diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
index 0f3038ccbe2..a430ac75e6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import forge.control.FControl;
 import forge.control.input.InputMulligan;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
+import forge.game.zone.PlayerZone;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.gui.match.CMatchUI;
 import forge.gui.match.VMatchUI;
@@ -57,35 +58,44 @@ public class GameNew {
      * @param iconEnemy
      *                {@link java.lang.String}
      */
-    public static void newGame(final Deck humanDeck, final Deck computerDeck, final CardList human,
-            final CardList computer, final int humanLife, final int computerLife, String iconEnemy) {
+    public static void newGame(final Deck humanDeck, final Deck computerDeck, final CardList humanStart,
+            final CardList computerStart, final int humanLife, final int computerLife, String iconEnemy) {
         Singletons.getControl().changeState(FControl.MATCH_SCREEN);
         CMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.initMatch(iconEnemy);
 
         GameNew.newGameCleanup();
         GameNew.newMatchCleanup();
 
-        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().setStartingLife(computerLife);
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().setStartingLife(humanLife);
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().updateObservers();
+        Player human = AllZone.getHumanPlayer();
+        Player computer = AllZone.getComputerPlayer();
+        
+        computer.setStartingLife(computerLife);
+        human.setStartingLife(humanLife);
+        human.updateObservers();
 
         Card.resetUniqueNumber();
+
+        PlayerZone humanBf = human.getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield);
         
-        for (final Card c : human) {
-            AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).add(c);
+        for (final Card c : humanStart) {
+            humanBf.add(c, false);
             c.setSickness(true);
             c.setStartsGameInPlay(true);
             c.refreshUniqueNumber();
         }
 
-        for (final Card c : computer) {
-            AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).add(c);
+        PlayerZone aiBf = AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield);
+        
+        for (final Card c : computerStart) {
+            aiBf.add(c, false);
             c.setSickness(true);
             c.setStartsGameInPlay(true);
             c.refreshUniqueNumber();
         }
 
         GameNew.actuateGame(humanDeck, computerDeck);
+        humanBf.updateObservers();
+        aiBf.updateObservers();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/DefaultPlayerZone.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/DefaultPlayerZone.java
index 264dcf3624d..3c305d9b8e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/DefaultPlayerZone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/DefaultPlayerZone.java
@@ -66,14 +66,7 @@ public class DefaultPlayerZone extends PlayerZone implements java.io.Serializabl
 
     // ************ BEGIN - these methods fire updateObservers() *************
 
-    /**
-     * Adds the.
-     * 
-     * @param o
-     *            a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void add(final Object o) {
+    public void add(final Object o, boolean update) {
         final Card c = (Card) o;
 
         // Immutable cards are usually emblems,effects and the mana pool and we
@@ -115,7 +108,22 @@ public class DefaultPlayerZone extends PlayerZone implements java.io.Serializabl
         }
 
         this.getCardList().add(c);
-        this.update();
+        
+        if (update) {
+            this.update();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Adds the.
+     * 
+     * @param o
+     *            a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void add(final Object o) {
+        this.add(o, true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IPlayerZone.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IPlayerZone.java
index 6733d6c578e..af1935a17ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IPlayerZone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IPlayerZone.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ interface IPlayerZone {
      *            a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
      */
     void add(Object o);
+    
+    void add(Object o, boolean b);
 
     /**
      * <p>