TC - Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066

[ShadesWolf]

SUNDAY 23 JANUARY - 7:15pm - 8:00pm (BBC2 )


Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066

Military strategy game in which contestants recreate historical battles, presented by Richard Hammond. It's 1066AD and the Eagers family from Surrey step into the shoes of the English King as they attempt to repel a mighty Norse invasion at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

[ShadesWolf]

Oh wow,

when are they going to release those skins......

[Wishazu]

quite entertaining tonite, though after only 2 episodes i think its safe to say that theyve made it easier to win the battles. in neither episode so far have the contestants faced a prepared, organised opponent. i did love those norse and saxon skins though. and the bit with the lone berserker was cool :)

[Khan of ED]

Is there any hush hush way of getting them, both TC1 and TC2 episodes.

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

It was too easy man, i don't like this new layout and the team get too much info, hope they get smashed next week


The units look class though, i smell the fall of rome as an expansion pack(fingers crossed)

[Placid Tramp]

I hope next week the have a battle that requires a bit more thought than: get over the bridge as fast as you can, now kill, kill, kill.

As for a hush, hush way to get hold of them - emule has most of the 1st series at the mo, just dont tell anyone

[Pausanias828]

Well, although I do prefer the old format for the show, I do still find it fairly interesting, although not as much fun. They really should make it more of a challenge, and get rid of the pauses. I do like the new skins though, they really do look good, and I can only hope we get to use them ourselves. MTW 2 for the next in the series?, even though I would prefer a different era next time, I would certainly buy that.

[econ21]

I think this season is shaping up better than the first, so far. With the skirmish and the pauses, they give the teams more chance to get familiar with the situation. The first season too often was like watching a newbie try to juggle or some such. Yes, it was watchable but it was in a road-crash fascination kind of way and ultimately rather infuriating (I was often reduced to yelling at the teams).

However, aside from the new format, the first two teams have also been aided by having had pretty decent leading generals - fair grasp of tactics, sound appreciation of strategic situation and very able at directing their teams.

BTW, those huscarls etc made me wonder how hard it would really be to do a MTW2!

[Wishazu]

i miss them scouting out the enemy armies and learning about their troops properly. TC2 is ok but i prefer the old format.