Alice in Borderland's Seven of Hearts game flips the rules of hide-and-seek, with the wolf hiding from the sheep instead of vice versa. Arisu's moral dilemma arises when he becomes the wolf, and he must choose between survival and the lives of his best friends. Chota and Karube's deaths have a profound impact on Arisu, motivating him to survive and find purpose in the games in the Borderland.

When it comes to both rules and moral implications, Alice in Borderland's 7 of Hearts turns out to be one of the most complex games in the show's two-season runtime, especially after Arisu becomes the game's wolf. In its first season, Alice in Borderland sets the tone for its future games by introducing a simple escape room-esque game in its opening episode. However, instead of giving audiences time to settle in, it instantly establishes the high stakes of its central games by...