75th Hunger Games

The **75th Hunger Games** took place in 75 ATT. The 75th Hunger Games, also known as the third Quarter Quell, were rigged by President Snow in an attempt to silence the more rebellious Victors who seemed to side with rebel forces within Panem.

As this was a Quarter Quell, an extra twist was introduced. On reaping day, in a televised address, President Snow read off a card stating:

*"As a reminder that even the strongest cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, on this 3rd Quarter Quell Games, the male and female tributes are to be reaped from the existing pool of Victors in each District.
All Victors will present themselves on Reaping Day, regardless of age, state of health, or any other hinderance. They will compete in this pageant of honor and sacrifice in a glorious fashion, and will compete for the ultimate crown."*

## The Arena

The arena for the 75th Hunger Games has multiple biomes and areas.

### The Cornucopia & Maze

The cornucopia, much like in the 62nd Hunger Games, is surrounded by a maze. However, the maze this time is much more difficult to traverse. The cornucopia sits in the middle of the 24 tribute plates. The area is grassy and doesn't have any cover. Tributes' options are to stay and fight or run into the hedge maze.

The maze itself is formed by tall hedges that are impossible to see over or through. Tributes can't climb the hedge or cut through it due to its thick branches and pokey leaves. Jabberjays, tracker jackers, and whisps (small grasshopper-like insects that make noises that sound like whispering voices and drive tributes mad) fill the maze. The three mental-warfare based muttations make exiting the maze difficult, unless you are fast and lucky or careful and clever.

### The Beach - South of the Maze

The southern exit of the maze leads to a beach. Covered with rocks, shells, and sand, the beach also has palm trees and a large pirate ship wreckage. Shark muttations haunt the waters of the beach if tributes try to swim or bathe. The old ship serves as decent shelter but is also home to whisps. Two cliff edges on either side of the beach separate the beach from the marshland and meadow. A cave can be found on the left cliff wall, making for a nice place to shelter. However, this cave may haunt unsuspecting tributes with past memories due to a hallucigenic fog.

### The Desert - North of the Maze

The northern exit of the maze leads to a dry desert. Poisonous lizards and snakes lurk. Their venom causes painful welts where the bite is and makes tributes hallucinate their worst fears. A large scorpion muttation guards the oasis, a sheltered crystal-clear pool of water safe to drink, with a coconut tree and a secret cache of supplies waiting for a tribute to dig up. Two raging, fast-flowing rivers separate the desert from the marshland and meadow.

### The Meadow and Forests - West of the Maze

The western exit of the maze leads to a grassy meadow. A large oak and small forest of trees can be found in the far western edge of the meadow. A large dead tree is just outside the southwestern exit of the maze. To the northwest of the meadow is a cliff and river that empties into a large pool of water. Behind the waterfall is a small cave, perfect for shelter. A careful tribute could climb the cliffside to have a great vantage point of the entire arena. Tributes have to watch out for avalanches though.

### The Marshlands - East of the Maze

The eastern exit of the maze leads to a marshy swamp. A nasty poisonous pond sits in the center, with patches of quicksand-like mud all through the marsh. Poisonous and carnivorous plants cover the landscape. Although this portion of the arena seems the most frightening, the dangers here are only physical. No muttations that play mind tricks nor dangerous landscapes that seem beautiful can be found here.

## Before the Games

### July 3rd

* Reaping Day took place July 3rd, this year celebrated as a momentous occasion.
* As this year was the 3rd Quarter Quell, a twist was announced by President Snow on Reaping Day.
	+ President Snow announced: As a reminder that even the strongest cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, on this 3rd Quarter Quell Games, the male and female tributes are to be reaped from the existing pool of Victors in each District.
* The traditional reaping bowls were discarded and special bowls were used, containing the names of the male and female Victors in each District. The following victors were reaped or volunteered:

The Capitol pre-selected 12 tributes to mentor this years Victor-tributes. Some Districts had mentors selected by default, while others with several to choose from were carefully asked to mentor. This was a departure from previous years where usually two Victors would mentor (if available), and they would volunteer for the task if several Victors resided in a District.

### July 4th-17th

* After the reaping, tributes and their mentor were transported to The Capitol via passenger train. The Victors were informed each District pair would be mentored by one Victor from their District.
* Tributes reached the Capitol to find a brand new Tribute living space, a renovated Tribute Center. Each District is assigned a floor, with 1 on the bottom and 12 in the penthouse.

#### Training

* Mentor sessions and private training sessions take place in the Training Center, an indoor facility with an observation deck where Gamemakers can watch.
* Gamemakers observe more than just private training this year, watching the Victors intermingle.
* During training, several alliances are made (alliance leader in bold):
	+ The Careers: **Alastair Dongahue (District 1 Male)**, Carnelia Balenciaga (District 1 Female), Minerva O'Hara (District 3 Female), Alethea Ninette (District 10 Female)
	+ Districts 2 & 8: **Astraea Ashlar (District 2 Female)**, Broider Shantung (District 8 Male), Voiletta Jacquard (District 8 Female)
	+ Districts 2 & 7: **Albion Danbury (District 2 Male)**, Barrett Wane (District 7 Male)
	+ District 4: **Beauregard Varnua (District 4 Male)** and Kyra Amphitrite
	+ Districts 7 & 10: Lindsay Kimura (District 7 Female), Artemis Sampson (District 10 Male)
	+ Outer Districts Alliance: Ashleeyn Beaureguard (District 9 Female), **Hamza Raywood (District 11 Male)**, Siko Ponileaf (District 11 Female), Meghan Taylor (District 12 Female)
* This tied the record for the most official alliances in a single non-Quell Games, with fewer tributes on their own than in an alliance. These tributes were "loners" intially:
	+ Jason MacIntosh (District 3 Male), Aiden Wirihana (District 5 Male), Selene Prosperio (District 5 Female), Dacre Emery ( District 6 Male), Bellanova Catalan (District 6 Female), Trillium Duskflow (District 9 Male), Emil Durian (District 12, Male)