Achievement HORSE

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Achievement HORSE/PIG is a series in which two participants play a game of H-O-R-S-E using video game challenges created by the community. Typically this is Jack and Geoff playing maps created in Forge mode of Halo Reach, but lately other competitors have participated with greater frequency, and they have branched out into other games, notably Trials Evolution. The series debuted on December 6, 2010 starring Geoff and Jack, and it ended on January 2, 2016.

HORSE has proved to be popular enough that it has been used as an attraction at multiple conventions, namely RTX and Halo Fest at PAX.

I had this idea this morning. I wanted to play you in a game of HORSE, but I didn't want to play basketball and get all sweaty. So I thought, why not do it in Halo?
Geoff Ramsey

Episodes[edit | edit source]

The first episode of HORSE came out on December 6, 2010, and has since released a new episode every week. New episodes are released on Wednesdays.

May 2, 2012, they started releasing two episodes a week, one in Halo Reach and one in Trials Evolution. Halo HORSE airs on Wednesday, Trials HORSE airs on Thursday. As of October 30, 2013, Trials Evolution Horse has been retired for a new series named Achievement HUNT.

Results[edit | edit source]

NOTE: HORSE does not have official "seasons", but due to the sheer number of participants, the chart was getting REALLY wide, so it has been broken up into "seasons" for ease of reading. A "season" ends whenever they hold a tournament.

Halo: Reach "Season One"[edit | edit source]

# Jack Geoff Joel Burnie Michael Kerry Kara Kathleen Ian Marshall Chris Gus
1 HORSE HO
2 HORSE HOR
3 HORSE HORS
4 HORSE HOR
5 H HORSE
6 HOR HORSE
7 HOR HORSE
8 HORSE HORS
9 PIG
10 HOR HORSE
11 HORS HORSE
12 PIG
13 HORSE HOR
14 H HORSE
15 HORSE HO
16 HORSE HO
17 HO HORSE
18 HORSE
19 HO HORSE
20 HOR HORSE
21 HO HORSE
22 PIG PI
23 HO HORSE
24 HO HORSE
25 P PIG
26*
27 PIG
28 H HORSE
29 PI PIG
30 HOR HORSE
31 PI PIG
32 P PIG
33 HOR HORSE
34 HORS HORSE
35 P PIG
36 P PIG
37 PI PIG
38 HORSE HOR
39*
40 HORSE HORS
41 PI PIG
42 PIG PI
43 PIG PI
44 PI PIG
45 HORSE HOR
46 HORSE HOR
47 PIG
48 HORSE
49 HORSE
50 HORSE HOR
51 HORS HORSE
52 HOR HORSE
53*
54*
55 PIG
w/l: 27/13 13/22 0/3 0/2 6/2 2/2 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/2 1/1 0/1
JvG w/l 20/11 11/20

Round 26 was an "exhibition round", as Jack had played the maps and Geoff had not. (Jack won HO-HORSE)

Round 39 was a 9 person Halo Fest special that didn't follow normal HORSE rules. (Michael finished all three times, Jack and Marshall twice, Geoff once)

Rounds 45-52 (and unofficially 55) were a company-wide, single-elimination HORSE tournament. Michael won, Kerry took second. Jack (unofficially) took third.

Round 53 was a 7 person "One-Handed" edition where people played the Halo Fest map, but could only use one hand to do it. (Michael and Jack finished)

Round 54 was a behind-the-scenes look at the "One-Handed" edition from the week before.


Halo: Reach "Season Two"[edit | edit source]

# Jack Geoff Joel Burnie Michael Kerry Gus Caleb Ray Gavin Adam Brian BarbaraLindsay, Miles, Gray, Joe, Ryan
56 PIG P
57 H HORSE
58 PI PIG
59 PI PIG
60 PI PIG
61 PIG
62 PORSE P
63 HORSE
64 HORSE HO
65 HORSE HORS
66 PI PIG
67 HORSE
68 HO HORSE
69 PI PIG
70 PI PIG
73 HO HORSE
74 HO HORSE(Barbara)
75 HORSE HO
76 HORSE HORS
77 H HORSE(Lindsay)
78 HORS HORSE(Miles)
79 HO HORSE(Gray)
80 HO HORSE(Joe)
81 HOR HORSE(Ryan)
82 HO HORSE
83 HORSE HO
84 H HORSE
HO HORSE
s2 w/l 7/2 0/10 0/1 2/0 5/1 2/0 1/2 2/0 1/3 5/2 2/0 1/1 0/1
overall w/l: 34/15 13/32 0/4 2/2 11/3 4/2 1/3 2/0 1/3

5/2

2/0 1/1 0/1
s2 JvG w/l 6/0 0/6
JvG w/l 26/11 11/26

Round 74 was the start of the second HORSE tournament.

Trials Evolution[edit | edit source]

# Jack Geoff Gavin Ray Michael
71 HORSE
72 H HORSE
3 H HORSE
4 P PIG
5 HORSE
6 PIG PI
7 HOR HORSE
8 PIG P
9 P PIG
10 HORSE HO
11 PIG
12 PIG P
13 PIG
14 PI PIG
w/l 7/2 2/6 1/3 4/2 0/1
JvG w/l 5/0 0/5

Overall Standings[edit | edit source]

w/l %
Caleb 2/0 100%
Adam 2/0 100%
Michael 11/4 73%
Jack 41/17 71%
Kerry 4/2 67%
Gavin 6/5 55%
Ray 5/5 50%
Kara 1/1 50%
Chris 1/1 50%
Brian 1/1 50%
Burnie 2/2 50%
Marshall 1/2 33%
Geoff 15/38 28%
Gus 1/3 25%
Joel 0/4 0%
Kathleen 0/1 0%
Ian 0/1 0%
Barbara 0/1 0%
Lindsay 0/1 0%
Miles 0/1 0%
Gray 0/1 0%
Joe 0/1 0%
Ryan 0/1 0%

Tournaments[edit | edit source]

First Tournament[edit | edit source]

The first HORSE tournament took place from HORSE #45 until HORSE #52.

Chris Chris (8) Jack (1)
Kara
Jack(1) Kerry (4)
Kerry (4) Kerry (4)
Joel (5) Michael (3)
Michael (3) Michael (3)
Gus(6) Michael (3)
Geoff(2) Marshall (7)
Marshall (7)

The tournament was won by Michael.

Second Tournament[edit | edit source]

A second tournament began May 9, 2012. Jack posted a teaser image announcing the bracket May 8.[1]

Despite being a founder of HORSE, Jack will not be participating in this tournament. In the front-page description of the Round 1 video on achievementhunter.com he said, "If you saw the bracket I posted in my journal yesterday, I will not be in it, because I'll be running it and editing the whole thing. This will make it easier on me... promise."

Originally, Marshall was set to participate (facing Gus in round 1), but was replaced by Lindsay, due to "unforseen circumstances". Also, Michael was supposed to face Kathleen in round one, but she backed out and he faced Ryan instead. With these last minute substitutions, every first round match was between one person who had played HORSE previously and one first-timer.

Michael Michael
Ryan Michael
Gus Gus
Lindsay Kerry
Kerry Kerry
Gray Kerry
Brian Brian
Geoff Burnie
Ray Ray
Joe Adam
Joel Adam
Adam Burnie
Burnie Burnie
Miles Burnie
Barbara Gavin
Gavin

Notes[edit | edit source]