"Squid Game" is a thrilling narrative revolving around a deadly game where participants must navigate through various deadly challenges to win a grand prize. The protagonist, Seong Gi-Hun, an ordinary man with a troubled life, is invited to participate in the game by a stranger. The game's rules are simple: players must continue playing, refuse to play and be eliminated, and the game ends if a majority votes for it. The game is set in a mysterious location with a real boss hidden behind a black mask.
The game includes a series of challenges such as "Red Light, Green Light", where players must advance only when a doll isn't looking at them, and "Cut a Sugar Figure", where players must cut a sugar figure without breaking it. As the game progresses, the participants form alliances and betrayals, with some players being eliminated due to their failures or the actions of others.
The game takes a dark turn in the sixth game, "The Bridge of Glass", where players must jump over a glass bridge. The game culminates in the seventh and final game, "Squid Game", where the remaining players must fight to the death. The protagonist, instead of killing his friend or letting him die, wants them both to quit the game. However, the bespectacled man commits suicide, making the protagonist the winner.
After the game, the protagonist is released with a credit card filled with the money he won, but he doesn't spend it. A year later, he receives a summons from the actual organizer of the game, who turns out to be the old man from the game. The old man, a game organizer and millionaire, dies from his tumor. The season ends with the protagonist re-enrolling in the game, making it personal and not about money.
1. The text is a summary of the story of "Squid Game", a game where participants must overcome several stages to win a prize, but lose if they fail.
2. The protagonist, Seong Gi-Hun, is an ordinary man with various personal issues.
3. He is invited to participate in the game by a stranger and initially refuses, but later accepts.
4. The game is full of secondary characters, each with their own personal issues and motivations.
5. The game has three basic rules: players must continue playing, refusing to play results in elimination, and the game ends if the majority wants it to.
6. The prize is a large amount of money.
7. The first game is "Red Light, Green Light", where players must advance when a doll isn't looking at them and stand still when it is.
8. The game takes place on an island, where players are commanded by soldiers with different symbols and a mysterious figure in a black mask.
9. The island is full of cameras and secret passages.
10. The game involves various challenges, including cutting a sugar figure without breaking it and jumping over a glass bridge.
11. The final game is called the "Squid Game", where the participants must fight to the death.
12. The protagonist becomes the winner of the game, but refuses to kill his friend and both decide to quit.
13. However, the friend commits suicide, making the protagonist the only survivor.
14. The protagonist is released with a credit card filled with the money he won, but he feels filled with guilt and pain and decides not to spend the money.
15. A year later, the protagonist receives a summons from the actual organizer of the game, who turns out to be the old man from the game.
16. The old man reveals that the game is not just about money, but is now personal.
17. The series ends with the old man re-enrolling in the squid games, implying that the cycle of the game will continue.