diff --git a/store/Cargo.toml b/store/Cargo.toml
index a9234ff..935a2a0 100644
--- a/store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/store/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,5 +25,9 @@ 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da3b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/store/src/bin/random_game.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+//! 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 41221f2..955ab3c 100644
--- a/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs
+++ b/store/src/game_rules_moves.rs
@@ -361,17 +361,24 @@ impl MoveRules {
         let _ = board_to_check.move_checker(&Color::White, moves.0);
         let farthest_on_move2 = Self::get_board_exit_farthest(&board_to_check);
 
-        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)
-        {
+        // 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 {
             return Err(MoveError::ExitNotFarthest);
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn move_excedants(&self, moves: &(CheckerMove, CheckerMove)) -> (bool, bool) {
+    fn move_excedants(&self, moves: &(CheckerMove, CheckerMove), dice_order: bool) -> (bool, bool) {
         let move1to = if moves.0.get_to() == 0 {
             25
         } else {
@@ -386,20 +393,16 @@ impl MoveRules {
         };
         let dist2 = move2to - moves.1.get_from();
 
-        let dist_min = cmp::min(dist1, dist2);
-        let dist_max = cmp::max(dist1, dist2);
-
-        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)
+        let (dice1, dice2) = if dice_order {
+            self.dice.values
         } else {
-            (max_excedant, min_excedant)
-        }
+            (self.dice.values.1, self.dice.values.0)
+        };
+
+        (
+            dist1 != 0 && dist1 < dice1 as usize,
+            dist2 != 0 && dist2 < dice2 as usize,
+        )
     }
 
     fn get_board_exit_farthest(board: &Board) -> Field {
@@ -1587,6 +1590,19 @@ 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]