1. Pok-a-Tok
The Mayan ball game

2. How To Play
The game of Pok-a-Tok was played by trying to pass the ball through the stone rings
It was so hard to get the ball through the ring, if you did pass the ball through it, you automatically won the game
There were also markers on the wall that could be hit for a point

3. The Spectators
Scientists think that this is where the king or ruler sat and watched the game
The other people attending the game sat at the top of the tall walls

4. The Wall Carvings These wall carvings depicted the game
The carvings also showed either the winning or losing captain of the team being sacrificed

5. Why the Game Was Played
The game of pok-a-tok was played at religious ceremonies
It was most famous in the city of Chichen Itza, which held the game’s largest field

6. Pok-a-tok
The Mayan ball game of ancient times