Alice and Bob have a set of circular plates of identical size and shape, and also a rectangular table. They alternate turns placing plates on the table so that no two plates overlap each other. The player who cannot place a plate on the table (due to lack of space) loses. Who has the winning strategy and describe this strategy?
(Assume that both Alice and Bob are extremely careful people and can place plates with exact precision, and that the table is big enough to hold at least one plate).
**There is a general strategy for one of the players, that does not require measure table and plate dimension.