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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 1 (Italy 1)

Event Staged: Tuesday 28th May 1991
Recording Order: 1st
Venue: Parco Longo, Vigevano, Italy

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM): Saturday 29th June 1991, 7.12-8.31pm

RTP (P): Monday 1st July 1991, 9.20-10.40pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 11th July 1991
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 7th August 1991 (shown 6th)

Theme: Little Red Riding Hood

Teams: Aberdâr a Cwm Cynon (Aberdare and Cynon Valley) (CYM) v.
León (E) v. Cargèse (F) v. Vigevano (I) v.
Ilhas dos Açores (P) v. Acquaviva (RSM)

Games: Let Us Find the Characters, Preparating the Picnic, Picking Flowers, The Wolf Arrives at Grandmother's, The Presenters' Game, Little Red Riding Hood Goes to Grandmother, The Wolf and the Grandmother, The Wolf's Disguise, The Wolf Eats Little Red Riding Hood, The Arrival of the Hunter.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

 I • Vigevano ● ●
 P • Ilhas dos Açores
 E • León
 RSM • Acquaviva
 CYM • Aberdâr a Cwm Cynon (Aberdare)
 F • Cargèse

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45
44
41
32
27

Additional Information

Although the abbreviation ‘GB’ appeared on most electronic scoreboards, Welsh teams were announced as the “Pays de Galles” (country of Wales). However, on Welsh channel S4C, the Welsh teams were referred to as ‘C’ on the on-screen scoreboard. The teams' names appeared in Welsh in all international versions. Anglicised names, where different, are given here in brackets.

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 2 (France 1)

Event Staged: Tuesday 11th June 1991
Recording Order: 3rd
Venue: l'Esplanade de l'Europe, Montpellier, France

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM): Saturday 6th July 1991, 7.11-8.34pm
RTP (P): Monday 8th July 1991, 9.20-10.40pm
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 10th July 1991
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 18th July 1991

Theme: Theatre of Molière

Teams: Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) (CYM) v. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (E) v.
Montpellier (1) (F) v. Atrani (I) v. Moura (P) v. Chiesanuova (RSM)

Games: The Patient, Physician and Apothecary (The Imaginary Invalid), Whose Money? (The Miser), The Waltz of the Turks (The Bourgeois Gentleman), The Seduction (Don Juan), The Sting (The Imaginary Invalid), The Bourgeois, the Valet and the Guru (The Bourgeois Gentleman), What on Earth was he Doing in that Galley? (Scapin's Deceits), Toinette and Sganarelle (Sganarelle or the Imaginary Cuckold), Sedan Chairs (The Affected Young Ladies) and Books.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

 RSM • Chiesanuova ●
 P • Moura
 E • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
 I • Atrani
 F • Montpellier (1)
 CYM • Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)

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37
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31

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 3 (Spain 1)

Event Staged: Tuesday 25th June 1991
Recording Order: 5th
Venue: Parking Lot, Estudios de Prado del Rey (Prado del Rey Studios),
Avenida de Radio Televisión, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM): Saturday 25th June 1991, 7.10-8.30pm
RTP (P): Monday 15th July 1991, 9.20-10.40pm
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 17th July 1991
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 25th July 1991

Theme: History of the Circus

Teams: Wrecsam (Wrexham) (CYM) v. Las Rozas de Madrid (E) v. Fécamp (F) v.
Castel Goffredo (I) v. Leiria (P) v. Faetano (RSM)

Games: The History of the Circus, The Roman Circus, The Acrobats, The Nomadic Circus of Zingaro, The Modern Circus of Ashley, The First Permanent Circus, The Circus Lions, The Trapeze Artists, The Radio Controlled Rabbits and The Musical Game: The Circus on TV.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
6th

 P • Leiria ● ●
 I • Castel Goffredo
 E • Las Rozas de Madrid
 CYM • Wrecsam (Wrexham)
 RSM • Faetano
 F • Fécamp

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53
38
31
31
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The Host Town

Madrid, Spain

Madrid is the capital city of Spain with a permanent population of around 3.3 million inhabitants, which makes it the second most populous city in the European Union, surpassed only by Berlin in Germany, and the largest in Spain. It is both the capital city of the Comunidad de Madrid (Community of Madrid) and of the country of Spain, and is the seat of government, the residence of the Spanish monarch, and is recognised as the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. It is located 302.4km (187.9 miles) north-west of Valencia, 391.3km (243.1 miles) north east of Sevilla, 274.2km (170.3 miles) south west of Zaragoza and 176.1km (109.4 miles) south east of Salamanca. Madrid is situated on the southern Meseta Central plateau, 60km south of the Guadarrama mountain range and straddles the Jarama and Manzanares river sub-drainage basins, in the wider Tagus River catchment area.

The Madrid area has been settled since the Stone Age and signs remains of Lower Paleolithic  human habitation, as well as Roman, Visigoth and Muslim civilisations. Numerous ancient objects have been uncovered in excavations along the banks of the River Manzanares, such as axes and the remains of large mammals.

Originally named Mayrit, the city of Madrid was founded by the emir Muhammad I of Córdoba towards the end of the ninth century and came to prominence during the Arab occupation of the Iberian peninsula. The Emir built a fortress on a headland near the river Manzanares, one of many built on the border between Al-Andalus and the kingdoms of Leon and Castile, his objectives being to protect the Toledo region from Christian invasion and also to establish a base for Muslim offensives.

After the defeat of Toledo to Alfonso VI of Leon, the city was conquered by Christians in 1085 during the Reconquista (Reconquest of Spain), becoming a Crown property of the kingdom of Castile. Following the conquest, Christians replaced Muslims in the occupation of the centre of the city, while Muslims and Jews settled in the suburbs and all prevalent symbols of Muslim influence and rule were removed. However, the events of this period produced a cultural melting pot which still characterises the city today.

