diff --git a/var.py b/var.py
index f3a9e29..69e2053 100644
--- a/var.py
+++ b/var.py
@@ -185,18 +185,13 @@ with conn:
         c.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO roles (role) VALUES (?)", (x,))
         
         
-    c.execute(('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rolestats (playerid INTEGER, roleid INTEGER, '+
+    c.execute(('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rolestats (player TEXT, roleid INTEGER, '+
         'teamwins SMALLINT, individualwins SMALLINT, totalgames SMALLINT, '+
-        'UNIQUE(playerid, roleid))'))
+        'UNIQUE(player, roleid))'))
         
         
-    # create the players table
-    c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS players (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, nick TEXT, cloak TEXT, "+
-              "UNIQUE(nick, cloak))")
               
               
-    # create nick change table
-    c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS nick_changes (old INTEGER, new INTEGER, UNIQUE(new))")
 
     
     
@@ -209,30 +204,17 @@ def add_away(clk):
         c.execute('INSERT into away VALUES (?)', (clk,))
         
         
-def add_player_record(nick, cloak):
-    with conn:
-        c.execute('INSERT OR IGNORE INTO players (nick, cloak) VALUES (?,?)', (nick, cloak))
-        
 
-def update_role_stats(nick, clk, role, won, iwon):
+def update_role_stats(acc, role, won, iwon):
     
     with conn:
         wins, iwins, totalgames = 0, 0, 0
-
-        c.execute('SELECT id FROM players WHERE nick=? AND cloak=?', (nick, clk))
-        row = c.fetchone()
-        if row:
-            plid = row[0]
-        else:
-            c.execute('INSERT INTO players (nick, cloak) VALUES (?,?)', (nick, clk))
-            c.execute('SELECT id FROM players WHERE nick=? AND cloak=?', (nick, clk))
-            plid = c.fetchone()[0]
             
         c.execute('SELECT id FROM roles WHERE role=?', (role,))
         rid = c.fetchone()[0]
         
         c.execute(("SELECT teamwins, individualwins, totalgames FROM rolestats "+
-                   "WHERE playerid=? AND roleid=?"), (plid, rid))
+                   "WHERE player=? AND roleid=?"), (acc, rid))
         row = c.fetchone()
         if row:
             wins, iwins, total = row
@@ -246,7 +228,7 @@ def update_role_stats(nick, clk, role, won, iwon):
         total += 1
         
         c.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO rolestats VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)",
-                  (plid, rid, wins, iwins, total))
+                  (acc, rid, wins, iwins, total))
 
 
 
diff --git a/wolfgame.py b/wolfgame.py
index 21137f2..7c133cf 100644
--- a/wolfgame.py
+++ b/wolfgame.py
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ def join(cli, nick, chan, rest):
     nick, _, __, cloak = parse_nick(nick)
     
     if var.PHASE == "none":
-        if cloak:
-            var.add_player_record(nick, cloak)
     
         cli.mode(chan, "+v", nick, nick+"!*@*")
         var.ROLES["person"].append(nick)
@@ -351,8 +349,6 @@ def join(cli, nick, chan, rest):
     elif var.PHASE != "join":
         cli.notice(nick, "Sorry but the game is already running.  Try again next time.")
     else:
-        if cloak:
-            var.add_player_record(nick, cloak)
     
         cli.mode(chan, "+v", nick, nick+"!*@*")
         var.ROLES["person"].append(nick)
@@ -710,12 +706,14 @@ def stop_game(cli, winner = ""):
     for plr, rol in plrl:
         if plr not in var.USERS.keys():  # he died TODO: when a player leaves, count the game as lost for him
             if plr in var.DEAD_USERS.keys():
-                clk = var.DEAD_USERS[plr]
+                acc = var.DEAD_USERS[plr]["account"]
             else:
                 continue  # something wrong happened
         else:
-            clk = var.USERS[plr]["cloak"]
+            acc = var.USERS[plr]["account"]
         
+        if acc == "*":
+            continue  # not logged in
         # determine if this player's team won
         if plr in (var.ORIGINAL_ROLES["wolf"] + var.ORIGINAL_ROLES["traitor"] +
                    var.ORIGINAL_ROLES["werecrow"]):  # the player was wolf-aligned
@@ -735,7 +733,7 @@ def stop_game(cli, winner = ""):
                 
         iwon = won and plr in var.list_players()  # survived, team won = individual win
                 
-        var.update_role_stats(plr, clk, rol, won, iwon)
+        var.update_role_stats(acc, rol, won, iwon)
     
     reset(cli)