diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
index 6321d673da..3d6b41513b 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/GameState.java
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ public class GameState implements Serializable, Copyable<GameState> {
     }
 
     public String getValue(boolean useHidden) {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(1024);
+        StringBuilder sb = threadLocalBuilder.get();
 
-        sb.append(turnNum).append(turn.getPhaseType()).append(turn.getStepType()).append(activePlayerId).append(priorityPlayerId);
+        sb.append(turn.getValue(turnNum));
+        sb.append(activePlayerId).append(priorityPlayerId);
 
         for (Player player: players.values()) {
             sb.append("player").append(player.getLife()).append("hand");
@@ -214,9 +215,10 @@ public class GameState implements Serializable, Copyable<GameState> {
     }
 
     public String getValue(boolean useHidden, Game game) {
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(1024);
+        StringBuilder sb = threadLocalBuilder.get();
 
-        sb.append(turnNum).append(turn.getPhaseType()).append(turn.getStepType()).append(activePlayerId).append(priorityPlayerId);
+        sb.append(turn.getValue(turnNum));
+        sb.append(activePlayerId).append(priorityPlayerId);
 
         for (Player player: players.values()) {
             sb.append("player").append(player.isPassed()).append(player.getLife()).append("hand");
@@ -273,6 +275,22 @@ public class GameState implements Serializable, Copyable<GameState> {
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
+    // create a ThreadLocal StringBuilder
+    private transient ThreadLocal<StringBuilder> threadLocalBuilder = new ThreadLocal<StringBuilder>() {
+        @Override
+        protected StringBuilder initialValue() {
+            return new StringBuilder(1024);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public StringBuilder get() {
+            StringBuilder b = super.get();
+            b.setLength(0); // clear/reset the buffer
+            return b;
+        }
+
+    };
+
     public Players getPlayers() {
         return players;
     }
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/turn/Turn.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/turn/Turn.java
index e4ef1b9b23..02fe4ea672 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/turn/Turn.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/turn/Turn.java
@@ -311,4 +311,31 @@ public class Turn implements Serializable {
     public Turn copy() {
         return new Turn(this);
     }
+    
+    public String getValue(int turnNum) {
+        StringBuilder sb = threadLocalBuilder.get();
+        sb.append("[").append(turnNum)
+            .append(":").append(currentPhase.getType())
+            .append(":").append(currentPhase.getStep().getType())
+            .append("]");
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+    
+    // create a ThreadLocal StringBuilder
+    private transient ThreadLocal<StringBuilder> threadLocalBuilder = new ThreadLocal<StringBuilder>() {
+        @Override
+        protected StringBuilder initialValue() {
+            return new StringBuilder(50);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public StringBuilder get() {
+            StringBuilder b = super.get();
+            b.setLength(0); // clear/reset the buffer
+            return b;
+        }
+
+    };
+
 }