The 1123 Charter of Otorgamiento established the first explicit limits between Madrid and Segovia, namely the Puerto de El Berrueco and the Puerto de Lozoya, and in 1188, Madrid won the right to be a city with representation in the courts of Castile. In 1202, Alfonso VIII of Castile gave Madrid its first charter to regulate the municipal council, which was expanded in 1222 by Ferdinand III of Castile. In 1329, King Fernando V assembled the famed Court of Madrid for the first time. This augured in one of the darker periods in Spanish history, namely the Spanish Inquisition. In the 14th and 15th centuries, in the wake of the Reconquista, Moors and Jews banded together and formed a concentrated population in Madrid – named Moreria to this day. In 1494 they were all denounced as “unbelievers” and expelled from Spain. Mosques and other Muslim imagery once again disappeared from the area.

However it was not until the 16th century that Madrid became Spain's capital city. King Felipe II moved the Imperial Court to Madrid in 1561, and from this time Madrid was now the kingdom's capital, apart from the brief years between 1601 and 1606 when Felipe III installed his court in Valladolid.

Madrid enjoyed significant changes during the 18th century, when city gates, bridges and new buildings gave it a new appearance. The Royal Palace (also called the Eastern Palace - Palacio de Oriente, standing next to the large Plaza de Oriente square) was constructed on the site of the ruins of the Alcazar or old Moorish Castle which had been destroyed by fire in 1734. After 1738 Juan B. Sachetti directed the construction work on the Palace, helped out to some extent by Ventura Rodríguez and developing on original plans made by Juavera. The work on the Royal Palace was completed during the reign of Carlos III (1759-1788), as was the construction of the city gates, the Royal Theatre, the building that now houses the Ministry of Finance (Hacienda), the Natural Science Museum, the Botanical Gardens and the temple of San Francisco El Grande, amongst others. Also, the Retiro Park was significantly improved and several new buildings built: Casa de Cisneros, the General Hospital, the College of San Carlos, the Royal Mint, Casa de los Geranios and the fountains of Cybele, Neptune and Apollo.

On 27th October 1807, Charles IV and Napoleon I signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, which permitted French troops to pass through Spanish territory to join the Spanish troops and invade Portugal, which had defied an international blockade against England. As this was happening, there was the Mutiny of Aranjuez (17th March 1808), by which the crown prince, Ferdinand VII, replaced his father as king. However, Joachim-Napoléon Murat, a Marshal of the French Empire, took advantage of the weakness of the Spanish Bourbons, and forced both father and son, to join him in Bayonne in late April. In the absence of the two kings, the situation became more and more tense in Madrid. On 2nd May, a crowd gathered at the Royal Palace and set upon the French soldiers there. The fight lasted for many hours and spread throughout Madrid. The subsequent repression by the French was brutal. In the Paseo del Prado and in the fields of La Moncloa hundreds of patriots were shot due to Murat's order against "All Spaniards carrying arms". Paintings such as The Third of May 1808 by Goya reflect the repression that ended the popular uprising on 2nd May. This proved to be the beginning of the War of Independence, a large-scale war in which the Spanish fought against Napoleon and their former allies in France, which has given rise to a number of patriotic memorials in the city of Madrid. The Plaza Dos de Mayo is the most famous of these. In 1835, the world-famous University of Alcala de Henares was transferred to Madrid. The Faculty of Science was added to it, and the academy became the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM).

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Madrid was held by forces loyal to the Spanish Republic. Following the advance towards Madrid of rebel land troops, the first air bombings on the city started on the night of the 27th-28th August 1936, leaving it with the dubious honour of being the first major European city to be bombed by aviation. The summer and autumn of 1936 saw the Republican Madrid witness heavy-handed repression by Communist and Socialist groups, symbolised by the horrific Paracuellos massacres during a major rebel offensive against the city, which was halted by early December. Even towards the end of the war, Madrid witnessed great suffering and even a minor civil war that accounted for roughly 2,000 lives between 5th and 10th March 1939. The city fell to the nationalists on 28th March 1939 and, following the onset of the Françoist dictatorship in the city, the absence of freedoms and the brutal repression of those linked to a republican past greatly affected life in the city. There was a climate of general shortage, with ration coupons rampant and a lingering autocratic economy which lasted until the mid-1950s.

After centuries of historical tumult, Madrid has made tremendous urban progress in recent years. It is considered one of Europe’s most progressive, modern and beautiful cities. It has a vibrant local arts culture and boisterous nightlife, along with constant reminders of the city’s rich history. It is deservedly renowned as one of the continent’s most favoured tourist destinations.

The Venue

Estudios de Prado del Rey (Prado del Rey Studios)

The games were played in the parking lot of the Estudios de Prado del Rey in Madrid. The studio complex is the main headquarters of the public service broadcaster Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (Spanish Radio and Television Corporation, RTVE). It was built in 1964 to replace the previous headquarters of the TVE television service which had been located on Paseo de la Habana in the Chamartín district of Madrid. At the time of construction, Studio 1 - the main studio at Prado del Rey - was one of the largest televisions studios in the world with a floor space of 1,200 square metres.

From November 1966, the Estudios de Prado del Rey became the site of all production for the second channel of TVE, which quickly became known colloquially as UHF due to its method of transmission via Ultra High Frequency technology. The channel has gone by many names over the years - Cadena II, Segunda Cadena, Segundo Programa and TVE-2 - until in the 1990s, when, with the advent of commercial television, it was rebranded as La 2 and this name persists today.

The headquarters of Radio Nacional de España (RNE) was moved in 1971 to the site where it was installed in a unit attached to the main building which became known as Casa de la Radio (Radio House).

In 1972, with the official premiere of the color broadcasts in Spain after two years of test transmissions, a specific building was constructed at Prado del Rey for the production of colour programming. The older studios on site were gradually upgraded to be made colour-capable, but as this project was carried out, much of the output of Estudios de Prado del Rey remained in monochrome. As the decade progressed, the ratio of colour programming to black-and-white increased, with monochrome productions finally phased out completely from 1977.

