Some guy called Martin really doesn't understand how to play Pokémon GO

Martin was confused. He hurt his phone in confusion.

Some guy called Martin really doesn't understand how to play Pokémon GO

Despite receiving some 15 million downloads in the space of week, toppling the likes of Twitter and Facebook for user engagementPokémon GO isn't the most intuitive of app experiences. 

Take Martin. 

Martin is just a normal guy, a chap keen to understand the zeitgeist of the summer, a man for whom the words 'augmented reality' hold little to know meaning.

This is Martin's story.

An astute question: how does one play Pokémon GO?

6b3961b0bf9ea75f228da665c2ea7aec-1556728148-fjti-column-width-inline

To be fair, the instructions were quite vague

71c73974da5ce68388e47e8823fae42b-1556728149-XhTv-column-width-inline

His heart was in the right place

54513c34bdf21eee09e7812fd7319a26-1556728150-VDXU-column-width-inline

He's not faking it - just as well he didn't throw his tablet

In summary

Don't do what Martin did. Read this instead