Mingle is announced and the platform starts to spin
The third game is revealed; Gi-hun's team sets a plan for groups of four, two or more, swears to stay calm, and the carousel song begins.
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Mingle round of ten: Gi-hun's group scrambles for room 44
The round of ten opens the episode as groups merge on the run; the stragglers beg for their lives and Seon-nyeo claims everyone owes her.
Round of three: rock-paper-scissors decides who stays
Thanos's crew plays rock-paper-scissors to drop a member, Min-su wins with scissors, and Geum-ja is dragged away from Yong-sik in the rush.
Round of six: Young-mi is left outside the door
Young-mi fails to make the room before the countdown ends; Yong-sik blames Gyeong-seok, who argues going back would have killed them all.
Final round of two: 126 players, only 50 rooms
The last Mingle number is predicted from the room count, then players fight over doors as the countdown runs out.