diff --git a/cockatrice/cockatrice.pro b/cockatrice/cockatrice.pro
index 12897e91..bc26db36 100644
--- a/cockatrice/cockatrice.pro
+++ b/cockatrice/cockatrice.pro
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ HEADERS += src/abstractcounter.h \
  src/pending_command.h \
  	../common/get_pb_extension.h \
  	../common/color.h \
- 	../common/serializable_item.h \
 	../common/decklist.h \
 	../common/rng_abstract.h \
 	../common/rng_sfmt.h \
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ SOURCES += src/abstractcounter.cpp \
  src/priceupdater.cpp \
  src/soundengine.cpp \
  	../common/get_pb_extension.cpp \
- 	../common/serializable_item.cpp \
 	../common/decklist.cpp \
 	../common/rng_abstract.cpp \
 	../common/rng_sfmt.cpp \
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/deckview.cpp b/cockatrice/src/deckview.cpp
index 83f93893..9e2543c4 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/deckview.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/deckview.cpp
@@ -318,20 +318,19 @@ void DeckViewScene::rebuildTree()
 	}
 }
 
-void DeckViewScene::applySideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &plan)
+void DeckViewScene::applySideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &plan)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < plan.size(); ++i) {
-		MoveCardToZone *m = plan[i];
-		
-		DeckViewCardContainer *start = cardContainers.value(m->getStartZone());
-		DeckViewCardContainer *target = cardContainers.value(m->getTargetZone());
+		const MoveCard_ToZone &m = plan[i];
+		DeckViewCardContainer *start = cardContainers.value(QString::fromStdString(m.start_zone()));
+		DeckViewCardContainer *target = cardContainers.value(QString::fromStdString(m.target_zone()));
 		if (!start || !target)
 			continue;
 		
 		DeckViewCard *card = 0;
 		const QList<DeckViewCard *> &cardList = start->getCards();
 		for (int j = 0; j < cardList.size(); ++j)
-			if (cardList[j]->getName() == m->getCardName()) {
+			if (cardList[j]->getName() == QString::fromStdString(m.card_name())) {
 				card = cardList[j];
 				break;
 			}
@@ -414,16 +413,21 @@ void DeckViewScene::updateContents()
 	emit sideboardPlanChanged();
 }
 
-QList<MoveCardToZone *> DeckViewScene::getSideboardPlan() const
+QList<MoveCard_ToZone> DeckViewScene::getSideboardPlan() const
 {
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> result;
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> result;
 	QMapIterator<QString, DeckViewCardContainer *> containerIterator(cardContainers);
 	while (containerIterator.hasNext()) {
 		DeckViewCardContainer *cont = containerIterator.next().value();
 		const QList<DeckViewCard *> cardList = cont->getCards();
 		for (int i = 0; i < cardList.size(); ++i)
-			if (cardList[i]->getOriginZone() != cont->getName())
-				result.append(new MoveCardToZone(cardList[i]->getName(), cardList[i]->getOriginZone(), cont->getName()));
+			if (cardList[i]->getOriginZone() != cont->getName()) {
+				MoveCard_ToZone m;
+				m.set_card_name(cardList[i]->getName().toStdString());
+				m.set_start_zone(cardList[i]->getOriginZone().toStdString());
+				m.set_target_zone(cont->getName().toStdString());
+				result.append(m);
+			}
 	}
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/deckview.h b/cockatrice/src/deckview.h
index 69a8001f..f3dbe069 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/deckview.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/deckview.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include "abstractcarddragitem.h"
 
+#include "pb/move_card_to_zone.pb.h"
+
 class DeckList;
 class InnerDecklistNode;
 class CardInfo;
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ private:
 	QMap<QString, DeckViewCardContainer *> cardContainers;
 	qreal optimalAspectRatio;
 	void rebuildTree();
-	void applySideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &plan);
+	void applySideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &plan);
 public:
 	DeckViewScene(QObject *parent = 0);
 	~DeckViewScene();
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ public:
 	void setOptimalAspectRatio(qreal _optimalAspectRatio) { optimalAspectRatio = _optimalAspectRatio; }
 	void rearrangeItems();
 	void updateContents();
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> getSideboardPlan() const;
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> getSideboardPlan() const;
 };
 
