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Reversi: how to play

Reversi is the classic flipping game. Mogi takes on a new opponent in every level, from greedy Bruno on a small 6×6 board to the Glitch Bot, which looks three moves ahead. Place a disc so it traps a line of the other side's discs between two of yours, and the whole line flips to your colour. Most discs at the end wins.

How to play

You move first. Place a disc so that one or more straight lines (across, down or diagonal) of your opponent's discs sit between it and another of your discs. Every trapped disc flips.
Soft dots show where you can play. Tap a square, or use the arrow keys and Enter or Space.
If you can't flip anything, you must pass. When neither side can move, the side with more discs wins.
A lost game costs one of your three hearts and you get a rematch. A draw is played again, with no heart lost.
Each flipped disc scores 2 and each corner you take 25, plus a bonus for every win.

The five levels

Neon City: 6×6 vs Bruno, who grabs the most flips
Rooftops: 8×8 vs Kip: no move means you pass
Sewer: corners can never flip back; Sewer Bot looks 2 moves ahead
Robot Factory: 4 steel blocks: no disc goes there, and lines stop at them
Glitch Zone: win by 10 or more discs against a bot that looks 3 ahead

Clear the Glitch Zone and the levels loop again with opponents that look further ahead (up to 3 moves) and make 40% fewer careless moves. You have three hearts for the whole run, and the game is the same for everyone each day, so you can compare scores. Press M to turn the sound off or on.

Tips

Take the corners: a disc there can never be flipped back.
Avoid the squares next to an empty corner, as they hand it to your opponent.
Early on, fewer discs is often better: it leaves your opponent with fewer moves.