diff --git a/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in b/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
index ad02d3a..33212f0 100644
--- a/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
+++ b/src/CloonelJumpConfig.h.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define REFERENCE_HEIGHT 600
 #define DEF_WIN_WIDTH REFERENCE_WIDTH
 #define DEF_WIN_HEIGHT REFERENCE_HEIGHT
+#define DEF_RANDOM_SEED 1984
 
 #define GAME_BASE_PATH "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@"
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 176ac65..1edfad4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <ciso646>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <ctime>
 
 namespace {
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	///-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	///--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void RunMainLoop (cloonel::GameplaySceneClassic& parGame) {
 		parGame.Prepare();
 		do {
@@ -38,10 +40,15 @@ namespace {
 	}
 } //unnamed namespace
 
-///----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///following http://twinklebeardev.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/lesson-1-hello-world.html
-///----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int main (int, char* parArgv[]) {
+#if defined(NDEBUG)
+	std::srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(std::time(nullptr)));
+#else
+	std::srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(DEF_RANDOM_SEED));
+#endif
 	std::cout << GameName << " v" << GameVersionMajor << "." << GameVersionMinor << std::endl;
 
 	int retVal = 0;