Game for 2 players using a board comprising an 8x8 grid. Also known as Reversi. Players place counters alternately, creating a line of counters makes all counters in the line yours. The aim is to complete the game with more counters than your opponent.
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How to approach a game of Othello / Reversi?
I have played the game Othello (Reversi) numerous times but I never approach it with a specific logic or algorithm to apply on each move in my mind. I won many times and lost as much.
How would one approach this game? How would one work in his mind…
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Is it possible for an Othello / Reversi game to end without the board being filled?
Is there any case where an Othello (reversi) game would need to no more moves allowed?
This happen to one of the two players leading to the other to play again is a common thing. Has it ever happened simultaneously to both in the history of the game…
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How to force the opponent to take the x squares?
I've been told that I must do two things in order to win hard games in Othello (Reversi):
Take the corners
Do not take the X squares, as they are the worst squares on the board.
We all know that we have to take the corners. I am tired of keep…
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Is it possible to fill an Othello/Reversi board with one color?
I have a simple question, but couldn't find an answer anywhere: is it possible to fill an Othello/Reversi board with one color?
I already played some games where one of the two opponents was wiped out, but in these case the board was never filled.…
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In reversi, can you overwrite two chips in one move?
In Reversi if you have a line of chips --xxxy--, you can place another x in the 5th position and overwrite the y you for sure can get the line --xxxxx- (where x is light, y is dark, and - is empty, line may be horizontal, vertical or main…
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Othello/Reversi: Given the board state of an ongoing game, is it possible to programatically determine the moves the players have made?
Given the current board state of an ongoing game, (the position and color of the tiles on the board) is it possible to determine the moves each player made to arrive at that state?
Due to the number of possible board configurations that exist at…
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Is it legal to use opponent's stones in reversi or othello?
In Reversi or Othello, it is sometimes possible that you run out of stones but still need to make a move. Sources disagree upon the fact if you can or must use opponent's stones in this case. I watched numerous videos and people disagree so much…
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