Squid (game)

This article is about the children's game. For the television series, see Squid Game. For the unrelated video game, see Squids (video game).

Diagram showing playing field. It consists of five areas:
(1) Offensive house (공격진영 gong-gyeogjin-yeong)
(2) Promotion area for the defense (공격목표 gong-gyeogmogpyo)
(3) Defensive house (수비진영 subijin-yeong)
(4) Promotion area for the offense (승급영역 seung-geub-yeong-yeog)
(5) Out of bounds (기타 gita)

Squid (Korean: 오징어, ojingŏ), is a children's game played in South Korea. The game is named as such because the shape of the playing field drawn on the ground resembles that of a squid. There are regional variations of the name such as "squid gaisan" (with gaisan thought to be a variation of the Japanese word kaisen 開戦, 'to start a war'), or "squid takkari".[1] It is a multiplayer game, and the game is divided into two teams, offensive and defensive. There are two main purposes, either for the attackers to achieve the purpose of the attack, or for the teams to annihilate each other.[2]

  1. ^ Lee, Sang-ho. "오징어놀이". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (in Korean). National Folk Museum of Korea. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Ha Eun-sun (September 29, 2021). "'오징어 게임'이 뭐길래..." [What is 'Squid Game'?]. The Korea Times (in Korean). Retrieved September 29, 2021.