The Game Othello!...or otherwise known as reversi.
"The name is a reference to the Shakespearean play Othello, the Moor of Venice, referencing the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, who describes himself as "two faced" (or more controversially, to the marriage between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona, who is white, recalling the coloring of the game pieces). It can also be likened to a jealousy competition (jealousy being the central theme in Shakespeare's play) since players engulf the pieces of the opponent, thereby turning them their possession."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi
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very cool kim!
It can also be about the balance between characters; each character having there opposite in another. Such as Desdemona and Iago. They are exact opposite in their personalities, black and white, metaphorically rather than literally in this case.
woah Em, i think you might have just outsmarted wiki LOL, but yea you are right about that, well at least i see your point and i agree with you =D
i love this game i always play it when i see my dad. its always a game thats up in the air till the end becuase your constantly flipping tiles till the end of the game.
Guess you're right Emily. Here's what Wiki says:
" The name is a reference to the Shakespearean play Othello, the Moor of Venice, referencing the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, who describes himself as "two faced" (or more controversially, to the marriage between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona, who is white, recalling the coloring of the game pieces). It can also be likened to a jealousy competition (jealousy being the central theme in Shakespeare's play) since players engulf the pieces of the opponent, thereby turning them their possession.
Haha that is hillarious! I want one! So the game is basically just reversi correct? I am absolutely terrible at that game.
yes its just reversi but then i think they changed the name to Othello, but everyone still calls it reversi
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