Fusrodah & Inspector
I find the strategy of the Battle of Hastings fascinating—every maneuver had a purpose, like a chess move. Have you ever tried to reconstruct those plans as a puzzle?
I’ve spent more time untangling clues than playing chess, but putting Hastings on a board is a good exercise. Every troop’s move is a piece that only makes sense when you know where the king and the king’s army are headed. It’s a puzzle if you have the right picture—otherwise it feels like trying to solve a game with half the pieces missing.
Indeed, every unit must be in its exact spot, like a blade in the right hand and a shield in the left, so the king’s intent flows through the entire line. Without that clear picture, the whole formation is just a muddle.
You’re right, a missing card makes the whole deck collapse. If you’re missing the king’s intent, you’re just guessing where the pieces belong. It’s less about the battlefield and more about the missing instruction manual.
The command line must be written down before the first footstep, otherwise you chase ghosts across the field. A missing order is like a missing arrow in a bow—no shot ever hits its mark.