How does rainsford's decision to "play the game" with zaroff advance the plot of the story “the most dangerous game"?

it quickly ends the conflict by ending rainsford's life.

it advances the main conflict within the story and pushes the story's action/tension forward.

it the reader to more easily visualize the story's setting of a rundown general store in nameless, tennessee.

it the reader determine that ivan is the new chess champion.