 class DeckView : public QGraphicsView {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 	DeckView(QWidget *parent = 0);
 	void setDeck(DeckList *_deck);
 	void setLocked(bool _locked) { deckViewScene->setLocked(_locked); }
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> getSideboardPlan() const { return deckViewScene->getSideboardPlan(); }
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> getSideboardPlan() const { return deckViewScene->getSideboardPlan(); }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
index 2b9d52e9..d5a9ed13 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_game.cpp
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ void DeckViewContainer::readyStart()
 void DeckViewContainer::sideboardPlanChanged()
 {
 	Command_SetSideboardPlan cmd;
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> newPlan = deckView->getSideboardPlan();
+	const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &newPlan = deckView->getSideboardPlan();
 	for (int i = 0; i < newPlan.size(); ++i)
-		cmd.add_move_list()->CopyFrom(newPlan[i]->toPB());
+		cmd.add_move_list()->CopyFrom(newPlan[i]);
 	static_cast<TabGame *>(parent())->sendGameCommand(cmd, playerId);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/decklist.cpp b/common/decklist.cpp
index 9c0ce131..ddee3518 100644
--- a/common/decklist.cpp
+++ b/common/decklist.cpp
@@ -6,43 +6,64 @@
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
 #include "decklist.h"
 
-MoveCardToZone::MoveCardToZone(const QString &_cardName, const QString &_startZone, const QString &_targetZone)
-	: SerializableItem_Map("move_card_to_zone")
+SideboardPlan::SideboardPlan(const QString &_name, const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &_moveList)
+	: name(_name), moveList(_moveList)
 {
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("card_name", _cardName));
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("start_zone", _startZone));
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("target_zone", _targetZone));
 }
 
-MoveCardToZone::MoveCardToZone(MoveCardToZone *other)
-	: SerializableItem_Map("move_card_to_zone")
+void SideboardPlan::setMoveList(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &_moveList)
 {
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("card_name", other->getCardName()));
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("start_zone", other->getStartZone()));
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("target_zone", other->getTargetZone()));
+	moveList = _moveList;
 }
 
-SideboardPlan::SideboardPlan(const QString &_name, const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &_moveList)
-	: SerializableItem_Map("sideboard_plan")
+bool SideboardPlan::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
 {
-	insertItem(new SerializableItem_String("name", _name));
-	
-	for (int i = 0; i < _moveList.size(); ++i)
-		itemList.append(_moveList[i]);
+	while (!xml->atEnd()) {
+		xml->readNext();
+		const QString childName = xml->name().toString();
+		if (xml->isStartElement()) {
+			if (childName == "name")
+				name = xml->readElementText();
+			else if (childName == "move_card_to_zone") {
+				MoveCard_ToZone m;
+				while (!xml->atEnd()) {
+					xml->readNext();
+					const QString childName2 = xml->name().toString();
+					if (xml->isStartElement()) {
+						if (childName2 == "card_name")
+							m.set_card_name(xml->readElementText().toStdString());
+						else if (childName2 == "start_zone")
+							m.set_start_zone(xml->readElementText().toStdString());
+						else if (childName2 == "target_zone")
+							m.set_target_zone(xml->readElementText().toStdString());
+					} else if (xml->isEndElement() && (childName2 == "move_card_to_zone")) {
+						moveList.append(m);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (xml->isEndElement() && (childName == "sideboard_plan"))
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
 }
 
-void SideboardPlan::setMoveList(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &_moveList)
+void SideboardPlan::write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
 {
-	for (int i = 0; i < itemList.size(); ++i)
-		delete itemList[i];
-	itemList.clear();
-	
-	for (int i = 0; i < _moveList.size(); ++i)
-		itemList.append(_moveList[i]);
+	xml->writeStartElement("sideboard_plan");
+	xml->writeTextElement("name", name);
+	for (int i = 0; i < moveList.size(); ++i) {
+		xml->writeStartElement("move_card_to_zone");
+		xml->writeTextElement("card_name", QString::fromStdString(moveList[i].card_name()));
+		xml->writeTextElement("start_zone", QString::fromStdString(moveList[i].start_zone()));
+		xml->writeTextElement("target_zone", QString::fromStdString(moveList[i].target_zone()));
+		xml->writeEndElement();
+	}
+	xml->writeEndElement();
 }
 
