Reversi
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Reversi is a classic two-player strategy board game where players alternately place discs to outflank and flip their opponent’s pieces, aiming to have the majority of their color on the board by the end of the game.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reversi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7980803 — 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: Reversi Context triple: [Internet Reversi, basedOn, Reversi]
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A.
Twixt
Twixt is a 2011 gothic horror film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, blending supernatural mystery with a meta-narrative about a struggling writer.
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B.
Mankal
Mankal was the original settlement that later developed into the historic Golconda Fort area near Hyderabad in India.
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C.
Kayles
Kayles is a classic impartial combinatorial game in which players alternately remove one or two adjacent pins from a row, with the goal of making the last move.
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D.
Domineering
Domineering is a two-player abstract strategy board game in which players alternately place dominoes in restricted orientations on a grid, aiming to block the opponent from making a legal move.
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E.
River Chess
River Chess is a chalk stream in southeast England that flows through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire before joining the River Colne.
- 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: Reversi Target entity description: Reversi is a classic two-player strategy board game where players alternately place discs to outflank and flip their opponent’s pieces, aiming to have the majority of their color on the board by the end of the game.
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A.
Backgammon
Backgammon is an ancient two-player board game of strategy and chance in which players race their checkers around and off a board according to dice rolls.
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B.
Twixt
Twixt is a 2011 gothic horror film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, blending supernatural mystery with a meta-narrative about a struggling writer.
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C.
Mankal
Mankal was the original settlement that later developed into the historic Golconda Fort area near Hyderabad in India.
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D.
Kayles
Kayles is a classic impartial combinatorial game in which players alternately remove one or two adjacent pins from a row, with the goal of making the last move.
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E.
Domineering
Domineering is a two-player abstract strategy board game in which players alternately place dominoes in restricted orientations on a grid, aiming to block the opponent from making a legal move.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract strategy game
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board game ⓘ zero-sum game ⓘ |
| hasAgeRecommendation | suitable for children and adults ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
family game
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strategy game ⓘ |
| hasComplexityClass | PSPACE-complete for generalized versions ⓘ |
| hasComputerPrograms | strong AI engines exist ⓘ |
| hasDiscColors | black and white ⓘ |
| hasDrawCondition | equal number of discs for both players ⓘ |
| hasEndCondition |
game ends when neither player can move
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game ends when the board is full ⓘ |
| hasGoal | to have the majority of discs of own color at game end ⓘ |
| hasInitialSetup |
four discs in the center of the board
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two black and two white discs placed diagonally ⓘ |
| hasMechanic |
area control
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flipping opponent discs ⓘ outflanking opponent discs ⓘ pattern placement ⓘ |
| hasMoveRule |
a move must outflank at least one opponent disc
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discs are flipped when outflanked in a straight line ⓘ if a player has a legal move they must play ⓘ if a player has no legal move they pass ⓘ lines may be horizontal vertical or diagonal ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPlayers | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRandomness | none ⓘ |
| hasScoringMethod | count discs of each color ⓘ |
| hasSkillEmphasis |
endgame calculation
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positional strategy ⓘ tactical play ⓘ |
| hasStartingPlayer | black ⓘ |
| hasTurnStructure | players move alternately ⓘ |
| hasTypicalGameLength | short to medium ⓘ |
| hasWinnerDefinition | player with more discs of their color wins ⓘ |
| isDeterministic | true ⓘ |
| isInformationComplete | perfect information ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSymmetricGame | true ⓘ |
| isUsedFor | AI research ⓘ |
| usesBoardShape | square board ⓘ |
| usesBoardSize | 8×8 grid ⓘ |
| usesComponent | double-sided discs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reversi Description of subject: Reversi is a classic two-player strategy board game where players alternately place discs to outflank and flip their opponent’s pieces, aiming to have the majority of their color on the board by the end of the game.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.