Hopefully getting the database to init and reset itself (in testground.rb, need to make that more of a active_rpg.rb thing...

testground.rb

@@ -5,18 +5,24 @@
 load "active_rpg.rb"
 
 #configgy bits
-collection_name = "testground"
+db_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()
-  puts $ar.inspect
+  puts "Trying to null out the players/entities tables..."
+  sql = $ar.get_sql_connect
+  puts sql.inspect
+  sql.query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS players;")
+  sql.query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS entities;")
+
+  sql.query("CREATE TABLE players(id INT PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE);")
+  sql.query("CREATE TABLE entities(id INT PRIMARY KEY);")
 end
 
 # generates a line of given length.
@@ -26,11 +32,11 @@ end
 
 # start of simulator code
 
-puts "Starting run in collection " + collection_name + ", " + grid_size.to_s + " grid."
+puts "Starting run in collection " + db_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"
-$ar = ActiveRpg.new(grid_size, collection_name)
+$ar = ActiveRpg.new(grid_size, db_name)
 
 puts "Dropping and building index on the collection"
 reset_all()