In common with many television studios around the world, the Prado del Rey complex has been affected by changes in the way in which television is produced and also by the passing of time. In 1995, it was discovered that some of the studio buildings were affected by aluminosis (the progressive deterioration of concrete which was made from alumina cement, leading to structural degradation of joists and supports) and some studios had to be closed, including Studio 1. Following repairs, normal activity resumed. Later, in October 2011, following complaints from workers' unions, it was decided to demolish all the buildings that had employed asbestos in their construction, as this posed a significant health risk for RTVE workers. This measure led to the destruction of the old colour studios, as well as the dressing rooms, the set and prop store, the air conditioning plant and the crane warehouse.

However, unlike many other famous television productions centres around the world which have either been completely demolished or turned into luxury apartment complexes, the Estudios del Prado del Rey remain operational today. Partly this is down to the financial crash of 2008, which brought to an end the plans to build a giant RTVE headquarters elsewhere in the capital city, which would replace Prado del Rey and two other RTVE studios - Buñuel and Torrespaña - and bring all their productions under one roof. It was decided instead to modernise and restructure the existing facilities. The Estudios Buñuel were finally closed in 2014 and sold in 2015, with their productions moved to Prado del Rey. This coincided with further studio demolitions at Prado del Rey and the construction of new, more modern production spaces.

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 4 (Portugal 1)

Event Staged: Tuesday 9th July 1991
Recording Order: 7th
Venue: Parque das Abadias, Figueira da Foz, Portugal

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM): Saturday 20th July 1991, 7.11-8.37pm
RTP (P): Monday 22nd July 1991, 9.20-10.40pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 1st August 1991
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 21st August 1991 (shown 8th)

Theme: One Hundred Years of Beach Life

Teams: Rhyl (CYM) v. Salou (E) v. Aurillac (F) v. Viterbo (I) v.
Chaves (P) v. Serravalle (2) (RSM)

Games: The Heroines of the Sea and Sailors, The Strong Men, The Shower, The Gymkhana, The Presenters' Game, The Guigñol, The Circus Tamers, The First Swimming Competitions, The Ice Cream Kiosk and The Swing.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
5th
6th

 P • Chaves ●
 RSM • Serravalle (2)
 CYM • Rhyl
 I • Viterbo
 F • Aurillac
 E • Salou

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45
41
41
33
21

Music Played During this Event

Introduction of Teams -
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)

Additional Information

This International Heat was nominally staged on Tuesday 9th July 1991, but although all was ready at 10.00pm, the recording did not actually commence until after midnight. The programme overran to such a degree that the competition was not concluded until 4.30am on the Wednesday! It is believed that the late start was due to the venue not being available to the programme until after daylight hours due to reasons of tourism and the use of public spaces.

The sixth game - 'The Guiñol' - was a simple and straightforward game that proved to be very entertaining and had a surprising outcome. The teams were paired against each other, were given pantomime costumes without arms and were put in a small theatre. The idea was that both players had to 'fight' to expel the other from the theatre. To make it more difficult, after some seconds the floor was raise from behind, making their stability more difficult. Spain and San Marino went first, and neither of their competitors wanted to fight the other, preferring instead to stand at the back of the stage, which was the safest spot to be in. As a result, both players got stuck between the ceiling and the floor, and, ultimately, the Spanish player fell, but behind the scenery! The referees ruled that as neither team had played the game properly, they would be demoted to last place. Despite this, they were both given 2pts instead of 1pt.

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 5 (Wales 1)

Event Staged: Saturday 20th July 1991
Recording Order: 9th
Venue: Parc Gwledig Padarn, Llanberis, Wales, Great Britain

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM): Saturday 27th July 1991, 7.10-8.34pm
RTP (P): Monday 29th July 1991, 9.20-10.40pm
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 31st July 1991
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 8th August 1991

Theme: Monsters, Mad Scientists and a Marriage

Teams: Llanberis (CYM) v. Vitoria-Gasteiz (E) v. Caen (F) v. Anzio (I) v.
Guimarães (P) v. Montegiardino (RSM)

Team Members included:
Vitoria-Gasteiz (E) - Jose Luis Feijoo.

Games: The Hunchback and the Bell, Dracula and the Virgin, The Scientist and the Gold, In Search of Tutankhamen, Mummies, Rats and Gravediggers, Dracula's Party, Frankenstein's Monster, Rats and Bats and Kill Dracula.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

 CYM • Llanberis ● ●
 P • Guimarães
 E • Vitoria-Gasteiz
 F • Caen
 I • Anzio
 RSM • Montegiardino

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38
37
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26

The Games in Detail

Game 7 - Dracula's Party

In Game 7 - 'Dracula's Party' - the original time limit was extended. This caused trouble to the Spanish team of Vitoria who decided after the rehearsals to take the game slowly and concentrate on the one track. Vitoria still managed a 4th place on the game.

Additional Information

The theme of this programme was 'Monsters, Mad Scientists and a Marriage' and concerned the marriage of Frankenstein's monster to the daughter of a mad scientist. The story unfolds through the games as follows: The hunchback rings the bells to announce the wedding (Game 1), Dracula kidnaps the bride-to-be (Game 2), the mad scientist collects gold to celebrate the wedding (Game 3), Tutankhamun is revived to help retrieve the bride-to-be (Game 4), they return with Tuttankhamon's mummy (Game 5), Frankenstein's monster's body is rebuilt (Game 6), Dracula organises a party to celebrate his kidnap (Game 7), Frankenstein's monster comes back to life (Game 8), and finally Frankenstein kills Dracula with a wooden stake and the wedding takes place (Game 10). It is unclear what connection Game 9 has to the theme.

