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====== Install battle.net on Ubuntu ======
  wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key
  sudo apt-key add Release.key
  sudo apt-add-repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/'

  sudo apt install wine-staging   
  sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  rm Release.key

===== Run setup =====

Download Battle.net client from here
https://eu.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe

  WINEARCH=win32 vblank_mode=0 /opt/wine-staging/bin/wine Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe

===== Add to bash_aliases to easily run via terminal =====

  vim .bash_aliases
  alias battlenet='WINEARCH=win32 vblank_mode=0 /opt/wine-staging/bin/wine "/home/antisa/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe"'

===== Troubleshooting =====

- If the play button is greyed out in Starcraft 2, exit the game, change region to ex. America, then change it back to Europe

====== Tested on ======
  * Ubuntu 18.04
  * wine-staging 3.13.0-2~bionic

====== See also ======

====== References ======
  * https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/5w0wyv/how_to_play_sc2_on_linux_a_full_walk_through/
  * https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine-Staging_Usage