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Although the initial requirements include setting a minimum of characters or including numbers, uppercase letters or special characters,<ref name="ARSTechnica">{{Cite web |last=Purdy |first=Kevin |date=June 28, 2023 |title=''The Password Game'' will make you want to break your keyboard in the best way |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/the-password-game-will-make-you-want-to-break-your-keyboard-in-the-best-way/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701200555/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/the-password-game-will-make-you-want-to-break-your-keyboard-in-the-best-way/ |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld">{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Alaina |date=June 28, 2023 |title=This absurd password game is wonderfully unhinged |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/1972433/this-password-game-makes-choosing-a-strong-one-absurdly-fun.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630175149/https://www.pcworld.com/article/1972433/this-password-game-makes-choosing-a-strong-one-absurdly-fun.html |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[PCWorld]] |language=en}}</ref> the rules gradually become more unusual and complex.<ref name="Polygon" /><ref name="DEsports1">{{Cite web |last=Hood |first=Vic |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Forget ''Wordle'', ''The Password Game'' is my new word-game obsession |url=https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/forget-wordle-the-password-game-is-my-new-word-game-obsession |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701200554/https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/forget-wordle-the-password-game-is-my-new-word-game-obsession |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[Dot Esports]] |language=en-US}}</ref> These can involve managing having Roman numerals in the string to multiply,<ref name="DEsports1" /><ref name="Engadget">{{Cite web |last=Bonifacic |first=Igor |date=June 28, 2023 |title=I consider myself a patient person, but ''The Password Game'' might break me |url=https://www.engadget.com/i-consider-myself-a-patient-person-but-the-password-game-might-break-me-174555782.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701045129/https://www.engadget.com/i-consider-myself-a-patient-person-but-the-password-game-might-break-me-174555782.html |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[Engadget]] |language=en-US}}</ref> adding the name of a country that players have to guess from random [[Google Street View]] imagery (as a reference to ''[[GeoGuessr]]''),<ref name="DEsports1" /><ref name="PCGamer">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=June 28, 2023 |title=This unhinged browser game about passwords is the most messed up thing I've ever played |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/this-unhinged-browser-game-about-passwords-is-the-most-messed-up-thing-ive-ever-played/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701141613/https://www.pcgamer.com/this-unhinged-browser-game-about-passwords-is-the-most-messed-up-thing-ive-ever-played/ |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[PC Gamer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taifalos |first=Nicholas |date=July 1, 2023 |title=How to complete Rule 14 in ''The Password Game'': Tips to find the secret country |url=https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/how-to-complete-rule-14-in-the-password-game-tips-to-find-the-secret-country |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713015242/https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/how-to-complete-rule-14-in-the-password-game-tips-to-find-the-secret-country |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=[[Dot Esports]] |language=en-US}}</ref> inserting the day's ''[[Wordle]]'' answer,<ref name="Engadget" /> typing the best move in a generated [[chess]] position using [[algebraic notation (chess)|algebraic notation]],<ref name="DEsports1" /><ref name="PCGamesN">{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Will |date=June 28, 2023 |title=''The Password Game'' is the internet's new unhinged obsession |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-password-game/free-internet-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630183937/https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-password-game/free-internet-game |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[PCGamesN]] |language=en-US}}</ref> inserting the URL of a [[YouTube]] video of a randomly generated length,<ref name="GRevolution" /><ref name="DEsports1" /><ref name="PCGamesN" /> and adjusting boldface, italics, font types, and text sizes.<ref name="GRevolution" />
Other game rules involve [[emoji]]s in the password. One demands inclusion of the emoji representing the [[moon phase]] at that point in time.<ref name="TRadar2">{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Elie |date=June 28, 2023 |title=''The Password Game'' is a brilliant mess, but it lost me at moon emojis |url=https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/the-password-game-is-a-brilliant-mess-but-it-lost-me-at-moon-emojis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630014601/https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/the-password-game-is-a-brilliant-mess-but-it-lost-me-at-moon-emojis |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[TechRadar]] |language=en}}</ref> Because of two other rules, the player is required to insert an egg emoji named Paul, and once it hatches, it is replaced by a chicken emoji. The player then must keep it fed using caterpillar emojis that must be replenished over time.<ref name="PGames1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taifalos |first=Nicholas |date=July 2, 2023 |title=''The Password Game'' Rule 23: How to feed Paul |url=https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/the-password-game-rule-23-how-to-feed-paul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703094846/https://dotesports.com/word-games/news/the-password-game-rule-23-how-to-feed-paul |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[Dot Esports]] |language=en-US}}</ref> If it starves, the player overfeeds it, or the Paul emoji is deleted in any way, the game ends. Red text subsequently appears over a black background, referencing the death screen characteristic of the ''[[Dark Souls]]'' action role-playing game series.<ref name="PCGamesN" /><ref name="PGames1">{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Patrick |date=June 30, 2023 |title=How to Prevent Paul from Being Slain in ''The Password Game'' |url=https://primagames.com/tips/how-to-prevent-paul-from-being-slain-in-the-password-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701200556/https://primagames.com/tips/how-to-prevent-paul-from-being-slain-in-the-password-game |archive-date=July 1, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=[[Prima Games]]}}</ref> At some point during the game, a flame emoji will appear, spreading through the password by replacing characters, including the egg, with flames that must be removed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Patrick |date=June 29, 2023 |title=How to Beat Rule 20 in ''The Password Game'' |url=https://primagames.com/tips/how-to-beat-rule-20-in-the-password-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630131211/https://primagames.com/tips/how-to-beat-rule-20-in-the-password-game |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=[[Prima Games]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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