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 7 (France 2)

Event Staged: Saturday 15th June 1991
Recording Order: 4th
Venue: l'Esplanade de l'Europe, Montpellier, France

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
RTP (P): Monday 12th August 1991, 9.20-10.45pm
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 14th August 1991
S4C (CYM): Saturday 17th August 1991, 7.12-8.35pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 22nd August 1991

Theme: The Novels of Jules Verne

Teams: Caerffili (Caerphilly) (CYM) v. Granada (E) v. Montpellier (2) (F) v.
Lerici (I) v. Alcobaça (P) v. San Marino (RSM)

Games: The Reserves of the Nautilus (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), The Vertical Labyrinth (Journey to the Centre of the Earth), The Three Balloons (Five Weeks in a Balloon), The Vertical Galleries (Journey the Centre of the Earth), Atlantis (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), The Cluster Balloon (Five Weeks in a Balloon), The Seahorse Race (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), The Two Rockets (From the Earth to the Moon), The Spin (Around the World in Eighty Days), The Giant Octopus (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

 RSM • San Marino ●
 I • Lerici
 E • Granada
 F • Montpellier (2)
 P • Alcobaça
 CYM • Caerffili (Caerphilly)

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46
45
39
29
27

Additional Information

This is generally considered the best heat this year for costumes and games. These included Montgolfier balloons for Jules Verne’s Five Weeks in a Balloon and a gigantic squid in the final game for 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

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Jeux Sans Frontières 1991

Heat 8 (Spain 2)

Event Staged: Saturday 29th June 1991
Recording Order: 6th
Venue: Parking Lot, Estudios de Prado del Rey (Prado del Rey Studios),
Avenida de Radio Televisión, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
RTP (P): Monday 19th August 1991, 9.20-10.45pm
S4C (CYM): Saturday 24th August 1991, 7.12-8.36pm
Antenne 2 (F): Wednesday 28th August 1991 (shown 9th)
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 29th August 1991

Theme: The History of Madrid

Teams: Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) v.
Madrid (E) v. Chalon-sur-Saône (F) v.
Saint-Vincent (I) v. Ilha da Madeira (P) v. Domagnano (RSM)

Team Members included:
Madrid (E) - Margarita Benito, Leticia Cáceres, Oscar Crespo, Alberto Esteban, Yolanda Esteban, Jorge Francisco Frade, Luisa Mata, Rafael Peiró, Mercedes Sanz, Jose María Sastrón.

Games: The Origins of Madrid, Madrid's Coat of Arms, The House of Mischief, Street Lighting (Presenters' Game), Las Meninas by Velázquez, Ghosts at the Palace, The First Metro Journey, From Madrid to the Sky, Chu-Lin and Madrid's Bear Fight Pollution and Madrid: Capital City of Culture 1992.

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

 E • Madrid ● ●
 P • Ilha da Madeira
 I • Saint-Vincent
 F • Chalon-sur-Saône
 RSM • Domagnano
 CYM • Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk)

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47
38
37
35
31

The Host Town

Madrid, Spain

Previously visited in Heat 3 (Spain 1).

The Venue

Estudios de Prado del Rey (Prado del Rey Studios)

Previously visited in Heat 3 (Spain 1).

The Games in Detail

Introduction

The programme began with a dance routine by a couple who were dancing to Preludio y Sevillanas, a song from the zarzuela El Bateo by Federico Chueca. Zarzuela is a traditional theatre style of Spain and Madrid which combines musical and spoken parts. This style of music was played throughout this International Heat.

Game 1 - The Origins of Madrid

The first game - ‘The Origins of Madrid’ - was played in unison over 3 minutes duration and featured three competitors (2 female, 1 male) from each team. The contestants had to make a hole in the roof of an arched platform to reach a sand pit directly beneath at ground level. Once through and dropped to the ground, they had to search through a sand pit to find six objects which were hidden within it. Once they had found one, they had to climb back through the hole that they had made - with the aid of a rope - and then climb up a net to deposit the item on a window sill 3.5m (11.5ft) above the platform. The team finishing first or placing the greater number of objects in the window would be declared the winners.

A simple yet spectacular game  that was difficult for viewers to follow and determine how each team was doing. Portugal stormed the game, making it look easy, finishing it in a lightning fast time of 1 minute 35 seconds, while the rest of the teams were still making slow progress. Wales and Spain were both able to finish the game within limit time, completing it together in a time of 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The remaining three teams ran out of time but the referees judged that San Marino had finished in 4th place with five objects deposited in a time of 2 minutes 33 seconds, followed by France, who had also placed five objects but after 2 minutes 47 seconds, and Italy in 6th place with four objects in 2 minutes 2 seconds.

Game 2 - Madrid's Coat of Arms

The second game - ‘Madrid's Coat of Arms’ - was played over three heats of 3 minutes duration and featured three competitors (two males and one female) from each team whose task was to recreate Madrid's coat of arms. Each of the male competitors had to jump on a trampoline at the edge of a swimming pool, reaching up to grab one of the stars hanging from a cable above the pool. Once they had retrieved a star, they then had to swim with it to the centre of the pool and hand it over to a female team-mate there who was dressed as Berlin's bear and stood inside a platform in the shape of the coat of arms. The bear then had to place the star in the coat of arms. When all seven stars were had been placed in their positions, both male competitors had to get the strawberry tree and reunite with the bear in the coat of arms.The team finishing the game in the faster time or placing the greater number of stars in the coat of arms would be declared the winners.

The first heat saw the participation of Wales and France and both teams got off to a good start. Both male competitors from France retrieved their first stars quickly and Wales was not far behind. France grabbed their third star soon after, but that was as good as it got, since neither team managed to grab any further stars.

The second and penultimate heat featured Spain and Italy, with the Spanish team demonstrating the better technique and quickly acquiring their first two stars. Meanwhile the Italians were struggling to grab even one. The Italians grabbed their first star at a time when the Spaniards were beginning to encounter difficulties. However, Spain rallied in the last moments and were able to collect to further stars, bringing their total to four, with the fourth being delivered just before the final whistle.

The third and final heat saw the participation of Portugal and San Marino, and was a contest of contrasts. While Portuguese were steadily scoring stars, San Marino was unable to make any progress at all. In the end, the Portuguese team were able to place six stars in the coat of arms while San Marino registered no score.

