# Elite League (TV series)

Elite League (Korean: 대학 전쟁) is a South Korean reality game show where students from prestigious universities in South Korea and abroad battle to solve brain quizzes. The first season premiered on November 3, 2023 on Coupang Play. The second season premiered on November 15, 2024 on Coupang Play.

## Concept

The main concept of this television series features student representatives from several universities in South Korea. This event will test participants' abilities in mathematics, deduction and memorization which are packaged in the form of challenges. The participants perform missions of unprecedented difficulty, including mental arithmetic and arithmetic, reasoning and games, and superhuman memorization, and fight against each other without politics, betrayal, alliances, or deception, using only their brains and risking everything.
The full rules of the game are not announced in advance. In other words, after the first round, participants can know the full rules. This reality show applies the concept of elimination for any team that cannot complete the challenge and provide the correct answer. The introductory image of the eliminated team is shredded just before exit.
One round of college wars consists of an ace selection match, an ace match, a main match, and a death match. In season 2, ace selection match and ace match was replaced with benefit match.
* Ace Selection Match: Players from all surviving teams participate, and one person per team is selected as the ace (representative) on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Ace Match: The top player in the selection match nominates one of the other team's aces to play a 1:1 game. The winning team will receive a benefit that can be used in the main match. Benefit information is revealed after the explanation of the main match rules.
* Benefit Match: Players from all surviving teams participate will compete, and the best participant is determined through various problem-solving skills. The winning team will receive a benefit that can be used in the main match.
* Main Match: Players from all surviving teams participate, and all teams except the bottom two survive and advance to the next round.
* Death Match: The bottom two teams in the main match play will face the death match. The winning team advances to the next round, and the losing team becomes the final eliminated team of that round.
The finals will consist of a total of three main matches only, and the team that wins two rounds first will be the winner. The final winning university team will be provided with a scholarship of 10 million won per person, for a total of 40 million won.

## Contestants

For season 1, there are 5 teams with 4 students each representing various university. They will compete against each other in various rounds and questions to test their intelligence. The contestants are selected from among students at Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, and Korea University through a rigorous pre-test. In the second round after a team got eliminated, Korean or American-Korean students from Harvard University joined the show. In other words, there are actually a total of 6 participating teams and 24 participants.
List of contestants in Season 1, showing university, major, and notes :
| University | Contestant | Major | Notes |
| Seoul National University | Kyung Do-hyun | Department of Economics 23 | Admission to Seoul National University's College of Social Sciences4th place in the nation with 1 mistake in the CSAT |
| Seoul National University | Park Hyun-min | Department of Psychology 23 | Seoul National University after studying for one yearAll A+ |
| Seoul National University | Song Hyun-seok | Department of Electrical and Information Engineering 22 | Simultaneous admission to Seoul National University & KAIST2nd place overall at Hansung Science High School |
| Seoul National University | Jung Hyun-bin | Pre-medical department 21 | Perfect score on the CSATFrom Seoul National University Dental School to Seoul National University School of Medicine |
| KAIST | So Hyun-ji | Faculty of Technology Management 20 | KAIST official ambassadorFuture social entrepreneur |
| KAIST | Yang Joon-hyuk | Department of Mathematical Sciences 20 | KAIST Presidential Scholarship recipientGold prize from international mathematics tournament |
| KAIST | Choi Seo-yeon | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 | No. 1 in the whole school throughout high schoolQuick and lively 4-dimensional brain |
| KAIST | Heo Sung-bum | Department of Computer Science 19 | Korea Science Academy for Gifted Students' honor studentPerfect score on pre-test memorization |
| POSTECH | Moon So-yul | Mueunjae Faculty 23 | College of Engineering BeautyBrain of science / Emotion of liberal arts |
| POSTECH | Shin Jae-yoon | Department of Physics 20 | Presidential Science ScholarScience Award Collector |
| POSTECH | Shin Min-sub | Department of Computer Engineering 19 | Simultaneously accepted to Pohang University of Science and Technology & KAISTSenior in Computer Engineering |
| POSTECH | Lee Hyun-soo | Department of Chemical Engineering 20 | IQ 152Pohang University of Science and Technology Cheerleader |
| Yonsei University | Kim Ki-hong | Department of Pharmacy 23 | Yonsei University VisualEntered Pharmacy School as County Governor |
| Yonsei University | Park Na-yoon | Pre-Dentistry 22 | Scholarship student at Yonsei Dental SchoolRelieve stress through studying! |
| Yonsei University | Son Ju-hyung | Department of Mechanical Engineering 22 | A+ in all subjectsA man crazy about aerospace |
| Yonsei University | Cho Hyun-jun | Pre-Dentistry 22 | The only person with a perfect score in the pre-testMy hobby is mental calculation |
| Korea University | Kim Jung-min | Business Administration 22 | Brain game enthusiastBusiness student who is serious about math |
| Korea University | Lee Dong-kyu | Department of Mathematics 19 | Future Fields MedalThe man crazy about math |
| Korea University | Lee Ji-soo | Department of Physics 23 | Physics queenBoth brains and sense |
| Korea University | Chae Seung-min | Department of Statistics 21 | 60 high school awardsAll-rounder for both studying and exercising |
| Harvard University | David Kwak | Department of Mathematics 19 | Math genius violinistInnate mathematical sense |
| Harvard University | Janice Nam | Department of Applied Mathematics 20 | Chairman of Harvard University's Korean ClubLeader with gentle charisma |
| Harvard University | Ray Noh | Department of Mechanical Engineering 21 | Future washing machine developerBrain game enthusiast |
| Harvard University | Sky Jung | Department of Computer Science 21 | Coding geniusProspective startup founder |
List of contestants in Season 2, showing university, major, and notes :
| University | Contestant | Major | Notes |
| Seoul National University | Jo Jun-hyeong | Department of Dentistry 24 | Innate Math DNASelected Physics II and Chemistry II |
| Seoul National University | Kim Gyu-min | Department of Mathematical Sciences 24 | 1st place overall in pre-testEarly admission to Seoul Science High School |
| Seoul National University | Yook Jun-hyeong | Pre-medical department 23 | Admission to Seoul National University without private education2 mistakes in CSAT |
| Seoul National University | Woo Soo-han | Department of Electrical and Information Engineering 24 | 2nd place overall in pre-testGeoje Island genius |
| KAIST | Park Ji-sung | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 | Abandon Seoul National University for KAISTDouble-digit multiplication mental calculation in 4 seconds |
| KAIST | Oh Hyung-seok | Department of Computer Science 23 | Chose KAIST instead of medical school5 mistakes in CSAT |
| KAIST | Choi Yu-chan | Department of Semiconductor Systems Engineering 23 | Winner of all subjects at Incheon Science High School ContestScholarship student of Semiconductor System Engineering Department |
| KAIST | Hwang Gi-hyeon | Department of Chemistry 22 | Busan Science High School ranked 1st in mathematicsAbandon POSTECH for KAIST |
| POSTECH | Jeon Ji-sung | Department of Semiconductor Engineering 24 | Abandon Seoul National University and KAIST for Pohang University of Science and Technology1st place in Korea at the International Robot Olympiad |
| POSTECH | Choi Jin-hyeon | Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering 23 | Pohang University of Science and Technology Memorization RobotExemplary Award for Science High School Graduates |
| POSTECH | Ha Min-su | Department of Mathematics 20 | From 150th place in the whole school to 10th placeSteel mentality |
| POSTECH | Lee ju-yeong | Mueunjae Faculty 24 | Gangwon Science High School Representative in Scholarship QuizGangwon Science High School Physics 1st place overall |
| Yonsei University | Park Se-hwan | Pre-Dentistry 24 | 3rd place overall in pre-test1st place overall at Gyeonggibuk Science High School |
| Yonsei University | Yang Hyeon-seung | Department of Medicine 22 | Daejeon Science High School ranked highest in gradesInternational Mathematics Tournament Bronze Prize |
| Yonsei University | Lee Seung-chan | Department of System Semiconductor Engineering 22 | Recipient of Korea Talent AwardNational Representative for International Science and Technology Competition |
| Yonsei University | Im Jeong-hoon | Department of Urban Engineering 24 | Gwangju Science High School math geniusMemorized up to 440 digits of pi |
| Korea University | Kang Ra-el | Pre-medical department 23 | Korea Science Academy of KAIST TOP 10Chose Korea University instead of KAIST |
| Korea University | Seo Ha-eun | Department of Industrial and Management Engineering 22 | Admission to Korea University without private educationStrategy game mania |
| Korea University | Lee Hyeon-seung | Department of Medicine 20 | 3rd place in the entire Sejong Science High SchoolKorea University Son Suk-ku |
| Korea University | Choi Seong-hyeon | Department of Fusion Energy Engineering 22 | GPA 4.36Hexagon All-Rounder |
| Oxford University | Choi Won-jin (Sunny Choi) | Engineering Department 22 | Top 5% in American Mathematics CompetitionOxford Min Hyo-rin |
| Oxford University | Ha Eun (Eun Hah) | Department of Mathematics & Computer Engineering 23 | Presidential Science ScholarshipAbandon Seoul National University's computer science major for Oxford |
| Oxford University | Lee Seung-chan (Kevin Lee) | Department of Political Philosophy & Economics 21 | 1st place with perfect score in Oxford entrance exam1st place in Korea at World Robotics Competition |
| Oxford University | Jang Moon-hyeok (Joshua Chang) | Department of Computer Science & Philosophy 22 | Many awards from international mathematics competitionsOxford Korean Association President |
| MIT University | Heo Seo-yoon (Kelly Heo) | Department of Biotechnology 22 | Graduated from a prestigious American high schoolAn MIT paramedic who dreams of becoming a doctor |
| MIT University | Lee Da-eun (Catherine Lee) | Department of Computer Engineering & Economics 22 | SAT 1600 perfect scorepre-test memorization perfect score |
| MIT University | Park Min-seok (Eli Park) | Department of Computer Engineering 23 | Top 1% in American Mathematics CompetitionsMIT GPA perfect score |
| MIT University | Jeon Hyeon-woo (Daniel Jeon) | Department of Physics 23 | American Physics Olympiad Gold MedalThree gold medals from prestigious American universities |

