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 ### Sandbox Mode
 
+Sandbox mode is where you can mess around and just see what certain git commands do. It is moderately helpful, but the real magic lies in levels...
+
 ## Levels
 
+Type `levels` to see the available levels. These are a mix of tutorials and challenges to introduce git concepts and get newcomers familiar with certain workflows. There is also a "git golf" concept that tracks how many commands you used to solve the level :P
+
 ### Level Builder
 
+You can build levels with `build level`. The dialog should walk you through the majority of the commands -- at the end you will get a JSON blob that you can share with friends or paste into a github issue.
+
 ### Contributing Levels
 
+I would love for more levels to be added! I think there is a ton to learn and a ton to cover. Hopefully the community together can build a great tool for all git newcomers.
+
 ## Contributing
 
+I really loose about contributing levels. For contributing functionality, you will need to install the `grunt` build tool. The general steps:
+
+```
+git clone <your fork of the repo>
+cd learnGitBranching
+npm install
+git checkout -b newAwesomeFeature
+# some changes
+grunt build
+git commit -am "My new sweet feature!"
+git push
+# go online and request a pull
+```
+
 ## Helpful Folks
 A big shoutout to these brave souls for extensively testing our sandbox and finding bugs and/or inconsistencies: