Othello - The Official Game

Name: Othello - The Official Game
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Othello - The Official Game

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User Reviews for Othello - The Official Game

Great Game!! Skill Levels Are Off Though

I used to play Othello with my mother when I was very young, and grew to love the game years and years later. I finally found an app that looked aestheticaly how I remembered, and worked properly. I love this game with all my heart, and consider myself a skilled player. However, even with the "Even Easier" difficulty for Offline play options (as I prefer the Offline option), it seems as though the computer is set to win much too easily. I find myself frustrated with how hard it is to hone my skills against different levels of the computer, because even the easiest level seems a bit too unfair. I originally started with the Hard option, and found it difficult to win no matter what approaches I made. I even made friends who have never played try this, and they said they simply couldn't keep up. If the skill levels could be adjusted to be a little kinder to people who prefer to practice their skills, it would be much appreciated. It is frustrating having to play against the "Even Easier" option, and even then only winning half the time, seems a bit unfair to those just starting out

ahloes, Jul 02, 2021

Good app, need to get rid of quitters

This is about the best online re-creation of Othello I have seen. Stable, plays well, and works well. The only real problem is the high percentage of players who start games and quickly quit. As an elite player who always wins I understand my opponents usually see they are outclassed 10 or 20 moves into a game and simply quit instead of futilely trying to come back and win. However this makes it hard for me to test different strategies and it is somewhat unsatisfying to get half my wins by forfeit. I would suggest that people who quit mid-game be blocked from starting a new game for a period of time. Maybe 1 minute for the first offense, 5 minutes for the second, an hour for the third, and so on. Ridding the app of these losers/quitters would improve quality of play and the overall experience for all.

Bruce50010, Sep 08, 2020

What happened to “buddies”?

I’ve experienced many of the same issues that others have had with connections, ads, timeouts, etc. But the most annoying one to me is that buddies doesn’t work anymore, which forces me to play against random players. This makes it almost impossible to seek strong players for fun matches. The great majority of my games against random players are either no challenge, or end early because they quit. Good luck maintaining or increasing your number of players, while neglecting your apps! There are plenty of others to choose from!

flhdari, Feb 10, 2021

Crashes constantly

This app is incredibly unstable on iOS. You cannot exit the application, tap on any notifications or hop on or off WiFi mid game without triggering an automatic loss - it says you’ve lost by disconnecting. Something. As simple as swiping down from the top right corner to lower the volume of the music playing off the phone on a Bluetooth speaker, then swiping back up to resume the game results is a loss by disconnection. This has probably happened to me about 30 times in the 3 days I’ve had this app and it’s unbelievably frustrating. Oh, and if you get a phone call mid-game that you decline to answer, yup - lost game due to a disconnection.Another issue - the invite to game feature doesn’t work, at all. I’ve had players I’ve wanted to re-play, added as buddies and invited to play but it simply doesn’t work.Also, the rating/score system makes no sense at all: 3 points for a win against anyone and no points lost for a loss? There’s no way to target play against people at a similar skill level since you can’t actually peruse the high score list and select people to play.As much as i love this game, these issues have made me want to delete this app altogether because I can’t enjoy the game with all of the stability and disconnect issues.How’d the developers allow this app to hit the market with such glaring issues? It’s mind-boggling to me that these haven’t been addressed.

Mekhi Phife, Apr 14, 2020

Please change how winning points are counted

I love this game and I play a lot everyday. Thank you for working hard to make this possible. That been said point system is not working properly I think. I feel some people have figure out the way to stay in top without playing the game. Please get rid of people getting points from games that are less than 5secs. Even 30secs. Most people who actually “Play” this game would probably like that. Everyone need to play the game to earn points. I know Othello is not about getting the points but one of the aspect of why I like this game is the point system. If there are some other point systems you can put into the game so better player who can’t play as often can stay in the top some people might like that also.

ryo christams, Nov 13, 2019

Dropped connections

Enjoyed the game, especially the ability to play others, but found the incredible number of lost connections and the obnoxious ads that continually launch the App Store without permission (and interrupt the game or cause lost connections) very frustrating. It happened extensively on WiFi and seemed to be linked to the ads. So I began playing exclusively on cell service. That helped, but lost connections and rogue ads were still a problem. It got so bad that to play, I would restrict my phone to prevent the App Store from launching. This helped, but same issues persisted. After months of this, I’ve grow tired of having these issues and the company is not addressing this so I am deleting the app for good.

