diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tutorial_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tutorial_request.yml
index 6f8fe4513..16542ce82 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tutorial_request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tutorial_request.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ body:
       description: Add links to any research papers or other resources the author will need to write this tutorial.
       value: "`[Markdown link text](url)`"
     validations:
-      required: false
\ No newline at end of file
+      required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 86de9a17d..17ec52a78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,7 @@ name: Linters and coding standards checks
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   clang-format:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/osxbinary.yml b/.github/workflows/osxbinary.yml
index 025da0132..80ac080df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osxbinary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osxbinary.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: MacOS static GUI binary
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 419e118c1..794340dde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,7 @@ name: pygambit Python extension
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   linux:
@@ -29,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install setuptools build cython pytest pytest-skip-slow wheel lxml numpy scipy nbformat nbclient ipykernel
+          pip install setuptools build cython wheel
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
       - name: Build source distribution
         run:
           python -m build
@@ -38,13 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           cd dist
           pip install -v pygambit*.tar.gz
       - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" = "3.9" ]; then
-            # Python 3.9 on linux skips the notebook execution test (notebooks may require newer kernels/deps)
-            pytest -q -k 'not test_execute_notebook'
-          else
-            pytest
-          fi
+        run: pytest
 
   macos-13:
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -62,7 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install cython pytest pytest-skip-slow wheel lxml numpy scipy nbformat nbclient ipykernel
+          pip install setuptools build cython wheel
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
       - name: Build extension
         run: |
           python -m pip install -v .
@@ -85,7 +75,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install cython pytest pytest-skip-slow wheel lxml numpy scipy nbformat nbclient ipykernel
+          pip install setuptools build cython wheel
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
       - name: Build extension
         run: |
           python -m pip install -v .
@@ -108,7 +100,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install cython pytest pytest-skip-slow wheel lxml numpy scipy nbformat nbclient ipykernel
+          pip install setuptools build cython wheel
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          pip install nbformat nbclient ipykernel jupyter matplotlib
       - name: Build extension
         run: |
           python -m pip install -v .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools.yml b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
index 4cd26bc61..1156547ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,7 @@ name: Build executables
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
 
 jobs:
   linux:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 7a128e639..e527dcb9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ name: pygambit wheels
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - 'README.md'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
   schedule:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ca5ddd3c..5e3055af4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ Gambit.app/*
 doc/tutorials/games/*.nfg
 doc/tutorials/games/*.efg
 *.dmg
-Gambit.app/*
\ No newline at end of file
+Gambit.app/*
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index b06d80877..606f56fbd 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-Cython==3.1.2
-numpy==2.3.2
-scipy==1.16.1
-pydata-sphinx-theme==0.16.1
-sphinx_design==0.6.1
-sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3
-nbsphinx==0.9.7
-ipython==9.4.0
-matplotlib==3.10.5
-pickleshare==0.7.5
-jupyter==1.1.1
-open_spiel==1.6.9
+Cython
+numpy
+scipy
+pydata-sphinx-theme
+sphinx_design
+sphinx-autobuild
+nbsphinx
+ipython
+matplotlib
+pickleshare
+jupyter
+open_spiel
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/running_locally.rst b/doc/tutorials/running_locally.rst
index 756ae7056..8046ddcaa 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/running_locally.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/running_locally.rst
@@ -3,22 +3,34 @@
 How to run PyGambit tutorials on your computer
 ==============================================
 
-The PyGambit tutorials are available as Jupyter notebooks and can be run interactively using any program that supports Jupyter notebooks, such as JupyterLab or VSCode.
-You will need a working installation of Python 3.9+ on your machine to run PyGambit (however the tutorials contain some syntax that may not be compatible with earlier versions of Python than 3.13).
+Running the PyGambit tutorials on your machine requires some familiarity with the basics of Python and how to use Git & GitHub.
+The tutorials are available as Jupyter notebooks and can be run interactively using any program that supports Jupyter notebooks, such as JupyterLab or VSCode.
+
+.. tip:: Create a virtual environment with Python 3.13 or higher
 
 1. To download the tutorials, open your OS's command prompt and clone the Gambit repository from GitHub, then navigate to the tutorials directory: ::
 
     git clone https://github.com/gambitproject/gambit.git
-    cd gambit/doc
 
-2. Install `pygambit` and other requirements (including `JupyterLab` and other packages used by the tutorials). We recommend creating a new virtual environment and installing both the requirements there. e.g. ::
+2. Install `pygambit`:
+
+   * To install the latest release from PyPI::
+
+       pip install pygambit
+
+   * Alternatively, to install the latest development version::
 
-    python -m venv pygambit-env
-    source pygambit-env/bin/activate
-    pip install pygambit
+       pip install .
+
+3. Install other requirements (including `JupyterLab`) used by the tutorials ::
+
+    cd gambit/doc
     pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-3. Open `JupyterLab` and click on any of the tutorial notebooks (files ending in `.ipynb`) ::
+   .. warning::
+       Windows users will encounter an error when installing the requirements, which include the OpenSpiel library. Users wishing to run the OpenSpiel tutorial will need to install this manually; see the `OpenSpiel installation instructions <https://openspiel.readthedocs.io/en/latest/windows.html>`_ for details.
+
+4. Open `JupyterLab` and click on any of the tutorial notebooks (files ending in `.ipynb`) ::
 
     cd tutorials
     jupyter lab
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 2091c7fde..545fd9b00 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pytest==9.0.0
-nbformat==5.10.4
-nbclient==0.10.2
-ipykernel==6.30.1
+pytest
+nbformat
+nbclient
+ipykernel
diff --git a/tests/test_tutorials.py b/tests/test_tutorials.py
index f6f3f2123..4d7ed8417 100644
--- a/tests/test_tutorials.py
+++ b/tests/test_tutorials.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import nbformat
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ def test_execute_notebook(nb_path):
     This uses nbclient.NotebookClient to run the notebook in its parent directory
     so relative paths within the notebook resolve correctly.
     """
+    # Skip notebook execution tests on Python < 3.12 (notebooks may require newer kernels/deps)
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
+        pytest.skip("Notebook execution tests require Python 3.12 or newer")
+
+    # Skip OpenSpiel notebook on Windows
+    # (OpenSpiel is not available on Windows without manual install)
+    if sys.platform == "win32" and "openspiel" in nb_path.name.lower():
+        pytest.skip("OpenSpiel notebook requires OpenSpiel, which is not available on Windows")
+
     nb = nbformat.read(str(nb_path), as_version=4)
 
     # Prefer the notebook's kernelspec if provided, otherwise let nbclient pick the default.