Expression Auction (Indian Poker)
Goal of the game is to get an equation that will result in 10. They have to use all bought tiles to form a valid equation and they can't combine numbers. Once 1 player achieves 10, he becomes a winner and game ends. Player who didn't complete an equation at all is declared loser. If there are several losers winner picks between them to decide who goes to elimination.
Lineup of tiles up for sale is shown in advance, for all 24 rounds. Except for round 13 which is a special "mystery auction". If noone gets 10 after round 24 player with value closest to 10 becomes a winner.
Each round players use their cubes to bet on tiles. They put forward a cube to bid. Other players now have 5 seconds to either raise the bid by putting a cube with bigger value or remove it by matching with the same cube. This goes on until no one raises and last bidder takes the tile or bid is matched. Either way all cubes that were used in the bid are forfeited.
Game starts. People get single number tiles and after 6th round only Jinho is left without one. Sangmin makes a mistake and takes "+" tile. From that moment on he realizes his own chances of even completing equation are slim and instead concentrates on getting in the way of others.
Sangmin restores his relationship with Sunggyu hoping to work for him and get immunity in exchange. While Jinho and Kyungran devise an elaborate plan to how to get 10 but are blocked by Sunggyu.
Mystery auction is for 11 cube and garnets are used to bid in it. Sunggyu takes it with seven garnets. He now has "1" and won an overpowered 11 cube, so he is just waiting for "10÷". He orders Sangmin to block everything before it and when "10÷" comes up he puts 11 cube and takes it unopposed. "10÷1" equals 10 so he wins the game.
Neither Sangmin and Jinho have completed the equation. Sunggyu picks Jinho for Deathmatch and gives his partner Sangmin immunity.
Jinho picks Eunji as Deathmatch opponent. They are playing Indian Poker with a twist. Three other players are watching the game in the other room and can see cards on both players' foreheads. They can influence the game by picking either "Bet" or "Fold". Their choices are then displayed for Deathmatch players but their choices are marked as anonymous "A", "B", "C" instead of actual names. So if deathmatch contestant recruits other player to help them, they also have to develop a system how to distinguish their choices among three anonymous clues.
Sungyu and Sangmin are on Jinho's side and Kyungran is helping out Eunji. Two women create an elaborate scheme how to figure out which hint is right, but Eunji gets confused halfway through and she loses.
Tropes:
- Auction
- Do You Want to Haggle?: During pre-match segment, Sunngyu asks Eunji 10 garnets for helping her out in the last game. He gets 8 and makes a rather ugly scene demanding more.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Sangmin bids on "+" sign hoping it will be followed by others and they will spend their cubes. No one took the bait and Sangmin ends up with a "+" himself and now he desperately needs to a single number tile to even complete his expression and there are only three of those in the future.
- Infinity +1 Sword: 11 cube can't be countered. If you put it forward — you will win the bid.
- Pimp Duds: Sangmin's enters mansion wearing glorious fur pimp coat.
- Tempting Fate: Sunggyu shouldn't have made a show of taking "10÷". Shrewd pair of players could have removed it by putting two identical bids in a quick succession before he has time to react. Luckily for him, no one realized they could do that.
