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by pedrosorio 1722 days ago
> every possible permutation of 5 Xs and 4 Os? Would that work

xox --- ---

corresponds to two different games depending on where you placed the first x, so no

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I wasn't actually asking or pondering over it (the answer would in part be determined by what is meant by a "valid game"); I was just presenting a train of thought akin to what I would have in such a situation, examining the question in various lights as to ways to solve it, and generating clarifying questions to ask or ideas to explore.