 AbstractDecklistNode::AbstractDecklistNode(InnerDecklistNode *_parent)
-	: parent(_parent), currentItem(0)
+	: parent(_parent)
 {
 	if (parent)
 		parent->append(this);
@@ -172,20 +193,22 @@ public:
 
 bool InnerDecklistNode::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
 {
-	if (currentItem) {
-		if (currentItem->readElement(xml))
-			currentItem = 0;
-		return false;
+	while (!xml->atEnd()) {
+		xml->readNext();
+		const QString childName = xml->name().toString();
+		if (xml->isStartElement()) {
+			if (childName == "zone") {
+				InnerDecklistNode *newZone = new InnerDecklistNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), this);
+				newZone->readElement(xml);
+			} else if (childName == "card") {
+				float price = (xml->attributes().value("price") != NULL) ? xml->attributes().value("price").toString().toFloat() : 0;
+				DecklistCardNode *newCard = new DecklistCardNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), xml->attributes().value("number").toString().toInt(), price, this);
+				newCard->readElement(xml);
+			}
+		} else if (xml->isEndElement() && (childName == "zone"))
+			return false;
 	}
-	if (xml->isStartElement() && (xml->name() == "zone"))
-		currentItem = new InnerDecklistNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), this);
-        else if (xml->isStartElement() && (xml->name() == "card")) {
-                float price = (xml->attributes().value("price") != NULL) ? xml->attributes().value("price").toString().toFloat() : 0;
-                currentItem = new DecklistCardNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), xml->attributes().value("number").toString().toInt(), price, this);
-        } else if (xml->isEndElement() && (xml->name() == "zone"))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 void InnerDecklistNode::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
@@ -199,10 +222,12 @@ void InnerDecklistNode::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
 
 bool AbstractDecklistCardNode::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
 {
-	if (xml->isEndElement())
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
+	while (!xml->atEnd()) {
+		xml->readNext();
+		if (xml->isEndElement() && xml->name() == "card")
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 void AbstractDecklistCardNode::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
@@ -245,30 +270,23 @@ const QStringList DeckList::fileNameFilters = QStringList()
 	<< QObject::tr("All files (*.*)");
 
 DeckList::DeckList()
-	: SerializableItem("cockatrice_deck"), currentZone(0), currentSideboardPlan(0)
 {
 	root = new InnerDecklistNode;
 }
 
 DeckList::DeckList(DeckList *other)
-	: SerializableItem("cockatrice_deck"), currentZone(0), currentSideboardPlan(0)
 {
 	root = new InnerDecklistNode(other->getRoot());
 	
 	QMapIterator<QString, SideboardPlan *> spIterator(other->getSideboardPlans());
 	while (spIterator.hasNext()) {
 		spIterator.next();
-		QList<MoveCardToZone *> newMoveList;
-		QList<MoveCardToZone *> oldMoveList = spIterator.value()->getMoveList();
-		for (int i = 0; i < oldMoveList.size(); ++i)
-			newMoveList.append(new MoveCardToZone(oldMoveList[i]));
-		sideboardPlans.insert(spIterator.key(), new SideboardPlan(spIterator.key(), newMoveList));
+		sideboardPlans.insert(spIterator.key(), new SideboardPlan(spIterator.key(), spIterator.value()->getMoveList()));
 	}
 	updateDeckHash();
 }
 
 DeckList::DeckList(const QString &nativeString)
-	: SerializableItem("cockatrice_deck"), currentZone(0), currentSideboardPlan(0)
 {
 	root = new InnerDecklistNode;
 	
@@ -285,16 +303,16 @@ DeckList::~DeckList()
 		delete i.next().value();
 }
 
-QList<MoveCardToZone *> DeckList::getCurrentSideboardPlan()
+QList<MoveCard_ToZone> DeckList::getCurrentSideboardPlan()
 {
 	SideboardPlan *current = sideboardPlans.value(QString(), 0);
 	if (!current)
-		return QList<MoveCardToZone *>();
+		return QList<MoveCard_ToZone>();
 	else
 		return current->getMoveList();
 }
 
