from typing import List


def has_empty_location(board: List[List[str]]) -> bool:
    """
        Check if there are any empty placeholder.
        (Note: top left corner is always empty and hence must be ignored.)

        Parameters
        ----------
        board: List[List[str]]
            2D array containing all the game detail, including column header, row header and placed buildings.
    """
    count = 0

    for row in board:
        for col in row:
            if col == ' ':
                # * Use to early break if there are more than 2 empty placeholder.
                if count > 1:
                    return True
                count += 1

    return count > 1