The Nice Cult Presents9 Mai 2022

Season 3 Episode 18 Ancient Sports Cults

This one has it all..... Most deaths, most blood, and least love. We talk about ancient sports and how culty they were.

The Good:

First rubber balls
Settling disputes through games
Way to make money and very entertaining
Horses
Smart spouse
You Ladies of The Night can become the emperors wife

The Bad:

Loosing a game should never be quite that harsh (death)
Lack of logic
Know what team is the best to be on
30K people killed because they were on the green team

The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?):

The Nice Cult lets listeners vote on who should be sacrificed (Gunnar or Gwen)

Sources:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_racing

Culture Trip: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-mayan-ball-game/

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/sports/chariot-racing

Scinceinfo: https://scienceinfo.net/pokatok-the-terrible-mayan-ball-sacrifice-game.html

History: https://www.history.com/news/chariot-racing-ancient-rome

The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

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