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Nuna - younger male calling older female Hyung - younger male calling older male Unni - younger female calling older female Oppa - younger female calling older male Sunbae - anyone with seniority in their field Hoobae - anyone with less experience in their field Dongsaeng - a younger person Teacher - a respectful term for an old person

Currently, a package is being delivered to somebody.

This story begins with this invitation received by Gura.

Congratulations, you have been invited to The Genius game.

In The Genius game,

you'll be able to experience the limits of human psychology.

In The Genius game,

we have prepared games that will require you

to exhibit your logical thinking and social skills.

The item found inside your invitation

is the game's currency called a garnet.

A garnet is worth $1,000 in The Genius game.

This will be given to you as the entry fee.

You will collect garnets through the game.

If you win, those garnets will be redeemed as prize money.

The reason you have been invited

is because of your special talent.

Conversational skills that draw people towards you.

High intelligence and adaptability.

Poker face and a killer instinct.

Crisis management skills built up through hardships.

Charming looks and the charisma to lead people.

What game is this exactly?

However, The Genius game will present several dilemmas.

The journey and the result.

The group and the individual.

Beautiful defeats and ugly victories.

Test your ability in The Genius game.

Then, I wish you luck.

Welcome to The Genius game.

People who were selected as players in The Genius game

possess at least one gifted ability.

The set up for this isn't very natural.

A wit that captures the attention of the audience, Kim Gura.

Kim Gura is a TV show host and comedian.

How humiliating!

It's starting now, right?

A weather caster with intellect and beauty, Park Eunji.

Park Eunji is a former weather caster and current TV personality/host.

As Lee Sangmin has suffered hardships,

Lee Sangmin was the leader of 90's pop group Roo'ra.

he knows how to turn a crisis into an opportunity.

And one of the top idols, Infinite's Sunggyu.

I heard you were 2nd at your school. / Really?

In middle school.

He has the achievement of being 2nd at his school.

Since all the casinos are tied to me,

the dealers have to treat me well.

Cha Minsoo is a legendary poker player

Jimmy Cha is also a professional Go player.

who was the real life model

for Lee Byunghun's character in SBS drama "All In".

We also have the beautiful former 9PM news anchor

and announcer, Kim Kyungran.

Hong Jinho was famous as the Storm Zerg.

He is a gamer who created the sad legend of 2nd place.

Hong Jinho won 0 official tournaments and finished 2nd 22 times as a progamer.

Winning?

Ah, it's a heartbreaking thing.

And this man.

Park Geunhye's man.

I never thought this would become reality for me.

He was the youngest former Saenuri Party

emergency committee member.

The Harvard umchinah, Lee Junseok.

"Umchinah" means the mother's friend's son you're always compared to.

Are you having fun?

I'm just worried.

I need to survive a long time.

Choi Changyeop played a model student in drama "School".

He is a student of Korea University.

A Mensa member with an IQ of 158

and engineering student of Seoul University, Choi Jungmoon.

Pierce

Are you two the same age?

She's a nuna.

2 years.

You look young.

Because I'm immature.

Cha Yuram is a world class pool player with charming looks.

She is said to play elaborately

using mathematical calculations.

Millions pass through auctioneer Kim Minseo's hands.

She's certain to be strong in psychological battles.

Embarrassed

Why are you smiling so much?

Because I'm so happy.

I really like him.

I'm going crazy.

Webtoon writer, Kim Poong,

may play out games differently with his unique ideas.

Hello. Welcome to The Genius game.

Going forward, you will play a total of 12 rounds of games.

One person will be eliminated every round.

The person who survives until the end

will be the champion.

You were each given a gem inside your invitations.

That gem is the currency used in this game called a garnet.

Each garnet is worth $1,000.

The champion's garnets will be exchanged

for real money at the end.

For example, if they have 100 garnets,

they will win $100,000.

Really?

Of course, if there are more than 100 garnets,

it could be a larger amount.

Garnets may be provided before a game

or gained within a game.

Your garnets may also be used

in negotiations with other players.

Having a lot of garnets

will allow you to gain an edge in the games.

Then I will explain the overall game rules.

Each round consists of a main match and death match.

The main match decides who will play in the death match.

The death match is a 1 on 1 game

to decide who will be eliminated.

Every player will participate in the main match

to determine a winner and elimination candidate.

The winner of the main match will receive a token of life

which grants immunity from the death match.

If there is a sole winner,

they will obtain two tokens of life

and they may grant immunity to another player

other than the elimination candidate.

The elimination candidate will then pick another player

to play in the death match with them.

The death match is a 1 on 1 game to decide who is eliminated.

The loser of the death match will be eliminated.

The eliminated player's garnets

will be taken by the death match winner.

If you have any questions during the games,

please ask the dealers.

We get the game rules and all,

but since we don't know the actual game,

it just feels abstract.

And since the game rules are so complicated,

I don't have much faith in these dealers.

The 1st main match is...

The 1.2.3 Game.

Huh? What?

1, 2, 3?

The rules are simple.

There will be 1, 2 and 3 cards

and you will be given three of each for a total of nine cards.

You must use these cards

to compete with other players and gain points.

When instructed by the dealer,

two players will play a card simultaneously.

The player with the higher number will gain a point.

Both of the used cards will be discarded.

There are no limits to how many players you can play with

or how many times you may play with them.

However, you must use all of your cards within the time limit.

If you have cards remaining, you will get 0 points.

Be mindful of this point.

The winner of the 1st main match

will be rewarded with 1 garnet.

This game is not decided by luck.

Aim for a certain win.

There is surely a way to win.

You may use any means necessary

as long as they do not break these rules.

Of course, violence or theft is not allowed.

Who do you think we are?

Theft, arson, plunder.

The game will begin in 60 minutes.

Act freely during this time.

2 hours later

Something crazy just happened!

I was tricked!

I don't know.

You know they didn't win by luck, right?

They were given 3 wins twice,

but we don't know who was behind it.

