diff --git a/Herd.java b/Herd.java
index 804caab..ae3ecdf 100755
--- a/Herd.java
+++ b/Herd.java
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
  */
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 public class Herd
 {
 	public static int initialSize = 4;
 	private static Herd singleton;
+	//allow other classes to access the RNG
+	public static Random random; 
 	
 	private ArrayList<Cow> herd;
 	private Cow[] parents;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 	public static Herd getInstance()
 	{
 		if (singleton == null) {
+			random = new Random();
 			singleton = new Herd();
 		}
 		return singleton;
@@ -114,4 +118,9 @@
 	{
 		//TODO load from binary file
 	}
+
+	public void resetHerd()
+	{
+		singleton = null;
+	}
 }

diff --git a/Herd.java b/Herd.java
index 804caab..ae3ecdf 100755
--- a/Herd.java
+++ b/Herd.java
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
  */
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 public class Herd
 {
 	public static int initialSize = 4;
 	private static Herd singleton;
+	//allow other classes to access the RNG
+	public static Random random; 
 	
 	private ArrayList<Cow> herd;
 	private Cow[] parents;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 	public static Herd getInstance()
 	{
 		if (singleton == null) {
+			random = new Random();
 			singleton = new Herd();
 		}
 		return singleton;
@@ -114,4 +118,9 @@
 	{
 		//TODO load from binary file
 	}
+
+	public void resetHerd()
+	{
+		singleton = null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/MooBreeder.java b/MooBreeder.java
index cbeab2a..fb3e8e2 100755
--- a/MooBreeder.java
+++ b/MooBreeder.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class MooBreeder extends JFrame
 {
@@ -25,12 +24,9 @@
 	private Box motherBox, fatherBox, child1Box, child2Box;
 	private JButton add, breed, keep, remove;
 
-	private ArrayList<Cow> herd;
-	private Cow[] parents;
-	private Cow[] offspring;
-
 	public static void main(String[] args)
 	{
+		Herd.getInstance();
 		MooBreeder mb = new MooBreeder();
 	}
 	
@@ -55,9 +51,21 @@
 		help = new JMenuItem("Help");
 		about = new JMenuItem("About");
 		//TODO
+		reset.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
+        {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+				int restart = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Reset the game?", "Reset?",
+															JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
+															JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
+				if (restart == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION) resetGame();
+			}
+		});
 		quit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
 			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-				System.exit(0);
+				int confirm = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Quit MooBreeder?", "Quit?",
+															JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
+															JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+				if(confirm == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) System.exit(0);
 			}
 		});
 		quit.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q, ActionEvent.ALT_MASK));
@@ -90,6 +98,11 @@
 		this.add(breedBox, BorderLayout.EAST);
 		breedBox.add(parentBox);
 		breedBox.add(offspringBox);
+		updateGUI();
+	}
+
+	private void updateGUI()
+	{
 		updateHerdBox();
 		updateParentBox();
 		updateOffspringBox();
@@ -117,4 +130,10 @@
 		offspringBox.add(label);
 	}
 
+	private void resetGame()
+	{
+		Herd.getInstance().resetHerd();
+		updateGUI();
+	}
+
 }

diff --git a/Herd.java b/Herd.java
index 804caab..ae3ecdf 100755
--- a/Herd.java
+++ b/Herd.java
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
  */
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 public class Herd
 {
 	public static int initialSize = 4;
 	private static Herd singleton;
+	//allow other classes to access the RNG
+	public static Random random; 
 	
 	private ArrayList<Cow> herd;
 	private Cow[] parents;
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 	public static Herd getInstance()
 	{
 		if (singleton == null) {
+			random = new Random();
 			singleton = new Herd();
 		}
 		return singleton;
@@ -114,4 +118,9 @@
 	{
 		//TODO load from binary file
 	}
+
+	public void resetHerd()
+	{
+		singleton = null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/MooBreeder.java b/MooBreeder.java
index cbeab2a..fb3e8e2 100755
--- a/MooBreeder.java
+++ b/MooBreeder.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class MooBreeder extends JFrame
 {
@@ -25,12 +24,9 @@
 	private Box motherBox, fatherBox, child1Box, child2Box;
 	private JButton add, breed, keep, remove;
 
-	private ArrayList<Cow> herd;
-	private Cow[] parents;
-	private Cow[] offspring;
-
 	public static void main(String[] args)
 	{
+		Herd.getInstance();
 		MooBreeder mb = new MooBreeder();
 	}
 	
@@ -55,9 +51,21 @@
 		help = new JMenuItem("Help");
 		about = new JMenuItem("About");
 		//TODO
+		reset.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
+        {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+				int restart = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Reset the game?", "Reset?",
+															JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION,
+															JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
+				if (restart == JOptionPane.OK_OPTION) resetGame();
+			}
+		});
 		quit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
 			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-				System.exit(0);
+				int confirm = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Quit MooBreeder?", "Quit?",
+															JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION,
+															JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+				if(confirm == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) System.exit(0);
 			}
 		});
 		quit.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_Q, ActionEvent.ALT_MASK));
@@ -90,6 +98,11 @@
 		this.add(breedBox, BorderLayout.EAST);
 		breedBox.add(parentBox);
 		breedBox.add(offspringBox);
+		updateGUI();
+	}
+
+	private void updateGUI()
+	{
 		updateHerdBox();
 		updateParentBox();
 		updateOffspringBox();
@@ -117,4 +130,10 @@
 		offspringBox.add(label);
 	}
 
+	private void resetGame()
+	{
+		Herd.getInstance().resetHerd();
+		updateGUI();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2597b0..ddf2f06 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # MooBreeder
 
 *(c) 2018 Daniel Vedder, Amano Christian School*
+
 *Licensed under the terms of the MIT license.*
 
 MooBreeder is a simple cow breeding game, designed to illustrate the