<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 There are 20 teams in a soccer league, and each team plays each of the other teams twice - once at their home field and once at their opponent's field. Additionally, at the end of the regular games, the top 8 teams enter a playoff round where they're paired in a single elimination format, meaning a team must win to advance to the next stage. How many games will be played in total for the regular games and the playoff round combined? Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
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There are 20 teams in a soccer league, and each team plays each of the other teams twice - once at their home field and once at their opponent's field. Additionally, at the end of the regular games, the top 8 teams enter a playoff round where they're paired in a single elimination format, meaning a team must win to advance to the next stage. How many games will be played in total for the regular games and the playoff round combined?
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