Yeah.

I kept trying to talk about it after I heard that,

but Gura oppa...

You're way too clueless!

Was it Gura oppa?

No, it wasn't.

Gura oppa stopped me so I couldn't say it, but...

2 hours earlier

But at a glance,

this seems like it requires more luck than strategy.

That's my first impression,

but they said clearly that there's a way to win.

So you need to think about when you'll use certain cards.

The more high cards you use early on...

Then you'd only get losses later on.

I'm a bit dazed to be honest.

This is hard.

I just panic when I see numbers.

I can't predict anything.

I don't think we can play this with brains alone.

This is a summary of the 1.2.3 Game.

You will get three 1, 2 and 3 cards for a total of 9 cards.

Use a higher number than another player to gain a point.

If you have cards left over at the end, you will get 0 points.

Can we trade cards with each other?

Yes, you may.

Or can we just accept cards instead of trading them too?

Gifting is also possible.

We can just give them away? / Yes, you may.

Teacher.

Give us a lecture.

Apparently you can give away cards.

Did you hear?

You can give away cards?

So if I had nine cards for example,

I could just give you one card for nothing.

Then we could start with eight and ten cards.

If you think about it, this game is very simple!

I have a way to win.

I see this as the beginner level of "simple".

Tell us too.

Tell only us.

I'll tell you now.

Minsoo's Strategy Class

There are 13 of us, right?

12 people would have an even number of cards

so they could play all of them.

Remaining cards

If everyone has nine cards,

then there will always be one card left.

One person will always have one card left.

What he's saying isn't wrong.

I don't know why teacher Cha is telling us this,

but he's probably aiming to be first

so I think he's pulling the wool over everyone's eyes

with a throwaway strategy.

Personally, I'm thinking... Isn't this really hard?

They're trying to make us take sides from the start.

That's why the first thing I asked them was

whether we could keep playing with the same person.

They said we could so this is definitely all about alliances.

What's the point in a two-person alliance though?

It's simple.

What I mean is that I can lose three games against you.

How?

If I use 1 three times and you use 2 three times...

Can we plan that far?

We can plan everything.

There's no reason we couldn't.

So if she uses three 1's and loses three times,

you could do the same for her.

Then she'd have 3 wins.

Then you'll both have 3 wins,

but you would have gotten rid of all the 1's and 2's.

Then the cards you have left will get at least a few wins.

That's right.

It doesn't matter who you face.

Simple?

I think it's important to decide who you'll do that with.

I need someone on my side.

This is a summary of Minsoo's game analysis.

One person will always have one card left.

The players currently have a total of 117 cards.

Even if all the cards are played, one will always remain.

Therefore, one player will always be left with a card

giving them 0 points.

As long as you get at least 1 win and use all of your cards,

you can avoid becoming the elimination candidate.

Then you'll both have 3 wins,

but you would have gotten rid of all the 1's and 2's.

Then the cards you have left will get at least a few wins.

Simple?

Two players can give each other 3 wins

using only their 1 and 2 cards,

leaving them with their 3 cards.

This is the 3 win strategy.

Given these two facts,

players can give each other a sufficient number of wins.

Finding an even numbered alliance

to use all your cards would be the safest method

to avoid becoming the elimination candidate.

Ultimately, the 1.2.3 Game

is about forming an even numbered alliance.

The Genius game has prepared a main hall and four rooms.

The four rooms are for these secret alliances.

The secret conversations carried out in these rooms

will decide the games hereafter.

Kyungran and Sunggyu secretly enter the study

This...

Should I close the door for you?

This...

Hesitate

Hesitate

What?

So who we trust and form a group with will...

Kyungran cautiously offers an alliance

But does making a group even matter?

Do you really have no idea?

Blank~

I don't really get it.

Ah...

But I get this!

You can give away cards, right?

Or not?

Yes, you can give away cards too.

If you tried to get someone to play with you though

and no one bites,

then you'll have cards left over.

Then you're out.

Yeah, if I can't play anyone.

But you and I can keep playing each other.

Ah, that's right!

Frustrated

So the problem here is...

Then let's do that!

Can't we just do that?

After talking to him, Sunggyu is too clueless.

My plan is to understand these rules quickly.

It differs depending on what a person is aiming for.

So if you just play with any random person,

Huh?

then most people would accept your offer.

No one would decline.

Of course, because they want to use all of theirs.

They could use their cards whether they win or lose.

Yeah, since someone will always have one left.

Since that person would be last,

you would be safe.

As expected.

I was a fan.

I know him well.

I was a huge fan of him when he was a gamer.

His playstyle is also... How should I say it...

Cheap?

Loiter

Glance

This is just...

Can you explain it since you're the sunbae?

We're fellow musicians, right? / Yeah.

So we should always tell each other the truth.

We need to play honestly.

Really?

When did I join that side?

Just now.

Ah!

Talking to me was your lucky break.

Good choice.

Exactly.

Sangmin sunbae is too careless.

The way he talks is just like...

"Really? Then you're one of us now."

He's not very cautious.

Is he drunk?

Everyone is trying to rope in the naive Sunggyu

To be honest, I can't trust any of them.

They're all acting as if they want me to join them.

Sangmin is working on a program with me.

I'm also his sunbae.

Poong was also a member of my fanclub.

I'll have to go talk with them for a bit.

Gura offers an alliance to Sangmin

And they bring in Poong

Where are you going, hyung? Are you betraying us?

No, I'm not betraying you.

This is all about alliances.

Of course.

We need at least three people.

How are we going to group up?

We need to use our cards as fast as possible for now.

He offers an alliance to Poong

Then we need one more person.

In my opinion, we need to team up with Gura hyung.

It would be my pleasure!

It was an honor.

These two are people I should never stab in the back.

I'm a fan!

I think Poong really...

Just came here to see Gura.

Did he really come for the game?

Making memories~

Alliance Building

Hyung, let's talk.

Alright.

