diff --git a/engines/cge/cge.cpp b/engines/cge/cge.cpp
index 87c3964563a..7eeb20bebba 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/cge.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 namespace CGE {
 
 CGEEngine::CGEEngine(OSystem *syst, const ADGameDescription *gameDescription)
-	: Engine(syst), _gameDescription(gameDescription) {
+	: Engine(syst), _gameDescription(gameDescription), _randomSource("cge") {
 
 	// Debug/console setup
 	DebugMan.addDebugChannel(kCGEDebug, "general", "CGE general debug channel");
diff --git a/engines/cge/cge.h b/engines/cge/cge.h
index 04f395559f1..a3adf43dde5 100644
--- a/engines/cge/cge.h
+++ b/engines/cge/cge.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
 	bool   _music;
 	int    _pocref[POCKET_NX];
 	uint8  _volume[2];
+	Common::RandomSource _randomSource;
 
 	virtual Common::Error run();
 	GUI::Debugger *getDebugger() {
diff --git a/engines/cge/general.cpp b/engines/cge/general.cpp
index c4552e6f231..30b5f3186bb 100644
--- a/engines/cge/general.cpp
+++ b/engines/cge/general.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 1994-1995 Janus B. Wisniewski and L.K. Avalon
  */
 
+#include "cge/cge.h"
 #include "cge/general.h"
 #include "cge/snddrv.h"
 #include "cge/wav.h"
@@ -356,8 +357,7 @@ long timer(void) {
 }
 
 int new_random(int range) {
-	warning("STUB: new_random(a)");
-	return 0;
+	return ((CGEEngine *)g_engine)->_randomSource.getRandomNumber(range - 1);
 }
 
 #define		TIMER_INT	0x08