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TIC-TAC-TOE Puzzles and Trick Questions: Who will win the game (▲Unique Triangular-shape Gilt Dragon Gold Coin or ⚫️Traditional Shaped Canada Maple Leaf Gold Coin)? Assuming that both players are very smart.

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Answer: Triangular-shape Gilt Dragon gold coin will be the winner.

Explanation:

If we can determine who played the 6th move, then we can easily know who will be the winner.

Since both players are smart that they can win by simply placing the 7th coin in square 5 which is the win situation for both ▲ Gilt Dragon gold coin and ⚫️Maple Leaf gold coin . Hence, the 6th step must be placed in a line already containing two of the opponents coins. There are two such possibilities – the 6th move would have been either ▲ in square 3 or ⚫️coin in square 9.

As we know both the players are smart, the 6th coin could not be ▲ in square 3. Because ▲ can be placed directly in square 5 to win the game.

Therefore, the 6th move must be the Maple Leaf gold coin in square 9. And the 7th move will be the ▲ Gilt Dragon in square 5. Thus ▲ will win the game. 

In collaboration with The Royal Australian Mint, LPM is pleased to present the second release in the Australian Shipwreck series featuring the Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon). For the first time in bullion, the series will feature coins that are triangular-shaped in size. The Vergulde Draeck follows on from the popular first release in the series featuring the Batavia.