Reversi

Play Reversi free online. Outflank and flip your opponent’s discs to own the board.

The classic disc-flipping strategy game. Place a disc so that it traps a line of your opponent’s discs between two of yours, and they all flip to your colour. Whoever has the most discs when the board fills wins.

  • Category: Board
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Players: 1 player vs computer
  • Typical game: about 10 minutes
  • Works on: desktop, phones and tablets

How to play Reversi

Objective: Have more discs of your colour than your opponent when neither player can move.

  1. Black moves first. Dots show where you can play.
  2. A move must trap at least one straight line (across, down or diagonal) of opponent discs between your new disc and another of yours.
  3. All trapped discs flip to your colour.
  4. If you have no legal move, your turn passes automatically.
  5. The game ends when neither player can move.

Scoring

A win against the computer scores 20 points for every disc you own at the end.

Difficulty levels

Easy: the computer looks one move ahead and sometimes plays randomly. Normal: three moves. Hard: up to six moves.

Tips

  • Corners can never be flipped — grab them.
  • Avoid the squares right next to an empty corner.
  • Having more moves available matters more than having more discs early on.

Controls

Keyboard

  • Tab to a square and press Enter

Mouse

  • Click a square marked with a dot

Touch

  • Tap a square marked with a dot

Reversi achievements

  • Flipped! – Beat the computer.
  • Reversi Master – Beat the computer on Hard.
  • Landslide – Finish a winning game with 45 or more discs.

Frequently asked questions

Is Reversi free to play?

Yes. Reversi is completely free on GamesPlayLand, with no download, no sign-up and no purchases.

How do you play Reversi?

Have more discs of your colour than your opponent when neither player can move. Black moves first. Dots show where you can play. A move must trap at least one straight line (across, down or diagonal) of opponent discs between your new disc and another of yours.

Can I play Reversi on my phone?

Yes. Reversi works in mobile browsers on phones and tablets. Tap a square marked with a dot.

Can I play Reversi against the computer?

Yes. You play against a computer opponent that runs entirely in your browser, and the difficulty setting changes how strong it is.

Does Reversi save my high score?

Yes. Your personal best, statistics and achievements for Reversi are saved in your browser automatically.

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