It is very frustrating to always lose. There are some ways that can work to get 1st place.
Extra strategies I come up with after this is posted, will be posted in comments.

Strategy #1: For this strategy, you must be 2nd place and 1st place must be weak, at any moment. When this happens, tell everyone to go against 1st place. Do not accept any flags from 1st place. Later you probably kill 1st place, due to the weakness of him/her. Since 1st place is gone, YOU now become 1st place. If some people do not accept to kill 1st place, tell them that you will give them a certain place that you agree on.

Strategy #2: If you want to keep your 1st place position from point A to B, this is the strategy for you. (Credit to wishbone) Keep attacking the current 2nd place until a flag comes, or you kill them, or until someone else starts attacking. If someone else starts attacking, check to see if the 2nd place you were originally attacking, is now a lower rank. If the person who attacks you is 2nd or 3rd place, attack back. This will help you maintain a good 1st place.

Strategy #3: Do not overexpand. Although this leads to a 1st place, you'll basically have 1-dice-stacks left. The restack will still keep you weak, usually leading to other players killing you. Expand slowly. Be patient. If you are not 1st place by a long amount of time, look to the next strategy.

Strategy #4: Keep attacking 1st place. Move stacks from a territory that will be tucked behind the new territory you receive, so if the restack is poor it will not be killed. Stop behind weak stacks (1,2,3 dice-stacks) so they cannot attack you back.

I hope this helps you get a good 1st place. Extra strategies will be posted in the comments.

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