This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=). In this engine-verified Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou)) walkthrough, we inspect Mark #1 at Big Road Column 3, Row 2 (looking 2 columns back to Column 1) and trace every step through describeMarkSteps().
RW-SR-R2-C1 (Small Road, Lookback 2): Mark #1 at Big Road Column 3, Row 2 → This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Compares Big Road columns separated by 2 columns.
Triggers Rule 2 (Continuing Down a Column).
Rendered with crisp SIGNAL white (#F4F5F6) lookback boxes.
Steps: 1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1. 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Next-hand probe on this board: If B → -, If P → -.
When continuing down a Big Road column (Row 2 or lower, from Column 3 onward), Small Road applies Rule 2 by looking 2 columns to the left (`Column C - 2`). Under Case 1, if that reference column has a bead at the current row (`lastRow >= row`), Small Road records a Red (=) solid circle.
In `BBBBPBBBB...`, Column 1 has 4 Banker beads (`BBBB`), Column 2 has 1 Player bead (`P`), and Column 3 has 4 Banker beads (`BBBB`). As Column 3 descends through Row 2, Row 3, and Row 4, Small Road looks 2 columns back to Column 1 (ignoring Column 2 completely!). Because Column 1 has beads at Row 2, Row 3, and Row 4, all three marks on Small Road are Red (=) under Case 1.
Our locked road engine summarizes this exact mark in two steps: 1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1. 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
| Derived Mark | Big Road Position | Rule Applied | Verdict | describeMark() Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark #1 (Featured) | Col 3, Row 2 | Rule 2 (Continue Down) | Red (=) | This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=). |
| Mark #2 | Col 3, Row 3 | Rule 2 (Continue Down) | Red (=) | This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 has a bead at Row 3 too → red (=). |
| Mark #3 | Col 3, Row 4 | Rule 2 (Continue Down) | Red (=) | This bead is at Row 4. Column 1 has a bead at Row 4 too → red (=). |
| Mark #4 | Col 4, Row 1 | Rule 1 (New Column) | Red (=) | Column 3 has 4 beads. Column 1 has 4 beads. Same depth → red (=). |
| Mark #5 | Col 4, Row 2 | Rule 2 (Continue Down) | Blue (≠) | This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠). |
| Mark #6 | Col 5, Row 1 | Rule 1 (New Column) | Blue (≠) | Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 2 has 1 bead. Different depth → blue (≠). |
Notice how the single Player bead in Column 2 causes Big Eye Boy (lookback 1) to mark Blue at Column 3 Row 2, while Small Road (lookback 2) skips right over Column 2 to compare Column 3 with Column 1 and marks Red (=)!
Across the full 34-hand board for RW-SR-R2-C1, Small Road records 28 total marks (10 Red = and 18 Blue ≠). Remember that each hand in an 8-deck shoe is an independent event and derived roads describe past column symmetry rather than predicting the next winner.
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