Squid Game is said to be a literal translation of a popular kids game played by Korean children during the 1970s and 1980s.
The game is played by dividing children into two different groups; the offence and defence, as they play a type of tag using a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt.
The end goal is for the attackers to tap the small closed-off space on the squid’s head with their foot, making them the winner.
