--- Shangrila.java.old	2008-04-28 18:40:17.000000000 -0700
+++ Shangrila.java	2008-04-28 19:13:20.000000000 -0700
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@

 import java.awt.Color;

 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
 public class Shangrila
 {
-    public static final int NUM_PLAYERS = 2;
-    public static final int INITIAL_MATCH_SIZE = 1;
+    public static int NUM_PLAYERS = 2;
+    public static int INITIAL_MATCH_SIZE = 1;
     private static Player[] players = new Player[NUM_PLAYERS];
     private static int numPlayers = 0;
     private static int[] gamesWon = new int[NUM_PLAYERS];
     private static int[] cumulativeScores = new int[NUM_PLAYERS];
     private static int gamesPlayed, gamesRemaining;
@@ -28,17 +30,39 @@
     /**
      * @param args
      */
     public static void main(String[] args)
     {
-        addPlayer(HumanPlayer.class, numPlayers);
-        if (NUM_PLAYERS > 1)
-            addPlayer(Methodical.class, numPlayers);
-        if (NUM_PLAYERS > 2)
-            addPlayer(Sleepy.class, numPlayers);
-        if (NUM_PLAYERS > 3)
-            addPlayer(Sleepy.class, numPlayers);
+        try
+        {
+            if (args != null && args.length > 0)
+            {
+                //NUM_PLAYERS = args.length;
+                NUM_PLAYERS = 3;
+                System.out.println("Args: " + args.length);
+                players = new Player[NUM_PLAYERS];
+                gamesWon = new int[NUM_PLAYERS];
+                cumulativeScores = new int[NUM_PLAYERS];
+                for (String player : args)
+                {
+                    addPlayer(Class.forName(player), numPlayers);
+                    System.out.println(player);
+                }
+            }
+            else throw new Exception("");
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            NUM_PLAYERS = 2;
+            addPlayer(HumanPlayer.class, numPlayers);
+            if (NUM_PLAYERS > 1)
+                addPlayer(Methodical.class, numPlayers);
+            if (NUM_PLAYERS > 2)
+                addPlayer(Sleepy.class, numPlayers);
+            if (NUM_PLAYERS > 3)
+                addPlayer(Sleepy.class, numPlayers);
+        }

         boardClass = Board.Board10.class;

         gamesPlayed = 0;
         gamesRemaining = INITIAL_MATCH_SIZE - 1;
@@ -55,21 +79,30 @@
     }

     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static void addPlayer(Class cls, Color c1, Color c2)
     {
-        Player player;
-        if (cls == HumanPlayer.class)
-            player = new HumanPlayer(c1, c2);
-        else if (cls == Sleepy.class)
-            player = new Sleepy(c1, c2);
-        else if (cls == Methodical.class)
-            player = new Methodical(c1, c2);
-        else
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unknown Player class");
-
-        players[numPlayers++] = player;
+        try
+        {
+            Player player;
+            Constructor<Player> ctor = cls.getConstructor(Color.class, Color.class);
+            player = ctor.newInstance(c1, c2);
+            players[numPlayers++] = player;
+        }
+        catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme)
+        {
+            throw new RuntimeException("'" + cls.getName() + "' No Such Constructor -- your Player needs to " +
+                "have a Player(Color, Color) signature constructor.");
+        }
+        catch (InstantiationException ie)
+        {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Your player could not be instantiated");
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e); // lazy
+        }
     }

     public static void onGameOver()
     {
         gamesPlayed++;