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Connect Five: Strength or Numbers?

Alice and Bob are playing a game of Connect Five on an infinite square grid. Whoever gets 5 in a row of any of their colors first (including diagonals) wins.

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Alice and Bob are playing a game of Connect Five on an infinite square grid.

Whoever gets 5 in a row of any of their colors first (including diagonals) wins.

On each turn, he places 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 blue piece.

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Alice and Bob are playing a game of Connect Five on an infinite square grid. Whoever gets 5 in a row of any of their colors first (including diagonals) wins. On each turn, he places 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 blue piece.

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On each turn, he places 1 yellow, 1 green, and 1 blue piece.

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