
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In a modified version of the game, Players $A$, $B$, and $C$ start with $16$, $15$, and $14$ tokens, respectively. The same rules apply: in each round, the player with the most tokens gives one token to each of the other players and also places one token in the discard pile. The game ends when a player runs out of tokens. How many rounds will the game last?
A) 40
B) 41
C) 42
D) 43
E) 44

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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