
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 an expanded baseball league, there are now 12 teams. During the season, each of the 12 teams plays exactly four games with each of the other teams. How many total games are played during the season?

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