Time Commanders: The battle of Watling Street 6/6

Time Commanders is a series of programmes made by Lion TV for BBC Two that ran for two seasons from 2003 to 2005.

It uses an edited version of the game engine behind the real-time strategy game Rome: Total War by the Creative Assembly to recreate famous battles of the ancient world.

The battles are replayed by 4-player teams from diverse backgrounds. The teams are unfamiliar with computer games, to make sure their gaming skills do not influence their success. After a brief introduction of the battle, including an overview of military units, terrain and available forces, the players have to develop a strategy and then deploy their forces. Two of the players are selected as generals, who will direct the battle and have access to a strategic map. The other two players are designated lieutenants, the units are indirectly controlled by the lieutenants, who issue commands to program assistants, who in turn use the game interface to control the units.

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• time
• commanders
• rome
• total
• war
• ancient
• famous
• hitorical
• battle
• romans
• boudicca
• watling
• street

[xertexxetrex]

Jeez isnt it common sense that the tortoise formation is meant to defend against archers and not infantry?

[MrGargravaar]

it's such a shame i think that the experts can't tell the bad teams what prats they actually are

[GodOfWar221]

Am I the only one? who thinks that there was a bit of sabotage? on the side of the Generals and Lieutenants? considering they are BRITISH!! and commanding a ROMAN army?

[ImEternalWanderer]

You know what, this team of "commanders" can do better if they do nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[hampstercheeksclem]

that presenter is such a cock but not as bad as the fucking four cocks this is so funny

[J0NDUDE]

Lol that host is so sarcastic xD

[GibbyGoldfisch]

That was a truly cringeworthy episode of a great show. On a cringe scale, the bit where they put the roman legionaries into a tortoise formation is slightly worse than when Basil Fawlty gives a cheese box containing a rat to a hotel inspector. I laughed so hard I cried.

[qualitynq]

enjoyed this

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

@xertexxetrex Yes XD. Short of stripping naked and making your army hold hands in a circle, I can't really think of a worse strategy.

[Trucifer]

This team sucked. lol. Wish they had been in charge of the real roman legion in 61. May Bou be blessed.

[501stlegionnaire]

lol and those people work at the same place?

then won't look at one another for a while and Gary will eat his lunch alone forever!!!!!!!

[longfootbuddy]

@Butternut731863 no one goes away empty handed...cept yall