-void DeckList::setCurrentSideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &plan)
+void DeckList::setCurrentSideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &plan)
 {
 	SideboardPlan *current = sideboardPlans.value(QString(), 0);
 	if (!current) {
@@ -302,45 +320,35 @@ void DeckList::setCurrentSideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &plan)
 		sideboardPlans.insert(QString(), current);
 	}
 	
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> newList;
-	for (int i = 0; i < plan.size(); ++i)
-		newList.append(new MoveCardToZone(plan[i]));
-	current->setMoveList(newList);
+	current->setMoveList(plan);
 }
 
 bool DeckList::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
 {
-	if (currentZone) {
-		if (currentZone->readElement(xml))
-			currentZone = 0;
-	} else if (currentSideboardPlan) {
-		if (currentSideboardPlan->readElement(xml)) {
-			sideboardPlans.insert(currentSideboardPlan->getName(), currentSideboardPlan);
-			currentSideboardPlan = 0;
+	const QString childName = xml->name().toString();
+	if (xml->isStartElement()) {
+		if (childName == "deckname")
+			name = xml->readElementText();
+		else if (childName == "comments")
+			comments = xml->readElementText();
+		else if (childName == "zone") {
+			InnerDecklistNode *newZone = new InnerDecklistNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), root);
+			newZone->readElement(xml);
+		} else if (childName == "sideboard_plan") {
+			SideboardPlan *newSideboardPlan = new SideboardPlan;
+			if (newSideboardPlan->readElement(xml))
+				sideboardPlans.insert(newSideboardPlan->getName(), newSideboardPlan);
+			else
+				delete newSideboardPlan;
 		}
+	} else if (xml->isEndElement() && (childName == "cockatrice_deck"))
 		return false;
-	} else if (xml->isEndElement()) {
-		if (xml->name() == "deckname")
-			name = currentElementText;
-		else if (xml->name() == "comments")
-			comments = currentElementText;
-		
-		currentElementText.clear();
-	} else if (xml->isStartElement() && (xml->name() == "zone"))
-		currentZone = new InnerDecklistNode(xml->attributes().value("name").toString(), root);
-	else if (xml->isStartElement() && (xml->name() == "sideboard_plan")) {
-		currentSideboardPlan = new SideboardPlan;
-		if (currentSideboardPlan->readElement(xml)) {
-			sideboardPlans.insert(currentSideboardPlan->getName(), currentSideboardPlan);
-			currentSideboardPlan = 0;
-		}
-	} else if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace())
-		currentElementText = xml->text().toString();
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
+	return true;
 }
 
-void DeckList::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
+void DeckList::write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
 {
+	xml->writeStartElement("cockatrice_deck");
 	xml->writeAttribute("version", "1");
 	xml->writeTextElement("deckname", name);
 	xml->writeTextElement("comments", comments);
@@ -351,6 +359,7 @@ void DeckList::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
 	QMapIterator<QString, SideboardPlan *> i(sideboardPlans);
 	while (i.hasNext())
 		i.next().value()->write(xml);
+	xml->writeEndElement();
 }
 
 void DeckList::loadFromXml(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
@@ -362,7 +371,8 @@ void DeckList::loadFromXml(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
 				return;
 			while (!xml->atEnd()) {
 				xml->readNext();
-				readElement(xml);
+				if (!readElement(xml))
+					break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/common/decklist.h b/common/decklist.h
index e836ea79..dce4ae14 100644
--- a/common/decklist.h
+++ b/common/decklist.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QSet>
-#include "serializable_item.h"
+#include <QMap>
 
 #include "pb/move_card_to_zone.pb.h"
 
@@ -19,30 +19,23 @@ class QXmlStreamWriter;
 
 class InnerDecklistNode;
 
