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Help for Run in the Books

How to play

Your runner runs on its own. Tap anywhere on the game — or click, or press Space, the up arrow, W or Enter — to start, and to jump.

• Jump the erasers and anything else on the line, leap the gaps in the page, and watch out for anything hanging overhead — sometimes the right move is not to jump.
• Tap again while you are already in the air for the high jump. Tall stacks of books and wide gaps need it.
• You have three lives. A hit costs one: the game holds still for a beat so you can see what got you, then your runner flickers and passes through everything for a moment and the run carries on. The third hit ends the run.
• The course is the same for every run on the same day, so each attempt teaches you the next.
• To watch a short, wordless demo of one tap and two taps, press the question-mark button at the bottom right of the start screen. Tap anywhere to close it.

Common questions

My best distance disappeared

In a browser, your best distance and settings are saved in that browser, on that device only. They are lost if you clear the site's data or browsing history, and private or incognito windows forget them when closed. They do not transfer between devices or browsers.

In the Android app, your best distance and settings are kept in the app's storage on your phone. Uninstalling the app or clearing its storage in your phone's Settings removes them.

My second tap didn't give a high jump

A second tap very soon after take-off is ignored, so a nervous double-tap on the ground does not waste your high jump. Let the runner leave the ground, then tap again.

The game runs slowly or stutters

In a browser, close other tabs and reload the page. In the Android app, close the app and open it again. If it continues, send us your device model and browser, or that you play the app — performance reports genuinely help, and we act on them.

Can I turn off the sound?

Yes. Open Settings with the gear along the bottom edge of the game and switch Sound off; it remembers your choice. The game is fully playable with sound off. It also pauses by itself when you switch away from the tab or the app, and the pause button next to the gear — or P or Esc on a keyboard — stops it any time.

How do I report a bug or suggest something?

Email us. Small games are shaped by the people who play them, and suggestions are read by the person who makes the game.

Accessibility

The game needs one input and no aiming, plays with touch, a mouse or a keyboard, and works fully with sound off. In a browser, it respects your system's reduced-motion setting — background drift and floating text hold still while play stays identical. If something makes the game hard for you to play, please tell us — that is a bug we want to know about.

Privacy

See the privacy policy for exactly what the game stores, and where.