diff --git a/backend/routes/regions.js b/backend/routes/regions.js
index d5d8885..a76dd3d 100644
--- a/backend/routes/regions.js
+++ b/backend/routes/regions.js
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ const _ = require('lodash')
 
 module.exports = dbConn => {
     router.get("/api/v1/regions", async (req, res) => {
-        res.json(await getRegions(dbConn));
+        const data = await getRegions(dbConn)
+        if (req.query.randomize) {
+            res.json(_.sampleSize(data, req.query.randomize))
+        } else {
+            res.json(data);
+        }
     });
     router.get('/api/v1/regions/:id/image', (req, res) => {
         if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, `../data/regions/images/${req.params.id}.jpg`))) {