The Genius: Rule Breaker () is the second season of The Genius, which debuted on tvN on December 7, 2013.
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Eun Ji-won Hong Jin-ho Jo Yoo-young Kim Jae-kyung Lee Da-hye Lee Doo-hee Lee Eun-gyeol Lee Sang-min Lim Yo-hwan Lim Yoon-sun Nam Hwee-jong Noh Hong-chul Yoo Jung-hyun
Format changes Token of Immortality
This season introduced a new element to the gameplay, the Token of Immortality. Until found, the winner of each round was given a hint to the location and how to obtain this token, which could be used to exempt oneself from a Deathmatch.
In episode 6, Lee Sang-min found the token, using the clue he obtained as the winner of episode 5, and clues disclosed by Lim Yo-hwan. The token was accompanied by a fake token, which was used in episode 6 by Lee Doo-hee. Lee Sang-min gave up his token to Lim Yo-hwan, in episode 10.
Episodes Episode Main Match Main Match winner Immunity receiver Main Match loser Appointed opponent Death Match Eliminated 1 Food Chain Hong Jin-hoLee Sang-minYoo Jung-hyunEun Ji-wonLee Da-hye - Nam Hwee-jong Lim Yoon-sun Quattro Nam Hwee-jong 2 Seat Exchange Hong Jin-ho Yoo Jung-hyunJo Yoo-youngLee Eun-gyeolLee Da-hye Noh Hong-chul Kim Jae-kyung Sun, Moon, Star Kim Jae-kyung 3 King Game Hong Jin-hoLee Sang-minLee Doo-hee Yoo Jung-hyunEun Ji-wonNoh Hong-chulLim Yo-hwanLim Yoon-sunLee Eun-gyeol Jo Yoo-youngLee Da-hye - Gyul! Hap! Lee Da-hye 4 Blackout Game Hong Jin-hoYoo Jung-hyunJo Yoo-youngNoh Hong-chulLee Doo-hee - Eun Ji-won Lee Eun-gyeol Sun, Moon, Star Lee Eun-gyeol 5 7 Commandments Lee Sang-min Jo Yoo-young Lim Yoon-sun Lim Yo-hwan Laser Chess Lim Yoon-sun 6 Monopoly Game Lee Sang-min Eun Ji-won Lee Doo-hee Jo Yoo-young Blackout Game Lee Doo-hee 7 God's Judgment Lee Sang-min Yoo Jung-hyun Eun Ji-won Hong Jin-ho Indian Hold'em Hong Jin-ho 8 Minus Auction Lee Sang-minJo Yoo-young - Yoo Jung-hyun Noh Hong-chul Same Picture Hunt Noh Hong-chul 9 Layoff Lee Sang-minEun Ji-Won - Jo Yoo-young Yoo Jung-hyun Black and White Jo Yoo-young 10 Big Deal Game Lee Sang-min Lim Yo-hwan Yoo Jung-hyunEun Ji-won - Indian Hold'em Eun Ji-won 11 Elevator GameHong Jin-hoLee Doo-heeLee Da-hye Lee Sang-min Lim Yo-hwanYoo Jung-hyun - Black and White Yoo Jung-hyun 12Indian Hold'emLim Yo-hwanLee Sang-minTruth DetectorLee Sang-minLim Yo-hwanQuattroLee Sang-minLim Yo-hwanFinalsLee Sang-min : Lim Yo-hwan (2:1)
Footnotes The winners are guest players.
Elimination Chart RankingContestantsRoundsMMWINDMIMMDMWIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121Lee Sang-minWININWININWINWINWINWINWINWINIMMWinner(2:1)8102Lim Yo-hwanININIMMINDMININININIMMDMRunner-Up(1:2)0223Yoo Jung-hyunWINIMMIMMWINININIMMDMDMDMELIMLee Sang-min2334Eun Ji-wonWININIMMDMINIMMDMINWINELIMLee Sang-min2225Jo Yoo-youngINIMMDMWINIMMDMINWINELIMLee Sang-min2226Noh Hong-chulINDMIMMWININININELIMIm Yo-hwan1117Hong Jin-hoWINWINWINWINININELIMWINLee Sang-min4008Lee Doo-heeININWINWININELIMWINLee Sang-min2009Im Yoon-sunDMINIMMINELIMIm Yo-hwan01110Lee Eun-gyeolINIMMIMMELIMLee Sang-min02011Lee Da-hyeWINIMMELIMWINIm Yo-hwan11012Kim Jae-kyungINELIMIm Yo-hwan00013Nam Hwee-jongELIM Im Yo-hwan000Garnets184944637080455557626262 (₩62,000,000)
Footnotes The winners of Round 11 were the guest players: Hong Jin-ho, Lee Doo-hee and Lee Da-hye. They received 20,000,000 Won (approximately $20,000 USD) which was shared evenly among the 10 eliminated players with each receiving 2,000,000 Won (approximately $2,000 USD). As a result, none of the Genius players won. By default, the first-place winner amongst the contestants was Lee Sang-min, who received immunity for the round.
Main Matches
Episode 1: Food Chain (13 Contestants) All 13 contestants were secretly assigned an animal identity at the start of the game. Four animals are predators (Lion, Alligator, Eagle, Hyena) while the others are all prey (Otter, Chameleon, Mouse, Snake, Deer, Duck, Rabbit, Crow, Plover). Before the game, each player also gets to peek at the identity of one other player.
