diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/data/Table.as b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/data/Table.as
index a6d0dc6a..85fe1a18 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/data/Table.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/data/Table.as
@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@ public class Table
     }
 
     /**
-     * Count the number of players currently occupying this table.
+     * Get the type of party game being played at this table, or
+     * PartyGameCodes.NOT_PARTY_GAME.
      */
-    public function getOccupiedCount () :int
+    public function getPartyGameType () :int
     {
-        var count :int = 0;
-        for (var ii :int = 0; ii < occupants.length; ii++) {
-            if (occupants[ii] != null) {
-                count++;
-            }
+        if (config is PartyGameConfig) {
+            return (config as PartyGameConfig).getPartyGameType();
+
+        } else {
+            return PartyGameCodes.NOT_PARTY_GAME;
         }
-        return count;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -116,6 +116,20 @@ public class Table
         return players;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Count the number of players currently occupying this table.
+     */
+    public function getOccupiedCount () :int
+    {
+        var count :int = 0;
+        for (var ii :int = 0; ii < occupants.length; ii++) {
+            if (occupants[ii] != null) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
     /**
      * For a team game, get the team member indices of the compressed
      * players array returned by getPlayers().
@@ -154,20 +168,6 @@ public class Table
         return (PartyGameCodes.NOT_PARTY_GAME != getPartyGameType());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the type of party game being played at this table, or
-     * PartyGameCodes.NOT_PARTY_GAME.
-     */
-    public function getPartyGameType () :int
-    {
-        if (config is PartyGameConfig) {
-            return (config as PartyGameConfig).getPartyGameType();
-
-        } else {
-            return PartyGameCodes.NOT_PARTY_GAME;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Requests to seat the specified user at the specified position in
      * this table.
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameAI.as b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameAI.as
index 68b8e13c..e877f7d1 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameAI.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameAI.as
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ package com.threerings.parlor.game.data {
 
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
-import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
+import com.threerings.io.SimpleStreamableObject;
 
 /**
  * Represents attributes of an AI player.
  */
-public class GameAI
-    implements Streamable
+public class GameAI extends SimpleStreamableObject
 {
     /** The "personality" of the AI, which can be interpreted by
      * each puzzle. */
@@ -31,17 +30,17 @@ public class GameAI
     }
 
     // from Streamable
-    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
-    {
-        out.writeInt(personality);
-        out.writeInt(skill);
-    }
-
-    // from Streamable
-    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    override public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
     {
         personality = ins.readInt();
         skill = ins.readInt();
     }
+
+    // from Streamable
+    override public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        out.writeInt(personality);
+        out.writeInt(skill);
+    }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameConfig.as b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameConfig.as
index 1986a6e5..d4b9d483 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameConfig.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameConfig.as
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig
      * at all. */
     public var ais :TypedArray = TypedArray.create(GameAI);
 
+    public function GameConfig ()
+    {
+        // nothing needed
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the message bundle identifier for the bundle that should be
      * used to translate the translatable strings used to describe the
@@ -116,32 +121,6 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig
         return -1;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns an Array of strings that describe the configuration of this
-     * game. Default implementation returns an empty array.
-     */
-    public function getDescription () :Array
-    {
-        return new Array(); // nothing by default
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if this game config object is equal to the supplied
-     * object (meaning it is also a game config object and its
-     * configuration settings are the same as ours).
-     */
-    public function equals (other :Object) :Boolean
-    {
-        // make sure they're of the same class
-        if (ClassUtil.isSameClass(other, this)) {
-            var that :GameConfig = GameConfig(other);
-            return this.rated == that.rated;
-
-        } else {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Computes a hashcode for this game config object that supports our
      * {@link #equals} implementation. Objects that are equal should have
@@ -165,15 +144,33 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig
         return copy;
     }
 
-    override public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    /**
+     * Returns true if this game config object is equal to the supplied
+     * object (meaning it is also a game config object and its
+     * configuration settings are the same as ours).
+     */
+    public function equals (other :Object) :Boolean
     {
-        super.writeObject(out);
+        // make sure they're of the same class
+        if (ClassUtil.isSameClass(other, this)) {
+            var that :GameConfig = GameConfig(other);
+            return this.rated == that.rated;
 
-        out.writeObject(players);
-        out.writeBoolean(rated);
-        out.writeObject(ais);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an Array of strings that describe the configuration of this
+     * game. Default implementation returns an empty array.
+     */
+    public function getDescription () :Array
+    {
+        return new Array(); // nothing by default
+    }
+
+    // from interface Streamable
     override public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
     {
         super.readObject(ins);
@@ -182,5 +179,15 @@ public /*abstract*/ class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig
         rated = ins.readBoolean();
         ais = (ins.readObject() as TypedArray);
     }
+
+    // from interface Streamable
+    override public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        super.writeObject(out);
+
+        out.writeObject(players);
+        out.writeBoolean(rated);
+        out.writeObject(ais);
+    }
 }
 }