Xōchipilli is the god of art, games, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatl words xōchitl ("flower") and pilli and hence means "flower prince".
Xochipilli as depicted in the Borgia Codex
Xochiquetzal, left, and Xochipilli. Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Statue of Xochipilli (From the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)
Xochipilli, Aztec terracotta Lombards Museum
Patolli or patole is one of the oldest known games in America. It was a game of strategy and luck played by commoners and nobles alike. It was reported by the conquistadors that Moctezuma Xocoyotzin often enjoyed watching his nobles play the game at court.
Patolli as depicted in Bernardino de Sahagún's General History of the Things of New Spain. Skilled players had their own game mats and their own playing pieces that they brought in tied cloth bundles.