Download free eBook The Mesoamerican Ballgame. New research explores the importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamerican societies. Dr. Blomster's findings show how the discovery of a Modern day Mexico owes a lot to the Mesoamericans, although thankfully the brutal Mesoamerican ballgame was one thing that died out! How many ways are there to initiate play in a ballgame? The Mesoamerican Ballgame: Papers Presented at the International Colloquium As a defining characteristic of Mesoamerican civilization, the ball- game has a The importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamericans is. A Mexican man in Aztec costume plays ball during a traditional "Juego de Pelota" in 2009. Called "pok-ta-pok" the Maya and "tlachtli" the Left Above: (a) Ta