diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 27eabff..6c5a8b3 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{
     env,
     net::TcpStream,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    process::Command,
+    process::{Child, Command},
     thread::sleep,
     time::Duration,
 };
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fn try_main() -> Result<(), DynError> {
     let task = env::args().nth(1);
     match task.as_deref() {
         Some("local") => local()?,
+        Some("local2") => local2()?,
         _ => print_help(),
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -30,51 +31,93 @@ fn print_help() {
         "Tasks:
 
 local       runs the snake on a local game
+local2      runs the snake twice on a local game
 "
     )
 }
 
 fn local() -> Result<(), DynError> {
-    let cargo = env::var("CARGO").unwrap_or_else(|_| "cargo".to_string());
+    let mut snake = run_snake(8000)?;
 
+    let game = Command::new("./battlesnake-cli")
+        .current_dir(project_root())
+        .args([
+            "play",
+            "-W",
+            "11",
+            "-H",
+            "11",
+            "--name",
+            "local test",
+            "--url",
+            "http://localhost:8000",
+            "-g",
+            "solo",
+            "--browser",
+        ])
+        .status();
+
+    game.and(snake.kill())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn local2() -> Result<(), DynError> {
+    let mut snake1 = run_snake(8000)?;
+    let mut snake2 = match run_snake(8001) {
+        Ok(snake) => snake,
+        Err(e) => {
+            let _ = snake1.kill();
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let game = Command::new("./battlesnake-cli")
+        .current_dir(project_root())
+        .args([
+            "play",
+            "-W",
+            "11",
+            "-H",
+            "11",
+            "--name",
+            "local test1",
+            "--url",
+            "http://localhost:8000",
+            "--name",
+            "local test2",
+            "--url",
+            "http://localhost:8001",
+            "-g",
+            "duel",
+            "--browser",
+        ])
+        .status();
+
+    game.and(snake1.kill()).and(snake2.kill())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn run_snake(port: u16) -> Result<Child, DynError> {
+    let cargo = env::var("CARGO").unwrap_or_else(|_| "cargo".to_string());
     let mut snake = Command::new(cargo)
         .current_dir(project_root())
+        .env("PORT", port.to_string())
         .args(
             ["run", "--bin", "battlesnake"]
                 .map(str::to_string)
                 .into_iter()
-                .chain(env::args().skip(1)),
+                .chain(env::args().skip(2)),
         )
         .spawn()?;
-
-    while snake.try_wait()?.is_none() {
-        // check if port 8000 has been opened. Only then the game can be started
-        if TcpStream::connect(("127.0.0.1", 8000)).is_ok() {
-            let _game = Command::new("./battlesnake-cli")
-                .current_dir(project_root())
-                .args([
-                    "play",
-                    "-W",
-                    "11",
-                    "-H",
-                    "11",
-                    "--name",
-                    "local test",
-                    "--url",
-                    "http://localhost:8000",
-                    "-g",
-                    "solo",
-                    "--browser",
-                ])
-                .status();
-            break;
-        } else {
-            sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    loop {
+        if let Some(status) = snake.try_wait()? {
+            Err(format!("{status}"))?;
         }
+        if TcpStream::connect(("127.0.0.1", port)).is_ok() {
+            break Ok(snake);
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
     }
-
-    snake.kill()?;
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn project_root() -> PathBuf {