diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index a818e3aef..d55debcec 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r627 \cu(Fri 20 Nov 13:43:03 CET 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r628 \cu(Fri 20 Nov 14:08:00 CET 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_funstuff.zsc b/zscript/swwm_funstuff.zsc
index bd040fb23..1aee3b3dc 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_funstuff.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_funstuff.zsc
@@ -846,6 +846,10 @@ Class Chancebox : Actor
 	}
 	override bool Used( Actor user )
 	{
+		// test vertical range
+		Vector3 diff = level.Vec3Diff(user.Vec3Offset(0,0,user.Height/2),Vec3Offset(0,0,Height/2));
+		double rang = user.player?PlayerPawn(user.player.mo).UseRange:(user.Height/2);
+		if ( abs(diff.z) > rang ) return false;
 		if ( CurState != FindState("Spawn") ) return false;
 		if ( !dud )
 		{