diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
index 6ebb70746f3..abfaec29a73 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 	winset(C, "mainwindow", "flash=5")
 
 /proc/AnnounceArrival(var/mob/living/carbon/human/character, var/rank)
-	if(SSticker.current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING || !character)
+	if(!SSticker.IsRoundInProgress() || !character)
 		return
 	var/area/A = get_area(character)
 	var/message = "<span class='game deadsay'><span class='name'>\
diff --git a/code/controllers/master.dm b/code/controllers/master.dm
index ab4ff43b047..01d0ac34470 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master.dm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(CURRENT_TICKLIMIT, TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING)
 
 	var/initializations_finished_with_no_players_logged_in	//I wonder what this could be?
 	// Has round started? (So we know what subsystems to run)
-	var/round_started = 0
+	var/local_round_started = FALSE	//Don't read this var, use SSticker.HasRoundStarted() instead
 
 	// The type of the last subsystem to be process()'d.
 	var/last_type_processed
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(CURRENT_TICKLIMIT, TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING)
 
 // Notify the MC that the round has started.
 /datum/controller/master/proc/RoundStart()
-	round_started = 1
+	local_round_started = TRUE
 	var/timer = world.time
 	for (var/datum/controller/subsystem/SS in subsystems)
 		if (SS.flags & SS_FIRE_IN_LOBBY || SS.flags & SS_TICKER)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(CURRENT_TICKLIMIT, TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING)
 	//	local vars rock
 
 	// Schedule the first run of the Subsystems.
-	round_started = world.has_round_started()
+	local_round_started = world.has_round_started()
 	//all this shit is here so that flag edits can be refreshed by restarting the MC. (and for speed)
 	var/list/tickersubsystems = list()
 	var/list/normalsubsystems = list()
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(CURRENT_TICKLIMIT, TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING)
 			lobbysubsystems += SS
 			timer += world.tick_lag * rand(1, 5)
 			SS.next_fire = timer
-		else if (round_started)
+		else if (local_round_started)
 			timer += world.tick_lag * rand(1, 5)
 			SS.next_fire = timer
 		normalsubsystems += SS
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(CURRENT_TICKLIMIT, TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING)
 		if (!Failsafe || (Failsafe.processing_interval > 0 && (Failsafe.lasttick+(Failsafe.processing_interval*5)) < world.time))
 			new/datum/controller/failsafe() // (re)Start the failsafe.
 		if (!queue_head || !(iteration % 3))
-			if (round_started)
+			if (local_round_started)
 				subsystems_to_check = normalsubsystems
 			else
 				subsystems_to_check = lobbysubsystems
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index e23edfae658..868d7d27e89 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 	send2irc("Server", "Round of [hide_mode ? "secret":"[mode.name]"] has started[allmins.len ? ".":" with no active admins online!"]")
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/OnRoundstart(datum/callback/cb)
-	if(current_state < GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(!HasRoundStarted())
 		LAZYADD(round_start_events, cb)
 	else
 		cb.InvokeAsync()
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 		return
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(SSmapping, /datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/.proc/maprotate)
 
+/datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/HasRoundStarted()
+	return current_state >= GAME_STATE_PLAYING
 
-/world/proc/has_round_started()
-	if (SSticker && SSticker.current_state >= GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-		return TRUE
-	return FALSE
+/datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/IsRoundInProgress()
+	return current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/Recover()
 	current_state = SSticker.current_state
diff --git a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
index 89fafe5dcca..f542aea4561 100644
--- a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
+++ b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	to_chat(src, "Enforce Continuous Rounds: [config.continuous.len] of [config.modes.len] roundtypes")
 	to_chat(src, "Allow Midround Antagonists: [config.midround_antag.len] of [config.modes.len] roundtypes")
 	if(config.show_game_type_odds)
-		if(SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		if(SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 			var/prob_sum = 0
 			var/current_odds_differ = FALSE
 			var/list/probs = list()
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/objective.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/objective.dm
index c082a482247..6ac0ab8c7c6 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/objective.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/objective.dm
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(possible_items_special)
 			for(var/mob/dead/new_player/P in GLOB.player_list)
 				if(P.client && P.ready && P.mind!=owner)
 					n_p ++
-		else if (SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		else if (SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 			for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/P in GLOB.player_list)
 				if(P.client && !(P.mind in SSticker.mode.changelings) && P.mind!=owner)
 					n_p ++
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 1c2d65355ea..4c29d87dfa8 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 
 
 /turf/proc/add_blueprints_preround(atom/movable/AM)
-	if(!SSticker || SSticker.current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		add_blueprints(AM)
 
 /turf/proc/empty(turf_type=/turf/open/space)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
index e189e081e3e..e8803868fef 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin.dm
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 	return 1
 
 /client/proc/adminGreet(logout)
-	if(SSticker && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		var/string
 		if(logout && config && config.announce_admin_logout)
 			string = pick(
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/player_panel.dm b/code/modules/admin/player_panel.dm
index 1edaea3e728..396d7d93fa0 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/player_panel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/player_panel.dm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 	usr << browse(dat, "window=players;size=600x480")
 
