Othello

After my unexpected crown for my JENGA review (and many thanks everyone for that) I thought that I would continue with my theme of Games and thought that it was about time that I did a review on Othello. ABOUT THE GAME: Othello is a rather simple game to play which is suitable for most ages (official list says ages 8 and up, but I know that I was playing this at a younger age of 8). The phrase they use is that it is a game that takes minutes to learn but a lifetime to master and I do agree with this. BASIC RULES OF THE GAME: Othello is a simple board game played on a board with 64 squares (8 X 8) with A – H across the top and ...  Read the complete review

There`s not many board games that can keep me interested for long, and apart from scrabble, othello is the only one I`ll play regularly without getting bored. Othello is a strategic board game and is played on a green felt covered board that is divided into a grid of 64 squares. To play the game you use reversible counters, the counters are black one side, and white on the other side. When not in use, the counters are stored in two little wells at the side of the board, these wells have a flip over cover that clicks into place to stop you from losing them. Unlike chess it only takes a minute to learn how to play othello, but it takes a lifetime to master the ...  Read the complete review

~0~ OTHELLO ~0~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Othello is a board game , that has just turned 31 years old . I actually learnt to play this game when doing a computer course way back in 1981 . In those days , when we had some spare time , we would load up an early version of this game and enjoy many a game or two . Them days we had the latest in computers to learn and play on , just imagine , a Commodore Pet , c/w built-in 8" black and white screen , 8 k ( not meg ) of RAM , and a processor with a speed of 1 htz ( a year later we had 16k RAM and a colour screen ! ) - however with even such rudiments by todays standards , the game was playable . Since then I ...  Read the complete review

Equipment: This game comes with a square board that is divided into 64 separate squares (8x8). There are also a large number of chips with white colouring on one side and black on the other. These can be stored in neat wells found on two sides of the board, one for you and one for your opponent. How many people: This is a game for 2 players. How to play: The board for the game is the 8x8 square board described above. Each space is on the board will fit a chip. The game starts with the four squares in the middle being taken by two black and two white chips. They are placed alternately in the small square area. The two players share the ...  Read the complete review

Othello is a board game which is striking in its simplicity but difficult to master. It started life in the late 19th century under the name Reversi but was resurrected in its more commercial format and name in the 1970s. The game is for two players and the equipment consists of a 64 space board, all squares the same colour, and 64 reversible pieces, black one side and white on the other. The game starts with each player laying two pieces in the centre four squares and from then the game begins in earnest. After the first four are played the next piece must be laid in such a way that it captures one or more of the opponent's pieces in a straight ...  Read the complete review