-class MoveCardToZone : public SerializableItem_Map {
+class SideboardPlan {
+private:
+	QString name;
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> moveList;
 public:
-	MoveCardToZone(const QString &_cardName = QString(), const QString &_startZone = QString(), const QString &_targetZone = QString());
-	MoveCardToZone(MoveCardToZone *other);
-	static SerializableItem *newItem() { return new MoveCardToZone; }
-	QString getCardName() const { return static_cast<SerializableItem_String *>(itemMap.value("card_name"))->getData(); }
-	QString getStartZone() const { return static_cast<SerializableItem_String *>(itemMap.value("start_zone"))->getData(); }
-	QString getTargetZone() const { return static_cast<SerializableItem_String *>(itemMap.value("target_zone"))->getData(); }
-	MoveCard_ToZone toPB() { MoveCard_ToZone foo; foo.set_card_name(getCardName().toStdString()); foo.set_start_zone(getStartZone().toStdString()); foo.set_target_zone(getTargetZone().toStdString()); return foo; } // XXX
-};
-
-class SideboardPlan : public SerializableItem_Map {
-public:
-	SideboardPlan(const QString &_name = QString(), const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &_moveList = QList<MoveCardToZone *>());
-	static SerializableItem *newItem() { return new SideboardPlan; }
-	QString getName() const { return static_cast<SerializableItem_String *>(itemMap.value("name"))->getData(); }
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> getMoveList() const { return typecastItemList<MoveCardToZone *>(); }
-	void setMoveList(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &_moveList);
+	SideboardPlan(const QString &_name = QString(), const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &_moveList = QList<MoveCard_ToZone>());
+	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
+	void write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
+	
+	QString getName() const { return name; }
+	const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &getMoveList() const { return moveList; }
+	void setMoveList(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &_moveList);
 };
 
 class AbstractDecklistNode {
 protected:
 	InnerDecklistNode *parent;
-	AbstractDecklistNode *currentItem;
 public:
 	AbstractDecklistNode(InnerDecklistNode *_parent = 0);
 	virtual ~AbstractDecklistNode() { }
@@ -114,7 +107,7 @@ public:
         void setPrice(const float _price) { price = _price; }
     };
 
-class DeckList : public SerializableItem {
+class DeckList : public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
 	enum FileFormat { PlainTextFormat, CockatriceFormat };
@@ -125,8 +118,6 @@ private:
 	FileFormat lastFileFormat;
 	QMap<QString, SideboardPlan *> sideboardPlans;
 	InnerDecklistNode *root;
-	InnerDecklistNode *currentZone;
-	SideboardPlan *currentSideboardPlan;
 	QString currentElementText;
 	void getCardListHelper(InnerDecklistNode *node, QSet<QString> &result) const;
 signals:
@@ -145,12 +136,12 @@ public:
 	QString getComments() const { return comments; }
 	QString getLastFileName() const { return lastFileName; }
 	FileFormat getLastFileFormat() const { return lastFileFormat; }
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> getCurrentSideboardPlan();
-	void setCurrentSideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &plan);
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> getCurrentSideboardPlan();
+	void setCurrentSideboardPlan(const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &plan);
 	const QMap<QString, SideboardPlan *> &getSideboardPlans() const { return sideboardPlans; }
 
