Othello
Othello is a conversion of the board game. Each player tries to fill the game board with as many discs of his color as possible. On each turn the player places a disc on the board by selecting a location where…
31 December 1981
Othello is a card & board game developed by Atari, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 2600.
What Othello is
Othello is a card & board game game developed by Atari and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Othello is a conversion of the board game. Each player tries to fill the game board with as many discs of his color as possible. On each turn the player places a disc on the board by selecting a location where the opponents discs will become trapped between two of his discs. The trapped discs are flipped over to the players color. The game ends when the board is filled or time runs out, and the player with the greatest number of his color discs on the board wins. Two players can play against each other, or one player against the computer.
What it launched against
Othello launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Quick answers
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When did Othello come out?
Othello was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 2600.
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