How to Find the Answer to the Password Game Rule 14

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Learn how to quickly identify the country in Rule 14's randomly generated image

Co-authored by A.J. Jacobs and Aimee Payne, MFA

Last Updated: January 15, 2025 Fact Checked

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Solving Rule 14 of the Password Game

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Tips for Other Rules

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Winning the Password Game

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All Password Game Rules

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The Password Game is a puzzle browser game that prompts you to create a password that requires increasingly complicated rules. While the game starts with relatively simple rules, Rule 14 is one of the first extremely frustrating hurdles players have to get past to win. It generates a random image and asks you to identify the name of the country in the photo. And worse? It completely starts over if you try to refresh to get a place you recognize. This article tells you how to beat the tricky Rule 14 and gives you tips on winning the whole game.

Beating the Password Game Rule 14: Quick Tips

Scan the image for clues like street names, writing on signs, license plates, landmarks, and religious iconography. A quicker way to find the country is to take a screenshot and use a reverse image search to find out where the image was taken.

Section 1 of 4:

Solving Rule 14 of the Password Game

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Look for a street sign to help narrow down the location. Use the compass icon to rotate the image, keeping your eyes peeled for a street sign with a name you can plug into a search engine. The +/- icon at the bottom-right of the image allows you to zoom in and out to get a better look.
- The Password Game uses Google Earth, so the street is sometimes superimposed onto the image.
- Unfortunately, this tip works better with a street name like Goosedubbs (Scotland) than Oak Street, a very common street name in any English-speaking country…though that’s helpful to know, too.
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Identify any pictured languages that appear in the image. As you examine the image, look for writing on buildings, vehicles, and signs. Identifying a language may not tell you exactly what country you’re looking at, but it can help you narrow things down. Do you see Spanish writing? Or maybe something written in a completely different alphabet? Once you identify the language, search for countries where it is the official language.
- For example, if you see signs in German, your list of countries would include Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
- If you speak the language, try searching the internet for any business names to help you identify the country.
- Don’t forget to check any vehicle license plates in the image for a country. In some cases, these are blurred out and not helpful, but you might get lucky and find the answer right away!
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Find a phone number or website to identify the country. Scan the image for a string of numbers or letters that could be a business phone number or web address. Phone numbers have a country code that identifies the home country of the number when using it to make an international call. Additionally, countries have top-level domains (the letters after the final . in a web address) associated with them.
- For example, the country telephone code for France is 33, so if you see a number that begins with +33 the image may have been taken there.
- The top-level domain for France is .fr, so if you see a web address that ends with that, the image may have been taken in France.
- Search for country codes for phone numbers at CountryCode.org.
- Search for top-level domains for countries at WorldStandards.eu.
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Use popular landmarks and architecture to help you find a region. Famous landmarks are easy. If you see the Taj Mahal in the image, you know right away the picture was taken in India. Types of architecture are a little trickier, but they can also be helpful in targeting an area.
- For example, if you see Gothic architecture, the location in the image is probably somewhere in Western Europe.
- If you see Abbasid architecture, the image may have been taken in North Africa, the Middle East, or possibly Spain.^{[1]
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- If you’re unsure about the architecture, scan the image for religious iconography. For example, an image with a crucifix may point to a country with a large Catholic population.
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Use a reverse image search to find the location in the image. While trying to figure out where the image was taken on your own can be fun, it might be easier to take a screen capture of the image and do a reverse image search.^{[2]
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- A reverse image search often gives you the name of the country, city, or prominent landmark in the image.
- If it doesn’t have the country, just type whatever information it gives you into a search engine to find it.

Section 2 of 4:

