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if the piles are uneven then you want to make them even
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--you want to make them equal. Everyone see that?
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So if you start off with the piles being unequal as we did both times,
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for example 3 and 2, then you want to be Player 1.
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There's a first mover advantage
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and the correct tactic is to equalize the piles.
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What you'll notice now is that player 2 can't do anything.
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If they take two from here,
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you'll win by taking both of those two.
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If they take one from here you'll equalize the piles again.
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And if they take then one from here you've won.
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So the way to play this game is to equalize the piles.