The agents may show both tactical as well as strategic behavior.

from Merriam-Webster

tactical:
(1) : of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose (2) : made or carried out with only a limited or immediate end in view b : adroit in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose

strategic:
of great importance within an integrated whole or to a planned effect

Tactical behavior includes using a weakness in most or all other players.
They may have forgotten to have checked for a certain border case.
Or they may not yet have implemented a certain feature.

Strategic behavior includes implementing a strong solver and not worry about "tactical" issues.

We see both tactical and strategic behaviors in every semester.

The goal of the game is to find the best algorithms and best implementations
in a given domain.