Places of Fancy

Where to find the filming location of the 'Squid Game' paper-flipping game  Korean games are having their moment in the sun. From "Apt," the hit ROSÉ and Bruno Mars song inspired by the drinking game apateu, to the latest season of "Squid Game," mainstream   pop culture is playing tag and Korea's hallyu is it. Among the many traditional children's games being showcased in the Netflix series, which drops its final seasons in 2025, viewers are introduced first to ddakji.  This is the intense paper-flipping game played in the subway by Seong Gi-hun and the mysterious recruiter. Ddakji is played by slamming your opponent's paper tiles hard enough, causing them to flip. This game existed long before the cap-flipping game Pogs became a thing in the 90s. While Pogs uses caps, ddakji is played with paper tiles made of colored origami or thick construction paper. In "Squid Game," the red and blue tile colors are no accident. They allude to a sp...