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Less leisure, less education, less sedentary. For example, this was created by a medieval Buddhist scholar specifically for something for his mother to do while she was recovering from illness. But most historical games you hear about were for nobility if complicated enough (including the invention of the wargame for Prussian aristocrats) or very simple games that could be constructed by and entertain children. To the extent what you're talking about did exist, that creativity probably went into sports.