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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# autoplay-batch.sh — Run auto_play N times with different seeds and collect result JSON files.
+#
+# Usage: tools/autoplay-batch.sh [count=3] [turn_limit=500] [results_dir=/tmp/autoplay_batch]
+#
+# Environment:
+#   AUTOPLAY_HOST  — If set (e.g. "lilith@apricot.local"), run each game via SSH using
+#                    /tmp/run_ap3.sh on the remote host and scp results back.
+#                    If unset, run locally via flatpak (Linux only).
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+GAME_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/src/game"
+
+COUNT="${1:-3}"
+TURN_LIMIT="${2:-500}"
+RESULTS_DIR="${3:-/tmp/autoplay_batch}"
+
+if ! [[ "$COUNT" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [ "$COUNT" -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: count must be a positive integer (got '$COUNT')" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+if ! [[ "$TURN_LIMIT" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [ "$TURN_LIMIT" -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: turn_limit must be a positive integer (got '$TURN_LIMIT')" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+AUTOPLAY_HOST="${AUTOPLAY_HOST:-}"
+SAFETY_TIMEOUT=$(( TURN_LIMIT * 2 + 300 ))
+
+# IMPORTANT: Flatpak sandboxes /tmp — result files written from inside the
+# sandbox to /tmp silently disappear. Use $HOME/tmp for local flatpak runs.
+if [ -z "$AUTOPLAY_HOST" ] && [[ "$RESULTS_DIR" == /tmp/* ]]; then
+    RESULTS_DIR="$HOME/tmp/autoplay_batch"
+    echo "INFO: Local flatpak run — redirecting results dir to $RESULTS_DIR (flatpak cannot write to /tmp)" >&2
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"
+
+echo "============================================================"
+echo "Autoplay Batch: $COUNT games, turn_limit=$TURN_LIMIT"
+echo "Results: $RESULTS_DIR"
+if [ -n "$AUTOPLAY_HOST" ]; then
+    echo "Mode: remote SSH ($AUTOPLAY_HOST)"
+else
+    echo "Mode: local flatpak"
+fi
+echo "Safety timeout: ${SAFETY_TIMEOUT}s per game"
+echo "============================================================"
+
+_kill_stale_procs() {
+    # Kill stale weston/godot from previous runs (local only)
+    pkill -f "weston.*godot-headless" 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -f "org.godotengine.Godot" 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 0.5
+}
+
+_run_local() {
+    local seed="$1"
+    local seed_dir="$2"
+
+    if ! command -v flatpak >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "ERROR: flatpak not installed. Set AUTOPLAY_HOST to run on a remote Linux host." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    _kill_stale_procs
+
+    echo "[seed $seed] Starting weston (headless)..."
+    WESTON_SOCKET="godot-headless-$$"
+    weston --backend=headless --socket="$WESTON_SOCKET" --width=1920 --height=1080 \
+        >"$seed_dir/weston.log" 2>&1 &
+    WESTON_PID=$!
+    sleep 1
+
+    echo "[seed $seed] Launching Godot (timeout ${SAFETY_TIMEOUT}s)..."
+    WAYLAND_DISPLAY="$WESTON_SOCKET" \
+    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}" \
+    timeout "$SAFETY_TIMEOUT" flatpak run --user \
+        --socket=wayland \
+        --env=WAYLAND_DISPLAY="$WESTON_SOCKET" \
+        --env=AUTO_PLAY=true \
+        --env=AUTO_PLAY_SEED="$seed" \
+        --env=AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT="$TURN_LIMIT" \
+        --env=AUTO_PLAY_DIR="$seed_dir" \
+        org.godotengine.Godot \
+        --path "$GAME_DIR" \
+        --rendering-method gl_compatibility \
+        --headless \
+        >"$seed_dir/game.log" 2>&1 || {
+            local exit_code=$?
+            echo "[seed $seed] Godot exited with code $exit_code" >&2
+        }
+
+    kill "$WESTON_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$WESTON_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+_run_remote() {
+    local seed="$1"
+    local seed_dir="$2"
+
+    echo "[seed $seed] Running via SSH on $AUTOPLAY_HOST..."
+
+    # Build a remote results dir that run_ap3.sh can write to (not /tmp — Flatpak sandbox)
+    local remote_seed_dir
+    remote_seed_dir="\$HOME/tmp/autoplay_batch/seed_${seed}"
+
+    ssh "$AUTOPLAY_HOST" "
+        set -euo pipefail
+        mkdir -p '$remote_seed_dir'
+        if [ ! -f /tmp/run_ap3.sh ]; then
+            echo 'ERROR: /tmp/run_ap3.sh not found on $AUTOPLAY_HOST' >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        AUTO_PLAY=true \
+        AUTO_PLAY_SEED='$seed' \
+        AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT='$TURN_LIMIT' \
+        AUTO_PLAY_DIR='$remote_seed_dir' \
+        bash /tmp/run_ap3.sh >'$remote_seed_dir/game.log' 2>&1
+    " || {
+        echo "[seed $seed] SSH run exited with error — see $seed_dir/game.log after scp" >&2
+    }
+
+    echo "[seed $seed] Fetching results from $AUTOPLAY_HOST..."
+    scp -r "$AUTOPLAY_HOST:\$HOME/tmp/autoplay_batch/seed_${seed}/." "$seed_dir/" \
+        >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+        echo "WARNING: scp failed for seed $seed — result may be missing" >&2
+    }
+}
+
+# ── Main loop ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+FAILED_SEEDS=()
+
+for seed in $(seq 1 "$COUNT"); do
+    seed_dir="$RESULTS_DIR/seed_${seed}"
+    mkdir -p "$seed_dir"
+    echo ""
+    echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] === Game $seed/$COUNT (seed=$seed) ==="
+
+    if [ -n "$AUTOPLAY_HOST" ]; then
+        _run_remote "$seed" "$seed_dir"
+    else
+        _run_local "$seed" "$seed_dir"
+    fi
+
+    result_file="$seed_dir/result_${seed}.json"
+    if [ -f "$result_file" ]; then
+        echo "[seed $seed] OK — result written to $result_file"
+    else
+        echo "[seed $seed] MISSING result_${seed}.json (Task 1 may not be complete, or game crashed)" >&2
+        FAILED_SEEDS+=("$seed")
+    fi
+done
+
+# ── Summary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+echo ""
+echo "============================================================"
+PRODUCED=$(( COUNT - ${#FAILED_SEEDS[@]} ))
+echo "Batch complete: $PRODUCED/$COUNT games produced result.json"
+echo "Results: $RESULTS_DIR"
+echo "============================================================"
+
+if [ ${#FAILED_SEEDS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Missing result.json for seeds: ${FAILED_SEEDS[*]}" >&2
+    echo "       Check game.log in each seed dir for details." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0