Reversi Rules

Reversi is a two-player strategy game played on an 8×8 board using discs that are colored white on one side and black on the other. One player plays the discs black side up while their opponent plays the discs white side up.

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to place your discs on the board so as to outflank your opponent's discs, flipping them over to your color. The player who has the most discs on the board at the end of the game wins.

Rules

Note: For convenience, board positions are denoted by a letter representing the column (A through H) and a number representing the row (1 through 8). For example, the top-left square on the board is referred to as A1 while the square to the right of it is referred to as B1.

1. Each player chooses a color to play.
2. Every game starts with four discs placed in the center of the board, as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1

3. The players choose who goes first (see Setting Game Options).
4. Players take turns making moves. A move consists of a player placing a disc of their color on the board. The disc must be placed so as to outflank one or more opponent discs, which are then flipped over to the current player's color.