diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/dialogs/dlg_local_game_options.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/dialogs/dlg_local_game_options.cpp
index a9adfd907..d2d291556 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/dialogs/dlg_local_game_options.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/dialogs/dlg_local_game_options.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ DlgLocalGameOptions::DlgLocalGameOptions(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent)
 
     startingLifeTotalLabel = new QLabel(tr("Starting life total:"), this);
     startingLifeTotalEdit = new QSpinBox(this);
-    startingLifeTotalEdit->setMinimum(1);
-    startingLifeTotalEdit->setMaximum(99999);
+    startingLifeTotalEdit->setMinimum(-999999999);
+    startingLifeTotalEdit->setMaximum(999999999);
     startingLifeTotalEdit->setValue(20);
     startingLifeTotalLabel->setBuddy(startingLifeTotalEdit);