4x4 Dots-and-Boxes Game

Player A has 0 boxes.
Player B has 0 boxes.
 +  2v +  2^ +  2^ +  2^ +
                          
 2v    2^    2^    2^    2^ 
                          
 +  2^ +  2^ +  2^ +  2^ +
                          
 2^    2^    2     2^    2^ 
                          
 +  2^ +  2  +  0^ #  2^ +
                   |      
 2^    2^    0^    |     2^ 
                   |      
 +  2^ +  2^ +  2^ #  2^ +
                          
 2^    2^    2^    2^    2v 
                          
 +  2^ +  2^ +  2^ +  2v +

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  Make me player B.
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In the analysis, the scores are the number of boxes player A will get minus the number of boxes player B will get with best play if the player on the move selects the corresponding line. A suffix of v on a score means player A must make the next loony move; ^ means player B must.