Reversi / Othello Boardgame

Reversi / Othello Brettspiel von LucyPrint   On an 8×8 board, the players take it in turns to place pieces with different coloured sides (black and white). One player (‘White’) always places their piece with the white side facing up, the other (‘Black’) with the black side. At the start of the game, there are four pieces in a predetermined arrangement on the board. A player must place their piece on an empty square that is horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent to a square that is already occupied. If a piece is placed, all opposing pieces between the new piece and an already placed piece of the player's own colour are turned over. Moves that do not result in any of the opponent's pieces being turned over are not permitted. The aim of the game is to end up with as many pieces of your own colour on the board as possible. The exact rules: Starting position The game is played on a board with 8×8 squares. In the Reversi variant, each player starts with a supply of 32 pieces; in Othello, the number of pieces is unlimited. Only applies to the Othello variant: Before the game starts, two white and two black pieces are placed on the middle squares of the board, two diagonally opposite each other in the same colour (picture). This only applies to the Reversi variant (Jacques and Sons): In the first two moves, both players place one of their pieces (red or black) on each of the four centre squares. This can result in two different ‘starting positions’. Only applies to the Reversi variant (Ravensburger): On the first turn, both players each place two of their pieces (colours depending on the edition, e.g. red and green, white and red, red and yellow) on the four middle squares. This can result in two different ‘starting line-ups’, whereby the first player can de facto choose these. The players take it in turns to move, with black going first (Jacques and Sons: red). You either place a piece with your own colour facing upwards on an empty square, or you pass. However,