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RULE 1 VS RULE 2 BOUNDARY · S2B228SR · K=2

Small Road Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b228sr]: Reference Depth 3 vs Active Depth 3 → Red (=)

Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=). In boundary comparison [s2b228sr] (r08-triplet-dip, depth slot 8), Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou), k=2) contrasts Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) at Column 6 Row 1 (Red (=)) against its opposite branch (Blue (≠)) at Borgata Atlantic City salon tables.

C3 vs Active
D3 vs D3
Rule 1 Focus
RED (=)
Rule 2 Branch
BLUE (≠)
Solid Circle
Lookback 2
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 18 Hands

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

Boundary [s2b228sr] (3-2-3-1-3-2-2-2): Small Road k=2 at C6R1 vs Ref C3 (D3) → Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → 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 [s2b228sr]

Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 3, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

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 [s2b228sr]
Small Road (k=2) · Col 6 Row 1

Shape r08-triplet-dip depth slot 8 on Hand #13 of 18.

Reference vs Active Depth [s2b228sr]
Ref Col 3 = 3 Beads | Active Depth = 3

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

Verbatim describeMark() [s2b228sr]
Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 3, 2 columns further back. 2. Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Boundary Pitfall Check [s2b228sr]
Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 3.

Tracked across 12 marks on Small Road in [s2b228sr].

Ask-Road Split [s2b228sr]
Next B → RRB | Next P → BBR

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

SIDE-BY-SIDE BOUNDARY · S2B228SR

Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Boundary [s2b228sr]: Small Road k=2 at C6R1

On scoreboard [s2b228sr], Small Road with lookback offset k=2 evaluates Column 6 Row 1 (depth 3) [s2b228sra] beside Column 3 (depth 3) at Borgata Atlantic City salon tables, confirming Red (=) via Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1): Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Because Small Road [s2b228srb1] uses lookback offset k=2 [s2b228srb2], Hand #13 at Column 6 Row 1 (depth 3) [s2b228srb3] references Column 3 (3 beads) [s2b228srb4] for Red (=) [s2b228srb5] with Ask-Road state B=RRB / P=BBR.

Side-by-Side Rule 1 vs Rule 2 Branch Table [s2b228sr]
BranchCoordinate PairDerived Verdict
s2b228srf1 Active (Rule 1)s2b228src1 C6R1 vs C3 (D3)s2b228srv1 Red (=)
s2b228srf2 Alternate (Rule 2)s2b228src2 C5R4 vs C3s2b228srv2 Blue (≠)
  • [s2b228srq1] Primary branch (Rule 1) [s2b228srq2] at C6R1 vs Ref C3 (D3) marks Red (=).
  • [s2b228srq3] Opposite branch (Rule 2) [s2b228srq4] against Ref C3 (D3) inverts to Blue (≠).
  • [s2b228srq5] Trailing Ask-Road probe [s2b228srq6] after 18 hands reads B=RRB and P=BBR.
GEOMETRIC COMPLEMENT · S2B228SR

Why Rule 1 and Rule 2 Invert at Depth 3 vs 3 [s2b228sr]

Within 18-hand shoe [s2b228src1], Small Road (lookback k=2) [s2b228src2] compares Column 6 Row 1 with Column 3 (depth 3) [s2b228src3] while derived symbols never denote Banker or Player [s2b228src4] and future hands [s2b228src5] stay independent.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythAt boundary [s2b228sr], 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 [s2b228sr], Column 5 has 3 beads. Column 3 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).
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