The Genius (더 지니어스)

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

Pierce

and engineering student of Seoul University, Choi Jungmoon.

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?