diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/avacynrestored/DruidsRepository.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/avacynrestored/DruidsRepository.java
index e2ced472f5..f95645052e 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/avacynrestored/DruidsRepository.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/avacynrestored/DruidsRepository.java
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public class DruidsRepository extends CardImpl {
         this.addAbility(new AttacksCreatureYourControlTriggeredAbility(new AddCountersSourceEffect(CounterType.CHARGE.createInstance())));
 
         // Remove a charge counter from Druids' Repository: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
-        Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), new RemoveCountersSourceCost(CounterType.CHARGE.createInstance()));
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
+        Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), new RemoveCountersSourceCost(CounterType.CHARGE.createInstance()));        
         this.addAbility(ability);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/bornofthegods/TokenAndCounters/GoldToken.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/bornofthegods/TokenAndCounters/GoldToken.java
index 1880d4dd85..353b51e49a 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/bornofthegods/TokenAndCounters/GoldToken.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/bornofthegods/TokenAndCounters/GoldToken.java
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public class GoldToken extends Token {
         this.setOriginalExpansionSetCode("BNG");
         cardType.add(CardType.ARTIFACT);
 
-        Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), new SacrificeSourceCost());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
-        this.addAbility(ability);
+        this.addAbility(new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), new SacrificeSourceCost()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/invasion/QuirionSentinel.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/invasion/QuirionSentinel.java
index 5171f0faa6..cd3286a8e9 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/invasion/QuirionSentinel.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/invasion/QuirionSentinel.java
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ public class QuirionSentinel extends CardImpl {
         this.toughness = new MageInt(1);
 
         // When Quirion Sentinel enters the battlefield, add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
-        Ability ability = new EntersBattlefieldTriggeredAbility(new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
-        this.addAbility(ability);
+        this.addAbility(new EntersBattlefieldTriggeredAbility(new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect()));
     }
 
     public QuirionSentinel(final QuirionSentinel card) {
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/limitedalpha/BlackLotus.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/limitedalpha/BlackLotus.java
index fe523ba26b..f62c6954d6 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/limitedalpha/BlackLotus.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/limitedalpha/BlackLotus.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class BlackLotus extends CardImpl {
         // {tap}, Sacrifice Black Lotus: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.
         Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(3), new TapSourceCost());
         ability.addCost(new SacrificeSourceCost());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.addAbility(ability);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2013/GildedLotus.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2013/GildedLotus.java
index 0d64dd81c2..39c151979e 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2013/GildedLotus.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/magic2013/GildedLotus.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public class GildedLotus extends CardImpl {
 
         // {tap}: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.
         Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(3), new TapSourceCost());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.addAbility(ability);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/mirage/LionsEyeDiamond.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/mirage/LionsEyeDiamond.java
index 373391f266..aff77dcd3a 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/mirage/LionsEyeDiamond.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/mirage/LionsEyeDiamond.java
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ class LionsEyeDiamondAbility extends ManaAbility {
     public LionsEyeDiamondAbility() {
         super(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(3), new SacrificeSourceCost());
         this.addCost(new DiscardHandCost());
-        this.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
-        this.timing = TimingRule.INSTANT;
     }
 
     public LionsEyeDiamondAbility(Zone zone, Mana mana, Cost cost) {
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/DeathriteShaman.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/DeathriteShaman.java
index c10e52a80e..1fed063669 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/DeathriteShaman.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/DeathriteShaman.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class DeathriteShaman extends CardImpl {
         // {T}: Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
         Ability ability = new SimpleActivatedAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new ExileTargetEffect(), new TapSourceCost());
         ability.addEffect(new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         ability.addTarget(new TargetCardInGraveyard(new FilterLandCard("land card from a graveyard")));
         this.addAbility(ability);
 
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/ManaBloom.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/ManaBloom.java
index 79c81101ab..f3d469681b 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/ManaBloom.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/returntoravnica/ManaBloom.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public class ManaBloom extends CardImpl {
 
         // Remove a charge counter from Mana Bloom: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Activate this ability only once each turn.
         Ability ability = new ActivateOncePerTurnManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), new RemoveCountersSourceCost(CounterType.CHARGE.createInstance()));
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.addAbility(ability);
 
         // At the beginning of your upkeep, if Mana Bloom has no charge counters on it, return it to its owner's hand.
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/riseoftheeldrazi/MulDayaChannelers.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/riseoftheeldrazi/MulDayaChannelers.java
index 209119d28e..15a55f0936 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/riseoftheeldrazi/MulDayaChannelers.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/riseoftheeldrazi/MulDayaChannelers.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public class MulDayaChannelers extends CardImpl {
 
         // As long as the top card of your library is a land card, Mul Daya Channelers has "T: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool."
         SimpleManaAbility manaAbility = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(2), new TapSourceCost());
-        manaAbility.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         effect = new ConditionalContinousEffect(new GainAbilitySourceEffect(manaAbility, Duration.WhileOnBattlefield),
                 new TopLibraryCardTypeCondition(TopLibraryCardTypeCondition.CheckType.LAND),
                 "As long as the top card of your library is a land card, Mul Daya Channelers has \"{T}: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool.\"");
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/tempest/ReflectingPool.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/tempest/ReflectingPool.java
index 1ddaf8df4a..21aaddd2a1 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/tempest/ReflectingPool.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/tempest/ReflectingPool.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ReflectingPoolEffect extends ManaEffect {
                 types.add(ability.getNetMana(game));
             }
         }
-        Choice choice = new ChoiceImpl(true);
+        Choice choice = new ChoiceImpl(false);
         choice.setMessage("Pick a mana color");
         if (types.getBlack() > 0) {
             choice.getChoices().add("Black");
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/timespiral/LotusBloom.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/timespiral/LotusBloom.java
index 0628edf43c..029748fa75 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/timespiral/LotusBloom.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/timespiral/LotusBloom.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public class LotusBloom extends CardImpl {
         // {tap}, Sacrifice Lotus Bloom: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.
         Ability ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(3), new TapSourceCost());
         ability.addCost(new SacrificeSourceCost());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.addAbility(ability);
 
