The Genius

The Best Episodes of The Genius

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Every episode of The Genius ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Genius!

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...
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  1. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - ID Exchange

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    Players trade ID cards to gain points while avoiding being left with an undesirable card.

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  2. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Fish Shop

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    Fish Shop is a 'price war' that consists of four rounds of players selling the same fish, and whoever earns the most will win.

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  3. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - How Much

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    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.

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  4. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Cooperative Hold'em

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  5. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Final Match

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    Whichever contestant is the first to win 2 of 3 games will be the winner of The Genius Season 4.

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  6. 8.1/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Zombie Game

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    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.

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  8. 8.0/10(22 votes)

    #7 - 1.2.3 Game

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    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.

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  9. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Fruit Stand

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    Players with the same fruit will engage in price wars and the player with the highest earnings will win.

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  10. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Middle Race

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    In Middle Race, you will draw a character with a unique ability and run a race using this character. You must finish in the middle instead of first or last.

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  11. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Sword and Shield

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    Separated into teams of 5, players take turns to attack, defend, or lie while attempting to defeat the other team's leader.

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  12. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Miner Game

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    Over three rounds, teams of three gather minerals for points. The remaining teams must guess wisely to earn points based on the minerals collected.

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  13. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Constellation Game

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    Contestants compete to be the first to gather like-colored stars to complete 4 constellations.

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  14. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Today's Menu

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    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.

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  15. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Garnet Thief

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    Players choose between four characters attempting to win a limited number of garnets each round based on which characters were chosen.

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  16. 7.8/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Scamming Horse Race

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    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.

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  17. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Horror Race

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    Players support characters to win a race to obtain garnets.

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  18. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Loyalists and Rebels

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    Players are randomly divided into secret teams with opposing goals to either prevent or promote achieving the number 1,000.

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  19. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Minus Auction II

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    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.

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  20. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Horror Race II

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    An iteration on the same game from earlier this season, this version includes two new rules that will alter player strategies.

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  21. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Kong's Dilemma

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    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.

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  22. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Confined Scamming Horse Race

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    This version of Scamming Horse Race makes the player's guests do the betting and collaborating, as players cannot leave their rooms.

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  23. 7.5/10(12 votes)

    #22 - 5:5 Game

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    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.'

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  24. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Seed Poker

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    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.

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  25. 7.4/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Election Game

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    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.

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  26. 7.4/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Final Match

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"ID Exchange" is the best rated episode of "The Genius". It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/27/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fish Shop".