Game 1: King Arthur
The first game was about King Arthur and the legend of the Excalibur sword. Honestly, a very good start with a very good game I must say. In a few words, the boy had to take a sword, cross a bridge posed on water, climb a little obstacle, give the sword to the girl who swam until putting the sword into a rock.

Game 2: Vikings Against the Welsh
The second game, which depicted the arrival of the Vikings, wasn't as good as the first. I found it too short and too easy. The boy had to cross barefoot over two little obstacles on a giant slippery water bed with a giant on his shoulders, and to hit a soldier at the end. The girl could help him to get up when he slipped. I still remember that the Portuguese team tried to cheat, but ultimately they were found out, so Portugal was simply disqualified for this game and scored zero points. The most funny moment in that game was when the Spanish girl tried to help her partner to get up, but finally it was she who fell... and twice!

Game 3: The Coal Mines
The third game about the miners was also very interesting. For example, it made me learn about these courageous men who did very dangerous work and about the reasons why they brought canaries with them. In that game, I especially liked the moment when the girl crossed the swimming pool on two ropes and tried not to fall into the water.
 

Game 4: The Orangery of Margam
The fourth game, about the orange grove, was one of my favorites. The boys had to jump and push a balloon before falling in the swimming pool. The girl at the other side of the pool had to catch the ball with a basket. What can I say about that game? Marvellous? Very funny? Joyful? I really wanted to do it as a player... I also remember that Wales and France didn't do so well: just 4 balls for the local team and only 1 for the French, which of course ranked them 7th and 8th in this game, while Spain finished 1st with 14 balls... Unbelievable results...

Game 5: Shellfish
Game 5, the presenters' game, was about collecting seashells. Not so bad, but not very interesting either. The presenter on a cart had to guide two boys in a horse who couldn't see anything, until reaching two girls who threw seashells in the presenter's landing net. I don't know how the Welsh presenter, Iestyn Garlick, succeeded in sticking a wheel of his cart in a groove, but because of that, he lost a lot of time and that's why he got only 3 seashells. On the contrary, French commentators, Georges Beller who played for Tunisia and Daniela Lumbroso for France, did quite well because they ended respectively 2nd and 5th.

Game 6: The Clocks
The sixth game was a tribute to a famous watchmaker, Jakob Kern and was a clever game in my opinion. The boy had to put the numerals of a clock in their right places. The trap in this game was that numerals were roman, not arabic... Of course, Italy won the game. Italian people learn how to read roman numerals very young, so their victory here was obvious.

Game 7: The Rugby Match
Let's continue now with the Game 7, which was about the local sport, in other words, the rugby. The boy had to catch a rugby ball thrown by a girl and to put it correctly to mark a try. What happened to Wales in that game? The player was so determined to finish the game quickly that he didn't see he had put two balls out of the trial zone. So with only four balls, Wales finished last once again and scored only one point.

At this point of the heat, the situation became dramatic. Let's take a look at the rankings: indeed, Wales after three games, had been standing in 3rd place with 16 points, but four games later, Wales got only 22 points and was equal last but one with France. Which means that in four games, Wales got hardly 6 points... Awful!!!

Game 8: Climbing the Mumbles Lighthouse
The eighth game was about the lighthouse of the city, the Mumbles lighthouse and very funny it was too. A boy had to climb the lighthouse as quick as he could. I remember how the Welsh player went fast. It was obvious he had trained a lot for the competition... Congratulations!

Game 9: Jimmy and Flossie
The ninth game was in my opinion not very interesting. It was about a local nursery rhyme about two snails. A boy and a girl had to make a course with a bottle full of water and give it to another partner on a giant feeding bottle. Final results were strange because even if France got into trouble with that game, it seemed that Wales did not. When the measurements were read, the two countries were equal with 14 litres each, which placed them in joint 7th place...

Game 10: The Rescue Dog
Let's finish with the tenth game, which is also one of my favourites. A very nice, funny game which was full of charm. It was a tribute to a marvellous dog called Jack which, during his life, saved 27 people from drowning. For the game, the boy in a dog costume had to throw a lifebuoy and catch his two partners who were in a bone each.

I keep in mind the Welsh victory which gave 16 points to Abertawe, a breath of fresh air for the event. The crowd was excited and they felt honour was saved. Let’s note the poor result of France, once again winning only 4 points and the last place of Czechoslovakia which was at the head of the leader board going into the final game; they lost the heat by collecting only 2 points in Game 10...