Sports in the sixth world. Options

[Cain]

Baseball also disallows metahumans.

Sorry, but no. In Shadowbeat, it even talks about an ork pitcher with a cyberarm.

Footy also bans metas. Which is fine because most of the metas wouldn't be any good at it with Elves being the notable exception. An Ork striker might be worth a little money but he honestly wouldn't last as long as other players

Do you mean American Football or Soccer? Some soccer clubs do ban metas, although the book doesn't say how prevalent that is. It does say that American Football doesn't care, and I can see trolls being immensely popular as linebackers.

No, baseball does ban metas. It says so on page 45, third paragraph from the bottom, core rulebook.

It says *some* baseball clubs ban metas. Again, it doesn't say how prevalent that is, but we do know that at least the American major leagues allow them.

[Critias]

There are a few countries (particularly in North America) that have very popular local sports. Hurley in the Tir, and I remember several NAN countries have some old injun game they're big fans of.

[Hagga]

Sorry, but no. In Shadowbeat, it even talks about an ork pitcher with a cyberarm.


Do you mean American Football or Soccer? Some soccer clubs do ban metas, although the book doesn't say how prevalent that is. It does say that American Football doesn't care, and I can see trolls being immensely popular as linebackers.

It says *some* baseball clubs ban metas. Again, it doesn't say how prevalent that is, but we do know that at least the American major leagues allow them.

I suppose all the other books, like Threats and what it says about FAB, are canon, then?

If not, it says "Baseball and some soccer leagues remain a humans-only club"

[Cain]

I suppose all the other books, like Threats and what it says about FAB, are canon, then?

If not, it says "Baseball and some soccer leagues remain a humans-only club"

Um, no. You misplaced one word.

"Some sports, like football and Urban Brawl, don't care and allow everyone to participate; others, like some baseball and soccer leagues, are humans-only clubs."

So, only *some* baseball leagues ban metas, and we know that the American major leagues isn't one of them. I presume that the Japanese leagues is one that bans orks and trolls, though.

[Tachi]

Wasn't there an entry on one of the recent books about Denver getting the next Olympics? I can't seem to remember which one.

[Ogrebear]

Can you imagine the Shadowrunning opportunities the Soccer World Cup throws up? Esp with the undoubted addition of corp teams and all the new countries. Extractions, protections, data stealing, spying, the list is huge!

By my calculations we are due cups in: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030 (possibly called off due to the Crash?), 2034, 2038, 2042, 2046, 2050, 2054, 2058, 2062, 2066, 2070, 2074...... each one more nasty and shadow filled than the last I'm sure!

I can oddly see 'official' soccer as being the last hold out against augmentation too; making a game of skill rather than electronics/bioware- the nimble players against the more lumbering types...course it does not stop people trying to cheat....

[Cang]

All i know is that there is probably Shadowrun the MMO Tournaments in 2070, i mean atleast everyone loves Shadowrun in the Shadowrun Universe. (Time and Space explodes) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Snow_Fox]

dwarves would almsot certianly have a problem with soccer and so might have their own leagues. There would alos be a limit on some metas in goal. after all troll with their reach would have a BIG advantage over anyone else.

I suspect officially there would be a ban on cyber in soccer but then lots of runs to find/prove/hide delta grade cyber/bioware which would give a much bigger advantage than using a forearm to hit in a winning goal and getting aweay with theclaim it was a header.

[Ogrebear]

Any remember if Cricket was mentioned anywhere? Can't find my copy of Shadowbeat....

I wonder if there are Matrix based Quidditch tournaments?

[Thadeus Bearpaw]

Do you guys reckon that football/soccer is still the sport of the poor in the sixth world? Is it still wide as spread or perhaps more so with the dissolution of the USA? What about combat sports will they have gotten more violent or will some have maintained? I think MMA will have maintained itself as a viable sport with new weight classes, especially since it's already supplanted boxing as the main combat sport in the world.