A Board Game

[TheNightfly]

I just played this game yesterday and it had a wild finish. It begs the question, is there a 'best' opening strategy, or, as in chess, are there numerous strategies, each with their own strengths, and specific responses to counter them?

https://youtu.be/uTlyJJnMalQ

Here are the moves:
1. E5 C3
2. D3 C6
3. D5 F6
4. D6 D4
5. C4 F3
6. B3 C5
7. B6 E4
8. E6 (1 yugo) C4 (1 yugo)
9. C6 (1 yugo) F4 (1 yugo)
10. F5 E4
11. E3 C3
12. C5 D5
13. B6 D6
14. D4 (1 yugo) C2
15. B2 C5 (1 yugo)
16. C3 (1 yugo) E5
17. D2 B4
18. B6 E7 (1 yugo)
19. D6 (1 yugo) B6
20. B5 B2
21. B3 G2 (1 yugo)
22. E3 (1 yugo) D3
23. F3 G3
24. H2 G5
25. G4 E4
26. A4 D7
27. B4 B3
28. D5 A2
29. C2 C7
30. B7 F7 (1 yugo)
31. D7 (3 yugos) D5 (1 yugo)
32. B5 B3
33. C8 G4 (1 yugo)
34. H4 G7
35. H8 H7 (1 yugo)
36. G7 G6
37. C7 E2
38. F2 F1 (1 yugo)
39. G1 (1 yugo) F2
40. E2 G3
41. G5 E1
42. D1 A2 (1 yugo)
43. D3 (2 yugos) B3 (1 yugo)