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[I'll take a moment to prepare. Participants are free to relax.]

One wall of the main hall opens with a voice. As the masked steps began to bring in the tables and tools, the empty hall quickly became a place to play the game.

The rule for keeping silence is broken. However, most of them were silent because they had just learned about each other approximate information.

Who's the strong one?

Minho couldn't help but think of the famous Dr. Prodo. He seemed like a mild-mannered middle-aged man, but with a career that was more glamorous than anyone else.

‘Subject 1 must be contained. ’

As a protagonist and Poker Champion winner, it was clear that he would be the strength in the psychological games. Besides, it's a typewriter authorized to the whole country. Even though nothing could be seen immediately, I was rich in the possibility of having a love product.

Who's in number two? ’

A person who is likely to be damaged by bumping into it.

Someone who might be able to battle.

Concerns about strategic choices have always been my favorite when I started a professional gamer.

Minho had just begun to recall everyone's information on the screen.

“What? It's just an opening and it's a fake start. ”

In the meantime, what broke the silence was the gagman's silence.

“Here. There's only one decent guy. ”

Jung Dong-mook's gaze, which was looking at people, was towards Jeongyeon.

“Announcer Jung. ”

“Yes?”

“Look over there. It looks great, doesn't it? Ugh. You look disgusting. ”

The place he pointed to was the mirror on the wall.

I sent winks to Jeongseongyeon through the old mirror. Jung Minyeon, who was embarrassed by the point, smiled with her mouth closed.

Those who were watching laughed. The self-sacrificial gag of Jangdongmook softens the mood of the main hall like a gentle breeze. Thanks to this, the conversation started like a robot everywhere.

“Oh, I can feel your silence. But I'm pretty sure it's worth it. ”

The entrepreneur and old-timer Lee Sang-chul awoke.

“I blew up all the money I made as a singer. I don't have the ability.”

“Bro, I'm getting ready for the PC room. You know that.”

“You're still the boss. Let's pay off my debt first. Give me some support. ”

“Supporting? If you come to our store later, we serve cups. Alba, remember your brother's face. ”

While Jung Dong-kook and Lee Sang-chul were having a deep conversation about who had nothing more to do, Min-ho's gaze turned to the 40-something middle-aged woman who handed her head to the all-white.

Lawyer Harvey Park was having a conversation with Chae Hye-ju right next door.

He had no choice but to be the number 2 to be contained because he was a solver who had never been on more than 100 cases.

Logic? Reasoning? Whatever it is, it's not gonna be easy. ’

While Minho was thinking about it, Jinkyu sneaked to his side. The majority of participants were nervous about what they would play, but Jinkyu didn't worry at all about the nature of the game.

“Minho, we're the youngest two at our age. What month is your birthday? ”

Jinkyu asked. He was not very close, so Minho naturally reacted to the halfway point.

“September?"

“I'm a little tall. August. Minho is the youngest. ”

“August? Let's sit tight. ”

Minho stuttered his memory and remembered the profile of Jinhee on the radio.

“It's January. Quickly. If you type" Argentinean Q "in the search box, it will appear on your profile. ”

Jinkyu's eyes became a big blob. Minho tapped his shoulder.

“Let's be honest. If you're gonna start a social life, you need to wake up. Who's counting fast these days? Work hard, brother. ”

“Hey, that profile is bad. ”

Minho shakes his head as if it wasn't worth listening to, and approaches Baek Min-soo standing quietly.

“It's an honor to meet you, sir. ”

“What are you doing? Hello, Min-ho. If you play GO, you're a professional gamer. In some ways, it's the East Gate. ”

Baek Min-soo smiled at Min-ho.

“‘Smarter Games’ because you're a gamer, right? ”

“Well, it's a different field. ”

Minho smiled beautifully.

The deeper you dig into the Pentagon, the more you think it's Mental Sport that you have to play psychological battles with your opponent throughout the game. Because of this, I was confident that Minho would not be attracted to anyone in the coffin in the game that was classified as Mental Sports.

“No, Minho. I don't think so. ”

Did he even notice? Baek Minsu throws a sharp horse.

“People who are on one hand are good at other things with similar principles. I think Min-ho will do the same. ”

The situation was different from the gambler's expected image, but not before the game. When Minho faced her face, he suddenly thought that carelessness is forbidden.

Choi Heo-jun, a doctor, came next to them.

“Whew, I didn't know only the contentious ones would come out. Hello, Mr. Bag. Kang Min-ho.”

Choi Heo Joon smiled “Heo Joon.” He didn't feel like a doctor because of the accent that he had in his speech. I felt that Minho naturally disarmed even though she wanted to be wary of a simple appearance that did not look like a doctor with a bright brain.

While the three of them were saying hello, Choi Heo Joon looked over Minho's bottom.

“Nice outfit! Where did you get this? ”

Minho was wearing a suit right next to him because he looked like a rural man.

“You should dress me up and give it back because I'm endorsed. ”

“Supporting Armani? ”

The actor Yoon Su-won was surprised and interrupted.

