4x4 Dots-and-Boxes Game

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

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  Make me player A.
  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.