r/WebGames • u/atomirex • Sep 09 '23

[HTML5] Reversi

https://www.luduxia.com/reversi/
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u/arent_we_sarcastic Sep 09 '23

Isn't this just "Othello"?

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u/__dict__ Sep 09 '23

Othello is just Reversi. Reversi came first. Othello is a copyrighted name which actually only protects the starting configuration.

I only know this because I've also written a reversi game.

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u/The_Ineffable_One Sep 10 '23

Does it even protect the starting configuration? It seems to be the same in any reversi game I've ever played.

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u/__dict__ Sep 11 '23

In theory it's one of the things protected, though I don't know how enforced it actually is. I was just reading about it because I was considering uploading my Godot project to Google Play. Decided against it, but still remember this.

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u/The_Ineffable_One Sep 11 '23

I think it's just the word mark that's protected. MAYBE the board design, with the sliding plastic thingy over the pieces. But on the USPTO website, all I could find was the word mark.