1968

The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1968 in Interneige, It's A Knockout, Spiel Ohne Grenzen, Zeskamp/Stedenspel and Jeux Sans Frontières and how points were awarded in each.

WINTER JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES (INTERNEIGE) 1968

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

HEAT 1:

No. of Games:
6 + Jeu Divisée

No. of Competing Teams: 2
Teams participated in all games

HEAT 1:

Games 1-5 and Jeu Divisée:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pts (Lose)

Game 6
(Game of Questions / Parallel Slalom):

Round 1: 1 question to be answered = 1pt
Round 2: 2 questions to be answered = 2pts
Round 3: 3 questions to be answered = 3pts
Round 4: 4 questions to be answered = 4pts
Round 5: 5 questions to be answered = 5pts
Maximum Achievable Score in Game: 15pts

HEATS 2+3:

No. of Games per Event:
7 (in total)

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

HEATS 2+3:

Unknown (but one from either of the scenarios above or below)

HEAT 4 + WINTER FINAL:

No. of Games per Event:
7

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

HEAT 4 + WINTER FINAL:

Games 1-6:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pts (Lose)

Game 7
(Game of Questions / Parallel Slalom):

Round 1: 1 question to be answered = 1pt
Round 2: 2 questions to be answered = 2pts
Round 3: 3 questions to be answered = 3pts
Round 4: 4 questions to be answered = 4pts
Round 5: 5 questions to be answered = 5pts
Maximum Achievable Score in Game: 15pts

ALL HEATS + WINTER FINAL:

Game of Questions / Parallel Slalom:

Questioned Team
Value of question round if answered correctly AND parallel slalom won
OR
0pts if answered correctly
AND parallel slalom lost
or question answered incorrectly.

Non-Questioned Team
No bonus points if parallel slalom won.

Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker in these events.

ALL HEATS:

Highest Achievable Score: 27pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Greatest Achievable Difference: 27pts
(used as qualifying criteria for Winter Final only)

WINTER FINAL:

Highest Achievable Score: 27pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for Winter Jeux Sans Frontières (Interneige) 1968:

France: Red

Switzerland: Green

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1968

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

HEATS 1-5:

No. of Games per Event:
6 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

HEATS 1-5:

All Games:
2pts (Win), 1pts (Draw), 0pts (Lose)

Marathon:
3pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pts (Lose)

HEAT 6:

No. of Games per Event:
6 (No Marathon)

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

HEAT 6:

Games 1-6:
2pts (Win), 1pts (Draw), 0pts (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value:
Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-6

HEATS 1-5:

Highest Achievable Score: 17pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

HEAT 6:

Highest Achievable Score: 14pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1968:

Teams participated in the following colours:
White (Home Team), Black (Away Team)

SPIEL OHNE GRENZEN 1968

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
10

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

Games 1-9:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Game 10:
4pts (Win), 2pts (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double Points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-9

Highest Achievable Score: 24pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for Spiel Ohne Grenzen 1968:

Teams participated in one of the following colours:
White (Home Team), Black (Away Team)

ZESKAMP 1968

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

ALL HEATS:

No. of Games per Event:
6 + Rood Draad

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 6
Teams participated in all games

ALL HEATS:

Games 1-6:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Rood Draad:
12pts, 10pts, 8pts, 6pts, 4pts, 2pts

QUALIFICATION FOR SEMI-FINAL:
Qualification from the heats to the Semi-Final was on aggregate points scored,
with the bottom placed team from each country being eliminated.

QUALIFICATION FOR FINAL:
The top placed team from each country progressed to the Zeskamp Final.

SEMI-FINAL:

6 + Rood Draad

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 4
Teams participated in all games

SEMI-FINAL:

Games 1-6:
4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Rood Draad:
8pts, 6pts, 4pts, 2pts

FINAL:

6 + Rood Draad

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 2
Teams participated in all games

FINAL:

Games 1-6:
2pts, 1pt

Rood Draad:
4pts, 2pts

Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Jokers at these events.

ALL HEATS:

Highest Achievable Score: 50pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

SEMI-FINAL:

Highest Achievable Score: 32pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

FINAL:

Highest Achievable Score: 16pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for Zeskamp 1968:

Teams participated in one of the following colours:
Dark Blue, Green, Light Blue, Orange, Red, White or Yellow

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1968

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

HEATS 1, 3 & 4:

No. of Games per Event:
9 + Jeu Divisée

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 6
Teams participated in all games

HEATS 1 & 3:

All Games and Jeu Divisée:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

HEAT 2:

All Games and Fil Rouge:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

HEAT 2:

No. of Games per Event:
9 + Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 6
Teams participated in all games

HEAT 4:

Games 1-5, 7-9 and Jeu Divisée:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Game 6:
0pts (Abandoned)

HEATS 5-6:

No. of Games per Event:
10 (No Jeu Divisée)

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 6
Teams participated in all games

HEATS 5-6:

All Games:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

QUALIFICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL FINAL:
Highest unique placed team
or
Highest average points scored per game if tied on placings.

INTERNATIONAL FINAL:

No. of Games per Event:
8 + Fil Rouge (No Jeu Divisée)

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 6
Teams participated in all games

INTERNATIONAL FINAL:

Game 1:
0pts (Abandoned)

Games 2-8 and Fil Rouge:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

HEATS 1, 3 & 4:
Value:
Double points

To be played:
Games 1-8 or Jeu Divisée

HEATS 1-3 and 5-6:

Highest Achievable Score: 66pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 11pts

HEAT 2:
Value:
Double points

To be played:
Games 1-8 or Fil Rouge

HEATS 5 & 6:
Value:
Double points

To be played:
Games 1-9

HEAT 4:

Highest Achievable Score: 60pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 10pts

INTERNATIONAL FINAL:
Value:
Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-7 or Fil Rouge

INTERNATIONAL FINAL:

Highest Achievable Score: 54pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières 1968:

Belgium: Yellow
France: Green
Great Britain: Red

Italy: Dark Blue
Switzerland:
White
West Germany: Light Blue

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