Ah yes ... Othello - nothing 2 do with a play by Shakespeare - I have enjoyed many games - it is simple 2 learn but tough 2 master ...
Note: A couple of absolutely classic contests are down the bottom of this page :)
Also note ... the best I have found so far is reversi by Kremnev Maxim
I suppose first things first and let's find out how to play -
Othello is also known as reversi - this comprehensive page tell you how 2 play
Followin a dud link - Java Othello
Othello software for you to play off-line
Triple othello is a cute program where you play three boards at once. Originally written 4 DOS it plays under windows vista unlike a lot of my favourite dos games from the days before we got into cyberspace :)
Click here with your right mouse button and select 'Save Target as' to save it to your pc. Enjoy.
Online version - also a beginners level, judging from the fist time I played it :)
A few more versions of the game
Download othello - at a huge site!
Narrowing it to windows shareware
Play othello online agains opponents fro m around the world
Spherejong is a fun little game by Moraff who has done a number of strategy games
General search 4 strategy games
Jezzball is a great little game for windows - doesn't come with Vista but looks like it is available on the web for free!
Play it against opponents from all over trhe world
This being the first I click on
Bookworm Deluxe is also a nifty game - somewaht like scrabble but with moving letters :)
Tetris is also simple 2 learn but tough 2 master
Oilcap is another of my old favourite dos games. This one is 4 windows
Soleau do a lot of similarly enjoyable games
Haven't even mentioned one of the MOST played board games - chess :)
Backgammon is also a favourite
Classic dos games - not sure how many will run under Vista?
Rumikub is also a fave - I wonder what the online version is like
Huge download site - could narrow the search 2 golf or chess or whatever :)
Couple of interesting games here
Then! a couple of classics - select view 2 read properly as I lazily just pasted
Othello - Here's a classic - http://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?gm&s=1&g=15300049158150&m=49 a to h along bottom and 8 is TOP row! e3 f5 f6 f7 g5 d3 c6 d6 f8 b6 c2 d2 c4 f3 c7 c8 f4 e6 c5 g4 h4 h5 h6 g6 e7 g3 h3 e8 d8 d7 d1 b5 b8 b3 a6 a5 b4 a7 a4 a3 h2 c3 h7 c1 b1 e2 e1 f2 Then I chose b2 - best move ever?? think about it :) *********************************************************************************** Months later a real classic that is still in the balance ... e3 f3 f4 d3 c5 e6 f5 f6 g5 h4 d7 d6 h5 h6 f2 g4 c6 c3 c4 b4 f7 g6 c7 d8 e8 b6 c8 e7 d2 g3 a4 g8 b5 a3 b3 a5 a6 a7 c2 e1 d1 c1 e2 f1 g2 a2 f8 I tossed up doing the diag and then saw I could make BOTH diags safe ... :) Then! saw b8 was also safe ?? Hmmm ...
Then! Another squeaky win - thought I would lose? e3 f3 f4 d3 c5 e6 f5 f6 g5 h4 d7 d6 h5 h6 f2 g4 c6 c3 c4 b4 f7 g6 c7 d8 e8 b6 c8 e7 d2 g3 a4 g8 b5 a3 b3 a5 a6 a7 c2 e1 d1 c1 e2 f1 g2 a2 f8 b8 b2 g1 h1 a1 b1 g7 h2 h3 h7 I thought we COULD end up with 2 vacant corners and me losin ... I was white
Note! You can click on the moves! Just discovered it!
http://www.itsyourturn.com/iyt.dll?action?stage=1&game=15300050208460
Here is another classic? don't speak 2 soon?
d6 e6 f4 e3 f2 e2 f7 e7 d7 e8 f8 g8 d2 c4 f6 d8 b3 g3 h4 h2 f5 c6 c7 c8 b6 b4 g5 a5 a6 a2 c5 d3 b5 a4 a3 a7 c3 f3 g4 h6 h5 h3 c2 b1 c1 d1 e1
http://www.itsyourturn.com/pp?gm&s=1&g=15300050567593&m=46
Another close call? - decided 2 go to b7 instead of g8 to grab the diagonal from him ?? Hmmm ...
Same opponent as the 34-30 classic -
http://www.itsyourturn.com/iyt.dll?action?stage=1&game=15300050689842
Interesting match - I think I willl trail 21-42 then capture ten in the very last move 2 tie! Another classic!
Around this time ...
5 meg version of reversi! - it installed but I cannot work out how 2 get it to play a normal game shee! Then again the other 3d is brilliant
Play endgames?? - also huge file - click here
Pity it also doen't like my operating system! Oh well ...