Joust is an sort of interactive story where you choose your attack and defense strategies and a roll of the dice determines whether your opponent fell into your carefully placed lance, or you into theirs. Each
Joust is an sort of interactive story where you choose your attack and defense strategies and a roll of the dice determines whether your opponent fell into your carefully placed lance, or you into theirs. Each combination of attack and defense has its own chances of success or failure, some are more risky than others. If you can mightily unseat your foe you next opponent may just decide to avoid a confrontation, bringing you that much closer to the hand of the princess.

Since it’s an all text game you can play discreetly. Play now and win your princess, my lord.

Joust is by Joseph Larson based on a BASIC game of the same name by Alan Yarbrough as found in ‘More BASIC Computer Games’ edited by David H. Ahl © 1979.