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Not a game for the physically challenged... |
These hoops were set quite high, and the game was made even more challenging by the fact that the players could not use their hands or feet. Not surprisingly, games could last for days before a single point was scored, leaving players exhausted.
You can watch a modern version of the game being played in this video.
The REAL downer about playing this game though is that the winners(!) were sacrificed to the gods. It was considered an honour.
The Mayans were effectively killing off their genetically superior males which perhaps goes some way to explaining why their civilization went extinct.
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