Random facts

[Aηahι- Aηι:{P , President Coriolanus Snow]

Here I, or any of you, will post random facts about THG :D, some may be really helpful for those who don't remember the books to well, or only watched the movie and don't know the whole history.

[Aηahι- Aηι:{P , President Coriolanus Snow]

Tessera (plural: tesserae) are tokens worth a meager year's supply of grain and oil for one person.
The option to receive tesserae is available in the districts of Panem to children between the ages of 12 to 18 (those eligible to participate in the Hunger Games). If their family is struggling for food, they can have their name added additional times to the reaping once only per family member, in exchange for an equal number of tesserae.

Once a child has claimed tesserae, they can collect oil and grain rations once every month for a year. This, however, is not enough to survive by as many still require money for basic needs such as rent, soap, thread, and candles. Tesserae entries are cumulative, therefore the number of reaping entries from the current year are carried over into the next.