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) | December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) | December 27, 2024 (2024-12-27) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Running time | Original release date |
| Season 1 |||||
| 1 | 1 | "0.1%" | 1 hour 10 minutes | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) |
| Students from Korea's most prestigious universities gathered to determine their true ranking, putting the school's honor on the line. NO politics, NO coalition. All you need in this war is brains. |||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Rival" | 1 hour 6 minutes | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) |
| The survival team for the first main match among the Circapo Association will be revealed. Between survival and elimination, the first eliminated team was finally revealed amidst a fierce battle with two universities that met in a death match. |||||
| 3 | 3 | "World-class" | 1 hour 3 minutes | November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) |
| The emergence of the world's most prestigious university. The dawn of a new war begins. Participants welcomed the second day with a sense of tension due to the larger scale. Who has the best reasoning ability? |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Mixed Signal" Transliteration: "Eotgllin sigeuneol" (Korean: 엇갈린 시그널) | 58 minutes | November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17) |
| Mixed signals, and a fatal mistake. In an unpredictable game, the shocking results of the second main match are revealed. What is the second university you will leave base camp for? |||||
| 5 | 5 | "God's Move" Transliteration: "Sin-eui han su" (Korean: 신의 한 수) | 1 hour 10 minutes | November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) |
| The first alliance showdown in 'University Wars'! The main match with a twist filled with cheers and tears is revealed. Which team will the goddess of victory favor? |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Relay Match" Transliteration: "Rillei Maechi" (Korean: 릴레이 매치) | 1 hour 13 minutes | December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01) |
| The results of the death match between Yonsei University and Korea University will be revealed. It's finally time to decide which team will advance to the finals. Now, a 1:1 winner-take-all relay match begins where each individual must show off their abilities. |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Sure-win Strategy" Transliteration: "Philseung jeonryak" (Korean: 필승 전략) | 1 hour 9 minutes | December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08) |
| The start of the final main match with a ticket to the finals at stake. The fate of the university, which is changed by a single point, and the final death match to advance to the finals are revealed. |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Sequence Arrangement" Transliteration: "Seoyeol jeongni" (Korean: 서열 정리) | 1 hour 30 minutes | December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) |
| The long-awaited final match has begun. An unprecedented final that requires all abilities including calculation, strategy, and spatial awareness. Which university will ultimately win the title of 'No. 1 university'? |||||
| Season 2 |||||
| 9 | 1 | "No.1" | 1 hour 21 minutes | November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) |
| A 100% pure cerebral survival game played with the honor of each university at stake. Pick a new rank. Participants with stronger brains were more likely to A fierce and thrilling battle of brains begins. |||||
| 10 | 2 | "Endless Competition" Transliteration: "Muhan Gyeongjaeng" (Korean: 무한 경쟁) | 1 hour 2 minutes | November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) |
| The puzzle is slowly being put together, the university that will win first is revealed, and the death match to determine the first team to be eliminated has begun. |||||
| 11 | 3 | "Pyramid Game" Transliteration: "Piramideu Geim" (Korean: 피라미드 게임) | 1 hour 6 minutes | November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22) |
| The second deathmatch of death begins. The dice are rolled to determine the fate of the two teams, and only one team is determined to return to base camp alive. The ongoing brain war, which university will rise to the top in the pyramid game? |||||
| 12 | 4 | "Perfect CSAT Score" Transliteration: "Suneung Manjeom" (Korean: 수능 만점) | 1 hour 16 minutes | November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29) |
| The highest-ever CSAT that embarrassed even the top 0.1% geniuses is being held. In a desperate situation with no answer in sight, which university will receive the lowest score and go straight to the death match? |||||
| 13 | 5 | "Odds of Success" Transliteration: "Seungbusu" (Korean: 승부수) | 1 hour 2 minutes | December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06) |
| Two teams meet in a death match, one move that will make them happy or sad. The third team to leave the base camp is decided. In a match where each team's pride is at stake, who will get the benefit in a game where the future is unpredictable? |||||
| 14 | 6 | "Black and White" Transliteration: "Beullaek aen hwaiteu" (Korean: 블랙 앤 화이트) | 1 hour 1 minute | December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13) |
| From yesterday's enemy to today's comrade, the long-awaited alliance match begins. Become a horse on the game board and lead your team to victory. A series of breathtaking psychological warfare and unpredictable developments. Which coalition will achieve victory? |||||
| 15 | 7 | "Game Changer" Transliteration: "Geim Cheinjeo" (Korean: 게임 체인저) | 1 hour 16 minutes | December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20) |
| The alliance collapsed and they turned into enemies. A death match begins with survival at stake. Which university will advance to the semi-finals? |||||
| 16 | 8 | "Last Puzzle" Transliteration: "Majimak Pheojeul" (Korean: 마지막 퍼즐) | 2 hours | December 27, 2024 (2024-12-27) |
| In Season 2 of University War, a new ranking is organized. The only university that overcomes extreme difficulty and rises to the top. Who will enjoy the honor of winning the final championship? |||||

### Game Summary

Game Summary of Season 1 :
| Day | Day | Ace Selection | Ace Selection | Ace Selection | Ace Match | Ace Match | Ace Match | Main Match | Main Match | Main Match | Death Match | Death Match |
| # | Ep. | Game | Ace(s) | Ace(s) | Game | Winner | Winner | Game | Winner | Winner | Game | Winner |
| 1 | 1 – 2 | Electronic Brain | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | Primary Number Check | | Jung Hyun-bin | 300 | YONSEI | YONSEI | Formula Archery | KAIST |
| 1 | 1 – 2 | Electronic Brain | POSTECH | Shim Min-sub | Primary Number Check | | Jung Hyun-bin | 300 | KU | KU | | Formula Archery | KAIST |
| 1 | 1 – 2 | Electronic Brain | KU | Chae Seung-min | Primary Number Check | | Jung Hyun-bin | 300 | SNU | SNU | | Formula Archery | KAIST |
| 1 | 1 – 2 | Electronic Brain | YONSEI | Park Na-yoon | Primary Number Check | | Jung Hyun-bin | 300 | KAIST | POSTECH | Formula Archery | KAIST |
| 1 | 1 – 2 | Electronic Brain | KAIST | Heo Sung-bum | Primary Number Check | | Jung Hyun-bin | 300 | KAIST | POSTECH | Formula Archery | KAIST |
| 2 | 3 – 4 | Perfect Number | YONSEI | Kim Ki-hong | Balance Game | | Janice | Investigation Signal | SNU | SNU | Pixel Number | YONSEI |
| 2 | 3 – 4 | Perfect Number | KAIST | So Hyun-ji | Balance Game | | Janice | Investigation Signal | KU | KU | | Pixel Number | YONSEI |
| 2 | 3 – 4 | Perfect Number | KU | Lee Dong-kyu | Balance Game | | Janice | Investigation Signal | HARVARD | HARVARD | | Pixel Number | YONSEI |
| 2 | 3 – 4 | Perfect Number | SNU | Song Hyun-seok | Balance Game | | Janice | Investigation Signal | YONSEI | KAIST | Pixel Number | YONSEI |
| 2 | 3 – 4 | Perfect Number | HARVARD | Janice | Balance Game | | Janice | Investigation Signal | YONSEI | KAIST | Pixel Number | YONSEI |
| 3 | 5 – 6 | Birth Date | YONSEI | Kim Ki-hong | Blind Omok | | Jung Hyun-bin | Silent Human Chess | HARVARD | SNU | Match & Mix | KU |
| 3 | 5 – 6 | Birth Date | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | Blind Omok | | Jung Hyun-bin | Silent Human Chess | HARVARD | SNU | Match & Mix | KU |
| 3 | 5 – 6 | Birth Date | HARVARD | Ray | Blind Omok | | Jung Hyun-bin | Silent Human Chess | HARVARD | SNU | Match & Mix | KU |
| 3 | 5 – 6 | Birth Date | KU | Lee Ji-soo | Blind Omok | | Jung Hyun-bin | Silent Human Chess | HARVARD | SNU | Match & Mix | KU |
| 4 | 6 – 7 | Trail of Dice | All (SNU, KU, HARVARD) | All (SNU, KU, HARVARD) | Relay Match | SNU | SNU | Find Me | KU | KU | Rotation! Rock Paper Scissors | SNU |
| 5 | 8 | | | | | | | Formula Safe | SNU | SNU | | | |
| 5 | 8 | | | | | | | Exit Strategy | KU | KU | | | |
| 5 | 8 | | | | | | | Find Hidden Patterns | SNU | SNU | | | |
Game Summary of Season 2 :
| Day | Day | Benefit Match | Benefit Match | Benefit Match | Main Match | Main Match | Main Match | Main Match | Death Match | Death Match |
| # | Ep. | Game | Winner | Winner | Game | Winner | Winner | Winner | Game | Winner |
| 1 | 1 – 3 | Ace Selection | SNU | Kim Gyu-min | Formula Puzzle | SNU | SNU | SNU | Investigation Signal 2 | KAIST |
| KAIST |||
| 1 | 1 – 3 | Ace Selection | SNU | Kim Gyu-min | Formula Puzzle | POSTECH | POSTECH | POSTECH | Investigation Signal 2 | MIT |
| 1 | 1 – 3 | Ace Selection | SNU | Kim Gyu-min | Formula Puzzle | OXFORD | OXFORD | OXFORD | Rock Paper Scissors Chess | KAIST |
| 1 | 1 – 3 | Ace Selection | SNU | Kim Gyu-min | Formula Puzzle | KU | KAIST | MIT | Rock Paper Scissors Chess | KAIST |
| 2 | 4 – 5 | Pyramid Game | KAIST | KAIST | Blank CSAT | KAIST | KAIST | KAIST | Calculation Omok | POSTECH |
| POSTECH |||
| POSTECH |||
| POSTECH |||
| 3 | 5 – 7 | Blind Sudoku | KAIST | Hwang Gi-hyeon | Exit Strategy 2 | KAIST | YONSEI | YONSEI | Rainbow Sequence | SNU |
| 4 | 8 | | | | Decryption | SNU | SNU | KAIST | | |
| 5 | 8 | | | | Triple Maze | SNU | SNU | SNU | | |
| 5 | 8 | | | | Breaking the formula | SNU | SNU | SNU | | |

#### Elimination Chart

Key of Season 1 :
| | Team that faced Death Match but survived |
| | Team that faced Death Match and eliminated |
| | Team that won the round |
| | Team that lost the round |
| † | The team advanced to the Ace Match but lost. |
| ‡ | Team that won the Ace Match and received benefits for the main match |
Elimination Chart of Season 1 :
| University | Day | Day | Day | Day | Day | Day | Day | Rank |
| University | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | Rank |
| SNU | IN ‡ | IN | IN ‡ | DM ‡ | win | loss | win | winner |
| KU | IN | IN | DM | IN † | loss | win | loss | 2 |
| HARVARD | — | IN ‡ | IN | ELIM † | | | | 3 |
| YONSEI | IN † | DM † | ELIM † | | | | | 4 |
| KAIST | DM | ELIM | | | | | | 5 |
| POSTECH | ELIM | | | | | | | 6 |
Key of Season 2 :
| | Team that faced Death Match but survived |
| | Team that faced Death Match and eliminated |
| ‡ | Team that won the Benefit Match |
Elimination Chart of Season 2 :
| University | Day | Day | Day | Day | Day | Day | Rank |
| University | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | Rank |
| SNU | IN ‡ | IN | DM | IN ‡ | win | win | winner |
| KAIST | DM | IN ‡ | IN ‡ | IN | loss | loss | 2 |
| YONSEI | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | | | 3 |
| POSTECH | IN | DM | ELIM | | | | 4 |
| OXFORD | IN | ELIM | | | | | 5 |
| MIT | ELIM | | | | | | 6 |
| KU | ELIM | | | | | | 7 |

