diff --git a/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh b/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh
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+++ b/xwords4/linux/scripts/newrelay.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+DICT=./dict.xwd
+COOKIE=${COOKIE:-foo}
+NGAMES=${NGAMES:-1}
+NPLAYERS=${NPLAYERS:-2}
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage: [env=val *] $0" 1>&2
+    echo " current env variables and their values: " 1>&2
+    for VAR in COOKIE NGAMES NPLAYERS; do
+        echo "$VAR:" $(eval "echo \$${VAR}") 1>&2
+    done
+    exit 0
+}
+
+while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+    case $1 in
+        *) usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+for II in $(seq $NGAMES); do
+    REMOTES=""
+    for JJ in $(seq $((NPLAYERS-1))); do
+        REMOTES="${REMOTES} -N"
+    done
+    for JJ in $(seq $NPLAYERS); do
+        ./obj_linux_memdbg/xwords -u -0 -d $DICT -r Eric $REMOTES -C $COOKIE \
+            -q 2 2>log_${II}_${JJ}.txt >/dev/null &
+    done
+done
+
+wait
+
+echo "$0 done"