The result was confirmed with Portugal winning the game, scoring six stars in 1 minute 53 seconds, followed by Spain in 2nd place with four in 2 minutes, France in 3rd with three stars in 1 minute 9 seconds and Wales in 4th, having scored two stars in 49 seconds. Bringing up the rear were Italy in 5th place, having placed one star in a time of 1 minute 13 seconds, and in 6th place San Marino who had failed to score at all.

Game 3 - The House of Mischief

The third game - ‘The House of Mischief’ - was played over three heats of 2 minutes duration and featured one male competitor from each team and two competitors (one male, one female) from each team in opposition. The competitor was designated 'The Corrector' and had to walk on stilts over a distance of 25m (82ft) to a podium 5m (16.4ft) from a two storey building with hidden windows. During his stilt-walking and after stepping on the podium, the competitor had to endure a bombardment of water balloons, designed to put him off balance, which were hurled from the roof of the building by the opposing team members (villagers). Once the competitor has mounted the podium, he had to use a long, hooked pole in order to open the building's hidden windows, each of which - when uncovered - reveals an image of a person living there. Only pictures that remain and do not fall to the ground will count to the team's score. The team uncovering the greater number of pictures within limit time would be declared the winners.

The first heat saw the participation of Wales and Portugal. The Portuguese competitor reached the podium first, but the Welsh stilt-walker also managed the same feat without falling. Although Portugal made faster progress, the Welsh technique of proceeding at a careful pace led to them being more accurate in revealing the pictures. In the end, however, Portugal recovered and ultimately uncovered more pictures than Wales.

The second and penultimate heat featured France and San Marino. While France reached the podium without incident, the San Marino competitor twice lost his balance on the stilts and had to remount them, finally reaching the podium on his third attempt. Otherwise, this heat was fairly even with both countries making good progress but letting some of the pictures fall.

The third and final heat heat saw the participation of Spain and Italy and it was clear from the start that the Spanish competitor's technique was much better than the Italian one, who was struggling even to uncover one picture.

The scores were then revealed. Spain finished in 1st place, having opened seven windows in 1 minute 59 seconds, with Portugal in 2nd with six in 1 minute 48 seconds and France in 3rd with five in 1 minute 48 seconds. San Marino, in 4th place, also uncovered five windows but in the slower time of 1 minute 59 seconds. Italy came 5th, scoring four windows in 1 minute 46 seconds and Wales brought up the rear in 6th place having opened only three windows in 1 minute 57 seconds.

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Ilha da Madeira (P) (5pts awarded / 17pts total) 2nd Madrid (E) (6pts / 16pts) 3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (4pts / 10pts) ▲ 4th Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (1pt / 9pts) ▼ 5th Domagnano (RSM) (3pts / 7pts) 6th Saint-Vincent (I) (2pts / 5pts)

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based upon a law introduced by King Felipe II (1527-1598) and the public's response to it. In 1561, the Felipe II moved to Madrid from Toledo. At that time Madrid had no more than 15,000 habitants and in very little time the small town became the main city of the huge Spanish Empire. Many people came to Madrid, so many that the King felt it necessary to introduce a new law - “La regalía de los aposentos” - which decreed that the main floor of each building had to be set aside for people from the government and the Royal Court. Unhappy with this dictat, the people from Madrid acted mischeviously, putting blinds in the windows of their main floor.

Game 4 - Street Lighting (Presenters' Game)

The fourth game - ‘Street Lighting’ - was played in unison over three minutes duration and featured three competitors from each team (1 male, 1 female and 1 presenter). In this game all the participants had to first make the pavement of the street, putting stone slabs on the sand. The presenter - Nia Chriswell (CYM), Isabel Gemio (E), Daniela Lumbroso (F), Ettore Andenna (I), Ana do Carmo (P), Silvia Batazza (RSM) - helped them, handing each couple each of the stones. Once all the paving stones were in place, the competitors then had to light all the lamps, just by touching them. Once all the lamps were lit, they had to carry the presenter in a Sedan chair along the pavement. The presenter then had to alight from her/his transport and light the final lamp in the middle of the stage.The team finishing the game in the faster time would be declared the winners.

This was a straightforward game which saw all the teams making good progress and not encountering a great many difficulties. Portugal lit the middle lamp first, just one second ahead of Italy in 2nd place, followed by France in 3rd. Shortly afterwards, Wales and Spain tied for 4th place, finishing simultaneously. San Marino, having encountered problems laying the stone slabs at the start, finished in a distant 6th place.

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Ilha da Madeira (P) (6pts awarded / 23pts total) 2nd Madrid (E) (3pts / 19pts) 3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (4pts / 14pts) 4th Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (3pts / 12pts) 5th Saint-Vincent (I) (5pts / 10pts) ▲ 6th Domagnano (RSM) (1pt / 8pts) ▼

Inspiration for the Game: King Carlos III (1716-1788) is considered to be one of the most important influences on the history of Madrid, as he initiated many works that made living in the city a better experience. During his time he was pushed for the laying of pavements, the improvement of sanitary arrangements, and the illumination of the streets of the city.

Comments: Ettore Andenna was the only male presenter to participate in the game. He was interviewed prior to the game by Spanish presenter Isabel Gemio and commented that he expected to lose the game because he was the heaviest of those taking part. Isabel asked him his weight, to which Ettore answered 80kg and countered by asking her what she weighed. The Spanish presenter laughed and, evading his cheeky question, said that she weighed much less than he did.

Game 5 - Las Meninas by Velázquez

The fifth game - ‘Las Meninas by Velázquez’ - was played in unison over 3 minutes duration and featured two competitors from each team (1 male, dressed as a boatman, and 1 female dressed as ladies-in-waiting as depicted in Velázquez's painting). The female contestants, wearing huge dresses to restrict their movement, first had to retrieve a basket of flowers from a rotating table. After that, they had to negotiate the three main gates of Madrid (Alcalá, Toledo and Hierro). Upon reaching the pool, which symbolised the lake at the Parque del Buen Retiro (Buen Retiro Park, also known simply as El Retiro), they had to call out to their male team-mate, who had to row in his boat to pick her up. Once aboard the boat with the bucket of flowers, she had to be rowed to the other side of the pool, where she had to disembark and retrieve a further, white flower. Putting this in her basket, she then had to get back into the boat and be taken back down the pool. When the boat arrived, she had to get ashore and then run with the flowers through the various gates before leaving the flowers at the foot of the Las Meninas painting, which would light up to signify the team had finished the game. The team completing the course in the faster time would be declared the winners.

