
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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Ms. Hamilton's eighth-grade class has expanded its annual three-person-team basketball tournament participation. This year, thirty-two teams are competing, where the losing team of each game is eliminated from the tournament. How many games will be played to determine the winner?

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