balance_util is created and used to create the BalanceTtrsPlayer

games/ttrs.py

@@ -475,11 +475,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     def start_game(player_id, xpos):
         pg = Playground(10, 16)
+        balance_util = blup.balance_util.BalanceUtil(sock, player_id)
         if args.pygame:
             player = TestTtrsPlayer(pg)
         elif args.balance is not None:
-            host, port = args.balance.split(':')
-            player = BalanceTtrsPlayer(pg, (host, int(port)), player_id)
+            player = BalanceTtrsPlayer(pg, balance_util)
         rnd = random.Random(seed)
         game = TtrsGame(pg, player, rnd)
         painter.add_game(game, xpos, 0)