Reversi

Reversi is a simple board game simulating the battle of two rivals on a grid. The main objective of the game is to capture your opponent’s pieces by surrounding them with your own, flipping them over to your colour and expanding your control over the board.

Description

Reversi is played on an 8×8 grid board starting with four pieces – two white and two black – in the middle of the board. Each player takes turns placing a piece of their colour on an empty square on the board, with the goal of capturing their opponent’s pieces by surrounding them in a complete line, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. When a player’s piece is surrounded in this way, it is flipped over to the other player’s colour and becomes part of their forces.

Categories: Board Games, Family Games, Friends Games, No Primary Items, Multiplayer Games, Party Games, Team Games

How to Play

• Number of Players Required: Reversi is typically played by 2 players.

• What You’ll Need

• An 8×8 game board
• 64 reversible game pieces in two colours (usually black and white)
• Two players

• Gameplay

  1. The game begins with four pieces already placed in the centre of the board – two black and two white.
  2. Players take turns placing a piece of their colour on an empty square on the board.
  3. When a player places a piece, they must capture any of their opponent’s pieces that are orthogonally adjacent (to the left, right, up, or down) and are flanked by two of their own pieces.
  4. Captured pieces are flipped over to the player’s colour and become part of their forces.
  5. Players continue to place pieces and capture their opponent’s pieces until one player has no legal moves remaining.
  6. The game ends when neither player can make a move. The player with the most pieces of their colour on the board wins the game.

Winning Criteria: The player with the most pieces of their colour on the board at the end of the game wins.

Estimated Playtime: A typical game of Reversi takes between 15 and 30 minutes to play.

Make it Your Own

• You can play Reversi on a smaller or larger board, such as a 6×6 or 10×10 board.
• You can use different coloured pieces, such as red and blue or yellow and green.
• You can add special rules to the game, such as allowing players to place pieces on top of each other.

Ready to Play? Are you ready to challenge your friends and family to a game of Reversi?

Safety Note: Reversi is a safe game for people of all ages. However, it is important to be careful when flipping the pieces over, as they can be sharp.

Tags: Board Games, Strategy Games, Family Games, Friends Games, Party Games