Reversi

How to play Reversi

Reversi is a two-player strategy game on an 8x8 board. Each side places discs of its own colour, and every disc placed must trap a line of the opponent's discs between it and another of yours. The trapped discs turn over to your colour. When neither side can move, the player with more discs wins.

The game starts with four discs in the centre and Black moves first. Small dots mark the squares where you can play, and a red dot marks the last disc placed. Play the computer on Easy, Medium or Hard, or choose A friend to take turns on one device.

• Players 1 or 2
• Mode Against the computer, or two players on one device
• Plays on Phone, tablet and desktop

Reversi rules

• Place a disc on an empty square so that it traps one or more of your opponent's discs in a straight line, across, up and down or diagonally, between it and another of your discs.
• Every trapped disc, in all eight directions at once, turns over to your colour.
• If you have no legal move, you pass and your opponent plays again.
• The game ends when neither side can move. The side with more discs wins; equal counts are a draw.

Tips

• Corners can never be turned over, so they are the strongest squares.
• Avoid the squares right next to an empty corner: they often hand that corner to your opponent.
• Early on, keeping more moves open matters more than having more discs.

Controls

Click / tap a square

Place a disc

Arrow keys

Move around the board

Home / End

Jump to the start or end of a row

Enter / Space

Place a disc on the chosen square

U

Undo your last move

N

Start a new game

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