ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Friday, March 24th 23:59 CET

[Matt]

The most controversial game of the year is back........and you love it. The annual Big Brother game is back, are ready to protect your favorite entries at any cost? This game is loosely based on the American version of the famous reality TV Show Big Brother.

In the first round, we will narrow down the 43 participating countries from 43 to 26. That means seventeen songs will be eliminated in the Semi Finals. As every year, we'd like to throw in a few Twists and as previously mentioned, here is the first one: In previous years, the Big 5 and Host nation did not have to battle it out and automatically advanced to the Final Stage. But no anymore as this year they will have to go through the same process and could see their demise earlier than expected, that is up to you. But enough talking, let's get the ball rolling.

So we'll try to keep it straight forward! May the best song win.

RULES:

1. 
   [*=center]Each round consists of two Stages: a. Nomination and b. Elimination
   [*=center]Each round, registered members of the ESC United forum will be able to nominate one song for eviction. You will vote in the poll that is going to be posted in the thread.
   [*=center]Once the deadline has passed, the names of the members who voted, will be thrown in a hat. Three members will be randomly chosen and their nominations will be put up for eviction. That means the three users will be the Head of Household (HOH) for the day. If one or more of the Hoh’s picked the same nominee, we will keep drawing names until we have three different nominees.
   [*=center]The name of the HOHs as well as the three nominations will be revealed to the public.
   [*=center]Everyone on the Internet (Forum and Website) will be able to cast their vote to evict a song. The poll will stay up for approximately 24 hours.
   [*=center]The country/act that has received the highest number of votes, will be evicted from the game.
   [*=center]The HoH who nominated the eliminated country and will be able to give immunity to a country the following round.
   [*=center]We’ll start over.

STRATEGY GUIDE:​

1. There is no rule on who you should or should not vote for, but voting for your least favorite could 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 (or even form a clan like Team Valentina or any other team).

3. Check the thread on who people vote for because that could give you an indication who is in danger and who is not (of course that you will never know for sure because the majority of players do not reveal their votes).

4. Base your vote on voting patterns and trends because your favourites can have bigger chances to survive.

Example: You hate Germany’s entry and also dislike the Slovenian song. While you would rather see Germany go, it may be a better idea to vote for Slovenia first if you can see a lot of members want to 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 (but don’t forget that the board and game rules still apply here and that you are not allowed to break them).

6. Don’t forget that the HoH play a big part in this game, so be sure to use that power wisely instead of just throwing it away by nominating something you know might not go home at this point. If you know the person who has won the HoH power, you can know which song would that person nominate or save, so you can base your vote on that as well.

So, to sum up the most important parts, the most vital things here are understanding of the rules and strategy.

 

[Matt]

Re: ESC Big Brother - SEMI FINAL 1

About Armenia:

They decided to not reveal their entry even though they already had to present the song to the EBU so they will have to suffer the consequences. I will add them to the poll and feel free to vote for them just out of spite for waiting so long, I mean they already had to present the song to the EBU so what's the holdup? In addition, they will receive on penalty nomination, sorry Artsvik but that's how the cookie crumbles and nobody said that this game is fair.

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1

I have no idea how this Big Brother thing works but I fully support any screwing with any country who does this past-due song reveal thing. Lookin' at you, Montenegro 2015.

 

[Matt]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1

The first poll is up, here is a quick reminder:

- You will be able to vote for one country that you like to see nominated but be smart and strategic about it. Will you go after the obvious choice or possibly knock out a song that's too much of a threat? It's your call.

- Once the deadline has passed, I will throw all names of users that voted in a hat and pick three random names who will become the Head of Household (HoH). Whoever those three individuals have nominated, will be up for elimination. If they voted for the same country, we will continue to pick names until we have three nominees.

To be clear, the country that receives the most votes in the poll will not necessarily become a nominee but its odds are bigger than for those who receive only a few votes. Also remember: The HoH who originally nominated the eliminated country, will be able to give immunity to another country the next round.

 

[arne1990]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Is it normal you can't vote for Italy, Spain of the UK in this first nomination?

 

[Matt]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Oops, I went ahead and added the big five. Totally missed that!

 

[Salmon]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted! If I get picked as HoH, my choice might upset quite a few people, and it might work out against my own interests if everything else goes wrong, but working out against one’s own interests is all that forum Big Brother is about.

 

[DaFlo]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted :twisted:

 

[Jonaxh]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted

 

[martin]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

voted

 

[CPV4931]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted... quite easy choice

 

[ParadiseES]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted.

 

[arne1990]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted

 

[theditz83]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Voted

 

[JChan]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

I voted.

 

[Miguel]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Done.

 

[Mykola]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

done too

 

[Matt]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Wednesday, March 14th 23:59 CET

Time is up, the results are in, get ready for the nominations. First up, let's see who has received the most votes, keep in mind that receiving the most votes doesn't guarantee getting nominated but will increase the odds. I will not reveal the number of votes received but at least you can get an idea just looking at the ranking.

1	Spain: Manel Navarro - do it for you lover
2	Slovenia: Omar Naber - On My Way
3	Armenia: Artsvik - Fly With Me
3	Portugal: Salvador Sobral - Amar pelos dois
5	Greece: Demy - This Is Love
6	Montenegro: Slavko Kalezić - Space
6	Sweden: Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On
8	Georgia: Tamara Gachechiladze - Keep The Faith
9	Australia: Isaiah - Don't Come Easy
9	Poland: Kasia Moś - Flashlight
9	Italy: Francesco Gabbani - Occidentali's Karma
12	United Kingdom: Lucie Jones - never give up on you
13	Cyprus: Hovig - Gravity
14	Czech Republic: Martina Bárta - My Turn
14	Latvia: Triana Park - Line
14	Moldova: SunStroke Project - Hey Mamma
17	Finland: Norma John - Blackbird
18	Albania: Lindita - World
18	Azerbaijan: Dinaj - Skeleton
18	Belgium: Blance - City Lights
18	Iceland: Svala - Paper

The Nominations are in bold so to make it official: & are up for elimination. Here are the three HOH's responsible for the nominations:

HOH 1: Miguel
HOH 2: lorens
HOH 3 : JChan

It is up to them to decide whether or not they'd like to share their nominations. This is what's going to happen next:

1. Please vote to eliminate a song by clicking HERE!
2. The poll has been reset, please cast your vote in this thread to nominate the next songs. The nominated songs are on there, if you vote for the song that'll be evicted, any votes cast against that country will not count and you wasted your vote.
3. I will contact the HOH's and one of them will be able to grant immunity to a country, preventing a possible nomination next round.

Happy voting!

 

[ParadiseES]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Thursday, March 16th 23:59 CET

It's so obvious who will be the first to leave


PS: You South haters :evil:

 

[DaFlo]

Re: ESC Big Brother 2017 - SEMI FINAL 1. Deadline: Thursday, March 16th 23:59 CET

Love these three nominations