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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: nicknorthstar on March 04, 2025, 06:58:34 PM
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Check this out, coming from Osprey Games and Joseph McCullough in May.
While the Hairfoot halflings typically prefer eating and drinking to strenuous exercise, one thing that is sure to stir them from their armchairs is the noble sport of Hairfoot Jousting. Small teams take to the field on the backs of various unruly mounts – pigs, turkeys, sheep, and more – to tilt against their rivals, striving to knock them to the ground with their blunt lances. For the victors: fame, glory, and perhaps a new pair of gardening gloves. For the defeated team… well, everyone loves an underdog!
Hairfoot Jousting is a quick and simple tabletop miniatures game in which players seek to lead their teams of three to victory in tournaments or over the course of a season. Play on some of the most famous pitches to grace the sport, such as Baker's Run, The Puddles, and Barrel Bottom, each with their own special challenges. Point your jousters in the direction of their opponents and hope their mounts don't have their own ideas! In Hairfoot Jousting, sportsmanship and a sense of humour are as valuable as skill or luck – after all, it's joust a bit of fun.
North Star will be doing the various mounted Halflings you'll need to play Hairfoot Jousting. They are looking great, we're giving a first glimpse of them later this week in our newsletter. If you don't subscribe, you can join us here: https://northstarfigures.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=addf114e407ae6b960460a70e&id=03fee180e2
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That looks mental, I love it.
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Well then. Guess I'll have to get these
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You wait ages for a halfling jousting game to arrive and then two turn up at once. Will be interesting to see how this compares to Half Tilt (which I am a huge fan of).
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There is already a halfling Joust game out called half-tilt by TT Combat.
Large numbers of figures and on my radar to get. However, this
looks fun too.
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There is already a halfling Joust game out called half-tilt by TT Combat.
Large numbers of figures and on my radar to get. However, this
looks fun too.
Hahaha, it's amazing that there is already a game with the theme. Crazy to think about how many subgenres and micro settings are covered by rules.
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Hahaha, it's amazing that there is already a game with the theme. Crazy to think about how many subgenres and micro settings are covered by rules.
Half Tilt only came out about 6 months ago, but there was a biggish kickstarter campaign before that. The rules for Hairfoot Jousting seem to be considerably more involved, certainly the campaign system is. Which set of rules is best for you is, of course, a matter of personal preference.
I'll definitely be getting the rules (I'm a sucker for anything halfling-related), not sure I need to add more figures to the unpainted hobbit pile right now.
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Sounds fun. Ridiculously weird that two of the same idea came out within 6 months of each other... lol
I wonder if there was a thread on the internet or game at a convention that both were inspired by?
Mike Demana
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...and not a single game designer ever thought, 'What if we put a goblin in this jousting game...'
This is just more proof of anti-goblin sentiment. Bunch of anti-goblinites, if you ask me. Everybody knows, a halfling is just a fat goblin. That's less green. And fatter. And those hairy feet. Guh.
Unless ... I can just make goblin jousters and use the rules for halfling jousters. Waitaminute...
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Unless ... I can just make goblin jousters and use the rules for halfling jousters. Waitaminute...
That reminds me of the scene in Labyrinth with the goblin riders tormenting Ludo lol
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Could be fun to have Orcs, Goblins, Elves and other do jousting too.
Be a great tournament.
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Very different style for the minis for the two games, it looks like. For Hairfoot Jousting, the minis appear to be local villagers having a go. For Half Tilt, they are essentially halfling Bretonnian figures. Very different flavor, but look to be nice figures in both sets. If the Half-Tilt range offered foot version of some of those minis, I would absolutely buy a few for NPCs in my next fantasy RPG.
-Michael
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Not sure I would play these games but the NorthStar hobbit jousters look like they would be fun to paint.
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...and not a single game designer ever thought, 'What if we put a goblin in this jousting game...'
This is just more proof of anti-goblin sentiment. Bunch of anti-goblinites, if you ask me. Everybody knows, a halfling is just a fat goblin. That's less green. And fatter. And those hairy feet. Guh.
Unless ... I can just make goblin jousters and use the rules for halfling jousters. Waitaminute...
Just for you...
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Very different style for the minis for the two games, it looks like. For Hairfoot Jousting, the minis appear to be local villagers having a go. For Half Tilt, they are essentially halfling Bretonnian figures. Very different flavor, but look to be nice figures in both sets. If the Half-Tilt range offered foot version of some of those minis, I would absolutely buy a few for NPCs in my next fantasy RPG.
-Michael
The non-Half Tilt versions of the TTCombat minis are on a different website (for some reason best known to them). Try maxminishop.com, there are a few halfling foot knights but not exact equivalents of the Half Tilt mounted ones.
Just to clarify, I am in no way affiliated with TTCombat/MaxMini, just a fan of their work. They're responsible for a significant proportion of the unpainted hobbit pile.