On the whistle, Wales established an early lead, with their boatman making good progress up the pool. Spain, Italy and Portugal appeared to be evenly matched, with France trailing them as they encountered some minor problems. San Marino was dead last, having a torrid time in the pool.

The result was announced and the result was as expected. Wales narrowly won the game, finishing in 1 minute 18 seconds, closely followed by Portugal in 2nd place with a time of 1 minute 19 seconds, with Spain and Italy also divided by a second in 3rd and 4th, in times of 1 minute 26 seconds and 1 minute 27 seconds respectively. 5th and 6th places were filled by France (1 minute 31 seconds) and San Marino (2 minutes 14 seconds).

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Ilha da Madeira (P) (5pts awarded / 28pts total) 2nd Madrid (E) (4pts / 23pts) 3rd Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (6pts / 18pts) ▲ 4th Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (2pts / 16pts) ▼ 5th Saint-Vincent (I) (3pts / 13pts) 6th Domagnano (RSM) (1pt / 9pts)

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based upon a famous painting by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Two of the most important works that Carlos III oversaw were the Puerta de Alcalá (Alcalá Gate) and the Museo Nacional del Prado (Prado Museum). This museum, nowadays one of the most important museums in Europe, started as a natural science museum. In 1819 it became the wonderful and huge collection that it is today. One of the most important paintings that is present in the museum is Velazquez's painting Las Meninas (Ladies in Waiting), also known as “Felipe IV's family”, from 1656. Its complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted. Because of these complexities, Las Meninas has been one of the most widely analyzed works in Western painting. It is believed to depict the main chamber in the Royal Alcazar of Madrid during the reign of King Philip IV of Spain, and presents several figures, most identifiable from the Spanish court, captured, according to some commentators, in a particular moment as if in a snapshot. Some look out of the canvas towards the viewer, while others interact among themselves. The 5-year-old Infanta Margaret Theresa is surrounded by her entourage of maids of honour, chaperone, bodyguard, two dwarfs and a dog. Just behind them, Velázquez portrays himself working at a large canvas. He looks outwards, beyond the pictorial space to where a viewer of the painting would stand. In the background there is a mirror that reflects the upper bodies of the king and queen. They appear to be placed outside the picture space in a position similar to that of the viewer, although some scholars have speculated that their image is a reflection from the painting Velázquez is shown working on. Las Meninas has long been recognised as one of the most important paintings in Western art history. It has been described as Velázquez's supreme achievement, a highly self-conscious, calculated demonstration of what painting could achieve, and perhaps the most searching comment ever made on the possibilities of the easel painting.

Game 6 - Ghosts at the Palace

The sixth game - ‘Ghosts at the Palace’ - was played in unison over 2 minutes duration and featured a male competitor from each team attired in a nightgown. The competitors had to run to a trampoline, above which there was a rope hanging. A pull on the rope would release the first ghost and a key. They then had to move to one of the clocks situated on the left, correct its time with the key, and this action would cause a second ghost to appear with a second key. Taking that key, they had to go upstairs to open a door where they would find a third ghost and some more keys. To finish the game they had to find which one of those keys would open the big chest located at the beginning of the course. Once the chest was opened, a fourth ghost would appear and the game would be finished. The team completing the game with the faster time would be declared the winners.

This was a quick and enjoyable game to watch with all the participants finishing the game with very small time differences. Despite the Portuguese competitor having a good advantage for most of the game, he had trouble finding which was the right key to open the chest. The result was that several rivals finished ahead of him. Meanwhile, the Italian player broke his key when trying to release the second ghost at the clock and was disqualified as the referees deemed that it had been the player's fault.

When announced, the scores revealed that Spain and San Marino had finished in joint 1st place in a time of 1 minute 2 seconds, closely followed by France in 3rd in 1 minute 3 seconds and Portugal in 4th in 1 minute 4 seconds. Wales finished in 5th place with a time of 1 minute 15 seconds and Italy, having revealed only one ghost prior to their disqualification, trailed last in 6th place.

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Ilha da Madeira (P) (3pts awarded / 31pts total) 2nd Madrid (E) (6pts / 29pts) =3rd Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (2pts / 20pts) =3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (4pts / 20pts) ▲ 5th Domagnano (RSM) (6pts / 15pts) ▲ 6th Saint-Vincent (I) (1pt / 14pts) ▼

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based around the long-held but untrue stories of macabre events and ghostly apparations at one of Madrid's grand residences. The Palacio de Linares (Palace of Linares) was constructed at the end of the 19th century on the Plaza de Cibeles (Cybele Square) and was completed in 1877. It was declared national historic-artistic monument in 1976. The palace, once the home of the Linares noble family, is now a multicultural space known as the Casa de América. During renovation works in 1990 to convert the palace for its new purpose, reports arose of ghostly goings-on in the supposedly empty building. Many of the happenings centred on the life-size doll's house in the courtyard, which once belonged to Raimunda, a girl who was adopted by the Marqués de Linares, José de Murga y Reolid (1833-1902), and his wife the Marquesa. According to legend, the girl was actually the biological child of the Marqués, the result of a relationship with a commoner and disowned because the Marqués' father disapproved of the association. After his father died, the Marqués returned home, married the girl and Raimunda was born. While constructing the palace he learned that the mother, also called Raimunda, was actually his half-sister, the product of a similar liason to his own. Raimunda junior, reputedly the product of this incestuous relationship, was born deformed and with various illnesses. The couple then plotted various ways in which to kill the child. The Marqués allegedly killed himself in the palace after the death of his sister/wife and is believed to have been buried in the grounds of the palace. This colourful story is, however, almost entirely the product of local myth and has for the greater part been disproved by documentary evidence.