## Brain Games
### Ace Selection
#### Day 1: Electronic Brain

* All participants solve problems presented at each school's base and enter their answers.
* The one participant from each school who answers the correct answer first and emerges from the main hall is selected as the ace.
* Electronic Brain is a mental arithmetic competition in which players add 10 three-digit numbers presented on the screen and enter the value as the correct answer.
* Participants in the base are prohibited from any conversation related to calculations.
* The game ends when all participants enter the correct answer.
| Question | 428 + 591 + 972 + 879 + 919 + 174 + 342 + 567 + 603 + 298 = |
| Answer | 5773 |
| Rank | University | Contestant | Rank | University | Contestant |
| 1 | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | 11 | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun |
| 2 | POSTECH | Shim Min-sub | 12 | POSTECH | Lee Hyun-soo |
| 3 | KU | Chae Seung-min | 13 | KU | Lee Dong-kyu |
| 4 | YONSEI | Park Na-yoon | 14 | SNU | Park Hyun-min |
| 5 | POSTECH | Moon So-yul | 15 | KAIST | Yang Joon-hyuk |
| 6 | KAIST | Heo Sung-bum | 16 | YONSEI | Son Ju-hyung |
| 7 | SNU | Song Hyun-seok | 17 | KAIST | So Hyun-ji |
| 8 | POSTECH | Shin Jae-yoon | 18 | KU | Kim Jung-min |
| 9 | YONSEI | Cho Hyun-jun | 19 | KU | Lee Ji-soo |
| 10 | KAIST | Choi Seo-yeon | 20 | YONSEI | Kim Ki-hong |

#### Day 2: Perfect Number

* 'Perfect Number' is a game where you have to find the right number in each blank space so that all seven sentences presented on the screen are true.
* The game ends when all participants answer correctly.
| Question | There is/are ( ) number(s) 1 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 2 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 3 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 4 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 5 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 6 in this problem. There is/are ( ) number(s) 7 in this problem. |
| Answer | 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 |
| Explanation | Add 1 to 5, 6, and 7, where it is difficult to get more than 2. Therefore, 1 becomes 4, 4 becomes 2, 3 becomes 2, and 2 becomes 3. |
| Rank | University | Contestant | Rank | University | Contestant |
| 1 | YONSEI | Kim Ki-hong | 11 | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin |
| 2 | KAIST | So Hyun-ji | 12 | HARVARD | Ray |
| 3 | KAIST | Heo Sung-bum | 13 | KAIST | Yang Joon-hyuk |
| 4 | YONSEI | Son Ju-hyung | 14 | KU | Chae Seung-min |
| 5 | KU | Lee Dong-kyu | 15 | KU | Kim Jung-min |
| 6 | SNU | Song Hyun-seok | 16 | YONSEI | Park Na-yoon |
| 7 | YONSEI | Cho Hyun-jun | 17 | HARVARD | David |
| 8 | KU | Lee Ji-soo | 18 | SNU | Park Hyun-min |
| 9 | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | 19 | KAIST | Choi Seo-yeon |
| 10 | HARVARD | Janice | 20 | HARVARD | Sky |

#### Day 3: Birth Date

* 'Date of Birth' is a contest in which players memorize the birth dates of 10 people presented on the screen for 2 minutes and then guess the date of birth of each person.
* Teams that do not select an Ace within the 5-minute time limit will be excluded from being selected as an opponent for the Ace Match.
Question :
| Albert Einstein | 1879.03.14 | Yi Sun-sin | 1545.4.28 |
| Yu Gwan-sun | 1902.12.16 | Marie Curie | 1867.11.07 |
| Yi Sang | 1910.09.23 | Jeong Yak-yong | 1762.08.05 |
| Thomas Edison | 1847.02.11 | Albert Schweitzer | 1875.01.14 |
| Sejong the Great | 1397.05.15 | Leonardo da Vinci | 1452.04.15 |
Participant Ranking :
| Rank | University | Participant | Rank | University | Participant |
| 1 | YONSEI | Kim Ki-hong | 9 | KU | Kim Jung-min |
| 2 | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | 10 | SNU | Song Hyun-seok |
| 3 | HARVARD | Ray | 11 | SNU | Park Hyun-min |
| 4 | KU | Lee Ji-soo | 12 | KU | Chae Seung-min |
| 5 | YONSEI | Cho Hyun-jun | 13 | YONSEI | Park Na-yoon |
| 6 | HARVARD | Sky | Unranked | KU | Lee Dong-kyu |
| 7 | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | Unranked | HARVARD | David |
| 8 | YONSEI | Son Ju-hyung | Unranked | HARVARD | Janice |

#### Day 4: Trail of Dice

* Trail of dice is a competition to guess the sum of the marks on the floor where the dice move.
* In this selection competition, all participants who answer correctly can enter the main hall.
Question :
| Dice | Dice | Dice | | Dice movement path | Dice movement path | Dice movement path |
| | 5 | | | | ② | ③ |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | 2 | | | | | |
| | 6 | | → | 1 | ① | ④ |
| Question: There is a die whose faces add up to 7. When recording the side of the dice that touches the floor, ①+②+③+④=? Answer: ||||||||||
Participant Ranking :
| Rank | University | Participant | Rank | University | Participant |
| 1 | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | 7 | SNU | Song Hyun-seok |
| 2 | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | 8 | HARVARD | Ray |
| 3 | SNU | Park Hyun-min | 9 | HARVARD | David |
| 4 | KU | Kim Jung-min | 10 | KU | Lee Dong-kyu |
| 5 | KU | Chae Seung-min | 11 | HARVARD | Sky |
| 6 | HARVARD | Janice | 12 | KU | Lee Ji-soo |

### Ace Match
#### Day 1: Prime Number Check

* This is a game in which the participant who finds the most prime numbers on a game board filled with 25 number cubes wins.
* The game lasts a total of 3 rounds, and the number section changes for each round.
* Participants take turns finding prime numbers for 30 seconds each. If you find the prime number and answer correctly during your turn, you will receive 1 point and will be given one more opportunity to answer during the time limit.
* If you answer incorrectly or fail to answer correctly during your turn, no points will be deducted and the opportunity will immediately pass to the other participant.
* The undisclosed question mark cube in the middle represents a hidden prime number, and if you guess the hidden prime number correctly, you get 3 points.
* The participant who gets 6 points first wins the round, and the participant who wins a total of 2 rounds first wins the ace match.
* The Ace Match is conducted 1:1 with the first place participant in the Ace Selection Tournament nominating one of the Ace participants.
* In the first round, the first place winner can decide, and in subsequent rounds, the side that lost in the previous round can choose.
* The team that wins the ace match will receive benefits in the next game.
Jung Hyun-bin of Seoul National University, who came in first place in the selection competition, can chose his ace match opponent and selected Park Na-yoon of Yonsei University as his ace match.
* Round 1 : Jung Hyun-bin, who took first place in the Ace selection competition, chose to strike first.
| Number Interval | 500 ~ 570 | 500 ~ 570 | 500 ~ 570 | 500 ~ 570 | 500 ~ 570 |
| Primary Number | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Number Cube | 523 | 543 | 527 | 563 | 533 |
| Number Cube | 549 | 517 | 509 | 553 | 519 |
| Number Cube | 513 | 531 | ? | 503 | 559 |
| Number Cube | 537 | 501 | 541 | 529 | 557 |
| Number Cube | 547 | 539 | 507 | 567 | 511 |
| Turn | Jung Hyun-bin (1st turn) | Park Na-yoon |
| 1 | 523 / Correct 509 / Correct 503 / Correct 541 / Correct 547 / Correct Hidden 521 / Correct | |
| Result | 8 points (Won) | 0 point (Lost) |
* Round 2 : Park Na-yoon, who lost in the first round, chose to attack first.
| Number Interval | 1100 ~ 1180 | 1100 ~ 1180 | 1100 ~ 1180 | 1100 ~ 1180 | 1100 ~ 1180 |
| Primary Number | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Number Cube | 1109 | 1149 | 1127 | 1141 | 1107 |
| Number Cube | 1157 | 1117 | 1161 | 1121 | 1171 |
| Number Cube | 1131 | 1101 | ? | 1151 | 1113 |
| Number Cube | 1139 | 1153 | 1137 | 1119 | 1103 |
| Number Cube | 1123 | 1147 | 1169 | 1159 | 1129 |
| Turn | Jung Hyun-bin | Park Na-yoon (1st turn) |
| 1 | 1109 / Correct 1107 / Wrong | 1141 / Wrong |
| 2 | 1117 / Correct 1171 / Correct 1101 / Wrong | 1103 / Correct Timeout exceeded |
| 3 | 1121 / Wrong | 1159 / Wrong |
| 4 | Timeout exceeded | 1137 / Wrong |
| 5 | 1153 / Correct 1129 / Correct 1169 / Wrong | 1123 / Correct 1147 / Wrong |
| 6 | Hidden 1163 / Correct | 1151 / Correct Timeout exceeded |
| Result | 8 points (Won) | 3 point (Lost) |
* Result : Jung Hyun-bin won 2:0, and the main match benefit was provided to the Seoul National University team.

#### Day 2: Balance Game

* 'Balance game' is a game in which you win by comparing numbers and guessing the opponent's number combination first.
* Two participants create and present different combinations of alphabet numbers A, B, C, and D that add up to 20.
* However, numbers cannot use decimal points or fractions and must be single digits.
* Within two minutes of starting the game, participants can compare their own alphabet and their opponent's alphabet using one of two methods.
* First, point out one of your own alphabets and one of your partner's alphabets and compare them.
* Second, compare the sum of the two own alphabets with the sum of the two other alphabets.
* The two participants take turns checking each other, and the time limit is 2 minutes.
* If you answer correctly after a challenge, you immediately win, but if you answer incorrectly, the opportunity passes to your opponent.
* The team that wins the game is provided with favorable benefits for the next main match.
* The first place participant in the Ace Selection Competition nominates one of the other Ace candidates and the match is held 1:1. The first and second players are chosen by the first-place participant in the Ace Selection Tournament.
Kim Ki-hong, who came in first, chose Janice as his ace match opponent. Meanwhile, participants watching during the game were able to check the card number of the participant nominated by the team.
| Turn | Kim Ki-hong | Kim Ki-hong | Kim Ki-hong | Kim Ki-hong | Janice | Janice | Janice | Janice |
| Card | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D |
| Number | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Round 1 | B < B | B < B | B < B | B < B | B > C | B > C | B > C | B > C |
| Round 2 | D < C | D < C | D < C | D < C | D = A | D = A | D = A | D = A |
| Round 3 | A+B = A+C | A+B = A+C | A+B = A+C | A+B = A+C | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Result | Defeat | Defeat | Defeat | Defeat | Win | Win | Win | Win |