 	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
+	void write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
 	void loadFromXml(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
 	QString writeToString_Native();
 	bool loadFromFile_Native(QIODevice *device);
diff --git a/common/serializable_item.cpp b/common/serializable_item.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cea9b68a..00000000
--- a/common/serializable_item.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-#include "serializable_item.h"
-#include <QXmlStreamReader>
-#include <QXmlStreamWriter>
-#include <QBuffer>
-
-QHash<QString, SerializableItem::NewItemFunction> SerializableItem::itemNameHash;
-
-SerializableItem *SerializableItem::getNewItem(const QString &name)
-{
-	if (!itemNameHash.contains(name))
-		return 0;
-	return itemNameHash.value(name)();
-}
-
-void SerializableItem::registerSerializableItem(const QString &name, NewItemFunction func)
-{
-	itemNameHash.insert(name, func);
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem::read(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (!compressed)
-		return readElement(xml);
-	if (xml->isEndElement() && (xml->name() == itemType)) {
-		QByteArray uncompressedData = "<d>" + qUncompress(QByteArray::fromBase64(compressedData)) + "</d>";
-		compressedData.clear();
-		QBuffer compressedBuffer(&uncompressedData);
-		compressedBuffer.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-		QXmlStreamReader *xml2 = new QXmlStreamReader(&compressedBuffer);
-		while (!xml2->atEnd())  {
-			xml2->readNext();
-			if (xml2->name() == "d")
-				continue;
-			readElement(xml2);
-		}
-		delete xml2;
-		compressedBuffer.close();
-		
-		return readElement(xml);
-	} else {
-		compressedData.append(xml->text().toString());
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (xml->isEndElement() && (xml->name() == itemType))
-		return true;
-	return false;
-}
-
-void SerializableItem::write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	if (isEmpty())
-		return;
-	
-	xml->writeStartElement(itemType);
-	if (!itemSubType.isEmpty())
-		xml->writeAttribute("type", itemSubType);
-	if (compressed) {
-		xml->writeAttribute("comp", "1");
-
-		QBuffer compressBuffer;
-		compressBuffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-		QXmlStreamWriter *xml2 = new QXmlStreamWriter(&compressBuffer);
-		writeElement(xml2);
-		delete xml2;
-		compressBuffer.close();
-
-		xml->writeCharacters(qCompress(compressBuffer.data()).toBase64());
-	} else
-		writeElement(xml);
-	xml->writeEndElement();
-}
-
-SerializableItem_Map::~SerializableItem_Map()
-{
-	QMapIterator<QString, SerializableItem *> mapIterator(itemMap);
-	while (mapIterator.hasNext())
-		delete mapIterator.next().value();
-	for (int i = 0; i < itemList.size(); ++i)
-		delete itemList[i];
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_Map::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (currentItem) {
-		if (currentItem->read(xml))
-			currentItem = 0;
-		return false;
-	} else if (firstItem)
-		firstItem = false;
-	else if (xml->isEndElement() && (xml->name() == itemType))
-		extractData();
-	else if (xml->isStartElement()) {
-		QString childName = xml->name().toString();
-		QString childSubType = xml->attributes().value("type").toString();
-		bool childCompressed = xml->attributes().value("comp").toString().toInt() == 1;
-		currentItem = itemMap.value(childName);
-		if (!currentItem) {
-			currentItem = getNewItem(childName + childSubType);
-			itemList.append(currentItem);
-			if (!currentItem)
-				currentItem = new SerializableItem_Invalid(childName);
-		}
-		currentItem->setCompressed(childCompressed);
-		if (currentItem->read(xml))
-			currentItem = 0;
-	}
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_Map::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	QMapIterator<QString, SerializableItem *> mapIterator(itemMap);
-	while (mapIterator.hasNext())
-		mapIterator.next().value()->write(xml);
-	for (int i = 0; i < itemList.size(); ++i)
-		itemList[i]->write(xml);
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_String::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	// This function is sometimes called multiple times if there are
-	// entities in the strings, so we have to make sure the data is
-	// not overwritten but appended to.
-	if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace())
-		data.append(xml->text().toString());
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_String::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	xml->writeCharacters(data);
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_Int::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace()) {
-		bool ok;
-		data = xml->text().toString().toInt(&ok);
-		if (!ok)
-			data = -1;
-	}
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_Int::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	xml->writeCharacters(QString::number(data));
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_Bool::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace())
-		data = xml->text().toString() == "1";
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_Bool::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	xml->writeCharacters(data ? "1" : "0");
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_DateTime::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace()) {
-		bool ok;
-		unsigned int dateTimeValue = xml->text().toString().toUInt(&ok);
-		data = ok ? QDateTime::fromTime_t(dateTimeValue) : QDateTime();
-	}
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_DateTime::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	xml->writeCharacters(QString::number(data.toTime_t()));
-}
-
-bool SerializableItem_ByteArray::readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml)
-{
-	if (xml->isCharacters() && !xml->isWhitespace())
-		data = qUncompress(QByteArray::fromBase64(xml->text().toString().toAscii()));
-	
-	return SerializableItem::readElement(xml);
-}
-
-void SerializableItem_ByteArray::writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml)
-{
