Honeycomb (Dalgona) challenge

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The Honeycomb (Dalgona) challenge is a tense survival game in the series "Squid Game" where players must carefully cut out a delicate shape from a thin sugar candy without breaking it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional game
survival game
alsoKnownAs Dalgona challenge
Honeycomb game
appearsIn Squid Game
appearsInEpisode Squid Game episode 3 "The Man with the Umbrella"
basedOn Korean dalgona candy
countryOfOrigin South Korea
createdBy Hwang Dong-hyuk
culturalImpact inspired real-life dalgona cutting challenges
popularized dalgona candy worldwide
failureCondition breaking the candy shape
franchise Squid Game
surface form: Squid Game franchise
gameMechanic avoid breaking the candy shape
cutting out a shape from brittle candy
genre survival drama game
hasMedium television series
hasRiskInFiction death
hasTheme childhood games turned deadly
tension and precision under pressure
introducedInYear 2021
involves fine motor skills
physical dexterity
time pressure
languageOfWork Korean
materialUsed dalgona
thin sugar candy
notableSceneForCharacter Cho Sang-woo
Han Mi-nyeo
Jang Deok-su
Kang Sae-byeok
Seong Gi-hun
partOf Squid Game
surface form: Squid Game death games
penalty execution for failure in the series
relatedTo Squid Game
surface form: Glass Stepping Stones (Squid Game)

Marbles
surface form: Marbles game (Squid Game)

Red Light, Green Light
surface form: Red Light Green Light (Squid Game)

Tug of War (Squid Game)
selectionMechanism players choose or are assigned shapes
setting controlled arena in Squid Game complex
shapeExamples circle
star
triangle
umbrella
successCondition removing the shape intact
targetAudience viewers of Squid Game
usesStrategy licking the back of the candy to thin it
visualSymbol umbrella shape as hardest pattern

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Squid Game hasGame Honeycomb (Dalgona) challenge