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+#ifndef __GAME_H__
+#define __GAME_H__
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include "constants.h"
+#include "rng.h"
+#include "spell.h" // this is for ncurses
+#include "characters.h"
+#include "map.h"
+
+class game final {
+private:
+        feature features;
+        std::unique_ptr<RNG> rng;
+        std::unique_ptr<spell> spell;
+        std::unique_ptr<character> player;
+        std::vector<game_map> levels;
+public:
+        game(int argc = 0, char **argv = nullptr);
+        void run();
+};
+
+#endif