maybe you should build your hash (%squares) like so ... 
%squares = (
        a1 => $a1,
        a2 => $a2,
        a3 => $a3,
        b1 => $b1,
        b2 => $b2,
        b3 => $b3,
        c1 => $c1,
        c2 => $c2,
        c3 => $c3
);

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and since you are using a hash you can do this ... 
# makes the moved piece blank
sub make_blank() {
    $squares{$response} = " ";
}

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In reply to Re: Newbie question by Plankton
in thread Can I empty a hash value? by Anonymous Monk

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