For the later adventures in the book you will need to install PyGame in order to run the programs. Instructions for installing PyGame are given here; just find the section for the operating system you are using and follow the steps.
Windows 8
If you are using Windows 8, follow these steps to install PyGame:
Open a web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox).
In the address bar, type pygame.org/download.shtml and press the Enter key.
When the page loads, scroll down to the Windows section.
Click on the pygame-1.9.1.win32-py2.7.msi link to begin downloading the file (see Figure A-1).
To install PyGame on Windows 7, follow these steps:
Open a web browser (such as Internet Explorer, ...
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