Othello This is a well-known board game for two players. It is played on an eight by eight board which has two colours of pieces, red for the Spectrum and blue for you. The game commences with just four pieces (two from each side) on the board. The object of the game is to end up with more of your colour pieces than your opponent's. Each player takes a turn to place a piece on the board in such a way that he bridges one or more of his opponent's pieces. That is to say that the player must always place his piece adjacent to an opponent's piece in such a way that the opponent's piece or a row of the opponent's pieces are bridges with one of the player's pieces at either end. The diagram below shows a board with opponent's pieces marked "O", player's "P" and possible moves marked "X". X X O P O O O X O P When a move is made, all of the pieces bridged change sides. In the example shown, the top-most move would result in a vertical column of 3 pieces changing, the bottom left move would result in a diagonal column of 2 pieces and an additional adjactent piece changing and the other move would only change a single piece. The game ends when either player cannot move. When it is your turn to move, point the arrows at your favoured position by use of the cursor keys 5 to 8, and then press 0. If the Spectrum ignores your move, it is trying to tell you that the move is illegal. If you cannot move, or wish to surrender, press 1.