How did bowling survive but baseball didn't?
And yes, the 1701 really has a bowling alley.
And yes, the 1701 really has a bowling alley.
deegeese, In TOS they didn’t have holodecks.
A space ship might fit bowling lanes but not a whole baseball field.
metallic_substance, Also, bowling was waaaay more popular at the time TOS was airing than it is today
ummthatguy, “Fucking Gary. That creep can roll, man.”
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gregorum, Bowling is fun
FlyingSquid, So is baseball.
Hegar, This isn't facebook, please don't willfully spread disinformation.
Maven, Bowling is kind of a clutch sport for a Federation starship, if you think about it.
- Bowling alleys are long and narrow, which means you can fit one in by shaving a little off a lot of rooms instead of a lot off a few rooms. They’re infinitely scalable, too; you can have a 2-lane alley, or a 200-lane alley, whatever fills your space. You can even stack them; if you’ve got two three-lane-wide spaces on adjacent decks, just add a staircase.
- Bowling accomodates a wide range of player counts; a lane might be one guy whose friends are all on-shift, trying to nail a perfect game, or it might be a scheduled five-member team competing against four other teams. There’s not a lot of “big room” sports that take up less space per player than bowling. Especially in the future, where the machinery is probably one micro-repulsor emitter in the ball return and a tiny antigrav in each pin.
- Bowling is easy to teach: even aliens who’ve never heard of it can pretty easily pick up “roll this ball across that floor to hit those sticks”.
- Somewhat relatedly, bowling is very social; if you’re on a team, you’re not actually playing n-1 shares of the time, so you can chat with your teammates, other players, etc. Good for both crew bonding, and for diplomacy.
Steve, Damn good sales pitch, Ferengi.
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