diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
index 7e70f5bf88..45616104dc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		
 		public void Tick(World world)
 		{
-			if (!Game.IsStarted) return;
+			if (!world.GameHasStarted) return;
 			if (world.LocalPlayer == null) return;
 			
 			TickPaletteAnimation();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Controller.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Controller.cs
index 3b40601c12..9fc4402b15 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Controller.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Controller.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			try
 			{
-				if (!Game.IsStarted)
+				if (!world.GameHasStarted)
 					return "default";
 
 				var mi = new MouseInput
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index b9d5e26c1e..c6dfe0a37f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			LobbyInfo = session;
 
-			if (!IsStarted)
+			if (!world.GameHasStarted)
 				world.SharedRandom = new OpenRA.Thirdparty.Random(LobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.RandomSeed);
 
 			if (Game.orderManager.Connection.ConnectionState == ConnectionState.Connected)
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public static void IssueOrder(Order o) { orderManager.IssueOrder(o); }	/* avoid exposing the OM to mod code */
 
-		public static bool IsStarted { get { return orderManager.GameStarted; } }
-		
 		public static void LoadShellMap(string map)
 		{
 			LoadMap(map);			
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
index 9bea10e6e1..c8553d6a80 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Minimap.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			mapOnlySheet.Texture.SetData(oreLayer);
 
-			if (!Game.IsStarted || !world.Queries.OwnedBy[world.LocalPlayer].WithTrait<ProvidesRadar>().Any())
+			if (!world.GameHasStarted || !world.Queries.OwnedBy[world.LocalPlayer].WithTrait<ProvidesRadar>().Any())
 				return;
 
 			var bitmap = new Bitmap(oreLayer);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index a1e52373a1..1f52c369f6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public void AddPlayer(Player p) { players[p.Index] = p; }
 
+		public bool GameHasStarted { get { return Game.orderManager.GameStarted; } }
+
 		int localPlayerIndex;
 		public Player LocalPlayer
 		{