“How did the professional gamer get sponsorship? It's not for everyone. ”

“I was in the agency. ”

“Ahh. KG! It's a different class. ”

I'm sure he looks surprised, but he doesn't look surprised. In terms of smoke, it was right to say smoke, but Min-ho was confused because he was too serious. Does he look surprised by the act of someone who can't act, or is he really surprised?

‘I know the script well, so you'll be good at games that need to be memorized. ’

Minho told Yun Suwon that Cody had taken the clothes. He caught the movement on the screen in the center of the main hall and turned his head.

Profit.

A man in a white mask appeared. As if he was a person hidden in the veil, only his voice was modulated in a video that was not even moving.

[Before entering the main match, we will let you know how much gold you have.]

I remembered everyone's name and the number [Gold 1] on the screen.

[Gold earned by you through 'Smarter Games’ will still be paid out as a prize upon achieving the final win. 100 gold makes a billion. More than a billion. This is not the only way to win a prize.]

There were not even a few billion prizes, but there were voices everywhere saying we could get more.

[Receive star votes from viewers through public video at the end of each rotation. Viewers vote for the contestant who showed the most impressive play in the round, and the top contestant is instantly awarded the same amount of gold they had. For example, if a player in three turns had 20 gold and placed 1st in the ratings, 200 million. After that, if you haven't made an impressive play in 4,5,6,7,8 rounds and dropped your ratings, you'll win over 1.2 billion ratings.]

Everyone's eyes changed with the chance to earn more than the winning prize. It is a game that can win and earn over 2 billion if you win. The creator's mind is saying, "If you really want to eat it, try it."

[If the dropper has the highest rating, the prize amount will be fixed at 100 million. The winner disappears from the game but remains in the viewer vote; if he/she leaves a strong impression after one lap, he/she will likely win up to 900 million.]

Minho thought it was a fairly rational system to induce competition. It is hard to impress the viewers with a game that is mid-market enough to go around.

And this was the part that everybody recognized. Even Baek Min-soo, who was consistent with a cosy smile, was not smiling as if the prize amount had been revealed.

[Now, let me explain the game that will enter the main match. The name of the main match is' Influence Game ’. You're going to play a game to demonstrate how influential you are in this rotation.]

Five cards came up on the screen, five of them.

It was a card representing the occupation of [layman] [rapper] [lawyer] [gambler] [actor], respectively.

[Please look at the screen. This is a distinction for the game and is not relevant to your job. Before you begin, you will be dealt two cards shuffled. If all of these two are lost to your ‘Influence Score', you will lose the game immediately.]

The masquerade followed a detailed description of the game rules.

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Influence Games

All participants will receive 2 Influence Cards and 2 Coins.

When it is their turn, the participant can do one of the following:

1. Coin Collection: Take 1 coin from the dealer.

2. Double Gain: Take 2 coins from the dealer. (However, it can be blocked by the general public.)

3. Exercise Skills: Pay 7 coins to discount someone else's ‘Influence Score’ 1. (If there are more than 10 coins, you must exercise your skills.)

4. Use the ability of the Influence Card.

- Ordinary Person: Get 3 Coins [work] (Anyone can always get in the way of a double)

- Rapper: [Disc] Pay 3 coins to forcibly discount someone's influence.

- Lawyer: [argue] I don't have any other skills, but I don't give a shit about rappers.

- Gambler: [Deception] Steal 2 coins from other participants. (However, you cannot bring coins from the same gambler and actor.)

- Activist: [Replace] You can replace your unpublished card. (You do not need to look and change.)

All Participants play without revealing their cards. And you can pretend to be another card. If you are doubtful that an Influence card is a lie when someone performs an action, you can call out 'Suspicion’ to check.

If you are telling the truth, your Suspect's Impact Score - 1

Influence Score of a Liar - 1 if you have told a lie

If an Influence Score is reduced, the Participant must reveal one of his/her Influence Cards. If both are disclosed, the Participant loses the game.

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‘The game itself is simple. ’

The problem is the people who play it.

Minho realized the importance of being able to pretend to be another card while hiding his card more than anything else. It was imperative that I didn't get caught in a fight where I had to take someone else's score, rather than score points.

You can score one person by collecting 7 coins, but using the Wrapper's abilities can only be done with 3.

[Rank 5 rounds in total, then award the highest combined person with a pass and 10 gold. Second place is 5 gold, third place is 3 gold, and the lowest rank is 1 person to enter the Death Match.]

The door was opened and dealers in formal attire entered the casino.

“Attendees, please be seated. ”

On the table, there were 10 places where two cards were placed. Regardless of the order, I looked around and saw Choi Heojun standing on the right side of Minho.

One dealer deals 25 cards straight and shuffles smoothly.

“I'm nervous.”

Jung-mook's words on the other side were also a representation of everyone's feelings.

Minho looked at Lee Sang-chul and Jeongyeon standing next to Jang-dong. Jinkyu and Yoon Su-won on the left, Harvey Park and Chae Hye-ju on the right. It looked like it was divided into four waves in a short amount of time setting up the game.

The dealer who finished the card shuffle said:

“I'll give you two cards. Be careful not to disclose this to others. ”

Two cards were distributed to all and the remaining five were placed in the center of the table. Each of them began to check their influenced cards.