The game is played in four rounds. In each round, the animals all move to one of four "habitats" - Forest, Field, River, and Sky - based on the rooms of the studio. Predators attack other animals in the same habitat by putting a sticker on their prey; if a higher-ranked predator attacks a lower-ranked animal, the animal is eaten and removed from the game. Also, each of the predators are only allowed to starve for a certain number of rounds, and die if they do not attack enough prey. After each round, all surviving animals are given the choice to move to a different habitat, but all animals have a "home" habitat that they must return to the following round.
Each animal has unique abilities and win conditions. The Lion wins if it survives the game, and can attack any other animal (except the Snake), but must eat in every round or else it starves to death. The Alligator ranks just below the Lion, and can starve for one round, but must also survive to win. The Eagle is next, and is the only predator that can live in the Sky, but it must also survive without going hungry more than once. The Hyena is the lowest-ranked predator, and can starve twice before dying, but its only condition for winning is that the Lion dies. The Snake is considered prey, but any animal that tries to attack it dies; it wins if at least nine other animals die over the course of the game. The Chameleon is able to mask itself as any other animal in the peeking phase. The Plover, AKA the Alligator Bird, wins if the Alligator survives. Similarly, the Mouse wins if the Lion survives. The Crow only has to correctly predict another animal that will win in order to win themselves. Finally, the Deer, Rabbit, Duck, and Otter are all immune to attack if all surviving members of this group are in the same habitat in the same round; each of them must survive in order to win.
All winners receive a garnet, a Token of Life, and a clue to the Token of Immortality. The winners decide as a group who will be the Death Match candidate, who in turn chooses their opponent.
Episode 2: Seat Exchange (12 Contestants) Twelve chairs are arranged in a circle. The contestants are all secretly assigned either a number from 1-11, or an X. The group is then told how many consecutive numbers are sitting next to each other.
The game is played over a series of 10-minute round. In each round, players switch seats with each other with mutual consent. The objective is to have exactly five players with consecutive numbers seated next to each other. The sequence can include the players on both ends of the number range (e.g. 9-10-11-1-2), but cannot involve the X in any way, nor can it have more than five players. At the end of the round, the group is told the longest chain of consecutive numbers. The next round then begins, with each player's number increasing by 1. The player who was 11 in the previous round becomes X, and the X from the previous round starts over at 1.
Once a sequence of five consecutive numbers is achieved, the game ends. All five players who comprise the sequence receive a Token of Life. The player seated in the center of the sequence also earns five garnets and a clue about the Token of Immortality. Whoever is X at the end of the game becomes the Death Match candidate.
Episode 3: King Game (11 Contestants) A King is elected by the contestants to start the game. After each round, the outgoing King chooses the next person to assume the throne, but each player must be chosen as King once.
In the first round, players place their hand in a box and secretly choose to reveal either a thumb or an index finger. The King assigns each player (including themselves at the end) to one of two areas in the center hall. Each area must have at least two people in it. Once everyone has been moved, the number of thumbs and index fingers in each area is revealed, and those with the minority selection in each area score a point. No points are scored if there is an even split in an area, or if everyone in one area chose the same position. Players select a new hand position in every odd-numbered round.
After 11 rounds, the player with the most points wins the game and gets a clue about the Token of Immortality. The players with the lowest score automatically go to the Death Match; if one player has sole possession of the lowest score, the next lowest scores also become Death Match candidates. All players not involved with the Death Match also earn one garnet.
Episode 4: Blackout Game (10 Contestants) The 10 contestants are divided into two teams of 5.
Each team is given five opportunities to cross a red line in the center of the hall while the room is dark (even the contestants' name tags are turned off to prevent them from being seen). One member of the opposing team sits in a chair facing the center hall, and must decide whether or not anyone tried to cross the line while the room was dark. In each round, the room is dark for 60 seconds, at which point the opposing player must press either the red button (if they believe players crossed the line) or the green button (if they believe that nobody crossed). If the green button is pressed, any player that successfully crossed scores one point for each successful crossing they've had. (e.g. The second time a player successfully crosses, they score 2 points.) If the red button is pressed, any player that crossed is eliminated from the game; however, if the red button is pressed and nobody crossed, the attacking team gets to send one player across as a penalty. The red button can only be pressed four times over the course of five rounds. The team that scores the most points are all safe, and they each earn a garnet and a clue about the Token of Immortality. The winning team also chooses the first candidate of the Death Match from the losers.
Episode 5: 7 Commandments (9 Contestants) At the start of the game, each player draws four tokens at random. These tokens come in one of four colors (red, yellow, blue, green), are worth 1 point each, and are known to all other players. Each player also receives a Personal Bill that gives them a unique rule for them to follow.
For two hours, the players attempt to pass Global Bills that affect either the number, the color configuration, or the value of their tokens. Bills are then put to a vote, with a majority required to pass a Global Bill. However, players also have two other options: Sign or Veto. If a bill is Signed, it automatically passes regardless of opposition; if it is Vetoed, it fails regardless of support. If both a Sign and a Veto is played on a bill, the side with more Sign or Veto votes prevails; if this number is equal, the normal votes to support or oppose determine the bill's fate. A Wild Card must be played to either Sign or Veto a bill; one Wild Card is given to each player at the outset, and if a player tries to Sign or Veto a bill without a Wild Card, they must forfeit all of their chips. Only seven bills may be in play at a time; any bills after the seventh that pass remove the oldest bill from the game.
After the two hour period has ended, each player gets one last opportunity to pass a Global Bill. Once that has ended, players score based on the number and value of chips they have. The highest scoring player earns seven garnets, two Tokens of Life, and a clue for the Token of Immortality. If there are joint winners, they each earn a Token of Life and a clue but no garnets. The lowest scoring player becomes the Death Match candidate.
Episode 6: Monopoly Game (8 Contestants)