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# Tetrys #
-Tetrys is a minimalist Tetris clone written in [Pygame](http://www.pygame.org/). It began as a project to teach my
-girlfriend the basics of game development, using what I believe to be the easiest language for programming newbies to
-grasp: [Python](https://www.python.org/). This game is cross-platform compatible and has basic gamepad support (there is
-no way to configure what the buttons do; that is an exercise left to the reader).
+Tetrys is a minimalist Tetris clone written in Python. It is cross-platform compatible and has basic gamepad support.
+There is presently no way to configure what the buttons do; that is an exercise left to the reader.
-Upon running the application you can press the N key to start a new game, and use the ← and
+When running the application you can press the N key to start a new game, and use the ← and
→ keys to move the current tetrad around the screen. The ↓ key accelerates the descent
-of the current piece, and Space drops it to the bottom of the well instantly. A small *shadow tetrad* at the
-bottom of the well indicates where the current tetrad will fall if left where it is.
+of the current piece, and Space drops it to the bottom of the well instantly. A small shadow tetrad at the
+bottom of the well indicates where the current piece will fall.
+
+## Requirements ##
+
+* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
+* [pygame](http://www.pygame.org/)
## Screenshots ##