diff --git a/store/Cargo.toml b/store/Cargo.toml
index 935a2a0..a9234ff 100644
--- a/store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/store/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,9 +25,5 @@ rand = "0.9"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 transpose = "0.2.2"
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "random_game"
-path = "src/bin/random_game.rs"
-
 [build-dependencies]
 cxx-build = "1.0"
diff --git a/store/src/bin/random_game.rs b/store/src/bin/random_game.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6da3b9c..0000000
--- a/store/src/bin/random_game.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-//! Run one or many games of trictrac between two random players.
-//! In single-game mode, prints play-by-play like OpenSpiel's `example.cc`.
-//! In multi-game mode, runs silently and reports throughput at the end.
-//!
-//! Usage:
-//!   cargo run --bin random_game -- [--seed <u64>] [--games <usize>] [--max-steps <usize>] [--verbose]
-
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::env;
-use std::time::Instant;
-
-use trictrac_store::{
-    training_common::sample_valid_action,
-    Dice, DiceRoller, GameEvent, GameState, Stage, TurnStage,
-};
-
-// ── CLI args ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-struct Args {
-    seed: Option<u64>,
-    games: usize,
-    max_steps: usize,
-    verbose: bool,
-}
-
-fn parse_args() -> Args {
-    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-    let mut seed = None;
-    let mut games = 1;
-    let mut max_steps = 10_000;
-    let mut verbose = false;
-
-    let mut i = 1;
-    while i < args.len() {
-        match args[i].as_str() {
-            "--seed" => {
-                i += 1;
-                seed = args.get(i).and_then(|s| s.parse().ok());
-            }
-            "--games" => {
-                i += 1;
-                if let Some(v) = args.get(i).and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()) {
-                    games = v;
-                }
-            }
-            "--max-steps" => {
-                i += 1;
-                if let Some(v) = args.get(i).and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()) {
-                    max_steps = v;
-                }
-            }
-            "--verbose" => verbose = true,
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        i += 1;
-    }
-
-    Args {
-        seed,
-        games,
-        max_steps,
-        verbose,
-    }
-}
-
-// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-fn player_label(id: u64) -> &'static str {
-    if id == 1 { "White" } else { "Black" }
-}
-
-/// Apply a `Roll` + `RollResult` in one logical step, returning the dice.
-/// This collapses the two-step dice phase into a single "chance node" action,
-/// matching how the OpenSpiel layer exposes it.
-fn apply_dice_roll(state: &mut GameState, roller: &mut DiceRoller) -> Result<Dice, String> {
-    // RollDice → RollWaiting
-    state
-        .consume(&GameEvent::Roll { player_id: state.active_player_id })
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Roll event failed: {e}"))?;
-
-    // RollWaiting → Move / HoldOrGoChoice (or Stage::Ended if 13th hole)
-    let dice = roller.roll();
-    state
-        .consume(&GameEvent::RollResult { player_id: state.active_player_id, dice })
-        .map_err(|e| format!("RollResult event failed: {e}"))?;
-
-    Ok(dice)
-}
-
-/// Sample a random action and apply it to `state`, handling the Black-mirror
-/// transform exactly as `cxxengine.rs::apply_action` does:
-///
-///   1. For Black, build a mirrored view of the state so that `sample_valid_action`
-///      and `to_event` always reason from White's perspective.
-///   2. Mirror the resulting event back to the original coordinate frame before
-///      calling `state.consume`.
-///
-/// Returns the chosen action (in the view's coordinate frame) for display.
-fn apply_player_action(state: &mut GameState) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let needs_mirror = state.active_player_id == 2;
-
-    // Build a White-perspective view: borrowed for White, owned mirror for Black.
-    let view: Cow<GameState> = if needs_mirror {
-        Cow::Owned(state.mirror())
-    } else {
-        Cow::Borrowed(state)
-    };
-
-    let action = sample_valid_action(&view)
-        .ok_or_else(|| format!("no valid action in stage {:?}", state.turn_stage))?;
-
-    let event = action
-        .to_event(&view)
-        .ok_or_else(|| format!("could not convert {action:?} to event"))?;
-
-    // Translate the event from the view's frame back to the game's frame.
-    let event = if needs_mirror { event.get_mirror(false) } else { event };
-
-    state
-        .consume(&event)
-        .map_err(|e| format!("consume({action:?}): {e}"))?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-// ── Single game ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-/// Run one full game, optionally printing play-by-play.
-/// Returns `(steps, truncated)`.
-fn run_game(roller: &mut DiceRoller, max_steps: usize, quiet: bool, verbose: bool) -> (usize, bool) {
-    let mut state = GameState::new_with_players("White", "Black");
-    let mut step = 0usize;
-
-    if !quiet {
-        println!("{state}");
-    }
-
-    while state.stage != Stage::Ended {
-        step += 1;
-        if step > max_steps {
-            return (step - 1, true);
-        }
-
-        match state.turn_stage {
-            TurnStage::RollDice => {
-                let player = state.active_player_id;
-                match apply_dice_roll(&mut state, roller) {
-                    Ok(dice) => {
-                        if !quiet {
-                            println!(
-                                "[step {step:4}] {} rolls: {} & {}",
-                                player_label(player),
-                                dice.values.0,
-                                dice.values.1
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!("Error during dice roll: {e}");
-                        eprintln!("State:\n{state}");
-                        return (step, true);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            stage => {
-                let player = state.active_player_id;
-                match apply_player_action(&mut state) {
-                    Ok(()) => {
-                        if !quiet {
-                            println!(
-                                "[step {step:4}] {} ({stage:?})",
-                                player_label(player)
-                            );
-                            if verbose {
-                                println!("{state}");
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        eprintln!("Error: {e}");
-                        eprintln!("State:\n{state}");
-                        return (step, true);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if !quiet {
-        println!("\n=== Game over after {step} steps ===\n");
-        println!("{state}");
-
-        let white = state.players.get(&1);
-        let black = state.players.get(&2);
-
-        match (white, black) {
-            (Some(w), Some(b)) => {
-                println!("White — holes: {:2}, points: {:2}", w.holes, w.points);
-                println!("Black — holes: {:2}, points: {:2}", b.holes, b.points);
-                println!();
-
-                let white_score = w.holes as i32 * 12 + w.points as i32;
-                let black_score = b.holes as i32 * 12 + b.points as i32;
-
-                if white_score > black_score {
-                    println!("Winner: White (+{})", white_score - black_score);
-                } else if black_score > white_score {
-                    println!("Winner: Black (+{})", black_score - white_score);
-                } else {
-                    println!("Draw");
-                }
-            }
-            _ => eprintln!("Could not read final player scores."),
-        }
-    }
-
-    (step, false)
-}
-
-// ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-fn main() {
-    let args = parse_args();
-    let mut roller = DiceRoller::new(args.seed);
-
-    if args.games == 1 {
-        println!("=== Trictrac — random game ===");
-        if let Some(s) = args.seed {
-            println!("seed: {s}");
-        }
-        println!();
-        run_game(&mut roller, args.max_steps, false, args.verbose);
-    } else {
-        println!("=== Trictrac — {} games ===", args.games);
-        if let Some(s) = args.seed {
-            println!("seed: {s}");
-        }
-        println!();
-
-        let mut total_steps = 0u64;
-        let mut truncated = 0usize;
-
-        let t0 = Instant::now();
-        for _ in 0..args.games {
-            let (steps, trunc) = run_game(&mut roller, args.max_steps, !args.verbose, args.verbose);
-            total_steps += steps as u64;
-            if trunc {
-                truncated += 1;
-            }
-        }
-        let elapsed = t0.elapsed();
-
-        let secs = elapsed.as_secs_f64();
-        println!("Games      : {}", args.games);
-        println!("Truncated  : {truncated}");
-        println!("Total steps: {total_steps}");
-        println!("Avg steps  : {:.1}", total_steps as f64 / args.games as f64);
-        println!("Elapsed    : {:.3} s", secs);
-        println!("Throughput : {:.1} games/s", args.games as f64 / secs);
-        println!("            {:.0} steps/s", total_steps as f64 / secs);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs b/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs
index 955ab3c..41221f2 100644
--- a/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs
+++ b/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs
@@ -361,24 +361,17 @@ impl MoveRules {
         let _ = board_to_check.move_checker(&Color::White, moves.0);
         let farthest_on_move2 = Self::get_board_exit_farthest(&board_to_check);
 
