About this season
A reality series pitting people identified with "genius traits" against one another in social games of strategy, logic, and negotiation skills. Each episode consists of a main match and a death match. The main match decides the winner and elimination candidate for the day. The winner receives a token of life, which grants immunity from the death match, and potentially garnets, a game currency worth ₩1,000,000 each. Garnets can be used to improve a player's chances of winning a game, as well as be traded with other players to gain favor. The elimination candidate chooses a player without a token of life to take part in a 1v1 game called the death match. The player who loses the death match is eliminated, and the winner of the death match gains their garnets. The last remaining player is the champion, and the total garnets held by the champion will be the final prize.
Episodes (12)
1. 1.2.3 Game
9.0Aired 26 April 2013 • 80 min
Each player has nine cards: three each of "1", "2", and "3", which they must play against each other to win points. Any player with cards left over at the end loses.
2. Election Game
7.5Aired 3 May 2013 • 80 min
Some players stand as election candidates, and whomever gets the most votes wins. The player with the least votes will be the elimination candidate and gets to pick from the voters who will be their opponent in the deathmatch.
3. Abundance & Famine
7.5Aired 10 May 2013 • 80 min
Players must choose to travel to 'Abundance Land' or 'Famine Land' and will then split the land's available bread to accumulate points.
4. Zombie Game
8.5Aired 17 May 2013 • 80 min
Players draw lots to become two zombies, with the others remaining as humans. Players must touch another player every round while trying to avoid becoming a zombie.
5. Scamming Horse Race
8.0Aired 24 May 2013 • 80 min
The contestants bet on a horse race that has a predetermined outcome. They each will receive a different clue for the outcome of the race. Contestants combining clues will be crucial to figuring out which horse to bet on.
6. Catch the Burglar
7.5Aired 31 May 2013 • 80 min
One player is the thief who will steal gold from whichever village in which he resides. In order to keep their gold, the other players must vote to banish a player from their village they think is the thief.
7. Open, Pass
8.0Aired 7 June 2013 • 80 min
Open, Pass is a game where players use the number and symbol cards to create an expression to obtain the largest value.
8. Kong's Dilemma
7.5Aired 14 June 2013 • 80 min
Teams of three play a game of five rounds. The team who wagers the most beans each round wins, but players cannot see how much anyone else bet.
9. Expression Auction
7.5Aired 21 June 2013 • 80 min
Number and sign tiles are auctioned off and the first player to use these tiles to complete an expression that equals 10 is the winner.
10. Confined Scamming Horse Race
7.5Aired 28 June 2013 • 80 min
This version of Scamming Horse Race makes the player's guests do the betting and collaborating, as players cannot leave their rooms.
11. 5:5 Game
7.5Aired 5 July 2013 • 80 min
Players are given one hour to gather information from 10 guests which will be used to score points if 5 answer 'Yes' and 5 answer 'No.'
12. Final Match
7.0Aired 12 July 2013 • 80 min
Whichever contestant wins 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius.