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What would sports be like in a dystopia?


How could war be replaced by sports?What sports could safely and easily be played in space?What would sports look like if human beings could fly?Why could this dystopia work?Sports when bodies are mostly expendableWhat would a dystopia look like if it forgot that it is a dystopia?Would a world run by geniuses be a dystopia?Cyberpunk dystopia mixed with Roaring TwentiesWhat factors, in the future, could lead to a dystopia in which precious metals and gems have no value?Dystopia vs Utopia - Possible to coincide?













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I remembered Ready Player One's dystopian setting, and then wondered what would sports be like in a dystopia?



This theoretical dystopia is a world that has been drained of most of its resources, like Ready Player One, except no super-good Virtual Reality like Ready Player One, and all sorts of countries are at war over the few resources, and everyone is trying to outlive the problems. With the lack of reliable internet (since electricity is a potato), what would sports be like?










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    This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
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    @NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
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    No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
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    Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
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    "run for your life" seems to be a popular sports activity in tour average dystopia
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I remembered Ready Player One's dystopian setting, and then wondered what would sports be like in a dystopia?



This theoretical dystopia is a world that has been drained of most of its resources, like Ready Player One, except no super-good Virtual Reality like Ready Player One, and all sorts of countries are at war over the few resources, and everyone is trying to outlive the problems. With the lack of reliable internet (since electricity is a potato), what would sports be like?










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  • 3




    $begingroup$
    This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
    $endgroup$
    – Nuclear Wang
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
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    – Vakore
    3 hours ago






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    No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
    $endgroup$
    – Nuclear Wang
    3 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
    3 hours ago







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    "run for your life" seems to be a popular sports activity in tour average dystopia
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    – Demigan
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I remembered Ready Player One's dystopian setting, and then wondered what would sports be like in a dystopia?



This theoretical dystopia is a world that has been drained of most of its resources, like Ready Player One, except no super-good Virtual Reality like Ready Player One, and all sorts of countries are at war over the few resources, and everyone is trying to outlive the problems. With the lack of reliable internet (since electricity is a potato), what would sports be like?










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I remembered Ready Player One's dystopian setting, and then wondered what would sports be like in a dystopia?



This theoretical dystopia is a world that has been drained of most of its resources, like Ready Player One, except no super-good Virtual Reality like Ready Player One, and all sorts of countries are at war over the few resources, and everyone is trying to outlive the problems. With the lack of reliable internet (since electricity is a potato), what would sports be like?







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  • 3




    $begingroup$
    This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
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    @NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
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    – Vakore
    3 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
    $endgroup$
    – Nuclear Wang
    3 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
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    – JBH
    3 hours ago







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    "run for your life" seems to be a popular sports activity in tour average dystopia
    $endgroup$
    – Demigan
    2 hours ago












  • 3




    $begingroup$
    This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
    $endgroup$
    – Nuclear Wang
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
    $endgroup$
    – Vakore
    3 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
    $endgroup$
    – Nuclear Wang
    3 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
    3 hours ago







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    $begingroup$
    "run for your life" seems to be a popular sports activity in tour average dystopia
    $endgroup$
    – Demigan
    2 hours ago







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This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
$endgroup$
– Nuclear Wang
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
This will be highly dependent on your dystopian setting. Sporting events could be mandatory or nonexistent, or hyperviolent as a visceral outlet, or completely docile to prevent the populace from getting a taste of adrenaline. There are a lot of different ways to have a dystopia, and each will handle sports differently.
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@NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
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@NuclearWang Shouldn't that be an answer?
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No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
$endgroup$
– Nuclear Wang
3 hours ago




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No, it means the question is too broad - there is really no wrong answer to this question, and not much reason to prefer any one answer over another.
$endgroup$
– Nuclear Wang
3 hours ago




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$begingroup$
Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
$endgroup$
– JBH
3 hours ago





$begingroup$
Dystopia: "a community or society that is undesirable or frightening," or a "society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible." A dystopic society is not necessarily one that lack resources. Keep in mind that running, swimming, weight lifting, and throwing things are all time-tested sports. This question is unclear as it does not define the society, does not explain the lack of resources, and does not explain why any sport in particular or in general may be impacted by the first two. Indeed, it's making assumptions as to what "sport" means.
$endgroup$
– JBH
3 hours ago





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"run for your life" seems to be a popular sports activity in tour average dystopia
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Boil it down to it's simplest form. People tend to use what they have around and make a sport out of it. Maybe they have reverted to soccer played with an animals stomach or a bunch of plastic bags rolled into a make shift ball.