Game 7 - The First Metro Journey

The seventh game - ‘The First Metro Journey’ - was played over three heats of 1 minute 45 seconds duration and featured four competitors (two male, dressed as metro drivers, and two female, dressed as station guards) from each team. First, the station guards had to put two passengers at a time into the metro carriages. Then, the metro's driver had to push the carriages through the railway to make it pass through a tunnel and get it to the other station. Inside the metro are the passengers, who are cartoon figures, and the station guards. This process was then repeated throughout until the time limit expired. Two important rules were that the drivers couldn't touch a red line when pushing the metro's carriages and that they had to close all the doors before the journey started. If either rule was broken, the passengers from that trip would not be counted. The team transporting the greater number of passengers would be declared the winners.

The first heat saw the participation of Spain and Italy and it proved to be a very tight contest, with both teams making five trips, with the Spanish competitors finishing just before their Italian rivals.

The second and penultimate heat featured Wales and San Marino and witnessed both teams encountering difficulties. Both teams had some of their passengers discounted for crossing the red line.

The third and final heat saw the participation of France and Portugal and it was a clear win for Portugal, who finished their trips far in advance of the French team.

The scores were announced. Spain had won the game with ten passengers transported in 1 minute 41 seconds, closely followed again by Portugal, also with ten passengers but in 1 minute 42 seconds, and Italy, again with ten passengers, in a time of 1 minute 45 seconds. The rest of the teams only managed to transport eight passengers each, with France finishing 4th in 1'24” (they completed their fifth trip just one second over limit time), Wales in 1 minute 36 seconds for 5th and San Marino in 6th in 1 minute 45 seconds.

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Ilha da Madeira (P) (5pts awarded / 36pts total) 2nd Madrid (E) (6pts / 35pts) 3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (3pts / 23pts) 4th Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (2pts / 22pts) ▼ 5th Saint-Vincent (I) (4pts / 18pts) ▲ 6th Domagnano (RSM) (1pt / 16pts) ▼

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based on the grand opening in 1919 of the first underground section of the city's metropolitan railway, the Metro de Madrid (Madrid Metro). Alfonso XIII (1886-1941), the king of Spain at that time, attended the inaugural train journey. At that point, the line ran between Puerta del Sol and the Plaza de Cuatro Caminos, with eight stations along the route (Ríos Rosas, Martínez Campos (Glorieta de Iglesia), Chamberí (without a train stop), Glorieta de Bilbao, Hospicio (Tribunal) and Red de San Luis (Gran Vía)). This was not a long journey, since the distance between both stations is roughly 3.5km, but it was a very important social achievement, making Madrid one of the most technologically advanced cities of that time.

Game 8 - From Madrid to the Sky

The eighth game - ‘From Madrid to the Sky’ - was played over three heats of 1 minute 30 seconds duration and featured three competitors (two male and one female, all dressed in traditional Madrid costumes) from each team. Both male contestants had to climb a rope to reach a platform where seven stars were hanging. Once a competitor has grabbed a star, he had to descend a slope and pass the star to his female team-mate, who had to place it in Madrid's flag. The finishing time would be recorded at the point when all seven stars had been added to the flag. The team completing the flag in the faster time would be declared the winners.

The first heat saw the participation of Wales and San Marino. San Marino set off at a good pace, with Wales trailing a bit behind them. In the end, San Marino was able to finish within limit time while the last Welsh competitor had just reached the platform when time ran out.

The second and penultimate heat featured Italy and Portugal. In this contest, Portugal struggled to complete the game, with the Italian trio doing a better job. The Portuguese finished the game just before their allocated time ran out.

The third and final heat saw the participation of Spain and France, with Spain being the faster of the two, no doubt cheered by the not-so-good result of Portugal. France was unable to retrieve the last star within limit time.

The results were announced and  Italy had won the game by finishing it in 1 minute 8 seconds, with Spain finishing 2nd in 1 minute 17 seconds. San Marino were just a fraction behind in 3rd place with a time of 1 minute 19 seconds, with Portugal finishing some way behind them in 4th place after 1 minute 28 seconds. Wales was 5th as they had procured six stars in 1 minute 17 seconds and France, also with six stars, were 6th and last with a time of 1 minute 28 seconds.

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Madrid (E) (5pts awarded / 40pts total) ▲ 2nd Ilha da Madeira (P) (3pts / 39pts) ▼ =3rd Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (2pts / 24pts) ▲ =3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (1pt / 24pts) =3rd Saint-Vincent (I) (6pts / 24pts) ▲ 6th Domagnano (RSM) (4pts / 20pts)

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based on the popular Madrid saying, “From Madrid to the sky and one tiny hole to see it.” It refers to how the sky of Madrid used to look before the pollution of modern times, beautifully clear with thousands of stars easily visible. The flag of the Community of Madrid was also included in the game. It is crimson red, with seven five-pointed stars in silver, placed four and three in the centre of the field. The crimson colour stands for Castile as Madrid has been historically Castillian, and the stars represent each of the administrative areas of the province of Madrid, which are the City of Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Torrelaguna, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, El Escorial, Getafe and Chinchón. The stars are also thought to represent either the Ursa Major (The Plough asterism) or Ursa Minor constellation, in reference to the bear of the City of Madrid's coat of arms.

Game 9 - Chu-Lin and Madrid's Bear Fight Pollution

The ninth and penultimate game - ‘Chu-Lin and Madrid's Bear Fight Pollution’ - was played in unison over 2 minutes duration and featured one male competitor from each team. In this game, the bear on Madrid's coat of arms was helping Chu-Lin the panda to fight against the pollution of the city. The competitors, in brown bear costumes, had to plant six strawberry trees, one at a time, whilst coping with the fog which made it more difficult to see the holes for planting. Once he had planted all the trees, the competitors had to take down a cartoon car and climb through the big steps in order to hug Chu-Lin (not the real panda) to finish the game. The team completing the game in the faster time would be declared the winners.

