Killing someone in the game will only bring that person closer to death. As long as they have a enough of kills and fans to bear the repercussions of the death, they won't die permanently. But that is not the same with killing people in real life so as to eliminate them as competition.
The absence of the 12 other competitors showed that the competition had already started a month ago when they were assigned for this game. This game is just a public conclusion to the competition.
He shrugged and said, "Not that I can complain. The lesser the competition, the better for me."
The moderator finally finished with the introductions. Then he said to the competitors, "You should know the rules by now. If you don't, then you have it up there for you to see."