diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Alterations/AlterationPool.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Alterations/AlterationPool.cs
index f727903fbf5fd7f34bad0e57bdf0f81e158c303e..204f57ff4d93565f73f115470833b99387347049 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Alterations/AlterationPool.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Alterations/AlterationPool.cs
@@ -73,23 +73,23 @@ public class AlterationPool
         switch (alterationType)
         {
             case AlterationType.ADD_SCORE_ON_CARD_PLAYED:
-                return "Add " + value + " to score on card played";
+                return "+" + value + " score on each card played";
             case AlterationType.DUPLICATE_CARD:
-                return "Play the next card " + value + " extra times"; 
+                return "+" + value + " copies to next card played"; 
             case AlterationType.ADD_SCORE_ON_CARD_DRAWN:
-                return "Gain " + value + " score when a card is drawn";
+                return "+" + value + " on each card drawn";
             case AlterationType.ADD_SCORE_ON_SCORE_GAINED:
                 if (value > 0)
-                    return "Gain " + value + " score whenever you gain score from a card effect";
+                    return "+" + value + " to score gains from cards";
                 else
-                    return "Opponent Gains " + (-value) + " score whenever you gain score from a card effect";
+                    return "+" + (-value) + " to opponent score whenever you gain score from a card effect";
             case AlterationType.ADD_SCORE_ON_DISCARD:
                 if (value > 0)
-                    return "Gain " + value + " score whenever you discard a card";
+                    return "+" + value + " score whenever you discard a card";
                 else
                     return "Opponent Gains " + (-value) + " score whenever you discard a card";
             case AlterationType.DRAW_ON_DRAW:
-                return "Draw " + value + " cards whenever you draw a card";
+                return "+" + value + " to all card draws";
             default:
                 Debug.LogError("incorrect type");
                 return "";
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/DrawEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/DrawEffect.cs
index 2999c7db1ba11d51663efd59d09ca9472c959b66..995eb496c6e1cb598756d6a0262cd00debea5250 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/DrawEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/DrawEffect.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ public class DrawEffect : Effect
 
     public override string GetDescription()
     {
-        return "Draw " + mDrawAmount + "cards";
+        return "Draw " + mDrawAmount;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/EnergyEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/EnergyEffect.cs
index 2432ca569a2c217d55838ff0cd9f09f307fca195..e5de5b00952ed2a49f99ce85a5b484e6f6374761 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/EnergyEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/EnergyEffect.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ public class EnergyEffect : Effect
 
     public override string GetDescription()
     {
-        return "Gain " + energyGain + "energy" ;
+        return "+" + energyGain + " energy" ;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/ScoreEffect.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/ScoreEffect.cs
index fbee1794ee84202f9ad78d4c8b14f9ca18aba0c6..389688739b2fdf80ca37eb695aa7321187e2c40b 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Cards/ScoreEffect.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Cards/ScoreEffect.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ public class ScoreEffect : Effect
     {
         if (mScoreToApply > 0)
         {
-            return "Increases your score of " + mScoreToApply + " points";
+            return "+" + mScoreToApply + " points";
         }
         else
         {
-            return "Increases opponent score of " + (-mScoreToApply) + " points";
+            return "+" + (-mScoreToApply) + " points to opponent";
         }
     }
 }