Sweepstake
Ask everyone you invite to the party to bring with them 1 or 2 pounds/euros. This money can then be used for a Eurovision sweepstake, with the person who had the winning country winning the prize money. Prizes can also be given, if required, to 2nd and 3rd place people, and whoever has the last place country could be made to do a Eurovision-related forfeit.
Other games
Make up a 'Pass the Parcel' with a layer for every country's song, in performance order. Pass the parcel around in a circle and when the song stops, the person holding the parcel takes off a layer and receives a little gift traditionally from that country. The final prize can be something special like a Eurovision CD, and the final layer can be unwrapped at the end of the winning performance right at the end of the programme.
The official website, eurovision.tv, also offers a Eurovision board game, but to be frank it seems a bit crap, so perhaps that isn't really too useful for the festivities. A nice idea if you are having a tamer party (slightly missing the point of Eurovision, but still...) might be this adaptable Monopoly board, available in poor man's version (DIY) and rich man's versions. Eurovision.tv's Eurovision playing cards, while simply normal playing cards with a logo on the reverse, offer a nice slightly-relevant excuse to play poker or drinking games like Spoons (a fun and often violent game), Kings and many more. On this site you can also find a nifty Eurovision 2007 'Top Trumps', worth a glance for entertainment purposes at least.
Hold Your Own Voting
• Give out 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10 and 12 points cards to each person (and maybe a big fat 0!)
• They then hold one of them up after each song.
• Results can then be compiled on a large black/whiteboard and compared with the final standings.
OR
• Each person can give each of their 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10 and 12 points to 1 different country only
• Whoever gives their points closest to the final standings can be awarded a prize.
OR
• Points can be given to countries based on many different factors, including dress, singing, song, dancing, looks and comedy value. How about a cheesiness rating?
Scorecards
- Alternatively you can get your guests to fill in the scores on paper themselves using partyvision.co.uk's template.
Colour
Black and White
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Subtitles
If you are in the UK, put on Ceefax page 888 (if you are still behind the times) or press the red button for translations of the weird and wonderful song lyrics for the few countries who have chosen not to sing in English. Or the eastern European countries who haven't quite nailed their pronunciation. The lyrics are often funny, rude (to those with a dirty mind, at least) or just really strange, and can often provide a laugh or 2.
Voting
Keep your phone nearby so that during the short break you can register a vote for the best song of the night, your favourite, your assigned country or for your neighbouring country like typical televoters seem to do nowadays! Having a phone nearby means more votes can be registered by your guests before the allocated time expires, although with the introduction of SMS voting in addition to normal televoting, you should have ample time to vote the full allowance of 20 times. It may be a good idea to write down the phone and text number somewhere where those who wish to vote can all see it. Don't forget you can't vote for your country of residence! And most importantly, make sure your vote goes to someone deserving!!
Contact me
This guide should have told you everything you will ever need to know to pull your Eurovision Song Contest Party off without a hitch, but any problems or contributions then feel free to contact me here or check out the links page.
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