Quick winning principles
- Road: connect opposite edges.
- Wall: stack 3+ pieces in one square.
- Capstone flattens walls to roads.
- Place pieces to block opponent road.
Ideal strategy
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Win condition choice: road is faster on 5x5; wall requires capstone—choose road unless opponent commits to road.
- 2
Capstone timing: flatten opponent wall when it reaches 3 high—prevents wall win.
- 3
Road blocking: place piece to break opponent's shortest path; force 4+ detour.
- 4
Piece tempo: 2 placement moves beat 1 capstone move early; capstone wins endgame.
- 5
Board growth: expand board when opponent's road is 2 from win—adds distance.
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Endgame: with capstone and 2 stones, flatten then road in 2 turns.