
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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Azar and Carl play a game of tic-tac-toe on a 3-by-3 board, with Azar aiming to win by placing his fourth X in a winning position and Carl placing an O after Azar's first move and randomly thereafter. Determine the number of possible board configurations after the game ends with Azar's victory.

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