@ -209,13 +211,13 @@ public enum CSubmenuPlanechase implements ICDoc {
                 GuiDialog.message("Player " + (i+1) + " will use a default planar deck.");
             }
             LobbyPlayer player = i == 0 ? lobby.getGuiPlayer() : lobby.getAiPlayer();
-            helper.addPlanechasePlayer(player, playerDecks.get(i), planes);
+            helper.add(Pair.of(player, PlayerStartConditions.forPlanechase(playerDecks.get(i), planes)));
         }
 
         SOverlayUtils.startGameOverlay();
         SOverlayUtils.showOverlay();
                 
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Planechase, helper.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Planechase, helper);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuVanguard.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuVanguard.java
index f3a73745c57..b4f32ee5ffa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuVanguard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/variant/CSubmenuVanguard.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
+
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 
 import forge.Command;
@@ -17,7 +20,6 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.deck.DeckSection;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
-import forge.game.MatchStartHelper;
 import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.gui.GuiDialog;
@@ -172,13 +174,12 @@ public enum CSubmenuVanguard implements ICDoc {
         }
 
         Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby();
-        MatchStartHelper helper = new MatchStartHelper();
+        List<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>> helper = new ArrayList<Pair<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions>>();
         for (int i = 0; i < view.getNumPlayers(); i++) {
             LobbyPlayer player = i == 0 ? lobby.getGuiPlayer() : lobby.getAiPlayer();
-
-            helper.addVanguardPlayer(player, playerDecks.get(i), playerAvatars.get(i));
+            helper.add(Pair.of(player, PlayerStartConditions.forVanguard(playerDecks.get(i), playerAvatars.get(i))));
         }
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Vanguard, helper.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Vanguard, helper);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/ControlWinLose.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/ControlWinLose.java
index 6c0726e0afc..6ac9dcd77f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/ControlWinLose.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/ControlWinLose.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.GameOutcome;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.MatchController;
+import forge.game.PlayerStartConditions;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerType;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
@@ -114,50 +115,49 @@ public class ControlWinLose {
     private void executeAnte() {
         List<GameOutcome> games = match.getPlayedGames();
 
-
-        GameOutcome lastGame = match.getLastGameOutcome();
         if (games.isEmpty()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        for (Player p : match.getCurrentGame().getRegisteredPlayers()) {
-            if (!p.getLobbyPlayer().equals(lastGame.getWinner())) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // p is winner by this point
-
-            // remove all the lost cards from owners' decks
-            List<CardPrinted> losses = new ArrayList<CardPrinted>();
-            for (Player loser : match.getCurrentGame().getRegisteredPlayers()) {
-                if (loser.equals(p)) {
-                    continue; // not a loser
-                }
-
-                List<Card> compAntes = new ArrayList<Card>(loser.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Ante));
-                Deck cDeck = match.getPlayersDeck(loser.getLobbyPlayer());
-                Deck oDeck = match.getPlayersOriginalDeck(loser.getLobbyPlayer());
-
-                for (Card c : compAntes) {
-                    CardPrinted toRemove = CardDb.getCard(c);
-                    cDeck.getMain().remove(toRemove);
-                    if ( cDeck != oDeck )
-                        oDeck.getMain().remove(toRemove);
-                    losses.add(toRemove);
-                }
+        // remove all the lost cards from owners' decks
+        List<CardPrinted> losses = new ArrayList<CardPrinted>();
+        int cntPlayers = match.getPlayers().size();
+        for (int i = 0; i < cntPlayers; i++ ) {
+            Player fromGame = match.getCurrentGame().getRegisteredPlayers().get(i);
+            if( !fromGame.hasLost()) continue; // not a loser
+            
+
+            List<Card> compAntes = new ArrayList<Card>(fromGame.getCardsIn(ZoneType.Ante));
+            PlayerStartConditions psc = match.getPlayers().get(i).getValue();
+            Deck cDeck = psc.getCurrentDeck();
+            Deck oDeck = psc.getOriginalDeck();
+
+            for (Card c : compAntes) {
+                CardPrinted toRemove = CardDb.getCard(c);
+                cDeck.getMain().remove(toRemove);
+                if ( cDeck != oDeck )
+                    oDeck.getMain().remove(toRemove);
+                losses.add(toRemove);
             }
+        }
 
+        for (int i = 0; i < cntPlayers; i++ ) {
+            Player fromGame = match.getCurrentGame().getRegisteredPlayers().get(i);
+            if( !fromGame.hasWon()) continue; // not a loser
+            
             // offer to winner, if he is local human
-            if (p.getLobbyPlayer().getType() == PlayerType.HUMAN) {
+            if (fromGame.getLobbyPlayer().getType() == PlayerType.HUMAN) {
                 List<CardPrinted> chosen = GuiChoose.noneOrMany("Select cards to add to your deck", losses);
                 if (null != chosen) {
-                    Deck d = match.getPlayersDeck(p.getLobbyPlayer());
+                    PlayerStartConditions psc = match.getPlayers().get(i).getValue();
+                    Deck cDeck = psc.getCurrentDeck();
+                    //Deck oDeck = psc.getOriginalDeck();
                     for (CardPrinted c : chosen) {
-                        d.getMain().add(c);
+                        cDeck.getMain().add(c);
+                        //oDeck.getMain().add(c);
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            break; // expect no other winners
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CDock.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CDock.java
index 6c5a4641462..bb1595ca730 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CDock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CDock.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public enum CDock implements ICDoc {
      * View deck list.
      */
     private void viewDeckList() {
-        showDeck(player.getGame().getMatch().getPlayersDeck(player.getLobbyPlayer()));
+        showDeck(player.getGame().getMatch().getPlayers().get(0).getValue().getCurrentDeck());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FDeckChooser.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FDeckChooser.java
index 1ec19930046..a17f99f52a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FDeckChooser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FDeckChooser.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class FDeckChooser extends JPanel {
             deck = DeckgenUtil.getConstructedDeck(selection);
         }
 
-        return new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
+        return PlayerStartConditions.fromDeck(deck);
     }
 
     private PlayerType getPlayerType() {