Hippodrome has no games.
>>737735138>Naval WarfareFucking how???
>>737735138Left=tryhard unfun shitRight=fun games with friends
>>737735331They made way for the canal water to be redirected under the stadium since the stadium is kinda like a bowl. But I read that they really only did naval for the opening of the colosseum. I think Hippodrome was more for Naval Warfare, or it was some other lake they made lol. Once time they caused a tsunami and it almost killed an emperor lol.
>>737735138>hippodrome has one game>it's so good, it's still played today
>>737735138All those games could easily be ported to the Hippodrome.
>>737735138>billions of shitass games that were played in flea markets before and after in every pagan enemy territory on the planet>one amazing game that requires the highest skill and best players that can only be played on the HippodromeColosseum isn't games city, it's just a septic tank for every existing game.
>>737735710It was also used a lot for gimmicks like exhibiting animals from far away lands. Imagine waiting in line for hours just to see a lame ass striped horse.
>>737735138>Gladiator CombatThe same thing every time, wow, the poorly fed peasants kill each other with swords. Exciting.>Naval warfare Tech demo that was done once and ruined the Colosseum for years.>Man vs. BeastThey never bring out the lions, it's always emaciated bulls from Hispania.>Hunting Simulator Again, tech demo done once that you can't even see. >Martyrs 1 & 2We get it, Christians bad. Move on.>Strategic Slave Fighting This is just Gladiator Combat but you took away the swords. Meanwhile, the hippodrome actually accurately depicts the flurry of adrenaline you get in a war. People go to the Colosseum for bread and circuses, not sport.
>>737735138I laughed when I saw that shit in Grim Dawn
>>737735138Audience at the Colosseum>always games playing = sparse crowd>gets huge variety of choices = can't decide>turns out what you choose isn't as popular = gets burnt out>can't motivate your friends to join you "for the 6th time" = it's not fun nowAudience at the Hippodrome>only the same game plays>only happens, like, once a week>only happens during the Summer>but because it's so rare, HOLY SHIT, do people show up EN MASS, paying out the wazoo to see itIt's give and take...
>>737736189>wazooget outta here charlie
>>737735138>hippodromeholy fuck i am so tired of bullshit cash grabs reinventing old shit and pretending like it's an innovation
>>737735331>>737735437>Fucking how???Ancient civilizations are just cool like that. Teotihuacan, a massive city in Mesoamerica/Mexico during the same time as Rome, also had a giant arena that it could fill with water for events and rituals for instance, see pic
>>737735331It just works.
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>>737735516And the people watching it are so low IQ nobody would even notice if they all disappeared overnight
>>737738248>flower wars, but at homeliteral kino>they bring in some toltecs, been well fed so they are still in fighting shape>the jaguar warriors enterseeing filthy outsider get their hearts ripped out in combat is an experience everyone should see at least once
>>737735516why do american racetracks look like favelas
>>737735516I cant think for a worse motor sport than this
>>737735346>tryhardLooks like someone needs to got gud
>>7377355162000 years to develop the 3rd bend
>>737735138The funny thing is gladiator fights were literally like fighting games where you had niggas in preset costumes and loadouts corresponding to different classes.
>>737735516As a European, I used to think NASCAR was a dumb form of racism, but the more I think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Road cars, for public roads, mostly spend time going fast in relatively straight lines. The rest of the time they crawl around slowly in urban areas. They don't do high G braking and intense turns on twisty roads, or powerslide through dirt roads in a forest. While NASCAR does involve turning, it's predictable and intended to facilitate going fast continuously instead of purposely slowing the car down to test the driver and the car.Not that other forms of racism aren't valid, but people often miss the fact that NASCAR has an actual point to it.
>>737740610And they originated as racist caricatures.
>>737735516It's the baseball of car racing
>>737741247As an American in an area that's big into NASCAR, nobody actually watches or cares about the race. It's just an excuse to hang out with friends, party, drink, and eat good food.
>>737735516if the romans were alive todaydo you think justinian would play uma musume?
>>737735516I love that track. The chicane top right on the image is fun
>>737735138Hippodrome 5: we re gonna put 20 gay clowns that nobody likes running a marathon where they fell unconscious before finishing it also some barbarian swede doing funny ragdolls and kicking his nuts with the fewer spectators leaving disgusted to see he suck his own dick
>>737735331white ingenuity
>>737735138yet it was wildly more popular
>>737743378>American>good food.
>>737735516what's the big ass lake used for?
