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The Password Game: Playing your way to a secure password

10/7/2023

Translation: machine translated

You love playful challenges and puzzles. At the same time, you have a high frustration tolerance. Then you should definitely try out the password game.

No joke: "123456", "password" and "hello" are three of the most popular passwords of the past year. None of them really promise reasonable security. If you use a password like this, you should change it as soon as possible. Perhaps a new browser game can give you some inspiration. The Password Game combines password creation with some tricky puzzles. And drives users to despair in droves.

The free mini-game has been online since the end of June and has enjoyed great popularity ever since. And it is very simple.

At the beginning, everything seems very harmless. But beware: it gets challenging.
Source: Kim Muntinga

How it works

You need to create a secure password. To do this, you solve different tasks. The beginning is pretty easy, but I promise you: it quickly becomes more challenging and sometimes absurd. For example, you have to solve the daily wordle, add Roman numerals to an exact value or perform a chess move. But I don't want to give you too much away. You have a total of 35 tasks ahead of you that will drive you out of your mind. I myself dropped out in frustration at the 24th rule.

On the way to the solution, you have to solve the daily English wordle of the New York Times, among other things.
Source: Kim Muntinga

In an interview with the US computer game website Polygon, developer Neal Agarwal revealed that he had not yet solved the game himself. He had only got as far as rule 28. "I love that people find ways to beat the game. I tried several times before I gave up. I wasn't really sure if it was even solvable when I published it," he said. Above all, the increasingly complicated requirements for passwords inspired him to create this game. He describes himself as a creative programmer and has already created numerous entertaining digital experiences.

Game on

If you would like to try out the password game for yourself, you can do so via this link. So far, the game is only available in English. I wish you every success and, above all, lots of fun.

How far have you got? Let me know your experiences with the Password Game in the comments.

Cover photo: Kim Muntinga

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