diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Game.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Game.java
index 6728bfd..6bd9228 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Game.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Game.java
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ public class Game {
     if (null == host) {
       return null;
     }
-    info.put(GameInfo.HOST, host.toString());
+    info.put(GameInfo.HOST, host.getUser().getNickname());
     info.put(GameInfo.STATE, state.toString());
     final List<Integer> cardSetIdsCopy;
     synchronized (this.cardSetIds) {
@@ -528,14 +528,14 @@ public class Game {
     final Player[] playersCopy = players.toArray(new Player[players.size()]);
     final List<String> playerNames = new ArrayList<String>(playersCopy.length);
     for (final Player player : playersCopy) {
-      playerNames.add(player.toString());
+      playerNames.add(player.getUser().getNickname());
     }
     info.put(GameInfo.PLAYERS, playerNames);
 
     final User[] spectatorsCopy = spectators.toArray(new User[spectators.size()]);
     final List<String> spectatorNames = new ArrayList<String>(spectatorsCopy.length);
     for (final User spectator : spectatorsCopy) {
-      spectatorNames.add(spectator.toString());
+      spectatorNames.add(spectator.getNickname());
     }
     info.put(GameInfo.SPECTATORS, spectatorNames);
 
@@ -557,6 +557,12 @@ public class Game {
     return info;
   }
 
+  public final List<Player> getPlayers() {
+    final List<Player> copy = new ArrayList<Player>(players.size());
+    copy.addAll(players);
+    return copy;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get player information for a single player.
    * 
@@ -661,7 +667,9 @@ public class Game {
       started = false;
     }
     if (started) {
-      logger.info(String.format("Starting game %d.", id));
+      logger.info(String.format("Starting game %d with card sets %s, %d blanks, %d max players, " +
+          "%d max spectators, %d score limit, players %s.",
+          id, cardSetIds, blanksInDeck, playerLimit, spectatorLimit, scoreGoal, players));
       // do this stuff outside the players lock; they will lock players again later for much less
       // time, and not at the same time as trying to lock users, which has caused deadlocks
       synchronized (cardSetIds) {
@@ -885,8 +893,7 @@ public class Game {
       for (final Player player : roundPlayers) {
         final List<WhiteCard> cards = playedCards.getCards(player);
         if (cards == null || cards.size() < blackCard.getPick()) {
-          logger.info(String.format("Skipping idle player %s in game %d.",
-              player.getUser().toString(), id));
+          logger.info(String.format("Skipping idle player %s in game %d.", player, id));
           player.skipped();
 
           final HashMap<ReturnableData, Object> data = getEventMap();
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Player.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Player.java
index 7fd6146..d98f93e 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Player.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/data/Player.java
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ public class Player {
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return user.toString();
+    return String.format("%s (%dp, %ds)", user.toString(), score, skipCount);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/BanHandler.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/BanHandler.java
index ea2c13b..ff62a67 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/BanHandler.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/BanHandler.java
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ import net.socialgamer.cah.data.QueuedMessage;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.QueuedMessage.MessageType;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.User;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
 
 public class BanHandler extends Handler {
+  protected final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(BanHandler.class);
 
   public static final String OP = AjaxOperation.BAN.toString();
 
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handler.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handler.java
index c4cf7b5..36e6ed2 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handler.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handler.java
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ import net.socialgamer.cah.Constants.ErrorCode;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.Constants.ReturnableData;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.RequestWrapper;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-
 
 /**
  * Implementations of this interface MUST also have a public static final String OP. There will be
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  * @author Andy Janata (ajanata@socialgamer.net)
  */
 public abstract class Handler {
-  protected final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("net.socialgamer.cah.handlers.Handler");
 
   /**
    * Handle a request.
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/KickHandler.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/KickHandler.java
index 35ff7dc..a1ef745 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/KickHandler.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/KickHandler.java
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ import net.socialgamer.cah.data.QueuedMessage;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.QueuedMessage.MessageType;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.User;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
 
 public class KickHandler extends Handler {
+  protected final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(KickHandler.class);
 
   public static final String OP = AjaxOperation.KICK.toString();
 
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/StopGameHandler.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/StopGameHandler.java
index 3b2b9e6..844cd1a 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/StopGameHandler.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/StopGameHandler.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import net.socialgamer.cah.data.Game;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.GameManager;
 import net.socialgamer.cah.data.User;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ import com.google.inject.Inject;
  */
 public class StopGameHandler extends GameWithPlayerHandler {
 
+  protected final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(GameWithPlayerHandler.class);
+
   public static final String OP = AjaxOperation.STOP_GAME.toString();
 
   @Inject
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ public class StopGameHandler extends GameWithPlayerHandler {
     } else if (game.getState() == GameState.LOBBY) {
       return error(ErrorCode.ALREADY_STOPPED);
     } else {
+      logger.info(String.format("Game %d stopped by host %s. Players: %s", game.getId(), user,
+          game.getPlayers()));
       game.resetState(false);
       return data;
     }