Almost everything Évangélique can see from the top of her tower is water, which causes her to laugh. The tributes should have fun with this if they can't swim.
Well, they don't call it the blue planet for nothing.
The water is interrupted by six islands, in easily recognizable shape - if you see them from above - that is; each piece of land looks like one of the continents. Every island is covered in a particular type of forest, though Évangélique doesn't remember their names. That's her panel's job; each of her Gamemakers get a different continent.
"Frigus, are you ready?" she calls, to her second-in-command. He looks over the replica of North America he has created, where configerous trees govern the north and maple trees roam free in the south.
"Ready."
"Helvetica?"
The cruel woman smiles - already a bad sign - and looks over her South America, covered in cacti and deserted plains. She has placed an artificial warm sun over the tributes, but very little humidity or water can be found.
"Ready."
"Filius?"
Filius inspects his version of Europe, and smugs proudly at himself; he has managed to re-create a small replica of the Alpes, surrounded by tiny houses, the architecture in them showing the various different countries.
"Ready."
"Elouiba?"
The slightly opulent woman nods; she has full trust in her ability to re-create Africa; jungles and rainforests cover almost every inch of the continent, occasionally spaced by deserts. Heat and humidity burst through the air, causing the test rain she sent to evaporate immediately.
"Ready."
"Xylia?"
The small porcelain-faced girl looks up and grins, causing Évangélique to smile; she remembers how excited she was during the first Games she had made. And the new girl has done a pretty good job of re-making Asia, decorating with the bamboos dominating the south. The north is ruled by frozen land with little flora - other than the occasional shrub.
"Ready."
"Royale?"
The man looks to the beautiful Head Gamemaker, and then back to his creation. Simple forests can be found all over the small continent known as Oceanea - not Australia, that's a country - with herbs over the ground in some regions.
"Ready."
Évangélique signals, and the entire sphere - she has received many congratulations on thinking of a spherical shape - trembles. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (between North America and Europe) rises twenty-five platforms; twenty-four tributes, and one Cornucopia.
"Let the bloodbath begin."
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The Task:
-This is a typical bloodbath task. Five tributes must be killed - no more, no less. At least one must die by your hands. You may use anything you want (including faces in the sky) to show the other deaths. REMEMBER: please space out the deaths. Too many deaths blocked together can really ruin a piece of writing.
-Entries are due TUESDAY, May 14th at 8 PM CST. No extensions. I was not impressed with the amount of people who didn't hand in, so remember: failure to hand in results in a score of zero for the task, which is a big handicap.
-1500 word limit. This should be plenty long enough.
-Entries will be graded out of twelve, awards will be handed out for best entry, best characterization, and best quote. Each award is worth three points.
-The first entry handed in will be granted an additional point. The last one in will lose a point.
-Aleksandr, Zara, and Megan: Though you do not need to hand in, I would recommend you do, as it could get you some bonus awards.
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Here are the rankings and a reminder of the alliances, in case you want them to choose deaths.
World Edition: Rankings
1. Pippino D'Amore: 14
2. Perdu Pion: 13
3. Zara Ephram: 11
4. Jace Miller: 10
4. Megan Clarke: 10
6. Aleksandr Privet: 9
6. Conner Stansfield: 9
6. Emily Andersen: 9
9. Alexander Martinez: 8
9. Sophia Povlakos: 8
11. Quinn Wright: 7
11. Kaida Lin-Wong: 7
11. Magdalena Lucha: 7
14. Christos Theodorakis: 6
14. Clarissa Lotta: 6
16. Malcom Crews: 0
16. Wren Williams: 0
16. Alexandra Stone: 0
16. Celine Pontmercy: 0
16. Viktoriya Holender: 0
16. ChengTao: 0
16. Carson Rhodes: 0
16. Natalia Santos: 0
ALLIANCES:
Alliance One:
Perdu Pion - France
Megan Clarke - New Zealand
Wren Williams - Canada
Conner Stansfield - United States Of America
Alliance Two:
Quinn Wright - New Zealand
Christos Theodorakis - Grece
Kaida Lin-Wong - China
Alliance Three:
Sophia Povlakos - Grece
Zara Ephram - Egypt
Malcolm Crews - Canada
Alliance Four:
Magdalena Lucha - Spain
Céline Pontmercy - France
Jace Miller - Britain
Alexandro Martinez - Spain
Alliance Five:
Emily Andersen - United States Of America
Pippino D'Amore - Italy
Clarissa Lotta - Italy
Aleksandr Privet - Russia
Alliance Six:
Viktoriya Holander - Russia
Carson Rhodes - Brazil
Cheney Tao - China
Alliance Seven:
Alexandra Stone - Britain
Natalia Santos - Brazil
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The Writer Games | Once In A Lifetime & World Edition
ActionThe Writer Games: Once In A Lifetime (A Writing Competition): last updated April 2 2013 The Writer Games: World Edition: last updated June 25 2013 Reuploaded with permission by AEKersey 2019
