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. Fruit Stand
8.0Aired 1 October 2014 • 80 min
Players with the same fruit will engage in price wars and the player with the highest earnings will win.
2. The Jury Game
7.0Aired 8 October 2014 • 80 min
The jury game will be played in citizen and criminal teams. In 5 trials, the citizen team will try to get a Guilty verdict while the criminal team will try to get a Not Guilty verdict.
3. Middle Race
8.0Aired 15 October 2014 • 80 min
In Middle Race, you will draw a character with a unique ability and run a race using this character. You must finish in the middle instead of first or last.
4. Sword and Shield
8.0Aired 22 October 2014 • 80 min
Separated into teams of 5, players take turns to attack, defend, or lie while attempting to defeat the other team's leader.
5. The Miner Game
8.0Aired 29 October 2014 • 80 min
Over three rounds, teams of three gather minerals for points. The remaining teams must guess wisely to earn points based on the minerals collected.
6. The Stormy Stock Market
7.0Aired 5 November 2014 • 80 min
Players are given unique information regarding stocks and a time when the price will rise or fall. They can gather information about fluctuating stock prices and attempt to earn the most money.
7. The Constellation Game
8.0Aired 12 November 2014 • 80 min
Contestants compete to be the first to gather like-colored stars to complete 4 constellations.
8. Investment and Donation
8.0Aired 19 November 2014 • 80 min
Over 9 rounds contestants will attempt to donate the most money to become the major shareholder, while avoiding donating the least and becoming the miser.
9. Middle Race
Aired 26 November 2014 • 80 min
In Middle Race II, new characters and abilities have been added, but you must still finish in the middle instead of first or last.
10. Chain Auction
Aired 3 December 2014 • 80 min
Six players linked by a chain will buy number and sign tiles through auctions and negotiations to complete an equation that results in the number 10.
11. Doubting Yutnori
Aired 10 December 2014 • 80 min
Guests play a game of Yutnori with a 10-sided die while players try to earn garnets by guessing and betting.
12. Final Match
Aired 17 December 2014 • 80 min
Whichever contestant wins 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius.