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Are some numbers part of more lines of three than others? This
might affect whether we aim for them or not.
How can you get $1$ by throwing the two dice? How many ways are
there altogether?
How can you get $12$ by throwing two dice?
It might be useful to look at all the numbers on the grid in turn
in this way.