diff --git a/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h b/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
index ee707358d..da9407a3c 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
+++ b/projects/mtg/include/AllAbilities.h
@@ -1515,6 +1515,12 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+	
+	const char * getMenuText(){
+		return Constants::MTGBasicAbilities[ability];
+	}
+
+
 	virtual ostream& toString(ostream& out) const
 	{
 		out << "ABasicAbilityModifier ::: modifier : " << modifier
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
index 35ba7fbee..b00b0ad65 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGAbility.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ MTGAbility * AbilityFactory::parseMagicLine(string s, int id, Spell * spell, MTG
   found = s.find("alternative ");
   if (found == 0){
     if (spell && spell->AlternativeWasPaid()){
-      string s1 = s.substr(found+7);
+      string s1 = s.substr(found+12);
       return parseMagicLine(s1,id,spell, card);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ MTGAbility * AbilityFactory::parseMagicLine(string s, int id, Spell * spell, MTG
   found = s.find("buyback ");
   if (found == 0){
     if (spell && spell->BuyBackWasPaid()){
-      string s1 = s.substr(found+7);
+      string s1 = s.substr(found+8);
       return parseMagicLine(s1,id,spell, card);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ MTGAbility * AbilityFactory::parseMagicLine(string s, int id, Spell * spell, MTG
   found = s.find("flashback ");
   if (found == 0){
     if (spell && spell->FlashBackWasPaid()){
-      string s1 = s.substr(found+7);
+      string s1 = s.substr(found+9);
       return parseMagicLine(s1,id,spell, card);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ MTGAbility * AbilityFactory::parseMagicLine(string s, int id, Spell * spell, MTG
   found = s.find("retrace ");
   if (found == 0){
     if (spell && spell->RetraceWasPaid()){
-      string s1 = s.substr(found+7);
+      string s1 = s.substr(found+8);
       return parseMagicLine(s1,id,spell, card);
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ MTGAbility * AbilityFactory::parseMagicLine(string s, int id, Spell * spell, MTG
     //When...comes into play, choose one...
   found = s.find("choice ");
   if (found == 0){
-    string s1 = sWithoutTc.substr(found+4);
+    string s1 = sWithoutTc.substr(found+7);
     MTGAbility * a1 = parseMagicLine(s1,id,spell, card);
     if (!a1) return NULL;