diff --git a/simulation.nim b/simulation.nim
index b59a1f8..5f84bfa 100644
--- a/simulation.nim
+++ b/simulation.nim
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ type
   ScoreSet* = array[Color, int]
 
   ScoreSpread = object
-    lo: array[Color, float]
-    hi: array[Color, float]
+    lo*: array[Color, float]
+    hi*: array[Color, float]
 
   LegResults* = tuple[scores: ScoreSet, endStates: CountTable[Board]]
 
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ type WorkerArgs = object
   board: Board
   count: Natural
   seed: int64
-# have to do these at the module level so they can be shared
+
+
+# have to do this at the module level so it can be shared
 var gamesChannel: Channel[ScoreSet]
 gamesChannel.open()
 
diff --git a/test.nim b/test.nim
index 12b4f73..17cc1e2 100644
--- a/test.nim
+++ b/test.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import random, times
+import math, random, strformat, times
 import fixedseq, game, simulation
 
 
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ proc testLegs(n: Natural = 100): auto =
   result = cpuTime() - start
 
 
+proc testSpread(nTests, nSamples: Natural) =
+  var b: Board
+  b.init
+  var r = initRand(rand(int64))
+  let dice = randomDice(r)
+  b.setState(dice, [])
+  b.display(1, 5)
+  let spread = randomSpread(b, nTests, nSamples)
+
+  stdout.writeLine("Variance:")
+  for c in Color:
+    let variance = 100 * (spread.hi[c] - spread.lo[c])
+    stdout.writeLine(fmt"{c}: {round(variance, 2):.2f}%")
+  
+  let diff = 100 * (max(spread.hi) - min(spread.lo))
+  stdout.writeLine(fmt"Win percentage differential: {round(diff, 2):.2f}%")
+
+  stdout.flushFile()
+
+
 when isMainModule:
   randomize()
   # let start_states = 2_000
@@ -49,9 +69,11 @@ when isMainModule:
   # echo "Execution time: ", executionTime
   # echo "Leg simulations per second: ", float(start_states * 29_160) / executionTime
 
-  for i in 1 .. 1:
-    let num_games = 100_000_005
-    let executionTime = testGames(num_games)
-    echo "Execution time: ", executionTime
-    echo "Full-game simulations per second: ", float(num_games) / executionTime
-    echo ""
+  # for i in 1 .. 1:
+  #   let num_games = 100_000_005
+  #   let executionTime = testGames(num_games)
+  #   echo "Execution time: ", executionTime
+  #   echo "Full-game simulations per second: ", float(num_games) / executionTime
+  #   echo ""
+
+  testSpread(100, 1_000_000)