#### Day 3: Blind Omok

* Blind Omok is an omok contest in which two participants rely on memory without looking at the omok board.
* Participants take turns pointing out coordinates one by one within the two-minute time limit. At this time, the status of the engraving board is not disclosed to the participants.
* You cannot start in a place where a stone has already been placed or in the 3-3 position, and you can only restart once.
* In the first round, the winner of the ace selection will be selected, and in rounds 2 and 3, the participant who lost in the previous round will be the first player.
* A total of 3 rounds will be played, and the participant who wins 2 rounds first will win the Ace Match.
Yonsei University's Kim Ki-hong, who ranked first in the selection competition, chose Jung Hyun-bin of Seoul National University as his opponent. In the Seoul National University team, Kyung Do-hyun took the lead in preparing the strategy and taught us how to utilize the 3-3 golden number. In the Yonsei University team, Cho Hyun-jun led the strategy preparation and taught aggressive management that took advantage of going first.
Round 1 : Kim Ki-hong chose to strike first.
Omok Board :
| | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| F | | | | | ∘ | | |
| G | ∘ | • | ∘ | ∘ | • | | |
| H | | ∘ | ∘ | • | • | • | • |
| I | | | ∘ | ∘ | • | ∘ | |
| J | | • | • | ∘ | • | | |
| K | | | | | ∘ | • | |
Player Round :
| Round | Kim Ki-hong (white) | Jung Hyun-bin (black) |
| 1 | H11 | I11 |
| 2 | J10 | I9 |
| 3 | I10 | K10 |
| 4 | H9 | G8 |
| 5 | H11 | H8 |
| 6 | G7 | I8 |
| 7 | G10 | F10 |
| 8 | J8 | G9 |
| 9 | J7 | J9 |
| 10 | K11 | I9 H7 |
| 11 | H12 | G6 |
| Result | Lose (0) | Win (1) |
Round 2 : Loser of the previous round, Kim Ki-hong, strike first.
Omok Board :
| | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| G | | | | | ∘ | | | |
| H | ∘ | • | ∘ | ∘ | • | ∘ | | |
| I | | ∘ | • | • | • | ∘ | | |
| J | | • | | ∘ | • | ∘ | | |
| K | | | | | | • | | |
| L | | | | | | | • | |
| M | | | | | | | | • |
Player Round :
| Round | Kim Ki-hong (black) | Jung Hyun-bin (white) |
| 1 | I11 | J12 |
| 2 | I13 | H12 |
| 3 | I12 | I10 |
| 4 | H13 | I14 |
| 5 | J13 | G13 |
| 6 | J10 | H14 |
| 7 | K14 | H12 H14 |
| 8 | L15 | H11 |
| 9 | H10 | H9 |
| 10 | M16 | — |
| Result | Win (1) | Lose (1) |
Round 3 : Loser of the previous round, Jung Hyun-bin, strike first.
Omok Board :
| | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| G | | | | | ∘ | | |
| H | | | | ∘ | | | |
| I | | | ∘ | • | • | | • |
| J | | ∘ | | ∘ | | • | |
| K | ∘ | | | | • | | |
Player Round :
| Round | Jung Hyun-bin (white) | Kim Ki-hong (black) |
| 1 | H10 | I11 |
| 2 | J10 | I10 |
| 3 | I9 | K11 |
| 4 | G11 | J12 |
| 5 | J8 | I13 |
| 6 | K7 | — |
| Result | Win (2) | Lose (1) |

#### Day 4: Relay Match

* The fourth round ace match will be held as a relay match in which all members of the three teams participate.
* The relay match lasts a total of 3 rounds, with 4 questions asked in rounds 1 and 2, and 3 questions asked in round 3. The problem type changes every round.
* The Ace Selection Tournament is conducted in a winning streak system where the first person with the correct answer nominates an opponent, and the winning participant nominates the next opponent to continue the game.
* At the end of the relay match, the main match benefit will be provided to the university team with the highest total points among participants.
* Round 1: Modified multiplication tables The modified multiplication table is a competition to calculate the value of adding 'the multiplication of two numbers' (A×B) and 'the sum of two numbers' (A+B). Problems are provided in A◈B format.
* Round 2: Counting blocks Counting blocks is a competition to guess the total number of blocks stacked in a presented picture.
* Round 3: Numbers that bite each other It is a battle in which you win by finding all the numbers that fit in three blank spaces among the number boxes arranged regularly.
List of problems :
| Round | Round | Question | Explanation | Answer |
| 1R | 1 | 21◈17 | (21×17) + (21+17) | 395 |
| 1R | 2 | 12◈23 | (12×23) + (12+23) | 311 |
| 1R | 3 | (4◈12)◈9 | (((4×12)+(4+12))×9) + (((4×12)+(4+12))+9) | 649 |
| 1R | 4 | (6◈2)◈27 | (((6×2)+(6+2))×27) + (((6×2)+(6+2))+27) | 587 |
| 2R | 1 | — | — | 65 |
| 2R | 2 | — | — | 62 |
| 2R | 3 | — | — | 100 |
| 2R | 4 | — | — | 58 |
| 3R | 1 | 1 , 3 , 6 , 8 , 16 , ? , | Repeat +2 and ×2 | 18 |
| 3R | 1 | 65 , 61 , 37 , 58 , ? , | Square of first digit + square of second digit | 89 |
| 3R | 1 | 90 , 92 , 96 , 104 , 120 , ? | Geometric sequence in which the sequential difference increases by a factor of 2 | 152 |
| 3R | 2 | 4 , 3 , 4 , 9 , 22 , ? , | A geometric sequence in which the difference between series (the second order) increases by a factor of 2. | 51 |
| 3R | 2 | 17 , 21 , 7 , 11 , ? , | Repeat of ÷3 and +4 | +11⁄3 |
| 3R | 2 | 3 , 13/5 , 7/3 , 15/7 , 2 , ? | A sequence in which the numerator and denominator of the previous term are each added +1 | 17⁄9 |
| 3R | 3 | 0 , 1 , 5 , 15 , 34 , 65 , ? , | An arithmetic sequence in which the difference between series (second order difference) increases by 3. | 111 |
| 3R | 3 | 100 , 122 , 89 , 133 , 78 , ? , | Minus/Plus intersect and increases or decreases in multiples of 11 (-11, +22, -33...) | 144 |
| 3R | 3 | 36 , 18 , 13.5 , 13.5 , ? | ×n⁄4, n increases from 1 to 1. | 135⁄8 |
Game Progress :
| Round | Defender | Defender | Defender | Attacker | Attacker | Attacker |
| 1R | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | win | KU | Lee Ji-soo | loss |
| 1R | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | win | HARVARD | Sky | loss |
| 1R | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | win | HARVARD | David | loss |
| 1R | SNU | Kyung Do-hyun | loss | KU | Kim Jung-min | win |
| 2R | KU | Kim Jung-min | win | HARVARD | Ray | loss |
| 2R | KU | Kim Jung-min | win | SNU | Park Hyun-min | loss |
| 2R | KU | Kim Jung-min | win | HARVARD | Janice | loss |
| 2R | KU | Kim Jung-min | loss | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | win |
| 3R | SNU | Jung Hyun-bin | loss | KU | Lee Dong-kyu | win |
| 3R | KU | Lee Dong-kyu | loss | SNU | Song Hyun-seok | win |
| 3R | SNU | Song Hyun-seok | win | KU | Chae Seung-min | loss |
Game Result :
| Team | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | Total Points |
| SNU | Kyung Do-hyun 3 Points | Park Hyun-min 0 Point | Jung Hyun-bin 1 Point | Song Hyun-seok 2 Points | 6 Points |
| KU | Lee Ji-soo 0 Point | Kim Jung-min 4 Points | Lee Dong-kyu 1 Point | Chae Seung-min 0 Point | 5 Points |
| HARVARD | Sky 0 Point | David 0 Point | Ray 0 Point | Janice 0 Point | 0 Point |

### Main Matches
#### Day 1: 300

* This is a game where you win by answering the 300 calculation problems presented first.
* Correct answers are entered using a tablet in the center of the stage, and 30 answers can be entered per page, consisting of ten pages in total.
* If you enter all 300 correct answers, you can check the number of incorrect answers. However, if you do not fill out even one of the 300 answers, you cannot check the number of incorrect answers.
* There is no limit to the solution time or number of correct answers, and the top three university teams that first achieve 0 incorrect answers survive and advance to the next round, while the bottom two teams become candidates for elimination and play a death match.
* After submission, the number of incorrect answers is revealed and the waiting time for re-entry takes 10 seconds.
* Benefit: Priority access to 5 questions - 5 questions will be released in advance for 2 minutes.
Question
Result
| 1st Place | YONSEI | YONSEI |
| 2nd Place | KU | KU |
| 3rd Place | SNU | SNU |
| 4th Place | KAIST | POSTECH |

#### Day 2: Investigation Signal

* In 'Signal Investigation', before the game starts, three investigators are appointed to observe the criminal and one arresting officer is appointed to find the criminal.
* Each team is provided with 15 signal cards, and before the battle begins, four officer gather at each team's base camp and write down their own information on the 15 cards for 30 minutes to be used to apprehend the criminal.
* Any content can be written on the signal card, but the number of characters is limited to 20 characters. Does not include spaces.
* When the game starts, the three investigators and one arresting officer are separated.
* The three investigators will observe the criminal for 20 minutes and create up to 10 evidence photos using the 15 signal cards previously created.
* You can use one signal card per photo, but it is also possible to use it multiple times.
* Seal the 10 evidence photos in an investigation envelope and deliver them to the arresting officer.
* Once the information is delivered, the arresting officer submits a photo of the eight suspects presumed to be the culprit in an investigation envelope within 10 minutes based on the information received from the three investigators.
* It will be held in a total of 3 rounds, and at the end of the round, 10 minutes of meeting time and the opportunity to modify 15 signal cards will be provided.
* At the end of the signal investigation, the top three teams with the most hits on the criminal will survive, and the bottom two teams will advance to the death match.
* However, if the number of correct culprits is the same as a result of the three rounds combined, the team that used fewer evidence photos survives.
* Benefit: 1 additional signal card

##### Round 1

Picture explanation :
| Information | Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Picture 3 | Picture 4 | Picture 5 | Picture 6 | Picture 7 | Picture 8 |
| Gender | Female | Female | Male | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male |
| Hair | Light brown Short | Brown Long | Black Short | Brown Long | Black Short | Black Long | Black Short | Black Short |
| Clothes | | | | | | | | |
| Shoes | — | Grey | White | Black | — | — | White | Grey |
| Facial | | | | | | | | |
| Stuff | X | X | X | X | Violin | Clarinet | X | X |
| | SNU | KAIST | YONSEI | KU | HARVARD |
| Arresting Officer | Jung Hyun-bin | So Hyun-ji | Cho Hyun-jun | Kim Jung-min | David |
| Investigators | Kyung Do-hyun Park Hyun-min Song Hyun-seok | Yang Joon-hyuk Choi Seo-yeon Heo Sung-bum | Kim Ki-hong Park Na-yoon Son Ju-hyung | Lee Dong-kyu Lee Ji-soo Chae Seung-min | Janice Ray Sky |
| Photo Evidence | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Criminal Arrested | Success | Fail | Success | Success | Success |

