diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2bcd427163b..b3fd1a84bc9 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -13914,6 +13914,7 @@ src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/TriggerWaiting.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/WrappedAbility.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/ZCTrigger.java svneol=native#text/plain
 src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/package-info.java svneol=native#text/plain
+src/main/java/forge/control/ChatArea.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/control/ControlBazaarUI.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/control/KeyboardShortcuts.java -text
@@ -14321,6 +14322,7 @@ src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/PacketOpcode.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/UnknownPacket.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/package-info.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/AuthorizationSuccessfulMessage.java -text
+src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/ChatMessage.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/EchoMessage.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/IMessage.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/IncorrectPacketMessage.java -text
diff --git a/src/main/html/css/core.css b/src/main/html/css/core.css
index e3471229eba..17c13f8f4bd 100644
--- a/src/main/html/css/core.css
+++ b/src/main/html/css/core.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ div.wrap { width: 640px; margin: 100px auto;}
 .title input {width: 300px; }
 .title span { display: inline-block; width: 120px; text-align: right; }
 
-.messages { height: 20ex; overflow: auto; background-color: #fff; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid black; list-style: none; }
+.messages { height: 30ex; overflow: auto; background-color: #fff; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid black; list-style: none; }
 .messages .incoming { color: #006; }
 .messages .incoming:before { content: "<< "}
 .messages .outcoming { color: #060; }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/ChatArea.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/ChatArea.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b73d573148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/ChatArea.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package forge.control;
+
+/** How 'loudly' the message should sound */
+public enum ChatArea {
+    Room,
+    Match,
+    Whisper, // that is private 
+    Server
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
index cc8ffb68bc5..f79a2fad669 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/Lobby.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayerAi;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayerHuman;
 import forge.game.player.LobbyPlayerRemote;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
+import forge.net.client.INetClient;
 import forge.util.MyRandom;
 
 /** 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class Lobby {
 
     private Map<String, LobbyPlayerRemote> remotePlayers = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, LobbyPlayerRemote>();
     private final LobbyPlayerHuman guiPlayer = new LobbyPlayerHuman("Human");
-    
+    private final LobbyPlayerAi system = new LobbyPlayerAi("System");
 
     public final LobbyPlayerHuman getGuiPlayer() {
         return guiPlayer;
@@ -99,13 +100,15 @@ public class Lobby {
      * @param name
      * @return
      */
-    public synchronized LobbyPlayer findOrCreateRemotePlayer(String name) {
+    public synchronized LobbyPlayer findOrCreateRemotePlayer(String name, INetClient client) {
         if (remotePlayers.containsKey(name))
             return remotePlayers.get(name);
 
-        LobbyPlayerRemote res = new LobbyPlayerRemote(name);
+        LobbyPlayerRemote res = new LobbyPlayerRemote(name, client);
+        speak(ChatArea.Room, system, res.getName()  + " has joined the server.");
         // have to load avatar from remote user's preferences here
         remotePlayers.put(name, res);
+        
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -114,4 +117,10 @@ public class Lobby {
     }
 
 
+    public void speak(ChatArea room, LobbyPlayer player, String message) {
+        getGuiPlayer().hear(player, message);
+        for(LobbyPlayer remote : remotePlayers.values()) {
+            remote.hear(player, message);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
index e7e83b4c325..bb18d805835 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
-
-
 import forge.Constant.Preferences;
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Singletons;
@@ -188,12 +185,6 @@ public class MatchController {
             
             currentGame.setAge(GameAge.Mulligan);
             getInput().clearInput();
-            //getInput().setNewInput(currentGame);
-            
-            
-//            Thread thGame = new GameInputUpdatesThread(this, currentGame);
-//            thGame.setName("Game input updater");
-//            thGame.start();
 
             // TODO restore this functionality!!!
             //VMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.getViewDevMode().getDocument().setVisible(Preferences.DEV_MODE);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayer.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayer.java
index 1adf0a33553..73c103810fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayer.java
@@ -77,4 +77,6 @@ public abstract class LobbyPlayer implements IHasIcon {
     }
 
     public abstract Player getPlayer(GameState gameState); // factory method to create player
+
+    public abstract void hear(LobbyPlayer player, String message);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerAi.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerAi.java
index 57e504fb269..bc42736989e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerAi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerAi.java
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ public class LobbyPlayerAi extends LobbyPlayer {
         return PlayerType.COMPUTER;
     }
 
