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 You can play the game at: https://githubschool.github.io/github-games/
 
+### Instructions for playing the game
+
+1. Press the space bar to begin.
+2. Use the up and down arrow keys to rotate the shape.
+3. Use the left and right arrow keys to position the shape.
+4. The goal is to create complete rows with no empty spaces.
+5. When completed, the rows will disappear.
+6. To pause the game, just press the space bar again.
+
 >> _*SUPPORTED BROWSERS*: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and IE9+_
 
 This fun open source game was cloned from: https://github.com/jakesgordon/javascript-tetris