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The game appears to be a close quarters ball game played on a pyramid-shaped court, hence the name of the game ''Pyramid''. The objective is apparently to score points by getting the ball into a goal at the top of the pyramid. The game appears to be a cross between basketball, rugby and lacrosse. Pyramid can be played one-on-one or in teams. Pyramid is also played professionally, teams like the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] are sports heroes akin to modern day professional sports teams. While teams can consist of upwards of eight people it is probable that the sport is played one-on-one with players constantly rotating on and off the court between plays. The Pyramid court that [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Anders]] played on, which was regulation size in spite of it's makeshift layout, didn't look much bigger than a tether ball circle. It is unlikely that it can support up to 16 players at one time. ([[Resistance]]) | The game appears to be a close quarters ball game played on a pyramid-shaped court, hence the name of the game ''Pyramid''. The objective is apparently to score points by getting the ball into a goal at the top of the pyramid. The game appears to be a cross between basketball, rugby and lacrosse. Pyramid can be played one-on-one or in teams. Pyramid is also played professionally, teams like the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] are sports heroes akin to modern day professional sports teams. While teams can consist of upwards of eight people it is probable that the sport is played one-on-one with players constantly rotating on and off the court between plays. The Pyramid court that [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] and [[Anders]] played on, which was regulation size in spite of it's makeshift layout, didn't look much bigger than a tether ball circle. It is unlikely that it can support up to 16 players at one time. ([[Resistance]]) | ||
Pyramid as seen in the re-imagined series came about by a simple mistake made by producer Ron Moore when the [[Mini Series]] script was being penned. Moore mixed up the name Pyramid, the name of the card game in the original series with the name of a sport apparently played in the original series. As a result Pyramid became a sport in the new series while the card game was dubbed "Full Colors". | |||
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Revision as of 10:36, 8 August 2005
Re-imagined Series[edit]
A popular game within Colonial society, possibly team-based, which enjoyed television coverage across the the Twelve Colonies (Mini-Series), and also popular aboard Colonial warships (Litmus).
The game appears to be a close quarters ball game played on a pyramid-shaped court, hence the name of the game Pyramid. The objective is apparently to score points by getting the ball into a goal at the top of the pyramid. The game appears to be a cross between basketball, rugby and lacrosse. Pyramid can be played one-on-one or in teams. Pyramid is also played professionally, teams like the Caprica Buccaneers are sports heroes akin to modern day professional sports teams. While teams can consist of upwards of eight people it is probable that the sport is played one-on-one with players constantly rotating on and off the court between plays. The Pyramid court that Starbuck and Anders played on, which was regulation size in spite of it's makeshift layout, didn't look much bigger than a tether ball circle. It is unlikely that it can support up to 16 players at one time. (Resistance)
Pyramid as seen in the re-imagined series came about by a simple mistake made by producer Ron Moore when the Mini Series script was being penned. Moore mixed up the name Pyramid, the name of the card game in the original series with the name of a sport apparently played in the original series. As a result Pyramid became a sport in the new series while the card game was dubbed "Full Colors".
Original Series[edit]
A high-risk chancery game played with cards; a Colonial version of poker.
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