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Episode starts with series' first pre-match banter where Sangmin and Minseo explain the full extent of last episode's garnet heist. Only now Jinho realizes just how exactly he got bribed with his own garnet into eliminating his closest ally.
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Players who wish to be candidates are given campaign fund of 20 chips. They are now free to use these chips to bribe voters. Candidates are free to drop out of the race and become voters at any time during the main match.
One remaining candidate who collects the most votes wins and other candidates become potential Deathmatch players for elimination. Elected candidate's chips transform into garnets after election ends, thus voters are motivated to get as many chips from candidate they think will win. Candidates themselves may keep some chips for themselves and if they win -- cash them in for garnets.
Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided no one betrays, of course.
Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big majority alliance joining forces with Cha. Yuram is appointed as party candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
While they're doing all that Gura sits by himself seemingly doing nothing and boasts that he has this game in the bag. Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
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Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret faction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
Changeyop never resigns, and receives majority of votes from Gura's secret alliance, winning the game.
Yuram goes to Deathmatch and picks Minseo who she knows for sure was a traitor inside her team.
Deathmatch is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's team group around Minseo.
Yuram manages to bribe Sangmin with garnets and convinces Changeyop to join her side. He in turn brings Jungmoon because they're inseparable at this point.
With that Yuram wins and Minseo is eliminated.
One remaining candidate who collects the most votes wins and other candidates become potential Deathmatch players for elimination. Elected candidate's chips transform into garnets after election ends, thus voters are motivated to get as many chips from candidate they think will win. Candidates themselves may keep some chips for themselves and if they win -- cash them in for garnets.
Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided no one betrays, of course.
Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big majority alliance joining forces with Cha. Yuram is appointed as party candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
While they're doing all that Gura sits by himself seemingly doing nothing and boasts that he has this game in the bag. Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
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Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret faction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
Changeyop never resigns, and receives majority of votes from Gura's secret alliance, winning the game.
Yuram goes to Deathmatch and picks Minseo who she knows for sure was a traitor inside her team.
Deathmatch is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's team group around Minseo.
Yuram manages to bribe Sangmin with garnets and convinces Changeyop to join her side. He in turn brings Jungmoon because they're inseparable at this point.
With that Yuram wins and Minseo is eliminated.
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Players who wish to be candidates are given campaign fund of 20 chips. They are now free to use these chips to bribe voters. Candidates are free to drop out of the race and become voters at any time during the main match.
Onematch. The one remaining candidate who collects the most votes wins and other candidates become potential Deathmatch Death Match players for elimination. Elected elimination, with the candidate garnering the least votes being forced into the Death Match. The elected candidate's chips transform into garnets after election ends, thus voters are motivated to get as many chips from candidate they think will win. Candidates themselves may keep some chips for themselves and if they win -- win, and cash them in for garnets.
Within minutes of the Main Match reveal, Gura and Sangmin are already talking off to the side. Gura then reveals his cocky plan: if he's running as a candidate, it won't matter who else is running- his charisma and image will make him an easy shoo-in for election. Similarly, "Teacher" Cha again starts his routine and explains"SIMPLE!" his "simple" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this an alliance reaches majority a majority, that candidate is sure to win and everyone among them will get a lot of gain garnets. Provided no one betrays, He's sure that his own influence means that he'll be able to guarantee first place.
Every player (with the exception ofcourse.
Kyungran and Jimmy Cha) decide to run for candidacy. Cha explains that he wants to back a successful horse with his own influence, and Kyungran hopes to become a faithful kingmaker in this game. The players start making alliances: Yuram, bolstered by Cha's words, hopes to become elected. Elsewhere, Jinho then starts recruiting people sits down with Poong and eventually creates big Changyeop and drafts the roots of a majority alliance joining to get himself elected. Despite his gung-ho nature about this game, Gura seems to be spending most of it by himself in solitary rooms.
