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README.md

 
 ## Game Options
 
-    -v, \--verbose       Print detailed information about each game.
+    -v, `--`verbose       Print detailed information about each game.
                         This gets very long; probably don't use it if
                         you're asking for a large number of games!
     
-    -n, --numruns [N]   The number of games to simulate. Default: 10000
+    -n, `--`numruns [N]   The number of games to simulate. Default: 10000
     
-    -m, --multiwin      Announce on the console when a game ends in a
+    -m, `--`multiwin      Announce on the console when a game ends in a
                         multi-win. This can lead to a lot of output.
     
-    -i, --instructions  Print these instructions.
+    -i, `--`instructions  Print these instructions.
 
 ### Mutually Exclusive Options:
 
 
-    -a, --alt           Use Wanderer's algorithm for determining when
+    -a, `--`alt           Use Wanderer's algorithm for determining when
                         to spend potatoes to reduce orcs. This spends
                         a potato if ORCS could win this round and
                         POTATOES could not, OR if ORCS is greater than 
                         score. It will only spend a potato if there
                         are enough potatoes to spend.
     
-    -p, --potatoper [N] Use the Potato-Per algorithm for determining
+    -p, `--`potatoper [N] Use the Potato-Per algorithm for determining
                         when to spend potatoes to reduce orcs. This 
                         spends a potato when the ratio of POTATOES to
                         ORCS rises above a certain amount, modified by