Suspicious

Suspicious

What's going on right now is, they're...

A strange feeling...

Why is the air so heavy in here?

Junseok.

Yes.

Can we come in?

I think we'll need to finish our conversation first.

I've already finished planning over there.

Yeah, so we need to plan something too.

Indeed.

Are we supposed to find someplace else then?

Yeah, let's do that. Disperse.

What's going on here?

Ridiculous

What...

Sudden argument over the room

We were trying to talk.

We only just met today so isn't it a bit weird to tell us

to get out while we're talking here?

Don't you think?

When should I come back then?

Just give us 5 minutes, alright?

Okay, 5 minutes.

I was going to check on that room later on anyway.

Also, there's not much reason for us

to obstruct each other too much today.

We just need to get rid of one person. Don't you agree?

That's why I came to consult with you.

Okay, alright.

Meanwhile Minsoo gives a lecture in the bedroom

Then can we form a team and keep using the same ones?

Of course, you could do that too,

but you won't get a good result.

Then if I don't try to come 1st...

So you can give each other 3 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws.

Then Yuram! Play with me!

Play with me.

3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1.

Alliance Building

We can give each other 3 wins.

And one more alliance is formed

We can use the 1's...

Okay! I got it.

I get it!

Really. We really need to promise.

Alright.

What if nuna betrays me?

Alliance Building

What are you doing?

My strategy is for two players.

Then it would be over if one of you betrays the other?

Yeah.

Since Junseok is a genius,

if you formed a team with Junseok...

But I think he's already formed one.

Rather than forming one...

You made a team?

I just wanted to get rid of my lookalike

Junseok Lookalikes Jinho

as a matter of principle.

Blank~

Sunggyu, do you understand it now?

Sunggyu is still finding his way

I'm trying. I think I get the general idea though.

If I have a lot of wins, I win.

Relieved

Right?

1 hour later

Sunggyu is 1st?

They're saying 1st place has 6 wins...

Didn't you get 7 wins?

Something crazy just happened!

I was tricked!

Sunggyu...

You know he didn't win by luck, right?

He was given 3 wins twice,

but we don't know who was behind it.

Yeah.

I kept trying to talk about it after I heard that,

but Gura oppa...

You're way too clueless.

Was it Gura oppa?

No, it wasn't.

Gura oppa stopped me so I couldn't say it, but...

1 hour earlier

We will now begin the 1.2.3 Game.

Take your cards.

The game will continue for 90 minutes.

90 minutes?

Why is it so long?

During these 90 minutes, you may approach a dealer

Whisper

Whisper

with the player you wish to face to request a game.

Look

Use your time wisely and play cautiously.

Ah, why is my heart racing?

We will begin the game.

I'm shaking.

I'll play with Poong.

They already have something prepared!

No, I just need to use my cards anyway.

Flustered

Poong was...

You've been joined at the hip!

What are you talking about?

Let's use all our cards.

Eunji and Yuram also prepare to play out their plan

1 win and then 1 win.

Gura and Poong.

Will you play a game?

Yes.

Prepare your cards.

They are already allies

While everyone watches

You may flip your cards after I count to 3.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

Gura wins as planned

Gura wins.

Pfft

You're doing well

Pitapat

Everything is going smoothly.

Meanwhile in the living room

I think playing with three people for this isn't right.

Yeah, it's dangerous to have too many people.

The problem is that there's an odd number of cards as well.

It's different with four people.

Yeah, but four people is a bit too many.

Then you're going to work with me, right?

Yes, of course. I'll work with oppa.

Really?

Yeah.

Really?

Changyeop, Jungmoon

Alliance Formed

Have you talked with anyone else?

No, I've only talked with you.

We can't have one person win too much when we play

so if oppa plays a game, I'll also...

You can keep talking.

Chills

My heart exploded.

She's scary... She heard it all.

Will you keep playing?

Yes.

Please prepare your cards.

Hey, use some different cards already.

Survival isn't the goal here.

No, I'm trying to win!

\hSuspect\h

What is this?

Shouldn't you be aiming for 1st place?

Of course. I have a way to win.

Gura and Poong's Oscar worthy acting

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

This guy sure is stubborn.

Gura wins.

Didn't he just give you wins first?

No, not at all.

Didn't you plan it?

We didn't talk much.

I think I'll need to think about who to trust.

I'll play with Sunggyu.

Minseo and Sunggyu finally commence their plan!

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

Please reveal your cards.

This alliance also appears to be going smoothly

Sunggyu wins.

Please prepare your cards.

Spread

Wow, those hand movements!

Not just any old hand movements

He's done this a lot.

Junghwan actually learned it all from him.

Shin Junghwan was the funniest man in Korea and a member of Roo'ra who was arrested for illegal gambling.

1, 2, 3.

Another Oscar worthy performance

Okay!

Sangmin wins.

It's too obvious.

Let's just stop for now.

Let's talk later.

Minsoo and Kyungran secretly form an alliance

Minsoo, Kyungran

Alliance Formed

I'm getting slightly nervous.

Each alliance is racking up wins as planned.

The umchinah and umchinddal alliance

is formulating a way to surpass the 3 win strategy.

Will you start with 1 or 2?

Actually the cards don't matter because...

Couldn't we leave one 3 and get 4 wins?

I was also thinking that we could get 4 wins instead of 3.

It's a waste to just get rid of those 3 cards too.

If both of us get 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses...

It's safe, but a little lacking

so we should see if there's a way for both of us to get 4 wins.

We could do this!

What?

Look!

Jungmoon... Changyeop.

4 Wins Strategy

Changyeop has 1, 1, 1, 2 and Jungmoon has 2, 2, 3, 3.

Then Jungmoon gets 4 wins, right?

Then I'll use 2, 2, 3, 3

and if we do that again, I'll get 4 wins.

Lastly, we can draw with the 3's.

It's pretty good, right?

It's really good.

Then we'll both have 4 wins.

