diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
index df8d1511f0..74274a8ce0 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/Bullet.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 				Args.dest += (info.Inaccuracy * factor * args.firedBy.World.SharedRandom.Gauss2D(2)).ToInt2();
 			}
 
-			VisualDest = Args.dest + (10 * args.firedBy.World.CosmeticRandom.Gauss2D(1)).ToInt2();
+			VisualDest = Args.dest + (10 * Game.CosmeticRandom.Gauss2D(1)).ToInt2();
 
 			if (Info.Image != null)
 			{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 7c59e10453..7f7827d442 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Network;
 using OpenRA.Support;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+
 using Timer = OpenRA.Support.Timer;
+using XRandom = OpenRA.Thirdparty.Random;
 
 namespace OpenRA
 {
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public static bool skipMakeAnims = true;
 
+		public static XRandom CosmeticRandom = new XRandom();	// not synced
+
 		internal static Renderer renderer;
 		static int2 clientSize;
 		static string mapName;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
index 1cf9a947dd..92954dde1f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 			if (liveclips.Count == 0)
 				return null;		/* avoid crashing if there's no clips at all */
 
-			var i = Game.world.CosmeticRandom.Next(liveclips.Count);
+			var i = Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(liveclips.Count);
 			var s = liveclips[i];
 			liveclips.RemoveAt(i);
 			return s;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 1f52c369f6..d3e6768c5d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		List<IEffect> effects = new List<IEffect>();
 		List<Action<World>> frameEndActions = new List<Action<World>>();
 
-		public XRandom SharedRandom = new XRandom(0);	// synced
-		public XRandom CosmeticRandom = new XRandom();	// not synced
+		public XRandom SharedRandom = new XRandom(0);
 
 		public readonly Dictionary<int, Player> players = new Dictionary<int, Player>();