This bead is at Row 2. Column 6 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=). In multi-column transition [s2t197sr] (p05-ascending-taper, step 7), Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou), k=2) evaluates Hand #18 at Column 8 Row 2 against Column 6 (depth 3) across Las Vegas Strip high-limit pits.
Transition [s2t197sr] (2-4-3-2-1-3-1-4): Small Road k=2 Mark #11 at C8R2 → This bead is at Row 2. Column 6 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
This bead is at Row 2. Column 6 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 6 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Pattern p05-ascending-taper step 7 on Hand #18 of 20 (2-4-3-2-1-3-1-4).
Governed by Rule 2 (Continue Down) with lookback offset k=2.
1. Column 8 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 6. 2. Column 6 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Verified against 13 total Small Road marks in [s2t197sr].
Probed after Hand #20 across Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig.
Engine verification [s2t197sr] confirms Red (=) on Small Road (k=2) at Las Vegas Strip high-limit pits when Hand #18 occupies Column 8 Row 2 [s2t197sra] opposite Column 6 (depth 3): This bead is at Row 2. Column 6 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Across 20 hands [s2t197srb1], Small Road (k=2) [s2t197srb2] resolves Hand #18 at Column 8 Row 2 [s2t197srb3] via Column 6 (depth 3) [s2t197srb4] as Red (=) [s2t197srb5] with B=BBB and P=RRR.
| Mark | Coord | Rule | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| s2t197srm1 #1 | s2t197src C3R2 | s2t197srr R2 (Ref C1) | s2t197srv Red (=) |
| s2t197srm2 #2 | s2t197src C3R3 | s2t197srr R2 (Ref C1) | s2t197srv Blue (≠) |
| s2t197srm3 #3 | s2t197src C4R1 | s2t197srr R1 (Ref C1) | s2t197srv Blue (≠) |
| s2t197srm4 #4 | s2t197src C4R2 | s2t197srr R2 (Ref C2) | s2t197srv Red (=) |
Audit [s2t197src1] verifies that Small Road (k=2) [s2t197src2] at Hand #18 (C8R2) [s2t197src3] encodes Rule 1 and Rule 2 geometry; Red (=) and Blue (≠) never represent Banker or Player [s2t197src4] on independent hands [s2t197src5].
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