diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
index 831dc2806c6..105dadd8882 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import forge.properties.ForgeConstants;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
  * @author Agetian
  */
 public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
-    private Clip clip;
-    private boolean started;
-    private boolean looping;
+    private final int maxSize = 16;
+    private String filename;
+    private List<ClipWrapper> clips;
+    private boolean failed;
 
     public static boolean fileExists(String fileName) {
         File fSound = new File(ForgeConstants.SOUND_DIR, fileName);
@@ -45,100 +48,62 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
     }
 
     public AudioClip(final String filename) {
-        File fSound = new File(ForgeConstants.SOUND_DIR, filename);
-        if (!fSound.exists()) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sound file " + fSound.toString() + " does not exist, cannot make a clip of it");
-        }
-
-        try {
-            AudioInputStream stream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(fSound);
-            AudioFormat format = stream.getFormat();
-            DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(Clip.class, stream.getFormat(), ((int) stream.getFrameLength() * format.getFrameSize()));
-            clip = (Clip) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
-            clip.addLineListener(this::lineStatusChanged);
-            clip.open(stream);
-            return;
-
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            System.err.println("Unable to load sound file: " + filename);
-        } catch (LineUnavailableException ex) {
-            System.err.println("Error initializing sound system: " + ex);
-        } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException ex) {
-            System.err.println("Unsupported file type of the sound file: " + fSound.toString() + " - " + ex.getMessage());
-            clip = null;
-            return;
-        }
-        throw new MissingResourceException("Sound clip failed to load", this.getClass().getName(), filename);
+        this.filename = filename;
+        clips = new ArrayList<>(maxSize);
+        addClip();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void play() {
-        if (null == clip) {
-            return;
-        }
-        synchronized (this) {
-            if (clip.isRunning()) {
-                // introduce small delay to make a batch sounds more granular,
-                // e.g. when you auto-tap 4 lands the 4 tap sounds should
-                // not become completely merged
-                waitSoundSystemDelay();
-            }
-            clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
-            if (!this.looping && clip.isRunning()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            this.started = false;
-            clip.start();
-            wait(() -> this.started);
+        if (clips.stream().anyMatch(ClipWrapper::isRunning)) {
+            // introduce small delay to make a batch sounds more granular,
+            // e.g. when you auto-tap 4 lands the 4 tap sounds should
+            // not become completely merged
+            waitSoundSystemDelay();
         }
+        getIdleClip().start();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void loop() {
-        if (null == clip) {
-            return;
-        }
-        synchronized (this) {
-            clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
-            if (this.looping && clip.isRunning()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            this.started = false;
-            clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
-            wait(() -> this.started);
-            this.looping = true;
-        }
+        getIdleClip().loop();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void stop() {
-        if (null == clip) {
-            return;
-        }
-        synchronized (this) {
+        for (ClipWrapper clip: clips) {
             clip.stop();
-            this.looping = false;
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public final boolean isDone() {
-        if (null == clip) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return !clip.isRunning();
+        return clips.stream().noneMatch(ClipWrapper::isRunning);
     }
 
-    private void wait(Supplier<Boolean> completed) {
-        final int attempts = 5;
-        for (int i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
-            if (completed.get() || !waitSoundSystemDelay()) {
-                break;
+    private ClipWrapper getIdleClip() {
+        return clips.stream()
+            .filter(clip -> !clip.isRunning())
+            .findFirst()
+            .orElseGet(this::addClip);
+    }
+
+    private ClipWrapper addClip() {
+        if (clips.size() < maxSize && !failed) {
+            ClipWrapper clip = new ClipWrapper(filename);
+            if (clip.isFailed()) {
+                failed = true;
+            } else {
+                clips.add(clip);
             }
+            return clip;
         }
+        return ClipWrapper.Dummy;
     }
 
-    private boolean waitSoundSystemDelay() {
+
+
+    private static boolean waitSoundSystemDelay() {
         try {
             Thread.sleep(SoundSystem.DELAY);
             return true;
@@ -148,8 +113,101 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
         }
     }
 
-    private void lineStatusChanged(LineEvent line) {
-        LineEvent.Type status = line.getType();
-        this.started |= status == LineEvent.Type.START;
+    static class ClipWrapper {
+        private final Clip clip;
+        private boolean started;
+        static final ClipWrapper Dummy = new ClipWrapper();
+
+        private ClipWrapper() {
+            clip = null;
+        }
+
+        ClipWrapper(String filename) {
+            clip = createClip(filename);
+            if (clip != null) {
+                clip.addLineListener(this::clipStateChanged);
+            }
+        }
+
+        boolean isFailed() {
+            return null == clip;
+        }
+
+        void start() {
+            if (null == clip) {
+                return;
+            }
+            synchronized (this) {
+                clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
+                this.started = false;
+                clip.start();
+                // with JRE 1.8.0_211 if another thread called clip.setMicrosecondPosition
+                // just now, it would deadlock. To prevent this we synchronize this method
+                // and wait
+                wait(() -> this.started);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void loop() {
+            if (null == clip) {
+                return;
+            }
+            synchronized (this) {
+                clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
+                this.started = false;
+                clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
+                wait(() -> this.started);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void stop() {
+            if (null == clip) {
+                return;
+            }
+            synchronized (this) {
+                clip.stop();
+            }
+        }
+
+        boolean isRunning() {
+            return clip != null && (clip.isRunning() || clip.isActive());
+        }
+
+        private Clip createClip(String filename) {
+            File fSound = new File(ForgeConstants.SOUND_DIR, filename);
+            if (!fSound.exists()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Sound file " + fSound.toString() + " does not exist, cannot make a clip of it");
+            }
+
+            try {
+                AudioInputStream stream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(fSound);
+                AudioFormat format = stream.getFormat();
+                DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(Clip.class, stream.getFormat(), ((int) stream.getFrameLength() * format.getFrameSize()));
+                Clip clip = (Clip) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
+                clip.open(stream);
+                return clip;
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                System.err.println("Unable to load sound file: " + filename);
+            } catch (LineUnavailableException ex) {
+                System.err.println("Error initializing sound system: " + ex);
+            } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException ex) {
+                System.err.println("Unsupported file type of the sound file: " + fSound.toString() + " - " + ex.getMessage());
+                return null;
+            }
+            throw new MissingResourceException("Sound clip failed to load", this.getClass().getName(), filename);
+        }
+
+        private void clipStateChanged(LineEvent lineEvent) {
+            started |= lineEvent.getType() == LineEvent.Type.START;
+        }
+
+        private void wait(Supplier<Boolean> completed) {
+            final int attempts = 5;
+            for (int i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
+                if (completed.get() || !waitSoundSystemDelay()) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }