your guide to the hunger games

[rosy!]

THE HUNGER GAMES:


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your guide to how the games will work on "let the games begin!"

[rosy!]

_{let's start with the beginning, shall we?}

REAPING DAY

1) on the day of reaping, a thread will be posted with the names and ages of all eligible children ages twelve to eighteen in every district.
2) a list of names has been given to the head gamemaker on the site. if your character has signed up for tesserae, each extra entry is added to the minimum amount from your age group.

ex.
name1 (12)
name2 (13)
name1 (12, tesserae entry one)
name2 (13)
name3 (14)
name1 (12, tesserae entry two)

3) there are two different lists of names, boys and girls.
4) names will be chosen in a way similar to how one would to so in a game of MASH. a number will be chosen and will apply for all districts. on reaping day the lists will be posted and constantly updated. if one of your entries is eliminated, the name will be crossed out.

ex.
name1 (12)
name2 (13)
name1 (12, tesserae entry one)
name2 (13)
name3 (14)
name1 (12, tesserae entry two)

remember that tesserae is cumulative.
5) last name left unmarked will be the tribute.*
6) as per tradition of the hunger games, after the tribute is called and you know for a fact that you don't want to loose said character, you may ask for a volunteer or ask anyone if they wouldn't mind volunteering one of their characters to take the place. if a tribute is replaced with a volunteer it is perfectly fine. Please note that we require that you know that your character will most likely be killed during the Hunger Games if they are chosen. We need your permission for a character to participate.
7) "goodbyes" threads can be posted after tributes are chosen.
8) all tributes will be regrouped after being chosen. their new group is, obviously, "tribute"
9) after all goodbyes are said, a thread will be posted in the train station for the tributes, their mentor, and their escort to board the train and tell of their journey to the capitol.

*_{for the seventy-second annual hunger games, for plot and pacing, we are asking for tributes instead of choosing them out. if you want to be a tribute for the seventy-second annual games, send a personal message to rosy or vivy using the following code.
[b]name;;[/b]
[b]age;;[/b]
[b]district;;[/b]
[i]I, aliashere, do give my permission to send characternamehere into the Hunger Games, knowing that the chances are that he or she will be killed are high.  I acknowledge that my character will most likely be killed.  During the Games I will not godmod or injure without permission and follow outlined protocol.[/i]}

[rosy!]

_{are you all enjoying yourselves yet? trust me, this is need-to-know!}

OPENING CEREMONIES

1) when you (by this we mean your character) arrive in the capitol, you will directed to a thread in the remake center, posted by your stylist entitled with your district number and gender.
2) there are two stylists per district, one for the girls and one for the boys.
3) your stylist will present you with your opening ceremony costume. these costumes will be either from your stylist's polyvore account or described in the post where he/she gives it to you.
4) you will change into your costume and head directly to the stables to ready for the ceremonies.
5) chariots will leave from the thread entitled "72nd OPENING CEREMONIES"
6) chariots will leave in order of district from one to twelve.
7) after the ceremonies, feel free to post in the living quarters of the training centers to get acquainted.

[rosy!]

TRAINING

1) threads in the training center will be posted and can be posted by tributes
2) before and after training during the training days, please feel free to post threads with your tributes so they can have a bit more life before the games.
3) when you are scored, you will be sending a PM to the head gamemaker with a detailed post containing your presentation. scores will be posted the day after the last pm is received.

[rosy!]

INTERVIEWS

1) before interviewed, you will have a thread with your mentor and/or escort to prepare. this includes posture training and deciding how you will act in front of the audience.
2) when you are interviewed, you will, once again, meet with your stylists first.
3) your stylist will present you with your interview outfit.
4) interviews will be given one at a time, starting with the district one girl and ending with the district twelve boy. you will be free to have witty banter with caesar while you answer his questions, though you only have four posts to answer all of his questions.
5) after your interview is done you will return to your seat until the rest are finished.
6) after all interviews are complete you will retire to your living quarters and rest up for the hunger games!

[rosy!]

_{alright! now things are going to get interesting!}

THE GAMES

1) a thread entitled "THE QUARTER QUELL CORNUCOPIA" will be posted in the arena when the games are about to begin. each competitor will post in this thread with their emotions or what you'd like to see when they enter the arena.
2) once all the tributes have posted there will be a post reading THE GONG HAS SOUNDED! LET THE QUELL BEGIN! that is when the bloodbath that is the cornucopia begin.
3) please affirm with tributes that it is alright if you injure them in the cornucopia, but again, no godmodding. just let them say their side of things. this also applies to during the games in general, ask first before you do anything serious. and as always, NO ADULT MATERIAL.
4) once the games are out of the cornucopia you may now post threads in the arena so that things can get exciting.
5) if things get too slow, the gamemakers will post the notice of whatever disaster will occur to speed things up.
6) once there are two competitors left, a thread will be posted by the gamemaker congratulating them on making it thus far and asking them to return to the cornucopia for a final battle to decide the winner. things play out from there.
7) REGARDING FEASTS: feasts will only be called if things are get too slow and the gamemakers don't want to send in a disaster.
8) at the end of every week (which in our timeframe will be the end of the day) an announcement will be posted site-wide listing the vanquished competitors and providing a picture of the deceased.
9) each tribute will be given 200 points each. if injured or put in a compromising position (hunger, dehydration, heat exhaustion, etc.) points will slowly be drained, when a tribute reaches 25 points, they are immobile, death comes when there are no points remaining.

[vivy!]

ha! more stuff!

MENTORS

1) if you are a mentor, you have a rather huge part in the games. you're the one who has to keep the tribute alive, somewhat. you send them gifts, you control when that happens.
2) in order for that to work, you need to know this.
3) to send your tribute gifts, post in the thread they are in currently. posting order will continue after that, but the tribute it goes to MUST post that they recieved it.
4) what you need to post, to send them things, is basically:

[b]NAME OF MENTOR[/b] [sub][i]is sending (insert name of tribute) a/an (insert what they are sending)[/sub]

5) Please, no more than ONE gift per day, THREE per week. it's the tributes jobs to stay alive, no the mentors.

[rosy!]

_{one more little thing!}

THE CLOSING CEREMONIES

1) The winner is chosen long before the Games begin through an unbiased, completely fair online process. Districts in the running are put in according to canon. Three are selected and the staff chooses from there. The winner is not notified until well after the Games begin.
2) After victory, we will allow time for the winner to post a thread for their recuperation with a stylist or mentor.
3) After said thread is done, we will have a thread with a final interview and look back on the games, which will be represented by a sub-board entitled: A LOOK BACK AT THE 72ND HUNGER GAMES. All will feel free to look back through these threads and remember the Games.
4) There will be a thread within the thread for people to post (in character) their thoughts on the games. A separate thread will be posted for the victor to post their thoughts and feelings as they "watch" the recap.
5) PLEASE NOTE! AFTER TWO WEEKS THE BOARD WILL BE CLOSED AND PLACED INTO THE ARCHIVES WITH ALL THE OTHER OLD THREADS! So don't dilly-dally on walking down memory lane.