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+/**
+ * @file zone_names.h
+ * @ingroup GameLogicZones
+ * @brief Canonical string identifiers for game zones.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZONE_NAMES_H
+#define ZONE_NAMES_H
+
+/**
+ * @namespace ZoneNames
+ * @brief String constants for zone identification in protocol and lookups.
+ *
+ * These constants define the canonical names used to identify zones
+ * in network protocol messages and zone lookup operations.
+ */
+namespace ZoneNames
+{
+constexpr const char *TABLE = "table";
+constexpr const char *GRAVE = "grave";
+constexpr const char *EXILE = "rfg";
+constexpr const char *HAND = "hand";
+constexpr const char *DECK = "deck";
+constexpr const char *SIDEBOARD = "sb";
+constexpr const char *STACK = "stack";
+} // namespace ZoneNames
+
+#endif // ZONE_NAMES_H