def setup_board(players, num_of_nodes):
Setup().setup_logger()
nodes = {}
board = Board(nodes)
#create empty nodes
for i in range(0, num_of_nodes):
nodes[i] = board.Node(i, 0, 1)
#create connections
for i in range(1, num_of_nodes):
board.connect_nodes(i, i - 1)
board.connect_nodes(0, num_of_nodes - 1)
for i in range(0, num_of_nodes/4):
board.connect_nodes(randint(0, num_of_nodes - 1), randint(0, num_of_nodes - 1))
#split nodes between players
nodes_to_split = nodes.values()[:]
shuffle(nodes_to_split)
for i in range(0, num_of_nodes):
player_id = i % len(players)
nodes_to_split[i].owner = player_id
#split armies between players
armies_per_node = 3
armies_per_player = num_of_nodes * (armies_per_node - 1) / len(players)
for player in players:
my_nodes = board.nodes_by_owner(player.id)
for i in range(0, armies_per_player):
node = my_nodes[randint(0, len(my_nodes) - 1)]
node.add_army(1)
return board
