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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Put one exactly in the middle, then mirror exactly whatever your opponent does?
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Yup. Radial symmetry for the win. The measurements and shapes are largely red herrings. As long as the table is a flat, radially symmetric shape (a square would work) and the "cigars" have at least one orientation when placed on the table so that (from above) it is also radially symmetric (like a block in the shape of an equilateral triangle), the winning strategy works.
Or does it? Are the above rules sufficient, or can you think of a counter example?