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+# A Game About a Band
+And this band is called [Die Streuner](http://www.streuner.de/) ([*The Strays*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Streuner) in English).  
+I am a big fan ever since I've discovered them in 2007 and I had the opportunity to get to know the different people better over the years.
+
+So why not try and create a little game with them as the main characters and at the same time learn a bit about game development. Maybe I'll even manage to create a playable version.
+
+At the moment it is more of a very simple techdemo but I hope to change that in the near future.
+
+In the meantime take a moment to listen to the music of *Die Streuner*:
+
+- [Gotta get it Home (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNxE7Jxk1DY)
+- [Scherenschleiferweise (Knife Grinder's Tune)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo7Ckd1Lrmo)
+
+# Prerequisites
+- [Löve](https://love2d.org/)
+- [Tiled](http://www.mapeditor.org/) (if you want to edit levels)
+- [GIMP](http://www.gimp.org/) (if you want to edit character sprites)
+- The following \*nix tools in your path if you want to use the makefile:
+    - make
+    - zip
+    - kill
+    - grep
+    - awk
+    - ps
+
+# Usage
+```
+make run
+```
+