Tips for Other Rules in the Password Game

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Convert 1x35 or 5x7 to Roman numerals to solve Rule 9. Rule 9 of the Password Game asks you to add Roman numerals to your password that multiply to 35. Luckily, there are only a few numbers that equal 35 when you multiply them together. Once you have your numbers, convert them to Roman numerals. Easy-peasy, right?
- The only numbers that multiply to 35 are 1x35 and 5x7.
- In Roman numerals, they are IxXXXV and VxVII.
- When you add the Roman numerals to your password, remember to separate them with a lowercase “x,” or the game will interpret them as a different Roman numeral, and you won’t pass.
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Use the Periodic Table of the Elements to beat Rules 12 & 18. Rule 12 asks you to add a 2-letter symbol from the periodic table to your password. Rule 18 asks that the elements’ atomic numbers in your password add up to 200. Use the periodic table to find the atomic numbers of the symbols you included in Rule 12 and add them up. Swap out elements to raise or lower the total until the atomic numbers add up to 200.
- Be careful, though. Some elements have symbols that are single capital letters. If those capital letters appear in your password, they count toward the atomic number total for Rule 18.
- The Roman numerals I and V are also symbols for elements. Their atomic numbers count toward Rule 18, but you can’t just make them lowercase, or they won’t count for Rule 12.
- C is the Roman numeral for 100…and the symbol for carbon. Avoid using it for Rule 18 so you don’t break Rule 12.
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Look up the current phase of the moon online to pass Rule 13. Rule 13 asks that your password include the emoji of the current moon phase. Get the current moon phase by checking TheSkyLive.com. Once you know the moon phase, match it to one of the emojis below and copy/paste it into your password.
- New Moon – 🌑
- Waxing Crescent Moon – 🌒
- First Quarter Moon – 🌓
- Waxing Gibbous Moon – 🌔
- Full Moon – 🌕
- Waning Gibbous Moon – 🌖
- Last Quarter Moon – 🌗
- Waning Crescent Moon – 🌘
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Pass Rule 16 by using a chess notation website. Solving Rule 16 requires you to add the algebraic notation for the best move on a randomly generated chessboard. There’s a different setup for every player, so there’s no single right answer. If you aren’t a chess fan, find the right answer by using NextChessMove.com.
- Once you get to NextChessMove, arrange the pieces on the board to match those on the Password Game board.
- Click Calculate Next Move to get the algebraic notation for the best move.
- Copy the algebraic notation and paste it into your password.
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Pass Rules 12, 20, and 23 by keeping Paul the Egg/Chicken alive. Rule 17 asks you to paste the egg emoji 🥚 in your password and tells you it’s named Paul. Then Rule 20 lights your password on fire, with the fire emoji 🔥taking the place of the characters in your password.^{[3]
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- Save your password somewhere before completing Rule 19. Once the fire starts, delete it as soon as it pops up.
- If you’re too slow, or the fire starts near Paul the Egg, he’ll die, ending your game.
- As you’re deleting the fire, don’t accidentally delete Paul! This will also end your game.
- Paste 3 caterpillars in front of Paul the Chicken to feed him. Don’t feed him more than 3 caterpillars in a minute or forget to feed him, or he’ll die…and it’s game over. Setting a timer can help you keep track.
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Pass Rule 24 by using YouTube’s Filter feature. Rule 24 asks you to find a YouTube video that is a specific length and then paste its URL in your password. Once again, the answer is different for each player.^{[4]
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- Alternatively, when using a laptop or desktop, go to YouTube.com and type any search term into the search bar. Click Filters at the top-right corner of the page.
- Under Duration, select Under 4 minutes, 4 - 20 minutes, and Over 20 minutes depending on the length Rule 24 asked for.
- Look for a video that matches the exact time in the game, then copy/paste its URL into your password.

Section 3 of 4:

Winning the Password Game

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Copy your password before you type in the answer for Rule 35. Rule 35 only asks you to include the current time. Take a second to save your password somewhere before adding the time. Once you add the time, your password disappears, and you’ll be asked to verify it by reentering it exactly.^{[5]
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- When you reenter your saved password, make sure you add the exact time you originally entered.
- Sit back and bask in the glow of your success!
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Keep an eye out for broken past rules as you go. You may pass many of the rules automatically as you work your way through the game. This is because your answer for one or more of the previous rules also meets the requirement for the current rule. But it works both ways. Passing a new rule can break a rule you previously solved.
- Broken rules appear at the bottom of the game in red to help you figure out which ones you have to pass again.
- Watch for these broken rules when you’re stuck and can’t figure out why.

Section 4 of 4:

Full List of the Password Game Rules

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Improve your odds of winning by using the rules to plan your answers. Planning out your answers can help you make better choices as you solve those easier rules at the beginning. It can also help you try your hand at a speed run, which is when you win the game as fast as possible. Here’s the full list of rules to help you become a Password Game speed demon!^{[6]
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- Rule 1: Your Password must be at least 5 characters.
- Rule 2: Your password must include a number.
- Rule 3: Your password must include an uppercase letter.
- Rule 4: Your password must include a special character.
- Rule 5: The digits in your password must add up to 25.
- Rule 6: Your password must include a month of the year.
- Rule 7: Your password must include a Roman numeral.
- Rule 8: Your password must include one of our sponsors.
- Rule 9: The Roman numerals in your password should multiply to 35.
- Rule 10: Your password must include this CAPTCHA.
- Rule 11: Your password must include today’s Wordle answer.
- Rule 12: Your password must include a two-letter symbol from the periodic table.
- Rule 13: Your password must include the current phase of the moon as an emoji.
- Rule 14: Your password must include the name of this country.
- Rule 15: Your password must include a leap year.
- Rule 16: Your password must include the best move in algebraic chess notation.
- Rule 17: 🥚 This my chicken Paul. He hasn’t hatched yet. Please put him in your password and keep him safe.
- Rule 18: The elements in your password must have atomic numbers that add up to 200.
- Rule 19: All the vowels in your password must be bolded.
- Rule 20: Oh no! Your password is on fire 🔥. Quick, put it out!
- Rule 21: Your password is not strong enough
- Rule 22: Your password must contain one of the following affirmations: I am loved|I am worthy|I am enough
- Rule 23: Paul has hatched🐔! Please don’t forget to feed him. He eats three 🐛 every minute.
- Rule 24: Your password must include the URL of a YouTube video of this exact length.
- Rule 25: A sacrifice must be made. Pick 2 letters that you will no longer be able to use.
- Rule 26: Your password must contain twice as many italic characters as bold.
- Rule 27: At least 30% of your password must be in the Wingdings font.
- Rule 28: Your password must include this color in hex.
- Rule 29: All Roman numerals must be in Times New Roman.
- Rule 30: The font size of every digit must be equal to its square.
- Rule 31: Every instance of the same letter must have a different font size.
- Rule 32: Your password must include the length of your password.
- Rule 33: The length of your password must be a prime number.
- Rule 34: This rule is skipped!
- Rule 35: Your password must include the current time.