The section on Dominions in the Dungeon Masters Companion includes rules for Tournaments, or Tourneys, including field lists (involving hand-to-hand combat, archery, or wrestling competitions) and jousts.
Rules for jousts appeared in Chainmail, and were revisited for OD&D in an article by Jon Pickens in The Dragon #17 (August, 1978). The Companion Set rules present a simplified version, allowing for quicker resolution.
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A mini-adventure in the Dungeon Masters Companion "The Golden Dagger" showcases a tournament. The setting is the County of Garette.*
*the DM is advised "You may place the County of Garette in any of your structured Dominions, changing any material as needed, or may change the name to match an existing NPC dominion."
Running "The Golden Dagger" in Norwold during CM1 "Test of the Warlords"** or in Vestland following X13 "Crown of Ancient Glory" are both good options.
**a tournament is also organized as part of the Spring Festival when the PCs arrive in Norwold in module CM1 "Test of the Warlords" (1984).
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