As the first opinion poll comes in, and most players simply vote for themselves. Jinho decides to join forces withCha. Cha: with Jinho, Poong, and Changyeop, and Cha, Kyungran, and Yuram, the group needs just one more person to guarantee a majority. Minseo is eager to fill that spot, wanting to help Jinho after he saved her in the last Death Match. Finally, Changyeop can rather easily gain the vote of Jungmoon, giving an 8-person power-alliance. They decide that Yuram is appointed as will be the party candidate and everyone in it start resigning begin handing out her chips to become voters the alliance.
That leaves four people out of this plan: Gura, Sangmin, Eunji, andget their share of Yuram's chips.
While they're doing allSunggyu. Despite this, Gura is still insistent that he's going to win, remarking that the other players will be surprised after results come in. Doubt also forms among Poong; he worked extensively with Sangmin and Gura sits by himself seemingly doing nothing in the last Main Match, yet seems to be a stalwart follower of Jinho for this one. Sunggyu pulls Jinho aside and boasts tells him that he has this game in can't trust the bag. Four minutes before people he's with- yet Jinho is sure that, even if one person betrays, he'll still be able to be on the end Gura resigns as well leaving winning side.
The second opinion poll comes in and Jinho'salliance completely lost at what his in the lead. However, the plan was. Then isn't for him to win, so he resigns. This starts a chain reaction of resignations: Minseo, Poong, Jungmoon, Eunji, Sangmin, and Sunggyu. This leaves just Yuram and Changyeop of Jinho's party, and Gura. With four minutes to go, Gura steps up to the podium, and surprises everyone when he resigns.
With this, the gameends should be in the bag for Yuram. All Changyeop needs to do is resign, and Yuram loses.
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Gura's- the only candidate - will by default win. With seconds left, he steps up to the podium and declares that he's... not resigning!
Flashback. Gura had a planwas when he pulled Sangmin aside at the very start of the match. Instead of him running for election, he would use his influence to back "the actor", Changyeop. Then, as he explains to Changyeop, he plans on resigning at a pivotal moment to throw the opposing alliance off their game. Changyeop isn't the most confident in this plan, but still decides to stay in candidacy - while Yuram is sure that he secretly recruited six other people before she'll be able to win the vote.
The game ends, and the final votes come in. By a vote of 8 to 4... Changyeop wins, and is elected. Yuram loses, and Changyeop gives his extra Token of Life to Eunji.
Second flashback. Gura didn't simply talk to Changyeop about this plan. Before Jinhoand Cha or Yuram even started forming their teams, using he utilized his errand boys, Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. Poong, to carry messages along to four other recruits: Eunji, Sunggyu, Minseo, and Jungmoon. He picked Changeyop Changyeop as his a glorified puppet and taking took his chips distributed chips, distributing them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret faction within everyone but Eunji, who would be reimbursed with immunity from the Death Match. Poong even passes a message to the faction, instructing them to follow along with Jinho's big alliance plan. In truth, the game was formed.
Changeyop never resigns,over 60 minutes before the first round even started, and receives majority of votes from Gura's secret alliance, winning the game.
90 minutes before either Jinho or Yuram goes recruited people to Deathmatch and picks their own factions.
Unsurprisingly, this leaves players on the outs stunned about who betrayed whom. Minseowho brings Cha aside and reaffirms her vote to Yuram, saying that Poong betrayed. Cha and Kyungran both come to the conclusion that Jinho was betraying them the entire time, and that the four votes belonged to Yuram, Cha, Kyungran, and Minseo. Jinho tells Cha that Kyungran shouldn't be trusted- all while Kyungran is doing an interview behind a wall. She overhears this, and comes to argue indignantly against the accusations.
As it turns out, the updated garnet count reveals the truth. This means that Minseo, still claiming that sheknows for sure was voted Yuram's way even ''after'' the results, is shown to be a traitor inside liar with her team.
Deathmatchincrease in garnets. This is the main reason that Yuram picks her to challenge.
