Ok this is the actual inital code... need to convert from mongo to sqlite...

testground.rb

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+# This is a very bodged together wrapper that lets you spin up an 
+# instance of ActiveRpg in its own little sandbox.  Randomly generates
+# lots of potential turns/players/monsters/bets/whatevers
+
+load "active_rpg.rb"
+
+#configgy bits
+collection_name = "testground"
+grid_size = 25
+player_num = 20
+turns = 1000
+max_damage = 100
+
+$ar = nil # ActigeRpg instance
+$bets = nil
+
+# call this if you want to drop all of the DB.  
+def reset_all()
+  $ar.get_mc().collection.drop()
+  $ar.get_mc().collection().indexes.create_one(_id: 1)
+end
+
+# generates a line of given length.
+def get_line(len)
+  line = Array.new(1+rand(len), ".").join
+end
+
+# I want to find a way to make it a bit more dynamic in 
+# adding bets here....  More variations
+def place_bet(player, target)
+  chance = rand(1000)
+
+  if chance <= 2 then
+    amount = 1+rand(10)
+    puts $bets.place_bet(player, target, amount)
+   end
+end
+
+
+# start of simulator code
+
+puts "Starting run in collection " + collection_name + ", " + grid_size.to_s + " grid."
+puts player_num.to_s + " players, " + turns.to_s + " turns, " + max_damage.to_s + " max damage."
+
+puts "Creating ActiveRpg"
+$ar = ActiveRpg.new(grid_size, collection_name)
+
+puts "Grabbing bets..."
+$bets = $ar.get_bets()
+
+puts "Dropping and building index on the collection"
+reset_all()
+
+players = []
+
+puts "Creating players..."
+for x in 1..player_num do
+# this should be the basis of aw.take_turn()...
+  players.push(name = (0...8).map { (65 + rand(26)).chr }.join)
+end
+
+puts players.inspect
+
+puts "Starting turns..."
+for t in 1..turns do
+  players.each do |p|
+    res = $ar.take_turn(p, get_line(max_damage))
+    if res.to_s != "" then 
+      puts res
+    end
+
+    place_bet(p, players.sample)
+  end
+end
+
+# end of simluation code.  Below prints out a summary of it.
+
+puts "FINISHED!\n\n"
+print "SUMMARY for " + collection_name + ", grid=" + grid_size.to_s + ". "
+print player_num.to_s + " players, " + turns.to_s + " turns, " + max_damage.to_s + " max damage!"
+puts
+
+final_players = $ar.get_mc().collection().find({"type" => :player})
+puts "Players: " + final_players.count.to_s
+final_players.each do |p|
+  puts p['name'] + ": " + p['location'].inspect + "; " + p['exp'].to_s + "xp; last_line: " + p['last_line']
+end
+
+puts
+
+final_monsters = $ar.get_mc().collection().find({"type" => :monster})
+puts "Monsters: " + final_monsters.count.to_s
+
+puts
+
+final_bosses = $ar.get_mc().collection().find({"type" => :boss})
+puts "Bosses: " + final_bosses.count.to_s
+final_bosses.each do |b|
+  puts b['name'] + ": " + b['location'].inspect + "; " + b['exp'].to_s + "xp; " + b['last_line'] + "; " + b['spawned_by']
+end
+
+puts
+
+final_events = $ar.get_mc().collection().find({"type" => :random_event})
+puts "Events: " + final_events.count.to_s
+final_events.each do |e|
+  puts e['name'] + ": " + e['location'].inspect 
+end
+
+puts
+open_bets = 0
+raw_bets  = []
+
+final_players.each do |p|
+  player_bets = $bets.get_player_bets(p['name'])
+  open_bets = open_bets + player_bets.count
+  raw_bets.push(player_bets)
+end
+
+puts raw_bets.inspect
+puts "Open bets: " + open_bets.to_s