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