The Coin on a Table

Two players take turns placing coins on a round table. Coins cannot overlap. The player who places the last coin wins. Does the first or second player have a winning strategy?

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First player wins by

The answer to this riddle is First player wins by. Difficulty: Hard · Solved by 23,996 puzzle lovers.

First player wins by placing a coin in the exact center. Then mirror every move the second player makes. The first player always has a valid move.

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