Reversi variants
Other ways to play Reversi, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Anti-Reversi
Reversi turned upside down: you still flip discs on every move, but the player with fewer discs at the end wins.
Reversi on 6×6 and 10×10
Play Reversi on a small 6×6 board for quick, sharp games or on a large 10×10 board for long ones, with the same rules.
Octagon Reversi
Reversi on a 10×10 board with three squares cut from each corner, leaving an octagon of 88 squares with eight corner-like squares.
Free opening (original Reversi)
The board starts empty, as in 19th-century Reversi, and the players fill the four centre squares by turns before normal play begins.
Reversi with blocked squares
One to four random squares are blocked before the game: nobody can play there, and no line of discs can be flipped across them.
Handicap Reversi
A corner handicap for players of different strength: Black starts with one to four corner discs, and White, the stronger player, moves first.
Reversi for three or four players
Reversi for three or four players with a colour each: discs of every rival colour flip, and a player who cannot flip may still place a disc next to any other.