diff --git a/source/code/BlockGame.cpp b/source/code/BlockGame.cpp
index 6d1c0e2..9ebf8a2 100644
--- a/source/code/BlockGame.cpp
+++ b/source/code/BlockGame.cpp
@@ -933,9 +933,8 @@ void BlockGame::ClearBlocks() {
 				if (toBeCleared[j][i]) {
 					if (!dead) {
 						dead=true;
-						string tempS = std::to_string(chainSize[chain]);
 						if (chainSize[chain]>1) {
-							AddText(j, i, tempS, 1000);
+							AddText(j, i, chainSize[chain], 1000);
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/source/code/BlockGame.hpp b/source/code/BlockGame.hpp
index 5c4a9e2..70404de 100644
--- a/source/code/BlockGame.hpp
+++ b/source/code/BlockGame.hpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
 
 	int getAIlevel()  const;
 	
-	virtual void AddText(int, int, const std::string&, int) const  {}
+	virtual void AddText(int, int, unsigned int, int) const  {}
 	virtual void AddBall(int, int, bool, int) const  {}
 	virtual void AddExplosion(int, int) const  {}
 	virtual void PlayerWonEvent() const  {}
diff --git a/source/code/BlockGameSdl.inc b/source/code/BlockGameSdl.inc
index 827816c..6607881 100644
--- a/source/code/BlockGameSdl.inc
+++ b/source/code/BlockGameSdl.inc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	void AddText(int x, int y, const std::string& text, int time) const override {
+	void AddText(int x, int y, unsigned int text, int time) const override {
 		globalData.theTextManager.addText(topx-10+x*bsize, topy+12*bsize-y*bsize, text, time);
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/code/TextManager.hpp b/source/code/TextManager.hpp
index 5e8a4a4..67c5051 100644
--- a/source/code/TextManager.hpp
+++ b/source/code/TextManager.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TextMessage {
 private:
 	int x = 0;
 	int y = 0;
-	std::string textt;
+	unsigned int textt;
 	unsigned long int time = 0;
 	unsigned long int placeTime = 0; //Then the text was placed
 public:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	//constructor:
-	TextMessage(int X, int Y,const char* Text,unsigned int Time) {
+	TextMessage(int X, int Y,unsigned int Text,unsigned int Time) {
 		placeTime = SDL_GetTicks();
 		x = X;
 		y = Y;
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public:
 		return y;
 	}
 
-	const char* getText() {
-		return textt.c_str();
+	unsigned int getText() {
+		return textt;
 	}
 };  //text popup
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 	TextManager() {
 	}
 
-	int addText(int x, int y, const std::string& Text,unsigned int Time) {
+	int addText(int x, int y, unsigned int Text, unsigned int Time) {
 		size_t textNumber = 0;
 		while (textNumber<textArray.size() && textArray[textNumber].inUse) {
 			textNumber++;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
 		if (textNumber==textArray.size()) {
 			return -1;
 		}
-		textArray[textNumber] = TextMessage(x,y,Text.c_str(),Time);
+		textArray[textNumber] = TextMessage(x,y,Text,Time);
 		textArray[textNumber].inUse = true;
 		return 1;
 	}  //addText
diff --git a/source/code/main.cpp b/source/code/main.cpp
index 8ebba82..908c395 100644
--- a/source/code/main.cpp
+++ b/source/code/main.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void DrawBalls() {
 			int y = globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].getY()-12;
 			DrawIMG(iChainFrame,globalData.screen,x,y);
 
-			getSmallInt(std::stoi(globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].getText()))->Draw(globalData.screen, x+12, y+7,
+			getSmallInt(globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].getText())->Draw(globalData.screen, x+12, y+7,
 				sago::SagoTextField::Alignment::center);
 		}
 	}