A real Squid Game for the most passionate fans of the Korean Netflix TV series, which in a few weeks has become a real world phenomenon.

It is held today in Abu Dhabi, and of course it will be without killing or bloodshed. The Korean Cultural Center of the United Arab Emirates organized the initiative, during which some games for children seen in the TV series are recalled.

Two two-hour sessions with two teams of 15 participants opposite each other. Each player wears the shirt with the “Squid Game” logo, pink tracksuits for the staff with the three symbols (triangle, circle and square) used by the guards of the TV series.

Change the prize pool. Not $ 38 million but a custom green jumpsuit. And the fate of the losers changes. The loser is not killed and will be able to continue watching the matches from the sidelines.

"The games seen in the Netflix series are popular among children in Korea - explained Nam Chan-woo, director of the Korean Cultural Center - and are childhood memories for adults, but similar traditional games are also popular here, among children. of the United Arab Emirates. I hope the global popularity of the series is an opportunity to spread other aspects of Korean culture ”.

(Unioneonline / L)

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