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@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ A project based learning activity for people who are getting started with Git an
 
 You can play the game at: http://githubschool.github.io/github-games/
 
+Here is how you play the game:
+1. Press the space bar to get started.
+2. Press the up arrow to rotate the shape.
+3. The goal is to create complete rows with no empty spaces.
+4. Don't let the pieces stack up too high!
+
 >> _*SUPPORTED BROWSERS*: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and IE9+_
 
 This fun open source game was cloned from: https://github.com/jakesgordon/javascript-tetris