     }
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/urzassaga/FertileGround.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/urzassaga/FertileGround.java
index a7f9f31941..b67749c1fc 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/urzassaga/FertileGround.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/urzassaga/FertileGround.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class FertileGroundTriggeredAbility extends TriggeredManaAbility {
    
     public FertileGroundTriggeredAbility() {
         super(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect());
-        this.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
     }
 
     public FertileGroundTriggeredAbility(FertileGroundTriggeredAbility ability) {
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/KhalniGem.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/KhalniGem.java
index f1811437c5..b65a6b9288 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/KhalniGem.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/KhalniGem.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class KhalniGem extends CardImpl {
         this.addAbility(etbAbility);
         // {tap}: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool.
         SimpleManaAbility ability = new SimpleManaAbility(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(2), new TapSourceCost());
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.addAbility(ability);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/LotusCobra.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/LotusCobra.java
index 0dbc6625a9..9b042b1019 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/LotusCobra.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/sets/zendikar/LotusCobra.java
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ public class LotusCobra extends CardImpl {
         this.power = new MageInt(2);
         this.toughness = new MageInt(1);
 
-        LandfallAbility ability = new LandfallAbility(new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), false);
-        ability.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
-        this.addAbility(ability);
+        this.addAbility(new LandfallAbility(new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), false));
     }
 
     public LotusCobra(final LotusCobra card) {
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
index e873c2c6a3..7aa36238d8 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/AbilityImpl.java
@@ -155,14 +155,16 @@ public abstract class AbilityImpl implements Ability {
                         boolean effectResult = effect.apply(game, this);
                         result &= effectResult;
                         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                            if (!effectResult) {
-                                if (this.getSourceId() != null) {
-                                    MageObject mageObject = game.getObject(this.getSourceId());
-                                    if (mageObject != null) {
-                                        logger.debug("AbilityImpl.resolve: object: " + mageObject.getName());
+                            if (!this.getAbilityType().equals(AbilityType.MANA)) {
+                                if (!effectResult) {
+                                    if (this.getSourceId() != null) {
+                                        MageObject mageObject = game.getObject(this.getSourceId());
+                                        if (mageObject != null) {
+                                            logger.debug("AbilityImpl.resolve: object: " + mageObject.getName());
+                                        }
                                     }
+                                    logger.debug("AbilityImpl.resolve: effect returned false -" + effect.getText(this.getModes().getMode()));
                                 }
-                                logger.debug("AbilityImpl.resolve: effect returned false -" + effect.getText(this.getModes().getMode()));
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/mana/AnyColorManaAbility.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/mana/AnyColorManaAbility.java
index c8d9d1ed4e..0873324f1c 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/mana/AnyColorManaAbility.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/mana/AnyColorManaAbility.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ package mage.abilities.mana;
 import mage.abilities.costs.Cost;
 import mage.abilities.costs.common.TapSourceCost;
 import mage.abilities.effects.common.AddManaOfAnyColorEffect;
-import mage.choices.ChoiceColor;
 import mage.constants.Zone;
 
 public class AnyColorManaAbility extends ManaAbility {
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ public class AnyColorManaAbility extends ManaAbility {
 
     public AnyColorManaAbility(Cost cost) {
         super(Zone.BATTLEFIELD, new AddManaOfAnyColorEffect(), cost);
-        this.addChoice(new ChoiceColor());
         this.netMana.setAny(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/choices/ChoiceColor.java b/Mage/src/mage/choices/ChoiceColor.java
index 71ffdcc30d..3c686156a4 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/choices/ChoiceColor.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/choices/ChoiceColor.java
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ import mage.ObjectColor;
 public class ChoiceColor extends ChoiceImpl {
 
     public ChoiceColor() {
-        super(true);
+        this(true);
+    }
+
+    public ChoiceColor(boolean required) {
+        super(required);
         this.choices.add("Black");
         this.choices.add("Blue");
         this.choices.add("Green");
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/players/PlayerImpl.java b/Mage/src/mage/players/PlayerImpl.java
index 14d96b4f86..241595f7f2 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/players/PlayerImpl.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/players/PlayerImpl.java
@@ -853,13 +853,12 @@ public abstract class PlayerImpl implements Player, Serializable {
         if (!game.replaceEvent(GameEvent.getEvent(GameEvent.EventType.ACTIVATE_ABILITY, ability.getId(), ability.getSourceId(), playerId))) {
             int bookmark = game.bookmarkState();
             if (ability.activate(game, false)) {
-                ability.resolve(game);
-                // #169
-                if (storedBookmark == -1 || storedBookmark > bookmark) { // e.g. userfull for undo Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-                    setStoredBookmark(bookmark);
+                if (ability.resolve(game)) {
+                    if (storedBookmark == -1 || storedBookmark > bookmark) { // e.g. usefull for undo Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
+                        setStoredBookmark(bookmark);
+                    }
+                    return true;
                 }
-                //game.removeBookmark(bookmark);
-                return true;
             }
             game.restoreState(bookmark);
         }