What was katniss' opening strategy in the hunger games?

Katniss's opening strategy in The Hunger Games was to avoid the bloodbath at the Cornucopia where there was the most fighting (though she found this step hard to perform, as the supplies were very tempting) and to find a source of water, avoiding other tributes as much as possible until she was armed.

Explanation:

Haymitch provided this strategy to both Katniss and Peeta.