Human players first move

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by BJC

I would, however, consider it a good stratigy to remove potential points from the opponents reach by stealing/pushing tubes in the middle of the field to your side. Not only do you not have to go as far to get a tube but your opponents are robbed of the same opportunity.

my 2 cents

Yeah if you can pick them off the ground then it's a great strategy.

And don't discount tubes being an annoyance in your safe zones, in a game where speed of scoring will be everything, any sort of extra obstacle is going to slow you down.