The Battle of Hastings Game

In this game, you choose to play either Harold Godwinson, king of England, or Duke William of Normandy. If you choose Harold you have the following choice:
1. Form a shield wall on the ridge and let the Normans come to you.
2. Charge down the hill in the hope of surprising the Normans and sweep them from the field.
Then if you choose either one you get 2 more choices, one of which is the correct one you can win with. There is only one way for either William or Harold to win.
I enjoyed this game because it follows the way it historically happened for William, and the way Harold might have been able to win. I also liked this game because it showed a graphic of the soldiers moving to follow your command.
During this game I learned that when you are a leader of an army/ country, you have to make difficult choices that could result in the winning of territory, or the death of your own men.
During the battle of Hastings, Duke William of Normandy led his army against an exhausted English army, who had just recently marched 190 miles from the great north of England to defeat Harold Hadrada and Tostig from taking over England. Now he faces them as they are in an exhausted position. He defeated them using his archers back up forces while his cavalry and infantry hold them from being attacked. He eventually won, and became the King of England.
This game is a valuable learning experience because it teaches you that Harold might have been able to win, and that battles require leaders taking a lot of difficult choices to lead their army to success.