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Othello

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Also known as
オセロ

Flip opponent's discs by trapping them between your pieces to control the board.

The Game Boy version of Othello, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Kawada, was released in 1990. The original Othello game was first released in 1978.


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About Othello

Othello is a digital adaptation of the board game for the Game Boy. The objective is to control more spaces on the board than the opponent by converting discs to your own color. This is achieved by placing a disc to flank an opponent's line of discs, which then flip to match your color.

Play can involve two human opponents or a single player facing the computer. The match concludes once the board is completely occupied or a time limit expires, with victory going to the player who has converted the most discs.

Othello Screenshots

9 images
Title screen
Main menu
Choose your players
Setting up the board
Black makes a move.
Black is thinking
Black dominated
51 to 13. Black wins.
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