
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 single-elimination tournament, each game is contested between two players, with the winner moving on to the next round. In the given tournament, there are 512 players. Determine the number of individual games required to crown the champion.

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