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+package game
+
+// Shared helpers for the crafting/combat hardening regressions. The tests
+// build a real Game (owner loop, stores, craft index) over a temp data dir
+// but deliberately do NOT start a background ticker, so each test drives
+// production/combat cycles with explicit calls and asserts without racing
+// Game.AdvanceActions.
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"thehouseoficarus/internal/config"
+	"thehouseoficarus/internal/net"
+)
+
+// newHardeningGame builds a real Game over dir with an owner loop but no
+// background ticker. stopOwner is registered for cleanup so the owner
+// goroutine does not leak.
+func newHardeningGame(t *testing.T, dir string) *Game {
+	t.Helper()
+	colors := &config.ColorsConfig{}
+	g := New(dir, colors, colors, config.ValidationConfig{}, 1)
+	g.SetHub(net.NewHub())
+	t.Cleanup(g.stopOwner)
+	return g
+}
+
+// writeDataFile writes subdir/name under dir, creating parent directories.
+func writeDataFile(t *testing.T, dir, subdir, name, content string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, subdir, name)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mkdir %s: %v", subdir, err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+}