9th Games Arena Description

ARENA DESCRIPTION

The trademark Games Coliseum looms tall and imposing as ever, it’s unique blend of ancient and modern architecture that stands as a prime example of everything the Capitol is capable of constructing. A stronghold, something to behold, its sand colored walls tower over those that might find their way inside.

The inside has seen several upgrades since the 5th Hunger Games. A makeshift lake, traveling train cars, and entire hedge maze—blood has been staining new ground every year. The year of the 9th, tributes find neither maze nor obsidian walls in their way. Instead they will make note first of the heavy stone pergolas, scattered throughout the arena. After noticing these, they may notice the wall that looms upward around the edge of the arena, clear plexiglass rising so high it’s almost hard to see where the top of it is against the sky. Keen eyes notice small cameras tucked into the corners of the pergolas and scattered along the tops of the walls, all pointing inwards, being fed to small screens set up to aid in the audiences viewing. Also connected to the tops of the wall are thin wires, crisscrossing over the entire of the arena’s ground level, clear lines that cast strange shadows on the sand beneath their feet, scattering the sunlight in unpredictable ways. 

The tributes have but a few moments to get their bearings before a gong sounds. A foreboding sound, familiar now after so many years. A clear voice rings in all their ears.

Let the 9th Annual Hunger Games begin!