Phones are devices used in the Borderland to register players for the First Stage games and to explain the rules. They occasionally provide guides and timers if required[1].
Overview[]
Netflix live-action[]
In the live-action show, phones are usually found on white tables at the entrance to the game venue, labeled "one per person". If a game takes place in a location that may break the phone, it is provided with protection (such as a waterproof case during the Four of Diamonds game[2]).
After a player picks up a phone and turns it on, the facial recognition process is initiated. Each player's ID is displayed in the middle of the screen with a pre-set wallpaper, styled as the back of a playing card. The phones cannot connect to the cellular network, and the only apps installed are "Game" and "VISA". There are also default apps, such as "Camera", which function as intended and allow players to take videos.
RETRY[]
In the continuation of the main story, Alice in Borderland RETRY, phones appear during the Nine of Hearts game despite not being used in the original. They scan the player's face for identification and then display the interface required for the "Alien Invasion" game: pictures of all the participants and the amount if "LIFE" and "DEATH" entries attached to the player.
Trivia[]
- The official model name of the phones used in the games is "BORDERPHONE"[3].
- Phones are only used in First Stage games, as Second Stage games use large screens to provide the details of the games.
- Phones provided by the Dealers at the game venues are the only phones that work in the Borderland.
- The icon for the VISA app uses the same font as L Lawliet from Death Note.
References[]
- ↑ The "Distance" game required reaching the GOAL within the time limit, and the phone was showing how far away from it the players were, updating the distance in real time with each step.
- ↑ Game featured in Episode 5 (Season 1).
- ↑ Revealed as Asahi was trying to hack her phone in Episode 8 (Season 1).