Adaptation Corner

Q. What's the best way to adapt The Skylark of Space?
A. Pinball game.

The Latest Subgenre

Warring Skates Period. Describes any subgenre where disputes between countries are settled by sporting events, such as pinball.

I've Been Reincarnated in a World Where They Solve Disputes with Pinball!

"How am I supposed to beat a guy named Master Pinball? I'm not even that good at it!"
"I wish you'd thought of that before you killed me and usurped my place as Knight Champion of Railand."
"I wasn't thinking of anything. I was just defending myself. I didn't ask for your title, and I sure didn't ask for you to take up lodgings inside my soul."
"Fair enough. In lieu of rent, let me tell you about a pinball technique no one native to this world can perform."
The onlookers gasped and clung to one another for support when they saw it. The legendary forbidden skill: Tilt!
Finis

Addendum

Q. How about those Dresden books?
A. Pinball.

Double Addendum

However, if pinball doesn't exist in your setting, have somebody invent it. This is important.