Reversi (リバーシ) - a strategy board game for two players. The game Reversi was invented in 1883 in London by two English men and renewed popularity in Japan later (also was known as Othello - the same name as Shakespeare's famous tragedy). Now Reversi is very popular in Japan as Checkers in other countries. Reversi Short Rules There are 64 identical game pieces called disks, which are light on one side and dark on the other. Players take turns placing discs on the board with their assigned color