Othello

🎯 Goal

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Most discs of your colour when the board fills upThe game ends when neither player can move. Count discs — most wins!

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Black always goes firstIf you chose White, wait for the computer's opening move.

🔄 How to Move

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Click a pulsing green dotThese mark every square where you can legally place a disc.

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Sandwich your opponent's discsYour move must trap ≥1 opponent disc in a straight line between your new disc and another of yours on the board.

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Trapped discs flip to your colourFlipping works in all 8 directions at once from a single move.

📌 Special Rules

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No valid move = turn skippedIf you can't move, your turn passes automatically.

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Only 5 hints per game!The gold ★ on the board shows the AI-recommended best move. The pips on the Hint button count how many you have left.

💡 Strategy Tips

⭐ Grab corners!Corner discs can never be flipped — the most powerful spots.

⚠️ Avoid corner neighboursPlaying next to an empty corner gifts it to the opponent.

🔄 Flip the mostLook for moves that flip the most discs at once.

🤔 Think aheadFewer discs mid-game is fine — control beats count.

You Win!