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of the bartender’s voice reached their ears. It said, “You are now
participating in the game in which both your lives are at stake.
The person who reaches the end first will win. The dice is on your
right. You may roll the dice when you are ready to start the game.
However, please note that the game must be finished within an
hour, or you will be punished”.
The silence that followed seemed to last forever. None of
them moved. Both are shocked and petrified. Finally, Eric broke
the silence and said, “He is kidding, right?”. Eric tried to find an
exit, but as he stepped out of their box, he felt pain shot through
him and screamed. Ella quickly went to him and asked if he was
okay. Eric answered, “I’m fine now”. The realization soon dawned
on them that this, whatever this was, was real. And they could feel
actual pain, which did nothing to calm their nerves. Eric started to
breathe very fast and the fear showed clearly on his face. Ella was
also scared, but hide it well. She hugged Eric and said, “It is going
to be okay. We just have to win this together.” Eric relaxed in his
sister’s embrace, and felt a little better. At least they still had each
other. Ella gave the dice to Eric, and after taking a deep breath, he
rolled it. The dice stopped and the side displaying one dot was
faced up. Eric stared at it, trying to not be disappointed, as he
walked to the closest box. The Ella rolled the dice and got four. She
walked to the box, and found out that it was a box with the card
symbol on it. As she stepped on the box, a card appeared in front
of her. She picked it up and it said: “Plus three boxes (can be used
for yourself or your opponent)”. She thought for a while, and
decided that her brother needed it if they were going to get a tie