This game is straightforward and can be completed in just 5 moves by one person. However, strategizing the steps is the challenging aspect, and I am confident that there might be ways in which the debts can increase or decrease, which Bunny didn't mention purposely.

"Is there ways in which the debts can increase or decrease?" I ask

"I wanted to ask that too" Safa comments

Bunny sighed. "Ah, I was hoping to keep this a secret. But now that you asked, here's the deal: Using ladders will increase your debt by 200k, while getting eaten by snakes will decrease it by 200k."

Bunny continues on "Also, just so you’re aware, when the third trial starts, the total debt among you five will be divided equally once again."

I see that there’s an opportunity to clear the debts entirely here, but it will require exposing some personal details.

I hate the idea that the debts will be divided again. Safa will definitely notice something is amiss.

Bunny flinches suddenly and places his hand on his ear, the one with an earpiece. I guess the so-called administrators are saying something. An smile perks up on his face, that's bad news.

"Hehe I just got some interesting news from the admin. The admin who is currently watching over you all said that if what's written isn't interesting then it wouldn't get rated. So the person who the information belongs to will move only 1 step."

Great so mundane information won't work.

''That just makes the game harder." Mahin retorts

"I can't help it, I didn't make the rule." Bunny retorts back

"Let's just start already" Maria says

"Wait but it's not fair." Mahin retorts again.

"Leave it, let's just try our best " Safa says trying the soothe the situation

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"Let's get started!!" Bunny exclaims with his hands in the air

Mahin isn't fine with sharing about herself. If we continue on like this our friendship might worsen.

I have a plan in mind in which we can clear this game and not worsen our friendship, I should say the others about it now.

I take a deep breath and speak loudly. "Guys, calm down. Let me clear the game alone. I will share secrets about myself and advance 5 steps each round. Meanwhile, you all plan to use the snakes to reduce the debts. In the first round, two of you will need to use ladders—specifically, those who end up with 1 and 4 steps. Don’t worry; just use the nearest snakes to minus the debt."

Bunny stares at me before talking "Aww, such a selfless psychiatrist. Since this has touched my heart, I will make an exception: using the ladders in the first round won’t increase the debt. But there are two conditions for it: First, everyone must refer to Miss psychiatrist as 'the psychiatrist' in the entries including Miss psychiatrist herself. Second, Miss psychiatrist must take 5 steps in the first round."

Great just when I was starting to think he wasn't such a bad guy, he had to prove me wrong. He just had to show his pettiness.

So I need to share something really hidden about me to ensure that I can advance 5 steps for sure. Just great.

I accept my fate and offer to go first to write my entry.

"Remember to write your name on the top of the paper before submitting it." Bunny says as I make my way to the room in the passage.

Once I enter the room, I notice it’s quite cramped. There's a box in the corner and beside it, a stack of paper slips along with a pen. Oh there are security cameras at each of the corners. I guess they are strict with cheating.

I write down my secret on a slip and place it in the box. And just before my time is up, I make sure to show my middle finger to all four of the cameras as I leave the room.

Would it have consequences? Who knows, I don't care since I am quite mad at the changes in the rules.

Once I leave the room, Deva goes in next, followed by Safa, then Maria, and finally Mahin.

Once we all are finished Bunny starts walking towards the room to read our entries.

Before he enters the room I decided to ask a question "Is it possible for me to request all the debts to be given to me, if I fail the third trial?"

Bunny turns his head back and responds "that would be possible but no one actually does that."

I reply "great, so just give me all debts if I fail the third trial. That's my sincere request"

Bunny nods his head before entering the room and closing the door behind him. As soon as the door shuts, everyone asks in unison, "Why do you want all the debt??!!"

I was expecting them all to react like that. And they didn't fail my expectations.

"The remaining debt by the third trial won’t be much to me, so I can clear it easily with my own money, don't worry guys." I reply back to them with a smile on my face.

That's not the real reason, but I can't let them know the truth.