The Death Match is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's teamgroup groups around Minseo.
Minseo. By all intents and purposes, it should be a blowout on Minseo's side. But Yuram goes first, and despite an early loss to Gura... Jungmoon, Sunggyu, Sangmin, and Changyeop all willingly lose for her. Top this off with Eunji and Poong, and she manages to bribe get a streak of 9. Already confused, Minseo only manages to get to the second player, Jungmoon, before she loses, making it impossible to win.
How did the player with the least influence pull this off? As it turns out, playing from the bottom was, in many ways, an advantage. Minseo gets complacent, whereas Yuram bribes both Sangmin and Sunggyu with garnetsand - leading to the first ever written promise in The Genius. She convinces Changeyop to join her side. He in turn brings Changyeop that she'll be a better ally than Minseo, and Jungmoon because they're inseparable at this point.
joins along with him. By gaining these four pivotal votes, she's able to win.
With that Yuramwins stays alive and takes all of Minseo's garents, while Minseo is eliminated.
eliminated, a bitter taste in her mouth after being betrayed by the ones she so loyally followed in the Main Match.
One
Within minutes of the Main Match reveal, Gura and Sangmin are already talking off to the side. Gura then reveals his cocky plan: if he's running as a candidate, it won't matter who else is running- his charisma and image will make him an easy shoo-in for election. Similarly, "Teacher" Cha again starts his routine and explains
Every player (with the exception of
As the first opinion poll comes in, and most players simply vote for themselves. Jinho decides to join forces with
That leaves four people out of this plan: Gura, Sangmin, Eunji, and
While they're doing all
The second opinion poll comes in and Jinho's
With this, the game
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Gura's
Flashback. Gura had a plan
The game ends, and the final votes come in. By a vote of 8 to 4... Changyeop wins, and is elected. Yuram loses, and Changyeop gives his extra Token of Life to Eunji.
Second flashback. Gura didn't simply talk to Changyeop about this plan. Before Jinho
Changeyop never resigns,
Unsurprisingly, this leaves players on the outs stunned about who betrayed whom. Minseo
As it turns out, the updated garnet count reveals the truth. This means that Minseo, still claiming that she
Deathmatch
The Death Match is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's team
How did the player with the least influence pull this off? As it turns out, playing from the bottom was, in many ways, an advantage. Minseo gets complacent, whereas Yuram bribes both Sangmin and Sunggyu with garnets
With that Yuram
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Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret fraction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
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Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret fraction faction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
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* ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo: Kim Gura. During preparation time, when all other contestants are hurriedly forming fractions and determine who they will appoint to be their fraction leader to vote for, Gura sits all by himself and ignores all and everyone. That's because he has already won by forming a secret fraction thirty minutes earlier, while all others were still casually chatting and intermingling.
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* ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo: Kim Gura. During preparation time, when all other contestants are hurriedly forming fractions factions and determine who they will appoint to be their fraction faction leader to vote for, Gura sits all by himself and ignores all and everyone. That's because he has already won by forming a secret fraction faction thirty minutes earlier, while all others were still casually chatting and intermingling.
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!!Election Game (Winning Streak)
->'''Date of recording:''' March 17, 2013
->'''Air date:''' May 3, 2013
->'''Date of recording:''' March 17, 2013
->'''Air date:''' May 3, 2013
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Episode starts with series' first pre-match banter where Sangmin and Minseo explain the full extent of last episode's garnet heist. After Jinho realizes how exactly he got tricked into eliminating his partner, second main match starts.
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Episode starts with series' first pre-match banter where Sangmin and Minseo explain the full extent of last episode's garnet heist. After Only now Jinho realizes just how exactly he got tricked bribed with his own garnet into eliminating his partner, second main match starts.
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Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided noone betrays, of course.
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Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided noone no one betrays, of course.
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Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
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While they're doing all that Gura sits by himself seemingly doing nothing and boasts that he has this game in the bag. Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
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* BribingYourWayToVictory: Yuram in Deathmatch.
