Quintet story
In a post-apocalyptic world beset by an ice age, people whittle away the time to the end of humanity by playing the game Qunitet.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blood sports | major | Quintet was a tournament that amounted to a fight for the survival of the fittest. |
| gambling | major | People were obsessed with gambling on the game Quintet. While it had its historical origins as a common board game, it had devolved into a game where game pieces were human beings that had to fight to the death for survival. |
| global cooling | major | We saw a future where the world was in the grips of an ice age, and civilization had been all but obliterated. |
| institutionalized human blood sports society | major | Quintet turned out to be an elaborate game that amounted to ritual fights for the survival of the fittest. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The story depicts a the people of shanty town in a world in the grips of a ice age and their only real institution was the game of Quintet. |
| brother and brother | minor | Essex briefly reunited with his brother, Francha. |