One of our favourite, and fairly new, games is "Hunt a Vorta" 
Cardassian "games"
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I like THAT game! 
It's almost as good as 'outwit the Klingon' or 'find the probe', two of my personal favorites.
Still, can't beat a good game of Korta.
Still, can't beat a good game of Korta.
What was that game that Garak was trying to play with Nog in the "Empok Nor" episode (you know, before he went crazy)? It seemed to be a strategy game. I could see the Cardassians appreciating a civilized game like chess as well as more rough-and-tumble game like Rugby. The Cardassians are pretty tough and maybe a little bloodthirsty ... not as bad as the Klingons, but also not as "soft" as humans. Say, are we distinguishing 'games' from 'sports?'
^Yes we are. The Cardassians do practice a form of unarmed combat that is taught to them at the various Institutes in the Pit training sessions. (Although this might only apply to the elite Military/Intelligence campuses).
The game that you are referring to is korta, a mix of chess and strategy akin to Risk on Earth, one can assume with a Cardassian that world domination would be the start of the game...
The game that you are referring to is korta, a mix of chess and strategy akin to Risk on Earth, one can assume with a Cardassian that world domination would be the start of the game...
That was kotra (think your dyslexia got you a bit, Thor Damar!
).I do imagine that Cardassians have other games as well, though--including (contrary to what they might suggest) things that are just purely for amusement and fun. As previously pointed out, the amusement park in Lakarian City is certainly evidence. But I also imagine very young Cardassians would do a lot of the same things our children do: play various "ball" games (even if they aren't seen as something deserving professional focus like we treat our sports), play with dolls or action figures, play something like video games, and so on. I don't imagine, with the curriculum, that a lot of time is left for purely leisure pursuits, but I imagine that some IS left.
I suppose they could have a habit of letting their children spend time on activities that are supposedly teaching them responsibility but are really just to let them have fun. A sort of cultural self-deception to indulge children's need to play in a society obsessed with discipline.
Like Gul Maded's daughter and her wompat. They might explain this as teaching her responsibility and the skills she'll need when, as a socially acceptable Cardassian woman, she promotes herself as a potential mother to attract a husband. But really it's just because it's fuzzy and cute and fun to cuddle and play with...
Like Gul Maded's daughter and her wompat. They might explain this as teaching her responsibility and the skills she'll need when, as a socially acceptable Cardassian woman, she promotes herself as a potential mother to attract a husband. But really it's just because it's fuzzy and cute and fun to cuddle and play with...
