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RULE 1 VS RULE 2 BOUNDARY · S2B257SR · K=2

Small Road Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b257sr]: Reference Depth 4 vs Active Depth 2 → Blue (≠)

Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠). In boundary comparison [s2b257sr] (r11-quartet-bridge, depth slot 7), Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou), k=2) contrasts Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) at Column 6 Row 1 (Blue (≠)) against its opposite branch (Red (=)) at Wynn Palace Cotai floor monitors.

C3 vs Active
D4 vs D2
Rule 1 Focus
BLUE (≠)
Rule 2 Branch
RED (=)
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Lookback 2
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 19 Hands

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Big Road B B B P P B B B B P P B B P P B B P P
Big Eye Boy = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = = = = = =
Small Road = = ≠ ≠ = = = ≠ = = = = =
Cockroach Pig = ≠ = = = ≠ = = =

Boundary [s2b257sr] (3-2-4-2-2-2-2-2): Small Road k=2 at C6R1 vs Ref C3 (D4) → Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Small Road Boundary Mark #8 [s2b257sr]

Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 3, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 3.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

Boundary Coordinate [s2b257sr]
Small Road (k=2) · Col 6 Row 1

Shape r11-quartet-bridge depth slot 7 on Hand #14 of 19.

Reference vs Active Depth [s2b257sr]
Ref Col 3 = 4 Beads | Active Depth = 2

Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) resolves Blue (≠) while the alternate branch resolves Red (=).

Verbatim describeMark() [s2b257sr]
Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 3, 2 columns further back. 2. Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Boundary Pitfall Check [s2b257sr]
Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 3.

Tracked across 13 marks on Small Road in [s2b257sr].

Ask-Road Split [s2b257sr]
Next B → RRR | Next P → BBB

Rule 1 and Rule 2 produce opposite derived colors on every next-hand split.

SIDE-BY-SIDE BOUNDARY · S2B257SR

Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b257sr]: Small Road k=2 at C6R1

During Hand #14 of [s2b257sr], the Small Road grid (lookback k=2) at Wynn Palace Cotai floor monitors maps Big Road Column 6 Row 1 [s2b257sra] to Reference Column 3 (depth 4) under Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1): Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Comparing Column 6 Row 1 [s2b257srb1] with lookback k=2 Column 3 (depth 4) [s2b257srb2] on Small Road [s2b257srb3] produces Blue (≠) via Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) [s2b257srb4], and the 問路 table [s2b257srb5] lists Next Banker RRR versus Next Player BBB.

Side-by-Side Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Branch Table [s2b257sr]
BranchCoordinate PairDerived Verdict
s2b257srf1 Active (Rule 1)s2b257src1 C6R1 vs C3 (D4)s2b257srv1 Blue (≠)
s2b257srf2 Alternate (Rule 2)s2b257src2 C5R3 vs C3s2b257srv2 Red (=)
  • [s2b257srq1] Primary branch (Rule 1) [s2b257srq2] at C6R1 vs Ref C3 (D4) marks Blue (≠).
  • [s2b257srq3] Opposite branch (Rule 2) [s2b257srq4] against Ref C3 (D4) inverts to Red (=).
  • [s2b257srq5] Trailing Ask-Road probe [s2b257srq6] after 19 hands reads B=RRR and P=BBB.
GEOMETRIC COMPLEMENT · S2B257SR

Why Rule 1 and Rule 2 Invert at Depth 2 vs 4 [s2b257sr]

In [s2b257src1] (3-2-4-2-2-2-2-2), Small Road (k=2) [s2b257src2] updates at Hand #14 from Column 3 (depth 4) [s2b257src3]; derived-road colors never mean Banker or Player [s2b257src4] and every hand [s2b257src5] remains independent.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythAt boundary [s2b257sr], Small Road can produce the same color whether the streak continues down under Rule 2 or breaks to a new column under Rule 1.
TruthComparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 3. In [s2b257sr], Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 3 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
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