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Reversi is an abstract strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. It was invented in 1883. Othello, a variant with a fixed initial setup of the board, was patented in 197
Othello, a modern variation of Reversi. A semi-transparent hand indicates a possible move by the player with the black pieces.
Othello was one of Nintendo's first arcade games, and it was later adapted to the Color TV-Game in 1980.
A modern plastic Othello set
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The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, often shortened to Othello, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military command
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…Japan under Hasegawa's license, which led to an immediate commercial success. The name was selected by Hasegawa as a reference to the Shakespearean play Othello, the Moor of Venice, referring to the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, and to the unfolding drama between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona…
Othello and Desdemona in Venice by Théodore Chassériau, 1850
Desdemona and Othello, by Antonio Muñoz Degrain, 1880
Othello costume. Illustration by Percy Anderson for Costume Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical, 1906
Othello and Desdemona, by Alexandre-Marie Colin, 1829