-	xml->writeCharacters(QString(qCompress(data).toBase64()));
-}
diff --git a/common/serializable_item.h b/common/serializable_item.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5787ecaf..00000000
--- a/common/serializable_item.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SERIALIZABLE_ITEM_H
-#define SERIALIZABLE_ITEM_H
-
-#include <QtCore/QXmlStreamWriter>
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QMap>
-#include <QList>
-#include <QHash>
-#include <QDateTime>
-#include <QStringList>
-#include "color.h"
-
-class QXmlStreamReader;
-class QXmlStreamWriter;
-
-class SerializableItem : public QObject {
-	Q_OBJECT
-private:
-	bool compressed;
-	QByteArray compressedData;
-	QXmlStreamReader *compressedReader;
-protected:
-	typedef SerializableItem *(*NewItemFunction)();
-	static QHash<QString, NewItemFunction> itemNameHash;
-	
-	QString itemType, itemSubType;
-	bool firstItem;
-public:
-	SerializableItem(const QString &_itemType, const QString &_itemSubType = QString())
-		: QObject(), compressed(false), itemType(_itemType), itemSubType(_itemSubType), firstItem(true) { }
-	static void registerSerializableItem(const QString &name, NewItemFunction func);
-	static SerializableItem *getNewItem(const QString &name);
-	const QString &getItemType() const { return itemType; }
-	const QString &getItemSubType() const { return itemSubType; }
-	virtual bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	virtual void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml) = 0;
-	virtual bool isEmpty() const = 0;
-	void setCompressed(bool _compressed) { compressed = _compressed; }
-	bool read(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void write(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_Invalid : public SerializableItem {
-public:
-	SerializableItem_Invalid(const QString &_itemType) : SerializableItem(_itemType) { }
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter * /*xml*/) { }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return true; }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_Map : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	SerializableItem *currentItem;
-protected:
-	QMap<QString, SerializableItem *> itemMap;
-	QList<SerializableItem *> itemList;
-	virtual void extractData() { }
-	void insertItem(SerializableItem *item)
-	{
-		itemMap.insert(item->getItemType(), item);
-	}
-	template<class T> QList<T> typecastItemList() const
-	{
-		QList<T> result;
-		for (int i = 0; i < itemList.size(); ++i) {
-			T item = dynamic_cast<T>(itemList[i]);
-			if (item)
-				result.append(item);
-		}
-		return result;
-	}
-public:
-	SerializableItem_Map(const QString &_itemType, const QString &_itemSubType = QString())
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType, _itemSubType), currentItem(0)
-	{
-	}
-	~SerializableItem_Map();
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-	bool isEmpty() const { return itemMap.isEmpty() && itemList.isEmpty(); }
-	void appendItem(SerializableItem *item) { itemList.append(item); }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_String : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	QString data;
-protected:
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-public:
-	SerializableItem_String(const QString &_itemType, const QString &_data = QString())
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType), data(_data) { }
-	const QString &getData() { return data; }
-	void setData(const QString &_data) { data = _data; }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return data.isEmpty(); }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_Int : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	int data;
-protected:
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-public:
-	SerializableItem_Int(const QString &_itemType, int _data = -1)
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType), data(_data) { }
-	int getData() { return data; }
-	void setData(int _data) { data = _data; }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return data == -1; }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_Bool : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	bool data;
-protected:
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-public:
-	SerializableItem_Bool(const QString &_itemType, bool _data = false)
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType), data(_data) { }
-	bool getData() { return data; }
-	void setData(bool _data) { data = _data; }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return data == false; }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_DateTime : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	QDateTime data;
-protected:
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-public:
-	SerializableItem_DateTime(const QString &_itemType, const QDateTime &_data = QDateTime())
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType), data(_data) { }
-	const QDateTime &getData() { return data; }
-	void setData(const QDateTime &_data) { data = _data; }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return data == QDateTime(); }
-};
-
-class SerializableItem_ByteArray : public SerializableItem {
-private:
-	QByteArray data;
-protected:
-	bool readElement(QXmlStreamReader *xml);
-	void writeElement(QXmlStreamWriter *xml);
-public:
-	SerializableItem_ByteArray(const QString &_itemType, const QByteArray &_data = QByteArray())
-		: SerializableItem(_itemType), data(_data) { }
-	const QByteArray &getData() { return data; }
-	void setData(const QByteArray &_data) { data = _data; }
-	bool isEmpty() const { return data.isEmpty(); }
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/common/server_player.cpp b/common/server_player.cpp
index e2fdfcbe..aee0a8ea 100644
--- a/common/server_player.cpp
+++ b/common/server_player.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "server_game.h"
 #include "server_protocolhandler.h"
 #include "decklist.h"
+#include "color.h"
 #include "pb/response.pb.h"
 #include "pb/command_move_card.pb.h"
 #include "pb/serverinfo_user.pb.h"
@@ -133,26 +134,28 @@ void Server_Player::setupZones()
 		}
 	}
 	
