We had our first game of Tannhaüser a few days ago.

First thing we noticed was how slow a start the player on the stairs has.

So what would make the first player choose this entrance?

What kind of strategy would either faction use?

Thanks.

You can decide to use the stairs entrance to get control of some Objective. If you play Unioon or MAtriarchy you are less impacted as you have characters who can bypass the penalty.