diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
index f8c7ef0f4ba..12c33f6e5f7 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController {
         	if (enabled) {
         		hasEnabled = true;
         	}
-        	GuiUtils.addMenuItem(menu, FSkin.encodeSymbols(ab.toString()),
+        	GuiUtils.addMenuItem(menu, FSkin.encodeSymbols(ab.toString(), true),
         			shortcut > 0 ? KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(shortcut, 0) : null,
                     new Runnable() {
         				@Override
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/CardDetailPanel.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/CardDetailPanel.java
index 08975a0093f..ac944fff26f 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/CardDetailPanel.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/CardDetailPanel.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class CardDetailPanel extends FPanel {
                 if ( card.isSplitCard() && card.getCurState() == CardCharacteristicName.Original) {
                     manaCost = card.getRules().getMainPart().getManaCost().toString() + " // " + card.getRules().getOtherPart().getManaCost().toString();
                 }
-                this.nameCostLabel.setText(FSkin.encodeSymbols(card.getName() + " - " + manaCost));
+                this.nameCostLabel.setText(FSkin.encodeSymbols(card.getName() + " - " + manaCost, true));
             }
             this.typeLabel.setText(formatCardType(card));
             
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ public class CardDetailPanel extends FPanel {
             String mustBlockThese = Lang.joinHomogenous(card.getMustBlockCards());
             area.append("Must block " + mustBlockThese);
         }
-        return FSkin.encodeSymbols(area.toString());
+        return FSkin.encodeSymbols(area.toString(), true);
     }
 
     /** @return JLabel */
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputBase.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputBase.java
index 4edaeee8e45..81fc8c0b63f 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputBase.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/input/InputBase.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ public abstract class InputBase implements java.io.Serializable, Input {
         final PhaseHandler ph = game.getPhaseHandler();
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     
-        sb.append("Priority: ").append(ph.getPriorityPlayer()).append("\n").append("\n");
-        sb.append("Turn : ").append(ph.getPlayerTurn()).append("\n");
+        sb.append("Priority: ").append(ph.getPriorityPlayer()).append("\n");
+        sb.append("Turn ").append(ph.getTurn()).append(" (").append(ph.getPlayerTurn()).append(")\n");
         sb.append("Phase: ").append(ph.getPhase().nameForUi).append("\n");
         sb.append("Stack: ");
         if (!game.getStack().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CMessage.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CMessage.java
index 34932d375a1..be8c1783858 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CMessage.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/match/controllers/CMessage.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public enum CMessage implements ICDoc {
 
     /** @param s0   {@link java.lang.String} */
     public void setMessage(String s0) {
-        view.getTarMessage().setText(FSkin.encodeSymbols(s0));
+        view.getTarMessage().setText(FSkin.encodeSymbols(s0, false));
     }
 
     /** Flashes animation on input panel if play is currently waiting on input. */
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FSkin.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FSkin.java
index d64ab1d838f..82e6916ae6b 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FSkin.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/toolbox/FSkin.java
@@ -1653,12 +1653,16 @@ public enum FSkin {
     	getImage(skinProp).save(path, 13, 13);
     }
 
-    public static String encodeSymbols(String str) {
-        //format reminder text in italics (or hide if preference set)
-        String pattern = "\\((.+)\\)";
-        String replacement = Singletons.getModel().getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(FPref.UI_HIDE_REMINDER_TEXT) ?
-                "" : "<i>\\($1\\)</i>";
-        str = str.replaceAll(pattern, replacement);
+    public static String encodeSymbols(String str, boolean formatReminderText) {
+    	String pattern, replacement;
+
+    	if (formatReminderText) {
+	        //format reminder text in italics (or hide if preference set)
+	        pattern = "\\((.+)\\)";
+	        replacement = Singletons.getModel().getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(FPref.UI_HIDE_REMINDER_TEXT) ?
+	                "" : "<i>\\($1\\)</i>";
+	        str = str.replaceAll(pattern, replacement);
+    	}
 
         //format mana symbols to display as icons
     	pattern = "\\{([A-Z0-9]+)\\}|\\{([A-Z0-9]+)/([A-Z0-9]+)\\}"; //fancy pattern needed so "/" can be omitted from replacement