LOS ANGELES – Jabbar Lewis and Nic Ashe watched every episode of “Squid Game” — and were convinced they would be able to handle the deadly schoolyard contests. They never imagined they might actually get a chance to try.
At “Squid Game: The Trials” in Los Angeles, fans of all ages can relive the most emotional moments of Netflix’s South Korean hit show — but there is a lot less blood and no one wins any prize money.
“It’s so funny that even without the $4.56 million cash prize, you really feel the stakes in the game. I found myself sweating and shaking and I would do it again,” said Ashe, 27.
“It’s like the show kind of came to life. It came out of my TV and I got to step into the world.”
In a series of rooms, organizers of the immersive LA attraction have set up harmless versions of the brutal games depicted in the series, in which misfits and criminals took an…