With the two with an uncanny resemblance rounding it out,

Alliance Building

all 13 players have finished forming their alliances.

If I give you three 1's and you give me three 3's,

Jinho and Junseok are planning something special

then you'll have six 1's and I'll have six 3's

so we can play with these to get 6 wins.

Right? Then we'll have 3 cards each

What could their strategy be?

for 3 more points.

So what I'm saying is...

9 Win Strategy

Beat all the 2's with 3's.

Beat all the 1's with 2's.

Hand over the 1's and take the 3's.

Then beat all the 1's with 3's.

Junseok is intending on getting 0 wins?

If there are two people with 0 points,

can the winner choose the person they save too?

Out of the two players with 0 points,

one will be chosen as the loser.

The winner can choose the elimination candidate.

Can we come 1st with 9 wins?

It might be tough with 9 wins.

I think 9 wins might not be enough...

I'll just give you all of my 3's to get some wins for now.

6 Wins+α Strategy

I'll take the 3's then.

The 2's... No, give the 1's to me.

Use the 2's to get 6 wins

and use the six 3's to...

If I get a good win rate with these

so that I'm on 10 or so wins,

our chances of winning would increase

so I'll try to use these to come 1st and save you.

After Jinho gets 6 wins

They plan to get as many points as possible using only 3's

I'm going to make Jinho get the most wins

while I get a clean 0 wins.

But if I manage to use up all of my cards,

the one with cards left over will also have 0 wins.

Then out of the two losers,

1st place will get to choose who goes to the death match.

So if Jinho comes 1st, he'll be able to give me immunity.

How many games has everyone played?

They're just going at it now.

Really? / Yeah.

We need to monitor them though...

We need to establish a shared information system.

Unaware of the outside situation because of their planning

What happens if I pick this up?

There's a garnet in here.

What happens for the person who lost it

Sangmin picked up Jinho's garnet

and the one who found it?

If we go now, they wouldn't use their 3's early on, right?

Should I get some wins with the 3's now then?

Sure.

Hyung, are you done?

No, I was about to play, but she didn't want to.

Do you want to play a game?

Let's just play one game!

Jinho and Poong, please prepare your cards.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

We need to use these 3's against people

we're certain we can win against.

This plan is foolproof.

1, 2, 3. Please show your card.

It's a draw.

Flustered

One more time.

Sure. Call.

Please prepare your cards.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

This is driving me crazy.

Jinho used up two of his important 3 cards

Ah, my head hurts!

Hyung, why are you taking this so seriously?

What do you mean serious?

Let's just take it easy!

I was taking it really easy.

Ah, you're too much!

Now everyone knows of the 3 win strategy.

The 1 and 2 cards have all been used

to give points to their alliances.

Only the 3 cards remain.

I've got to win this time

There are no more 1 or 2 cards here.

Obviously a draw

I don't want to play.

Unlike Jinho's expectations,

only the 3 cards remain!

Did you play?

Ah, my head hurts.

Drawing is a natural result

Ah, this is driving me crazy!

Dumbfounded

We're all in the same position.

Do you want to play?

Do you want to?

Let's go.

Just one.

How many do you have left?

Everyone else kept it secret.

Jinho is certain he can win against Yuram

Ah, really? You said you would play, right?

Yes.

Jinho and Yuram. Will you play?

Yes.

Please prepare your cards.

What will happen this time?

We will flip on 3.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

Flustered

Right?

Changyeop, play with me.

I've finished.

Really? Who's left then?

I think you'll have to find out quickly.

Sudden panic

Everyone?

Gura sunbae?

I got rid of them.

All of them? Is everyone here done?

Even teacher Cha?

I got rid of them all.

How many do you have left?

Do you have cards left? / Yes.

Minseo's remaining cards

How many wins did you get?

That's a secret!

Let's talk.

Let's play quickly.

Alright, just a moment.

Right now,

Jinho, Junseok, and Minseo have cards left

It's not certain that I'll come 1st with 6 wins, right?

So I'll give you one card.

Let's do this so I get 5 wins with these

and you can get 1 win.

You can beat me with this.

They change course to 5 wins for Jinho and 1 win for Junseok

Just to be safe.

And we might as well just draw with the 3's now.

I think Minseo nuna won't be able to finish.

One person will always be left out, right?

I think she won't be able to.

Let's get rid of them now.

Yeah, use them all now.

Really?

Yeah, I was tricked!

I think we're the ones that were tricked...

I've got goosebumps right now.

I'm getting goosebumps.

Hello.

We'll play.

Jinho and Junseok. Will you play?

Yes.

It's a draw.

In the end, Jinho and Junseok

Play all their cards

Shouldn't there be another person left?

I'm the only one left.

Now only Minseo has cards remaining

One? Do you have one left?

I have three.

Minseo's remaining cards

Weren't you working with Sunggyu?

Sunggyu betrayed me.

Really? Sunggyu oppa did?

Sunggyu betrayed her?

Let's give each other 3 wins.

Minseo agreed to use the 3 win strategy with Sunggyu

What if nuna betrays me?

I'll play with Sunggyu.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

Sunggyu wins.

Sunggyu gets 3 wins

Now it's Minseo's turn to get 3 wins

Sunggyu gets 3 wins

But then!

I'll stop.

I think that was when I lost focus.

Sunggyu just looked at me

and betrayed me saying he wouldn't play.

It was my fault. I was shortsighted.

Help me...

Sunggyu's betrayal has put Minseo in danger

I'll help you.

Really...

Sunggyu betrayed you, right?

Yeah.

Pick him for the death match.

And Sunggyu was just lucky.

It wasn't because he was good or anything.

He doesn't know anything,

but he just got rid of them.

How many wins do you have?

It's a one digit number.

Do you have 1 win? / Yes.

You have 1 win? / Yes.

Why?

How is that possible?

I gave away all my 3's at the start.

Ah, can you give 3's to others? / Yeah.

Straight away?

Sunggyu.

He came 1st.

He's 1st?

