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music and audio games and hobbies podcastsWhat are the rules of Tlachtli?
In respect to this, what are the rules of Ulama?
As author John Fox describes in “The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game,” ulama was played under various rules in different regions and eras, but in general teams of up to seven players scored points when the opponent failed to return the ball as in tennis or if the ball was driven past an opponent's end zone as
Just so, what does Tlachtli mean?
Definition of tlachtli. : a ball game played by Central American Indians (as the Aztecs and Mayas) in which the players endeavor by the use of only the leg, hip and elbow to send a solid rubber ball through two rings set vertically in the walls of an I-shaped court.
Ullamaliztli, the famous Aztec ball game, was played on a tlachtli ball court (the game is sometimes referred to as Tlachtli). The ball court was one of the first things built when the Aztecs settled a new area, making it the most important of the ancient Aztec games.