500 YEARS OF PENANCE
A NOVEL BY TANAQUIL RUMLATT

In this lengthy tome, I, Tanaquil Rumlatt, have compiled all 500 Hunger Games that have been enacted on the citizens of Panem. I have gotten and up close and personal look at the Games; I have served as the Head Gamemaker for the 478th to the 496th Hunger Games, and many more years as simply a Gamemaker. My grandmother, Charity Rase, was a Victor of the 394th Hunger Games. My mother was a Gamemaker, and my father was a trainer during the training portion of the Hunger Games. I have lived up close and personal with the Hunger Games since my birth, and now, as I move into retirement, at age 71, I have decided to summarize all 500 Hunger Games. There are some where a spectacular Victor rises out of a crop of strong fighters. There are other Games where one tribute becomes Victor by outlasting the others in rough natural conditions. And there are some Games where unassuming boys and girls rise to their full potential and beat down the toughest of opponents to make it home safe and sound. And, of course, there are the wonderful Quarter Quells, which add much spice to the Games as a whole. There have been 20 Quarter Quells since the inception of the Hunger Games, and each has presented a unique twist.
As cataloging every moment of every Games would take much more than the book you have in your hands, I have compressed the Games into three smaller parts that are all included in one chapter.
1. Introduction: In this portion, I talk about the arena design, the Gamemaker and President, and then I introduce the tributes. I state their names, ages, training scores, and odds. I will also include other important information about the Pre-Games.
2. The Games: In this portion, I will write out how the Games played out. Simply, the Games are described. For every death, I have written the name and District of the tribute in italics. This strip of their name during the text symbolizes that it is at that point that they have died. Then, at the end of this portion, the Victor will be revealed.
3. Aftermath: Simply, everything that happened to the Victor afterwards and what resulted from their Victory and Victory Tour. Also, in this portion, important life events, like marriages and deaths, will be listed about previous Victors that happened in that year.
I will follow such a layout for all 500 Games, and at the end of each chapter I will list how many Victors each District has and what their names are.
I sincerely hope this compendium of all 500 current Hunger Games will be of use to many a Capitol citizen either looking to learn about the Games, reminisce about memorable Games and Victors, or read about Games they never experienced during their lifetime. Now, I sign off and let you read my masterpiece.
~ Tanaquil Rumlatt

A/N: Hello! Tracee here! This is just a new side project for me that I'm doing while I'm bored. Since I want this to seem like possibly a real book from the Capitol, I am going to refrain from using too many author's notes like this one. Enjoy Tanaquil's compendium, and comment on your favorite Games!

Until next time,

Tracee