
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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There are 32 pieces on a table. Player A and Player B take turns removing a certain number of pieces. The rules are: Player A goes first, and each player must remove at least 1 but no more than 6 pieces each turn.  Determine the number of pieces that Player A should take first to ensure victory.

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