SailTX, Dec 21, 2019

Great game, app has issues

Just recently starting learning, and I really enjoy playing in my spare time and have been trying hard to improve. It’s very useful that I can practice against the cpu at multiple difficulty levels and then try out what I’ve learned with random players online. However, I am having some issues with the app freezing/crashing randomly in the middle of games. Most often during online games but even sometimes against the cpu. At first it was just once in a while, maybe 1 in 20 games but now it’s more like 1 in 4...I’m not sure why this is happening but I hope it gets fixed at some point as it is very frustrating and is pulling down my win-lose ratio. It’s already low enough as it is, heh.

t3rryf0ldz, Dec 18, 2019

Great game but needs one change

I learned to play Othello as a child. I truly love this game. The one improvement I wish the app would implement is if a player “quits” or leaves a game before it is completed (they quit mid-game because they realize they made a poor move and they are going to lose) that that player be penalized some way. Maybe put in a “time out” where they can not play for 1 hour or 1 day or whatever, just so that they are given an incentive to not quit early just because they are losing. Or maybe give them a special BADGE by their name that says “I quit when I see I’m not going to win” so that those of us who DO PLAY UNTIL THE VERY END can see the badge and DECLINE to play the game with them!I know players can be BLOCKED, and that helps a little but there are still plenty of sore losers out there that just leave, and it’s annoying. However, the game itself is addictive and fun and overall this is a good app.

TX_Tumbleweed, Apr 20, 2022

Phantom moves

Not only is the game been super buggy of late, it has now started making moves that I didn’t make and is not showing the correct places for me to move. The last few months the game will crash every few games right after I make my first move when playing against the computer. It also does the same thing when playing against a live opponent. But today I was playing a live opponent and it started making moves that I didn’t not make. Frankly this is poor given that this is the “Official” game. You’d think you guys had enough resources to make this game work consistently. Perhaps not. In any case, would be nice if it was addressed and resolved.

Wilmamae, Jul 13, 2019

The official game app could win if...

To draw the good players and defeat all the other Othello/Reversi apps out there, this app needs to be improved. First, fix the glitches. I’ve lost so many games due to the app crashing. Fix that please. Super annoying. Some sort of audio clue when the timer is running out should be standard. Maybe an option to turn it on or off?? The game is a little sluggish, especially when the other player has no moves. A rating system of some kind (probably modeled after the official tournament system) should also be implemented. Finally, it would be super clutch if the app named the official openings, like Othello Quest. If it did these things, I bet this would become the go to app for everybody. The top app now is not that great.

ziindo, Dec 21, 2019

Description

Play the official LITE Games version of the popular board game Othello now for free on your iPhone and iPad with offline and online multiplayer mode. Othello is a strategy board game for two players. The goal is to have the majority of disks reversed to display your own color at the end of the game.

This well known classic holds up to his original claim on mobile devices: “A MINUTE TO LEARN… A LIFETIME TO MASTER™” and as such this free app offers something for everyone. Features: - Play for free without limitations - Play online against opponents from all over the world - Climb to the top of the online highscore leaderboard - Unlock amazing achievements - Train against the computer with adjustable difficulty - Challenge your friends and family on the same device - Officially licensed app and rule set How to play: Both players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. Any disk of the opponent’s color that is in a straight line between the disk you just placed and another disk of yours on the field will be turned over to match your own color. The players proceed to strategically reverse the disks in their favor until both players have no more legal moves to make. What the app offers: Learn the game, work on your tactics and unlock amazing achievements. Experience thrilling matches through the global online matchmaking or hone your skills versus the computer. Challenge your friends and family offline or online regardless of what phone or operating system they use through our great multiplayer modes – as long as the game is available on their phone you can play together! With the right strategy, tactics and observation skills you will eventually find yourself amongst the top players of the LITE Games community and earn yourself a spot in the global leaderboards. Can you make it? Play the official Othello™ game now for free! The official Othello™ board game is offered in high quality localization in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Thai and Indonesian. The game is perfect for fans of iTurnStones, Checkers, Backgammon, Solitaire or Mills and offers a strategic challenge for beginners as well as experienced veterans. Join in and get yourself a top spot in our player community. The 10 best players will be proudly displayed each week on https://www.lite.games/games/Othello/ The Top 3 of the month will also appear on the dedicated Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/LGOthelloCommunity/ TM&©Othello,Co. and MegaHouse. Othello is an advertiser funded app, i.e. ads are presented within the app. If you prefer to use the app without ads we do offer a "no ads" setting as auto-renewable subscription. You have the choice between the following options: - 1 month for $0.99 or equivalent (subscription renews after 1 month) - 3 months for $1.99 or equivalent (subscription renews after 3 months) - 1 year for $4.49 or equivalent (subscription renews after 1 year) Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period with the amount the selected option costs. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. You can find our general terms and conditions here: http://tc.lite.games ...and our privacy policy here: http://privacy.lite.games Visit us for more free iPhone and iPad games: https://www.lite.games https://www.facebook.com/LiteGames Or give us your app feedback here: [email protected] Thanks for playing!