diff --git a/class/GameMgr.php b/class/GameMgr.php
index ec672c8..9ea39da 100644
--- a/class/GameMgr.php
+++ b/class/GameMgr.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Game extends AutoStoring
 
     // -------
 
-    static private function genPublicId(): string
+    static public function genPublicId(): string
     {
         return uniqid("p");
     }
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class GameMgr
             "game_file_present" => false,
             "properties" => $properties,
             "public" => false,
-            "public_id" => self::genPublicId(),
+            "public_id" => Game::genPublicId(),
             "version" => Game::CURRENT_GAME_VERSION
         ];
 
@@ -431,4 +431,4 @@ class GameMgr
     }
 
     // -------
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}