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+## Play
+Download the release for your platform, see [Releases](https://github.com/epic-64/binbreak/releases).  
+There is one file for linux and one for windows (.exe).
+
+## Linux
+- download the file `binbreak-linux`
+- open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded it, e.g. `cd ~/Downloads`
+- make it executable: `chmod +x binbreak-linux`
+- run the game: `./binbreak-linux`
+
+
+Instead of relying on prebuilt binaries, you can also build from source.
+
+## Build/Run from source
+- download the source code
+- make sure you have Rust and Cargo installed, see [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/)
+- open a terminal and navigate to the folder where you downloaded the source code, e.g. `cd ~/Downloads/binbreak`
+- build the project: `cargo build --release`
+
 ## Run
 ```bash
 cargo run --release