How Squid Game Season 1 Plot Order is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — story order — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in story order — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

16 of the 16 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Horse Race Betting Gi-hun wins a cash payout on his daughter's birthday
Ddakji in the Subway Gi-hun gets slapped and wins money against the Salesman
Red Light, Green Light The deadly first game featuring the giant animatronic doll
The Democratic Vote The players vote on whether to terminate the competition
Dalgona Honeycomb Players attempt to carve shapes out of fragile sugar candy
The Dormitory Riot Deok-su and his thugs initiate a deadly brawl after lights out
Tug of War Gi-hun's team uses Il-nam's strategy to avoid the drop
Infiltrating the Front Man's Office Detective Jun-ho searches the archives for his missing brother
Marbles Players are forced to compete against their chosen partners
The VIPs Arrive The wealthy masked patrons land on the island to watch live
The Glass Bridge Players cross stepping stones of tempered or normal glass
The Steak Dinner The three finalists are treated to a meal in evening wear
Sae-byeok's Death Sang-woo eliminates a severely wounded Sae-byeok
The Squid Game Duel Gi-hun and Sang-woo fight in the rain on the final court
The Deathbed Reunion Gi-hun discovers Player 001 is still alive and behind the games
Gi-hun's Red Hair Gi-hun gets a dramatic makeover before heading to the airport