Spock walked up to first set of boxes, eyeing it still with uncertainty. But he take the stone from Devi's hand.

Looking out across the board, he was about to throw the stone before he stopped and just stared at Devi. "You are insisting that I participate?" One was supposed to learn about the cultures of other species, but this game seemed so ... illogical. Where was the tactical thinking?

The best one could do was optimize for hitting a number that eliminated the necessity of imbalance.

So Spock dropped the stone right in front of him, onto the square marked "2."