diff --git a/coco/storage.py b/coco/storage.py
index 1208636..0a7e3cb 100644
--- a/coco/storage.py
+++ b/coco/storage.py
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ class COCOStorage:
             annotation_id = None
         return self.getRandomAnnotation(annotation_id=annotation_id, withZerkine=withZerkine)
 
-    def getRandomAnnotation(self, annotation_id=None, category_id=None, withZerkine=False) -> Annotation:
+    def getRandomAnnotation(self, annotation_id=None, category_id=None, withZerkine=False, min_area=None) -> Annotation:
         result = self.getRandomAnnotations(
-            annotation_id, category_id, withZerkine, limit=1)
+            annotation_id, category_id, withZerkine, min_area=min_area, limit=1)
         return result[0] if len(result) else None
 
-    def getRandomAnnotations(self, annotation_id=None, category_id=None, withZerkine=False, limit=None):
+    def getRandomAnnotations(self, annotation_id=None, category_id=None, withZerkine=False, min_area=None, limit=None):
         cur = self.con.cursor()
         where = ""
         params = []
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ class COCOStorage:
         if withZerkine:
             where += " AND zerkine_moment IS NOT NULL"
 
+        if min_area:
+            where += " AND area > ?"
+            params.append(min_area)
+            print(where)
+        
+
         sqlLimit = ""
         if limit:
             sqlLimit = f"LIMIT {int(limit)}"
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index f812814..ec1bcff 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ class AnnotationHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
         normalise = self.get_argument('normalise', False)
         normalise = int(normalise) if normalise is not False else False
 
+        min_area = self.get_argument('min_area', None)
+        min_area = int(min_area) if min_area is not None else None
+
 #         category_id = None if not category_id else int(category_id)
 
         logger.debug(
-            f'Get annotation id: {annotation_id}, category: {category_id}, normalised: {normalise}')
+            f'Get annotation id: {annotation_id}, category: {category_id}, normalised: {normalise}, min_area: {min_area}')
 
         annotation = self.storage.getRandomAnnotation(
-            annotation_id=annotation_id, category_id=category_id)
+            annotation_id=annotation_id, category_id=category_id, min_area=min_area)
         if normalise:
             return annotation.getNormalised(normalise, normalise)
         return annotation
diff --git a/www/js/game.js b/www/js/game.js
index 68a00b4..2364c5e 100644
--- a/www/js/game.js
+++ b/www/js/game.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class Game {
     }
 
     loadAnnotation() {
-        let json_request = new Request('/annotation.json');
+        let json_request = new Request('/annotation.json?min_area=500');
 
         fetch(json_request).then(function (response) {
             return response.json();