Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Learning to play Catan for the first time was daunting . But since everyone of my friends was really into it I was very much excited to learn . They explained the basic gist of the game to me : the goal is to reach ten points before any of your opponents do .  This is done by amassing resources , which happens every turn with a dice roll . I tried to wrap my head around the rules , but I am a much better learner when I am doing something . So we played the game and I quickly learned the ropes .  There are favorable places to put your settlements and unfavorable ones . After you put yourself in a good place , all you really have to do is reap the benefits . Question: What did they soon learn after playing the game? Option1: the ropes Option2: Monopoly
Output (English): the ropes