diff --git a/src/forge/CardFactory_Creatures.java b/src/forge/CardFactory_Creatures.java
index 8d76bf81154..8abe44cf00e 100644
--- a/src/forge/CardFactory_Creatures.java
+++ b/src/forge/CardFactory_Creatures.java
@@ -406,7 +406,11 @@ public class CardFactory_Creatures {
                 
                 @Override
                 public boolean canPlay() {
-                    return super.canPlay() && 6 < AllZone.Phase.getTurn();
+                	Player turn = AllZone.Phase.getPlayerTurn();
+                	if (turn.equals(card.getController()) && turn.getTurn() <= 3)
+                		return false;
+                	
+                    return super.canPlay();
                 }
             };
             card.clearSpellAbility();
diff --git a/src/forge/PhaseUtil.java b/src/forge/PhaseUtil.java
index 46b9bbe2cf7..90734fc8a61 100644
--- a/src/forge/PhaseUtil.java
+++ b/src/forge/PhaseUtil.java
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ public class PhaseUtil {
         AllZone.pwCombat.setDefendingPlayer(turn.getOpponent());
         
         // For tokens a player starts the game with they don't recover from Sum. Sickness on first turn
-        if (!turn.isFirstTurn()){
+        if (turn.getTurn() > 0){
 	        for(int i = 0; i < c.length; i++)
 	            c[i].setSickness(false);
         }
-        turn.setFirstTurn(false);
+        turn.incrementTurn();
         
         // Phasing would happen around here
         
diff --git a/src/forge/Player.java b/src/forge/Player.java
index 98903daedff..cb737465c92 100644
--- a/src/forge/Player.java
+++ b/src/forge/Player.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public abstract class Player extends MyObservable{
 	protected boolean altLose = false;
 	protected String loseCondition = "";
 	
-	protected boolean bFirstTurn;
+	protected int nTurns = 0;
 	
 	protected Card lastDrawnCard;
 	protected int numDrawnThisTurn = 0;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class Player extends MyObservable{
 		preventNextDamage = 0;
 		lastDrawnCard = null;
 		numDrawnThisTurn = 0;
-		bFirstTurn = true;
+		nTurns = 0;
 		altWin = false;
 		altLose = false;
 		winCondition = "";
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public abstract class Player extends MyObservable{
 		lastDrawnCard = null;
 		numDrawnThisTurn = 0;
 		slowtripList = new CardList();
-		bFirstTurn = true;
+		nTurns = 0;
 		altWin = false;
 		altLose = false;
 		winCondition = "";
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ public abstract class Player extends MyObservable{
     	slowtripList.add(card);
     }
 	
-    public boolean isFirstTurn() { return bFirstTurn; }
-    public void setFirstTurn(boolean b) { bFirstTurn = b; }
+    public int getTurn() { return nTurns; }
+    public void incrementTurn() { nTurns++; }
     
     ////////////////////////////////
     public abstract void sacrificePermanent(String prompt, CardList choices);