reversi

/ rɪˈvɜːsɪ /

noun

1. a game played on a draughtboard with 64 pieces, black on one side and white on the other. When pieces are captured they are turned over to join the capturing player's forces; the winner is the player who fills the board with pieces of his colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of reversi¹

C19: from French; see reverse

Example Sentences

All the larvae are infected with a particular strain of Wolbachia — taken from a related mosquito species, Aedes reversi — that is not naturally present in French Polynesia.

From Nature

Othello, which is similar to Reversi, is played by two people, one placing pieces with the black side up, the other with the white side up.

From Washington Post

Othello, which is similar to Reversi, is played by two players, one placing pieces with the black side up, the other with the white side up.

From US News

A typical chess - or draughts, or Reversi, or Go, or Shogi - master may "feel" a particular move is right and then test it in his head, looking several moves ahead.

From BBC

Scheme.A text adventure game.A board game, like Tic-Tac-Toe or Reversi.

From Forbes