This online password game is the most frustrating thing you’ll do today

A new game has emerged in the browser that has many of us baffled this morning. While clearly a joke about how ridiculous password requirements have gotten over the years (for good reason), this particular password game is both fun and frustrating.

Open Neal Agarwal’s The Password Game and give it a try; you’ll see exactly what I mean immediately. It might look like some kind of phishing attempt to begin with, but start with a random word and go from there.

As you choose your random password, new rules will appear. While it starts off simple, asking you to add some Roman numerals, a captcha, and whatnot, things only get more complicated. As they do, you’ll find yourself tweaking and editing your password to fit every rule, and this includes finding emojis, pasting Wingdings, and much more.

He’ll even make you play chess, figuring out the best move in algebraic chess notation; This is the point at which I had to give up. Fuck you, rule 16.

And if you think you can trade answers with friends and carve your way to the end of this perplexing password game, think again. as seen by Murlin on ResetErathe map, captcha, and chessboard rules will be randomized every time you try to play, so unless your friends are natural chess players and Geoguessr Gods, you’ll try to meet the requirements of each rule on your own.

Go try the game out on Neal Agarwal’s website, where he also hosts a bunch of other browser games to help pass the time. If you try the password game, be sure to let us know with the rule you reached before you finally tap!