The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1973 in It's A Knockout, Spiel Ohne Grenzen, Jeux Sans Frontières and It's A Christmas Knockout and how points were awarded in each.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1973

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
7 + Marathon

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

Games 1-7:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

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

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-6

Highest Achievable Score: 20pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1973:

Varied from heat to heat

IT'S A CUP FINAL KNOCKOUT 1973

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Marathon)

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

Games 1-8:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 18pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for It's A Cup Final Knockout 1973:

Teams participated in the colours of their respective Football Clubs

SPIEL OHNE GRENZEN 1973

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
11

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

Games 1-10:
2pts (Win), 1pt (Draw), 0pt (Lose)

Game 11:
4pts (Win), 0pt (Lose)

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double Points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-10

Highest Achievable Score: 26pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 0pts

Team Colours for Spiel Ohne Grenzen 1973:

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

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1973

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
8 + Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 7
Teams missed 1 game each (Games 1-7)

Games 1-7:
6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Game 8 and Fil Rouge:
7pts, 6pts, 5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for Jeux Sans Frontières 1973:

Belgium: Yellow
France: Mauve
Great Britain: Red
Italy: Dark Blue

Netherlands: Orange
Switzerland: Light Orange-Yellow
West Germany: Light Blue

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1973

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

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

Games 1-8:
4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Joker: Scoring Limits:

No Joker in this event

Highest Achievable Score: 32pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1973:

Belgium: Yellow
Great Britain: Red

Italy: Dark Blue
Netherlands: Orange

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