COUP'D ETAT & LUCKY DAYS & WHEEL OF FORTUNE: LINK
So, most popular forum game is back
and it'll start after all songs will be known. 
We all know that this game is full of drama and excitement where on a daily basis songs are being eliminted left and right until we have our winner. But ... before ESC Big Brother 2012 ... we'll have a little pre-game with all participants in the final of ESC 2011.
GAME RESULTS:
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
2007 - Serbia
2008 - Slovenia
2009 - Azerbaijan
2010 - Germany
2011 - Estonia
GAME RULES: (please read this before voting in the game)
1. In order for your votes in the poll to count, a minimum post count of 15 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.
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. After the list of nominated songs is posted, every member chooses 1 song for elimination.
EXPLANATION:
Day 1 - All (remaining) songs are up for nomination and every member can nominate only 1 song per round. At the end of the first day three songs will be nominated and are up for eviction. (the number of nominated songs can depend on the ties)
Day 2 - Nominated songs are up for eviction and every member can choose only 1 song (per round) they want to eliminate. At the end of the second day the song with biggest number of votes will be evicted. (if the "Power of Veto" is used on a country with biggest number of votes, then next country with highest number of votes will be evicted)
4. Last year we've introduced "Head of Household". The Head of Household has the power to nominate one song/country for eviction bringing up the total number of nominees to 3. From this year, the HOH can either nominate a song directly for elimination or save a song making sure even if it receives the highest amount of votes, it would not be nominated. The HoH will be determined by a random draw held every day. Check the thread for more information.
How will we choose the HoH? In every round, the HoH will be determined by a random draw held every day. The HoH will be chosen between posts posted between 2 parts of each round (1 part of a round is the part in which people vote - nomination or elimination. There will be 1 HoH per every semi-final / final round. Only the members who made the posts in specific threads (semi-final / final / pre-game for 1st part of semi-finals round 1) can become the HoH or PoV.
5. In every round three nominated songs are up for eviction. At the end of the round an entry with the highest number of votes will be eliminated from the game.
6. If there is a tie between 2 or more songs, the song with more votes in the previous round will get nominated / nominated.
7. Once we start with the game the "Power of Veto" will be brought back which created a lot of excitement and drama last year. This is a really important power cause the one who has the veto can save one of the nominated songs nullifying its votes.
8. The last song standing will be crowned "Big Brother 2012".
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]
ESC BIG BROTHER SEMI-FINALS RESULTS:
For more and some additional information about this game, please check THIS post. (will be updated soon)
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.
I hate that song! I think Malta will be first one eliminated.
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