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+/**
+ * runOneMultiplayerGame — the shared "play one game in one room" loop.
+ *
+ * Host creates the room, announces the code via RoomCoordinator,
+ * joiners wait for the code and join concurrently, host adds CPUs and
+ * starts the game, then every session loops on isMyTurn/playTurn until
+ * the game ends (or the abort signal fires, or maxDurationMs elapses).
+ *
+ * Used by both the populate and stress scenarios so the turn loop
+ * lives in exactly one place.
+ */
+
+import type { Session, ScenarioContext } from '../../core/types';
+
+export interface MultiplayerGameOptions {
+  roomId: string;
+  holes: number;
+  decks: number;
+  cpusPerRoom: number;
+  cpuPersonality?: string;
+  /** Per-turn think time in [min, max] ms. */
+  thinkTimeMs: [number, number];
+  /** Max wall-clock time before giving up on the game (ms). */
+  maxDurationMs?: number;
+}
+
+export interface MultiplayerGameResult {
+  completed: boolean;
+  turns: number;
+  durationMs: number;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+function randomInt(min: number, max: number): number {
+  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
+}
+
+async function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+export async function runOneMultiplayerGame(
+  ctx: ScenarioContext,
+  sessions: Session[],
+  opts: MultiplayerGameOptions,
+): Promise<MultiplayerGameResult> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  const [host, ...joiners] = sessions;
+  const maxDuration = opts.maxDurationMs ?? 5 * 60_000;
+
+  try {
+    // Host creates game and announces the code
+    const code = await host.bot.createGame(host.account.username);
+    ctx.coordinator.announce(opts.roomId, code);
+    ctx.heartbeat(opts.roomId);
+    ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, { phase: 'lobby' });
+    ctx.logger.info('room_created', { room: opts.roomId, code });
+
+    // Joiners join concurrently
+    await Promise.all(
+      joiners.map(async (joiner) => {
+        const awaited = await ctx.coordinator.await(opts.roomId);
+        await joiner.bot.joinGame(awaited, joiner.account.username);
+      }),
+    );
+    ctx.heartbeat(opts.roomId);
+
+    // Host adds CPUs (if any) and starts
+    for (let i = 0; i < opts.cpusPerRoom; i++) {
+      await host.bot.addCPU(opts.cpuPersonality);
+    }
+    await host.bot.startGame({ holes: opts.holes, decks: opts.decks });
+    ctx.heartbeat(opts.roomId);
+    ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, { phase: 'playing', totalHoles: opts.holes });
+
+    // Concurrent turn loops — one per session
+    const turnCounts = new Array(sessions.length).fill(0);
+
+    async function sessionLoop(sessionIdx: number): Promise<void> {
+      const session = sessions[sessionIdx];
+      while (true) {
+        if (ctx.signal.aborted) return;
+        if (Date.now() - start > maxDuration) return;
+
+        const phase = await session.bot.getGamePhase();
+        if (phase === 'game_over' || phase === 'round_over') return;
+
+        if (await session.bot.isMyTurn()) {
+          await session.bot.playTurn();
+          turnCounts[sessionIdx]++;
+          ctx.heartbeat(opts.roomId);
+          ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, {
+            currentPlayer: session.account.username,
+            moves: turnCounts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0),
+          });
+          const thinkMs = randomInt(opts.thinkTimeMs[0], opts.thinkTimeMs[1]);
+          await sleep(thinkMs);
+        } else {
+          await sleep(200);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    await Promise.all(sessions.map((_, i) => sessionLoop(i)));
+
+    const totalTurns = turnCounts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+    ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, { phase: 'round_over' });
+    return {
+      completed: true,
+      turns: totalTurns,
+      durationMs: Date.now() - start,
+    };
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {
+      completed: false,
+      turns: 0,
+      durationMs: Date.now() - start,
+      error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+    };
+  }
+}