The dystopian future you give us has the constraint that there are no more resources and the world is fighting. This means get rid of any sports that require manufacturing (no killer death robots or F1 racing). If most of the world is fighting then get rid of international events and some/most/all government organization.



Sports would probably be very similar to sports you would find in the third world / developing countries (don't know which is the pc term). Simple pick up and play games that are not much different than anywhere else other than nothing is manufactured. Kids grab anything and start playing (a pipe or stick makes a good bat).



Since we have not enough constraints I'll just throw one of many possibilities out there.



Because safety in sports is almost directly linked to manufacturing and manufacturing is no longer used for recreational reasons (my assumption) sports are now much more violent. As safety products stopped being used people didn't adjust the intensity down but like normal humans started increasing intensity.



Almost all sports started degenerating into a form of gladiatorial game where full contact was allowed and fighting was encouraged. Jake Dow was the first world champion in chess to win by knock out.



Not long after, sports continued with the flow and some sports are now glorified versions of Russian roulette. Players pay an entrance fee to compete and claim a portion of what is left from the players who didn't make it.






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    This is a seriously broad question and will depend a lot on your setting.




    With the lack of reliable internet(since electricity is a potato),
    what would sports be like?




    You're probably into large stadiums, with the government using it to entertain/distract the masses.



    Disfavored types can be forced to fight to the death in heavily unfair fights. "Unfair" can be "unequal training", "unequal equipment", or even "poisoned/injured before the fight".



    Or alternatively the whole thing can be rigged from start to finish with punch card "villains" and "heroes" who are actors with roles.



    Or the gov may have totally outlawed violence/sports in any type and we can have very high stakes Chess games made with deadly outcomes. Massive sports boards showing every move, commentators talking about the life of pawn #7 and how ruthless the player was to sacrifice him but it was the correct move.



    Or if it's not gov sponsored at all it could all be black market. Seedy bars with illegal fights.






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      It could be similar to the real life Mesoamerican Ballgame where the losers of the game where sometimes killed in a ritual sacrifice.




      The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears
      rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic
      era. The association was particularly strong within the Classic
      Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of
      human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels—for example at El
      Tajín (850–1100 CE) and at Chichen Itza (900–1200 CE)—as well as
      on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic
      Veracruz site of Aparicio (700–900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious
      and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human
      sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).



      Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these
      captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.
      Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the
      ballcourts at El Tajín and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of
      practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team. Decapitation
      is particularly associated with the ballgame—severed heads are
      featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in
      the Popol Vuh. There has even been speculation that the heads and
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        Boil it down to it's simplest form. People tend to use what they have around and make a sport out of it. Maybe they have reverted to soccer played with an animals stomach or a bunch of plastic bags rolled into a make shift ball.



        The dystopian future you give us has the constraint that there are no more resources and the world is fighting. This means get rid of any sports that require manufacturing (no killer death robots or F1 racing). If most of the world is fighting then get rid of international events and some/most/all government organization.



        Sports would probably be very similar to sports you would find in the third world / developing countries (don't know which is the pc term). Simple pick up and play games that are not much different than anywhere else other than nothing is manufactured. Kids grab anything and start playing (a pipe or stick makes a good bat).



        Since we have not enough constraints I'll just throw one of many possibilities out there.



        Because safety in sports is almost directly linked to manufacturing and manufacturing is no longer used for recreational reasons (my assumption) sports are now much more violent. As safety products stopped being used people didn't adjust the intensity down but like normal humans started increasing intensity.



        Almost all sports started degenerating into a form of gladiatorial game where full contact was allowed and fighting was encouraged. Jake Dow was the first world champion in chess to win by knock out.



        Not long after, sports continued with the flow and some sports are now glorified versions of Russian roulette. Players pay an entrance fee to compete and claim a portion of what is left from the players who didn't make it.






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          Boil it down to it's simplest form. People tend to use what they have around and make a sport out of it. Maybe they have reverted to soccer played with an animals stomach or a bunch of plastic bags rolled into a make shift ball.



          The dystopian future you give us has the constraint that there are no more resources and the world is fighting. This means get rid of any sports that require manufacturing (no killer death robots or F1 racing). If most of the world is fighting then get rid of international events and some/most/all government organization.



          Sports would probably be very similar to sports you would find in the third world / developing countries (don't know which is the pc term). Simple pick up and play games that are not much different than anywhere else other than nothing is manufactured. Kids grab anything and start playing (a pipe or stick makes a good bat).



          Since we have not enough constraints I'll just throw one of many possibilities out there.



          Because safety in sports is almost directly linked to manufacturing and manufacturing is no longer used for recreational reasons (my assumption) sports are now much more violent. As safety products stopped being used people didn't adjust the intensity down but like normal humans started increasing intensity.



