Othello (board game)
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Othello is a two-player abstract strategy board game played on an 8×8 grid, where players alternately place discs to outflank and flip their opponent’s pieces, aiming to have the majority of their color showing at the end.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract strategy game
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board game ⓘ strategy game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Reversi variant ⓘ |
| basedOn | Reversi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardShape | square ⓘ |
| boardSize | 8×8 grid ⓘ |
| category |
combinatorial game
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deterministic game ⓘ two-player perfect-information game ⓘ zero-sum game ⓘ |
| commercialLaunchYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| computerComplexityClass | PSPACE-complete (generalized version) ⓘ |
| coreMechanic |
flipping opponent discs
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outflanking opponent discs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| discColors | black and white ⓘ |
| finalPhaseName | endgame ⓘ |
| gameEndCondition |
board completely filled
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no legal moves for either player ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Othello Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasWorldChampionship | yes ⓘ |
| informationStructure | perfect information ⓘ |
| inventor | Goro Hasegawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luckFactor | low ⓘ |
| middlePhaseName | midgame ⓘ |
| moveType | orthogonal and diagonal placement ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 2 ⓘ |
| objective | to have the majority of discs of one’s color at game end ⓘ |
| openingPhaseName | opening ⓘ |
| platform |
mobile devices
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personal computer ⓘ video game consoles ⓘ |
| publisher |
Mattel
NERFINISHED
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Pressman Toy Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuda Original NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| randomness | none ⓘ |
| recommendedMinimumAge | 8 ⓘ |
| slogan | A minute to learn… a lifetime to master ⓘ |
| startingPlayerColor | black ⓘ |
| startingPosition |
four discs in the center in a 2×2 pattern
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two black and two white discs placed diagonally ⓘ |
| strategyDepth | high ⓘ |
| typicalGameLength | 30–60 moves per player ⓘ |
| usesComponent | double-sided discs ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1971 ⓘ |
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