Reversi
Platform: Intellivision
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: INTV
Genre: Board Game - Strategy
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1981
Developer: Mattel Electronics
Publisher: Mattel Electronics
Players: 1 or 2 VS
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Reversi is a computerized version of the board game Othello. During the game, two players take turns placing game pieces on the board in an attempt to trap pieces of their opponents color. Any trapped pieces will then be reversed in color. When the board becomes completely filled up, whomever has the most pieces of his own color on the board wins. The game can be played by two players, or one player against the computer. There are three skill levels the computer can use, and three different board sizes are available, 6 by 6, 8 by 8, and 10 by 10.


CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

Three levels of difficulty insure you'll be playing Reversi for a long, long time. Your objective is to take control of the board. Your opponent is either another player or the computer. Either way, it's great fun. As the game progresses, the playing pieces switch from black to white or white to black depending on which player takes control. Your score is continuously displayed on the screen.

One or two player game 
Three difficulty levels 
Three board sizes 


PRODUCTION HISTORY:
Reversi is an old board game that seems to make a reappearance every generation or so. In the late seventies, it had regained popularity from one toy company under the trademark Othello.

Atari licensed the name Othello for a video game version, but the game itself was in public domain, so Mattel also did a version. In trying to come up with a title for it, Mattel discovered that the classic name of the game, Reversi, had never been trademarked. So Reversi (TM Mattel) became the name of the cartridge.
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/intellivision/reversi
http://www.intellivisiongames.com/bluesky/games/credits/strategy.html#reversi
