game · Attic Collection

Reversi

BGG categorises this as abstract strategy. Its listed mechanisms include enclosure and square grid.

Players2 players

Player age8+

Playing time30 min

Weight2.07 / 5

Average rating6.16 / 10

People behind the game

Designers

John W. MollettView collection credits Lewis WatermanView collection creditsGoro HasegawaDesigner

A closer look

See what it looks like

Reversi, Standard version · Reversi — photographed attic copy · BGG3-188

About the game

Collection: Attic Collection
Record type: game
Published: 1883
Publishers: (Public Domain) · (Unknown) · A/S Informa Forlag · ABRA · Alga · Assim Toys · Baravelli · Brio AB · Broadway Toys LTD · BSiri Business · Cardinal · Cayro, The Games · Chad Valley Co Ltd. · Character Games LTD · Clem Toys · Clementoni · Croner · Dilemma Games · Diset S. A. · Double Games · Dourios · Dujardin · Educa Sallent SA · Ensky · Espenlaub · Four Generations · Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore) · Fun-4-All Corp. · Fundex · G&RRR · G3 · Gabriel · Gamma Two Games · Gazebo Games UK Ltd. · Grow Jogos e Brinquedos · H. Carlsen AB · H. P. Gibson & Sons · Hallmark Games · Hartung-Spiele · Henry Higgins Promotions · Hexagames (I) · Ideal · Irwin Toy Ltd. · Ísöld ehf. · John Jaques of London · Joker · Jumbo · Kod Kod · L. P. Septímio · M Petrushkin · Mattel, Inc. · Mega House · MIKA · Milton Bradley · Mitra · Monkey Pod Games · Müller Ltd. & Co. KG · N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm) · nestorgames · Nilco S.A. · Nyt Nordisk Forlag · Otto Maier Verlag · Oy Fenno-Alga Ab · Peri Spiele · Peter Pan Playthings · Piatnik · Planet Finska · Playcraft Toys Limited · Poptoy · Pressman Toy Corp. · Random House, Inc. · Ravensburger AG · ROMBOL · Ruibal Hermanos S.A. · Sababa Toys, Inc. · Sanrio · Scanditoy · Schmidt International · Schmidt Spiele · Somerville Ltd. · Spear's Games · Spin Master Ltd. · Studio Ghibli · Super Accord · Taş Devrı Oyuncak · Tryne · Tsukuda Hobby · Universal Cards GmbH · VEB Germaplast · Ventura Games · Villy Nielsen ApS. · Waddy Production · Western Publishing Company · Whitman · Woodstock Spiele · WOSI "Wspólna Sprawa"

Mechanisms

Enclosure Square Grid Tile Placement

BoardGameGeek ranks

Overall#3459Abstract#309

What is still uncertain

BGG ID should be rechecked when API access is available.
Owned-edition year unresolved.
Local title matched BGG by confirmed mapping ledger “Othello” (ID 2389).
Description is a concise catalogue sentence generated only from BGG’s structured category and mechanism fields.
Ratings, weight and ranks are a 2026-09-01 static snapshot and will drift.

Your collection

Your versions and boxes

1 version · 1 physical box

standard

Standard version

Reversi — photographed attic copy

Attic Collection: 1 copy

BGG3 catalogued identity: Reversi.

PhotographBGG3-188

Source and provenance

References for this record

Ravensburger/Otto Maier vintage edition

BGG facts checked 1 September 2026 · Static 2026-09-01 snapshot. Ratings, voter totals, weight and ranks do not update automatically.

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