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Puzzle of the Week #2

Every Monday this month (at least), we will post a puzzle. Each of these puzzles is a statement about Threes!; you have to determine if it is true or false. If true, explain why, and if false, give a picture of a counterexample (and/or explain when in general that counterexample might arise).

Here's the second puzzle: If you still have moves, you always have at least two choices.

This is a tougher puzzle than the previous one, so I will begin posting hints next Monday and the full solution the Monday after that.

Apparently I need at least two question marks in the post to let you all reply so here we go: Can anyone solve this puzzle??

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Puzzle of the Week #1

Every Monday this month (at least), we will post a puzzle. Each of these puzzles is a statement about Threes!; you have to determine if it is true or false. If true, explain why, and if false, give a picture of a counterexample (and/or explain when in general that counterexample might arise). We will give a solution the following Monday.

We'll start with an easy one: It is always possible to know whether a move (i.e. up, left, down or right) will instantly end the game.

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A little Independence Weekend group discussion

What would you aim to do from here over the next 10-15 moves?

Gif of the author’s play forthcoming later tonight.