Battle Of The Hastings

The game y8.com is mainly about all the battles that happened in 1066 and in this you can play anyone you like.Which is like we have to pick a team ,a battle and a level to play this.Then you have to fight with the other team depends on who you get and you always have to know your team,in order to control it and win the battle.I enjoyed the battles that I was fighting the most and also the facts in the way ,they were telling them.The things that I learned while playing this game were that Ifound the battle in a little bit of detail and learned how to play tactic games.At the battle of hastings first the Normans were unable to pierce through the massed rank of the English infantry.For six hours until late afternoon the English seemed like they were going to win.But the Normans charged again and again,but they couldn't break through he Saxon shield wall and had to go back down hill again.Then the Saxons made their fatal mistake.Later afternoon some of harold's men broke their shield wall to chase the Normans,who thought they were retreating.This was their biggest mistake because no sooner had the Normans reached the bottom of the hill,they turned round to cut the English to bits.The Norman cavalry rode among the English,hacking them down.Finally,Willam brought in his archers and Harold's luck ran out.The arrows didn't break the Saxon line,but if the Bayeux Tapestry is to be believed,one of the arrows hit Harold in the eye.The battle lasted for 6 hours.The battle took place at the Senlac Hill and the reasons why Willam won the battle were that William's army had time to rest before the battle.While Harold Godwinson's army were tired,unprepared because of the battle of Stamford that day and had to march 50 miles a day to reach and fight in the battle of hastings,Williams army had well trained solidiers where as Harold did not and Williams army pretended to flee.Many of Harold' s men broke their shield wall to chase after them.But as they did Williams army turned back and slaughtered them.This type of game is a valueable learning experience because we also learn history and have fun at the same time.