He got 6 wins.

6 wins?

Is 6 wins really 1st?

What?

Is Sunggyu 1st then?

They said 6 wins was 1st.

Sunggyu can't be picked for the death match if he wins!

Didn't someone get 7 wins?

Didn't you get 7 wins?

Something crazy just happened!

What's going on?

We should have just gone through with it!

Sunggyu won against teacher Cha 3 times earlier.

We decided to give each other 3 wins,

but he just took all the wins.

I actually want to play in the death match with Minseo nuna,

but I can't...

Because I'm 1st.

I'm having a mental breakdown.

Junseok and Coach Hong are having a meltdown right now.

Jinho was the coach of Korean League of Legends team Xenics Storm at the time of filming.

Yeah, they were trying to get a lot of wins...

Worked up

Weren't they aiming for 7 or 8 wins?

Yeah! Junseok was giving a ton of wins to Jinho oppa.

But why don't they have 6 wins?

I don't know... They should?

Can we really come 1st with 9 wins?

They changed course as they were \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hunsure about the 9 win strategy

I think it might be tough with 9 wins...

9 wins was more than enough!

We need to find out whether Sunggyu just didn't understand

or if he did it on purpose.

Whether he played both sides...

If Sunggyu was in two teams,

it wouldn't work because they wouldn't have enough cards.

So he would have had to have been helped by one side.

How did Sunggyu end up in 1st?

Our side gave wins to Sunggyu.

Ah, then Sunggyu was backed by someone

and Minseo unni became the sacrifice.

Yeah, it seems like it.

Eunji realizes something

She tries to tell Minseo

Sunggyu will use his immunity

on one of the people who backed him

and unni needs to know

who backed Sunggyu to eliminate them, right?

Sunggyu is 1st so you can't pick him anyway.

So unni needs to pick one of the...

No...

The reason Sunggyu is 1st is...

Someone backed him.

No, he wasn't backed. He was...

We just heard it now!

No, he wasn't backed like you think.

Bicker

Bicker

No! Sunggyu was backed by someone.

Someone backed him with 3 wins.

There was just a mistake.

No!

That's why he got 6 wins.

He got 3 wins from teacher Cha.

He just told us earlier!

Unni, talk with me!

Simply put, it was because of Jinho!

Sigh...

I'm telling you!

You really have no idea.

You're way too clueless!

He called me clueless!

Even though I know! I understood faster than him.

This wasn't done through luck or Sunggyu alone.

This is what they're planning...

Eunji keeps fanning the flames

to find the person who backed Sunggyu.

We already know who backed Sunggyu, right?

Gura knows everything?

An alliance of 3 can't get rid of all their cards alone.

What is Gura, Sangmin and Poong's solution?

We need to find three people to help us.

They needed someone for an even numbered alliance!

Let's do this...

Me, Sangmin and Poong

He makes a secret offer to Minsoo

will work as a trio.

Then you, Kyungran and the idol Sunggyu...

Yeah, Sunggyu.

All good?

The three of us are on the same team

The 3 man alliances start making their moves

so we can't let anyone else in.

We'll work as a trio, alright?

I'll support Sunggyu and Sunggyu can support you.

Minsoo and Sunggyu. Will you play?

Gura combined 2 three-person alliances

to form a safe six-person alliance.

I didn't really want to let Sunggyu be the sole winner

and leave him with 2 tokens of life.

The Game Isn't Over!

These are Minseo's three remaining cards.

If these cards are used to give someone one more win,

the results may still be changed.

I'll find the person who's closest behind Sunggyu

and give them one more win.

I could pick you for the death match, right?

Ah, the death match? / Yes.

Nervous

Uneasy

Of course, that's a possibility.

Jinho is currently 2nd with 5 wins

There's a chance.

I can pick anyone except Sunggyu, right?

Of course.

But if I give you 1 win,

you'll at least be able to avoid the death match.

Of course... Yeah, I get what you're saying now.

Tempted

So I can put you in a nice position.

Yeah.

At first, I thought this would be really boring

and didn't think much of it...

But this is no joke.

But they say they're not...

I'm not like Sunggyu.

You can trust me.

I can't trust anyone.

Unni, I have something to say.

Eunji tries to tell Minseo something

Don't listen to her.

If you hear this, I think your thoughts might change.

Go ahead. There's still a lot of time.

Wary

Why? Don't mind me!

Go ahead.

She cautiously leads Minseo out

Just wait here for a bit.

What's going on?

Sunggyu...

You know he didn't win by luck, right?

Yeah, you said that earlier.

He was given 3 wins twice,

but we don't know who was behind it.

Yeah.

I kept trying to talk about it after I heard that,

but Gura oppa...

Was it Gura oppa?

No, it wasn't.

Gura oppa stopped me so I couldn't say it, but...

It was Kyungran unni.

Minseo nuna offered to trade 3 wins with me.

Should I bring her in or not?

You're with us right now.

Yeah.

Should I not call her over? / Don't.

If you betray us now,

you're betraying both teacher Cha and me.

I'll play with Sunggyu.

Then Minseo sets out to play a game with Sunggyu

Only use your 3's.

Ready. 1, 2, 3.

Please flip your cards.

Minseo gives Sunggyu 3 wins

Now it's her turn to get 3 wins

Sunggyu wins.

Then!

Can you stop if you want to?

You may decline.

I'll stop here.

I felt so sorry to Minseo nuna after doing that

so I said I wanted to lose 3 times for Minseo nuna too.

Then I wouldn't be last anyway, but...

What?

No! Then everything will fall through.

Then what do I do?

Ah, really now...

So if oppa plays a game, I'll also...

She still takes the time to check on other alliances

You can keep talking.

Play with me and get rid of them quickly.

That way you'll be able to relax, right?

She said I was still unsure because I had cards

so I should use them quick.

That's why I used them.

Sunggyu gives up 3 wins to Kyungran in the end

But I think Kyungran nuna is the real deal.

She's scary.

