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All the Games Played in ‘Squid Game' Season 3 - Games in Squid Game Season 3

All the Games Played in ‘Squid Game' Season 3 - Games in Squid Game Season 3

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The final games have officially begun and if you thought this show was brutal before, you definitely better prepare yourself for what the Front Man has up his sleeve. With the final players trying to survive and win the grand prize and some of them willing to do anything possible to be the last one standing, season 3 of Squid Game brought out some of the hardest games yet.
Here are all the games played in Squid Game season 3.
Kicking off the season was a brand-new game that we haven't seen before. Before the game officially started, players were left in the dark a bit as they first had to figure out which team they were going to be in.
For this game, you will be divided into two teams. Before we can begin, all players must first receive their team assignments. Please step forward one at a time and draw a ball from the machine in front of you.
After receiving either a blue or red ball from the machine, the two groups were split apart as they heard the following instructions:
Players on the Blue Team must either find the exit and escape within 30 minutes, or stay hidden to avoid being caught by members of the Red Team before the game ends. Players on the Red Team must find the members of the Blue Team hiding throughout the arena and kill them within 30 minutes. If you fail to kill at least one, you will be eliminated.
Additional instructions for the Blue Team: The item you've been given is a key that can be used to unlock doors in the arena. Using these keys, you will be able to access new areas during the game. However, once a door has been opened, it cannot be locked again.
Additional instructions for the Red Team: You can use these knives to attack the players on the Blue Team. But please note, members of the Red Team are not allowed to attack each other.
Before we begin today's game, we would like to first give you an opportunity to change your fate. If any of you are not satisfied with your currently assigned role, you may instead choose to switch sides with someone from the opposing team before the game begins. As long as both parties agree, you may trade your vest and items with another player. However, once the game begins, removing your own vest or attempting to switch vests with any player, is strictly prohibited.
The episode continues the game from episode 1.
It was also revealed that three different key types were given out to the blue team: circle, triangle, square. In order to safely escape, someone needed all three types of keys to open the final door.
The post-credit scene of season 2 hinted at this game as we saw the players enter the space for this new game that involves Young-hee and now Cheol-su.
Each player must make their way across the bridge while jumping over the rope as it swings. To pass, you must reach the other side within 20 minutes. The order in which you cross the bridge within the time limit is entirely up to you.
The episode continues the game from episode 3, but adds a new twist to the overall game as *spoiler alert* 222 / Kim Jun-hee's baby is now forced to adopt her number.
There will be three rounds. You will start on the square pillar, move on to the triangle pillar, and finally end on the circle pillar. On each shape, you will play a pushing game. Starting on the square pillar you are all currently standing on, if you as a group manage to push on or more players off while they are still alive, the round will end and all remaining players will move on to the triangle pillar. Likewise, if you are able to eliminate one or more players on the triangle pillar in the second round, then you will move on to the circle pillar. Finally, if you eliminate one or more players on the circle pillar in the third round then the remaining players on that pillar will be the game's final winners. Please keep the following in mind. If you fail to eliminate at least one player within a round's given time limit, then all players on the pillar will be eliminated.
Players, to begin the first round, please press the button on the ground.
Each round would last 15 minutes, but would not start until they officially click the button on each platform. If a person died before the button was pushed, their death would not count toward the rules and they would need to kill another in order to fulfill the requirements.
The episode continues the game from episode 5, which is also the final game of the season.

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"I knew that there were worries and concerns about myself being a cisgender actor playing a transgender character, but because Hyun-ju is such a cool, multi-layered character with such a good heart, I received so much love and support, and Hyun-ju received so much love and support, so I am very grateful about that," Park Sung-hoon said, via a translator. "And I think maybe she died a little too early. I'm so sad to let her go." But then Geum-ja's son finds his mother, Jun-hee and the baby. He tells his mother he needs to kill Jun-hee to save himself from death. That's when Geum-ja stabs her own son, protecting Jun-hee and her newborn child, with the guards ultimately killing him t the end of the game. "There were both scenes in seasons two and three that brought tears to my eyes," Kang Ae-sim via a translator. "I remember watching one of the clips together with the actor who played my son, Yang Dong-geun, for a promotional shoot, and we were watching the scene and we cried together, because it just was so sad and heartbreaking. And I'm a big fan of Yang Dong-geun myself. He is a great artist, musician and actor in Korea, so I was very happy to work together with him, but it broke my heart even more so." Grappling with what happened in the game, and what she did to her son, Hyun-ju dies by suicide. As the story continues, the decision is made that the baby becomes a player in the game. But first, both Jun-he and her baby must participate in the Jump Rope game. Jun-hee has a severly injured foot, so Gi-hun takes her baby and is able to successfully get the newborn to the other side of the platform. 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Because she won't be able to participate in the game with her injury, Jun-hee steps off the platform, falling to her death. Leaving her young daughter with Gi-hun to help her survive the rest of the game. While we won't completely spoil the ending of the show, we'll say the final episode starts in a way that may be surprising for fans, with respect to what happens to Gi-hun. But following him on this fascinating story has been incredibly moving, particularly as we see how his faith in humanity has evolved. "I thought very highly of the way Gi-hun thinks or views the world, and also his decisions," Lee Jung-jae said, with a translator. "Gi-hun is not the smartest guy. He's not the most capable guy either, but the way he thinks of others in his life and the other people that he meets, I think very highly of that." "And also from seeing the character Gi-hun as myself, I would ask myself, would I be capable of making such decisions like Gi-hun did? 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