| rdfs:comment | - Supposedly, Euchre was invented by the Europeans, but since the Europeans claim that everything was invented by them, this may or may not be true. It was most definitely played by the Mayans, who played to sacrifice people to the Gods in their spare time (i.e. while they were not building Chichen Itza or predicting the end of the world). In the Mayan version, after each point was scored, the losing team had to cut off a limb (a sacrifice to the gods). Since games were played to ten points even then, it was rare for either team to survive a full game. This caused the downfall of the Mayan empire, but that didn't stop the Aztecs from adopting the game during their reign. When Hernán Cortés arrived in the region, he enthusiastically joined in on the fun, and managed to win 99.999% of the time
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| abstract | - Supposedly, Euchre was invented by the Europeans, but since the Europeans claim that everything was invented by them, this may or may not be true. It was most definitely played by the Mayans, who played to sacrifice people to the Gods in their spare time (i.e. while they were not building Chichen Itza or predicting the end of the world). In the Mayan version, after each point was scored, the losing team had to cut off a limb (a sacrifice to the gods). Since games were played to ten points even then, it was rare for either team to survive a full game. This caused the downfall of the Mayan empire, but that didn't stop the Aztecs from adopting the game during their reign. When Hernán Cortés arrived in the region, he enthusiastically joined in on the fun, and managed to win 99.999% of the time (because everyone knows that Europeans are cheaters). This quickly caused the downfall of the Aztecs. Therefore, two of the three biggest Latin American empires met their downfall due to euchre, and the Incas were only spared due to the fact that there was not a flat enough space to play the game anywhere in their native Andes region. Luckily, once the Europeans took over, they realized that playing euchre for sacrificial purposes was foolish. They continued to play the game, but managed to limit their aggression to other, more benevolent practices. Over the next few centuries, the game spread like the AIDS virus. “It's better than burning witches!” ~ Puritans on Euchre During the 19th century, the game saw a decrease in popularity due to the emergence of other fads such as civil war. Currently, it is widely played in various parts of the U.S., Britain, criminal wastelands, Canada(eh?), and other places no one cares about.
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