1st Games

The very first games were an uncharted experience for both Capitol citizens and the fighting tributes. For this year, the cream of the Capitol were allowed to watch this incredible spectacle from the seating within the arena.

This years victor was Cassius Heath, age 16, from District 2. The arena was set in an old amphitheater that was popular the days before the games. The weather was very sunny, and lasted for 4 hours and 46 minutes.

Like most other tributes, Cassius was unsure of how this event would play out. When the gong sounded, he ran forth and grabbed a sword, whilst several other tributes (especially from the outer districts) stood unmoving and dazed, still unsure of whether or not this was a sick prank from The Capitol.

However, when Cassius plunged his sword though the stomach of Liliana (11) and hence, achieved the first ever kill in the history of the games, those tributes who had not yet taken a weapon or fled, sprang into action as they quickly realized that this was not a nightmare, but in fast a harsh reality of what the next few hours would entail.

A total of five tributes were killed in the first five minutes, mainly at the hands of Cassius. Elektra (3), Plankton (4) and Cassius chases the remaining tributes into the tunnels, as the excited crowd cheered on.

Occasionally, tributes would be chased out of the tunnels and back into the scorching hear of the arena before being slain, much to the amusement of the audience.

Shortly after killing Bruce (12) within the main arena, Cassius was very nearly stabbed through the back with an axe by Elektra, but a nearby group of the crowd who had become his avid supporters screamed warnings at Cassius, which alerted him to dodge Elektra's axe, before he stabbed her through the heart with his sword.

By the time the only remaining tribute, Loom (8) emerged from a tunnel, Cassius easily slayed her, thereby winning the games.

After winning these games, Cassius returned to District 2 as a hero and became a leading officer of the peacekeepers within his district.

Although they were not even televised, these first games were declared a success by President Ravinstill and rumors of the bloodshed spread quickly around The Capitol.