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see forge.game.player.LobbyPlayer#getPlayer(forge.game.GameState)
-     */
     @Override
     public Player getPlayer(GameState game) {
         return new AIPlayer(this, game);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void hear(LobbyPlayer player, String message) { /* Local AI is deaf. */ }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerHuman.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerHuman.java
index ff19175733e..eb9b4be0513 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerHuman.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerHuman.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package forge.game.player;
 
 import forge.game.GameState;
+import forge.gui.FNetOverlay;
 
 public class LobbyPlayerHuman extends LobbyPlayer {
     public LobbyPlayerHuman(String name) {
@@ -16,4 +17,8 @@ public class LobbyPlayerHuman extends LobbyPlayer {
     public Player getPlayer(GameState game) {
         return new HumanPlayer(this, game);
     }
+
+    public void hear(LobbyPlayer player, String message) {
+        FNetOverlay.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.addMessage(player.getName(), message);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerRemote.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerRemote.java
index 25eff93ba38..5d704bfc6ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerRemote.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/LobbyPlayerRemote.java
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ package forge.game.player;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.NotImplementedException;
 
 import forge.game.GameState;
+import forge.net.client.INetClient;
+import forge.net.protocol.outcoming.ChatMessage;
 
 public class LobbyPlayerRemote extends LobbyPlayer {
-    public LobbyPlayerRemote(String name) {
+    
+    private final INetClient connection;
+    
+    public LobbyPlayerRemote(String name, INetClient netClient) { // This is actually a doubtful idea - this means 1 window per player.
         super(name);
+        connection = netClient;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -22,4 +28,9 @@ public class LobbyPlayerRemote extends LobbyPlayer {
         // Cannot create remote players yet 
         throw new NotImplementedException();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void hear(LobbyPlayer player, String message) {
+        connection.send(new ChatMessage(player.getName(), message));
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/FNetOverlay.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/FNetOverlay.java
index 3fbc2a35b64..a47a4a14a34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/FNetOverlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/FNetOverlay.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
+import forge.Singletons;
+import forge.control.ChatArea;
+import forge.control.Lobby;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FLabel;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FTextArea;
@@ -56,7 +59,9 @@ public enum FNetOverlay {
             txtInput.setText("");
             if ( StringUtils.isBlank(message) )
                 return;
-            addMessage("You", message);
+
+            Lobby lobby = Singletons.getControl().getLobby(); 
+            lobby.speak(ChatArea.Room, lobby.getGuiPlayer(), message);
         }
     };
     
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ public enum FNetOverlay {
     }
     
     public void showUp(String message) { 
-        txtLog.setText(message + "\n");
+        txtLog.setText(message);
         pnl.setVisible(true);
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ public enum FNetOverlay {
     
     SimpleDateFormat inFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
     public void addMessage(String origin, String message) {
-        String toAdd = String.format("[%s] %s: %s%n", inFormat.format(new Date()), origin, message);
+        String toAdd = String.format("%n[%s] %s: %s", inFormat.format(new Date()), origin, message);
         txtLog.append(toAdd);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/net/client/NetClient.java b/src/main/java/forge/net/client/NetClient.java
index 835ade2ad6b..9aa28373669 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/net/client/NetClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/net/client/NetClient.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class NetClient implements IConnectionObserver, INetClient{
      */
     @Override
     public final void createPlayer(String name) {
-        player = Singletons.getControl().getLobby().findOrCreateRemotePlayer(name);
+        player = Singletons.getControl().getLobby().findOrCreateRemotePlayer(name, this);
     }
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/net/client/state/InLobbyClientState.java b/src/main/java/forge/net/client/state/InLobbyClientState.java
index a5b301590a3..75fe7e01043 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/net/client/state/InLobbyClientState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/net/client/state/InLobbyClientState.java
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package forge.net.client.state;
 
+import forge.Singletons;
+import forge.control.ChatArea;
 import forge.net.client.INetClient;
 import forge.net.protocol.incoming.ChatPacket;
 import forge.net.protocol.incoming.IPacket;
 import forge.net.protocol.incoming.PacketOpcode;
-import forge.net.protocol.outcoming.EchoMessage;
 
 /** 
  * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ public class InLobbyClientState implements IClientState {
         if( data.getOpCode() == PacketOpcode.Chat) 
         {
             ChatPacket cp = (ChatPacket) data;
-            // should actually find all players in a lobby and send it to them
-            client.send(new EchoMessage("chat - " + cp.getMessage()));
+            // if ( not muted ) 
+            Singletons.getControl().getLobby().speak(ChatArea.Room, client.getPlayer(), cp.getMessage());
+            // else 
+            //   client.send("You are banned and cannot speak");
             return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/ChatMessage.java b/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/ChatMessage.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aea189e2134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/outcoming/ChatMessage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package forge.net.protocol.outcoming;
+
+/** 
+ * TODO: Write javadoc for this type.
+ *
+ */
+public class ChatMessage implements IMessage {
+
+    private final String player;
+    private final String message;
+
+    public ChatMessage(String playerName, String message) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
+        this.message = message;
+        this.player = playerName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toNetString() {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return String.format("%s: %s", player, message);
+    }
+
+}