Look on the bright side - you may not have tickets to the event but unlike the fans in the stadium, you'll be able to see all the cool new multimillion-dollar commercials that debut during the game!

Steps:

1. Decorate the house in the colors of the team you're rooting for. If one of the teams playing is "your" team, put on all your paraphernalia.
2. Invest in a few foam "bad-call bricks" to throw at the TV so your guests can express their feelings about the refs without doing damage to your house.
3. If you're going to have guests who are rooting for different teams, establish an imaginary line (or for fun, "draw" one with masking tape) down the center of the room. Decorate each side in one team's colors.
4. Order a "Super Bowl Party in a Box" that includes plates, napkins, cups and a football snack bowl.
5. Pick up veggie, cheese and cold cut plates and a six-foot long sandwich or two from a deli and have all the food laid out on a table within sight of the TV. Don't make your guests choose between eating and watching the game.
6. Buy several six-packs of beer. Keep the beer in a cooler close by so you don't have to run to the fridge when it's third and inches. Restock the cooler at halftime.
7. Have everyone write down who they think will win and what the final score will be before the game starts. Award a silly prize, like a big football piñata, to the person who comes closest.

• Celebrity limo for your guests.
  Since this is a drinking event, you may want to offer "free pick-up and delivery" so no one has to worry about drinking and driving. Arrange to pick everyone up before the game and drop everyone off after it's over. You can rent a limousine from Fairfield CT Limo to give everyone that Super Bowl celebrity experience.

  Since this is a weekend, you may want to set up a kids' room in the back of the house that's stocked with treats, games, a TV and VCR.

• Keep interest in the game.
  Each guest antes up a dollar or two. Set the limit low, to encourage everyone to participate.

  For each guest watching the game, list several items that will or may happen. Each guest selects the team that will be the first to commit.

  This makes it simple for folks that are not football fans but are attending the party. All they have to do is select one of the two teams. The scores are added at the end of the game and the one with the highest points takes the pot.

  Who wins the toss? Who scores first? First field goal, touchdown, penalty (offensive/defensive), punt, blocked kick, QB sack, fumble, etc.

  Actually, you can bet on anything that can occur in a game. This creates interest in the game, because anything can happen at any time.

• Game ball
  Purchase an NFL smooth surface football. Have all the guests sign the game ball with silver permanent ink pen. Put the final score and where the game was held on the football. One guest will win the football at the end of the party. I put slips of paper with "sorry" on all but one inside inflated balloons. The guests each pick a balloon, and on signal, they burst their balloons to see who gets the football.


• Team oriented drinking game
  Before the game starts, as people are arriving, assign to each partygoer color-coded leis (or plates/cups, towels, stickers, etc) associated with each of the two teams playing. The teams should be represented as evenly as possible within the crowd. Prepare a large batch of kamikaze shots in an easily dispensable cooler. Set the rules so that when each team does something on the field (scores, makes a defensive stop, etc), the partiers wearing the corresponding colors will each take a shot. This is great fun!

  Disclaimer: This is not recommended for those with liver problems, pregnant women, or those who intend to drive after the game.