The Genius
The Genius: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

April 26, 2013

Episodes

12 episodes

The Genius

Season 1

Episodes

1.2.3 Game

1. 1.2.3 Game

9.0
April 26, 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.

Election Game

2. Election Game

8.0
May 3, 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.

Abundance & Famine

3. Abundance & Famine

9.0
May 10, 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.

Zombie Game

4. Zombie Game

9.0
May 17, 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.

Scamming Horse Race

5. Scamming Horse Race

8.0
May 24, 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.

Catch the Burglar

6. Catch the Burglar

8.0
May 31, 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.

Open, Pass

7. Open, Pass

8.0
June 7, 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.

Kong's Dilemma

8. Kong's Dilemma

8.0
June 14, 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.

Expression Auction

9. Expression Auction

8.0
June 21, 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.

Confined Scamming Horse Race

10. Confined Scamming Horse Race

7.0
June 28, 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.

5:5 Game

11. 5:5 Game

7.0
July 5, 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.'

Final Match

12. Final Match

July 12, 2013
80 min

Whichever contestant wins 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius.