Hunger Games and Battle Royale

People are constantly fighting about which one of these is better and which one is more terrifying. Fight no more, for I have made lists. These are based off of book and movie combined. This way you can see the similarities and differences at a glance!


Battle Royale

• Not televised
• Government mandated
• No one really knows the details (other than what they heard from rumors) but they know it exists and they hear about the lone survivor once it's over.
• Only one survivor is allowed.
• It can only last 3 days long.
• Every 6 hours, who died is announced along with danger zones.
• If someone isn't killed within the first 24 hours, everyone dies. 
• Students are chosen without prior knowledge and with their class. (Killing friends)
• Family members are told. If they try to fight it, they are shot on spot. (Or tortured then killed.)
• Students are brought to a secluded (often prior population evacuated) area. (in the movie and book, it's an island.)
• Students have the rules explained to them just before it starts.
• All students wear a necklace that is water proof. If they remain in danger zones, try to take it off the necklace will blow their head off. 
• If they try to escape the island, there are battleships waiting to kill them.
• They are allowed to commit suicide.
• Every student is issued a bag with a weapon and sustenance. They are also given a map and are allowed to take the bag they had on them when taken.

Hunger Games

• Televised
• Government?? mandated
• Only one survivor allowed. (unless the head changes the rules, apparently.)
• Lasts as long as it takes for there to be a lone survivor.
• Everyone knows about the games.
• Tributes are picked by raffle.
• People may volunteer to take a Tribute's place in the games.
• Tributes are trained before it starts.
• Tributes may gain sponsors who parachute them items during the games.
• It is a free for all to get bags of food and other items.
• The games have specialized arenas. (Specialized; ie. Forest arena.)
• Those in charge of the games may use traps against the Tributes. (ex: fireballs)
• Tributes are not allowed to commit suicide on purpose.
• Tributes are allowed to take one item with them to the games.
• There are two Tributes per District. (Killing strangers and possibly fellow district member)

If you have more to add to the lists or have a correction for me, lay it on me. I'm not a Hunger Games expert so I might be missing a lot here.