Abu Dhabi's Korean Cultural Centre hosts Squid Game event - in pictures
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Mohamed as The Front Man, left, with a guard during the Squid Game event at the Korean Cultural Centre at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National -
The Squid Game event was held only over one day and featured 15 participants competing against one another in two sessions at the Korean Cultural Centre -
Players who did not successfully complete the challenge get 'shot' with soft sponge toy guns to signal their elimination -
In the dalgona game, players tried to cut out a preset shape in the honeycomb toffee without breaking it -
Players were required to sign a paper agreeing to the rules before beginning the games – just like in the show -
The guards kept their eyes on everyone -
The honeycomb toffee game, also known as the dalgona game, has become a viral trend on its own -
A Squid Game guard holds up the South Korean and UAE flags at the Korean Cultural Centre -
The Korean Cultural Centre presented players with the same card as seen on the hit show -
Tin boxes with snacks were distributed to players after the Squid Game event -
Players begin playing green light, red light at the Korean Cultural Centre -
Two players face off to play Ttakji during the Squid Game event at the Korean Cultural Centre -
Two other players compete in a marble game to see who can get their marble closest to the circle -
Nam Chan-woo, director of the Korean Cultural Centre, before the start of the Squid Game event -
Players get ready to play green light, red liight -
Those who were eliminated had to put on skull stickers over the numbers on their shirt -
The Korean Cultural Centre's version of glass stepping stones mean that players had to guess the right combination of numbers to cross over -
The guards for the Squid Game event at the Korean Cultural Centre -
A player takes a photo ahead of the event at the Korean Cultural Centre
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