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description: "Play Othello (Reversi) online for free on 6×6, 8×8 or 10×10 boards. Outflank your opponent's discs, flip them over and win against friends or the bot."
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# **Othello**

Outflank your opponent's discs and turn them over! Play Othello (Reversi) online against friends or the bot.

2 - 2 Players

Bots available

**Open Lobbies**

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## **Leaderboard**

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## **Choose your board size**

8×8 is the classic board. 6×6 is done in a few minutes, 10×10 gets long and tricky.

**Good to know**

## **Othello or Reversi?**

Othello is the tournament version of Reversi. The difference is in the start: in Othello the four starting discs always sit crosswise in the center. If you know Reversi, you can start right away.

**Engine Support**

### **Play against bots**

Challenge strong bots and improve your gameplay. Adjust the bot strength to your level!

- ![Othello Bot]()

  **Othello Bot****Easy****Medium****Hard**

## **How Othello works**

Place, outflank, flip. There isn't much more to the rules.

1. **1**### **The start**

   Four discs sit crosswise in the center and black moves first. The dots show where black may play.
2. **2**### **Outflank**

   You may only play where you trap your opponent's discs in a line between your new disc and one of yours. Those discs turn over to your color.
3. **3**### **Every direction**

   One move can flip discs in several directions at once: horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Here it's three at once.
4. **4**### **Pass and count**

   If you can't move, you have to pass. When neither side can move, the discs are counted and the color with more discs wins.
5. ### **Ready?**

   A game on 6×6 is over quickly. A good way to try out the rules.

## **Three tips to get started**

### **Corners are gold**

A disc in a corner can never be flipped again. From there you can often take the whole edge.

### **Stay away from the squares next to corners**

Playing right next to an empty corner usually hands it to your opponent. Better wait until the corner is taken.

### **More discs isn't always better**

Early on, few discs and lots of possible moves are often better than the other way round. Discs only get counted at the very end.

## **What you can do here**

### **Play the bot**

The bot looks several moves ahead. Pick easy, medium or hard.

### **Move hints**

When it's your turn, you see every square you're allowed to play.

### **Time control**

From bullet to classical, with a bonus per move or no clock at all.

### **Take back**

Misclicked? Ask your opponent if you can take the move back.

### **Move list**

Use the arrow keys to jump through the whole game.

### **Share games**

Share the game as a classic transcript like f5d6c3.

### **Spectate**

Follow running games live.

### **Rated games**

Rated games count for the leaderboard. Or just play for fun with friends.

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