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RULE 1 VS RULE 2 BOUNDARY · S2B173SR · K=2

Small Road Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b173sr]: Reference Depth 1 vs Active Depth 3 → Red (=)

This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=). In boundary comparison [s2b173sr] (r03-single-arch, depth slot 3), Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou), k=2) contrasts Rule 2 Boundary (Downward Row Continuation) at Column 5 Row 4 (Red (=)) against its opposite branch (Blue (≠)) at Wynn Palace Cotai floor monitors.

C3 vs Active
D1 vs D3
Rule 2 Focus
RED (=)
Rule 1 Branch
BLUE (≠)
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Lookback 2
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 19 Hands

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

Boundary [s2b173sr] (2-3-1-3-4-2-2-2): Small Road k=2 at C5R4 vs Ref C3 (D1) → This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

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 #7 [s2b173sr]

This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 4, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 3.
  2. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 3 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Boundary Coordinate [s2b173sr]
Small Road (k=2) · Col 5 Row 4

Shape r03-single-arch depth slot 3 on Hand #13 of 19.

Reference vs Active Depth [s2b173sr]
Ref Col 3 = 1 Bead | Active Depth = 3

Rule 2 Boundary (Downward Row Continuation) resolves Red (=) while the alternate branch resolves Blue (≠).

Verbatim describeMark() [s2b173sr]
This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

1. Column 5 goes down to Row 4, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 3. 2. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

Boundary Pitfall Check [s2b173sr]
Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 3 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Tracked across 13 marks on Small Road in [s2b173sr].

Ask-Road Split [s2b173sr]
Next B → RRB | Next P → BBR

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

SIDE-BY-SIDE BOUNDARY · S2B173SR

Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b173sr]: Small Road k=2 at C5R4

During Hand #13 of [s2b173sr], the Small Road grid (lookback k=2) at Wynn Palace Cotai floor monitors maps Big Road Column 5 Row 4 [s2b173sra] to Reference Column 3 (depth 1) under Rule 2 Boundary (Downward Row Continuation): This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).

Comparing Column 5 Row 4 [s2b173srb1] with lookback k=2 Column 3 (depth 1) [s2b173srb2] on Small Road [s2b173srb3] produces Red (=) via Rule 2 Boundary (Downward Row Continuation) [s2b173srb4], and the 問路 table [s2b173srb5] lists Next Banker RRB versus Next Player BBR.

Side-by-Side Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Branch Table [s2b173sr]
BranchCoordinate PairDerived Verdict
s2b173srf1 Active (Rule 2)s2b173src1 C5R4 vs C3 (D1)s2b173srv1 Red (=)
s2b173srf2 Alternate (Rule 1)s2b173src2 C6R1 vs C3s2b173srv2 Blue (≠)
  • [s2b173srq1] Primary branch (Rule 2) [s2b173srq2] at C5R4 vs Ref C3 (D1) marks Red (=).
  • [s2b173srq3] Opposite branch (Rule 1) [s2b173srq4] against Ref C3 (D1) inverts to Blue (≠).
  • [s2b173srq5] Trailing Ask-Road probe [s2b173srq6] after 19 hands reads B=RRB and P=BBR.
GEOMETRIC COMPLEMENT · S2B173SR

Why Rule 1 and Rule 2 Invert at Depth 3 vs 1 [s2b173sr]

In [s2b173src1] (2-3-1-3-4-2-2-2), Small Road (k=2) [s2b173src2] updates at Hand #13 from Column 3 (depth 1) [s2b173src3]; derived-road colors never mean Banker or Player [s2b173src4] and every hand [s2b173src5] remains independent.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythAt boundary [s2b173sr], Small Road can produce the same color whether the streak continues down under Rule 2 or breaks to a new column under Rule 1.
TruthThinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 3 stopped exactly one row above this bead. In [s2b173sr], This bead is at Row 4. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, more than one row above → red (=).
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