The information presented below is a guide to the format of the games played in 1977 in Interneige, It's A Knockout, Spiel Ohne Grenzen, Jeux Sans Frontières and It's A Christmas Knockout and how points were awarded in each.

WINTER JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES (INTERNEIGE) 1977

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

HEATS 1 and 3:

No. of Games per Event:
6 + Parallel Slalom Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams participated in all games

HEATS 1 and 3:

Games 1-6 and Parallel Slalom Fil Rouge:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

HEAT 2:

No. of Games per Event:
7

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams participated in all games

HEAT 2:

All Games:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

WINTER FINAL:

No. of Games:
5 + Parallel Slalom Fil Rouge

No. of Competing Teams: 3
Teams participated in all games

WINTER FINAL:

Games 1-5 and Parallel Slalom Fil Rouge:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

ALL HEATS:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-6

ALL HEATS:

Highest Achievable Score: 24pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 8pts

WINTER FINAL:

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-5

WINTER FINAL:

Highest Achievable Score: 21pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 7pts

Team Colours for Winter Jeux Sans Frontières (Interneige) 1977:

France: White
Italy: Dark Blue
Switzerland: Light Yellow-Orange

Due to the nature of the conditions in these heats, many of the competitors from the countries wore similar clothing, and in some of the heats the colours of the costumes worn were in total contrast to their normal colours. The colours shown above are those of the dossards worn by the competitors to denote their respective countries, and are shown here as such to avoid any confusion.

IT'S A KNOCKOUT 1977

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games per Event:
9 + Marathon

No. of Competing Teams per Event: 3
Teams missed 1 game each (Game 2, 6 or 8)

Games 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9:
3pts, 2pts, 1pt

Games 2, 6 & 8:
3pts, 2pts

Marathon:
6pts, 4pts, 2pts

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-8

Highest Achievable Score: 33pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 13pts

Team Colours for It's A Knockout 1977:

Teams participated in either Red, Blue or Green

IT'S A CUP FINAL KNOCKOUT 1977

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)

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 1977:

Teams participated in the colours of their respective Football Clubs

IT'S A CELEBRITY KNOCKOUT 1977

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
6 + Marathon

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

Games 1-6:
2pts, 1pt

Marathon:
4pts, 2pts

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-5

Highest Achievable Score: 18pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for It's A Celebrity Knockout 1977:

Teams did not participate in any specific colours

IT'S A CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT 1977

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 + Marathon

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

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

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

Value: Double points

To be played:
Once in Games 1-7

Highest Achievable Score: 56pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 9pts

Team Colours for It's A Championship Knockout 1977:

Beverley: Green
Crawley: Mauve
Cwmbran: Black
Macclesfield: Dark Blue

Oldham: Red
Southend-on-Sea: Yellow
Windsor & Maidenhead: Orange

JEUX SANS FRONTIÈRES 1977

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

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 1977:

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

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

IT'S A CHRISTMAS KNOCKOUT 1977

Game Details:

Points Allocation:

No. of Games:
8 (No Fil Rouge)

No. of Competing Teams: 5
Teams missed 1 game each (Games 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7)

Games 1, 4 and 8:
5pts, 4pts, 3pts, 2pts, 1pt

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

No Joker in this event

Highest Achievable Score: 31pts

Lowest Achievable Score: 7pts

Team Colours for It's A Christmas Knockout 1977:

Belgium: Yellow
Great Britain: Red
Italy: Dark Blue

Netherlands: Orange
Switzerland: White

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