Sacrifice

Sacrifice (死に手≪サクリファイス≫) is the seventh episode of No Game, No Life.

Plot summary
When planning their strategy against the Werebeasts, the siblings have difficulty in finding a strategy to defeat them. This is due to the fact that the memories of the Werebeasts' challengers regarding the games would erased in case they lost. The siblings are at a loss, until Steph entrusts Sora with the key left by the former king, unlocking the hidden door in her grandfather's bedroom which leads to his hidden research on how to outwit the Werebeasts.

Characters
The following characters are listed by the order which they appear in.

Major characters

 * Sora
 * Shiro
 * Stephanie Dola
 * Jibril
 * Chlammy Zell
 * Feel Nilvalen

Minor characters

 * Speaking roles
 * Former king of Imanity (flashback)
 * Non-speaking roles
 * Stephanie Dola's maids

Events

 * Sora and Shiro research on how to defeat the Werebeasts
 * Steph deliberates whether she should entrust her key to Sora, which she eventually does
 * Sora and Shiro unlock the door to the previous king's secret room, which contains logs of his challenges with the Werebeasts.

Key differences from light novel
In the light novel,
 * The scene with Chlammy and Feel did not occur.
 * The location which Steph kept her key was never mentioned, but it was kept in the flower she wears on her head in the anime.
 * Steph was more shocked when Sora and Shiro explained how they found the secret room which the key opens, whereas in the anime, she was busy brooding over the possibility that the stash was pornographic materials for a much longer time.

Trivia

 * A reference to Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion appears in a scene with Sora.
 * The preview for Episode 08 references Sid Meier's Civilization IV.
 * Jibril can be seen with a Yandere face, a meme originating from Mirai Nikki's female protaganist, Gasai Yuno.
 * Steph's chibi form after being called Dola by Jibril resembles Doraemon from the anime Doraemon.