The Basics
The Amount of Players in the Game
456
Contestants must cut a shape out of this treat without breaking it
Dalgona (Ambers Nightmare)
This player is the main protagonist and number 456
Seong Gi-hun
The workers in pink jumpsuits wear these masks
circle, triangle, and square masks
This is the real reason Oh Il-nam participated in the games
for entertainment before he dies
The giant doll from the first game sings this traditional children’s phrase
Red Light-Green Light
This game requires players to cross a deadly structure made of tempered and regular glass
Glass Bridge
This player is known as the “North Korean defector,” number 067
Kang Sae-byeok
The man in charge of overseeing the games wears this title
The Front Man
This is what happens to players who refuse to play or break the rules
elimination (death)
The contestants compete for a cash prize worth this much Korean won
45.6 billion won
This game involves players pulling against each other with a rope
Tug of War
This player was Gi-hun’s childhood friend and number 218
Cho Sang-woo
This actor plays the Front Man
Lee Byung-hun
This character sneaks into the game to investigate his missing brother
Hwang Jun-ho
The Squid Game takes place in this country
South Korea
This is the final game played between the last two contestants
Squid Game
This player is the elderly man with number 001
Oh Il-nam
This organization secretly funds the deadly competition for the wealthy elite
The VIPs
This is the shocking truth about the fairness of the games
They are rigged for the wealthy VIPs’ amusement
This is the first contestant number and the last
001 & 456
This children’s game eliminated the most players in the very first round
Red Light-Green Light
This player betrayed his friend Ali during the marble game
Sang-woo (218)
The Front Man is revealed to be this character’s brother
Hwang Jun-ho’s brother
This is what Gi-hun decides to do with the prize money at the end
He doesn’t spend it immediately, then decides to stop the games