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The Password Game is being called the most frustrating thing in the history of the internet

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Published 13:25 29 Jun 2023 GMT+1

The Password Game is being called the most frustrating thing in the history of the internet

The viral game is baffling players all over

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

From internet trolls and mind-bogglingly layered memes all the way to troublesome trends - there are plenty of incredibly infuriating things out there on the world wide web.

And the latest is The Password Game which has since been hailed as the most frustrating thing in the history of the internet.

So, if you've got a few minutes - or hours - to spare on a quiet afternoon then why not try your hand at the latest game to totally baffle the internet.

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Check it out in action here:

The browser game in question, devised by creative coder Neal Agarwal, starts out eerily simple but players will soon find out it is way more than just a test of one's creativity and braininess - it's a full-on assault to your sanity.

Effectively, the final goal of the viral game is to come up with a password so complicated that no hawk-eyed hacker could ever figure out.

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The game works by asking users to include different requirements or 'rules' at each stage which get incrementally harder as you progress.

The first question states: "Your password must be at least 5 characters."

Simple enough - right?

Okay - starting out strong.
neal.fun

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Rule two asks for the inclusion of a 'number' while the third rule demands an 'uppercase letter'.

Things then start getting mathematical at rule five, which tells players: "The digits in your password must add up to 25."

Roman numerals then get thrown into the mix by rule seven, with rule nine then asking: "The roman numerals in your password should multiply to 35."

Now, admittedly, this is where I decided to throw the towel in.

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Funnily enough, however, it seems I wasn't alone as the question 'roman numerals that multiply to 35' ended up being fourth on the predicted Google search bar.

That makes me feel a little less useless.

The game goes on and on progressively becoming more and more chaotic ending in players needing to reference the day's Wordle and the current phase of the moon written as an emoji.

Neal, who shared the game to Twitter earlier this week (27 June) told fans: "There are rules in this game that ensure I will never see the pearly gates.

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And it only got worse from here...
neal.fun

And people have since flooded in to the comment section of the tweet, which has since been viewed over 6.4 million times at the time of writing, to share their experiences with the game.

One Twitter user wrote: "I was doing totally fine until rule 26, I am not bothering with balancing a youtube url with that roman numeral and periodic table stuff."

A second jokingly asked: "Why would you release this upon the world?"

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"The anxiety this gave me…" revealed a third, while a fourth said: "My god that looks aggravating," while someone else branded the game 'frustrating as f**k' especially when you 'forget to feed the bird'.

Some people, however, have miraculously managed to crack the code leading Neal to tweet yesterday (28 June): "I can't believe people are actually beating the password game, the human spirit is strong"

Where there's a will, there's a way - right?

Fancy losing your marbles? You can play The Password Game here.

Featured Image Credit: neal.fun

Topics: Weird, Technology, Viral

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2021 in English Literature. Alongside her studies, she was the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the largest student newspaper in the United Kingdom. Her favourite topics to write about include sex and relationships, bizarre lifestyle trends and all things travel.

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