diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/BaseGame.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/BaseGame.java
index c2dc7847..61fafee1 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/BaseGame.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/BaseGame.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public abstract class BaseGame<P extends GamePlayer> implements Game
     private String shortCode;
     private volatile Status status = Status.PRESTART;
 
+    private int playAgainCount = 0;
+
     enum ReadyState {
         PRESTART,
         READY,
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public void playerReady(Player player)
         if (readyPlayers.values().stream().allMatch(x -> x == ReadyState.READY)
                 && players.size() >= minPlayers())
         {
+            currentPlayerIndex = playAgainCount % playerCount();
             start();
             status = Status.IN_PROGRESS;
         }
@@ -224,4 +227,14 @@ public Set<ActionDefinition> actionsFor(Player player) {
     public void log(Player player, Action action) {
         log.push(player, action);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int playAgainCount() {
+        return playAgainCount;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void playAgainCount(int i) {
+        playAgainCount = i;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/Game.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/Game.java
index a5265628..91b3df14 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/Game.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/Game.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public interface Game extends Identifiable<Game>
 
     void log(Player player, Action action);
 
+
     enum Status
     {
         PRESTART, IN_PROGRESS, ENDED
@@ -33,4 +34,7 @@ enum Status
     Player currentPlayer();
     Player nextPlayer();
 
+    int playAgainCount();
+
+    void playAgainCount(int i);
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/InMemoryEngineImpl.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/InMemoryEngineImpl.java
index 00f33567..ac860e1a 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/InMemoryEngineImpl.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/ethelred/games/core/InMemoryEngineImpl.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ private MessagePlayerView handlePlayAgain(Channel channel, Game game, Collection
             return new MessagePlayerView(null, game.playerView(playerManager.get(channel.playerId())));
         }
         var newGame = createInternal(channel.gameType(), game.id());
+        newGame.playAgainCount(game.playAgainCount() + 1);
         players.forEach(newGame::addPlayer);
         players.forEach(newGame::playerReady);
         players.forEach(p -> messageSender.accept(new Channel(game.id(), game.type(), p.id()), newGame.playerView(p)));