Othello

Moby ID: 184475

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Released: 1979 on KIM-1
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Text parser

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Cassette Tape
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keypad
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Othello (1977 on Mainframe)
Othello (1977 on Mainframe)
Othello (1977 on Mainframe, 1978 on Commodore PET/CBM, 1980 on Sol-20)
Othello (1977 on Mainframe)
Othello (1978 on Apple II)
Othello (1978 on Compucolor II)
Othello (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Othello (1978 on Ohio Scientific)
Othello (1978 on Intel 8080, Zilog Z80)
Othello (1978 on TRS-80)
Othello (1979 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Othello (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
Othello (1979 on Apple II)
Othello (1979 on Super Vision 8000)
Othello (1979 on Apple II)
Othello (1980 on Atari 2600)
Othello (1980 on TRS-80)
Othello (1982 on ZX81)
Othello (1982 on DOS)
Othello (1983 on Dragon 32/64)
Othello (1983 on Dragon 32/64)
Othello (1983 on Jupiter Ace)
Othello (1984 on Arcade)
Othello (1985 on SG-1000)
Othello (1986 on Sinclair QL)
Othello (1986 on DOS)
Othello (1986 on NES, 1990 on Game Boy)
Othello (1988 on DOS)
Othello (1991 on DOS)
Othello (1993 on CD-i, 1996 on Windows)
Othello (2015 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh)
Othello (2017 on Nintendo Switch)

Description

Othello is an implementation of the board game of the same name for the KIM-1 computer. Moves are entered directly on the onboard keypad and the counter moves are shown on the 6-digit display. The player has to keep the state of the board manually. The game plays as expected with the player and computer taking turns placing tokens of their color on the board, claiming tokens of their opponent which they can enclose with their move. Once the whole board is full with tokens the player who owns most of the board wins.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Reversi / Othello

Credits (KIM-1 version)

Author

David B. Schaechter

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Othello³
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Othello/2
Released 1978 on Commodore PET/CBM

Othello III
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The Othello
Released 2010 on iPad, Android, Windows Apps

Othello Master
Released 2007 on Browser

Super Othello
Released 1979 on Apple II

Othello-2
Released 1982 on Philips P2000

Othello Reversi
Released 1982 on ZX81

Othello Derby
Released 1995 on Arcade

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MobyGames ID: 184475

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Game added May 22, 2022. Last modified April 17, 2024.