The rest of ESC Big Brother information (rules, etc.) will be posted this weekend or next week.
PLANNED DATES:
Pre-Game: 19th February - 14th March
Semis: 15th March / 17th March - 29th March
Final: 29th March - 13th May
So, ESC Big Brother is back.
I'm more busy than expected, so The Official Game Rules are not done yet, but they will be finished soon. PRE-GAME RULES: (please read this before voting in the pre-game)
1. In order for your votes in the poll to count, a minimum post count of 20 is required. That's not a high number so check out our forum and contribute to our success. There is a reason behind this rule so complaining about it won't make it go away. Everyone with less than 20 posts who will ignore my 1st warning and continue to vote in the game will be banned from taking part in this game (even if they will have at least 20 posts). So, if you want to take part in the game, please try to have at least 20 posts.
2. Every member can cast only 1 vote per round. Please vote out the song that you wanna eliminate (so don't vote for your favorite unless you have a unique strategy).
3. At the end of each round the songs/countries with the highest number of votes will be nominated and are up for eviction. Each round will be ~48 hours long (24 hours nomination, 24 hours eviction)
4. In every round three or four nominated songs are up for eviction. At the end of the round two entres with the highest number of votes will be eliminated from the game
5. Head of Household and Power of Veto won't be used in pre-game, but they will be used in the ESC Big Brother 2012 game.
GAME RULES: (please read this before voting in the pre-game)
Soon ....
STRATEGY GUIDE:
1. There is no rule on who you should or should not vote for but voting for your least favorite could be actually hurt some of your favorites at times so just consider some of the strategical suggestions I'm throwing out there.
2. You are not required to reveal your votes in the thread but you are allowed to share your vote and encourage members to vote with you.
3. Check the thread on who people vote for that could give you an indication who is in danger and who is not (of course you never know as the majority of players do not reveal their votes).
4. Base your vote on voting patterns and trends.
Example: You hate Germany's entry and also dislike the Slovenian song. While you'd rather see Germany go it may be a better idea to vote for Slovenia first if you can see a lot of members wanna get rid of it first. If you have a feeling Germany will not get enough votes you may just be throwing your vote away so maybe going for a different song until the opportunity arises to get rid of Germany would be the smart thing to do.
5. Get with your friends and buddies and vote in groups to increase your chances to nominate/evict a song (rules of the game and board still apply)
6. Don't forget that the HoH (and Pov later on) play a big part in this game so be sure to use them wisely if you have this unique power instead of just throwing it away by nominating something you know won't go home at this point. [doesn't apply to pre-game]
EXPLANATION OF THE GAME (by Matt):
Matt said:
These are just few most important things about this game, but we know that it'll be very EXCITING.
While this board is trying to keep drama off the forum, this is the only time of the year (and the only thread) where we encourage it as long as the board rules are being followed.
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