Thank you and indeed that's the beauty of this game :)

من فضلك ما هو أسم اللعبه ؟ وكيف أتعلمها ! وشكرا لك 🙋⚘

Seeing those corners free for so long XD

​@@user-vl6yk3qk2h called othello or reverse/reversi

Thank you for your support :)

@@OthelloAcademy this opening you need to avoid playing for White.

@@koosbusters8006 The Stephenson is fine for white.

fuck yeah youre right lad, he whipped out so many insane moves!

Thanks for support :) yea Othello can be quite counter intuitive that way :)

​@@OthelloAcademyat the start of my tournament match, my opponent was defeating me so hard but as i came back in the last part of the game...

Haha true that

It's a fair comment, but what you are describing is the later process to try to win a game which is to grab an edge to force your opponent to the xsq. Before trying to do that, there are lots of techniques to force your opponent. And the more you and your opponent knows these techniques the harder it is for each other to execute what u just described on how to win. That is why this game is always deceptively easy but actually involves very deep concepts of controlling your opponents mobility or legal moves :)

​@@OthelloAcademy what's xsq?

@@NoNameAtAll2 xsq is the X square - the one that's diagonally adjacent to the corner. If you force your opponent to play there it gives you an easier chance to get the corner

Hi, it's "traditional" to playing on a board and flipping the discs since the start of the game. While technology has also been considered, its been deemed that the flipping is part of the "skill" involved of the process. Similar to international chess that still involves players physically moving pieces instead of just touch screen I guess.

Also, while I am not sure of the rules, but I speculate that if you happen to miss a piece to flip and press your clock, you lose that opportunity to claim that space.

@@kylen6430 I was wondering what happens if you miss flipping a piece. Does the opponent point it out and hit the clock? It's not necessarily a disadvantage to "lost that opportunity to claim that space" so there could be an incentive to cheat if you "forget" to flip a piece you don't want to flip.

@@DavidKlausa as I said, I am not familiar with rules. But in chess, an illegal move results in opponent gaining time or forfeiture…maybe this is similar

Yes there is but it's not widely played at the moment

8 by 8 is the standard mainstream size but in Japan they have been trying 10 by 10

Thanks for support :)

The easiest way to obtain one through rakuten perhaps or some of the online sales shops. I found one through a quick search here: item.rakuten.co.jp/jseller/js-7tjrl8xh/ While there might be cheaper ways to get it, but it would not differ a lot from USD 50 just for the board alone and not factoring in shipping even if you bought it in Japan retail stores. Fun fact, typically when you debut at a World Championship, they give you one for free as memento too. However, due to covid, the World Othello Championship hasn't been held since 2019.

@@OthelloAcademy bane! I dont know if I could play within the time limit, I like to think about my moves.

Hi, here's a website that you may purchase it from. Hope this helps! want.jp/product/A5D1EFA010EE8F

You can try rakuten or buyee to link to other sites to buy and ship. Another option is want.jp

Yes pretty cool, as most don't think there is a deep strategy to this game on first look...deceptively simple

Thank you :) even more exciting if you are playing it :)

@@OthelloAcademy Mate I think they were being sarcastic...

If you mean game coordinates like H1 G5 etc, you can download reversatile, you should see it. But generally columns go from A to H from left to right and rows go from 1 to 8 from top to bottom. If you mean terms like box, or x squares or c squares etc, you can refer to my beginner class episodes, it's there :)

Thank you!

Hehe, inexplicable attraction to the game or?

​@@OthelloAcademy well i watch this to learn how to play I like learning while someone plays

Thank you!

Yes indeed :) Blitz can be fun at times too

Yes always happy to convert a win

Indeed :)

This is Comp'Oth not Scorpion

It isn't you. White messed up. At the high level as the game seems, there are two main goals. Once you figure that out, next is how to achieve those goals. It's easy for me to say this, but I have never played with a clock. That's another level of pressure.

5 minutes isn't a lot of time to think... there are gonna be mistakes.

thank you very much for the praise :)

what?

Indeed, as much as a proper game shouldn't swerve between a win and a loss that much, but that's also the fun thing about Othello I guess :)

For viewer's benefit, I would agree, but the tournament rules states each players selects and play with their preferred master hand :) so it's natural for most players to be right handed since most of the population are also right handed. Maybe the camera view should be overhead next time perhaps?

@@OthelloAcademy i was thinking the same thing of the over head view, but no then the hand would be blocking the chips moves, double camera action on both side of the board, or someone switching cameras for each player so no moves are blocked, & moving the chips slower would be beneficial for the viewers to catch each move, this is the only board game I've ever played because i hate board games, i absolutely love this game, & no, checkers just don't even compare to this game, even tho. It's somewhat similar, but, yeah, I'd love to be in a tournament, I've played this game for year's, with everyone, & never have I've been beat, starting out yes i have, until i learned the game, then it was smooth as taking candy away from a baby, 😂😂😂😂😂, now nobody wants to play me, their like what's the point, but yeah, when i sit down to play, i put my game face on, I'm there to destroy my opponent, & I'm out for blood,

@@carlschmiedeke151 haha, you should try playing on the app "Othello Quest"...curious what's your level there like :)

@@OthelloAcademy oh, i do play that app, & trust me there are some bad ass players on there, & i have been beaten there, I'm not even gonna lie, but i hold my own, it's almost every other challenge i come out fine, no idea what my average is, I've never kept track, i just jump on another challenge without checking, but my people i play, almost never ever play the game, so i guess i just got a better advantage on them

one day i will

intrestifn to wach tho

Hope the other videos can help :)

Indeed hehe

Indeed :)

I think white lose the game because of E3 ... It hardly discover that E3 is the worst move despite playing with no time limit... So it cannot say white player have big mistake . Black player get this chance put C3 victory step to finish this macth (*Othello match is not recommend to resign)

​​@@wkhric word "hardly" means slightly different than what you expect

@@wkhric wtf did you just say

@@NoNameAtAll2 lmao

It's supposedly equal for both first to start and second to start, but parity tends to favour white who starts second

yah "supposedly" equal haha. I played with it way back in the late 70s as a kid then, discovered that i can't lose if i don't start the game first, unless playing with inexperienced players. That was my hustle, sure way of making some pocket money.@@OthelloAcademy