7th Games

Due to the unusually cold weather for the summer, The Capitol allowed the competing tributes to wear an extra layer of clothing, however many tributes still developed hypothermia, which made it much easier for them to be targeted by others.

This years victor was Kutter Bates, age 18, from District 1. The arena was set in the same old amphitheater. It was snowing at the time of the games, and lasted for 1 day, 4 hours, and 26 minutes.

Kutter was one of several tributes to try and grab a weapon from the cornucopia, but one of few who did not slip in the snow. Therefore it immediately became very easy for Kutter and his district partner, Nephrite, to slay the strong competition, with the successfully killing off both tributes form Districts 2 and 4, which were considered some of the strongest districts at the time.

Kutter and Nephrite spent most of the first day hiding in the entrances to the tunnels, so that when other unarmed tributes entered the central arena in effort to grab a weapon, the pair could surround these tributes and kill them.

During the night, Nephrite and Kutter roamed the maze of passages that surrounded the central arena and killed any tributes they found, many of whom were rather ill from the cold weather.

However as the sun rose and the final showdown edged closer, Nephrite stabbed Kutter in the back. As he collapsed, he took her with him and despite being partly paralyzed, managed to stab her with his own knife before strangling her to death.

Over the next few hours, Kutter rather easily found the remaining tributes hiding in various points of the arena. He stabbed them all to death and emerged victorious.

Kutter returned to District 1, although he had a strong limp from his injuries in the arena, which he had to suffer with for the rest of his life. This affected his ability to work and he developed a strong morphling addiction.