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Changeyop never resigns, and and he receives seven votes from Gura and Sangmin and five traitors inside Jinho's party winning the game.
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Changeyop never resigns, and and he receives seven majority of votes from Gura and Sangmin and five traitors inside Jinho's party Gura's secret alliance, winning the game.
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Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big majority alliance with Cha. Yuram is appointed as party candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
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Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big majority alliance joining forces with Cha. Yuram is appointed as party candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
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Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is considered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
Yuram is appointed majority alliance's candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
Yuram is appointed majority alliance's candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
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Jinho then starts recruiting people and eventually creates big majority alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is considered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
with Cha. Yuram is appointed majority alliance's as party candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
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* ShipTease: Jungmoon/Changeyop "showmance" continues.
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* ShipTease: Jungmoon/Changeyop "showmance" continues. Jungmoon specifically asks if Changeyop is already with Jinho before joining the team and then also follows him to Yuram's side during Deathmatch.
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Jinho then splinters away and tries to recruit people by himself but eventually he folds into Cha's big alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is consirdered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
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Jinho then splinters away and tries to recruit starts recruiting people by himself but and eventually he folds into Cha's creates big alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is consirdered considered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
included.
Yuram is appointed majority alliance's candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
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Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret fraction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
Changeyop never resigns, and and he receives seven votes from Gura and Sangmin and five traitors inside Jinho's party winning the game.
Yuram goes to Deathmatch and picks Minseo who she knows for sure was a traitor inside her team.
Deathmatch is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's team group around Minseo.
Yuram manages to bribe Sangmin with garnets and convinces Changeyop to join her side. He in turn brings Jungmoon because they're inseparable at this point.
With that Yuram wins and Minseo is eliminated.
Yuram is appointed majority alliance's candidate and everyone in it start resigning to become voters and get their share of Yuram's chips.
Four minutes before the end Gura resigns as well leaving Jinho's alliance completely lost at what his plan was. Then the game ends and Yuram loses.
{{Flashback}}
Gura's plan was that he secretly recruited six other people before Jinho and Cha even started forming their teams, using Sangmin and Poong as his errand boys carrying messages. He picked Changeyop as his puppet and taking his chips distributed them among his teammates. When Jinho started recruiting these people they were instructed to act as if they're fully committed. That's how Gura's secret fraction within Jinho's big alliance was formed.
Changeyop never resigns, and and he receives seven votes from Gura and Sangmin and five traitors inside Jinho's party winning the game.
Yuram goes to Deathmatch and picks Minseo who she knows for sure was a traitor inside her team.
Deathmatch is Winning Streak Game, which is just as much a team game as main match was. So loyal remnants of Jinho's team naturally form Yuram's team (Cha, Kyungran and Jinho), while Gura's team group around Minseo.
Yuram manages to bribe Sangmin with garnets and convinces Changeyop to join her side. He in turn brings Jungmoon because they're inseparable at this point.
With that Yuram wins and Minseo is eliminated.
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Jinho is 100% sure in Poong.
* IWarnedYou: Sunggyu tries to warn Jinho from trusting too many people, but he just shrugs it off.
* KingMaker: Gura.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: this episode is when people start to figure out that Jimmy Cha is not as smart asit he looks like. His explanations are usually on a very surface level, and Jinho for example can already see past that level.that.
* IWarnedYou: Sunggyu tries to warn Jinho from trusting too many people, but he just shrugs it off.
* KingMaker: Gura.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: this episode is when people start to figure out that Jimmy Cha is not as smart as
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Episode starts with series' first pre-match banter where Sangmin and Minseo explain the full extent of last episode's garnet heist. After Jinho realizes how exactly he got tricked into eliminating his partner, second main match starts.
'''Election Game'''
Players who wish to be candidates are given campaign fund of 20 chips. They are now free to use these chips to bribe voters. Candidates are free to drop out of the race and become voters at any time during the main match.
