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+from compress import DeckCard
+from typing import List
+from enum import Enum
+from compress import decompress_deck
+import numpy
+from database import conn
+
+STANDARD_HAND_SIZE = {2: 5, 3: 5, 4: 4, 5: 4, 6: 3}
+COLORS='rygbp'
+
+deck_str = "15xaivliynfkrhpdwtprfaskwvfhnpcmjdksmlabcquqoegxugub"
+deck = decompress_deck(deck_str)
+
+
+def analyze(deck: List[DeckCard], num_players):
+    num_suits = max(map(lambda c: c.suitIndex, deck)) + 1
+    hand_size = STANDARD_HAND_SIZE[num_players]
+
+    # we will sweep through the deck and pretend that we instantly play all cards
+    # as soon as we have them (and recurse this)
+    # this allows us to detect standard pace issue arguments
+
+    stacks = [0] * num_suits
+    stored_cards = set()
+    min_forced_pace = 100
+    for (i, card) in enumerate(deck):
+        if card.rank == stacks[card.suitIndex] + 1:
+            # card is playable
+            stacks[card.suitIndex] += 1
+            # check for further playables that we stored
+            for check_rank in range(card.rank + 1, 6):
+                check_card = DeckCard(card.suitIndex, check_rank)
+                if check_card in stored_cards:
+                    stacks[card.suitIndex] += 1
+                    stored_cards.remove(check_card)
+                else:
+                    break
+        elif card.rank <= stacks[card.suitIndex]:
+            pass # card is trash
+        elif card.rank > stacks[card.suitIndex] + 1:
+            # need to store card
+            stored_cards.add(card)
+
+        # the last - 1 is there because we have to discard 'next', causing a further draw
+        max_remaining_plays = (len(deck) - i - 1) + num_players - 1
+
+        needed_plays = 5 * num_suits - sum(stacks)
+        missing =  max_remaining_plays - needed_plays
+        min_forced_pace = min(min_forced_pace, missing)
+
+    return min_forced_pace
+
+
+def run_on_database():
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute("SELECT seed, num_players, deck from seeds where variant_id = 0 order by num_players desc")
+    for (seed, num_players, deck) in cur:
+        p = analyze(decompress_deck(deck), num_players)
+        if p < 0:
+            print("seed {} runs out of pace".format(seed))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(deck)
+    a = analyze(deck, 2)
+    print(a)
+    run_on_database()