Reversi

Japanese: reversi
Reversi

…A board game born in England. It was commercialized in 1888 under the name of “Reversi.” In Japan, it was introduced as “Rebarushi” (reversed) during the Meiji period, and was later sold under the name of “Genpei Go.” However, it became explosively popular after being sold commercially under the name “Othello” in the 1970s.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "reversi" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…イギリス生れの盤上ゲーム。〈リバーシreversi〉の名で1888年に商品化された。日本では明治時代に〈レバルシー〉(裏返し)として紹介され,その後〈源平碁〉の名で売り出されたこともあったが,1970年代に〈オセロ〉という商品名で市販されてから爆発的な人気を呼んだ。…

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