When a Big Road column continues downward to Row `R` (from Column 4 onward), Cockroach Pig applies Rule 2 by looking 3 columns back (`Column C - 3`). Under Case 1, if `Column C - 3` has a bead at Row `R` (`lastRow >= row`), Cockroach Pig marks a Red (=) slash.
In `BBBBPPBPPPP...`, Column 1 has 4 Banker beads (`BBBB`), Column 2 has 2 Player beads (`PP`), Column 3 has 1 Banker bead (`B`), and Column 4 has 4 Player beads (`PPPP`). As Column 4 descends through Row 2, Row 3, and Row 4, Cockroach Pig looks 3 columns back to Column 1 (`4 - 3 = 1`). Because Column 1 has 4 beads covering Rows 2, 3, and 4, all three marks on Cockroach Pig are Red (=) slashes!
Our locked road engine summarizes this exact mark in two steps: 1. Column 4 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 3 columns back, at Column 1. 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).