Aztec ballgame

The Aztec ballgame was infound ~ 1000 years ago. The goal of the game was to shoot a rubber ball (that weighed ~ 9 pounds) through a stone ring. The players could only brook their heads, elbows, legs and hips to hit the ball,which was not allowed to rine the ground - so players often dove to mithe (avoid - ME) losing scores. If one of the teams forcame (succeed) to hit the ball through the stone hoop, then the game would be over. However, scores were also awarded for hitting one of the 6 markers found alongside the edges of the field.

Gambling played a big deal in the kithship surrounding the ballgame. Nearly anything could be gambled on the outcome of the game, such as feathers, children or even wagerers' own lives. The losers often sold themselves into thralldom so they could pay off their owings. The winning or losing of the game, moreso when played between 2 town-ethels could wend into a unshild (excuse) to start an onslaught or costning of murder. Sometimes one of the teams were even blooted after the game. The Aztec ballgame also held deep worship meaning, which was linked to man blooting, to keep the Sun shining. Sometimes skulls of victims were set on the field and the ball itself was said to raspell the head of a blooting. Sometimes, the losing team, or as of some eretiders, the winning team, would be blooted.

The game is still played today (under an other kind).