##### Round 2

Picture explanation :
| Information | Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Picture 3 | Picture 4 | Picture 5 | Picture 6 | Picture 7 | Picture 8 |
| Gender | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male |
| Hair | | | | | | | | |
| Clothes | | | | | | | | |
| Shoes | | | | | | | | |
| Facial | | | | | | | | |
| Stuff | | | | | | | | |
| | SNU | KAIST | YONSEI | KU | HARVARD |
| Arresting Officer | Jung Hyun-bin | So Hyun-ji | Cho Hyun-jun | Kim Jung-min | David |
| Investigators | Kyung Do-hyun Park Hyun-min Song Hyun-seok | Yang Joon-hyuk Choi Seo-yeon Heo Sung-bum | Kim Ki-hong Park Na-yoon Son Ju-hyung | Lee Dong-kyu Lee Ji-soo Chae Seung-min | Janice Ray Sky |
| Photo Evidence | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Criminal Arrested | Success | Success | Success | Success | Success |

##### Round 3

Picture explanation :
| Information | Picture 1 | Picture 2 | Picture 3 | Picture 4 | Picture 5 | Picture 6 | Picture 7 | Picture 8 |
| Gender | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female |
| Hair | Black Long | Brown Short | Brown Short | Black Short | Black Long | Brown Long | Black Medium | Brown Long |
| Clothes | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress | Yellow shirt Long black dress |
| Shoes | Black Heels | Black Flats | Black Wedges | Black Flats | Black Wedges | Black Heels | Black Heels | Black Wedges |
| Facial | | | | | | | | |
| Stuff | Red rose | White rose | Red rose | Red rose | Red rose | Red rose | White rose | White rose |
| | SNU | KAIST | YONSEI | KU | HARVARD |
| Arresting Officer | Jung Hyun-bin | So Hyun-ji | Son Ju-hyung | Kim Jung-min | David |
| Investigators | Kyung Do-hyun Park Hyun-min Song Hyun-seok | Yang Joon-hyuk Choi Seo-yeon Heo Sung-bum | Kim Ki-hong Park Na-yoon Cho Hyun-jun | Lee Dong-kyu Lee Ji-soo Chae Seung-min | Janice Ray Sky |
| Photo Evidence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Criminal Arrested | Success | Success | Fail | Success | Success |

##### Game Result

| | SNU | KU | HARVARD | KAIST | YONSEI |
| Photo Evidence | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Criminal Arrested | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Result | Pass | Pass | Pass | Death Match | Death Match |

#### Day 3: Silent Human Chess

* Silent Human Chess is a joint competition between two university teams and is a chess match in which all participants play as pieces.
* Conversation is prohibited on the chessboard, so players must use their own judgment.
* Participants are divided into the roles of 2 rooks, 2 bishops, and 1 king. The rook can move one space up, down, left, and right, the bishop can move one space diagonally, and the king can move one space in any direction. Also, the king can skip a piece regardless of whether he is an enemy or an ally.
* Both teams are assigned numbers 1 to 5, and can only move on their turn in the designated order.
* The starting five players will be placed in their own camp first, and the remaining three players will be substituted.
* Both teams must move their pieces in a pre-determined order with a one-minute time limit. Once set, the movement order cannot be changed.
* If a piece is caught by the opposing team, a replacement member takes over the role of the captured piece. However, the insertion of a replacement member is only possible in the last row of the player's camp when the existing piece is captured and the turn comes back on the next turn.
* Additionally, if all substitutes are taken and there are no more pieces in that turn, the opportunity to move passes to the opponent's next numbered piece.
* The king of each team may request a strategy meeting during the game only once at any time.
* You win if you capture the opposing team's king or if your king stays in the opponent's camp for two turns.
* The two teams from the winning alliance advance to the fourth round, and the two teams from the losing alliance play a death match.
* Coalitions are freely selected by participants.
* If you speak during chess, warnings accumulate, and pieces that have been warned more than twice are automatically removed from the game board.
* Benefit: The right to decide who goes first and who goes next
Before the game starts : The Seoul National University team chose to attack first through Ace Match Benefit. The Harvard team chose to form an alliance with the Seoul National University team. (Hereinafter, the Seoul National University + Harvard team will be described as Team A, and the Yonsei University + Korea University team will be described as Team B.)
Turn Order and Role Assignment :
| Turn Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Bench Member | Bench Member | Bench Member |
| Team A | Rook | Bishop | King | Rook | Bishop | — | — | — |
| Team A | Janice | David | Ray | Kyung Do-hyun | Jung Hyun-bin | Song Hyun-seok | Park Hyun-min | Sky |
| Team B | Bishop | Rook | Bishop | King | Rook | — | — | — |
| Team B | Kim Jung-min | Kim Ki-hong | Lee Ji-soo | Cho Hyun-jun | Park Na-yoon | Lee Dong-kyu | Chae Seung-min | Son Ju-hyung |
Starting game board
| | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| A | | Park Na-yoon $^{(Rook)}$ | Kyung Do-hyun $^{(Rook)}$ | |
| B | | Lee Ji-soo$^{(Bishop)}$ | Jung Hyun-bin$^{(Bishop)}$ | |
| C | | Kim Jung-min$^{(Bishop)}$ | David$^{(Bishop)}$ | Ray$^{(King)}$ |
| D | Cho Hyun-jun$^{(King)}$ | | Janice$^{(Rook)}$ | |
| E | | Kim Ki-hong$^{(Rook)}$ | | |
| Turn | Turn | Team A (white) | Team B (black) |
| 1 | 1 | Janice E4 | Kim Jung-min B1 |
| 1 | 2 | David D5 | Kim Ki-hong D2 |
| 1 | 3 | Ray C4 | Lee Ji-soo C1 |
| 1 | 4 | Kyung Do-hyun E5 | Cho Hyun-jun E1 |
| 1 | 5 | Jung Hyun-bin C3 | Park Na-yoon A1 |
| 2 | 6 | Janice D4 | Kim Jung-min A2 |
| 2 | 7 | David E4 | Kim Ki-hong E2 |
| 2 | 8 | Ray D3 | Lee Ji-soo D2 |
| 2 | 9 | Kyung Do-hyun A4 | Cho Hyun-jun C3 Catched Jung Hyun-bin |
| 2 | 10 | Jung Hyun-bin Pass | Park Na-yoon B1 |
| 3 | 11 | Janice C4 | Kim Jung-min B3 |
| 3 | 12 | David D5 | Kim Ki-hong E1 |
| 3 | 13 | Ray C3 Catched Cho Hyun-jun | |
| Result | Result | win | loss |
Notes: Just before Cho Hyun-jun's move on turn 9, Team B used the operation time. This is because no matter where Cho Hyun-jun's options move, he is sure to lose.
Turn 9 : Cho Hyun-jun's options :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| A | 5th Park Na-yoon $^{(Rook)}$ | 1st Kim Jung-min$^{(Bishop)}$ | | 4th Kyung Do-hyun $^{(Rook)}$ |
| B | | | | |
| C | | | 5th Jung Hyun-bin$^{(Bishop)}$ | |
| D | | 3rd Lee Ji-soo$^{(Bishop)}$ | 3rd Ray$^{(King)}$ | 1st Janice$^{(Rook)}$ |
| E | 4th Cho Hyun-jun$^{(King)}$ | 2nd Kim Ki-hong$^{(Rook)}$ | | 2nd David$^{(Bishop)}$ |
Cho Hyun-jun's possible move option and its effect:
* if he move to C3 (skip 3rd rook) (capture 5th bishop) → Will get caught by opponent's 3rd king in the next turn.
* if he move to D1 → Will get caught by opponent's 3rd king in the next turn.
* if he move to E3 (skip 2nd rook) → Will get caught by opponent's 3rd king in the next turn.

#### Day 4: Find Me

* Find Me is a competition to infer the MBTI of participants from other universities through information sharing.
* Participants are randomly assigned to one of 16 MBTI types. The MBTI of all participants is different and is not disclosed to other teams.
* When two participants who agree to share information place their MBTI cards on the table in front of the host, the number of matching alphabet letters among the unique MBTIs of the two participants is revealed on the screen.
* It lasts 30 minutes, 10 minutes per round, and a total of 3 rounds. Within 3 rounds, each team writes and submits the MBTI of other team members deduced through information sharing.
* You earn 1 point each time you guess the MBTI of another team member. The top university with the most points at the end of the match survives, and the other bottom two teams advance to a death match.
* However, in case of a tie, the team that submitted the answer first survives.
* Benefit: Designated confirmation ticket. You can point out a specific person, ask them about their MBTI, and get a yes/no answer.
MBTI Raffle :
| Team | SNU | KU | HARVARD | Not selected |
| Participants (MBTI) | Kyung Do-hyun ENTJ | Kim Jung-min INTP | David INFJ | INTJ |
| Participants (MBTI) | Park Hyun-min ISFP | Lee Dong-kyu ISTP | Janice ISFJ | ENTP |
| Participants (MBTI) | Song Hyun-seok ESTJ | Lee Ji-soo ESTP | Ray ISTJ | ESFJ |
| Participants (MBTI) | Jung Hyun-bin ENFJ | Chae Seung-min ESFP | Sky ENFP | INFP |
Game Progress :
| Turn | Turn | Participant 1 | Participant 2 | Common Letter |
| Round 1 | 1 | Jung Hyun-bin | Lee Ji-soo | 1 |
| Round 1 | 2 | Song Hyun-seok | Kim Jung-min | 1 |
| Round 1 | 3 | Jung Hyun-bin | Sky | 3 |
| Round 1 | 4 | Lee Ji-soo | Ray | 2 |
| Round 1 | 5 | Park Hyun-min | Lee Ji-soo | 2 |
| Round 1 | 6 | Kim Jung-min | David | 2 |
| Round 2 | 1 | Lee Ji-soo | Janice | 1 |
| Round 2 | 2 | Jung Hyun-bin | Lee Dong-kyu | 0 |
| Round 2 | 3 | Chae Seung-min | Sky | 3 |
| Round 2 | 4 | Chae Seung-min | Ray | 1 |
| Round 2 | 5 | Song Hyun-seok | David | 1 |
| Round 2 | 6 | Jung Hyun-bin | Ray | 1 |
| Round 3 | 1 | Jung Hyun-bin | David | 3 |
| Round 3 | 2 | Lee Dong-kyu | Ray | 3 |
| Round 3 | 3 | David | Lee Ji-soo | 0 |
| SNU Benefit : Lee Ji-soo ESTP (Y) ||||
| Round 3 | 4 | Chae Seung-min | Janice | 2 |
| Korea University Submitted the Answer ||||
| Harvard University Submitted the Answer ||||
| Seoul National University Submitted the Answer ||||
Game Result :
| Right answer ;   Wrong answer ||||
| Answer Sheet | KU | HARVARD | SNU |
| Kyung Do-hyun | ISFJ | INTJ | |
| Park Hyun-min | ENFP | ESFJ | |
| Song Hyun-seok | ESTJ | ESTJ | |
| Jung Hyun-bin | ENFJ | ENFJ | |
| Kim Jung-min | | INTP | INFJ |
| Lee Dong-kyu | | ISTP | ISTP |
| Lee Ji-soo | | ESTP | ESTP |
| Chae Seungmin | | INFP | ENTJ |
| David | INFJ | | ENFP |
| Janice | INFP | | ESFP |
| Ray | ISTJ | | ISTJ |
| Sky | ENFP | | ESFJ |
| Points | 5 points | 5 points | 3 points |
| Result | Win | Death Match | Death Match |

