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Two friends, Sam and Lloyd, play the following game: each boy, on their turn, removes a number from 1,...,9 without replacement. The winner of the game is the one who first obtains 3 numbers that sum to 15. Does Sam have a winning strategy assuming he goes first? | Two friends, Sam and Lloyd, play the following game: each boy, on their turn, removes a number from 1,...,9 without replacement. The winner of the game is the one who first obtains 3 numbers that sum to 15. Does Sam have a winning strategy assuming he goes first? | ||
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Two friends, Sam and Lloyd, play the following game: each boy, on their turn, removes a number from 1,...,9 without replacement. The winner of the game is the one who first obtains 3 numbers that sum to 15. Does Sam have a winning strategy assuming he goes first?
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