Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Tournament Jousting
I spent some time last night fiddling with a little jousting simulation game that's older than I am. I picked up Tournament Jousting (made by Bearhug Games) off of eBay a few years ago. I think the game dates back to the early 1970s. ... Correction: BoardGameGeek.com lists it as being a 1979 release.
Anyway, it's a hex-and-counter style of game -- but without the hexes, seeing as it uses a more traditional grid model. Sean and I gave the game a try sometime after I bought it around 1998 or 1999, and then it just collected dust for a few years. So I pulled it out and spread it out on the kitchen table last night. I gave it a try pitting two groups of jousters against each other (typical lance versus lance style), and then went from there.
It's supposed to take about an hour to play, but I really don't see why it would take that long. Half an hour, perhaps. But maybe I just wasn't considering my options well enough, and maybe if I was actually playing against someone, they'd be considering their strategies a bit more. I'll have to coax someone into playing this with me.
Anyway, it's a hex-and-counter style of game -- but without the hexes, seeing as it uses a more traditional grid model. Sean and I gave the game a try sometime after I bought it around 1998 or 1999, and then it just collected dust for a few years. So I pulled it out and spread it out on the kitchen table last night. I gave it a try pitting two groups of jousters against each other (typical lance versus lance style), and then went from there.
It's supposed to take about an hour to play, but I really don't see why it would take that long. Half an hour, perhaps. But maybe I just wasn't considering my options well enough, and maybe if I was actually playing against someone, they'd be considering their strategies a bit more. I'll have to coax someone into playing this with me.
// posted by Chris @ 9:48 AM 
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