Consider the calendar game

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Consider the Calendar Game!

The rules are as follows:

• The game starts on January 1st.

• Each player must take turns to choose either any later day within the same month or the same day in a later month. (Except you are never allowed to say a non-existent date such as February 30, November 31, etc.)

• The winner is the player who ends up on December 31st.

Find the best strategy for this game and describe how and why it works.

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