Kyungran was the one behind Sunggyu!

Forget it.

What should I do?

I'm getting goosebumps because it's so scary.

I was the most afraid.

I think this is the best decision right now.

That's right. I actually don't trust anyone,

but it's all in the past anyway.

For now...

Glance

Hesitate

Hesitate

So we need to find a way...

For unni to survive.

Yeah.

I'm scared!

It feels like the atmosphere soured after I came in?

Oh, this was where everyone was.

You're all trying to suck up to me, aren't you?

Wait, I have something to say to Minseo.

Chat amongst yourselves.

Think of how you'll get on my good side!

Okay.

I think what happened was...

Minseo made an offer to Sunggyu to work together,

but he was already on the same team as teacher Cha and I.

He said "ok" here and "yes, yes" over there

so he didn't know what to do.

I told him to follow our plan for now.

When you face an outsider, use your 3's.

That's what I told him.

It might be because I'm really timid,

but I really sincerely wanted to work with you.

Okay.

No, really. Ignoring everything, those are my true feelings.

I was really happy to see you because we're the same age

and everything else as well.

I wanted to work with you,

but it kept nagging at the back of my mind

because I didn't get to tell you

and I felt so sorry that all I did was ask for favors.

No, it's okay.

My timidness is...

It's totally reasonable since it's a program.

No, but ignoring the program,

I got to see someone I had always liked...

I was so happy to see you

and I wanted to work with you, but...

It's alright! I can just do my best in the death match.

No, I trust you'll do well.

Minseo could pick me for the death match

and I thought there was a high chance of it happening

so I have a lot on my mind.

I hope that I at least get past the 1st round without incident.

The people who are most afraid right now

are the people who helped Sunggyu.

No, it's me!

This side could be a little worried too.

Gura oppa is really wary of these two.

Why?

Because the two of you kept working together

so Minseo unni couldn't use her cards.

He may mislead her like that, but...

Uneasy

He kept saying that.

The person going to the death match

has to make the decision,

but Gura oppa's and our point of view is very different.

Gura oppa is saying that this happened because of you two.

We're saying that it was because of Sunggyu's backers.

I better spend a lot of time with her.

The 2 are afraid they'll be picked for the death match

We shouldn't be dawdling like this.

Should I go with you? I'm always cooperative!

Work out any misunderstandings.

I'll help her no matter what.

Right now, the only option we have is...

I'm all we have.

Why?

Why?

What about you?

Why?

It's nothing.

Junseok is quite persuasive!

Then Minseo enters the bedroom

We'll just use this place for a bit.

Apparently, Sunggyu has 6 wins,

but Jinho has 5 wins

so I'll essentially be giving immunity to one of them.

I can give immunity to Sunggyu or someone else right now.

That's right. I've understood everything.

So Jinho will have nothing to lose with my offer right now.

But the way I see it,

I think it's only right that we don't get involved in this

so we've just been...

Watching from the sidelines...

My head hurts.

Oppa! You know I could still pick you for the death match.

No, the viewers wouldn't be able to understand that.

Why would you suddenly choose me? Don't you think?

Are we in some sort of love-hate relationship?

That's not the case, is it?

It's not like we're old lovers, right?

That's why it wouldn't make sense for you to pick me.

Right? So that's just...

Another person afraid of being picked for the death match

There's 4 minutes left

so time is running out and we still haven't decided.

In any case, I'll give Jinho a point then. Let's play a game.

Minseo decides to give Jinho a point in the end

What do you mean you'll play a game?

I'm giving Jinho 1 more win.

Then he'll be a joint winner.

Who?

Jinho and Sunggyu.

Then Jinho could at least get immunity.

Then who are you picking?

I'll have to think about it when the time comes.

Then are you asking Jinho to help you?

Yes.

Do you know what their agreement is?

I don't know.

Do you have anyone you need to save?

Not really.

Pierce

I think I trusted someone I shouldn't have.

Ah, why why why why why?

Is there someone you need to save or not?

I didn't say because it was a secret.

But there's a high chance he'll lose that right.

Exactly.

It's a secret.

There's a high chance that you won't be able to save anyone.

Because if Jinho gets 1 more win, he'll have 6 wins too.

Then you won't be able to save anyone.

Then you could just go and beg her to give you 7 wins.

Sunggyu became the bad guy for nothing

You should just take the point.

Just say you're sorry and that you'll be good next time.

Flustered

Just give her a garnet.

It seems big now, but it'll be nothing later on.

$1,000 won't be missed later on.

Should I beg?

Beg for forgiveness.

It's either $100,000 or nothing. Who cares?

Minseo gives a card to Jinho

There's no time. I'll give you one of these.

Nuna.

But then!

She leaves after handing over the card!

You don't need to...

Ah, what is it this time?

You might as well take it back then!

Did you give it to him?

Minseo.

We haven't played yet.

Come here, I'll just say one thing.

There's no time so talk quickly.

Just listen to me. It's important.

There's only 1 minute 30 seconds left

Minseo. / Yes.

I was right earlier, wasn't I?

Did she leave that with you?

Jinho will get 0 wins if he doesn't play within the time limit!

No, she said she was going to play but hasn't yet.

Then you're holding it!

That means you're holding it.

Nervous

Uneasy

Don't scare me like that.

They'll really count it as your card when it ends!

You're holding it!

Really?

You will get 0 wins if you have cards left over!

Go give it to her quick then.

Everyone's getting on edge.

If you pick Jinho instead,

everyone knows that he only really has Junseok.

Who do I get help from then? In my position, anyone will do.

Pick Jinho.

Then Junseok is the only person who can help him.

Then you'll have more people on your side.

Kyungran was also trying to look after you too.

Exactly! Sunggyu also feels apologetic to you.

Gura tells her to take Jinho to the death match

Exactly!

Minseo would have more people on her side?

Poong, don't you have anything to say to me?

Don't listen to this guy.

Don't listen to him.

Now time has run out!

