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An ancient Mayan empire city was found in the Mexican jungle - Ocomtún, with large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, a ball field and imposing buildings and plazas, was likely an important cit... (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The more I hear about these games, the less fun they sound. I think it was just the person who literally puts it through the hoop that gets the riches, though, not the captain?

I have a hazy memory of some Mayan leader called Bird Jaguar The Great actually putting their political opponents inside a ball and kicking it down the steps, but that sounds like a fever dream.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Bird Jaguar the great likely used his hips or buttocks to send the victim's remains, encased in a large rubber ball down a long flight of stone steps.

Ball skills!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That doesn't sound as bad, I was imagining a live captive like in a hamster ball.