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'Games' are instances constantly appearing around The Borderlands where players can enter to compete for visas in order to stay alive as well as a playing card. They vary in types and difficulty, and are notoriously deadly towards players.
Registration[]
Usually in the Borderlands, buildings have no power but at night, the games available will have power available/lit up. When the game concludes, the power turns back off.
There is an laser line that detects or registers players to a game. Once the player crosses the line, they are not allowed to unregister or leave meaning that they will die if attempted to cross back.
Most games provide phones on a table saying “One per person”. Face recognition is first required. Game rules, timers, etc will be displayed on the phones.
Some games may provide other stuff that will lock onto the body. Or even tools.
Stages[]
First Stage[]
Main article: First Stage
During the first stage, the games start at evening (6:00PM). By 12AM it is considered the end of a day, and all of the players' visas will be deducted. At this time, if a player does not have any remaining visa days, they will be lasered. Citizens have no role during this time other than observation, but are free to join the players in games. The group that moves onto the Second Stage is determined in this phase; if players beat all forty pip cards, all Dealers are disposed of, but if Dealers kill all the players, then they move on.
Interval[]
During the Interval stage, all games are halted for two days in preparation of the Second Stage. Visas are also frozen during this time.
Second Stage[]
Main article: Second Stage
During the second stage, the citizens of The Borderlands will be competing against the players. All twelve games start at noon, and do not close until players clear the game. Once all players clear all face-card games, they are given a right to stay in The Borderlands as citizens or to leave The Borderlands once and for all.
Cards[]
The number in the card of a game indicates how difficult the game is.
| Suit | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| ♠ | Spades | Physical - Games of physical endurance, strength, and agility |
| ♦ | Diamonds | Intelligence - Games of intelligence, strategy, and wits |
| ♥ | Hearts | Psychology - Games of psychology, trust, and betrayal |
| ♣ | Clubs | Balance - Games that balance all three concepts with an element of teamwork |
List of Games[]
Numbered Cards[]
| Card | Manga | Netflix | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 (2♣)
|
(does not appear) | Hunting Competition | Players must find the "it". |
 (3♣)
|
Good Fortune, Bad Fortune | Dead or Alive | Players must each draw a paper fortune [Manga]/choose between two doors and exit the building [Live]. |
 (4♣)
|
Runaway | Distance | Players must endure the trials and reach the goal. |
 (10♣)
|
(does not appear) | Bingo in Match Factory | Players must find a number in each room with matchsticks and get a bingo. |
 (2♠)
|
(does not appear) | Human Elevator | Players must hold on to the elevator and reach the top. |
 (3♠)
|
Theme Park | (does not appear) | Players must avoid the mascots and find the exit. |
 (5♠)
|
Tag | A Game of Tag | Players must find the safe zone in one of the rooms. |
 (6♠)
|
Six of Spades | Beast Hunter | Players must cooperate and kill the beasts. |
 (7♠)
|
Kamayude (Death by Boiling) | Boiling Death | Players must escape the venue while avoiding boiling water. |
 (4♦)
|
Four of Diamonds | Light Bulb | Players must figure out what switch turns on the light. |
 (6♦)
|
Blackjack | (does not appear) | Players must win a game of Blackjack. |
 (2♥)
|
Two of Hearts | (mentioned only) | Players must go through four carriages without getting poisoned. |
 (4♥)
|
Survey | (does not appear) | Players must reach floor twenty. |
 (7♥)
|
Hide and Seek | Hide and Seek | Players must be a wolf by the end of the time limit |
 (9♥)
|
Alien Invasion | (does not appear) | Players must survive each alien invasion. |
 (10♥)
|
Witch Hunt | Witch Hunt | Players must find out who is Momoka Inoue's murderer and burn them in the fire. |
Face Cards[]
| Card | Manga | Netflix | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 (J♣)
|
(does not appear) | Jack of Clubs | Players must scale ropes to knock down the Jack of Clubs. |
 (Q♣)
|
(does not appear) | Target | Players must play dodgeball against other teams and two citizens. |
 (K♣)
|
Scoring Points | Osmosis | Players must have more points than the citizen team by the end of the time limit. |
 (J♠)
|
(does not appear) | Jack of Spades | Players must survive against citizens in an arena. |
 (Q♠)
|
(does not appear) | Checkmate | Players must play a team based version of freeze tag against citizens in which they switch teams when caught until they catch every player and citizen. |
 (K♠)
|
Survival | Survival | Players must kill the King of Spades. |
 (J♦)
|
Mahjong | Mahjong | Players must place first in a game of mahjong (Kansai region) against the Jack of Diamonds. |
 (Q♦)
|
(does not appear) | Queen of Diamonds | Unknown. |
 (K♦)
|
Beauty Contest | Balance Scale | Players must beat the King of Diamonds in a game based off the Keynesian Beauty Contest concept. |
 (J♥)
|
Solitary Confinement | Solitary Confinement | Players must have the Jack of Hearts guess his collar mark incorrectly, or get a Game Over in any other means. |
 (Q♥)
|
Croquet | Croquet | Players must play three sets of croquet against the Queen of Hearts without retiring. |
 (K♥)
|
(does not appear) | King of Hearts | Players must escape the venue from an unknown beast. |
Trivia[]
- The Nine of Hearts is the only game that does not reward a visa, and instead grants the player the ability to return to the original world.
- The Three of Spades is the only numbered-card game that is known to take place in the previous immigration period.
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| Games | |
| Clubs [♣] |             
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| Spades [♠] |             
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| Diamonds [♦] |             
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| Hearts [♥] |             
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| Others [⚂] | Unknown Cards · Unknown Venues |