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I like the Half Tilt ogre mount... not sure how quick giant walruses will go down the tilt though...
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Thanks, I will have a look.
-Michael
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Definitely going to be picking up Hairfoot Jousting when it is released.
-Michael
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Interesting.
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Are the figures rider and separate mount?
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No, one piece castings.
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I like the Half Tilt ogre mount... not sure how quick giant walruses will go down the tilt though...
Just realized I have the TT Combat shield maidens on Walruses. Bought them for a winter game plan I haven't followed through with yet...
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I just hope that the game has rules that allow for walruses, otherwise that's just a missed opportunity. Oh, and camels too.
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not sure how quick giant walruses will go down the tilt though...
Well I was curious and looked it up. Sa8d f9r short periods they can match a humans speed, about 10-12mph.
Grimm
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...and not a single game designer ever thought, 'What if we put a goblin in this jousting game...'
This is just more proof of anti-goblin sentiment. Bunch of anti-goblinites, if you ask me. Everybody knows, a halfling is just a fat goblin. That's less green. And fatter. And those hairy feet. Guh.
Unless ... I can just make goblin jousters and use the rules for halfling jousters. Waitaminute...
If you put goblins into it then you'd likely have to change the game to polo (especially if you've read 'Grunts'). The halflings will be only too happy to get the goblins 'contribution' to the game! ;)
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Well I was curious and looked it up. Sa8d f9r short periods they can match a humans speed, about 10-12mph.
Grimm
I know when I encountered them the guides ensured we kept our distance. They might not have endurance, but they can accelerate faster than you can react.
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No, one piece castings.
That is slightly disappointing, being able to select mount and rider would add to the fun.
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That is slightly disappointing, being able to select mount and rider would add to the fun.
I prefer separate riders both as a customer modelling and as a manufacturer for ease of production, but the head scratching over how to get all the riders to fit all the different animals, we went 'easier to have them fixed on...'
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I prefer separate riders both as a customer modelling and as a manufacturer for ease of production, but the head scratching over how to get all the riders to fit all the different animals, we went 'easier to have them fixed on...'
Maybe do separate bodies from legs for a future run? My old Wargames Factory zombies were like this. Worked well.
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waist up could be separate from the legs and mount...
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waist up could be separate from the legs and mount...
I bet they're now thinking, 'bugger, we should have done it that way.'
I remember, sometime in the mid-80s, our club took a miniatures version of Trollball (from Runequest) to Games Day. All the miniatures had been scratchbuilt by a club member.
Low and behold, the following year guess what comes out - Bloodbowl.
Pure coincidence, I'm sure.
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I bet they're now thinking, 'bugger, we should have done it that way.'
They're not.
We're thinking one piece castings removed so many design/ moulding/ casting headaches.
We're also thinking if folks love the game, we'll do more variants.
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New Dog Mounted Hairfoot Jouster.
We'll start taking pre-orders for the game and miniatures in April.
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...and not a single game designer ever thought, 'What if we put a goblin in this jousting game...'
This is just more proof of anti-goblin sentiment. Bunch of anti-goblinites, if you ask me. Everybody knows, a halfling is just a fat goblin. That's less green. And fatter. And those hairy feet. Guh.
Unless ... I can just make goblin jousters and use the rules for halfling jousters. Waitaminute...
Squig riders to the fore!
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And then there are Warg riders. Nazgul on fell-beasts, Eagle riders. And for the grumpy sort, Dwarf ram-riders!
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I have no problem with the rider and horse cast as one piece.
In fact, I like it that way.
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I bet they're now thinking, 'bugger, we should have done it that way.'
There's something to be said about a miniature cast as it is meant to be posed, in one piece. Looking at the above pics, I love the character of each figure, some of which would be lost if the torsos had to be separatable from the mounts and legs... Just the way the top rider on the dog sorta slumps into the saddle is great.
Even GW has moved away from the separate rider-mount paradigm for a lot of their stuff... opting to instead make ridiculously complex moulds that essentially only go together in a single way (with the odd weapon or head option). The poses ending up just looking so much better than a dude standing/sitting upright with each arm out in front with a chosen weapon... :)
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I have no problem with the rider and horse cast as one piece.
In fact, I like it that way.
The rider and horse cast as one piece is a Centaur.
I'll get me coat...
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I find it hilarious that we are getting a Fantasy Jousting game, but as far as I know we don't even have a great Historical jousting game out there yet.
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I find it hilarious that we are getting a Fantasy Jousting game, but as far as I know we don't even have a great Historical jousting game out there yet.
A second fantasy jousting game, which just emphasises the point really.
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Please make at least two variants of the goose-mounted figure, otherwise my kids will cause actual violence while trying to agree who gets to be the goose lol
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Those are glorious and absurd and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for the preorder.
Hopefully the rules are as absurd. It feels like the sort of game where you enforce a one-drink minimum to keep the overthinking down.
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Those are glorious and absurd and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for the preorder.
