HMMT 2005 F5
- General 2
You and I play the following game on an square grid of boxes: Initially, every box is empty. On your turn, you choose an empty box and draw an in it; if any of the four adjacent boxes are empty, you mark them with an as well. (Two boxes are adjacent if they share an edge.) We alternate turns, with you moving first, and whoever draws the last wins. How many choices do you have for a first move that will enable you to guarantee a win no matter how I play?
Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.
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