Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge is a tourist town in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The cabin the members of James' Party rented for the weekend is about ten miles outside Pigeon Forge, and it is the nearest town. The first half of Mind Games is the trek the main characters make to reach Pigeon Forge, and the second half takes place there as the survivors of System Start begin to learn about the new world they live in.

The City Manager of Pigeon Forge, Cynthia Adams, is an extremely organized and determined person, who has organized a refugee center, come to an understanding with the sheriff (who happened to be in town at System Start) and taken steps to try to organize what food and other supplies are available in town.

A Trade Center is located in Pigeon Forge.

Pigeon Forge is a real town in Tennessee, although some of the details of local geography have been changed slightly, and some of the more elaborate tourist attractions have been downplayed.