▁time . ▁As ▁it ▁turns ▁out , ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁a ▁fixed ▁amount ▁of ▁in - game ▁days ▁( 1 5 ▁days , ▁ending ▁with ▁June ▁ 1 5 ) ▁to ▁succeed . ▁If ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁fails ▁by ▁this ▁date , ▁the ▁an ts ▁will ▁mate ▁and ▁spread , ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁glo omy ▁ending . ▁To ▁reach ▁a ▁good ▁ending , ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁locate ▁the ▁ant ▁col ony ▁and ▁kill ▁the ▁queen ▁ant . ▁ ▁Los ing , ▁duration ▁& ▁re plays ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁re play ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁take ▁information ▁into ▁account ▁that ▁was ▁learned ▁in ▁previous ▁games , ▁and ▁then ▁optimize ▁a ▁path ▁(" when ▁to ▁be ▁where ") ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁an ts . ▁Typ ically , ▁the ▁player ▁cannot ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁one ▁play - through ▁and ▁a ▁conventional ▁game ▁over ▁doesn ' t ▁exist . ▁Instead , ▁when ▁Dr . ▁Brad ley ▁gets ▁" kil led " ▁he ▁aw akes ▁in ▁hospital ▁and ▁time ▁j umps ▁forward ▁as ▁a ▁penalty ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁has ▁passed ▁sp ending ▁in ▁bed . ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁try ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁penalty ▁by ▁succeed ing ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁escape ▁min ig ame , ▁which ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁com ic ▁relief . ▁ ▁The ▁duration ▁of ▁one ▁play - through ▁can ▁be ▁about ▁one ▁hour . ▁It ▁will ▁vary ▁due ▁to ▁thinking , ▁expl oring ▁and ▁time ▁spent ▁with ▁reading , ▁time ▁was ted ▁(" ski pped ") ▁from ▁driving