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A list of games and/or sports mentioned in the Red Rising universe and associated with various cultures within the castes.

Bloodchess[]

Bloodchss is one of several competitive games Golds indulge in, alongside fauxWar and Gravcross. Based on its name, it is presumably a variant of organized chess competitions.

Chariot Racing[]

Chariot racing with Sunblood stallions is a popular sport on Mercury. Races are held in the Hippodrome of Heliopolis.[2]

FauxWar[]

A popular sport in the Society, consisting of teams of Obsidians competing in gladiatorial combat. Most planets and moons have local sports clubs for prominent teams.

  • Julian was a Nortown fan. Darrow rooted for the Yorkton Supernova one.

Gravcross[]

A game or type of sport Golds play. It frequently involves gambling alongside it. The name suggests a derivation of lacrosse played in low or zero gravity.

  • When Cassius meets Darrow for the first time, he asks him if he likes Gravcross.[5]

Karachi[]

Karashi is a card game played with octagonal cardsinvented by Whites that involves counting the cards in a player's hand and being able to bluff about the cards in your own. The game became popular with Obsidians aligned with the Republic during the Solar War.

Rip Racing[]

References[]

  1. Red Rising, Chapter 16
  2. Dark Age, Chapter 84
  3. Light Bringer, Chapter 09
  4. Light Bringer, Chapter 10
  5. Red Rising, Chapter 15
  6. Dark Age, Chapter 28