Reversi

Author: !Undertaker!

History:
Reversi is an ancient game whose origin is uncertain. The oldest references about similar games go back to late in the 19th century. In 1870 appeared a similar game using a cross shape board. Subsequently appeared another game played on an 8x8 square shape board.

Description:
Two players take part in this game. They need a board with 64 squares distributed in 8 rows and 8 columns, and 64 similar pieces of two colours: the obverse in one colour and the reversi in the other colour.

Objective:
The objective for each of the players is to finish the game with more pieces on the board in his own colour than the opponent.