every year, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 is selected from each of the twelve districts as tributes, who will train for a week and then get sent into an outdoor arena to fight to the death. the event is nationally televised as mandatory viewing for all citizens. the last living tribute is declared the victor and is showered in gifts and lives the rest of their lives in luxury in the victor's village. the winning district also receives parcels of food from the capitol for a year. all of this started because of a rebellion against the capitol that failed, this way the capitol reminds the districts where they came from and that they're at the capitol's mercy.

     quarter quell:
every twenty-five years, the president of panem selects a card from a box that makes a change in the rules of the reapings. For the first quarter quell, or the 25th hunger games, each district had to choose the children who went into the arena. for the second quarter quell, or the 50th hunger Games, twice as many tributes had to be reaped to go into the arena. For the third Quarter Quell, or the 75th Hunger Games, the tributes were reaped from the pool of existing victors. this year around, for the 100th hunger games and the fourth quarter quell, the kids were save as names were only drawn from those ages twenty-one and over, including all victors of that age.

the reaping Every year, each district holds a reaping ceremony "Lottery". Two large glass balls contain slips of paper with the names of each child through the ages of 12-18. The tributes whose names are chosen are then entered into the Hunger Games, unless someone is willing to volunteer - a normally rare phenomenon unless it is in one of the "Career Districts" (1, 2, and 4), in which children have been training their whole lives at a special school to enter the Games.

farewells once the tributes have been reaped, they'll be instantly taken away from the rest of the crowd and cannot return to their homes and families. they do get to say good bye to their loved ones before entering the train that heads towards the capitol.

preparations once they've arrived at the capitol the tributes will get a makeover - depending on the tribute's state of being - in which they'll be made to look the best as possible. following their make overs they'll be dressed up for the tribute parade

tribute parade Before entering the Training Center for the first time, tributes are required to ride chariots in a procession through the Capitol. This event is very important because it is a chance for the tributes to make an impression on the citizens of the Capitol, thus attracting potential sponsors. The chariots typically get decorated to reflect the traits of each district's industry, and it is required that the districts enter the procession in numerical order, starting with District 1 and finishing with District 12. In addition to the chariots being decorated to reflect each district's industry, the tributes themselves are outfitted in costumes that perform the same task.

the training center the training center is a tall building where the tributes live and train. each floor correspondents with a district's number, i.e districts from district 7 would live on floor 7. Training Center apartments feature luxury accommodations, including gourmet meals, high-tech showers, and a huge array of clothing to choose from. all the tributes have their own bedrooms but share common areas. in the basement is a large gym where the tributes can train for the remaining week, their lunches will also be served in a sideroom to this gym.

training scores are rankings given to tributes after their private training sessions on their last day in front of the Gamemakers. They range from one to twelve, with one being the worst score and twelve being the best. The scores give the people in the Capitol an idea of which tributes have the best chance in the arena, and therefore, which ones to bet on and sponsor.

interviews The night before the start of each Hunger Games, Caesar Flickerman hosts an interview with each of the tributes. The tributes dress up so as to cause an impression on the Capitol. Caesar asks them about their life back home, their time in the Capitol so far, their training score, and the reaping. The main purpose of the interviews is to show the rest of the Capitol a little about each tribute to help them choose their favorite.

send off the next morning the tributes will fly in a hoover jet to the arena, once arrived they get escorted to a private launch room where each tribute enters their own platforms through a tube in the ground that'll lift them up onto the arena. this way the tributes won't know what the arena looks like until the countdown starts.

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sponsors before and during the games the mentors of the tributes will try and get sponsors for their tributes. Sponsors give their donations to the mentors, and the money is spent on necessary tools for the tributes. Donations from sponsors range from medicines to food to weapons and more are sent into the arena via silver silk parachutes. The longer the Hunger Games go on, the more expensive gifts become. However, any gift that is sent costs an exorbitant amount. Mentors can also withhold gifts when they feel that it's necessary.

the feast feasts are used to bring the remaining tributes together if the Gamemakers think the game is getting boring or slow. Often when food is scarce in the arena, or some of the tributes need vital equipment, the Gamemakers will invite the players to a banquet at a well-known place, such as the Cornucopia, to induce another bloodbath. Sometimes, there will be a big table of food, while other times, nothing is provided, but a stale loaf of bread that the tributes have to battle it out for.

gamemakers The Gamemaker's job is to make the annual Hunger Games as spectacular, bloody, frightening and entertaining as possible. When the Head Gamemaker feels that the Games are becoming boring, they will introduce some new element such as a forest fire or tsunami or announce a feast to excite the audience, to drive the tributes closer together and kill some of them off. They control everything that happens in the arena. The Gamemakers are responsible for the announcements made in the arena by Claudius Templesmith and for sounding the cannons upon a tribute's death.

district 1 → Luxury items
District 1's industry is manufacturing luxury items for the Capitol. Due to the nature of its industry, District 1 considered the wealthiest district, the only other wealthier place being the Capitol itself. It is a Career District, where prospective tributes often train for years to compete in the Hunger Games.
district 2 → Masonry
District 2's industry is masonry, but also manufactures weaponry, makes trains, and supplies the nation's Peacekeepers. The main military complex in the district is known as the Nut. Citizens of District 2 are sometimes called "the pets" of the Capitol. They are the biggest supporters of the Capitol and therefore are pampered and given many extra conveniences. District 2 is also a career district.
district 3 → Electronics
District 3's primary industry is general electronics of many types, though it is known for also making various mechanical products such as automobiles and firearms. Their tributes are skilled with electronics.
district 4 → Fishing
District 4's industry is fishing, thus most residents have experience using nets and tridents, making fishhooks from scratch, swimming, and identifying edible sea life. It is considered a Career district.
district 5 → Power
district 6 → transportation

district 7 → Lumber
District 7's industry is lumber and many of its residents have experience with hatchets, axes, saws, and other tree cutting tools. This district's children begin work at an early age.
district 8 → Textile
District 8's industry is the production of textiles, and they have at least one factory that is primarily used for making Peacekeeper uniforms.
district 9 → Grain
District 9's industry is grain. Little is known about this district, just that there are lots of farmland for grain.
district 10 → Livestock
district 11 → Argriculture
District 11's industry is agriculture - orchards and fields of grain and cotton surround the district. Almost everything grown is shipped directly to the Capitol. It is one of the poorest districts in Panem, second only to District 12. In addition, it is also one of the districts where the Peacekeepers are the strictest. Ironically, this directly results in its residents generally being malnourished and underfed despite its focus on agriculture.
district 12 → coal
District 12's industry is coal. The district has the distinction of being one of the poorest districts, if not the outright poorest, in all of Panem.

mentor Mentors are victors of past Hunger Games who must train subsequent tributes from their District. There are no gender restraints; a male victor can train a female tribute and vice versa. usually each tribute gets one mentor, however in the event that there's only one remaining victor, they'll mentor both tributes. they're also responsible for helping their tributes get sponsors.

TRIBUTE the title given to the contestants fighting in the arena.

victor the title of a former tribute who has won their year in the hunger games, there's only one victor per year. victors get to live in the victor's village where they get to enjoy more luxury than the other citizens of their district.

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