Sports and Recreation

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Altonian brain teaser

Altonian brain teaser is puzzle that responds to neural theta waves, that most find very difficult. It consists of a multicolored sphere, which requires complete clarity of the mind, and the player must focus entirely on the task at hand, and no physical contact is involved to turn the sphere into one solid color. If the players mind is not focused, the sphere will disappear, and the game is over.

Academy Martial Arts Competition

The Academy Martial Arts Competition (or AMAC) is a bi-yearly event where cadets participate in a tournament where only non-lethal martial arts are allowed.

Anbo-Jyutsu

Anbo-Jyutsu is a form of Terran Martial Arts. The fighting takes place in a circular arena, where the two opponents face each other on a slightly raised platform. Each fighter wears light armor and a helmet that blinds them. Instead of fighting hand to hand, a staff is used, with a proximity sensor on one end and a small spherical cushion on the other to strike their opponent. With the help of the proximity sensor, a player is able to determine where their opponent is, using an audio tone induced into the helmet.

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B'aht Qul Challenge

B'aht Qul Challenge is a Klingon ritual, to determine who is stronger, and has better physical strength. It pits two people against one another, and is similar to arm wrestling of Earth. B'aht Qul is practiced with the two opponents facing each other, and locking their hands together with the backs of their hands touching on a flat surface. Each competitor tries to push the others' palms on to the table, and the first person to do so, is declared the victor.

Billiards

Billiards is any number of games, played on a six pocket table, normally with fifteen numbered and colored balls, plus one solid white ball. Variations include: Eight ball, Nine ball, Three ball, One pocket, and Bank pool.

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Chula

Chula is a game, played by the race known as Wadi. There are two different types of players, internal and primary. The Primary player is in the physical world, while the internal ones are in a virtual world.

Climbing

Cross-Country Running

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Dabo

Dabo is a Ferengi game of chance, similar to roulette, and when you win it is customary to shout out 'Dabo'.

Dom-jot

Dom-jot is played with a ball and cue, best described as a cross between billiards and pinball. A computerized version is available to play on a PADD.

  • LTJG Kendel Ryn is a frequent Dom-jot player.
  • LTJG Alexander McKinnis is a frequent Dom-jot player.

Double Jack

Double Jack is a game, played by oneself, which is very similar to an old Earth game called Solitaire.

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Equestrian Sports

Equestrian sports include cross-country riding, show-jumping, and dressage, as well as other activities taken a-horseback.

  • CDT Vlad Nikolsky participated in the Pan-Federation Equestrian Games, in the show-jumping category, in 2378.

Extreme Amazon River Survival Challenge

The Extreme Amazon River Survival Challenge is a competition that was held annually at Starfleet Academy.

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Fencing

Fencing is an ancient Earth sport where two opponents faced each other in protective clothing, armed with thin, blunted swords. To win in this sport, you score points by making contact with the sword on your opponent's body, reaching a certain number of points.

  • Cadet Markalov won first place in Sabre at the Starfleet Academy fencing championships in 2376 and 2377.

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Golf

Golf is an Earth game that is played outdoors.

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Ka'dak

Ka'dak is a gambling game played on Torela'ah.

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Parrises Squares

Parrises Squares is a vigorous, sometimes dangerous, game, popular among teenagers and Starfleet officers.

  • CDT Tiernan Keye was on the Starfleet Academy Parrises Squares team starting in his freshman year.
  • CDT Frederic Artaud was on the Starfleet Academy Parrises Squares team from 2376 (his sophomore year) until 2379, when he was ejected from the roster for punching a member of New Martim Vaz' team in an Earth Cup semi-finals match.
  • CDT Parvati Vazai was on the Starfleet Academy Parrises Squares team from 2376 (her sophomore year) until 2379 (when she began her cadet cruise).

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Rugby

  • Ensign Smith is an ardent rugby player, and was a prop on his secondary school's team.

Running

  • Cadet Danzia competed in middle and long distance races as a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team from 2371 to 2374.
  • Cadet McKinnis competed in races as a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team from 2370 to 2373, winning several Track meets in 2372.
  • Cadet tar-Zatain was a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team from 2368 to 2372.
  • Cadet Durgan was a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team from 2368 to 2372.
  • Cadet Yatto was a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team from 2375 to 2378.

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Springball

Springball is a Bajoran sport which has two versions, one resembling full contact handball and one which resembles racquetball.