-        // dice normal order
-        let (is_move1_exedant, is_move2_exedant) = self.move_excedants(moves, true);
-        let is_not_farthest1 = (is_move1_exedant && moves.0.get_from() != farthest_on_move1)
-            || (is_move2_exedant && moves.1.get_from() != farthest_on_move2);
-
-        // dice reversed order
-        let (is_move1_exedant, is_move2_exedant) = self.move_excedants(moves, false);
-        let is_not_farthest2 = (is_move1_exedant && moves.0.get_from() != farthest_on_move1)
-            || (is_move2_exedant && moves.1.get_from() != farthest_on_move2);
-
-        if is_not_farthest1 && is_not_farthest2 {
+        let (is_move1_exedant, is_move2_exedant) = self.move_excedants(moves);
+        if (is_move1_exedant && moves.0.get_from() != farthest_on_move1)
+            || (is_move2_exedant && moves.1.get_from() != farthest_on_move2)
+        {
             return Err(MoveError::ExitNotFarthest);
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn move_excedants(&self, moves: &(CheckerMove, CheckerMove), dice_order: bool) -> (bool, bool) {
+    fn move_excedants(&self, moves: &(CheckerMove, CheckerMove)) -> (bool, bool) {
         let move1to = if moves.0.get_to() == 0 {
             25
         } else {
@@ -393,16 +386,20 @@ impl MoveRules {
         };
         let dist2 = move2to - moves.1.get_from();
 
-        let (dice1, dice2) = if dice_order {
-            self.dice.values
-        } else {
-            (self.dice.values.1, self.dice.values.0)
-        };
+        let dist_min = cmp::min(dist1, dist2);
+        let dist_max = cmp::max(dist1, dist2);
 
-        (
-            dist1 != 0 && dist1 < dice1 as usize,
-            dist2 != 0 && dist2 < dice2 as usize,
-        )
+        let dice_min = cmp::min(self.dice.values.0, self.dice.values.1) as usize;
+        let dice_max = cmp::max(self.dice.values.0, self.dice.values.1) as usize;
+
+        let min_excedant = dist_min != 0 && dist_min < dice_min;
+        let max_excedant = dist_max != 0 && dist_max < dice_max;
+
+        if dist_min == dist1 {
+            (min_excedant, max_excedant)
+        } else {
+            (max_excedant, min_excedant)
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_board_exit_farthest(board: &Board) -> Field {
@@ -1590,19 +1587,6 @@ mod tests {
             CheckerMove::new(22, 0).unwrap(),
         );
         assert!(state.check_exit_rules(&moves).is_ok());
-
-        state.dice.values = (6, 4);
-        state.board.set_positions(
-            &crate::Color::White,
-            [
-                -4, -1, -2, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -5, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 1,
-            ],
-        );
-        let moves = (
-            CheckerMove::new(20, 24).unwrap(),
-            CheckerMove::new(23, 0).unwrap(),
-        );
-        assert!(state.check_exit_rules(&moves).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]