diff --git a/examples/drawing-game/README.md b/examples/drawing-game/README.md
index ca2710b6..c6680f9d 100644
--- a/examples/drawing-game/README.md
+++ b/examples/drawing-game/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ recording, confirm the tracked file is back to the completed version.
 
 ```bash
 pnpm example:drawing-game:test
+```
+
+Before your first browser verification, install Chromium by running
+`pnpm exec playwright install chromium` from the repository root.
+
+```bash
 pnpm example:drawing-game:verify
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/shared-worker-lobby/README.md b/examples/shared-worker-lobby/README.md
index 1de67e02..ad373b42 100644
--- a/examples/shared-worker-lobby/README.md
+++ b/examples/shared-worker-lobby/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ the two remaining views.
 
 Run the same workflow headlessly with:
 
+Before your first browser verification, install Chromium by running
+`pnpm exec playwright install chromium` from the repository root.
+
 ```bash
 pnpm example:shared-worker
 ```