When the timings and placings were given, Spain had finished in 1st place in 1 minute 13 seconds, with France in 2nd with a time of 1 minute 21 seconds, and Italy close behind in 3rd in 1 minute 23 seconds. Trailing these three teams were San Marino (4th, 1 minute 30 seconds), Portugal (5th, 1 minute 42 seconds) and Wales in last place (6th, 1 minute 49 seconds).

Running Scores and Positions: 1st Madrid (E) (6pts awarded / 46pts total) 2nd Ilha da Madeira (P) (2pts / 41pts) 3rd Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (5pts / 29pts) 4th Saint-Vincent (I) (4pts / 28pts) ▼ 5th Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (1pt / 25pts) ▼ 6th Domagnano (RSM) (3pts / 23pts)

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based on the pollution and noise which affects Madrid and other big cities of the world. All the citizens of Madrid suffer from their effects, but one in particular, Chu-Lin (1982-1996), the world famous panda who lived all his life at Madrid Zoo. Chu-Lin was the first polar bear to be born in captivity in Europe. His mother - called Shao-Shao - was brought by the kings Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía from their first official visit to the People's Republic of China. His father was a panda from the London Zoo. He even appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for being the first panda born after the artificial insemination of his mother. His popularity at Madrid Zoo was so huge that even Spanish kids-music duo Enrique y Ana dedicated a song to him. Shao-Shao died in September 1983 from an intestinal disease, while Chang-Chang, his adoptive father, suffered a fatal stroke in December 1995. In the spring of 1996, Chu-Lin fell ill, dying of prostatitis. Since 2016, his dissected body has been exhibited in the biodiversity section of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (National Museum of Natural Sciences), along with that of his mother.

Game 10 - Madrid: Capital City of Culture 1992

The tenth and final game - ‘Madrid: Capital City of Culture 1992’ - was the musical game and was similar in concept for the final game of all the 1991 heats. The game, played over three rounds, started with a question regarding the identity of a singer or composer or such like. A song would then be played and the contestants would have to do a specific task. The first one to finish would receive six coins, the second one five, and so on. In the order of arrival, the host would ask the question, and if the contestant got it right, six more coins would be added to their tally. At the end of three rounds, the country that had accumulated the greater number of coins would be declared the winners.

In this case, the contestants had to ride a bicycle disguised as Cybele, an Anatolian mother goddess depicted in the famous statue the Fuente de Cibeles (Fountain of Cybele) at the Plaza de Cibeles (Cybele Square) in Madrid, until they reached the pool. Once there they had to swim across and dive at a certain point, where a jigsaw piece was located. They had to get the piece and exit the pool. At the other side a wall with the signatures of famous writers, painters, and other celebrities from the competing countries were present, but incomplete. However, contestants had to be very careful, since the jigsaw pieces were quite fragile and could break, which would mean that the country was disqualified from that round and would only get 1 coin and no right to answer.

The first round question was 'Who is the composer?' and Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez was played. All the contestants were female in this round. Spain got off to an early lead with the rest trailing behind, but the Spanish competitor reached the wall with the broken piece, so she was disqualified. France also arrived and it seemed like they had the right piece, but it also broke. Italy got it right first, followed by San Marino, Portugal and Wales. Italy got to answer first and answered "Aranjuez," which is the title, not the composer (Aranjuez is a village near Madrid, to which Joaquín Rodrigo dedicated his famous concert). San Marino also answered Aranjuez, thinking that Spanish host Daniel Vindel had misheard the name (the Italian's pronunciation was much worse than that of the San Marinese). Portugal was the next to try and answered, "the Argentinian composer and conductor Waldo de los Ríos," which was also incorrect. Wales was the last team with the right to answer, and gave “Rodriguez” as an answer. Despite being close, it was clear that it wasn't close enough so no team got the bonus.

The second question was 'Who is the singer?' and the song played was Volare by the group Gipsy Kings, which was a very popular cover version of Domenico Modugno's Nel blu di pinto di blu. This time only Portugal broke the puzzle piece, but the Welsh participant changed the line in the middle of the pool, getting disqualified. San Marino came first, Spain second, France third and Italy fourth. There were no problems this time, since the San Marinese participant answered correctly, adding 6 bonus coins to their tally.

The third and decisive round was again 'Who is the composer?' and Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol, op. 34 was played. Again the Spanish player was quick, but again, he reached the goal with the broken piece. France arrived first, Wales second, Portugal third, Italy fourth and San Marino fifth. France was the first to answer, and said "Rossini." Wales was next, but their competitor simply said that she didn't know the answer. Portugal tried with "Mozart," which was also an incorrect answer, something which would cost them the win on the night. Italy was next and suggested "Beethoven," while the San Marino competitor also had no idea.

The final tally of coins was counted and San Marino ended first with 19, followed by Italy with 12, France with 11, Wales and Portugal with 9 and Spain with 7. Despite this, the Spanish team won the overall competition by finishing 1 point ahead of Portugal.

Final Scores and Positions: 1st Madrid (E) (2pts awarded / 48pts total) 2nd Ilha da Madeira (P) (6pts / 47pts) 3rd Saint-Vincent (I) (10pts / 38pts) ▲ 4th Chalon-sur-Saône (F) (8pts / 37pts) ▼ 5th Domagnano (RSM) (12pts / 35pts) ▲ 6th Casnewydd-ar-Wysg (Newport-on-Usk) (CYM) (6pts / 31pts) ▼

Inspiration for the Game: This game was based on what was an important year for Spain. During 1992, Barcelona was to host Spain's first Olympics, Sevilla would host the Universal Exposition (Expo '92), and Madrid had been declared the capital city of culture for the year, with many activities taking place throughout 1992. One of those activities was supposed to be the grand reopening of the Teatro Real (Royal Theatre), but unfortunately, the renovation works on the 19th century opera house lasted until 1995.

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