diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index a68be96..13ccb3c 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rand::{self, Rng};
+use rand::{self, Rng, SeedableRng};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for Card {
 pub type Cards = Vec<Card>;
 pub type CardsInfo = Vec<CardInfo>;
 
-fn shuffle<T>(vec: &mut Vec<T>) {
-    rand::thread_rng().shuffle(&mut vec[..]);
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Firework {
     pub color: Color,
@@ -293,7 +289,7 @@ impl PlayerState {
     }
 }
 
-fn new_deck() -> Cards {
+fn new_deck(seed: u32) -> Cards {
     let mut deck: Cards = Cards::new();
 
     for color in COLORS.iter() {
@@ -304,7 +300,9 @@ fn new_deck() -> Cards {
             }
         }
     };
-    shuffle(&mut deck);
+
+    rand::ChaChaRng::from_seed(&[seed]).shuffle(&mut deck[..]);
+
     trace!("Created deck: {:?}", deck);
     deck
 }
@@ -334,14 +332,14 @@ pub struct BoardState {
     pub deckless_turns_remaining: u32,
 }
 impl BoardState {
-    pub fn new(opts: &GameOptions) -> BoardState {
+    pub fn new(opts: &GameOptions, seed: u32) -> BoardState {
         let mut fireworks : HashMap<Color, Firework> = HashMap::new();
         for color in COLORS.iter() {
             fireworks.insert(color, Firework::new(color));
         }
 
         BoardState {
-            deck: new_deck(),
+            deck: new_deck(seed),
             fireworks: fireworks,
             discard: Discard::new(),
             num_players: opts.num_players,
@@ -528,8 +526,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for GameState {
 pub type Score = u32;
 
 impl GameState {
-    pub fn new(opts: &GameOptions) -> GameState {
-        let mut board = BoardState::new(opts);
+    pub fn new(opts: &GameOptions, seed: u32) -> GameState {
+        let mut board = BoardState::new(opts, seed);
 
         let mut player_states : HashMap<Player, PlayerState> = HashMap::new();
         for i in 0..opts.num_players {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e845b7d..621203f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ impl log::Log for SimpleLogger {
 
 fn main() {
     log::set_logger(|max_log_level| {
-        //max_log_level.set(log::LogLevelFilter::Trace);
-        max_log_level.set(log::LogLevelFilter::Info);
+        max_log_level.set(log::LogLevelFilter::Trace);
+        // max_log_level.set(log::LogLevelFilter::Info);
         Box::new(SimpleLogger)
     }).unwrap();
 
@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ fn main() {
     let n = 1000;
     // simulator::simulate(&opts, &strategies::examples::AlwaysDiscard, n);
     // simulator::simulate_symmetric(&opts, strategies::examples::AlwaysPlayConfig, n);
-    // simulator::simulate(
-    //     &opts,
-    //     &vec![
-    //         Box::new(strategies::examples::AlwaysPlayConfig),
-    //         Box::new(strategies::examples::AlwaysPlayConfig),
-    //         Box::new(strategies::examples::AlwaysPlayConfig),
-    //         Box::new(strategies::examples::AlwaysPlayConfig),
-    //     ],
-    //     n);
     // simulator::simulate_symmetric(
     //     &opts,
     //     strategies::examples::RandomStrategyConfig {
@@ -59,9 +50,13 @@ fn main() {
     //     },
     //     n
     // );
-    simulator::simulate_symmetric(
-        &opts,
+    // simulator::simulate_symmetric(
+    //     &opts,
+    //     strategies::cheating::CheatingStrategyConfig::new(),
+    //     n
+    // );
+    simulator::simulate_symmetric_once(
+        &opts, Some(993),
         strategies::cheating::CheatingStrategyConfig::new(),
-        n
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/simulator.rs b/src/simulator.rs
index a669813..93442c4 100644
--- a/src/simulator.rs
+++ b/src/simulator.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use rand::{self, Rng};
 use game::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -11,8 +12,19 @@ pub trait StrategyConfig {
     fn initialize(&self, Player, &GameStateView) -> Box<Strategy>;
 }
 
-pub fn simulate_once<'a>(opts: &GameOptions, strat_configs: &Vec<Box<StrategyConfig + 'a>>) -> Score {
-    let mut game = GameState::new(opts);
+pub fn simulate_once<'a>(
+        opts: &GameOptions,
+        seed_opt: Option<u32>,
+        strat_configs: &Vec<Box<StrategyConfig + 'a>>
+    ) -> Score {
+
+    let seed = if let Some(seed) = seed_opt {
+        seed
+    } else {
+        rand::thread_rng().next_u32()
+    };
+
+    let mut game = GameState::new(opts, seed);
 
     assert_eq!(opts.num_players, (strat_configs.len() as u32));
 
@@ -54,9 +66,12 @@ pub fn simulate_once<'a>(opts: &GameOptions, strat_configs: &Vec<Box<StrategyCon
 
 pub fn simulate<'a>(opts: &GameOptions, strat_configs: &Vec<Box<StrategyConfig + 'a>>, n_trials: u32) -> f32 {
     let mut total_score = 0;
-    for _ in 0..n_trials {
-        let score = simulate_once(&opts, strat_configs);
+    for seed in 0..n_trials {
+        let score = simulate_once(&opts, Some(seed), strat_configs);
         debug!("Scored: {:?}", score);
+        if score != 25 {
+            info!("Seed with non-perfect score: {:?}", seed);
+        }
         total_score += score;
     }
     let average: f32 = (total_score as f32) / (n_trials as f32);
@@ -64,6 +79,19 @@ pub fn simulate<'a>(opts: &GameOptions, strat_configs: &Vec<Box<StrategyConfig +
     average
 }
 
+pub fn simulate_symmetric_once<'a, S: StrategyConfig + Clone + 'a>(
+        opts: &GameOptions,
+        seed_opt: Option<u32>,
+        strat_config: S
+    ) -> Score {
+
+    let mut strat_configs = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..opts.num_players {
+        strat_configs.push(Box::new(strat_config.clone()) as Box<StrategyConfig + 'a>);
+    }
+    simulate_once(opts, seed_opt, &strat_configs)
+}
+
 pub fn simulate_symmetric<'a, S: StrategyConfig + Clone + 'a>(opts: &GameOptions, strat_config: S, n_trials: u32) -> f32 {
     let mut strat_configs = Vec::new();
     for _ in 0..opts.num_players {