Will the game end like this?

Game Over

I will announce the results.

The elimination candidate with 0 wins is...

Minseo.

As Minseo had a card left over,

she automatically received 0 points.

The winner with 6 wins is...

Sunggyu and Jinho who are joint winners.

Pick Jinho.

With 10 seconds left in the game

Then Junseok is the only person who can help him.

There are 10 seconds left.

There's no time.

Minseo decides to play a game with Jinho

I'll play.

Are you playing with me?

Yes.

1, 2, 3.

The game ends after she gives 1 win to Jinho

Jinho wins.

Jinho gets 6 wins in the end

The two of you are excluded from the death match

and will both gain a garnet and a token of life.

You're soaring away alone.

I'm jealous.

The elimination candidate, Minseo...

Yes.

Please pick a player without a token of life

to join you in the death match.

It is time to choose a death match opponent now

There's a storm raging in my head.

I think I'll be picked.

She probably really wants to pick me.

How unfortunate...

Pierce

This is really scary.

Why is everyone looking away?

What should I do? Everyone's so formidable.

Who will she pick?

I'll... Uh...

Who will play in the death match with Minseo?

I'll... Uh...

Pick Junseok as my opponent.

Huge relief

I'm the easiest target.

Good.

That's really unexpected.

Elimination is on the line in the death match.

The 1st death match is the Winning Streak Game.

The two of you will face off against the 11 other players

in rock, paper, scissors.

All of you will be familiar with rock, paper, scissors.

However, the key to the Winning Streak game

is how many consecutive wins you can achieve.

Firstly, the other 11 players

will determine their orders by drawing lots.

When the orders are decided,

the two of you will start with the 1st player

and play rock, paper, scissors in order

to rack up a winning streak.

Even if the streak is broken partway through,

you must play against all 11 players.

After facing all 11 players,

your longest winning streak will be your score.

Then the other 11 players

will determine their match orders now.

The death match players should form a strategy

to obtain the longest winning streak.

The person who wins people over will win this game.

The death match to decide your fates

will begin in 30 minutes.

Winning people over is pretty much the only strategy.

I'll be waiting in that room so come see me.

What do I need to do?

What do I do? Do I need to make hearts or something?

What should we do?

Male comrades, let's go in that room for a bit.

Does this place serve tea?

I have to help you no matter what obviously.

Really?

Of course. I've got no choice.

I'm after Sunggyu oppa

so if you beat both of us, that's 2 in a row.

A man is his fist.

A man is his fist?

If it goes to oppa, then that's 4 wins.

Nuna is next to me.

Changyeop, he said a man is his fist.

The problem is that Kyungran seems close with Minseo,

so I think it's a lost cause. We should convince Yuram.

Instead of complicating things,

I'll just make things simple.

I'll only put out rock.

It's up to us then.

Use paper to beat him or scissors to lose for him.

For reference, I'll only put out rock.

Oh no!

Awkward

Ah, what do we do?

If you do that...

I can't betray anyone else. It's impossible.

Then you can betray me?

Yeah.

So when I...

It feels like you agreed a little.

Even if there's only 2 or 3 people left later on,

I don't think I'll be able to betray anyone.

Will you talk to people individually or what?

Should we excuse ourselves? So you two can talk...

Me?

Jinho has a special relationship with me!

My helper.

Yes, but the sad thing is

my position doesn't hold that much weight.

Jinho is the 11th and final player

Since I'm going anyway...

Yes...

I'll leave you with a garnet.

Is it good to have more?

Jinho readily accepts a garnet

I feel like I might become a target if I have a lot.

Anyway, I'll leave it in your hands.

She asks for help with a garnet

I'll be off for now since I'm busy.

Since it's money...

I accepted it for now, but I'm still not certain.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Honestly though, the thing that puts me at ease is

my position isn't that important

so I don't think the result will be decided because of me.

That's the first reason I feel alright about this.

In any case, this is a decision about whether

we'll be with Junseok or Minseo next week.

Please decide.

So we can decide through a majority vote.

Who would be the biggest help to have around?

I think that might be the simplest way.

Then like you suggested,

if we also declare what we're going to put out,

I think that could also be a good method.

What does Junseok think?

I've only had one strategy from the start.

I'll just keep putting out rock.

I'll use paper.

Then should we hear what everyone else thinks?

Let's hear everyone's opinion.

Then we'll go over there and you two can just...

Since Gura is 7th,

we could go with the concept of

letting both of them win the first 6...

No, if we're going to do that,

Then Gura makes a suggestion

we should decide it near the end.

We should all let it get up to here.

The way I see it, Jinho was involved in both cases

so we should all lose for them.

Then Jinho can decide whether he'll lose for Junseok.

Huh?

Or if he prefers Minseo, he can lose for her.

Then Jinho will get to decide the game

We could do that!

Also, if someone in the middle doesn't like Junseok,

they can still cut it off.

That's right

That's right

It might not even get to Jinho.

But Jinho is actually the one standing at a crossroads

because he received a garnet from Minseo, right?

And he was able to come 1st because of Junseok.

The side he picks is the biggest point to watch.

Then Coach Hong holds the key?

Can't all of us just go random?

No. / This seems fun.

No.

No, but...

Awkward

I think we'll all need to play along for Jinho's sake.

I'm at a bit of a loss now.

In Junseok's case,

I allied with him from the start of this game

and he's a partner who worked through it with me.

I also had some kind of deal with Minseo too

so if I don't help her, then I'd be breaking a promise.

Even after receiving a garnet.

Suddenly, my role got a lot bigger

and now I'm in a bind.

What?

What is it? I'm scared.

If Changyeop and Gura agreed on it,

they could decide things.

Rather than us doing that,

I feel like it will be over in a single round.

A single round?

That means you're dumping it all on one person.

I feel like the person who had the most involvement

with both of you will decide it.

Our Storm Zerg again...

I hope it goes well for both of you.

Ah, what's going on?

How are we meant to take this?

