int getMapSizeX();
int getMapSizeY();

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// NOTE1: this doesn't work now due to timing out of script
// perhaps this should live in configGame and replace normal map generation
// NOTE2: maxX and maxY should be derived by global get functions
void setAllTerrain( int topo, int veg, int maxX, int maxY )
{
  Location el;
 
  for( int x = 0; x < maxX; x++ )
  {
    for( int y = 0; y < maxY; y++ )
    {
      el = createLocation( x, y );
      setTerrain( el, topo, veg );
    }
  }
}

// coded as a global function for now, since I can't see the members of Player
void removeDeck( Player p )
{
  int ds = p.deckSize();
 
  for( int i = 0; i < ds; i++ )
  {
    p.removeDeckCard(0);
  }
}

// remove createEntity( string CardName, int x_coord, int y_coord, Player controller )
// remove createEntity( string CardName, Location loc, Player controller )
Entity createEntity( string CardName, Location loc );

// remove Location.isAloft()
bool isAloft();

// remove global enchantEntity()
// also note that this now returns the new enchantment Entity
Entity enchant( string enchantName, Player enchantController );

// make isType() private (or remove)
bool isCreature() {return isType( 1 );}
bool isBuilding() {return isType( 2 );}
bool isEnchantment() {return isType( 3 );}
bool isItem() {return isType( 4 );} // not sure what this is ...
bool isCorpse() {...}
bool isRuin() {...}
bool isFluxWell() {...}

// make setDim() private (or remove)
void dim() {setDim( true );}
void undim() {setDim( false );}

Entity createEntity( string CardName, int x_coord, int y_coord, Player controller );
Entity createEntity( string CardName, Location loc, Player controller );
Entity createEntity( string CardName, Location loc );

Entity chucknorris=createEntity("cookies",8,8,aiPlayer);
        chuchnorris.destroy();