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.
The Genius (Season 4)
ID Exchange 7.0
Air date: 2015-06-27
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players trade ID cards to gain points while avoiding being left with an undesirable card.
Horror Race 8.0
Air date: 2015-07-04
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players support characters to win a race to obtain garnets.
Today's Menu 7.0
Air date: 2015-07-11
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players guess how many other contestants have placed the same menu order by putting their card box on the appropriate section of the game table.
Fish Shop 7.0
Air date: 2015-07-18
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Fish Shop is a 'price war' that consists of four rounds of players selling the same fish, and whoever earns the most will win.
Loyalists and Rebels 7.0
Air date: 2015-07-25
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players are randomly divided into secret teams with opposing goals to either prevent or promote achieving the number 1,000.
Garnet Thief 7.0
Air date: 2015-08-01
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players choose between four characters attempting to win a limited number of garnets each round based on which characters were chosen.
Seed Poker 6.0
Air date: 2015-08-08
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players strategically receive hole cards or add to the table's seed cards. The seed card will be given to the player with the lowest numbered hole card, with players attempting to achieve the highest score from their combined cards.
Minus Auction II 7.0
Air date: 2015-08-15
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: An iteration on the game from Season 2 but with new mechanics to alter player strategies for acquiring cubes to achieve the lowest negative total.
Horror Race II 7.0
Air date: 2015-08-22
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: An iteration on the same game from earlier this season, this version includes two new rules that will alter player strategies.
Cooperative Hold'em 0.0
Air date: 2015-08-29
Runtime: 80 min
How Much 0.0
Air date: 2015-09-05
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Players must deduce the price that guests offered for a product by questioning, and the player who guessed the highest price without going over will score points.
Final Match 0.0
Air date: 2015-09-12
Runtime: 80 min
Overview: Whichever contestant is the first to win 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius Season 4.
Seasons
Episodes 12
Episodes 12
Episodes 12
Episodes 12