Why Red Light Green Light is the first game every year

I’ve seen a few theories as to why Red Light Green Light is used as the first game each time. But I would like to offer my own theory on the matter.

I personally believe Red Light Green Light is always the first game because it’s perfectly set up to trick the contestants initially that the games aren’t deadly. The other games in the series often involved the triangle soldiers with MP5s which would be a dead giveaway that losing the game would result in death. So if the first game was Dalgona or Marbles for instance, the players would notice the soldiers with MP5s and would immediately become suspicious and panic. Not that they would be able to escape or anything, but it would take out the element of surprise and would not get as many players eliminated like in Red Light Green Light.

Furthermore, Red Light Green Light seems to be the largest set in comparison to the other games (except maybe Tug of War). It even has a dedicated rooftop which closes when the game is done. In the first episode when it closes, it takes up a noticeable portion of the island. With that much investment in one game, and how it’s set up with the element of surprise to eliminate unsuspecting players, it makes sense to have Red Light Green Light as the first game every year.

This is just my thoughts. I would like to know what everyone else thinks