          Almost all sports started degenerating into a form of gladiatorial game where full contact was allowed and fighting was encouraged. Jake Dow was the first world champion in chess to win by knock out.



          Not long after, sports continued with the flow and some sports are now glorified versions of Russian roulette. Players pay an entrance fee to compete and claim a portion of what is left from the players who didn't make it.






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            Boil it down to it's simplest form. People tend to use what they have around and make a sport out of it. Maybe they have reverted to soccer played with an animals stomach or a bunch of plastic bags rolled into a make shift ball.



            The dystopian future you give us has the constraint that there are no more resources and the world is fighting. This means get rid of any sports that require manufacturing (no killer death robots or F1 racing). If most of the world is fighting then get rid of international events and some/most/all government organization.



            Sports would probably be very similar to sports you would find in the third world / developing countries (don't know which is the pc term). Simple pick up and play games that are not much different than anywhere else other than nothing is manufactured. Kids grab anything and start playing (a pipe or stick makes a good bat).



            Since we have not enough constraints I'll just throw one of many possibilities out there.



            Because safety in sports is almost directly linked to manufacturing and manufacturing is no longer used for recreational reasons (my assumption) sports are now much more violent. As safety products stopped being used people didn't adjust the intensity down but like normal humans started increasing intensity.



            Almost all sports started degenerating into a form of gladiatorial game where full contact was allowed and fighting was encouraged. Jake Dow was the first world champion in chess to win by knock out.



            Not long after, sports continued with the flow and some sports are now glorified versions of Russian roulette. Players pay an entrance fee to compete and claim a portion of what is left from the players who didn't make it.






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            Boil it down to it's simplest form. People tend to use what they have around and make a sport out of it. Maybe they have reverted to soccer played with an animals stomach or a bunch of plastic bags rolled into a make shift ball.



            The dystopian future you give us has the constraint that there are no more resources and the world is fighting. This means get rid of any sports that require manufacturing (no killer death robots or F1 racing). If most of the world is fighting then get rid of international events and some/most/all government organization.



            Sports would probably be very similar to sports you would find in the third world / developing countries (don't know which is the pc term). Simple pick up and play games that are not much different than anywhere else other than nothing is manufactured. Kids grab anything and start playing (a pipe or stick makes a good bat).



            Since we have not enough constraints I'll just throw one of many possibilities out there.



            Because safety in sports is almost directly linked to manufacturing and manufacturing is no longer used for recreational reasons (my assumption) sports are now much more violent. As safety products stopped being used people didn't adjust the intensity down but like normal humans started increasing intensity.



            Almost all sports started degenerating into a form of gladiatorial game where full contact was allowed and fighting was encouraged. Jake Dow was the first world champion in chess to win by knock out.



            Not long after, sports continued with the flow and some sports are now glorified versions of Russian roulette. Players pay an entrance fee to compete and claim a portion of what is left from the players who didn't make it.







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                This is a seriously broad question and will depend a lot on your setting.




                With the lack of reliable internet(since electricity is a potato),
                what would sports be like?




                You're probably into large stadiums, with the government using it to entertain/distract the masses.



                Disfavored types can be forced to fight to the death in heavily unfair fights. "Unfair" can be "unequal training", "unequal equipment", or even "poisoned/injured before the fight".



                Or alternatively the whole thing can be rigged from start to finish with punch card "villains" and "heroes" who are actors with roles.



                Or the gov may have totally outlawed violence/sports in any type and we can have very high stakes Chess games made with deadly outcomes. Massive sports boards showing every move, commentators talking about the life of pawn #7 and how ruthless the player was to sacrifice him but it was the correct move.



                Or if it's not gov sponsored at all it could all be black market. Seedy bars with illegal fights.






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                  This is a seriously broad question and will depend a lot on your setting.




                  With the lack of reliable internet(since electricity is a potato),
                  what would sports be like?




                  You're probably into large stadiums, with the government using it to entertain/distract the masses.



                  Disfavored types can be forced to fight to the death in heavily unfair fights. "Unfair" can be "unequal training", "unequal equipment", or even "poisoned/injured before the fight".



                  Or alternatively the whole thing can be rigged from start to finish with punch card "villains" and "heroes" who are actors with roles.



                  Or the gov may have totally outlawed violence/sports in any type and we can have very high stakes Chess games made with deadly outcomes. Massive sports boards showing every move, commentators talking about the life of pawn #7 and how ruthless the player was to sacrifice him but it was the correct move.



                  Or if it's not gov sponsored at all it could all be black market. Seedy bars with illegal fights.






