<P> The Games begin with the sound of a loud gong . Most tributes make for the Cornucopia to find food, water, weapons, tools, or other useful items; the most valuable and useful items, including weapons, are often placed closest to the Cornucopia itself . The initial competition for supplies usually results in intense fighting, with a significant number of tributes killed in the first few minutes or hours of the Games . In most Games, a well - stocked, often well - trained group of tributes band together to hunt down other individuals, until they are the only ones left to fight each other . The alliance is generally agreed upon before the Games begin . These tributes are dubbed "Careers" because of the fact that they are often trained for an extensive portion of their childhood in combat and other survival skills . The "Careers" usually come from Districts 1, 2 and 4 (Only 1 & 2 in the films), and are generally disliked, even despised by some, and considered brutally aggressive by many of the other Districts . </P> <P> If one or more tributes does not move fast enough, avoids conflict for too long, or is too close to the edge of the Arena, the Gamemakers will sometimes create hazards to make for more entertaining programming or to steer the remaining tributes toward each other . Another common occurrence is a "feast", where a boon of extra supplies or food is granted to the tributes at a particular place and time (usually the Cornucopia), though whether it is a lavish feast, carefully regulated supplies, or a single loaf of stale bread for the tributes to fight over is up to the Gamemakers . In the first novel, the Gamemakers told the tributes that the feast would provide them with something they direly needed . </P> <P> It is implied that there are no official rules for the Games except for not stepping off the plate until the conclusion of the sixty - second countdown . In the first novel, Katniss mentions that there is an unspoken rule against cannibalism in the Games . This rule came to be after the 71st Hunger Games, when a District 6 tribute named Titus resorted to cannibalism in the arena, actually attempting to eat the tributes that he had killed . He was subsequently killed by an avalanche created by the gamemakers . There is some speculation that it was created specifically to kill him, to ensure that the victor was not a mad cannibal . During the 74th Hunger Games, the rules are altered during the Games to allow two tributes from the same district to win . However, when Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, both tributes from District 12, are the only two tributes remaining, the rule is revoked in an attempt to have them fight one another to the death . This ultimately fails when they attempt to poison themselves in unison, and at the last moment the rule is reinstated, allowing both of them to become victors . Though described as an act of love for one another in the publicity after the Games, the establishment in the Capitol saw it as an act of defiance . By refusing to respect the prescribed rules, the District 12 tributes were believed to have manipulated and outwitted the Capitol, and encouraged an uprising in the Districts in the process . </P> <P> The meaning of the word' quell' is' suppress', this gives meaning to the special name' Quarter Quell' . The Quarter Quell is an especially brutal edition of the Hunger Games that occurs every 25 years . Each Quarter Quell includes a different twist to the rules, to serve as a reminder to the districts of some aspect of the rebellion . Officially, many Quells were prescribed by the original creators of the Hunger Games at the end of the Dark Days . Each quarter, the current President selects the rule change from a box of numbered, sealed envelopes and reads it aloud on live television . </P>

In the hunger games what does each district provide