Ddakji Chigi

Ddakji

Game Information

Game No.

1 (in pentathlon)

Teams?

No

Appears in:

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Biseokchigi (in Six-Legged Pentathlon)

Bam! Then the one on the ground flips over like this, and that means I lose. So the winner slaps me.

Choi Woo-seok describing ddakji in "Bread and Lottery"

Ddakji Chigi (딱지치기 Ttak-ji Chi-gi^?), also known simply as Ddakji (딱지 Ttak-ji^?) is a game used by Squid Game recruiters to select potential players for the games, and is featured as the first mini-game in the Six-Legged Pentathlon.

Game Information

Ddakji with the Recruiters

A recruiter approaches a person, usually someone in debt, and challenges them to a game of ddakji.

The player chooses between a blue or red ddakji (the color does not matter) and tries to flip the recruiter’s ddakji by striking it with their own. If the player wins, they win 100,000 won. If the recruiter wins, the player has to give the recruiter 100,000 won. In case the recruiter wins but the player doesn't have enough money, they recieve a slap on the face from the recruiter.

After the game, the recruiter offers the player the chance to participate in that year’s Squid Game by giving them a business card.

Ddakji in Six-Legged Pentathlon

Mini-Games (Original)
Ddakji Chigi	Biseokchigi	Gonggi Nori	Paengi Doligi	Jegi Chagi

Mini-Games (The Challenge)
Ball in a Cup	Biseokchigi	Gonggi Nori	House of Cards	Jegi Chagi

Ddakji also appears as the first mini-game in the Six-Legged Pentathlon.

Objective: The player in charge of this mini-game must use one of the ddakji to flip the other ddakji over. Once the ddakji is flipped, the team passes this mini-game.

Notable players who participated in this mini-game include Player 015 (Seon Han-nam), Player 016, Player 047 (Kwon Byeong-su), Player 095 (Kim Young-mi), Player 222 (Kim Jun-hee), and Player 256 (Gyeong-su).

Players in Six-Legged Pentathlon

Player	Mini-Game	Player Status	Playing Duration	Attempt(s)	Red or Blue
Player 004	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 008	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 010	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 012	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 013	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 015 (Seon Han-nam)	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 016	Succeeded	Eliminated	04:50-04:46 (4 seconds)	1×	Blue
Player 019	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 023	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 025	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 027	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 029	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 031	Succeeded	Passed (error) Eliminated	4:51-4:25 (26 seconds)	At least 2×	?
Player 039	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 047 (Kwon Byeong-su)	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	Blue
Player 049	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 052	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 055	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 064	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 085	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 091	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 092	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 094	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 095 (Kim Young-mi)	Succeeded	Passed	04:48-04:26 (22 seconds)	4×	Blue
Player 110	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 113	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 119	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 121	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 126	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 137	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 140	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 148	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 157	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 161	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 166	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 176	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 186	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 192	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 195	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 213	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 222 (Kim Jun-hee)	Succeeded	Passed	04:47-04:43 (4 seconds)	1×	Blue
Player 228	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 233	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 234	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 238	Succeeded	Succeeded
Player 239	Succeeded	Eliminated	04:48-04:36 (12 seconds)	1×	?
Player 249	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 256 (Gyeong-su)	Succeeded	Passed	?	1×	Blue
Player 258	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 271	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 272	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 281	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 286	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	At least 3×	Blue
Player 287	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 296	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 297	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 301	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?
Player 303	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 307	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 309	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 310	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 312	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 316	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 320	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 321	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 339	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 352	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 367	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 411	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 431	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 445	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 451	Succeeded	Passed	?	?	?
Player 452	Succeeded	Eliminated	?	?	?

Trivia

Ddakji is the game with the most appearances, being in 7 episodes.
The choice between blue and red is inspired by a Japanese urban legend called Aka Manto, in which a ghost asks someone to choose between the two colors of paper in a bathroom. No matter which color is chosen, both result in a painful death (red for stabbing until covered in blood, blue for strangling until turning completely blue).
- Before this was confirmed, many people believed that the color of the ddakji the players picked would tell if they would get recruited as Guards or Players (with Red being for Guards and Blue for Players), however, this is now debunked not only by the director but also because the Guards get recruited if they were specifically criminals or had a conflicting past (As seen in their files in Humans Are...).
In Six-Legged Pentathlon, players may choose the ddakji they want to use (the color doesn't matter). However, no players are shown choosing the red ddakji.
In real life, ddakji is a great activity to keep children entertained. Folding the tiles helps them learn basic origami techniques and develop fine motor skills, while playing with friends encourages social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and handling winning or losing gracefully.
Hyun-ju’s trick of throwing the ddakji upside down actually works because the folded side concentrates the impact better, making it more likely to flip the opponent’s ddakji.
This game originates from China, where it is known as 打纸包 (Dǎ zhǐ bāo), wich literally means “slamming paper bags.”
Not a single team in the Six-Legged Pentathlon was eliminated at ddakji, as there were no pools of blood on both of the tracks.

Ddakji Chigi

Contents

Game Information

Ddakji with the Recruiters

Ddakji in Six-Legged Pentathlon

Players in Six-Legged Pentathlon

Trivia

Gallery