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Games & Sports played by characters in Mystara

by Håvard

Inspired by what Sturm said in this thread about Three Dragon Ante, what card, dice, and strategy games do people living in Mystara play?

Are there any mentions of such games in canon?

DICE, CARDS AND BOARD GAMES

• Wizards & Warriors (Penhaligion Trilogy)
• Deck of Spheres (Card Game, Mystara Game Master's Kit)
• The Spider's Web (Board Game, M7)
• "Card Games" (RC) - no specific examples mentioned, but mentioned under the Gambling skill.
• Orc Wars (Gaz 10)

SOCIAL GAMES

• Storytelling (Five Shires, Ylaruam. Gaz3, Gaz8 )

SPORTS

• Hardball (Alphatian Ball Game, DotE)
• Tlachtli games (Azcan Ball Game, Sons of Azca)
• Gladiator Games (Thyatis, DotE)
• Jousting Tournaments (Companion Set)
• Tree Ramming (Troll Sports, Gaz7)
• Cliff Diving (Troll Sports, Gaz7)
• Toss- The-Tiger (Troll Sports, Gaz7)
• Chicken - Kick (Troll Sports, Gaz7)
• Boxing (RC, HWR3)
• Wrestling (RC, Gaz 12, HWR3)
• Diskos Throwing (HWR3)
• Javelin Throwing (HWR3)
• Long Jumping (HWR3)
• Chariot Racing (HWR3)
• Horse Riding/ Horse Racing (Gaz 12, HWR3)
• Track Running (HWR3)
• Boulder Lifting (HWR3)
• Pankration (HWR3) - combines boxing and wrestling in particularly brutal ways
• Pentathlon (HWR3) - involves 5 different forms of athletics
• Mock Combat (Gaz12) using blunt weapons
• Archery (Gaz12)
• Polo (Gaz12)
• Falconry (Gaz12)
• Fishing (Gaz4)
• Diving (DotE)
• Mountaineering (RC, HW) - popular among Kogolor Dwarves. Also a general Skill

I could see the people of the Northern Reaches playing something similar to Hnefatafl

What have you used in your campaigns?