Thre installation process is dependent on the distribution downloaded.
Windows Exe Installer:
Download and execute (run) the installer
Follow instructions of the installer
On the Start Menu you will find a new program 'Master of Tactics'
Linux Distribution:
Download the file mot_X_XX_linux.tar.gz
Extract the content of the archive into a folder
Execute file mot.sh
Binaries Distribution:
Download the archive (ZIP file)
Extract the content of the archive into a folder
Install Java (if it is not already installed) available here
Java Download
Open a command prompt window and change the working directory to the folder with mot.jar
Check java is on the search path and the version by using the command: java -version
Finally to run the game;
Issue the command: java -Xms512m -Xmx2048m -jar mot.jar
Or
Execute the file run.sh or run.bat