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Classic Reversi and Reverse Reversi are boardgames opposing two players, called Dark and Light. Both games are using the same rules; only the end goal differs between them: in Classic Reversi, the goal is to finish with more pieces than the opponent; while in Reverse Reversi, it is to finish with less pieces.
Both are played with pieces that are dark on one side and light on the other. Dark and Light play one after each other by adding on an empty tile a new piece of their color, trapping at least one opponent row of pieces; when pieces are captured that way, they are turned over to join the capturing player's forces.
Games from the reversi game family are usually played on an 8 by 8 board. The game begins with four pieces, two light and two dark, placed on the four central tiles of the board.
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Usual start position: light-dark, dark-light |
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The usual start position |
Dark goes first.
One player after the other –Dark playing first– places a tile of its color on the board in such a way that at least one row of opponent tiles is trapped between the newly placed piece and an already placed one of the same color.
This placement can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
When the tile is placed, the row of tiles between the newly placed tile and the other is flipped over, taking the players color. If multiple rows of tiles are trapped that way, they are all flipped over.
If there is no possible moves in a turn, the player has to pass. A player cannot pass a turn if there is a possible move. If both players cannot move, notably when the board is full, the game is over.
The players alternate turns until no more legal moves can be made by either player. At this point the game is over.
The end of the game often results in a full board, but not necessarily. In either way, it is the number of pieces that will matter to decide who wins.
If you are playing Classic Reversi, the winner is the player with the most pieces of his color on the board; if you are in a Reverse Reversi game, it is the opposite: the winner is the player with the least pieces on the board.
If there is the same number of dark and light tiles, the game is declared a draw.