-	const QList<MoveCardToZone *> &sideboardPlan = deck->getCurrentSideboardPlan();
+	const QList<MoveCard_ToZone> &sideboardPlan = deck->getCurrentSideboardPlan();
 	for (int i = 0; i < sideboardPlan.size(); ++i) {
-		MoveCardToZone *m = sideboardPlan[i];
+		const MoveCard_ToZone &m = sideboardPlan[i];
+		const QString startZone = QString::fromStdString(m.start_zone());
+		const QString targetZone = QString::fromStdString(m.target_zone());
 		
 		Server_CardZone *start, *target;
-		if (m->getStartZone() == "main")
+		if (startZone == "main")
 			start = deckZone;
-		else if (m->getStartZone() == "side")
+		else if (startZone == "side")
 			start = sbZone;
 		else
 			continue;
-		if (m->getTargetZone() == "main")
+		if (targetZone == "main")
 			target = deckZone;
-		else if (m->getTargetZone() == "side")
+		else if (targetZone == "side")
 			target = sbZone;
 		else
 			continue;
 		
 		for (int j = 0; j < start->cards.size(); ++j)
-			if (start->cards[j]->getName() == m->getCardName()) {
+			if (start->cards[j]->getName() == QString::fromStdString(m.card_name())) {
 				Server_Card *card = start->cards[j];
 				start->cards.removeAt(j);
 				target->cards.append(card);
diff --git a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
index 93fd1103..87f38c4f 100644
--- a/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/common/server_protocolhandler.cpp
@@ -887,15 +887,11 @@ Response::ResponseCode Server_ProtocolHandler::cmdSetSideboardPlan(const Command
 	if (!deck)
 		return Response::RespContextError;
 	
-	QList<MoveCardToZone *> sideboardPlan;
-	for (int i = 0; i < cmd.move_list_size(); ++i) {
-		const MoveCard_ToZone &temp = cmd.move_list(i);
-		sideboardPlan.append(new MoveCardToZone(QString::fromStdString(temp.card_name()), QString::fromStdString(temp.start_zone()), QString::fromStdString(temp.target_zone())));
-	}
+	QList<MoveCard_ToZone> sideboardPlan;
+	for (int i = 0; i < cmd.move_list_size(); ++i)
+		sideboardPlan.append(cmd.move_list(i));
 	deck->setCurrentSideboardPlan(sideboardPlan);
-	for (int i = 0; i < sideboardPlan.size(); ++i)
-		delete sideboardPlan[i];
-	// XXX TEMPORARY HACK
+	
 	return Response::RespOk;
 }
 
diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.pro b/servatrice/servatrice.pro
index 378379c6..bd66631c 100755
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.pro
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.pro
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ HEADERS += src/main.h \
 	src/serversocketthread.h \
 	src/passwordhasher.h \
 	../common/color.h \
-	../common/serializable_item.h \
 	../common/decklist.h \
 	../common/rng_abstract.h \
 	../common/rng_sfmt.h \
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
 	src/server_logger.cpp \
 	src/serversocketthread.cpp \
 	src/passwordhasher.cpp \
-	../common/serializable_item.cpp \
 	../common/decklist.cpp \
 	../common/rng_abstract.cpp \
 	../common/rng_sfmt.cpp \