Hopefully the rules are as absurd. It feels like the sort of game where you enforce a one-drink minimum to keep the overthinking down.
Absolutely. And use the card-game War as a basis.
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Semi-serious question for the moderators; when people inevitably start posting pictures of their jousting halflings (really looking forward to seeing them) do they belong under Fantasy Sports? It seems to be the right place, but I'm not sure if it's just intended for Blood Bowl clones.
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Good question actually. If be happy for them to go in Fantasy Sports, as they'd be less likely to be 'lost' in the main fantasy board, but I'm not precious about it.
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Good question actually. If be happy for them to go in Fantasy Sports, as they'd be less likely to be 'lost' in the main fantasy board, but I'm not precious about it.
Are the Half-Tilt posts in 'Sports'? Are there any posts?
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It tends to be mostly iterations of fantasy football games. To.be fair, that was the main reason for the child board, as posts were getting split between Other Adventures and Fantasy.
I really don't mind where the posts go for jousting games!
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This is both crazy and obvious in retrospect, like after hours pallet jack racing.
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I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of the rules at Salute yesterday. First impressions, it's really not quite what I was expecting. Not had a chance to play it yet, so this is just from flicking through the rulebook.
- First off, it's not really a jousting game, as you'd first think of it. Half Tilt is more like traditional jousting, with two halflings (or whatever) either side of a tilt. Hairfoot has two teams of 3 running round an arena trying to unseat each other. So it's more of a general combat game than 'true' jousting. Not saying that's a bod thing, it's actually nice that the two games are very different styles.
- The rules are very simple, but so are the rules for Half Tilt, in very different ways.
- The specific mounts for your halflings are largely irrelevant. There are 6 listed in the book and each corresponds to a specific trait, but which one you use for each rider is down to a random roll. So you're probably better just rolling for a trait and using whichever model you like.
- Movement is semi-random. You rotate your rider to face whichever way you want to go, then the mount moves using a Gaslands-style template, randomly selected.
- Because of the movement rules, models should be mounted on 60mm round bases. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of friends with laser-cutters, so I plan on getting them to make me some sabot-style bases for my existing models. I'll do the same with the Northstar minis as and when I get around to buying some, so that I have the option to use them for other games too.
- For the goblin lovers, there is a whole second set of rules included called Wartnose Jousting, based on goblins galloping around on various critters. The rules are basically identical, apart from the arenas/scenarios and a few details. They should be fully compatible so you can have halflings vs goblins.
At the time of writing, Osprey haven't made the relevant downloads available yet (the movement templates and the team sheets). Presumably because the game isn't out until next month. But that gives me time to build an arena.
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North Star's pre-orders for the game and the figures begins tomorrow.
https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?&man=335&page=1 (https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?&man=335&page=1)
(there's no Goblins in the link yet, because they've not been 'officially' announced yet. Drop by tomorrow afternoon and they'll be there.)
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Cool.
Chaoschild: what size is the arena?
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OK, this looks fun, and the goblin alternates are a fun bonus.
I suspect I'm in.
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This looks like a lot of fun.
A quick question ... what size are the figures? 60mm bases is quite big, so are the minis big too?
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This looks like a lot of fun.
A quick question ... what size are the figures? 60mm bases is quite big, so are the minis big too?
They are mounted. I suspect that accounts for some of it.
OK, this looks fun, and the goblin alternates are a fun bonus.
As long as they have nipper sticks.
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how big is the arena? 2foot diameter?
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Exact arena size isn't terribly important, but a circle 75cm in diameter is suggested.
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Exact arena size isn't terribly important, but a circle 75cm in diameter is suggested.
Thanks.
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Oh I'm definitely in. And a fun giant new scenery project to build!
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Cool.
Chaoschild: what size is the arena?
Sorry for not responding sooner. Turns out that the other thing I picked up at Salute was a nasty dose of con crud and it's kinda knocked me for six.
Joe's mentioned the 75cm round pitch, but some of the scenarios call for an oval, 75cmx90cm. So two big scenery projects in one. There's also a lot of specific scenery pieces for the different scenarios (walls/fences/obstacles, bells, spike pits, a pair of stone gateways, bonfires, clockwork knights, big mechanical arms, a massive gong and an equally massive carnivorous plant). It'll be a proper job getting ready for all of it, but it should be fun.
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Two semicircles, halves of a 75cm round pitch, with a 15cm x 75cm strip to go in the middle would seem to be in order.
Interesting project - I have this image of a rustic 'fairground' style arena with big stakes in the ground and thick ropes strung between them!
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That's what I was thinking in terms of layout. I'm just trying to come up with a style that'll suit both halflings and goblins.
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We're going grass for both types. A wartnose arena would be great but...
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The bases look too big for the models. Looks like 50mm would be ample
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I received my copy yesterday.
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Interestingly the book is the same size as the Modiphius hardback books (I ordered 5PFH:Tactics at the same time).
Will there be physical templates?