The best games of season 2, rating

Summary

• Red light, green light returns with deadly consequences – Failure means death.

• Mingle is an intense team game in Squid Game – failure leads to elimination.

• Russian roulette and spinning add tense moments – high stakes and unexpected twists.

Netflix series Squid game Season 2 was released on December 26, 2024 with seven new episodes and fans couldn't be more excited. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk has introduced five new deadly games, each echoing Korean heritage. However, he still kept the giant doll from the original series that is responsible for punishing anyone who doesn't enter Red light, green light.

This returning fan-favorite game raises the stakes once again for all players willing to risk their lives for the top cash prize. Some of the other survival games included in the sequel To mix, Ddakchi and Gun-gi.

Squid Game Season 2 spoilers

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Red light, green light

Game to return from season 1

• Original title: Mugunghwa-kkoci Pieot Issseubnida
• How to play: Go on a green light, stop on a red light

Squid Game fans knew exactly what they were in for when the giant doll appeared in season 2 Red light, green light is to reach the finish line without scanning. The rules are simple: players must move when the doll is looking back and stop when the doll is looking forward.

If you lose the game, you die. If they catch you moving, they will kill you.

Fortunately for all the new squid players, previous winner Song Gi-hoon (player 456) tried to lead by warning them that Red Light, Green Light is not just a child's game, but a deadly version of it. Whoever loses will die. Despite his attempts, some players did not take him seriously, and things ended in blood.

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Ddakji

Flip The Card game

• Original title: Ddakji
• How to play: Turn the card over on the floor

Ddakji is the introductory game of the Six-Legged Challenge. 222's player, Kim Jun Hee, has to finish the traditional Korean game quickly to save time for the team. She passes her first attempt, leaving her very proud. The rules of the game are to strategically throw a paper card to flip another on the floor. There is a certain amount of force that needs to be applied to the shot as well as the perfect angle.

Fans love player 222. Jun Hee is pregnant and the series sees viewers see her vulnerability and struggle to keep up with the other members. There are some theories floating around, including one that player 222 will win the game and deliver her baby safely. The results will be shown in Squid game Season 3, which was announced to be released by the end of 2025.

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To mix

Carousel game.

• Original title: —
• How to play: Create groups within the room of a predetermined number

To mix is an intense team game that starts with players standing on a rotating platform. Contestants must wait until the melody stops to hear a pre-prepared number. After the number is announced, the players must form the appropriate groups and lock themselves in the nearest rooms for thirty seconds. Whoever does not match the fixed number is eliminated.

Mingle is one of the scariest, anxiety-inducing games in the series. More than 150 players died, while others were forced to kill and break alliances to survive and advance to the next round of the game. One of the highlights of this game was player 230: Thanos. While the rest of the party was horrified by the Mingle game, Thanos busted out some dance moves. The scene led to countless memes and videos all over social media.

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Russian roulette

Deadly game with a loaded gun

• Original title: Russian roulette
• How to play: Load one bullet, rotate the cylinder and pull the trigger

Russian roulette was one of the first games in Squid Game Season 2. The game is between a salesman, also known as a recruiter, and a former winner of the game, Gi-Yoon, player 456. Gi-Yoon, driven by revenge, wants to tell him who Frontman is. The salesman tells him that he has the answer in his pocket, but first he needs to play Russian roulette.

The game is simple. Load the revolver with one bullet, turn the cylinder, point the gun at your head and pull the trigger. Then it's the opponent's turn until someone dies. As a result, the seller was executed.

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spinning wheel

The fourth game of the six-legged pentathlon competition

• Original title: Peng-i
• How to play: Rotate Coma from above and then launch it onto the floor

The spinning wheel was the fourth game in the six-legged pentathlon event. The object of the game is to wrap the cord around the “coma” or wooden top and run it to the floor to keep the object spinning.

Despite the simple game, the Frontmanplayer 001, struggling to complete it, bringing the team closer to elimination. Player 456 tries to help the team once again by advising him to use his dominant hand. Now the question remains: was the fight calculated or real? Fans also noticed the struggle of the frontman in To mix game where he killed one of the participants.

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Gun-gi

One of the six-legged pentathlon games

• Original title: Gungi (공기놀이)
• How to play: Throw and catch pebbles in different order

Gun-gior Korean Jacks, another children's game from The Six-Legged Pentathlon Challenge. U Squid game season 2, the member responsible for saving the team is De Ho, player 388. He successfully leads the team to the next game by throwing and catching rocks through all five levels on the first try.

The object of the game is to throw rocks and catch them in different sequences across all five levels, with each level becoming more difficult than the last. Concentration and steady hands are essential to success.