Quarter Quell

"*When the laws of the Games were laid out, they dictated that every twenty-five years the anniversary would be marked by a Quarter Quell. It would call for a glorified version of the Games to make fresh the memory of those killed by the districts' rebellion.*"
―-Katniss EverdeenEvery 25 years, there was a **Quarter Quell** edition of the Hunger Games. Quarter Quells marked the quarter-century anniversary of the districts' defeat by the Capitol during the First Rebellion, and included special celebrations and an even greater level of extravagance toward these Games preparation, proceedings, and arena they are held in than regular editions of the Hunger Games.

Each Quarter Quell involved some sort of twist toward the reaping that made them even more difficult to compete in or watch. A wooden box in the Capitol had small yellow envelopes containing specific themes or twists for each Quarter Quell. The president selected the appropriate card and read it on live television several months prior to the Games to announce the theme of that year's Quarter Quell. The rules of the Quarter Quell were by no means absolute, as the 75th Hunger Games' rules had been changed specifically so that Katniss Everdeen, District 12's sole living female Victor, would be forced to go back into the arena once more.

Upon his presidency, Coriolanus Snow claimed that the Quarter Quells were conceptualized by Casca Highbottom in 2 BTT. In reality, he had thought up of every Quarter Quell by himself just months before.

## All Quarter Quells

### 1st Quarter Quell

"*On the 25th anniversary, to remind the rebels that their children die because of their choice to initiate violence, every district must hold an election and vote on the tributes to represent it.*"
―President Snow in 24 ATTIn the 25th Hunger Games, the citizens of the districts had to vote on who would compete in the Hunger Games as a way of reminding the rebels that they were responsible for the Hunger Games, and it was their fault that their children died in the Games every year. This also gave the districts a chance to either get rid of their unwanted or to up their chances of winning the Hunger Games. The arena was a mesa with a series of canyons, and the Games lasted twelve days. The victor was Harold of District 2, who was a Career tribute and was voted because of his strength and high odds of winning. He was dead by the 3rd Quarter Quell.

### 2nd Quarter Quell

"*On the 50th anniversary, to remind that two rebels died for each Capitol citizen during the Dark Days and the Rebellion, every district is required to send both two male and two female tributes.*"
―President Snow in 49 ATTIn the 50th Hunger Games, four tributes were chosen from each district instead of the usual two to remind the rebels that for each Capitol citizen killed, two rebels died. This put twice as many children in the arena at 48 tributes and thus made it twice as brutal. The arena was beautiful, but filled with toxic and poisonous water and food. Eighteen tributes died in the Bloodbath and the Games lasted 28 days, longer than any other edition. Haymitch Abernathy of District 12 won the second Quarter Quell after using the arena's force field as a weapon by letting the last tribute, Velvet of District 1, to throw her axe against the force field so that it would be shot back at her like a projectile, killing her.

### 3rd Quarter Quell

"*On the 75th anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors.*"
―Catching FireIn the 75th Hunger Games, tributes were selected from living past victors of earlier Hunger Games, forcing them to compete for a second time. This action was made to destroy any bonds the districts had with each other and to make them feel weak. It was meant to be a reminder to the citizens of the districts that even the strongest among them (the victors) could not overcome the power of the Capitol.

The arena was a jungle, with a beach in the middle and water surrounding the Cornucopia. The Games only lasted three days due to the tribute breakout.

This twist was not planned at the founding of the Quarter Quells but designed specifically to force Katniss back into the arena in the hopes of stopping the rising rebellion. This rule was barely possible, as just the year before, District 12 did not have enough victors. The 75th Hunger Games were the last Games hosted due to the breakout of the Second Rebellion and was the only Games to not have a victor due to the Games being disrupted by the destruction of the arena. The original plans for the 3rd Quarter Quell were to reap tributes between the ages of 10 and 15.

### 4th Quarter Quell

Before the abolition of the Hunger Games, the plans for the 100th Hunger Games were to reap tributes from only the male population.

### 5th Quarter Quell

The 125th Hunger Games were the actual Games that planned to reap the tributes from past victors, but this was later swapped with the 3rd Quarter Quell.

### 6th Quarter Quell

The 150th Hunger Games were supposed to only reap tributes with rebellious ancestors in the last 150 years.

### 7th Quarter Quell

The 175th Hunger Games were supposed to only reap female tributes.

### 8th Quarter Quell

The 200th Hunger Games were supposed to reap 3 male and 3 female tributes from each district, resulting in a total of 72 tributes. Many Gamemakers, including Seneca Crane and Lucius Bindlings, had already started planning the arena for this year, which was planned to be twice as large as

9th Quarter Quell

The 225th Hunger Games were supposed to only reap tributes between the ages of 15 and 20.

### 10th Quarter Quell

The 250th Hunger Games were supposed to only reap the children, siblings, first or second cousins, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of previous victors.

### 50th Quarter Quell

The 50th Quarter Quell, or the 1250th Hunger Games, were the last planned Quarter Quell. In these Games, it was planned for each set of 3 districts (Districts 1, 2, 3; Districts 4, 5, 6; Districts 7, 8, 9; Districts 10, 11, 12) to have their own individual Games set one month apart. On the fifth month, the victors of each Games were to battle against each other to the death.