How do you play Reversi?

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What is Reversi actually called?

Even in some Wikipedia posts you can read that reversi is another name of othello. In fact, they are two different games. Both played on 8×8 board with two-color discs, but details are different.

What is the goal of Reversi?

Rules of Reversi

Pieces typically appear coin-like, with a light and a dark face, each side representing one player. The goal for each player is to make pieces of their colour constitute a majority of the pieces on the board at the end of the game, by turning over as many of their opponent’s pieces as possible.

Is Reversi a Japanese game?

Modernized by Japanese inventor Goro Hasegawa, Reversi is a popular board game played in Japan. Invented in 1883 and then modernized in 1971, Reversi is a strategy board game played on an 8×8 checkered board.

How do you play Reversi? – Related Questions

Who invented Reversi?

It was patented in Japan in 1971 by Goro Hasegawa (legal name: Satoshi Hasegawa), then a 38-year-old salesman.

Is Othello harder than chess?

4. Othello is a lot harder than chess in terms of playing othello perfectly. That is, no human being can beat an othello program at even a moderate ply level, not even the human world champion.