diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiProfileUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiProfileUtil.java
index 070c3cb28b7..d1f492717a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiProfileUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiProfileUtil.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package forge.game.ai;
 
+import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayerAi;
 import forge.util.Aggregates;
 import forge.util.FileUtil;
@@ -96,9 +97,11 @@ public class AiProfileUtil {
      * @param fp0 an AI property.
      * @return String
      */
-    public static String getAIProp(final LobbyPlayerAi p, final AiProps fp0) {
+    public static String getAIProp(final LobbyPlayer p, final AiProps fp0) {
         String val = null;
-        String profile = p.getAiProfile();
+        if (!(p instanceof LobbyPlayerAi))
+            return "";
+        String profile = ((LobbyPlayerAi) p).getAiProfile();
        
         if (loadedProfiles.get(profile) != null) {
             val = loadedProfiles.get(profile).get(fp0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/AIPlayer.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/AIPlayer.java
index 9986532d50c..51584e7fed9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/AIPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/AIPlayer.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import forge.game.ai.AiController;
 public class AIPlayer extends Player {
 
     private final PlayerControllerAi controller;
-    private final LobbyPlayerAi lobbyPlayer;
     /**
      * <p>
      * Constructor for AIPlayer.
@@ -42,43 +41,12 @@ public class AIPlayer extends Player {
      *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
      */
     public AIPlayer(final LobbyPlayerAi player, final GameState game) {
-        super(player.getName(), game);
-        lobbyPlayer = player;
+        super(player, game);
         controller = new PlayerControllerAi(game, this);
-        
     }
 
     public AiController getAi() { 
         return controller.getAi();
     }
     
-
-
-    // /////////////////////////
-
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see forge.game.player.Player#getType()
-     */
-    @Override
-    public PlayerType getType() {
-        return PlayerType.COMPUTER;
-    }
-
-
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see forge.game.player.Player#getController()
-     */
-    @Override
-    public PlayerControllerAi getController() {
-        return controller;
-    }
-
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see forge.game.player.Player#getLobbyPlayer()
-     */
-    @Override
-    public LobbyPlayerAi getLobbyPlayer() {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return lobbyPlayer;
-    }
 } // end AIPlayer class
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlayer.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlayer.java
index ec626923717..d6507df242c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlayer.java
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ import forge.game.GameState;
 
 public class HumanPlayer extends Player {
     private final PlayerControllerHuman controller;
-    private final LobbyPlayerHuman lobbyPlayer;
     
     public HumanPlayer(final LobbyPlayerHuman player, GameState game) {
-        super(player.getName(), game);
-        lobbyPlayer = player;
+        super(player, game);
         controller = new PlayerControllerHuman(game, this);
     }
 
@@ -62,11 +60,6 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends Player {
         p.getGame().getPhaseHandler().setPriority(p);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public PlayerControllerHuman getController() {
-        return controller;
-    }
-    
 
     /**
      * <p>
@@ -239,9 +232,5 @@ public class HumanPlayer extends Player {
             game.getStack().add(sa, x);
         }
     }
-    
-    @Override
-    public LobbyPlayerHuman getLobbyPlayer() {
-        return lobbyPlayer;
-    }
+
 } // end HumanPlayer class
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
index 7ef92491925..e16b1ac159e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import forge.util.MyRandom;
  * @author Forge
  * @version $Id$
  */
-public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
+public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     /** The poison counters. */
     private int poisonCounters = 0;
 
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
     private Card currentPlane = null;
 
     private PlayerStatistics stats = new PlayerStatistics();
-
+    private PlayerController controller;
+    private final LobbyPlayer lobbyPlayer;
+    
     private final List<Card> schemeDeck = new ArrayList<Card>();
     private Card activeScheme = null;
 
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * @param myPoisonCounters
      *            a int.
      */
-    public Player(String name, GameState game0) {
+    public Player(LobbyPlayer lobby, GameState game0) {
         game = game0;
         for (final ZoneType z : Player.ALL_ZONES) {
             final PlayerZone toPut = z == ZoneType.Battlefield
@@ -193,7 +195,8 @@ public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
                     : new PlayerZone(z, this);
             this.zones.put(z, toPut);
         }
-        this.setName(name);
+        this.setName(lobby.getName());
+        this.lobbyPlayer = lobby;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2748,7 +2751,9 @@ public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * TODO: Write javadoc for this method.
      * @return
      */
-    public abstract LobbyPlayer getLobbyPlayer();
+    public final LobbyPlayer getLobbyPlayer() {
+        return lobbyPlayer;
+    }
 
     private void setOutcome(PlayerOutcome outcome) {
         stats.setOutcome(outcome);
@@ -2865,8 +2870,12 @@ public abstract class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * TODO: Write javadoc for this method.
      * @return
      */
-    public abstract PlayerController getController();
-
+    public final PlayerController getController() {
+        return controller;
+    }
+    public final void setController(PlayerController ctrlr) {
+        controller = ctrlr; 
+    }
     /**
      * <p>
      * skipCombat.