diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_01_05_120000_add_defaults_to_hunts_and_users.php b/database/migrations/2026_01_05_120000_add_defaults_to_hunts_and_users.php
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+<?php
+
+use App\Enums\HuntDifficulty;
+use App\Enums\UserRole;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('hunts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('difficulty')->default(HuntDifficulty::EASY->value)->change();
+        });
+
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('role')->default(UserRole::USER->value)->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('hunts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('difficulty')->nullable(false)->change();
+        });
+
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('role')->default('user')->change(); // Originally it was default 'user' string, restoring to that or removing default if it had none before (but it did have one).
+        });
+    }
+};