The Genius (2013)

Game-Show · Reality-TV

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.

IMDb rating: 8.9 (454 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: KO
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.46 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 7.7

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	1, 2, 3 Game	7.9	24
2	Election Game	7.2	17
3	Abundance and Famine	6.5	16
4	Zombie Game	7.9	15
5	Scamming Horse Race	7.8	13
6	Catch the Thief	7.2	13
7	Open, Pass	7.8	13
8	Kong's Dilemma	7.2	11
9	Expression Auction	7.3	11
10	Confined! Scamming Horse Race	7.4	11
11	5:5 Game	7.6	11
12	Finals	7.7	12

Season 2 (2013)

7.37 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.0

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Food Chain	7.9	9
2	Seat Exchange	7.8	9
3	King Game	7.0	9
4	Blackout Game	7.0	9
5	7 Commandments	6.2	9
6	Monopoly Game	7.4	8
7	God's Judgement	7.5	8
8	Minus Auction	7.5	8
9	Layoff	7.0	8
10	Big Deal Game	7.4	8
11	Elevator Game	7.7	7
12	Finals	8.0	7

Season 3 (2014)

8.02 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 8.2

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fruit Stand	7.6	8
2	Jury Game	8.4	8
3	Middle Race	7.9	8
4	Swords and Shields	8.1	8
5	Miner Game	8.5	8
6	Stormy Stock Market	8.4	8
7	Constellation Game	7.2	8
8	Investment and Donation	8.1	8
9	Middle Race II	7.5	8
10	Chain Auction	8.0	7
11	Doubting Yutnori	8.3	7
12	Finals	8.2	8

Season 4 (2015)

8.23 avg 12 episodes 8.8 → 8.5

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	ID Exchange	8.8	10
2	Horror Race	7.8	6
3	Today's Menu	8.5	6
4	Fish Shop	8.9	9
5	Loyalists and Rebels	7.8	6
6	Garnet Thief	8.3	6
7	Seed Poker	7.8	6
8	Minus Auction II	7.8	6
9	Horror Race II	7.8	6
10	Cooperative Hold'em	8.3	6
11	How Much	8.5	6
12	Finals	8.5	8

The Genius (2013)

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