#### Day 5: Final
##### Round 1: Formula Safe

* The formula safe is a competition to create a target number by unlocking 28 safes composed of 4-digit passwords.
* Before the match begins, two people from each team are assigned the roles of one in charge of memorization and one in charge of arrange math formula.
* When the competition begins, the memorizer participant has 5 minutes to memorize the 28 safe passwords and then has 10 minutes to open the safe lock. (The safe password is 4 digits each.)
* The person in charge of memorization obtains the number cards and operation symbol cards from the safe and delivers them to the person in charge of math.
* Inside the 28 safes, there are 2 sets of 10 number cards from 1 to 10, and the bonus operation symbols power ⌃, root √, parentheses, and factorial ! There are 2 sets of 4 types of symbol cards, 1 each.
* The person in charge of math must complete the target number within the 5-minute time limit using the basic operation card and the card received from the person in charge of memorization. The number cards obtained at this time cannot be pasted and used as 2-3 digit numbers, and the used number cards can be reused.
* The target number is revealed three times per round, and the team that completes the target number first earns one point. After a total of 3 rounds, the team that scores 5 points first wins.
* The safe is made of transparent material, so you can visually check which card is in which safe. The passwords and card placement for both teams are the same.
Role Selection :
| 1 | 2 | 3 | VS | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Korea University | Korea University | Korea University | VS | Seoul National University | Seoul National University | Seoul National University |
| Chae Seung-min | Lee Ji-soo | Lee Ji-soo | Memorization role | Jung Hyun-bin | Park Hyun-min | — |
| Kim Jung-min | Lee Dong-kyu | Lee Dong-kyu | Math Formula role | Kyung Do-hyun | Song Hyun-seok | Jung Hyun-bin |

###### Round 1

Memorization :
| ⌃ 6034 | 1 2184 | 2 8243 | 3 9259 | 4 1752 | 5 0351 | ^ 5963 |
| 4652 | 6 0214 | 7 2583 | 8 7415 | 9 3961 | 10 6025 | 1007 |
| ! 8624 | 1 1463 | 2 9431 | 3 5374 | 4 6430 | 5 7155 | ! 2809 |
| √ 5012 | 6 3875 | 7 7206 | 8 2918 | 9 1209 | 10 3744 | √ 8507 |
Formula acquired by each team :
| Team/Participant | Chae Seung-min | Jung Hyun-bin |
| Formula | 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, ^, ^ | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ^,, ! 5, 8, 9, 10, ^, |
| Total | 9 | 19 |
| Turn | Target Number | Participant | Formula Submission | Result | Score |
| 1 | 133 | Kyung Do-hyun | $2^{7+5}$ | Correct | 0:1 |
| 2 | 0.9375 | Kyung Do-hyun | $(10+5)\div (4^{2})$ | Correct | 0:2 |
| 3 | 1234 | Kyung Do-hyun | $6^{4}-2\times 3\times 10-7+5$ | Correct | 0:3 |

###### Round 2

Memorization :
| ⌃ 6034 | 1 2184 | 2 8243 | 3 9259 | 4 1752 | 5 0351 | ^ 5963 |
| 4652 | 6 0124 | 7 2583 | 8 7415 | 9 3961 | 10 6025 | 1007 |
| ! 8624 | 1 1463 | 2 9431 | 3 5374 | 4 6130 | 5 7155 | ! 2809 |
| √ 5012 | 6 3875 | 7 7206 | 8 2918 | 9 1209 | 10 3744 | √ 8507 |
Formula acquired by each team :
| Team/Participant | Lee Ji-soo | Park Hyun-min |
| Formula | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ^,, !, √ 5, 6, ^,, ! | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ^,, !, √ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ^,, !, √ |
| Total | 19 (10 new) | 28 (9 new) |
| Turn | Target Number | Participant | Formula Submission | Result | Score |
| 4 | 3135 | Lee Dong-kyu | $5^{5+10}$ | Correct | 1:3 |
| 5 | 1987 | Lee Dong-kyu | $2\times 10^{3}-6\times 4+1$ | False | 1:3 |
| 5 | 1987 | Song Hyun-seok | $6^{4}-2\times 3\times 10-7+5$ | Correct | 1:4 |
| 6 | 78125 | Lee Dong-kyu | $5^{7}$ | Correct | 2:4 |

###### Round 3

Notes: The memorization passcode table did not got any close-up during the broadcast
Formula acquired by each team :
| Team/Participant | Lee Ji-soo | SNU |
| Formula | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, +, −, ÷, ×,, ^ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, +, −, ÷, ×,, ^ | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, +, −, ÷, ×,, ^ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, +, −, ÷, ×,, ^ |
| Total | 28 (9 new) | 28 |
| Turn | Target Number | Participant | Formula Submission | Result | Score |
| 7 | 4805 | Jung Hyun-bin | $10^{2}\times 3\times 4^{2}+5$ | Correct | 2:5 |

##### Round 2: Exit Strategy

* There are four entrances and one exit on the game board, and all participants move as horses.
* Each team enters the game board with two participants as starters, and at this time, the four starters select different entrances.
* Latecomers can freely choose any entrance.
* Once entered, participants must reach the exit before escaping, and participants can only move in a straight line once per turn. Stop if there are obstacles or other participants in your path.
* Only a maximum of two participants per team can enter the game board, and the participant who was waiting after the team member escapes enters.
* In this way, the pieces take turns moving, and the team wins when all four members escape.
* The game board is 11×11 in size, and the locations of entrances/obstacles/exits are not revealed in advance.
* The first and second ball are decided by throwing dice. 10 minutes of preparation time is provided before the game starts. An additional 3 minutes of meeting time will be provided immediately after the game starts.
* Participants can talk freely regardless of the game board.
Game Board :
| | | | | Finish | Finish | | |

##### Round 3: Find Hidden Patterns

* Finding Hidden Patterns is a competition in which players must find more target patterns on a game board made up of arrows pointing north, south, east, and west.
* When a target pattern of 2 squares horizontally and 2 squares vertically is presented, you must find the area with the presented target pattern on the game board, which is made up of 10 squares horizontally and 8 squares vertically.
* However, the presented target pattern can be entered in the forward direction or rotated 90/180/270 degrees. However, cases where the image is reversed left/right/up/down are not accepted.
* Starting with the first participant, they must take turns shouting 'correct answer' within the 10-second time limit and saying the coordinates corresponding to the upper left corner of the area that matches the target pattern.
* If the answer is correct, 1 point is awarded, and if the answer is incorrect, 1 point is deducted. One point will also be deducted if an answer that has already been confirmed is repeated. If the name is not called, the turn passes to the opponent without change in score.
* If you can no longer shout out the correct answer on the game board, shout 'end'. If there are no more areas that match the target pattern, 3 points are scored and the round ends. If not, 2 points are deducted and the turn is passed to the opponent.
* During your turn, you can shout out the correct answer and then shout the end within 5 seconds.
* It lasts for a total of 6 rounds, and the target pattern is changed each round, and the game board is changed before the start of the 4th round. All participants must participate once until the 4th round, after which they can participate freely.
* The winner of the first round is decided by rolling the dice.
* The team with more points at the end of round 6 wins.
* Determine the number of patterns remaining
It is important to shout out the end and get 3 points, so make sure that the number of correct answers remaining on your turn is an odd number, assuming you have accurately figured out the number of correct answers remaining. This is the strategy mentioned by Kyung Do-hyun on the broadcast.
* Find with space in the middle
Find the pattern by looking at the white space in the middle, divided by the arrow part of the target pattern, as a single shape. The strategy mentioned by Chae Seung-min on the broadcast.
| Turn | Korea University | Points | Points | Seoul National University |
| 1R | Kim Jung-min | 2 | 4 | Kyung Do-hyun |
| 2R | Lee Dong-kyu | 6 | 7 | Park Hyun-min |
| 3R | Lee Ji-soo | 6 | 8 | Jung Hyun-bin |
| 4R | Chae Seung-min | 7 | 12 | Song Hyun-seok |
| 5R | Kim Jung-min | 7 | 15 | Song Hyun-seok |
| 6R | Kim Jung-min | 11 | 22 | Jung Hyun-bin |
| Final | Loss | 11 | 22 | Win |

###### Rounds 1–3

Game Board :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| A | → | ↑ | ← | ↑ | ↓ | ↓ | ← | → | ↑ | ← |
| B | ↓ | → | ← | ↓ | ← | ← | ↑ | ↑ | ← | ↓ |
| C | ↓ | → | ← | ↑ | → | ↓ | ← | ↓ | → | ← |
| D | ← | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ← | ↓ | ↑ | → |
| E | → | ← | ← | ← | ↑ | ↓ | → | ↑ | ← | ↑ |
| F | ↑ | ↓ | ← | ↓ | → | ↑ | → | ← | ↓ | → |
| G | ← | ↑ | → | ← | ↓ | ← | ↑ | → | ↓ | ↑ |
| H | ↓ | → | ↑ | ← | ↑ | ↓ | → | ↓ | ↑ | ← |

###### Rounds 4–6

Game Board :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| A | ↓ | ↑ | ← | → | ↑ | ↓ | → | ↑ | ↓ | → |
| B | → | ↑ | → | ↓ | ← | ← | → | ↓ | ← | ← |
| C | ↑ | ← | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ← | → | → | ↑ |
| D | ← | → | ↓ | ← | ↑ | ← | ← | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ |
| E | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ← | ↓ | → | ↑ | → | ↓ | ← |
| F | → | ↑ | → | → | ← | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | → | → |
| G | ↑ | ← | ← | ↓ | ← | → | ↓ | ← | ← | ← |
| H | → | → | → | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | → | ↓ |