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                    This is a seriously broad question and will depend a lot on your setting.




                    With the lack of reliable internet(since electricity is a potato),
                    what would sports be like?




                    You're probably into large stadiums, with the government using it to entertain/distract the masses.



                    Disfavored types can be forced to fight to the death in heavily unfair fights. "Unfair" can be "unequal training", "unequal equipment", or even "poisoned/injured before the fight".



                    Or alternatively the whole thing can be rigged from start to finish with punch card "villains" and "heroes" who are actors with roles.



                    Or the gov may have totally outlawed violence/sports in any type and we can have very high stakes Chess games made with deadly outcomes. Massive sports boards showing every move, commentators talking about the life of pawn #7 and how ruthless the player was to sacrifice him but it was the correct move.



                    Or if it's not gov sponsored at all it could all be black market. Seedy bars with illegal fights.






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                    This is a seriously broad question and will depend a lot on your setting.




                    With the lack of reliable internet(since electricity is a potato),
                    what would sports be like?




                    You're probably into large stadiums, with the government using it to entertain/distract the masses.



                    Disfavored types can be forced to fight to the death in heavily unfair fights. "Unfair" can be "unequal training", "unequal equipment", or even "poisoned/injured before the fight".



                    Or alternatively the whole thing can be rigged from start to finish with punch card "villains" and "heroes" who are actors with roles.



                    Or the gov may have totally outlawed violence/sports in any type and we can have very high stakes Chess games made with deadly outcomes. Massive sports boards showing every move, commentators talking about the life of pawn #7 and how ruthless the player was to sacrifice him but it was the correct move.



                    Or if it's not gov sponsored at all it could all be black market. Seedy bars with illegal fights.







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                        It could be similar to the real life Mesoamerican Ballgame where the losers of the game where sometimes killed in a ritual sacrifice.




                        The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears
                        rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic
                        era. The association was particularly strong within the Classic
                        Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of
                        human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels—for example at El
                        Tajín (850–1100 CE) and at Chichen Itza (900–1200 CE)—as well as
                        on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic
                        Veracruz site of Aparicio (700–900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious
                        and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human
                        sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).



                        Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these
                        captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.
                        Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the
                        ballcourts at El Tajín and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of
                        practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team. Decapitation
                        is particularly associated with the ballgame—severed heads are
                        featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in
                        the Popol Vuh. There has even been speculation that the heads and
                        skulls were used as balls.







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                          It could be similar to the real life Mesoamerican Ballgame where the losers of the game where sometimes killed in a ritual sacrifice.




                          The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears
                          rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic
                          era. The association was particularly strong within the Classic
                          Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of
                          human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels—for example at El
                          Tajín (850–1100 CE) and at Chichen Itza (900–1200 CE)—as well as
                          on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic
                          Veracruz site of Aparicio (700–900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious
                          and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human
                          sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).



                          Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these
                          captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.
                          Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the
                          ballcourts at El Tajín and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of
                          practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team. Decapitation
                          is particularly associated with the ballgame—severed heads are
                          featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in
                          the Popol Vuh. There has even been speculation that the heads and
                          skulls were used as balls.







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                            It could be similar to the real life Mesoamerican Ballgame where the losers of the game where sometimes killed in a ritual sacrifice.




                            The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears
                            rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic
                            era. The association was particularly strong within the Classic
                            Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of
                            human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels—for example at El
                            Tajín (850–1100 CE) and at Chichen Itza (900–1200 CE)—as well as
                            on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic
                            Veracruz site of Aparicio (700–900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious
                            and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human
                            sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).



                            Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these
                            captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.
                            Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the
                            ballcourts at El Tajín and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of
                            practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team. Decapitation
                            is particularly associated with the ballgame—severed heads are
                            featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in
                            the Popol Vuh. There has even been speculation that the heads and
                            skulls were used as balls.







                            share|improve this answer









                            $endgroup$



                            It could be similar to the real life Mesoamerican Ballgame where the losers of the game where sometimes killed in a ritual sacrifice.




                            The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears
                            rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic
                            era. The association was particularly strong within the Classic
                            Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of
                            human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels—for example at El
                            Tajín (850–1100 CE) and at Chichen Itza (900–1200 CE)—as well as
                            on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic
                            Veracruz site of Aparicio (700–900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious
                            and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human
                            sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).



                            Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these
                            captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.
                            Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the
                            ballcourts at El Tajín and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of
                            practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team. Decapitation
                            is particularly associated with the ballgame—severed heads are
                            featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in
                            the Popol Vuh. There has even been speculation that the heads and
                            skulls were used as balls.








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