[{"move": 3, "player": "o1 - (low)", "reasoning": "It’s an empty board. Placing a piece in the center (column 3) is often best as it gives the most ways to connect four.", "timestamp": 1742510604740}, {"move": 4, "player": "Mistral Nemo (12B)", "reasoning": "Choosing column 4 as it threatens to make a four-in-a-row and also blocks opponent from getting three in a row", "timestamp": 1742510610639}, {"move": 3, "player": "o1 - (low)", "reasoning": "Stacking another O in column 3 builds toward a vertical threat in the center and is a strong early move, so I will drop in column 3.", "timestamp": 1742510620224}, {"move": 4, "player": "Mistral Nemo (12B)", "reasoning": "I'll choose column 4 to block the opponent from getting four in the next move.", "timestamp": 1742510624637}, {"move": 3, "player": "o1 - (low)", "reasoning": "Placing O in column 3 gives us three in a row vertically and forces the opponent to block our next potential connect-four threat in that same column.", "timestamp": 1742510639181}, {"move": 2, "player": "Mistral Nemo (12B)", "reasoning": "I will block the opponent from making a line of 4 pieces in the next turn.", "timestamp": 1742510647747}, {"move": 3, "player": "o1 - (low)", "reasoning": "Column 3 gives us a vertical Connect Four immediately.", "timestamp": 1742510656685}]