### Death Match
#### Day 1: Formula Archery

* This is a game where you use four numbers and operation symbols to create the target number presented on the archery board.
* Each team is given two sets of numbered cards from 1 to 6. Afterwards, two cards selected from among the number cards are revealed to the opposing team.
* A total of four numbers submitted by both teams and the presented operation symbols must be used to create the target number displayed on the archery board.
* The operation symbols provided are plus+, subtraction-, multiplication×, division÷, square⌃, root√, parentheses, and factorial!.
* Number cards can only be used as single-digit numbers, and used number cards and operation symbols can be reused.
* The team that completed the formula rings the bell, says the target number completed within 3 seconds, and raises the blackboard to reveal the completed formula.
* On the archery board, a white circle scores 1 point, a black circle scores 2 points, a blue circle scores 3 points, a red circle scores 4 points, and a yellow circle scores 5 points.
* Additionally, if you match three adjacent target numbers within the same color circle, you will receive 2 additional points.
* The team that scores 25 points first wins and advances to the next round, while the losing team is eliminated in the first round.
* It can be written in the form of a fraction in a formula, and there is no limit to the number of operation symbols used.
Picture explanation :
| 1 point | 1.25 | 1.25 | -2 | 1 | 37 | 19 |
| 1 point | 45 | 45 | -7 | 108 | 216 | 15 |
| 1 point | 66 | 66 | 31 | 90 | -0.5 | 54 |
| 2 points | 15625 | 15625 | 52 | 78 | 1.2 | 701 |
| 2 points | 7777 | 7777 | -1.5 | 47 | 2.25 | 732 |
| 3 points | 716 | 244 | 601 | 5184 | 4090 | -351 |
| 4 points | 173 | 173 | 373 | 373 | 777 | 777 |
| 5 points | 8388610 | 8388610 | 8388610 | 8388610 | 8388610 | 8388610 |
Game Progress :
| Round | Number Cards | Number Cards | Team | Formula | Target Number | Result | Score | Score |
| Round | POSTECH | KAIST | Team | Formula | Target Number | Result | POSTECH | KAIST |
| 1R | 1, 4 | 1, 5 | | 1$^{145}$ | 1 | Correct | 0 | 1 |
| 2R | 2, 5 | 1, 3 | | 1$^{(2+5)}$-3 | −2 | Correct | 0 | 2 |
| 3R | 4, 5 | 4, 5 | | (4÷5)×5-4 | 1.25 | Correct | 0 | 5 |
| 4R | 2, 6 | 5, 6 | | 6$^2$+6−5 | 37 | Correct | 1 | 5 |
| 5R | 3, 6 | 1, 6 | | 6×3+1$^6$ | 19 | Correct | 2 | 5 |
| 6R | 3, 2 | 3, 5 | | Time Out | | | | |
| 6R | 3, 2 | 3, 5 | | (3+3)$^{(5-2)}$ | 216 | Correct | 3 | 5 |
| 7R | 3, 5 | 3, 5 | | Time Out | | | | |
| 7R | 3, 5 | 3, 5 | | 3$^{(5-3)}$×5 | 45 | Correct | 6 | 5 |
| 8R | 6, 4 | 6, 1 | | 6+4+6−1 | 15 | Correct | 7 | 5 |
| 9R | 3, 6 | 1, 5 | | 6$^5$+1$^3$ | 7777 | Correct | 7 | 7 |
| 10R | 3, 5 | 5, 1 | | 5$^{3!}$×1$^3$ | 15625 | Correct | 7 | 9 |
| 11R | 6, 6 | 4, 1 | | 6×(6+4+1) | 66 | Correct | 10 | 9 |
| 12R | 3, 4 | 1, 4 | | 3⁄4×(4−1) | 2.25 | Correct | 12 | 9 |
| 13R | Edited Out | Edited Out | | 3−1−4−5 | −7 | Correct | 13 | 9 |
| 14R | 2, 2 | 3, 4 | | (3!)!−4⁄2×2 | 716 | Correct | 13 | 12 |
| 15R | 2, 2 | 2, 2 | | 2⁄2÷2−2 | −0.5 | Correct | 14 | 12 |
| 16R | 2, 2 | 2, 2 | | (2+2⁄2)−2 | −1.5 | Correct | 14 | 14 |
| 17R | 5, 2 | 6, 2 | | 5!×2+6−2 | 244 | Correct | 17 | 14 |
| 18R | 5, 5 | 1, 5 | | 5×5!1$^5$ | 601 | Correct | 17 | 17 |
| 19R | 6, 4 | 2, 3 | | 4$^6$−2×3 | 4090 | Correct | 20 | 17 |
| 20R | 4, 6 | 2, 3 | | 3$^6$+4!×2 | 777 | Correct | 20 | 21 |
| 21R | 4. 6 | 3, 4 | | 6!⁄4−(3+4) | 173 | Correct | 20 | 25 |

#### Day 2: Pixel Number

* 'Pixel Number' is a game where the team that finds more pixel combinations that create numbers when looking at a picture wins.
* As soon as the battle begins, 15 pixel cards and three target numbers are revealed.
* The target number refers to the number that appears when pixel cards are overlapped, and there are two or more pixel cards to create a target number.
* The participant who rings the bell first is given the opportunity, and must shout out the combination of pixel cards that will complete the target number within 10 seconds.
* If the answer is correct, you get 1 point. If the answer is wrong or the time exceeds 10 seconds, the opportunity passes to the other person.
* Proceed in the same way and the round ends when all given target numbers are completed.
* It will be held in a total of 5 rounds, with rounds 1-4 having 3 target numbers, and round 5 having 2 target numbers and 1 private target number.
* If you guess the secret target number, you get 3 points.
* The team with the higher score at the end of the game wins, and the losing team is eliminated in the second round.
* There is one participant per round, and the bracket is decided before the game starts.
| Round | Participant | Target / Declaration | Result | KAIST | YONSEI |
| 1 | | | | Heo Sung-bum | Kim Ki-hong |
| 1 | Heo Sung-bum | 1 / 2, 9, 14 | Correct | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Heo Sung-bum | 7 / 4, 6, 10 | Correct | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kim Ki-hong | 9 / 3, 11, 12 | False | 2 | 0 |
| 10 second chance exceeded |||||
| 1 | Kim Ki-hong | 9 / 3, 7, 12 | Correct | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | | | So Hyun-ji | Cho Hyun-jun |
| 2 | Cho Hyun-jun | 9 / 3, 7, 11 | Correct | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | So Hyun-ji | 4 / 1, 10, 12 | Correct | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Cho Hyun-jun | 6 / 2, 6, 15 | Correct | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | | | | Choi Seo-yeon | Park Na-yoon |
| 3 | Choi Seo-yeon | 8 / 1, 2, 7 | Correct | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Park Na-yoon | 2 / 3, 14, 15 | Correct | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Choi Seo-yeon | 5 / 4, 6, 11 | Correct | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | | | | Yang Jun-hyuk | Son Ju-hyung |
| 4 | Son Ju-hyung | 5 / 4, 8, 13 | Correct | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Yang Jun-hyuk | 2 / 1, 7, 10 | Correct | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Yang Jun-hyuk | 3 / 3, 9 11, 15 | False | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Son Ju-hyung | 3 / 2, 6, 11, 15 | Correct | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | | | | Heo Sung-bum | Cho Hyun-jun |
| 5 | Cho Hyun-jun | 8 / 1, 4, 9 | Correct | 6 | 9 |

#### Day 3: Match & Mix

* Match and Mix is a competition to find more pairs of number chips on a moving tile board.
* The game board has a total of eight tiles, excluding one of the nine spaces that are empty. There are twenty pairs of numbered chips from 1 to 20 on the entire game board.
* Before the game starts, number chips are revealed to participants for 10 seconds starting from the first tile board, giving them time to memorize them.
* When the game starts, the player who goes first must flip over two number chips within 10 seconds to check. If the chip is the same number, you get 1 point, and you can flip the number chip once more. If the chips are not the same number or time runs out, the opportunity passes to the opponent.
* Participants must move one tile after their turn, and returning to the previous position is prohibited.
* The game is played in this way, and the team that scores 11 points first wins the round. A total of 3 rounds will be played, with rounds 1 and 2 being 2:2 and round 3 being 1:1. However, participants in the first round cannot participate in the second round in a row.
* In the first round, the team that lost in the previous round chooses to play first, using dice.
* Hidden rule: Revealed before the start of round 3. If you find two chips with the same number, the tile board is moved without any additional acquisition opportunities and the opportunity is immediately passed to your opponent. Even if the same chip is not found, the tile board is moved.
Round 1
| 13 17 16 20 8 | 9 1 17 4 15 | 5 14 11 19 7 |
| 6 18 12 3 7 | 1 10 14 12 20 | 9 2 15 13 4 |
| 5 10 11 19 2 | 3 18 8 6 16 | |
| Turn | Yonsei University (1st) Cho Hyun-jun & Park Na-yoon | Yonsei University (1st) Cho Hyun-jun & Park Na-yoon | Korea University (2nd) Kim Jung-min & Lee Dong-kyu | Korea University (2nd) Kim Jung-min & Lee Dong-kyu |
| Turn | Choice | Points | Points | Choice |
| 1 | 6 - 6 11 - 11 18 - 18 17 - 17 4 - 4 15 -15 5 - 5 20 - 20 Time Out | 8 | 1 | 3 -3 14 - Time Out |
| 2 | 14 - 14 7 - 7 13 - 13 | 11 | 1 | |
| | Win (1) | Win (1) | Lose (0) | Lose (0) |
Round 2
| 20 14 16 10 8 | 11 18 20 7 5 | 4 12 15 19 1 |
| 9 3 8 15 12 | 11 2 6 9 17 | 13 17 18 1 3 |
| 4 19 6 5 10 | 16 13 2 7 14 | |
| Turn | Yonsei University (2nd) Kim Ki-hong & Son Ju-hyung | Yonsei University (2nd) Kim Ki-hong & Son Ju-hyung | Korea University (1st) Chae Seung-min & Lee Ji-soo | Korea University (1st) Chae Seung-min & Lee Ji-soo |
| Turn | Choice | Points | Points | Choice |
| 1 | 11 - 11 7 - 7 15 - Time Out | 2 | 4 | 20 - 20 14 - 14 16 - 16 8 - 8 11 - Time Out |
| 2 | 2 - 2 1 - 1 4 - 18 | 4 | 6 | 15 - 15 9 - 9 2 - 1 |
| 3 | 18 - 18 19 - 13 | 5 | 7 | 19 - 19 13 - 12 |
| 4 | 4 - 4 17 - 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 - 10 |
| 5 | 5 - 5 3 - 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 - 13 10 - 10 6 - 6 12 - 12 |
| | Lose (1) | Lose (1) | Win (1) | Win (1) |
Round 3
| 3 9 10 14 5 | 20 12 2 7 19 | 12 4 3 11 15 |
| 20 16 13 8 1 | 14 17 16 4 7 | 13 8 10 7 18 |
| 2 6 15 9 17 | 5 18 11 19 6 | |
| Turn | Yonsei University (1st) Park Na-yoon | Yonsei University (1st) Park Na-yoon | Korea University (2nd) Chae Seung-min | Korea University (2nd) Chae Seung-min |
| Turn | Choice | Points | Points | Choice |
| 1 | 9 -9 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 7 |
| 2 | 10 - 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 - 2 |
| 3 | 5 - Time Out | 1 | 3 | 5 - 5 |
| 4 | 13 - 14 | 1 | 4 | 12 - 12 |
| 5 | 4 - 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 - 3 |
| 6 | 13 - 14 | 2 | 6 | 13 - 13 |
| 7 | 15 - Time Out | 2 | 7 | 15 - 15 |
| 8 | 20 - Time Out | 2 | 8 | 14 - 14 |
| 9 | Time Out | 2 | 9 | 20 - 20 |
| 10 | 18 - 18 | 3 | 10 | 8 - 8 |
| 11 | | | 11 | 19 - 19 |
| | Lose (1) | Lose (1) | Win (2) | Win (2) |

