Othello is a traditional bordgame for two players, namely black and white.
Rule One of the game says black always starts first. Thus, at the start of the game, you will be asked to choose a color.
The player who has, at the end of the game, the most pieces of his own color on the playing field, is the winner.
How you conquer this pieces, is easiest to explain by means of an animation that shows one move :
(Sorry, it's in Dutch) :
You always put one of your own pieces next to one of the opponent. " Next to " is in this case : in all directions (horizontal + vertical + diagonaal) There also has to be one piece of your own color further on, so you can "turn over" all the opponent pieces in between.
You can play the game using the mouse or the keyboard.
You start the game of course using the Start button or by hitting the Enter-key. Once started you do the same to stop the game.
When it's your turn to play, you can choose a particular position by clicking it or by sending values between 1 and 8 (twice) with the keyboard. First for the chosen row, second for the column.
Using the V-key or clicking the message region at the bottom you can review the previous move.
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