Everything you need...except complete instructions
February 4, 2013
Reviewer:
Anonymous Person
from Omaha, NE United States
I was able to follow everything to build the game as advertised, but they gloss over how to install the arduino IDE.
First you need to install the ftdi drivers here: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Then you need to set the ardruino ide to use board
"Arduino Duemilanove w/ ATmega328"
And port USB Serial Port (COM3), or whatever COM port comes up after you install the drivers.
Also, I think a real schematic would be helpful. I appreciated the written word instructions very much, but if a wire falls out, it's difficult to troubleshoot because you have to go back & scan through the paragraphs to find out where it goes. If there were a schematic, you could use that as a reference of the big picture.
Over all I liked it. My first "duino" project, very enlightening.
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Programming Troubles?
October 18, 2012
Reviewer:
Joseph Colburn
from Salisbury, MD United States
The book tells you nothing in regards to setting up the Arduino IDE to upload your sketch. You'll need to set the board to "Arduino Duemilanove w/ ATmega328" for it to program. Otherwise it will fail and the only error you'll get is "programmer is not responding". Have fun!
Everything you need...except complete instructions 
