diff --git a/s/preview b/s/preview
index 9833e3f89..a8291a8d5 100755
--- a/s/preview
+++ b/s/preview
@@ -1,58 +1,158 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-usage() {
-  echo "usage: $0 game-id"
-  exit 1
+function usage() {
+cat <<HEREDOC
+usage: $0 [-t <turn>] [-g <game>] [-f <file>] command [args]
+commands:
+  build -- pull and rebuild the code
+  version -- print the current build number
+  setup -- create base directory and config files
+  run -- run a turn
+  send [id ...] -- send reports to one or more factions, or to all ids in <file>
+HEREDOC
+exit 1
 }
 
-abort() {
-  echo $1
-  [ -z $2 ] && exit -1
-  exit $2 # otherwise
+function abort() {
+echo $1
+[ -z $2 ] && exit -1
+exit $2 # otherwise
 }
 
-[ -d $ERESSEA ] || abort "Invalid env variable ERESSEA ($ERESSEA)"
-
-GAME=$1
-LIVE=$ERESSEA/game-$GAME
-SOURCE=$ERESSEA/git
-TESTROOT=$LIVE/test
-REBUILD=0
-
-[ -d $LIVE ] || usage
-[ -d $SOURCE ] || abort "missing source directory: $SOURCE"
-
-[ -f $LIVE/turn ] || abort "missing turn file"
-let TURN=$(cat $LIVE/turn)-1
-
-if [ $REBUILD ] ; then
+function build() {
+assert_dir $SOURCE
 cd $SOURCE
 git pull || abort "failed to update source. do you have local changes?"
-BUILD=$(grep BUILD src/build.h | awk '{ print $3 }')
 s/build || abort "build failed."
-fi
+}
 
-echo "testing turn $TURN of game $GAME with build $BUILD"
+function assert_file() {
+[ -e $1 ] || abort "missing file: $1"
+}
+
+function assert_files() {
+while [ ! -z $1 ] ; do
+assert_file $1
+shift
+done
+}
+
+function assert_dir() {
+[ -d $1 ] || abort "missing directory: $1"
+}
+
+function version() {
+assert_dir $SOURCE
+cd $SOURCE
+build=$(grep BUILD src/build.h | awk '{ print $3 }')
+echo "eressea build $build"
+}
+
+function setup() {
+assert_dir $SOURCE
+assert_dir $LIVE
 mkdir -p $TESTROOT
+assert_dir $TESTROOT
 cd $TESTROOT
 
-if [ ! -e eressea.ini ] ; then
 cat >| eressea.ini <<HEREDOC
 [lua]
 dbname = preview.db
 install = $SOURCE
 paths = $SOURCE/lunit:$SOURCE/git/scripts
-rules = e$GAME
+rules = e$game
 HEREDOC
-fi
+}
 
+function run() {
+echo "testing turn $turn of game $game"
+assert_dir $TESTROOT
+cd $TESTROOT
 [ -d data ] || mkdir data
+assert_dir data
+assert_files $LIVE/orders.$turn $LIVE/data/$turn.dat
 cp $LIVE/eressea.db preview.db
-ln -f $LIVE/orders.$TURN
-ln -f $LIVE/data/$TURN.dat data/
+ln -f $LIVE/orders.$turn
+ln -f $LIVE/data/$turn.dat data/
 rm -rf reports
 mkdir -p reports
 
-$SOURCE/build-x86_64-gcc-Debug/eressea/eressea -v1 -t$TURN -re$GAME $SOURCE/scripts/run-turn.lua
-let TURN=$TURN+1
-[ -e data/$TURN.dat ] || abort "no data file created"
+$SOURCE/build-x86_64-gcc-Debug/eressea/eressea -v$verbose -t$turn -re$game $SOURCE/scripts/run-turn.lua
+let turn=$turn+1
+[ -e data/$turn.dat ] || abort "no data file created"
+}
+
+function send() {
+echo "sending reports to $1"
+zip="$turn-$1.zip"
+zip -q -u $yip $turn-$1.?r
+email=$(grep "faction=$1:" reports.txt | cut -d: -f2 | sed 's/email=//')
+cat /dev/null | mutt -F $ERESSEA/etc/muttrc -s "Testauswertung Spiel $GAME Partei $1" -a $zip -- $email
+}
+
+game=0
+turn=0
+verbose=1
+factions="testers.txt"
+while getopts :g:t:f:v: o; do
+  case "${o}" in
+  f)
+    factions=${OPTARG}
+    ;;
+  v)
+    verbose=${OPTARG}
+    ;;
+  g)
+    game=${OPTARG}
+    ;;
+  t)
+    turn=${OPTARG}
+    ;;
+  *)
+    usage
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+[ -d $ERESSEA ] || echo "invalid or missing env variable ERESSEA ($ERESSEA)"
+[ -z $1 ] && usage
+[ -z $SOURCE ] && SOURCE=$ERESSEA/git
+[ -d $SOURCE ] || abort "missing source directory: $SOURCE"
+[ -d LIVE ] || LIVE=$ERESSEA/game-$game
+[ -d TESTROOT ] || TESTROOT=$LIVE/test
+
+while [ ! -z $1 ]; do
+case "$1" in
+"version")
+  version
+  ;;
+"build")
+  build
+  ;;
+"setup")
+  setup
+  ;;
+"run")
+  if [ $turn -eq 0 ]; then
+    [ -f $LIVE/turn ] || abort "missing turn file, and no turn specified"
+    let turn=$(cat $LIVE/turn)-1
+  fi
+  run
+  ;;
+"send")
+  shift
+  for faction in $* ; do
+    send $faction
+  done
+  cd $TESTROOT
+  if [ -e $factions ]; then
+    for faction in $(cat $factions) ; do
+      send $faction
+    done
+  fi
+  break
+  ;;
+esac
+shift
+done
diff --git a/src/give.c b/src/give.c
index 56e113c2d..35a2f47f4 100644
--- a/src/give.c
+++ b/src/give.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void give_men(int n, unit * u, unit * u2, struct order *ord)
         error = 312;
     }
     else if (u2 && u2->number != 0 && u_race(u2) != u_race(u)) {
-        log_warning("faction %s attempts to give %s to %s.\n", itoa36(u->faction->no), u_race(u)->_name[0], u_race(u2)->_name[1]);
+        log_debug("faction %s attempts to give %s to %s.\n", itoa36(u->faction->no), u_race(u)->_name[0], u_race(u2)->_name[0]);
         error = 139;
     }
     else if (u2 != NULL && (get_racename(u2->attribs)
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index e6106bfc0..9f9e16d75 100755
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -965,8 +965,6 @@ void demographics(void)
         free(free_migrants);
         free_migrants = m;
     };
-    if (verbosity >= 1)
-        putchar('\n');
 
     remove_empty_units();