What games did 'Squid Game' director play in childhood?

In Squid Game, multiple games have been featured that the kids usually play in Korea.

According to the show's director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, these games were included for a purpose.

During an interview with EW, he addressed the games he often played in his childhood and ultimately added them to the series.

"In season 1, we had lots of games like Tug of War that really utilized height and the fear that this height gives, but in the case of season 2, we didn't have that element,” the filmmaker shared.

He continued, "That is why in season 3, I decided to introduce games that could really infuse fear in people with sheer height."

To drive his point home, Hwang said, "For season 1, I tried to focus on how there's intense competition going around in this extreme capitalistic society."

"In the case of season 2, I wanted to show how Gi-hun breaks the game's rules by trying to introduce this revolt of trying to upend the system, but then it ends in failure," the 53-year-old noted.

Coming on season 3, Hwang added, “And in the case of season 3, I wanted to take a slightly different approach — I wanted to focus on how [people] have to preserve their humanity amidst this intense competition in this capitalistic era." 

"I wanted to focus on how we can preserve our sense of humanity and how we should remain humans even amidst this intense competition. I try to pose that as a final question,” he concluded.

Squid Game's season three will be out on June 27.