One remaining candidate who collects the most votes wins and other candidates become potential Deathmatch players for elimination. Elected candidate's chips transform into garnets after election ends, thus voters are motivated to get as many chips from candidate they think will win. Candidates themselves may keep some chips for themselves and if they win -- cash them in for garnets.
Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided noone betrays, of course.
Jinho then splinters away and tries to recruit people by himself but eventually he folds into Cha's big alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is consirdered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
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* BetrayalInsurance: Cha thinks that with overwhelming majority his alliance is safe even if 1 or 2 people betrays.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: this episode is when people start to figure out that Jimmy Cha is not as smart as it looks like. His explanations are usually on a very surface level, and Jinho for example can already see past that level.
* PuppetKing: Changeyop, voting candidate for secret alliance.
* RightBehindMe: when Jinho and Yuram are discussing their loss in the main match, Jinho tries to throw suspicion on to Kyungran as one of the traitors that lead to their loss. She just happens to be in the same room, behind the folding screen shooting her confession cam interview, when she hears the diss and angrily storms out to confront him.
* SarcasticConfession: Gura keeps repeating that he has an ace in his sleeve that will allow him to win for sure despite seemingly doing nothing sitting in a room by himself taking naps.
* StunnedSilence: majority alliance's reaction to Gura's resignation speech, complete with [[IdiotCrows crow leaving dots as it flies by]].
* ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo: Kim Gura. During preparation time, when all other contestants are hurriedly forming fractions and determine who they will appoint to be their fraction leader to vote for, Gura sits all by himself and ignores all and everyone. That's because he has already won by forming a secret fraction thirty minutes earlier, while all others were still casually chatting and intermingling.
'''Election Game'''
Players who wish to be candidates are given campaign fund of 20 chips. They are now free to use these chips to bribe voters. Candidates are free to drop out of the race and become voters at any time during the main match.
One remaining candidate who collects the most votes wins and other candidates become potential Deathmatch players for elimination. Elected candidate's chips transform into garnets after election ends, thus voters are motivated to get as many chips from candidate they think will win. Candidates themselves may keep some chips for themselves and if they win -- cash them in for garnets.
Cha again starts his routine and explains "SIMPLE!" tactic of teaming up and appointing one voting candidate among them. If this alliance reaches majority that candidate is sure to win and everyone will get a lot of garnets. Provided noone betrays, of course.
Jinho then splinters away and tries to recruit people by himself but eventually he folds into Cha's big alliance which is now 10 people strong and only leaves out Gura who seemingly does nothing but sit by himself in a room claiming he has somehow already won and Sangmin who is consirdered too close to Gura and too crafty to be included.
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* BetrayalInsurance: Cha thinks that with overwhelming majority his alliance is safe even if 1 or 2 people betrays.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: this episode is when people start to figure out that Jimmy Cha is not as smart as it looks like. His explanations are usually on a very surface level, and Jinho for example can already see past that level.
* PuppetKing: Changeyop, voting candidate for secret alliance.
* RightBehindMe: when Jinho and Yuram are discussing their loss in the main match, Jinho tries to throw suspicion on to Kyungran as one of the traitors that lead to their loss. She just happens to be in the same room, behind the folding screen shooting her confession cam interview, when she hears the diss and angrily storms out to confront him.
* SarcasticConfession: Gura keeps repeating that he has an ace in his sleeve that will allow him to win for sure despite seemingly doing nothing sitting in a room by himself taking naps.
* StunnedSilence: majority alliance's reaction to Gura's resignation speech, complete with [[IdiotCrows crow leaving dots as it flies by]].
* ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo: Kim Gura. During preparation time, when all other contestants are hurriedly forming fractions and determine who they will appoint to be their fraction leader to vote for, Gura sits all by himself and ignores all and everyone. That's because he has already won by forming a secret fraction thirty minutes earlier, while all others were still casually chatting and intermingling.
