Description
Squid Games (original title Squid Game: Let the Games Begin) is based on the Netflix series Squid Game. Each player leads their own team of contestants through six deadly games. Team members who survive a game move on to the next one, while those eliminated end up in the piggy bank. With bluffing, a bit of luck and cunning tactics, you have to get through all six games with at least one survivor.
How to play Squid Games
Each player chooses a colour, takes six player cards and starts with seven team tokens. The games always follow the same order: Red Light, Green Light, Dalgona, Tug of War, Marbles, Glass Bridge and the final Squid Game. In Red Light, Green Light you secretly choose a card, then a doll card is revealed, and if it shows your number, you lose a token. In Dalgona you draw cards until you stop or draw a “Crack!” card, while in Tug of War you secretly play cards for the teams on the board. Some games are timed with a timer, and anyone who doesn't finish in time is eliminated. After each game you get a new team member, so you always go into the next game with at least one token.
The player whose team member wins the final Squid Game wins.
Why you'll love it
- Six games from the series, each with its own rules, so the game keeps changing.
- Hidden card play and bluffing keep the tension high around the table.
- You can push your opponents' tokens off the board and eliminate them.
- The timer in some games adds pressure, just like in the series.
Who is Squid Games for
The game is for three to six players aged 16 and up and takes about 45 minutes. Players like it best with six. Its difficulty is moderately easy, so it suits fans of the series and groups who enjoy tense party games. This is the Slovenian edition.
What you might not like
There is quite a lot of elimination and luck, as the doll and dalgona cards are drawn at random. The game is meant for players over 16, so it is not suitable for children.
What's in the box
- 2 boards for 4 games (Red Light, Green Light and Dalgona, plus Tug of War and the Squid Game)
- 72 team tokens in 6 colours
- 36 player cards and 24 squid cards
- 7 doll cards and 11 dalgona cards
- 8 glass bridge tiles
- 4 cardboard pieces for 2 marbles
- 4 strips with dolls and a wall
- speed token
- timer and 2 time markers
