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Problem: Dota2 Senate

Explore how to solve the Dota2 Senate problem using queue data structures to simulate a round-based voting process. Learn to implement an optimal banning strategy between two parties and determine the winning side by maintaining order and efficiently handling voting rights in Go.

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Statement

In the world of Dota22, there are two parties: the Radiant and the Dire.

The Dota22 senate is composed of senators belonging to these two parties. The senate must vote on a change to the game through a round based procedure. In each round, every senator (in order) who still has voting rights may exercise exactly one of the following actions:

  • Ban a senator: Choose one other senator and permanently revoke all of their rights for the current round and all subsequent rounds.

  • Announce victory: If all senators who still retain voting rights belong to the same party, this senator may declare victory for that party.

You are given a string senate of length n ...