Zombie
Beats every normal number card.
- A Zombie card beats all normal number cards.
- The losing player becomes infected, and a Zombie card is added to their hand.
- A Zombie card can infect another player according to the game rules.
Squid Game Season 3 · Official Rulebook
Survive the game until the end. Every player plays individually. Win battles, collect cards, and last 20 rounds.
Survive. Strategize. Trust no one.
01 · Goal
Survive the game until the end.
Play
Every player plays individually.
Win
Win battles and collect cards.
Last
Stay alive through 20 rounds.
02 · Before the game
On the night
Enter the game room.
Open the game on your phone.
Log in using your username and passcode.
Your cards will be displayed on your phone.
Wait for the Commander to start the game.
Standing rules
Every player plays individually.
Each player must log in using their username and passcode.
Once the game begins, your cards will be displayed on your phone.
Keep your cards and game information private.
The game consists of 20 rounds.
03 · Start of a round
When a round begins, you have 5 minutes to find another player. Find them physically in the room. You can talk, negotiate, strategize, and choose whom you want to play against.
When the Commander starts the round, you have 5 minutes to find an opponent.
You must find your opponent physically in the game area.
You may talk to other players and decide whom you want to challenge.
The app does not assign or find your opponent.
Once you have found an opponent, both players must enter the battle through the app.
04 · Combat
Once you have found an opponent, open the game on your phone. The player with the higher cumulative number wins. The winner takes the card played by the losing player.
Pair with your opponent through the app.
Select the card you want to play.
Both players reveal their cards.
The app determines the result.
The player with the higher total number wins.
The winner takes the card played by the losing player.
The app updates both players’ cards and status.
05 · Three specials
There are three special cards in the game. Use them according to the instructions shown in the app.
Zombie
Beats every normal number card.
Shotgun
Kills a Zombie. One use.
Vaccine / Treatment
Cures a Zombie. Never on yourself.
06 · Between rounds
After each round, players return to the Lobby. You will have 5 minutes to find your next opponent and strategize. When the Commander starts the next round, find your opponent and begin the next battle.
After completing a round, players return to the Lobby.
Players have another 5 minutes to find their next opponent and strategize.
When the Commander starts the next round, players begin searching for their next opponent.
07 · Game over
You can be eliminated in the following ways. Once eliminated, a player cannot continue participating.
01
If you fail to log in when the game begins, you are eliminated.
02
If you fail to find an opponent within the 5-minute pairing period, you are eliminated.
03
If your number-card deck reaches zero, you are eliminated. You cannot continue playing.
04
If you are a Zombie and another player successfully uses a Shotgun against you, you are eliminated.
05
At the end of the 20th round, surviving Humans and Zombies are counted. The side with fewer surviving players is eliminated.
06
If the game or app declares you Game Over, you are eliminated and can no longer participate.
08 · After 20 rounds
Humans
Remaining Humans are counted after round 20. The side with the greater number of surviving players wins.
Zombies
Remaining Zombies are counted the same way. The side with fewer surviving players gets Game Over.
Humans vs Zombies