The Last Coin Game

The Last Coin game is a two-player strategy and precision competition. The game has a circular board and round pieces, known as the “coins”.

The goal is simple, but to win it you must be clever.

Game rules

1. The players take turns placing a coin on the board. The new coin can not touch a previously placed coin.
2. Once a coin is placed, you can not move it.
3. You can not place a coin vertically.
4. The winner is the one who places the last possible coin on the board, in such a way that no other coin can be placed without touching another. So, the one who adds the last coin wins. There is a winning strategy for the player who places the first coin. Do you know it?

There is a winning strategy for the player who places the first coin. What is it?

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