The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion prize. The series' title draws from a similarly named Korean children's game.

Squid Game is, somewhat, influenced by the life of its own creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk. Dong-hyuk has shared how he originally developed the script for the series in 2008 when he was in a bad financial situation. He once even had to stop writing the script and his sell laptop because of money struggles.

Word of Mouth bolsters the power of your Ads: Just like Money Heist and Game of Thrones, Squid Game is so unique and incredibly interesting that people can't stop talking about it. Netflix put out very little ads for Squid Game, yet it's all anyone heard about for weeks. And that precisely is the point.

Bad things happen to good people Not everyone in life is dealt a winning hand. In fact, I'd argue that most aren't. Squid Game was another reminder that even if you are a good person and do everything right, sometimes you still lose. Heartbreaking, but true.

Rest easy - while gameshows are certainly getting more elaborate, there have been no real-life cases of contestants forced to compete in deadly editions of childhood games.

"Game theory has a lot of real-world applications to everyday life situations, from games to sport, from politics to war." By analysing three key games from Squid Game, they've created a series of teaching guides that can be adapted to any course on game theory around the world.

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Because of its entertaining nature and unique concept, Squid Game caught the attention of many users around the world. The reasons for its international appeal are as varied as its audience. Some like it because they find it thought-provoking; others because of its barbaric nature.

Squid Game rests on the principle that self-interest and ethics are at loggerheads with one another – that choosing to do good for others leads necessarily to a sacrifice for oneself.

Money affects your whole life When it comes to money, this is the most important lesson from Squid Game. The relationship you have with money and what you do with it can affect every aspect of your life. The contestants are extreme examples, but emotion has overridden their judgement.

In the fictional 2021 “Squid Game,” created by Hwang Dong-hyuk and inspired by his own struggles under capitalism in South Korea, contestants went through much worse, facing off in games with lethal consequences, such as falling to your death or getting shot.

Yes, Squid Game is a real children's game that was played in Korea during the 1970s and 1980s.