  • CAPT Michael Mitellan, despite his non-Bajoran roots and race, is an avid Springball player.
  • CMDR Daniel McCall, also human, is a known Springball player. He is said to have picked it up while assigned to Starbase 375, and taught it to LTJG Montgomery.
  • 1LT Nyhs, unsurprisingly, given her Bajoran roots, is a known Springball player, if not an avid one.

Soccer

Soccer, also known as Football, is a human sport that originated on Earth Two teams of 11 players try to drive a ball into the other's net by using any body part except the arms or hands. The only player who may touch or move the ball with their arms or hands is the goalkeeper, who protects the net. He or she may only do so within the confines of their own team's penalty area.

  • LTJG Marcus Johnson played soccer in high school in Seattle, at Chuck Yeager High, during his Sophomore through Senior years. He would continue to play during intramural teams at Starfleet Academy until his graduation in 2374.

Starfleet Academy Marathon

The Starfleet Academy Marathon is an event held annualy, with the location of the event changing every year. In celibration of the Nintieth anniversery of the first Academy Marathon, it was decided to be held in Paris, France, location of the Office of the President of the United Federation of Planets.

  • In 2372, Cadet Carno Durgan finished 2nd at the Ninetieth edition of this event.

Strategema

Strategema is an electronic game, that is played by two opponents. The equipment used is a holographic projector which creates an image of three panels. The players use a finger controls, that are strapped to each of their fingertips, the players try to move their pieces to change the color of the all the panels to their assigned color while the other attempts the same. When one player changes all the panels to their color, the game is won.

  • LCDR Theobald Woolfe, the USS Marathon's Chief Medical Officer, is known to be an amateur Strategema player.
  • SUBLT Eviess made substantial winnings at a game of Strategema while patronizing the Event Horizon.

Swimming

  • ENS Cameron was a member of the Starfleet Academy Swim Team from 2374 to 2377 while a Cadet, competing primarily in various relay events.

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Tennis

Tennis is an Earth sport which can be traced back to that planet's ancient Greek culture. Starfleet officer Cheryll Glazebrook played the game professionally as a teenager. Lieutenant JG Marcus Johnson was a player in high school and in the Academy, though he valued Soccer more to Tennis, for the most part.

Three-dimensional Chess

Three-dimensional Chess is a variant of the old Earth Chess game, which consists of multiple layers to move a players piece to.

Tongo

Tongo is a Ferengi game that is played with two to eight players. It's a combination of roulette and cards, where the object is to accrue as much wealth as possible.

Track

Track covers a wide variety of athletics centering around running and jumping. Cadet S'rai was a member of the Starfleet Academy Track Team every year he was at the Academy.

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Vectorboard

Vectorboard has Bolian roots, but is enjoyed by all sorts of Federation races. A vectorboard is similar to a surfboard, constructed out of polyduranide. Able to zoom at up to 200 m.p.h. a rider must wear magnetic boots to attach himself to the board. The board is controlled by thrusters in the bottom of the board, and the rider controls them by a pedal underneath his lead foot. Because of the obvious dangers, almost all Federation worlds have restrictions on where one can vectorboard.

  • CDT Doran Aldis is a known vectorboarder, though there are no places where one can vectorboard on USS Marathon outside of the holodeck.

Velocity

Velocity is a one-on-one competitive sport best described as part handball and part phaser marksmanship. Each player is armed with a phaser and must shoot a flying disk to send it towards the other player. The goal is to avoid getting hit by the disk, and the rapid back and forth of the disk makes for a fast-paced game with constant motion, ducking, and spinning.

  • LCDR Tavan Shandar is a known Velocity player, as is LT Rachael Switzer.

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Zaldan Beachfighting

Zaldan Beachfighting is a traditional Zaldan martial art which is designed to be especially effective in and around water, emphasizing the use of kicks and grappling in order to knock the wind out of an opponent and then prevent him from taking another breath with painful submission holds. While many practice the art solely for purposes of exercise, discipline, and self-defense, competitions are frequently held for those who are interested in participating.

This style's proper Zaldan name is Zarillin-Dor, a possessive substantive adjective that roughly translates to "that which belongs to the Warrior of the Breaking Waves," presumably because the art is most effective on shoreline, beach, or shallow water areas, where a skilled practitioner can move fluidly from ground to water and back again as necessary for tactical purposes. However, only Zaldans (and non-Zaldans who have actually studied the art under Zaldan masters) identify it by its true name.

  • LTJG Danzia is a devoted student of the art.
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