Tag Archives: Game

Behind the global appeal of ‘Squid Game,’ a country’s economic unease

Koo Yong-hyun, a 35-year-old office worker in Seoul, has never had to face down masked homicidal guards or competitors out to slit his throat like the characters in the show do. But Koo, who binge-watched “Squid Game” in a single night, said he empathised with the characters and their struggle to survive in the country’s… Read More »

Saturday Night Live Just Spoofed Anti-Vaxxers in a Sad But True Game Show Sketch

Last night’s Saturday Night Live included a number of topical sketches, from a Britney Spears-anchored talk show featuring Lil Nas X and Matt Gaetz, to a video parodying the apology video cycle that every YouTuber ends up going through sooner or later. One of the timeliest, however, was Will You Take It?, described by the… Read More »

Sleeping Queens Card Game, 79 Cards

Imagine a place where there?s a queen of all pancakes, a king of cookies and a pack of over-protective dragons? If this sounds like something out of a dream, it actually is! Sleeping Queens was invented by 6-year-old Miranda Evarts, who thought up the game one night when she couldn?t fall asleep. She awoke the… Read More »