 /datum/admins/proc/check_antagonists()
-	if (SSticker && SSticker.current_state >= GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if (SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		var/dat = "<html><head><title>Round Status</title></head><body><h1><B>Round Status</B></h1>"
 		if(SSticker.mode.replacementmode)
 			dat += "Former Game Mode: <B>[SSticker.mode.name]</B><BR>"
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
index e25bc46c32a..6b77a705457 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic.dm
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@
 	else if(href_list["kick_all_from_lobby"])
 		if(!check_rights(R_ADMIN))
 			return
-		if(SSticker && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		if(SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 			var/afkonly = text2num(href_list["afkonly"])
 			if(alert("Are you sure you want to kick all [afkonly ? "AFK" : ""] clients from the lobby??","Message","Yes","Cancel") != "Yes")
 				to_chat(usr, "Kick clients from lobby aborted")
diff --git a/code/modules/awaymissions/capture_the_flag.dm b/code/modules/awaymissions/capture_the_flag.dm
index 996b4a700b0..93b9b6b3f96 100644
--- a/code/modules/awaymissions/capture_the_flag.dm
+++ b/code/modules/awaymissions/capture_the_flag.dm
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 				toggle_all_ctf(user)
 		return
 
-	if(SSticker.current_state < GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
 		return
 	if(user.ckey in team_members)
 		if(user.ckey in recently_dead_ckeys)
diff --git a/code/modules/awaymissions/corpse.dm b/code/modules/awaymissions/corpse.dm
index d9663f97c95..96c0bc35deb 100644
--- a/code/modules/awaymissions/corpse.dm
+++ b/code/modules/awaymissions/corpse.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	anchored = 1
 
 /obj/effect/mob_spawn/attack_ghost(mob/user)
-	if(SSticker.current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING || !loc)
+	if(!SSticker.HasRoundStarted() || !loc)
 		return
 	if(!uses)
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This spawner is out of charges!</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index f1e0f73afc2..b2be9a1b219 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(external_rsc_urls)
 		holder.owner = null
 		GLOB.admins -= src
     
-		if (!GLOB.admins.len && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING) //Only report this stuff if we are currently playing.
+		if (!GLOB.admins.len && SSticker.IsRoundInProgress()) //Only report this stuff if we are currently playing.
 			if(!GLOB.admins.len) //Apparently the admin logging out is no longer an admin at this point, so we have to check this towards 0 and not towards 1. Awell.
 				var/cheesy_message = pick(
 					"I have no admins online!",\
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
index a5f5b2e1768..aa948343089 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 			return 1
 
 	if(href_list["late_join"])
-		if(!SSticker || SSticker.current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		if(!SSticker || !SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 			to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>The round is either not ready, or has already finished...</span>")
 			return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index d87573edd3f..1211370b945 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 		. = 1
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/make_babies() // <3 <3 <3
-	if(gender != FEMALE || stat || next_scan_time > world.time || !childtype || !animal_species || SSticker.current_state != GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(gender != FEMALE || stat || next_scan_time > world.time || !childtype || !animal_species || !SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 		return
 	next_scan_time = world.time + 400
 	var/alone = 1
diff --git a/code/modules/power/gravitygenerator.dm b/code/modules/power/gravitygenerator.dm
index 4f8cd308752..17682376c56 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/gravitygenerator.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/gravitygenerator.dm
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(gravity_generators) // We will keep track of this by adding ne
 	// Sound the alert if gravity was just enabled or disabled.
 	var/alert = 0
 	var/area/area = get_area(src)
-	if(on && SSticker && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING) // If we turned on and the game is live.
+	if(on && SSticker.IsRoundInProgress()) // If we turned on and the game is live.
 		if(gravity_in_level() == 0)
 			alert = 1
 			investigate_log("was brought online and is now producing gravity for this level.", "gravity")
diff --git a/code/modules/power/singularity/emitter.dm b/code/modules/power/singularity/emitter.dm
index 02953a70242..9d10624093a 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/singularity/emitter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/singularity/emitter.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	sparks.set_up(5, TRUE, src)
 
 /obj/machinery/power/emitter/Destroy()
-	if(SSticker && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(SSticker && SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 		message_admins("Emitter deleted at ([x],[y],[z] - <A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[x];Y=[y];Z=[z]'>JMP</a>)",0,1)
 		log_game("Emitter deleted at ([x],[y],[z])")
 		investigate_log("<font color='red'>deleted</font> at ([x],[y],[z]) at [get_area(src)]","singulo")
diff --git a/code/modules/power/smes.dm b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
index fdb4699ae5d..1e1737661e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/smes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/smes.dm
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 		cell.charge = (charge / capacity) * cell.maxcharge
 
 /obj/machinery/power/smes/Destroy()
-	if(SSticker && SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+	if(SSticker && SSticker.IsRoundInProgress())
 		var/area/area = get_area(src)
 		message_admins("SMES deleted at (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[x];Y=[y];Z=[z]'>[area.name]</a>)")
 		log_game("SMES deleted at ([area.name])")
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 94ae1ce165a..5602e62aff7 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -313,3 +313,6 @@
 		s += ": [jointext(features, ", ")]"
 
 	status = s
+
+/world/proc/has_round_started()
+	return SSticker.HasRoundStarted()
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