From: Harald Smith 617 726-2172 (SMITHH@mr.mgh.harvard.edu)
Date: Fri 01 Apr 1994 - 05:35:00 EEST
Hello everyone--
Although the speculation about national/regional sports has been
interesting, I think for a 'Bronze Age' flavored world most such
sports are extremely unlikely.
Since most of the world's population does not live in cities, but
in small villages, you are unlikely to have enough people to play
sports that require large teams. Most games such as soccer or
baseball are urban developments of the early modern to modern
world. Far more likely in the villages are wrestling matches
(certainly popular in my development of Imther and also IMO in
any Orlanthi based culture) or games involving a limited number
of teens or young adults utilizing the cultural weapons be they
javelins, spears, bows, etc. And in the nomadic areas where most
people spend their time looking after the herds or hunting (just
surviving day-to-day), you are unlikely to have any sports except
at major tribal gatherings (again picturing games or competitions
which emphasize the cultural weapons or skills).
Instead of transposing earth games, I think we should be starting
with the local village/tribal cultures and work up, developing
unique Gloranthan games like Shield Push. The games is towns and
cities are most likely then enhancements, enlargements, or
formalizations of the old village/tribal games.
--Harald Smith
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