diff --git a/dgamelaunch.c b/dgamelaunch.c
index b32a270..cbfe52f 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.c
+++ b/dgamelaunch.c
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ inprogressmenu (int gameid)
 
       switch ((menuchoice = getch ()))
         {
+	case '*':
+	    if (len > 0) {
+		idx = random() % len;
+		goto watchgame;
+	    }
+	    break;
 	case '?':
 	    (void) runmenuloop(dgl_find_menu("watchmenu_help"));
 	    break;
@@ -2035,6 +2041,8 @@ main (int argc, char** argv)
   }
   setproctitle("<Anonymous>");
 
+  srand(time(0));
+
   create_config();
 
   /* signal handlers */
diff --git a/examples/dgl_menu_watchmenu_help.txt b/examples/dgl_menu_watchmenu_help.txt
index 339c0ee..0719e82 100644
--- a/examples/dgl_menu_watchmenu_help.txt
+++ b/examples/dgl_menu_watchmenu_help.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
  Help for watching-menu
  ----------------------
- ?        shows this help.
+ ?        show this help.
  > <      next/previous page.
- .        changes sorting method.
+ .        change sorting method.
  q Q      return to main menu.
- a-zA-Z   selects the game entry.
- enter    starts showing the selected game.
+ a-zA-Z   select a game entry.
+ enter    start showing the selected game.
+ *        start showing a randomly selected game.
 
 
  While watching a game
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@
 
 
 
- Press 'q' or space to return to the watching menu.
\ No newline at end of file
+ Press 'q' or space to return to the watching menu.