Reversi is a board game for two players, played on a grid of 64 squares. The game begins with each player having two stones. The players alternate turns, each adding an additional stone to the board. A valid move must capture at least one of the opponent's stones. This is done by surrounding it, either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally (or a combination of all three). When this occurs, the opponent's stones that you have surrounded become yours. The turn then passes to your opponent, who tries to take as many of your stones as he can. Play continues until either one player loses all their stones, or until the entire board if filled. Whoever ends up owning the most stones at the end of the game wins.
Reversi is a simplified version of the ancient Japanese game of Go. While the two are similar in that you place pieces on the board to try and surround your opponent's pieces, Go is much more complex than Reversi. In modern times, the game was popularized under then name Othello.
Multiplayer Reversi is simple. When it is your turn, click on the board to place a piece. Once you place your piece, the program will look for cases where your new piece captures your opponent's pieces by catching them in between you new piece and another one of your pieces on the board. You can simply capture one piece by surrounding it on two sides, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. you can capture a whole row of pieces this way. One complexity of the game is that not only can you capture an opponent's piece, but you must capture at least one every turn. to plan your |
