Don’t be mislead: though the main match of Season 2, Episode 6 is indeed Monopoly Game, that’s not what the contestants spent most of the episode playing. No, they were engaged in something else: Token of Immortality-centered scheming. Finally, Sangmin reveals the big schemes he made a name for himself on in season 1. Finally, the token’s in play. And… things get unexpectedly dirty, with player behavior at an all-time low. This episode’s a ride and a half, folks.

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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This week, the laws are what we make them. The players of The Genius Season 2 are forming their 7 Commandments, passing and shooting down laws in a game inspired by the legal process. Obviously former politician Junghyun will dominate such a game, right?

Yeah, about thaaaaaaat…. 

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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It’s lights out this week on The Genius, as we go dark with the Blackout Game. Betrayal and hijinks abound, and Junghyun remains quietly immune to both. Then Allen tries to make hollandaise sauce with… mixed results, and then it’s on to the DM for another game of Sun, Moon, Star. You know, I really hoped they wouldn’t repeat DMs this season.

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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Who is king in The Genius?! All of our players get a chance at the throne in Season 2, Episode 3, as two alliances clash in an attempt to dominate the game. A quick stop with our homework to check out 1995’s hottest film, then it’s on to our Death Match: the glorious return of Gyul! Hap! How will our death match contestants handle one of our favorite games from Season 1?

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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New microphone! It’s a lot fancier! I have to make some adjustments! This week on the Garnet Wager, we’re tackling Season 2 Episode 2 of The Genius, plus an episode of Lucha Underground on our homework… and a little bit of questionable audio! Sorry, folks. It’s a Blue Yeti, it’s a damn good mic, and I just need to mess with the settings. It’ll sound better next episode.

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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Season 2 begins… NOW. A new house, a new cast, new rules, new games… and a new podcast gimmick to match. Six and Allen are playing Fantasy Genius this time around, drafting teams of Genius contestants to compete in a battle for fantasy points. As we dive into the first episode of this new season, we quickly learn it’s survival of the fittest: the Food Chain Game has no room for the weak. After that, it’s on to our first season 2 DM, Quattro… and it’s a nailbiter as two evenly matched competitors fight to the last.

If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! Here is a link to the rules we wrote up, and here is the current point total!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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On this quiet week, Allen and Six gather with Genius Online founder Shane Raymond to play a variant of Gyul! Hap! Afterwards, they ready themselves for season 2, reading the bios of all the contestants. Lots of new players, but a few old favorites as well! Season 2 of The Garnet Wager will arrive… June 6th!

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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The stage is set. The players are ready. Season 1 of The Genius will come to a close. Who will be the winner? And on the podcast side, which host prevails, accumulating more garnets than the other? To whatever end, it all ends here. Episode 12. The Season 1 Finale.

The Garnet Wager is not over. We will see you again for Season 2.

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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It worries me to say this so close to the end of the season, but… I think this episode was actually kind of bad? Hmmm. Hmmm. Well, Allen and I will talk it over on this episode. I just feel like the Main Match, 5:5 Game, was really badly constructed. Just a bad GAME. The Death Match, Same Picture Hunt, was definitely better, but also seemed basic in a way that wasn’t very engaging to me. I really hope I don’t feel this way next week: the show’s been so strong for so long. Stick the landing, you guys, please!

Season 1, Episode 11… 5:5 Game.

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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This week, the guests steal the show: on the podcast and on the show! In our challenge, guest and friend Jennifer runs a trivia game, and Six and Allen have little choice but to ride the waves of a variety of questions. Back on The Genius, our Final Four contestants are even MORE helpless, as they must each trust a guest they’ve invited to play the game for them, while they confined to one room, and fretting about the outcomes. Season 1, Episode 10: Confined Scamming Horse Race. Let’s get some more adjectives in here, shall we?

If you want to find Allen on Twitter, they’re at @allenibrahim. Six is @sixdettmar. We’ll happily take any questions or feedback, if you’re so inclined.

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