diff --git a/data/magic.mse-game/script b/data/magic.mse-game/script
index 041942e7c..ea2b33e3a 100644
--- a/data/magic.mse-game/script
+++ b/data/magic.mse-game/script
@@ -97,9 +97,14 @@ clamp := {
 	else if number > maximum then maximum
 	else number
 }
-round_up :=   {to_int(0.99999999999998+input)} #### 0.99999999999999 == 1, leave the 8
-round_near := {to_int(0.5+input)}
 to_number_lax := { to_number(input) or else to_number(trim(input)) or else 0 }
+round_near := { if input < 0 then to_int(input-0.5) else to_int(input+0.5) }
+#### 0.99999999999999 == 1, leave the 8
+round_up := {
+	if input < 0
+		then to_int(input-0.99999999999998)
+	else to_int(input+0.99999999999998)
+}
 
 #### type_name("string") returns string ("string") so fix that
 #### type_name(nil) is fine