El Tajín is one of the cities of ancient Mexico that has 20 ball courts of different dimensions and characteristics: open to the public or restricted, and of the ceremonial or competition type. It is very possible that this indicates that all variants of this activity were played: with a stick, with a paddle or without any instrument. A notable example is the South Ball Game for its representations of the ritual: from the petition to the gods, the permission to carry out the game and the preparation of the players, to the sacrifice of winners or victors by decapitation. Their blood was offered to the four cardinal points to honor the divinities with the most precious thing man has: his own life.