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User Submitted Othello Reviews (cont...)Date: 2005-12-09 Great for multi-age household! We have two boys ages 6 & 10. There are very few games that the boys can play together without the youngest saying its too hard, or the oldest complaining its a baby game. Othello is perfect for a household that has children of different ages. Both our boys (and my husband & I) play this together and all have fun. The game is extremely easy to learn (great for young kids), but "tricky" enough that each play is different so adults and older kids don't get bored. I recommend this game highly. Best of all? No batteries to replace and no beeping sounds. Date: 2005-11-19 game adaptation of a mediocre book Overall a 4.5. Maybe its my set but the chips were missing the character faces. I couldnt tell which one was Iago, Othello, or Desdamona. And the poison was missing. Also, I dont understand how flipping the chips over recreates the story of the book. Itsa cool game and all but I dont like how they rounded the board on the corners. Used to be square. Liked it better. Also this game isnt much fun to play by yourself so if you dont have any friends or family you'll be staring at a pile of chips all night. Date: 2005-09-12 It's Stood the Test of Time! My wife and I loved this game as youngsters and still do. I give it a 5 all the way. It is a thinking persons game. We have a 10 year old who we've just introduced to it, and she loves it too. The game can turn around at any point, which makes it exciting. Great quiet, concentrating, entertaining fun. Date: 2005-05-19 Othello is a good logic game This is a good logic game that requires stratagy and thinking. Very fun game for two people. Recommend it for the logic type of people. Date: 2005-04-13 Strategy game for two with simple rules Sometimes known as Reversi, Othello is a great game in itself but (like draughts) is also a useful starting point for children too young to master the complexities of chess. The game can appeal to people of all ages who enjoy strategy games including those who feel intimidated by chess. Meanwhile, chess players who have difficulty finding other chess players of comparable ability can enjoy playing Othello - it is much easier to find suitable opponents for this game. The rules are simple. The playing area is a squared board. Each square is a space for a plastic disk, which is white on one side and black on the other. To begin with, the four central squares are occupied with two disks showing white and two showing black. Each player has half of the remaining disks, taking turns to place a disk on an unoccupied square with their own color showing, adjacent to a disk showing the opponent's color and in a direct line with one showing the player's own color. The idea is to place the disk in such a way as to allow the player to turn over disks showing the opponent's color to their own color - as many as possible within the rules - while making the opponent's task as difficult as possible. As the game progresses, a player may be able to place a disk next to several showing the opponent's color, opening up lines in different directions and turning a lot of disks over. People soon learn that being able to place disks in the four corners is often the key to winning the game. If you can get at least three of the four corners showing your color, you will almost certainly win (but not always). So you have to be careful to avoid placing disks in the squares adjacent to the corners, as this gives your opponent a potential opening (even though it may not be immediate). While six and seven year old children can easily learn the rules, the game is sufficiently interesting (if you like strategy games) that it can entertain people of all ages. Othello has one significant advantage over chess and draughts - it is not unusual for one player to build up a commanding position only to lose it quickly. In chess and draughts, it is very rare for a player to lose from a commanding position.
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