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Squid Game Explained: 6 Games, 3 Shapes and Korea’s Debt

Peet's honeycomb toffee (1) (squid game explained)

Squid Game explained: 456 people in debt play 6 children’s games, and losing a game means death. The last player standing takes the whole cash pot. Every game except one comes from a real Korean schoolyard, and that is why the show hit so hard at home. Korean viewers recognized both the games and the debt.