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# Welcome

## Getting Started

The best way to get started with Yarn Spinner, using the **Core Components**, is to work through our [**Beginner's Guide**](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MUzdrP-qDd2PGa85Yan/s/-MUzduXovTOfMmBpZ0Wi/~/changes/120/beginners-guide), which is a gentle introduction to:

1. [**Syntax Basics**](/2.3/beginners-guide/syntax-basics.md) — Using **Try Yarn Spinner** to learn the basic syntax for writing Yarn, the language for writing dialogue in Yarn scripts.
2. [**Writing Narratives**](/2.3/beginners-guide/writing-narratives.md) — Moving to **Yarn Spinner for Visual Studio Code**, and learning how to structure narratives and stories using features of the Yarn language.
3. [**Using a Game Engine**](/2.3/beginners-guide/making-a-game.md) — Using **Yarn Spinner for Unity** or **Yarn Spinner for Godot**, and integrating a Yarn script with what’s happening in the game engine, as well as one simple way of nicely displaying your dialogue in-game.

This beginner's guide complements the rest of the documentation, and provides a starting point that covers all the basics necessary for making the most of the rest of the documentation. We strongly recommend you work your way through this guide.