What is A Quarter Quell?
In Panem, Every 25 years there is a Quarter Quell instead of a Hunger Games.** (But Quarter Quells are still considered to be part of the Hunger Games) Quarter Quells mark the anniversaries of the end of the rebellion days when the districts had rebelled against the capitol and were defeated. The Quarter Quells always include some sort of change that makes them even more monstrous and more entertaining for the people in the Capitol. Since the Games began to this day there have been 3 Quarter Quells…
- In the 25th Hunger Games (Quarter Quell), the citizens of each district had to vote on who would have to go to compete in the Hunger Games. This was a way of reminding the rebels that they were responsible for starting the Hunger Games. This also gave the people in each district a chance to either get rid of the people who made their districts look bad or give their district a better chance of winning. This strategy worked out very well for the career districts (1,2,4)
- In the 50th Hunger Games (Quarter Quell) four tributes were chosen from each district instead of two. This was to remind the rebels that every time a Capitol citizen was killed, two of there people would die. This made twice as many people in the arena and it made it twice as brutal.
- In the 75th Hunger Games (This years Quarter Quell) The remaining living victors, would be the tributes. Only two victors from each district would have to go back into the games. This was a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot over come the power of the Capitol
The 75th Hunger Games-Quarter Quell Arena
Setting
The climate in the arena was extremely warm and humid.The Arena was meant to mimic a clock. It was perfectly circular and split into 12 sections. The cornucopia (where the weapons are) sat in the middle of the arena. 12 long thin strips of island ran from the cornucopia out to the tropical jungle. The creators of the games created deadly traps for tributes in each section starting at one and every hour switching to the next section. As soon as the hour was up the trap disappeared until next time. Some traps were meant to be deadly and some were meant to be more physiological and for the citizens entertainment.