Squid Game might be a pointed critique of hyper-capitalism, but the smash success of its Netflix release inevitably led to an equally capitalist fate as any other franchise. Ever since the show's first season, marketing and merchandising for Squid Game has been an unstoppable force.
That's not to say that every Squid Game tie-in is without merit. The game-based nature of the show lends itself naturally to interactive adaptations, from the mobile title Squid Game: Unleashed to the tabletop Squid Game: Let the Games Begin. The latest interesting product in that long succession has now arrived, and this one crosses it over with a successful board game series.
Zombicide: Squid Game is the newest expansion for Asmodee's Zombicide: 2nd Edition, a cooperative board game where players fight to survive in apocalyptic streets crawling with undead. The Squid Game expansion mashes that concept with the idea behind the show, tasking players with both surviving a zombie onslaught and dealing with Squid Game-style hazards.
Squid Game fans will find plenty of familiar faces and concepts in this expansion, from the inclusion of the Front Man to locations like the Playground and Marble Village. The Young-Hee Doll also...