Jinho, did you receive a garnet?

Yes.

From who?

Minseo.

This must be agonizing.

This is driving me nuts!

Ah, how did that happen?

Yeah, it's driving me crazy right now.

If only you didn't get that garnet, right?

Yeah!

Jinho must be carrying such a huge burden right now.

Ah... What should I do...

We will begin the Winning Streak Game.

Play rock, paper, scissors starting with the 1st player.

The death match to decide who is eliminated finally begins

The person with the highest win streak wins!

What's your strategy?

I'll just put out rock.

I'll use paper so the decision is up to Kyungran.

I wish you luck.

I hope for a wise decision.

I request your cooperation.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

If this happens, we'd have to go again.

Oh, this is really nerve wracking!

Both players get a smooth winning streak

Jinho's turn draws near

Is it my turn now?

It is finally Jinho's turn to decide the game

Who will he choose?

It was fun.

Yeah, it was really fun.

We don't have much to talk about, do we?

Yes, Jinho...

It feels like it's Jinho's day.

To be honest, I'm not very confident.

I hope it goes well.

Do you have anything you want to say?

Anything to say?

When I saw you stick to our strategy to the end,

I got the feeling that we'd be able to have more faith

in our strategies if we got another chance to work together.

I hope I win.

Jinho survived so if I survive as well,

our team would have won out in the end.

Are you ready?

Junseok was his only partner in the main match

Minseo struck a deal with a garnet

It's time for a decision

Minseo

Junseok

What is Jinho's decision?

It was fun.

Yeah, it was really fun.

We don't have much to talk about, do we?

Yes, Jinho...

It feels like it's Jinho's day.

Junseok was his only partner in the main match

Minseo struck a deal with a garnet

It's time for a decision

Minseo

Junseok

What is Jinho's decision?

Minseo wins

Thank you.

Junseok loses

Good work today.

Junseok 10 wins

Minseo 11 wins

Junseok has 10 wins.

Minseo has 11 wins.

Junseok is eliminated in the 1st round.

Minseo has advanced to the 2nd round

A huge twist will be revealed shortly

and earns Junseok's garnet.

When Minseo asked me to help her and gave me a garnet,

I was surprised for a moment.

Why was she giving it to me?

The way I took it was that she was just that desperate.

Maybe he was swayed by it,

but he ended up winning against Junseok.

I have one of my own,

I also have one for winning the main match

and finally, Minseo gave me one of hers.

So that's 3.

Minseo needs to treat me well.

She has to be my ally.

A twist happened because of me.

Do you have them all now?

Right now...

I have 2.

1 is...

I lost it.

Where did my garnet go? I lost it.

They're just going at it now.

2 hours ago in the main match

What happens if I pick this up?

I can just keep it, right?

Dummy!

Sangmin picked up Jinho's garnet

I picked up Jinho's garnet and have it with me.

Say that you'll give him a garnet if he loses to you.

It's not much fun if it's cut off after 7 or 8 wins.

Jinho is completely unaware of this situation

Minseo hides her own garnet

Will you talk to people individually or what?

Should we excuse ourselves? So you two can talk...

Me?

Jinho has a special relationship with me!

My helper.

I'll leave you with a garnet.

Jinho's lost garnet

The way I see it, Jinho was involved in both cases...

Jinho can decide whether he'll lose for Junseok.

Huh?

That's right

That's right

Or if he prefers Minseo, he can lose for her.

Jinho unexpectedly finds himself with the right to decide

We could do that!

Then Coach Hong holds the key?

Can't all of us just go random?

It became an awkward situation

This seems fun.

No.

No, but...

Jinho, did you receive a garnet?

Yes.

From who?

Minseo.

This must be agonizing.

This is driving me nuts!

He got a garnet and doesn't even know that it's his.

Ah, I'm having so much fun.

Watching him worry like that.

In the end, Jinho received his own garnet

and eliminated his reliable partner, Junseok.

Junseok, please return your name tag and garnet.

Why did Junseok, a favorite to win, fall in the 1st round?

I think Junseok is very quick-witted.

He even accounts for all the variables.

I think he makes very clever plays.

Wherever he goes, he changes the entire dynamic.

A strong opponent can attract envy and become a target.

He's definitely someone to keep an eye on.

I'm going to get rid of the really clever person.

Junseok.

Since Junseok is so clever,

he could become a burden later on.

Since he'll be our foe next week...

Junseok's extraordinary skills made him a threat.

The key to becoming the ultimate victor

is to not bare your fangs until the end.

After working as partners today,

I realized he's a very wise and clever person

so he was a huge help,

but he would be bad to have as a foe later on.

Rather than a sense of betrayal,

it's going to be difficult for Jinho

to be 1st amongst 13 people anyway.

To the 12 players who survived the 1st round,

congratulations on advancing to the 2nd round.

That concludes today's game.

Good work.

The 2nd main match is the Election Game.

By running for office,

the player who receives the most votes wins the game.

This is a game where you need to back one person.

Since I'm Kim Gura! I'm well known, aren't I?

If I approach someone man to man,

wouldn't they all be won over?

I can just run for it.

We have 9 people, right?

We need to decide who we're going to support.

Support me.

You're really going for 1st?

I wanted to risk it all.

The war is on again.

Do you want to join our party?

You've never been 1st before though.

You want to fight?

Our side will survive no matter what.

Do you think you could win people over?

Now trust is the problem.

Someone will play both sides.

You, me, and Poong are for certain.

There'll be one spy.

This is a sign of our trust.

This is really the same.

Is there any reason for you to betray me?

I'll be laughing in the end.

Sunggyu.

Can I say one thing?

Piss off.

They said they'd all vote for the person I choose.

Isn't that smart?

We're the ones controlling things.

That's right.

Don't rage too much like a Storm.

"Since I'm the best."

That bastard.

It's so annoying.

I, Gura, will resign from candidacy.

What?

That's the problem! I really...

Why are you being like that?