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+#!/bin/bash
+# analyze-replay.sh - Check a replay file for combat_death and zone_death events
+
+REPLAY_FILE="$1"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$REPLAY_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <replay-file>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Detect if gzipped
+if [[ "$REPLAY_FILE" == *.gz ]]; then
+    CAT="zcat"
+else
+    CAT="cat"
+fi
+
+echo "=== Replay: $REPLAY_FILE ==="
+
+# Get basic info
+MATCH_ID=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq -r '.match_id // "unknown"')
+NUM_PLAYERS=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq '.players | length')
+TURNS=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq '.turns | length')
+
+echo "Match ID: $MATCH_ID"
+echo "Players: $NUM_PLAYERS"
+echo "Turns: $TURNS"
+
+# Count combat_death events
+COMBAT_DEATHS=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq '[.turns[].events[]? | select(.type == "combat_death")] | length')
+
+# Count zone_death events
+ZONE_DEATHS=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq '[.turns[].events[]? | select(.type == "zone_death")] | length')
+
+# Count bot_died events with reason="zone" (current implementation)
+BOT_DIED_ZONE=$($CAT "$REPLAY_FILE" | jq '[.turns[].events[]? | select(.type == "bot_died" and .details.reason == "zone")] | length')
+
+echo "combat_death events: $COMBAT_DEATHS"
+echo "zone_death events: $ZONE_DEATHS"
+echo "bot_died (reason=zone): $BOT_DIED_ZONE"
+
+# Calculate deaths per turn
+if [[ "$TURNS" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    DEATHS_PER_TURN=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.3f\", $COMBAT_DEATHS / $TURNS}")
+    echo "Deaths per turn: $DEATHS_PER_TURN"
+fi
+
+echo ""