diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2181309..9bd99757 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-JavaScript Snake<br/>
-By Patrick Gillespie<br/>
-License: MIT<br/>
-http://patorjk.com/games/snake
 
-This is a DOM-based game of Snake that I wrote in JavaScript a few years back.
 
 Other than the full screen mode demonstrated in the code, it can also be 
 initialized in div tags within a page. Example:
@@ -11,8 +6,8 @@ initialized in div tags within a page. Example:
     var mySnakeBoard = new SNAKE.Board( {
                                             boardContainer: "game-area",
                                             fullScreen: false,
-                                            width: 580,
-                                            height:400
+                                            width: 1000,
+                                            height:1000
                                         });
                                     
 The comments are formatted a little strange because at the time I was playing
diff --git a/js/snake.js b/js/snake.js
index 02b6653f..4d1d71e7 100644
--- a/js/snake.js
+++ b/js/snake.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ SNAKE.Snake = SNAKE.Snake || (function() {
         var me = this,
             playingBoard = config.playingBoard,
             myId = instanceNumber++,
-            growthIncr = 5,
+            growthIncr = 500,
             lastMove = 1,
             preMove = -1,
             isFirstMove = true,