Minho confirmed that there was a small camera on the floor with two cards and nodded his head.

‘We can't see, but viewers can. ’

The psychological state of the participant is evident just by looking at who makes the judgments while knowing the real card. It is obvious that bluffing or gaming skills will make you dislike it. It was not easy to get high ratings.

Minho opened the card slightly.

It was a card that could be used as an aggressive combination, but could not be said to be bad.

The game is ready as soon as the dealer hand out two coins.

“The first round starts with the oldest. ”

The action turn of Baek Minsu is back.

“I'll get a double. ”

The dealer asked everyone this question.

“If you have an ordinary card, you can stop it. ”

Since it was the first turn of a round, everyone who was busy exploring did not pretend to have a regular card or a regular card.

The dealer gave 2 coins to Baek Min-soo. Baek Min-soo took coins with a dull look and stored them next to him.

Minho's turn came later. You have chosen to learn a coin that will never be discovered or suspected of your character.

The first turn ended with one or two winks, with all participants carefully staring.

It's Baek Min-su's turn again. He hand-picked one of his cards and said,

“I will use the 'commute’ of the layman's card to get 3 coins. ”

It was the ability to use the first Influence Card. Harvey Park shakes his head, looking at the coin situation on the right.

“That's seven if you get that. ”

Seven means you can force someone's influence to one discount. Nevertheless, no one doubted and challenged. He felt strongly that he did not want to sacrifice. It also contributed to White Minsu's relaxed expression that he would never lie.

Minho, who was next, watched the situation and hand-knobbed an upside-down page.

“I will use the gambler's ‘trick’ to bring you 2 Jinkyu's coins. ”

Jinkyu's eyes widened.

I looked at Jinkyu's reaction, noticing that everyone is interesting when the first challenge to the opponent begins.

Dealer asked Jinkyu.

“Do you suspect Jinkyu? ”

“Wait a minute.”

Jinkyu looked into Minho's eyes.

Minho had some confidence that he would be suspicious. Before I started, I scratched my feelings and even planted an atmosphere that made me blindly attack myself. You don't want to just take it from the start because of your pride.

“An Impact score of 2 and a point is not bad to try for verification. Doubt!”

Lies are free games, which means you can tell the truth and fish.

Minho turned his cards upside down, saying.

“Sorry, brother. ”

Jinkyu stops, and the dealer hands over two coins of Jinkyu to Minho.

“Since suspicion has failed, please reveal one card to Jinkyu. Minho, give out your gambler's card and pick up a new card here. ”

Jinkyu revealed a card in a dazzling glance. The common man's card was unfolded.

He said as if it was close to Jang Dong-mook.

“No, Jinkyu. If you were a layman, you'd have stopped eating two of them. Look, there's seven of us already. ”

This phrase made me feel like there was no ordinary person.

Minho left his exposed gambling card and received a new card because of suspicion.

Yoon Suwon looks at his card and shakes his head.

“I don't think we can do this. I would like to use the 'Replacement' of the performer card. ”

There was no one to stop me from giving away two cards I had and two cards in the middle.

It was his turn. Jinkyu stared at Minho and said.

“I took Minho's coin using the ‘trick’ ability of the gambling card...”

Minho smiled and said before finishing his words.

“You can't steal from a gambler even if I get a new card. ”

The dealer looks at the queue and asks.

“Jinkyu, would you be suspicious? ”

With one remaining Impact Score and doubts or not. Jinkyu smiled as if she had dried properly.

“… I won't doubt it. ”

Jinkyu shrugged her shoulders as her turn ended with no performance.

Inside the ‘Smarter Games’ broadcast control room with dozens of monitors only.

The cloth PD admired Minho's face with a close-up.

“Did you just get it right? Kang Min-ho blushed without checking his card. They're getting the hang of it. ”

The engineer grabbed Baek Min-soo and Harvey Park's face and said.

“I think they figured it out. ”

“The next turn will be fun if you know Kang Minho's sense and decide to resist. ”

Thousands of PDs have checked the participants' coin holdings with an interesting glance. Two turns have passed now. 7 Baek Min-soo. There were 5 Harvey Park and Kang Min-ho.

“The first loser could come out early. ”

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* This game reveals that the board game "Resistance: Coo" is a variation.

----- Here's a small talk.

Those of you who didn't like the actual program that became the model for the chapter thought it would be a very interesting part. [unclear] I love board games, so I got the materials without thinking.

And I think this is true of the materials that we've been working on recently. Fighting games, Otaku, Racing cars, fashion films… The materials that will be covered will also be very popular, and I think it will be my homework until I finish decorating it with an interesting story. Anyway, this chapter concludes with the next firefight.

Will the prologue be in the title of the chapter and draw only this until the end? I think you're mistaken.

All materials are treated in the same manner as the protagonist makes the protagonist work consistent. We only deal with what the protagonist is going through in order of time, but if you want ‘smarter games’ to be fun, come out or go do something else. No matter how big the ball is, you might drop it.

Talks have gotten longer. See you Wednesday.