「イカゲーム」 命がけ…じゃない体験型イベント　イタリア

【ミラノＡＦＰ＝時事】動画配信大手ネットフリックスの人気韓国ドラマ「イカゲーム」の体験型イベントがイタリア・ミラノ近郊で行われている。先週末には、ゲームに参加するために約５０人が会場に集まった。このイベントでは参加者が命を落とすことなく、ゲームの雰囲気だけを楽しむことができる。（写真は韓国ドラマ「イカゲーム」をテーマにした参加型イベントのキャスト。イタリア・ミラノ近郊で）
　イベントではプラスチック製の銃弾が使われ、参加者らはフェースシールドを着用する。会場の「仮面の男」は誰も負傷させるつもりはないと言う。
　参加者は番号が記されたＴシャツを着る。医師のステファノさん（４２）は、「ここでは４５６億ウォン（約４４億円）がもらえるのですか」と、劇中で勝者が手にする賞金を口にした。開始早々、イカゲームの雰囲気を楽しんでいる様子だ。
　友人と一緒にイベントに参加したという、飲食店で働くラウラさん（２７）は、「ドラマに夢中になり、同じ雰囲気を味わえるゲームを探していた」と話す。
　イカゲームは、世界的な人気を博している。関連商品が売り出され、街中では壁画も見られる。ミラノで催されたような「脱出ゲーム」も各地で開催されている。
　ミラノのイベントでは、ドラマと同様に計６種類のゲームを体験できる。劇中の参加者らは高所での綱引きに命がけで挑んだが、このイベントでは気軽に楽しむことが可能。所要時間は約２時間となっている。４５６億ウォンの賞金こそ出ないが、勝者はもう一度同イベントに無料で参加できる。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/11/18-13:36）

There are childish games, red-clad guards and only one winner -- but for Italian fans of the ultra-violent Netflix hit Squid Game, the dying is fortunately only make-believe.
About 50 thrill-seekers gathered in a hangar near Milan transformed into the world of the South Korean television series that has become a global phenomenon.
It depicts hundreds of marginalised people forced to take part in traditional children's games. Sadistic VIPs watch on as they battle it out, with the sole eventual winner earning a fortune -- and everyone else suffering a brutal death.
On a cold, wet November night in northern Italy, a masked guard in a red boiler suit shouts at a crowd of fans to Get in line!.
The masked Front Man, who runs the game, fires a shot in the air, and there is silence.
You're here to satisfy the VIPs, this game was organised for them, he declares, pointing to two masked people sitting in a corner.
The first game is Red Light, Green Light, where in the TV series participants must creep up on a terrifying robot doll when her back is turned -- with the risk of being gunned down if she sees them moving.
Here, the bullets are plastic pellets and the guards say they aim not to hurt anyone. Participants wear masks to protect their faces, along with a T-shirt adorned with an identifying number.
But many are quick to get into the spirit of things. Is it here I can win 45.6 billion won ($38 million)? enthused Stefano, a 42-year-old doctor, referring to the prize money on the South Korean series.
Laura Tatolo, a 27-year-old waitress who came with a friend, told AFP: The series fascinates me and I was looking for a game to find the atmosphere!
- Adrenaline rush -
Squid Game, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, became Netflix's most popular series at launch, drawing at least 111 million viewers into its dystopian nightmare.
There are fans the world over, and Squid Game merchandise, murals and escape games such as those in Milan have popped up across the globe.
It was supposed to be a Halloween event, but it's done so well that we kept it going, said Anna Kovalova of Enigma Room, the Milan company which organised the evening's entertainment.
As with the TV series, the game has its detractors. We received emails from outraged parents, she said, adding that under-16s are banned.
There are six challenges in total -- including a tug of war that in the TV series brings the risk of falling off a sky-high bridge -- and the experience lasts two hours.
The final duel in Milan was won by candidate number 15, Federico Alemanni.
We found the atmosphere, the adrenaline of 'Squid Game', he said.
The prize is not quite the 45.6 billion won offered in the show. The winner gets free entry to another game.