# Othello

Othello is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. It is rated 5.6 out of 10 by 15 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $15.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1883
- **Categories:** Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Tile Placement, Enclosure, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.6 out of 10, from 15 reviews
- **Owned by:** 51 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 315
- **Unique players:** 67

**Designers:** Goro Hasegawa, Lewis Waterman, John W. Mollett

**Artists:** Kinetic, Georg Appl, Machai, Walter Pepperle, Néstor Romeral Andrés, John Adams

**Publishers:** (Unknown), A/S Informa Forlag, (Public Domain)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World of Board Games | 99 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/historiska-aventyr-i-goteborg |
| GryPlanszowe.pl | 56 zł | https://gryplanszowe.pl/product-pol-3283-Reversi-wersja-magnetyczna-413.html |
| Zatu Games | 17.48 £ | https://zatu.com/products/othello |
| Spelexperten | 279 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/familjespel/othello.html |
| Dragons Lair | 315 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/othello |
| Hyggeonkel | 209.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/othello |
| Alphaspel | 329 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/39207-othello-se |
| Get Your Fun | 29.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/033710-othello-grandi-classici.html |
| Nordisk Spil | 235 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/othello |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/othello)
- [Othello in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/othello)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2389)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._