#### Day 4: Rotation! Rock Paper Scissors

* Rotation! Rock, Paper, Scissors is a competition in which players must roll dice with two symbols of rock, paper, scissors on them to beat their opponent on the game board.
* Before the game starts, a dice development diagram depicting rock, paper, scissors, scissors is shown to participants for two minutes and is not revealed again after that.
* Each round, the players and dice development changes.
* When the match begins, rock-paper-scissors dice are placed on the starting surface of the 7×7 game board.
* Throw a dice with only 3, 4, and 5 marked on it and rotate the dice to move the game board by the number shown. The dice can freely move up, down, left, and right by the corresponding number, but they cannot return to the path they took just before.
* Once the dice movement is complete, check the result with the side that touches the game board. If you win you get 1 point, if you draw there is no change, if you lose you get 1 point deducted.
* The time limit for one turn is 20 seconds, and if you fail to turn the dice within 20 seconds, 1 point is deducted.
* One round ends when 4 points are earned, and as a result of 5 rounds, the team that wins 3 rounds first advances to the finals.
* You cannot move to the starting point.
* Keep the surface in contact with the floor
The number of moves according to the dice is one of 3, 4, or 5, and for each number of moves, there is a path that fixes the surface in contact with the floor. For 3, '1 space up, down, left, and right', for 4, '2 spaces up, down, left, and right/4 spaces' and '2 spaces diagonally', and for 5, 'after moving 2 spaces up, down, left, and right/diagonally (not in conflict with the 3 space movement path). This corresponds to '1 space up, down, left and right'. Due to the nature of this operation, you only need to know the bottom side of the Rock, Paper, Scissors dice, so it is virtually a sure-win strategy.
* Cornering
If you drive the dice to the edge of the diagonal corner, the path through which the opponent can score is reduced compared to the center. This is a strategy that can be used to try to consolidate in a situation where there is a difference in scores or to buy time to re-memorize the development plan.
* SNU development map memorization strategy
Also known as 'Song Hyun-seok's left hand rule. Like Fleming's left hand rule and Fleming's right hand rule, this is a method of memorizing information in the fingers. Find the vertices corresponding to thumb-scissors, index finger-rock, and middle finger-sword and move your hand to match the shape of the currently placed dice. To put it simply, it is a strategy where you think you are holding dice in your hand. The downside is that it can be confusing to move your hands around due to limitations in physical structure. Meanwhile, Jung Hyun-bin used a strategy of memorizing the four sides (two pairs of rock, paper, scissors) first.
Board Development Table :
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| A | Scissors | Rock | Paper | Scissors | Paper | Rock | Scissors |
| B | Paper | Scissors | Rock | Rock | Scissors | Paper | Paper |
| C | Rock | Scissors | Paper | Paper | Rock | Rock | Scissors |
| D | Scissors | Paper | Rock | Paper | Scissors | Paper | Rock |
| E | Paper | Rock | Rock | Scissors | Paper | Paper | Paper |
| F | Rock | Scissors | Scissors | Paper | Rock | Paper | Scissors |
| G | Rock | Scissors | Rock | Scissors | Rock | Scissors | Rock |
Dice Development Table :
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | Rock | | | Rock | | | Scissors | |
| Paper | Rock | Scissors | Scissors | Scissors | Paper | Paper | Paper | Scissors |
| | Scissors | | | Paper | | | Rock | |
| | Paper | | | Rock | | | Rock | |

##### Game Progress

Round 1 :
| Turn | 1st turn: Kyung Do-hyun | 1st turn: Kyung Do-hyun | 1st turn: Kyung Do-hyun | 1st turn: Kyung Do-hyun | 2nd turn: David | 2nd turn: David | 2nd turn: David | 2nd turn: David |
| Turn | Moves | Top side | Result | Points | Moves | Top side | Result | Points |
| 1 | 5, Down-Down-Down-Down-Left | Red Rock | Win | 1 | 5, Time Out | Red Rock | Lose | -1 |
| 2 | 3, Right-Down-Left | Red Rock | Win | 2 | 3, Up-Right-Up | Yellow Paper | Lose | -2 |
| 3 | 5, Right-Up-Left-Left-Left | Red Rock | Lose | 1 | 4, Down-Right-Right-Right | | Draw | -2 |
| 4 | 2, Right-Right-Up-Up | | Win | 2 | 5, Left-Left-Down-Right-Right | | Lose | -3 |
| 5 | 3, Left-Down-Right | | Win | 3 | 3, Down-Left-Left | | Lose | -4 |
| 6 | 4, Up-Up-Left-Left | | Win | 4 | | | | |
| Final result | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins | Do-hyun wins |
Round 2 :
| Turn | 2nd turn: Janice | 2nd turn: Janice | 2nd turn: Janice | 2nd turn: Janice | 2nd turn: Song Hyun-seok | 2nd turn: Song Hyun-seok | 2nd turn: Song Hyun-seok | 2nd turn: Song Hyun-seok |
| Turn | Moves | Top side | Result | Points | Moves | Top side | Result | Points |
| 1 | 3, Down-Down-Down | | Tie | 0 | 4, Right-Right-Up-Up | | Win | 1 |
| 2 | 4, Left-Left-Down-Left | | Lose | -1 | 5, Right-Right-Down-Down-Down | | Tie | 1 |
| 3 | 3, Right-Down-Left | | Lose | -2 | 5, Right-Up-Left-Up-Up | | Lose | 0 |
| 4 | 5, Down-Down-Down-Left-Up | | Win | -1 | 3, Down-Right-Up | | Tie | 0 |
| 5 | 4, Right-Down-Right-Right | | Win | 0 | 4, Up-Up-Up-Up | | Tie | 0 |
| 6 | 5, Left-Left-Down-Down-Down | | Tie | 0 | 5, Up-Up-Left-Left-Left | | Win | 1 |
| 7 | | | | | 5, Down-Right-Up-Right-Right | | Tie | 1 |
| 8 | 5, Down-Down-Down-Down-Down | | Win | 1 | 5, Right-Up-Left-Left-Left | | Win | 2 |
| 9 | 5, Left-Left-Up-Right-Right | | Tie | 1 | 4, Up-Up-Left-Left | | Win | 3 |
| 10 | 3, Down-Right-Up | | Lose | 0 | 3, Down-Left-Up | | Win | 4 |
| Final result | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins | Hyun-seok wins |
Round 3 :
| Turn | 1st turn: Jung Hyun-bin | 1st turn: Jung Hyun-bin | 1st turn: Jung Hyun-bin | 1st turn: Jung Hyun-bin | 2nd turn: Sky | 2nd turn: Sky | 2nd turn: Sky | 2nd turn: Sky |
| Turn | Moves | Top side | Result | Points | Moves | Top side | Result | Points |
| 1 | 4, Down-Down-Right-Right | Yellow Rock | Win | 1 | 4, Left-Down-Left-Up | Green Paper | Tie | 0 |
| 2 | 3, Down-Right-Up | Green Paper | Win | 2 | 4, out of time | | Lose | -1 |
| 3 | 5, Down-Right-Up-Left-Left | Green Rock | Win | 3 | 4, Down-Down-Down-Right | Red Paper | Win | 0 |
| 4 | 5, Right-Up-Left-Down-Down | Red Scissors | Win | 4 | | | | |
| Final result | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins | Hyun-bin wins |

### Benefit Match
#### Day 1 : Ace Selection

* All participants solve the same problem and select TOP 1.
* One cycle consists of four problems, starting at 120 seconds and the time limit decreases by 10 seconds with each cycle.
* Participants who cannot solve a problem within the time limit or enter an incorrect answer are eliminated.
* Strong benefits are given to the team that belongs to the TOP 1 of the Ace Selection Tournament.
* The four types of problems given in the Ace Selection # Tournament are 'either/or', 'area ranking', 'pixel number 2', and 'zero sum game'.
either/or
* Two arithmetic problems (addition of five 3-digit numbers) are presented on the screen.
* Compare the sum of two formulas and enter the result of the larger formula within the time limit.
area ranking
* Four areas divided into four sections are revealed on the screen.
* Enter the areas in order within the time limit, starting with the area that occupies the larger area.
pixel number 2
* Six pixel cards each in red and blue are revealed on the screen.
* Combine the red pixel cards together, exclude the part occupied by the blue pixel card, and enter the completed two-digit number within the time limit.
zero sum game
* A total of 18 numbers with absolute values from 1 to 9 are displayed on the screen.
* After memorizing for a limited time, enter the position of the number that becomes 0 when combined with the number given in the problem.
| Round | Round | Eliminated Participants | Eliminated Participants |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 1R | MIT | Lee Da-eun |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 1R | SNU | Jo Jun-hyeong |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 1R | KAIST | Choi Yu-chan |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 1R | POSTECH | Lee Ju-yeong |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 2R | KU | Lee Hyun-seung |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 3R | OXFORD | Lee Seung-chan |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 3R | OXFORD | Choi Won-jin |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 3R | YONSEI | Yang Hyun-seung |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 3R | POSTECH | Choi Jin-hyeon |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 4R | OXFORD | Jang Mun-hyeok |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 4R | KU | Seo Ha-eun |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 4R | KU | Choi Sung-hyeon |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 4R | KAIST | Oh Hyung-seok |
| First Cycle (120 seconds) | 4R | POSTECH | Ha Min-su |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 5R | — | — |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 6R | SNU | Woo Su-han |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 7R | YONSEI | Lee Seung-chan |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 7R | YONSEI | Im Jeong-hoon |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 8R | MIT | Park Min-seok |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 8R | MIT | Jeon Hyeon-woo |
| Second Cycle (110 seconds) | 8R | MIT | Heo Seo-yoon |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 9R | — | — |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 10R | — | — |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 11R | KU | Kang Ra-el |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 11R | POSTECH | Jeon Ji-sung |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 12R | OXFORD | Ha Eun |
| Third Cycle (100 seconds) | 12R | KAIST | Park Ji-sung |
| Fourth Cycle (90 seconds) | 13R | — | — |
| Fourth Cycle (90 seconds) | 14R | YONSEI | Park Se-hwan |
| Fourth Cycle (90 seconds) | 15R | — | — |
| Fourth Cycle (90 seconds) | 16R | — | — |
| Fifth Cycle (80 seconds) | 17R | — | — |
| Fifth Cycle (80 seconds) | 18R | — | — |
| Fifth Cycle (80 seconds) | 19R | — | — |
| Fifth Cycle (80 seconds) | 20R | — | — |
| Sixth Cycle (70 seconds) | 21R | SNU | Yook Jun-hyeong |
| Sixth Cycle (70 seconds) | 22R | KAIST | Hwang Gi-hyeon |
| Sixth Cycle (70 seconds) | 23R | — | — |
| Sixth Cycle (70 seconds) | 24R | — | — |
| Seventh Cycle (60 seconds) | 25R | — | — |
| Seventh Cycle (60 seconds) | 26R | — | — |
| Seventh Cycle (60 seconds) | 27R | — | — |
| Seventh Cycle (60 seconds) | 28R | SNU | Kim Gyu-min |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | ContentAsia Awards | Best Asian Original Game Show | University War | Nominated | |