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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Othello (board game) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7980804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Othello (board game) Context triple: [Internet Reversi, basedOn, Othello (board game)]
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A.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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C.
Othello: A Play in Black and White
Othello: A Play in Black and White is a critically acclaimed Indian stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello that explores race, identity, and power through a contemporary, socially charged lens.
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D.
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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E.
Splendor Sine Occasu
Splendor Sine Occasu is the Latin motto of the Canadian province of British Columbia, expressing the idea of enduring or unending splendor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Othello (board game) Target entity description: 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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A.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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B.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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C.
Othello: A Play in Black and White
Othello: A Play in Black and White is a critically acclaimed Indian stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello that explores race, identity, and power through a contemporary, socially charged lens.
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D.
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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E.
Splendor Sine Occasu
Splendor Sine Occasu is the Latin motto of the Canadian province of British Columbia, expressing the idea of enduring or unending splendor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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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Subject: Othello (board game) Description of subject: 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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